Zhan Zhumen

Chapter 736
Before Huo Xi reached the front yard, Junshi and her eldest daughter-in-law Wushi hurried up to meet her.

"I heard that you were surrounded by the common people in front of the mansion? It's really a persimmon picker. The thuggish people came to make trouble when the men were not in the mansion. They came out again and again, so that we weak women even went to the door. I dare not go out."

Come up to pull Huoxi, "It's hard for you. Usually when encountering such things, the manager often goes out to deal with them. If there is too much, I can't bear it. I have to confess to close the door of the house and wait for the Duke to come back to deal with it. It’s not that we are ruthless, if they are reasonable, it’s because there are too many people and they are unreasonable, and we women don’t understand military affairs.”

Looking Huo Xi up and down: "Are you okay? What did the troublemaker do to you? If something happens to you, how can I explain this to the crown prince?"

After finishing speaking, he hastily greeted the servants, who wanted to serve Huo Xi water, tea and handkerchiefs, and asked Huo Xi to go back to the hospital to rest.

Huo Xi held her down: "Not busy. If it's convenient, I'd like to ask my aunt about the situation."

"Hey, I don't know much about it. I only know that those people have come here not only once or twice."

While speaking, several people arrived at the main hall.

When it was settled, Wu Shi explained to Huo Xi, "My younger brother and sister just entered Yunnan, so I don't know the situation. Yunnan is no better than the prosperous city of Jinshi in the capital. It is located in the southwestern border, with high mountains and deep forests. Some places are inaccessible. In recent years, the military expenses allocated by the imperial court to Yunnan have often been in arrears. Before the end of each month, the accountant of the inner court in the mansion has to pay the money to the outer court. It’s been a long time since the women in this class wore jewelry.”

Mu Zhan's two concubines nodded in agreement.

Later, Mu Yan had a fit.

"It's not that far." Junshi interrupted Wushi with a smile, "I heard that Mrs. Shizi wants to open a small kitchen in the courtyard, and there are still some in the Yinqian Mansion."

"Why is there still arrears of military expenses? Didn't the Duke of the State submit a statement to the court? It's not a problem to have family members blocking the door every day. I dare not go out now."

Huo Xi already knew about these things when he married Mu Yan.Hearing another statement from Jun's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, I just don't know.

When she enters Yunnan, the matter will be found out?
Huo Xi remained calm.

After hearing this, Mrs. Jun sighed: "Originally, money was allocated to the account rooms of the inner court and the outer court respectively every month, but the money in the outer court is often insufficient, and it is often necessary to borrow from the inner court. Sometimes the inner court even distributes the accounts of various places. not come out."

Wushi sighed after hearing this: "Eunuch is soft-hearted, he can't see the sufferings of the families of the soldiers who fought bloody with him, and often uses the money from various properties in the mansion to fill in the money. After this filling, everyone in the backyard has to reduce expenses. Outsiders watch It's bright, but inside it's full of food."

After only two days in Yunnan, the door was blocked by people.Jun's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law didn't go out before?

"We women don't know anything about military affairs. I only heard from the Duke of the State that he had submitted a letter to the court and asked his subordinates to call the army, but there was no accurate reply, only procrastination. Are you here?" The capital must also know that in recent years, the central government may have no money in the treasury, and I heard from the Duke that the military support on the nine sides is insufficient."

Mrs. Jun shook her head: "Governor Guo didn't let us reveal any of these things to you. He only said that you are in the capital and you are no better off than us. All the expenses sent to the capital every month are also allocated in full. In the early years, due to insufficient support, all the income from various industries in the capital was collected and sent to Yunnan, and after closing the accounts, they were sent to the capital according to the amount, but later..."

Huo Xi glanced at them and remained silent.

"Has the mansion come to this point? It's so difficult. I didn't know it. It was my fault." Huo Xi's face was full of pain.

Originally, the various affairs of the capital, the big and small affairs of the clan, the contacts between people, and all the affairs on the General Mountain were all supported by Cheng's dowry. The Mu Mansion had many properties, but none of them fell into the Mu Mansion of the capital.

Mu Yansui broke out violently, abolished all the managers, and seized all the property in the capital, so the Duke's Mansion in the capital did not continue to rely on Cheng's dowry to live.

Huo Xi was stunned.

He said with a smile: "If money is tight in the mansion, the cost of building the small kitchen does not need to be allocated by the inner court. Ke Guan and I have been in the capital these years, and we don't know the situation in Kunming City. We have never done anything, and we really feel ashamed."

She can pay for it herself, but the small kitchen still needs to be built.

After some refusals from Jun Shi and Huo Xi, she agreed to pay for the renovation of the small kitchen by herself.

(End of this chapter)