Red House Shoufu

Chapter 338 The Prince Wants to Send Desserts to Yuan Chun

Embroidered clothes guards are pervasive, so Zhang Siwei's mansion must also have spies from the embroidered clothes guards.Lin Shu wrote to Zuo Lan, asking him to help investigate the affairs between the Zhang family and the Shanxi merchants. Zuo Lan would not refuse such a small favor.

As for whether Zuo Lan will report this matter to the emperor?There is no doubt that Zuo Lan will report it as soon as possible. Anyway, this matter does not involve forming a party and rebelling. He dared to plot against his own family. Isn't it reasonable to investigate Zhang's family and Shanxi merchants?

Lin Shu stayed in the mansion without taking a step outside, but Wang Lun, the intelligence leader of the Lin family, had already spread his manpower in the capital. He reported every day, and found out every move of all officials and merchants related to the Jin Party.

After Lin Shu received Zuo Lan's reply, he was shocked by the power of the Jin Party and at the same time deeply admired Zhang Siwei's sophistication.

It seems that Zhang Siwei has a close relationship with the eight Shanxi merchants, but from Zuo Lan's investigation, it can be seen that Zhang Siwei has never had any power-money transactions with Shanxi merchants except for helping Shanxi merchants to open up business routes.

As for the money invested by Shanxi merchants in the city defense of Hequ, Zhang Siwei used all the money donated by the merchants to be registered in the official office in the name of the merchants' donations...

Xiuyiwei secretly checked all the "transactions" between the Zhang family and the eight Shanxi merchants, but they couldn't find anything that violated the law.Doing things so meticulously, this person is really terrifying.

……

On the Dragon Boat Festival on the fifth day of May, the imperial court gave gifts such as zongzi as usual.

Lin Shu has been an official for more than a year, and the confiscated salary has already been counted as 12 years of governance.

He took a hard bite of the palace-made zongzi and complained to Daiyu, "I want to eat more, these zongzi are too expensive, and I paid for several years of salary!"

"Elder uncle's salary will be fined until eight years later, and elder brother is only a few years old."

Daiyu covered her mouth and smiled, and put another peeled rice dumpling on the plate in front of Lin Shu: "Hey, I'll give this to my brother too, to relieve my brother's grievance."

Lin Shu took one in each hand, and the red dates and red bean zongzi gradually became smaller, and finally they all went into his stomach.He burped, took a sip of water, and then lay lazily on the rocking chair to pet the cat.

Daiyu was quietly embroidering the screen at the side. She embroidered it for Lin Shu's wedding, and every stitch and thread represented her blessings to her brother and sister-in-law.

Xueyan walked into the small courtyard with light steps, and reported, "Master, Third Master Cong is here."

"Please come in..."

After Jia Cong came in, he greeted Lin Shu and Daiyu, and then gave him a post with both hands, embroidered with fire and phoenix around the moon, gold thread and red background, which was very festive.

"Second brother has already returned to Beijing, and he will go to the palace to return to the palace. This post was sent by my father, asking Brother Lin and sister Lin to go to the house for a banquet on May [-]th. Sister Lin."

The Ministry of Rites finally chose May 25th as the date of Yuanchun's family visitation. The Holy Grace descended and allowed Yuanchun to stay in the family's family home for a few more days and return to the palace before sunset on May [-]th.

After receiving the post, Lin Shu took Jia Cong to sit down and talk, and asked about the preparations of the Rongguo Mansion. After learning that the palace and the Ministry of Rites had arranged enough manpower, he asked casually: "Then the lady will go home to visit her relatives, little prince?" How to arrange it?"

Jia Cong replied with regret: "I heard from my father that the empress entrusted the imperial concubine to take care of the little prince. It's a pity, I still want to see the little prince."

"The little prince is too young, so he will be more stable in the palace. Don't regret the third brother Cong, there will be plenty of opportunities in the future. Study hard and practice martial arts, and you will be able to see him when you get an official position and attend palace banquets."

Lin Shu comforted Jia Cong with a few words, and before asking about his preparations for the Spring Festival wedding on May [-]th, he heard that there were guests outside the door.

Fu Quan whispered in Lin Shu's ear, "It's Prince Zhongshun, he's already waiting in the main hall."

Why did this fellow come here?It must be uneasy!

Jia Cong was kept by Daiyu, and she still wanted to ask Jia Cong about her marriage in the Spring Festival.Lin Shu came to the main hall in a hurry, Gao Wanjiang was sitting in it, sipping tea and waiting.

"His Royal Highness is not attending the banquet in the palace, why did he come to the humble house?"

Lin Shu cupped his hands perfunctorily, although Gao Wanjiang could see that Lin Shu didn't welcome him very much, he didn't care.

He said cheerfully: "Isn't this just a new rice dumpling snack made by the imperial concubine, and I sent it to the bachelor and the county master to taste."

Gao Wanjiang pointed to the exquisite food box on the table, and continued to say meaningfully: "I heard that the county lord likes desserts, and today's palace banquet, I think the county lord will like these desserts and zongzi, so I asked for it." Yang Niangniang gave me a box."

"You inquired really carefully!"

It stands to reason that Gao Wanjiang should be drinking and having fun with the clan members in the palace at this time, but he can think of Daiyu, asking the imperial concubine for a box of snacks to deliver in person, he is a caring person.

Lin Shu opened the food box and looked, a plate of Jiuzilian rice dumplings was still hot,
"Fuquan, send it to the inner courtyard and tell the kitchen to bring over some food and wine."

It takes about two or three quarters of an hour to travel from the palace to Huanghuafang, and it will be just after noon, so Gao Wanjiang must have come here without filling his stomach.

Regardless of Daiyu's expression when she heard the news, Gao Wanjiang in the main hall was not at all polite, and after the food and wine arrived, he began to eat in big mouthfuls.

Lin Shu filled the wine glass and handed it to him: "Eat slowly, you are not like the son of a prince, you are reincarnated like a starving ghost, is there no food for you in the palace?"

"Don't mention the palace banquet, the rules of paying homage to each other can be annoying to death, not to mention the group of uncles... I'm a junior, and just toasting the elders is enough to cause headaches."

Tons of tons!
Gao Wanjiang poured a bowl of fresh soup into his stomach, patted his belly with satisfaction and smiled: "The food here is much more delicious, even more delicious than those cold imperial meals."

The Lin family's food is more Jiangnan style, the capital is rich in oil and salt, and the meat and vegetables are even more meat-based.Gao Wanjiang, who was accustomed to the taste of the capital, ate all the food on the table in one go, feeling that he hadn't put his heart into it.

He let go of his princely airs and said brazenly: "It's just that the portion is a bit small, and I'm only half full after eating."

Lin Shu glanced at this guy with a black face, and ordered outside the door: "Send another table according to the amount just now..."

"How embarrassing is that?" Gao Wanjiang chuckled, pretending to be ashamed.

Lin Shu glanced at him and said, "Just now you ate all the food on the table by yourself, and I haven't eaten yet."

This time, the two of them adhered to the way of literati and refined scholars. While eating, they drank wine slowly and discussed interesting things in the capital.

"Today, I learned something interesting from Niangniang Yang. Xueshi Lin must be interested."

Gao Wanjiang clinked a glass with Lin Shu, squeezed his eyes and said, "Do you still remember that girl from the Xia Family of the Emperor Shang?"

"Xia Jingui?"

Lin Shu immediately became interested. This Xia Jingui was one of the perpetrators of the previous incident. If the palace hadn't punished him first, he would have demolished Xia's family with Jia She.

"It seems that Xueshi Lin is really interested. This Xia Jingui was punished by Yang Niangniang's order. He opened his mouth fifty times every ten days and punished him for copying "Women's Rules" and "Women's Precepts". Unexpectedly, Zhang Siwei begged the emperor's grandfather and paid the fine with silver. discipline."

Gao Wanjiang smiled mysteriously: "Scholar Lin may wish to guess how much money the Xia family gave to Longshou Palace?"

"It would cost no less than a hundred thousand to tempt a saint."

The Supreme Emperor has been obsessed with cultivating Taoism recently, and he is also planning to build Taoist temples. When he was short of money, the fat meat sent to his door by the Xia family would not be eaten for nothing.

Gao Wanjiang shook his head and chuckled, "500,000 taels of silver were delivered to Dragon Head Palace just the day before yesterday."

Lin Shu asked in surprise: "Zhang Siwei is really crazy, isn't he afraid of offending His Majesty?"

"Why are you angry? In the words of my father, anyway, it's not money from the national treasury, it's enough to make the emperor happy."

Gao Wanjiang's explanation made Lin Shu suddenly realize that this matter does not involve government affairs, and secondly, it does not cost money from government affairs. He, Zhang Siwei, is willing to send money to Longshou Palace for the entertainment of the Supreme Emperor, so let him do it.

As for exempting the Xia family from punishing him, in the eyes of the emperor, it was simply a matter of dispensation.

But Lin Shu felt uncomfortable. After all, Xia Jingui was one of those who made the fire, and the palace didn't care, but Lin Shu did!

Gao Wanjiang seemed to have seen Lin Shu's thoughts, and whispered a few words in Lin Shu's ear, and Lin Shu's eyes lit up.

"Is this true?"

"There is absolutely no falsehood. It is estimated that the decree will come down in a few days. It is said that old children and children, things that can make the emperor's grandfather happy, the emperor's uncle will naturally turn a blind eye. But Zhang Siwei is also sensible, but I begged the emperor's grandfather to avoid the punishment of Xia's daughter, and continued the Xia family's qualifications as an imperial merchant, and did not ask for anything else, so I can be regarded as a sensible person."

Gao Wanjiang sneered and said, "To be honest, I admire this thinking. It's so ruthless that it takes my sister's daughter as a testament. It's ruthless, vicious, and smart enough!"

"It's scary to be cruel to one's own people. The Xia family is going to end."

Lin Shu made a toast to Gao Wanjiang and said, "In that case, I would like to ask His Royal Highness the Son of Heaven to help me and treat this female historian of Xia well. I am very grateful."

Gao Wanjiang smiled and raised his glass to drink together: "It's easy to say, I just hope that when I come to visit in the future, Bachelor Lin will stop putting on a bad face!"

……

Within two days of the Dragon Boat Festival, the daughter of the Emperor Shang Xia's family was sent to the palace and became a female historian in the palace. Although she had a high rank, she was a small steward of the Yeting Palace.

Where is Yeting Palace?The darkest place in the palace, not to mention the female historians, even the eunuchs in charge of Yeting Palace are trying their best to escape from here.

The Lin family couldn't take revenge on Xia Jingui for the time being, because the day of visiting relatives in Yuanchun was coming soon, and just after dawn on May [-]th, the brothers and sisters of the Lin family rushed to Dashi Yongfang early.

When the carriage came to Ningrong Street, the whole street was hung with red lights and red silk, and the trees on both sides were decorated with silk flowers.

"It's too extravagant, the empress will definitely not like it."

The emperor thoughtfully suspended Lin Shu. After staying at home for many days, Lin Shu was not used to the noisy environment, so he rubbed his ears and said to Daiyu, "Yu'er will go to Rongxi Hall to rest for a while. According to the procedures of the Ministry of Rituals, it is still early for Yijia to leave the palace at three o'clock."

Fortunately, it's not winter, otherwise I would have stood on the street and waited for an hour, and I would have frozen to death!But the middle of May is not good either. Both of them are wearing full suits. If they really stand outside for more than an hour, it will be very hot.

Daiyu was ushered to Rongxi Hall, while Lin Shu came to the front hall.

Today, all Ningrong and Rongfu are here, and even Jia Zhen who is in Zhuangzi outside the city has returned.When Jia Zheng saw Lin Shu, he was more enthusiastic than Jia She, and greeted him cordially, "Brother Shu, come quickly, I've been busy these days, so I didn't bother to go see you."

"How can you bother Second Uncle to visit me, it's my turn to visit Second Uncle..."

Lin Shu saluted and greeted the elders in the main hall one by one, including Jia Amnesty, several families close to Jia's family came.

For example, the first-class Bo Niu Jizong of the Zhen Guogong, the first-class Bo Shi Guangzhu of the Shanguo, the first-class Weiyuan General Ma Shang of the Zhiguo, the first-class son of the Xiuguo Hou Xiaokang, and other founding military leaders were all present.

This is not counting the middle and high-level generals in the big and small Imperial Army, the main hall is full of top civil and military personnel in purple and scarlet.

Judging from the generals who came to join us today, in the nine years since he ascended the throne, the emperor has completely controlled the twelve guards of the Beijing camp, and the Jia family is the link between the emperor and the founding lineage of martial arts.

Although Lin Shu was dismissed from several official positions, he still has a third-rank Jiayi doctor and a Hanlin Daizhao who has no rank and rank but makes others jealous. Basically, no one in the main hall dares to despise him.

There was a lot of talk about the scene, and Lin Shu ran to the yard to catch his breath by urinating.These old men are a bit scary. They all said that they are getting married soon, but they still keep introducing their granddaughter to themselves. Are they really afraid that Wang Qingtian will make trouble for them?
"My nephew greets Uncle Lin!"

Jia Lan, dressed in a Confucian uniform, walked up to Lin Shu and suddenly knelt down and kowtowed three times, and said gratefully: "Thank you for the teaching and the classics given by uncle, so that my nephew can shine in the boy's test and achieve My mother's wish for many years has been fulfilled!"

This child is so sincere, the bluestone slabs on the ground are rattling, and his forehead is turning blue.

Lin Shu quickly helped Jia Lan up, wiped the dust on his forehead with his hands, and then patted his clothes clean: "You child, why are there so many red tapes? You can achieve such results, more because of you Your diligence and hard work. Now that you know what your mother expects of you, then study hard, and I will wait for the day when you will be a Jinshi."

Jia Lan red-eyed and nodded heavily. After wiping her eyes, she told Lin Shu about the boy's trial.

After chatting for a while, Jia Lian also came over. After not seeing him for a long time, Jia Lian's skin turned dark again.However, every time the second master Lian of the handsome son left the capital, Wang Xifeng would try his best to take care of him when he came back.

If it weren't for the natural good looks of the Jia family, I'm afraid Jia Lian would have been no different from the Kunlun slaves in the West Market.

As soon as Jia Lian came over, he picked up the teapot on the stone table and poured it directly into the mouth of the teapot. Only after drinking tons of pots of herbal tea did he quench his thirst.

"It will take more than an hour for Yijia to come. The people in the Ministry of Rites said that they will be waiting at the gate at three o'clock. Yijia will arrive at the Fangmen at noon."

"It's reasonable. I don't want Concubine Zhou to visit her relatives in the evening, and it's still the twelfth lunar month."

Lin Shu recalled the memory of the original book that was about to be blurred. The virtuous concubine probably knew that the building would collapse when she visited her relatives, and that he and Ning Rong's two houses were about to go down in the west, and disappeared in the cold and heavy snow.

In this life, she became Concubine Zhou. She left the palace in the evening and returned to the palace after midnight. No matter how you looked at it, she had to go home to sweep the tombs.

It's a pity that no one in the Zhou family noticed anything strange, but they were full of joy thinking that their family members were strong and domineering, and even provoked the Lin family and the Jia family.

The two brothers gossiped for a while, and another guest came at the door and Jia Lian needed to greet him.After a while, he walked over accompanied by a rather majestic middle-aged member, followed by a man dressed as a butler with a white face and no need to be white.

The middle-aged member gave a cold snort, and said to Lin Shu who was standing there blankly: "I heard that you are living a very leisurely life these days, let's go to the Dragon Head Palace in the future, the Supreme Emperor has something to ask for you..."

　Calvin, suddenly found that the information about the family visit that I had prepared before could not be found. I will look for it again tonight, and I will write the story of the family visit tomorrow.Let's stop here first, get into bed and sleep...

　　good night!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)