After the whole family was swept away, I lay down flat

Chapter 1073 An unexpected surprise
Haijiao went to Cheng'en Marquis's Mansion again a year ago. This time, he brought back a letter written by Wu Qiong to Haitang.

Wu Qiong thanked her again and again in the letter for the three thousand taels of silver she had lent him, and promised that she would do her best to return it as soon as possible after the marriage. She also mentioned that she had just come out of the palace and moved back into the Cheng'en Marquis's Mansion, but it was not her former secluded residence, but a formal guest house, and she no longer had to hide her face and conceal her identity, and the feeling was completely different.

But even so, she still hopes to live in a home that truly belongs to her.

She has decided to give the three thousand taels of silver that Haitang lent her to her cousin Wu Ke to use in the reconstruction of the Wu family's old house. Wu Ke is grateful for his cousin's help and promises her that half of the rebuilt Wu house will belong to her and her name will be written on the title deed. In the future, whether her cousin is married or not, she can come back anytime she wants, and no one can stop her from returning home with her wife, children and descendants.

Wu Qiong was very touched by her cousin's promise, but she rejected his kindness. They were going to rebuild the Wu family's ancestral home. If half of it was registered in her name, she would not know who the ancestral home belonged to when she got married and had children. Her cousin was about to marry a noblewoman, and in the future he would have to rely on his wife to expand the Wu family and take care of the chores. She took out the money to contribute to her natal family, but she didn't want to offend her wife and her nephew who would be born in the future, and her natal family would become nothing.

After discussing with his cousin Wu Ke, the latter decided to give part of the old property returned by the court to his cousin as a dowry. Although he has not really controlled the property yet, when his cousin gets married next year, all the old property will definitely be in his hands. He will put the most fertile piece of land in his cousin's dowry as a dowry, so that after his cousin gets married, she will not have to rely on the Kangwang Mansion for everything. With money in hand, she will feel more confident.

With this land, plus the dowry prepared by the Imperial Clan and the Ministry of Rites for the Princess of Prince Kang, as well as the dowry prepared by the Empress Dowager, the Empress Dowager, and relatives from the Marquis of Cheng'en and the Duke of Zhenguo, her dowry was quite impressive. Even compared with the women of other royal families, it was not much worse.

When Haitang read this part of the letter, she felt a little relieved.

In this way, Wu Qiong would not be ridiculed by her husband's relatives after marriage because of her meager dowry. Although the three thousand taels of silver she lent to Wu Qiong were not spent on her dowry, it was very cost-effective to exchange for some of the Wu family's ancestral superior land.

Haitang read the letter again and learned that Wu Qiong had been living in the Cining Palace with Zhou Xuejun some time ago. The latter was there to receive instruction from the Queen, and Wu Qiong was also there to learn how to be an excellent princess. The two of them were taught by the Grand Empress Dowager and the Queen Mother, and their days were busy and fulfilling. The two nobles were very kind and caring, which made them more confident about their future life after marrying into the royal family.

Wu Qiong also mentioned that when she was in the palace, she heard the Empress Dowager and the Queen Mother talking about Haitang, a girl who was about to marry Jin Jiashu. Haitang's fiancé was not a royal heir, but he was also the nephew of the Empress Dowager. In the future, everyone would be relatives, not outsiders. I am afraid that there would be opportunities to meet and interact frequently in the future. The Empress Dowager admired the family tradition and upbringing of the Hai family very much. The Queen Mother also often said that Haitang was quite outstanding, talented and virtuous, and virtuous, and was a perfect match for her nephew. She also said that it was fortunate that Haitang, the future nephew's wife, found a good medicine that could detoxify, which saved her nephew's life, so that her nephew no longer had to endure the remaining poison. She was very grateful in her heart, and felt that her nephew's marriage was a destiny.

When Haitang saw this, she couldn't help but touch her nose.

Was Wu Qiong actually tipping her off? Although Queen Mother Xu spoke well of her in front of the Grand Empress Dowager and her future daughters-in-law, it was unknown how sincere she was. However, considering that the situation was indeed quite dangerous when Jin Jiashu was poisoned before, if Queen Mother Xu had any love for her son, she would not be indifferent to Haitang who took out the antidote. Even if her words of praise for Haitang in the palace were a bit exaggerated, they were at least half sincere. Even if she hoped that her eldest son could marry a noble lady, she would definitely pay more attention to his life and health. If Jin Jiashu's body was ruined and his life was not guaranteed, what would be the use even if he married a rich lady?
Haitang raised her hands to cover her face and couldn't help laughing secretly. She was quite happy to see the content of Wu Qiong's tip-off.

Although she was not afraid of having to compete with her de facto mother-in-law and nominal aunt after marrying Jin Jiashu, wouldn't she be able to worry less if the other party could get along with her and everyone lived in peace?
When Wu Qiong and Zhou Xuejun left the palace and went home, it was already past the New Year's Eve, and the palace had begun to prepare for the New Year's banquet. They heard some news from the Empress Dowager. It was said that Jin Jiashu had introduced a big merchant to King Kang and Wu Ke. He was also an old friend of the previous emperor. After leaving the palace, he adopted several adopted sons and daughters. He did a big business and built a Jiyuan in Beijing to take in the old palace people who left the palace and live there in their old age. King Kang provided shelter for Jiyuan, and Jiyuan sent him and the Wu family a dividend every quarter, which was quite considerable. According to the news Wu Qiong heard from her cousin, the first dividend sent before the New Year was 1,500 taels.

One season has 1,500 taels, which means 6,000 taels for the whole year, and one for each of the Wu family and the Kang Wang Mansion. This is not a small amount of money! With this money, whether it is the Kang Wang or Wu Ke, as long as they don't spend lavishly on weekdays, they can live a rich and comfortable life in the capital.

With this money, Wu Ke even promised to prepare more jewelry and clothing for her cousin as a dowry. After Wu Qiong married into the Kangwang Mansion, she also did not need to worry about her daily expenses. Both families were able to make this windfall thanks to Jin Jiashu. Both Wu Qiong's family and her husband's family benefited, and they were extremely grateful.

It was impossible for her to thank Jin Jiashu, a stranger, so she could only write a letter to Jin Jiashu's fiancée and good friend Haitang to express her gratitude.

It is said that when the palace learned that Jin Jiashu had helped the Kangwang Mansion and the Wu family so much, but he did not ask for any benefits, they were all very moved. Even the Empress Dowager praised him as a good boy and said that she must reward him with more good things.

The Empress Dowager had spoken, and Empress Dowager Xu, as Jin Jiashu's "aunt", naturally had no reason to be stingy. She had discussed with the new emperor and decided to pick out a number of good properties from the confiscated properties of the criminals this year and give them to King Kang, Wu Ke and Jin Jiashu respectively, so as to supplement their private properties. With these properties, even if the three of them were not good at management and only collected rent, they could still make a lot of money and no longer have to worry about their livelihood.

Originally, the Empress Dowager only wanted to reward Jin Jiashu, but in the end, the Kangwang Mansion and the Wu family benefited again. Wu Qiong really didn't know what words of gratitude to say, so she could only take the initiative to tell Haitang the good news and let her be happy too.

Haitang couldn't help but open her eyes wide, she was really happy.

Jin Jiashu did good deeds and received great benefits himself, and she could also make a fortune as well. This was truly a pleasant surprise!