Sir, my wife is pretending to be innocent again

Chapter 520: Incomplete understanding of the word poverty
As soon as the emperor was happy, the matter that had been debated for a long time by all parties in the court fell on Cheng Daqi. Everyone in the court looked at him with extremely complicated eyes, and they didn't know what method he used to bewitch the emperor.

Cheng Daqi was very happy. How long has the emperor wanted to file a report?

The various forces were arguing and arguing all day long, but no one was willing to give up half of their interests. During this period, he did nothing, neither fighting nor grabbing, just busy with his own affairs.

Now that the benefits are in his hands, who can blame him?

When I had dinner with Yuan Pei in the evening, I was very emotional when talking about this incident, "It's not that no one knows what to do best, it's just that no one wants to let the other party take advantage."

This is not as good as the group of princes in Dongshu, and judging from the news he learned, the emperor is not as ambitious and courageous as the emperor in Dongshu. He directly appoints the prince to do it, and he can control so many capable people. My son, in the end all the benefits will come to him.

They are an emperor who is picky, demanding everything from the inside to the outside. They want but are reluctant to delegate power.

Yuan Pei also understood in his heart, and gave Cheng Daqi more wine with a wry smile. The conversation changed to Yuan Heng, "I will ask you to mention him more in the future."

Cheng Daqi naturally wanted to speak for his son-in-law, "It somewhat surprises me. Why do you look less stable than my son-in-law?"

Yuan Pei sighed, "The years when the emperor suppressed the family the most were the key years for his growth. At that time, the entire Yuan family was suppressed and breathless. Many Yuan family members in the court suffered from various reasons. He was demoted or laid off for such reasons, and it was all gloom and laughter. The most common thing his family said to him was to strive for success and hold up the lintel. Looking back, the burden given to him was too heavy, so that he Now I have too many things to think about and I am afraid of making mistakes.”

Yuan Pei felt that Yuan Heng's problem was not his alone, but his family was also responsible.

"At that time, all the energy was used to protect the Yuan family, and there was no extra energy for Wulang. He has been growing up with his second uncle. The second son of the family, he was born to help the eldest brother to support the family, so the requirements for him are natural He is not tall. He has lived a more comfortable life than his elder brother since he was a child. He often goes out with his second uncle, has been to many places, and has seen more people and things. His vision and mind are stronger than his elder brother."

Yuan Pei was very emotional about this result, "More importantly, he was lucky enough to meet Xiao Si."

He found his daughter-in-law by himself, and the family did not put much thought into it. He also went to please his father-in-law himself, and even paid most of the betrothal gift himself. Compared with his elder brother, the family did not give him much, but he never He got more out of him.

How can you not make people sigh?
Cheng Daqi felt very disgusted. He felt that this big family was not good at everything. There were too many rules.

In his eyes, for such a big family, the resources can only support one son?
They are all born by themselves. Just because they were not born early, they do not deserve the support of their families?

Although there is an order of elders and younger ones, isn’t there a saying that those who are capable work harder?
The more you work, the more you will get!

I wanted to express my thoughts, but thinking that it was not easy to interfere in other people's family affairs, I smiled and asked if the Yuan family had given his son-in-law any support. He was already in the fourth rank, and at his age and position, he was not worthy of being in the family. H?
Yuan Pei guessed what he was thinking and poured him a drink, "Don't worry, I'm not that confused. I can distinguish the important and the important. Everything is fate. No matter which of their brothers succeeds, it will be a good thing for the Yuan family." , the family should fully support it.”

Wulang is twenty-eight this year. At this age, he has a bright future at this level. No need for him to say anything, the clan will recognize and allocate resources to him.

Cheng Daqi nodded with satisfaction. Although he said he disliked Yuan Su, he still cared about him in his heart. After all, he was also his son-in-law, the biological father of his two grandchildren, and the support of his mistress. If the Yuan family was still partial at this time , his father-in-law also refused to agree. Yuan Su, who was still on his way to his appointment, sneezed several times in succession, and Cheng Xiaosi yawned, "Are you catching a cold?"

Yuan Su shook his head, "I feel like someone is talking about me."

Cheng Xiaosi smiled and said: "That might be the beauty I met during the day."

After leaving the capital, it seemed that all the prosperity was far away from them. Apart from the pretty scenery along the way, there were no surprises. The cities they passed were not only far behind the capital, but straw huts could be seen everywhere. It hit Cheng Xiaosi's eyes hard. She had finally adapted to life in the capital, but suddenly found that she still didn't understand enough about this era, and she had never fully understood the word 'poverty'.

Today I met a pair of sisters on the road. They were about thirteen or fourteen years old. They were pretty. When I saw their carriage and horse, I went up to them and asked if they needed slaves. They said they could do anything. When I saw Yuan Su, my eyes lit up. I couldn't move it away, so I was told that as long as it was given to those who stutter, they would be free of charge.

She asked Aunt Fang to reward them with some pieces of silver. Although she felt pity for them, she didn't have a mother's heart to take them with her.

Yuan Su sighed and said that Cao Gehai told him that Funan had a dry winter last year and suffered another drought this spring and summer. The grain harvest was more than 60% less than usual, and the price of rice had doubled. "You won't know the famine until you leave the capital. I still don’t know what it’s like in Funan.”

Cheng Xiaosi also suppressed his smile and sighed together, "We won't know until we get there."

The day soon came when Mrs. Yuan accompanied Mrs. Yuan back to the mansion. After learning that there were no problems in the mansion and that there was nothing other than Mrs. Hu's power on the first day, Mrs. Yuan breathed a sigh of relief. , Mrs. Hu came as soon as she sat down. After greeting her, she explained her purpose of coming, in order to take another concubine for Yuan Heng.

"Tao'er has been a little unhappy these past two days. Aunt Jiang has been working very hard to take care of her day and night. My daughter-in-law also has a child to take care of. It's inevitable that the uncle will not take good care of her. I thought it would be better to hire another one to share the worries for Aunt Jiang and me."

"I have selected the candidates. They are all girls from good families. Two of them are girls from the fifth-rank official families. Although they are concubines, they are well educated and sensible. Mother, please take a look."

She sent the booklet to Mrs. Yuan. Mrs. Yuan stared at her with a good look, but she looked gentle and generous. She took the book and flipped through it twice, "You do have a heart."

"You arranged for your husband to take concubines not long after he returned to Beijing. Do you think that people outside can't find a reason to remove him?"

This Mrs. Hu is crazy. She even gave up men in order to check and balance Aunt Jiang. What is she going to do?
"Don't bring up the matter of concubinage again. He is a man who has established a family and has a wife and a house of concubines. What else can he be dissatisfied with."

Mrs. Hu's eyes darkened, but Mrs. Yuan softened her expression and said, "You have been in charge of the house for a few days since I'm gone, so just continue to manage it."

After saying that, someone gave her the key to the warehouse, "It's not easy to be in charge of a business. You have to be careful. Dalang has not yet established his feet after returning to the capital. You have to know that only when he is well can you and your children be well. You have a The name of the housekeeper's wife can make you better friends with those ladies when you go out, so you have to know what to do. "

Mrs. Hu was overjoyed and quickly took the key with both hands, "Don't worry, mother, my daughter-in-law knows how to do it. My daughter-in-law has not slackened off in the past few days since my mother left Beijing. She will definitely work hard for her husband's future. My husband and I are of the same mind, and we will definitely get better and better in these days." good."

(End of this chapter)