Blood from Daming

Chapter 107 Returning to the Palace
Outside the Yongding Gate of the capital city of the Ming Dynasty, a Ming army from the north was divided into two teams here. The large cavalry continued to walk around the city. A cavalry of about 50 people and a large red woolen sedan chair stood on the sixteenth floor. The bearers escorted them down to the gate of Yongdingmen, and the bustling crowd at the gate stepped aside one after another. The general of the Jingying, who was in charge of defending Yongdingmen, had already come down from the gate and waited. A team of five hundred cavalrymen appeared at the gate. Outside the capital city of the Ming Dynasty, there was basically only one possibility that the big man had entered the capital again, and the city guard would lead his officers and soldiers to conduct an investigation on this Ming army cavalry squad with a look of devotion to their duties.

The chief guard of the city watched the Ming cavalry slowly approaching and felt a murderous aura. The captain of the Ming army cavalry, Wang Erwa, handed the general to the chief guard for the customs clearance of Datong Mansion. The letter from the Ming Dynasty Ministry of War returned to Beijing. The general manager of the city saw clearly that it was Xue Yun, the deputy general of Datong, and it was the god of death who came back, so he hurriedly ordered his subordinates to let General Xue's team enter the city at the gate of Kaicheng.

Xue Yun rode a red-blooded fire dragon horse into the city gate, followed by a large sedan chair and porters, and finally more than 50 cavalry pulled the pack horses full of goods. Xue Yun nodded slightly to the guard, and the guard The general was very excited and shouted: "General Xue, I admire you very much, thank you for killing so many Tartars for the court."

Xue Yun was replying when a few guys rushed out from the side of the street in the city gate, and hurriedly shouted "Master" and "Master" to Xue Yun.

These people are the servants of the Xue family who are waiting for Xue Yun at various gates in the capital. It is unlucky to say that they waited in broad daylight today. Seeing that the weather is a bit cold, they just hid in a shop by the street to warm up for a while. The little ancestor arrived, and everyone panicked and rushed to the gate of the city to greet him. The benefit of the late arrival is that we dare not think about it. If the owner and shopkeeper don’t repair it, it will be considered a high incense for everyone.

Seeing that it was getting late, Xue Yun asked those servants to lead the way and rush directly to Xue's mansion. There were a lot of people on the streets of the capital and it took some time to rush back to Xue's mansion. After the woman said something, she saw something strange about Xue's mansion, so she turned her horse's head and ran towards Xiao Xue's mansion at a slant. He ran into the gate of Xue's mansion to report the letter like flying.

A large group of people from Xue Yun entered Xiao Xue's mansion, and the servants guarding the gate were still the former servants. Miss Chen, Mei Xiang, and Ni Hongshuang had been waiting at the second gate for a long time. Waiting on the side, Miss Chen, Mei Xiang, and Ni Hongshuang came up to pay their respects one after the other because of their high status in Xiaoxue's residence. Miss Chen was the first to step forward with a calm demeanor. If it wasn't for Ni Hongshuang's push, Mei Xiang probably wouldn't have come up second .

When Yan Sanniang came out of the big red woolen sedan chair at the gate and walked towards the second door of Xiaoxue's mansion, Miss Chen's face became very ugly. Mei Xiang's expression was fine, but her actions were more respectful. After glancing at Ni Hongshuang, she didn't see any disturbance.

Xue Yun said to the eldest girl Wang: "Yan Sanniang will be one of the masters of this mansion from now on, you go to tidy up an exquisite small courtyard and send a few maids to serve there."

Girl Wang hurriedly approached Yan Sanniang: "The master's room is full of ready-made servants, so I will take you there." Pointing to the two little girls, the three of them sent Yan Sanniang to the newly arranged residence together.

Wang Erwa's soldiers were still guarding the gate and led them to arrange accommodation by the gate. Several male servants from Xiaoxue's mansion helped up and down. After all, dozens of people and hundreds of horses can only eat and drink. Enough to be busy for a while.

After Miss Wang and the three helped Yan Sanniang to the newly arranged residence, Xue Yun entered the backyard of Sanmen, but Ni Hongshuang didn't follow, Xue Yun said, "Sister Ni, why don't you come in, my house doesn't have too many red tapes."

Ni Hongshuang smiled: "My family still has some accounts that haven't been dealt with clearly, so let's go over and have a look." Without waiting for Xue Yun to agree, he left quickly.

The most embarrassing thing for Ms. Chen is that she and Mei Xiang lived in the inner courtyard. Although she knew that Mei Xiang was favored by the master, she felt a little disappointed, but she was confident that she was talented and beautiful, so she never regarded Mei Xiang as an opponent. There was a connection, so that Meixiang's girl was close to the water tower first, and she missed it because of her self-reliance and Xue Yun's departure from Xiaoxue's mansion not long ago.

Ms. Chen thought to herself that now that Xiaoxue's mansion has added a hostess, it would be very embarrassing for her to live there as the master of Xiaoxue's mansion. It seems that she has to confirm her identity as soon as possible, otherwise she will become an embarrassment in the mansion. I have lost a guest, and now Xue Yun is a high-ranking official, and his future is boundless. If he misses him, he is lonely and does not know where he will wander.

Xue Yun was sitting in the main hall of the backyard, and the maids brought a table of banquets like flowing water. Beside the table were Yan Sanniang, Miss Chen, Mei Xiang, Xue Yun asked about the cold and warm, and cared about Mei Xiang for a while, but Mei Xiang was silent and silent. The lack of heat made Xue Yun lose interest, so he ordered the three of them to eat quickly while it was hot. Ms. Chen, who was born in an official family, pays attention to eating carefully and slowly, and took a few mouthfuls like a dragonfly. , beautiful soup, Mei Xiang has a big belly and avoids greasy food, so she only eats some negotiating food, and finally becomes Xue Yun eating and drinking alone. It didn't take long for a table full of wine and food to be overwhelmed by Xue Yun. Eight.

Xue Yun looked at the three women around him, Yan Sanniang was impossible for a while, Mei Xiang was a big belly woman and the two had some misunderstandings, Miss Chen seemed too straightforward and didn't know if they could accept it, so she had to comfort the three in the end The man went back to his room to rest, only saying that he had something to see his grandfather and then hid from Xiaoxue's mansion.

Xue Yun went directly into grandfather Xue Rui's small courtyard through the newly opened back door. There were only two grandparents and grandchildren in the maidservant's house next to Xue Rui. Xue Rui asked, "Is the mansion settled over there?"

Xue Yun: "Grandfather, you have already settled down."

Xue Rui: "You fought the Tartars well in Datong, and you won the Ming Dynasty a sigh of relief. After so many years, our Xue family is finally proud again." As Xue Rui spoke, he became more and more energetic.

Xue Yun has never been so excited and happy watching his grandfather for so many years.Xue Yun really couldn't bear to bring up an embarrassing topic for everyone here, and forcibly suppressed the topic that he had considered for a long time to ask his grandfather about his life experience.

Since Xue Yun wasn't going to ask his own sensitive questions, he started talking all over the place with his grandfather. His grandfather talked about the situation in the mansion: Xue Jie, the second elder brother of the big house, was promoted to a hundred households, Xue Bin, the eldest son of the second house, Xue Bojin After entering the Da Nei Qin military camp, Xue Yun was still favored.

Xue Rui talked about the business situation of several shops in the capital: "Xue Ji Silk Cloth" is now doing well, and the business is doing very well. At the end of the year, it earned 20 taels of silver. The business goes to the far west of Mongolia. The business of "Sanjiang Huitong" is also very good, with an income of more than 7 taels at the end of the year, mainly the exotic glass that Deli and Xue Yun bought from the far west. The business of "Xinghua Restaurant" is also very good. The restaurant earns several thousand taels of silver every month, and now it has earned 4 taels of silver. Excluding the money for renovation, it is still a big profit.Only the "Huimin Grain Store" is basically operating on a guaranteed basis, but this is originally a gift from the Xue family to the people in the capital, so it is naturally expected that it will not make money.

Xue Rui talked about the fierce internal strife in the imperial court. Last time Wei Zhongxian was impeached by Yang Lian for 24 charges of persecuting courtiers, persecuting eunuchs, persecuting concubines, keeping internal soldiers, and Luo Zhi prison case, the supervisor of ceremonies Bingbi, the eunuch and the admiral of Dongchang Wei Zhongxian began to persecute and suppress Donglin party members on a large scale. Wei Zhongxian used the Xiong Tingbi incident to frame Zuo Guangdou, Yang Lian, Zhou Qiyuan, Zhou Shunchang, Miao Changqi and others of the Donglin party for corruption. Academies began to be demolished, and lectures were also hit.

Xue Rui: "Yun'er, the people in the imperial court and the Donglin Party members are in the same boat, and sooner or later something big will happen. It is wrong for my Xue family to be suspected of being an eunuch. Yun'er needs to keep a distance from Wei Zhongxian."

Xue Yun: "Grandfather, where is it that I want to rely on Wei Zhongxian? It is clear that the group of bookworms are unwilling to let me go, Xue Yun, or someone who is not with them. Without Wei Zhongxian's support, my grandson will not be able to protect his official status. I'm afraid that life is also in the hands of those who hold pens."

Xue Rui: "Yun'er, who was that sedan chair carrying when you came back?"

Xue Yun: "Grandfather, it was the grandson who took in a concubine. He was seriously ill recently and hired someone to carry him back."

Xue Rui: "Mei Xiang will give birth in the next year and you will be a father too. It's just that Mei Xiang hasn't seen anything in the world. I'm afraid the mansion over there won't be able to support it. What will you do with the girls in your small courtyard in your grandfather's mansion."

Xue Yun: "Grandson is a warrior who likes to go straight and forth. He doesn't have much time to chat with those women. Let's just let it go."

Xue Rui: "Is this good for Yun'er? Those who are willing to be with you can be sent to Xiao Xue's Mansion opposite. If they don't want their grandfather to arrange for them to find their in-laws and let them out."

Xue Yun didn't have anything to talk about: "Grandfather and grandson have resigned, and tomorrow they have to go to the Ministry of War to file a record, and then go to Dongchang."

Xue Rui: "Yun'er, you should stay in the mansion to rest. The little girls are also pitiful. You are now the deputy commander. A few more concubines are nothing. It is best to spread more branches and leaves for the Xue family." important."

Xue Yun was a little hesitant that Miss Chen and Mei Xiang had nothing to do with each other, but today was Yan Sanniang's first night in Xiaoxue's mansion. Although Yan Sanniang was not allowed to have sex, she couldn't justify being so cold-hearted.

Xue Rui: "You are a dignified general who can't manage a few women well. How dare you hand over thousands of troops in the future? How many people will you kill if you are soft-hearted? Women, if you like them, they are yours, no If you like it, tell her to go far away, the man of the Xue family can be trapped by the woman."

(End of this chapter)