Huang Jue, after three marriages

Chapter 607
Compared to Zhao Hao and Chang Baicheng who were more ferocious than the gangsters, Chang Ningbo was much gentler here.

It's just that the mildness is only towards the Hai family's mansion. When the Wucheng Bing Ma Si and the Imperial Guards surrounded the Hai mansion, the people from the Xing Gong had already broken into the Hai family's shops in the open and in the dark ( Thanks to Chang Ningbo's gossip), he directly snatched the account books and other things in the store, and then arrested the key people and waited to go back, tortured to extract a confession.

The Hai family and the Jun family are still somewhat related, and they can be considered aristocratic families. The mansion is well built with a deep courtyard, and the style is luxurious and noble.

After the Empress Dowager issued the decree in the morning, the Hai family naturally sent someone to call Mrs. Hai back first, and then gathered in Mrs. Hai's main room.

When the virtuous king got married, the female family members of the Hai family also went for a walk in the back garden, saw the beautiful scenery with their own eyes, and heard the servant of the sea say that the virtuous king is extremely handsome...

The two daughters of the Hai family were both born to Mrs. Hai, and one was betrothed to the Cai Mansion. Fortunately, the Cai Mansion was arrested before they were married, and it was the other daughter who bestowed marriage as the side concubine of the Xian Wang.

Sitting in the main room, hearing the sarcasm between the two sisters, Lin Zhiru was a little disdainful, and thinking of such a good thing, the young master Hai went back to the yard directly after receiving the order, I'm afraid I went to find a few vixens in the yard, so I couldn't sit still anymore, so I just found an excuse to leave.

Going out the door, listening to Hai girl laughing inside: "Sister-in-law is really, now our family status is different, my brother will be the brother-in-law of the virtuous king in the future, and sister-in-law also wants to open it up. I can't give birth. Is it possible that I can't give birth?" Let others live?"

"That's right, she always thought that she was superior to others by bringing so much dowry here. At first, father wanted to take some money from her as a capital, but he pushed back and forth to take it out, and even asked my brother for the money every day. Now I am a virtuous king." Concubine side, with our family background, the virtuous king will at least have to take tens of thousands of taels of gold as a dowry gift, and when the time comes, throw the money on her and see how she behaves!"

Lin Zhiru paused for a moment, then walked quickly.

When he walked to the corner where no one was around, he wiped the corners of his eyes with a handkerchief.

"Who is it!" Her close maid spat bitterly: "Ma'am, don't be sad for their stupid words, as a servant, even if she enters the palace of the virtuous king, she will be neglected."

"Shh." Lin Zhiru hissed lightly, shook her head and said, "Don't say that again, now, that is the side concubine of the virtuous king, but she has a formal order."

The servant girl's face was slightly pale, and she said unwillingly: "So what? She is not right now, besides, even if there is an imperial order, she is just a concubine! But madam, if you want to marry into the palace, I'm afraid the palace will You have to prepare a generous dowry, if the virtuous king doesn’t give you any dowry, then what will you do if they find their wife?”

Lin Zhiru's face turned pale.

At the beginning, the girl from the Hai family and Mrs. Hai talked lively, thinking that since the virtuous king can give such an orphan girl such as Su Yue to support his face, it will only be more important to their Hai family.

However, they have forgotten that in the Song Dynasty, a side concubine was just a nice word, but in fact it was just a concubine's room, and they would not even have a royal family tree, and if they gave birth to a child, it would also belong to the main concubine.

Even the Empress Dowager Yizhi said that she will be included in the Xianwang Palace on a chosen day!

nah!

There is no way to give a formal dowry to a concubine!
And if the virtuous king doesn't offer a job at all, or if he just gives a small amount of money to make a show, then it's really hard to say.

This Hai family, relying on their relationship with the royal family, has always regarded themselves as a Jinhua family, and likes to save face and pay attention to ostentation in everything they do.

However, the Jinhua Hai family has a huge family with many descendants, and there is no one who is good at management in the family. It turns out that the dowry brought by the princess has long been used up. As early as ten years ago, the Jinhua family stopped sending expenses to Haifu in the capital. , but the Hai family did not frugal at all, but became more and more extravagant. It is said that with Hai Shilang's little income, this Hai family has long since passed.

But even if Hai Shilang has other income, he can't help spending like this.

It was also because of this that the Hai family fell in love with her because she could bring a generous dowry.

My mother has only one daughter, and when she prepared the dowry for her, she did everything she could.

Speaking of which, I also want to thank the virtuous king, who gave Mrs. Lin a generous gift when she was still a maritime merchant in Quanzhou.

Mrs. Lin made her a dowry for that money, plus the dowry given to her by prefect Lin and the dowry she brought to Haifu, the cash alone amounted to [-] guan.

However, in the first two years, the Hai family hadn't made any plans for her. From the third year onwards, they gradually asked her to contribute some money to support the family. But this year, Hai Shilang directly forced her to take out [-] guan. Said to do business.

It's just that there is no saying whether the business is a loss or a profit, and the money has never been returned.

And if the virtuous king doesn't give the dowry now, and the Hai family wants to save face, they must prepare a decent dowry for their daughter (look at Su Yue's), wouldn't it be her idea?
Among other things, I'm afraid those Zhuangzi and shops will take some away.

Thinking of this, Lin Zhiru's heart was on fire, and she walked quickly to the courtyard of her house.

Anyway, I still have to talk to Young Master Hai about this matter.

When she walked into the gate of the courtyard, Lin Zhiru took a deep breath, and was about to turn her head to ask the maid to ask where her master was, when she heard a burst of laughter from the room on the left.

"My lord, now you are the eldest brother-in-law of the lord. I heard that the virtuous king is very good. Maybe the throne will belong to the virtuous king in the future. After that, the lord will be the uncle of the country?"

"I heard that the virtuous king is very rich, and the dowry gift for the princess is full of pearls and gems. When the time comes, I have to give some to the master. The master must remember us. Don't let the madam take it all away." .”

"Okay, as long as you take care of them, there will be no shortage of those things! Yingniang, didn't you say that Su Yue's dowry contained a lot of beautiful jewelry? When the time comes, I will ask the virtuous king to take out all of them, and I will give each of you a gift." Don't worry, don't give it to Madam!"

Hearing the drunken voice inside, Lin Zhiru's face turned dark and blue little by little.

Back then, my mother set up the Hai family because the Hai family had a good family background, and my uncle said that this Young Master Hai was young and promising.

However, my uncle didn't tell them that Master Hai is a lustful and hungry ghost!

Before she got married, she was restrained, but after she got married, the young master Hai let go of it completely, and asked her for dowry money from time to time, saying that he would study hard and take the Jinshi exam, but in a blink of an eye, he took the money and paid it. .

It has been several years now, and I have not seen the hair of Jinshi, but there are already more than ten aunts in this yard!
The wing rooms and courtyards are all full!

That girl Hai laughed at her as a chicken that doesn't lay eggs, but Master Hai rarely comes into her house a few times a year, how could she have children!
But now at this moment, this person actually only thinks about hugging left and right here, imagining his future future!
What a dream!

"Master, Young Master, Master is back, I want you to go to the study quickly!" A servant hurried past Lin Zhiru, and shouted to the wing.

Not long after, Young Master Hai came out with some disheveled clothes, and asked as he walked, "Master is back, too?"

Walking to the gate of the courtyard and seeing Lin Zhiru, Young Master Hai paused slightly, and then said with a cold smile: "Oh, you are here to ask for money again, right? Just relax, the money will not be without you of."

As he spoke, he walked quickly.

Lin Zhiru stood at the gate of the courtyard, watching those aunts flaunting their mighty glances at her and then going back to their rooms without even saying hello, she just felt a little heavy in her heart.

And in the midst of that, a thought popped up out of desperation.

If the marriage between the Hai family and the Xian Wang really comes to fruition, he will have no place in the Hai family!
If this kind of life goes on, there will be no end in sight, so it's better, everyone, don't live it!

She still has a dowry worth more than 3 yuan, even if she goes out with Li, she can live on by herself.

Walking all the way to the main room, Lin Zhiru's determination became more and more determined, and she had already made up her mind in the bedroom, calling out: "Green red."

"The servant girl is here." The servant girl stepped forward and said.

Lin Zhiru took out a booklet from the dark cabinet next to the bed, and said to the maid: "You go to Huang Li's, and give this to her, and let her find a way to hand it over to the virtuous king."

Lu Hong's face turned red, and she whispered: "Ma'am, I'm not..."

"I know you two have a good relationship, and Huang Li also helped me secretly, otherwise, those jewelry stolen and pawned by the master would not be recovered. At the beginning, it was my mother and I who did something wrong. You are right for me Can't stop." Lin Zhiru sighed lightly.

When Huang Li sent a letter in private, Mrs. Lin didn't allow Huang Li to defend and drove her out. She thought that she would live in the capital without food and clothing or go back to Quanzhou, but she saw Huang Li on a street corner two years ago.

At that time, Huang Li was very well dressed and accompanied by two little maids.

It was later learned that Huang Li and Xiang Fan had opened a jewelry shop, specializing in selling jewelry made of coral pearls and fine gemstones from the south.

Those coral pearls and gemstones are all small in size, but Xiang Fan has good craftsmanship, and the selling price is affordable, so they are very popular among ordinary people, so the business is very good.

After a few years, the shop has expanded a lot.

Today's Oriole is also a decent lady.

At that time, Lin Zhiru was still a little awkward, so she didn't go to see Huang Li, but she didn't stop Lu Hong from meeting Huang Li in private.

Thinking about it now, although Xiang Fan is good at craftsmanship, how can he have the money to open a shop?And those coral pearls and precious stones are not cheap and easy to get even if they are finely divided, so how can Xiang Fan and Huang Li get those things?
Naturally, King Xian accepted Xiang Fan and Huang Li's affection and helped them, and he has been providing them with those things all these years.

Now, it is only through their hands that this thing can be handed over.

Luhong looked at Lin Zhiru and didn't say anything more, took the booklet, wrapped it up, and left quietly.

And less than half an hour after Luhong left the mansion, people from Wucheng Bingmasi surrounded Haifu.

At that time, Hai Shilang was discussing with his son how to give Chen Hanming a gift, so that Chen Hanming could say a few more words, and it would be best to persuade the Queen Mother to force the virtuous king to give the Hai family the same dignity as that Su Yue.

Not to mention that the betrothal gift requires no less than 20 taels of gold, and it has to be carried in through the main entrance.

Just at this time, Chang Ningbo leisurely stepped into the yard.

Hearing Chang Ningbo say that the marriage decree is false, and the emperor has ordered them to be arrested and thoroughly investigated for corruption, Hai Shilang's face immediately turned pale.

I just wanted to talk about corruption, so I made such a big deal. The total amount of money in ten years was only more than 20 yuan. Burned again, I'm afraid there is no actual evidence.

Thinking of this, he became arrogant again, saying that he was also a third-rank official...

It's a pity that he was kicked down by Chang Ningbo just after he said a word, and he was tied up. Afterwards, all the families in Haifu, including the girl who was still dreaming of a virtuous princess, were arrested and sent to the prison.

(End of this chapter)