Peasant Girl Bookseller

Chapter 302
When Mai Xiang sent the sample to the palace to wait for approval, another piece of good news came from Acton.

The emperor finally decreed to formally open a case for investigation against Pei Chunlin, and the presiding judge of this case is Acton.

After Mrs. Pei heard the news, she asked Mai Xiang to meet again, and wanted to ask Mai Xiang to meet Acton. Mrs. Pei threatened Huai Ci's secret, and Mai Xiang had no choice but to agree to her half-heartedly.

The two made an appointment to meet in Fuyunlai. What Mrs. Pei didn't know was that the 2 taels of silver note contained in her rosewood wood arrived on the emperor's desk the next day.

The annual salary of a third-rank Beijing official is only 130 taels of silver, plus Lumi and Yanglian silver, it is only 1000 taels, but this Pei Chunlin actually gave Acton 2 taels of silver bills at once. The Pei family is not from a wealthy family. , The origin of this silver is self-evident, and the emperor's wrath is obvious.

Acton had already grasped the evidence of Pei Chunlin's bribery and abuse of power, and quickly led people to raid Pei's house.

When Mai Xiang learned that Pei Chunlin was going to prison, there were already twenty or so little newsboys walking and yelling with newspapers on the street.

"External number, extra number, everyone, come and see, today there is a serialization of the novel "Dream of Red Mansions", which is the queen mother's favorite opera..."

"Extraordinary, everyone, come and take a look, the emperor is asking for opinions, and he wants to close the port and stop doing business with foreigners..."

"Extraordinary, there was an arson case in Shuntian Mansion today, and the murderer heard that..."

"Extraordinary, I heard that the third-rank official of the Metropolitan Procuratorate was impeached for corruption and sent to prison..."

. . .

"How is it today?" Mai Xiang hurriedly asked as she watched the sweaty Huai Ci go home.

"That's right, it's much better than before. It's the daughter-in-law's idea. It not only takes in some little beggars, but also solves our problem of selling newspapers. I heard that the emperor even praised us, saying that we have kind hearts."

"Really?"

"Of course, the emperor also said that, I didn't expect that the common people are quite concerned about state affairs, and there are many remonstrances that are very insightful."

Mai Xiang laughed when she heard that, she was very well prepared this time, taking care of almost every group of people who read newspapers, businessmen and officials must pay more attention to current affairs and news, idle people from rich families would listen to novels like "Dream of Red Mansions" Serialization will also be tempting, even ordinary people who can read or poor scholars are curious to read it, because the news headlines read by newsboys are quite attractive.

Moreover, Mai Xiang also left the address of the newspaper, welcome to submit manuscripts, once the manuscript is accepted, there will be a manuscript fee, which is quite attractive to poor scholars.

After two years of accumulation, Maixiang's newspaper finally fired its first shot.

Mai Xiang has just launched the serialization of the novel "Dream of Red Mansions", and the opera script of "Dream of Red Mansions" has also come out there. With this newspaper's re-publicity, the script quickly sold well, and Mai Xiang heard that the palace's In order to please the empress dowager, the concubines almost all had a copy of the script of "Dream of Red Mansions" and a newspaper, in order to find common topics with the old man.

However, when Mai Xiang and Huai Ci were focusing on their careers in full swing, there was still no news from Wan Zhigao's side. The old lady was getting more and more haggard and weaker, and even Jiang Shi fell ill. Kang Yi is another pregnant woman waiting to give birth, and the family is a little messed up.

The old man originally wanted Mai Xiang to take care of the house for a while, but he was afraid of irritating Jiang and the old lady, so after thinking about it, he asked Wan Zhihe and Wan Zhilian to take care of the housework.

Mai Xiang doesn't care about these things. Originally, she didn't intend to take over the Wanjia's mess, but every day, she would ask her small kitchen to deliver a meal to the old man and the old lady, but to fulfill her duty.

On this day, Mai Xiang and Huai Ci were discussing on the kang, where exactly Wan Zhigao would hide for his study tour, and if he never came back, the old lady might not be able to survive the New Year.

"I don't know him at all." Huai Ci shook his head.

"I always feel that he shouldn't be able to go very far. When he was found missing that morning, the old man and the old man sent people to chase him from various city gates. After chasing for dozens of miles, he didn't even see a person. I I suspect that he may not have left the city."

"Forget it, maybe after this incident, he will also grow up." Huai Ci recalled his own experience.

"Speaking of him, I think of my old aunt. They are really a kind of people. They always feel that they are better than others in everything, but their lives are not as good as others. They only know how to complain about the injustice of God, but they can't see others. s hard work."

Jiufeng's marriage has always been like a big stone on Liu's heart. Liu often persecuted Li for this matter. Thinking of Li, Mai Xiang knew that she was also seven or eight months pregnant, so she didn't go there for some days look at her.

"Feng Ye, send some of the watermelon and peaches you bought today to my fifth aunt." Mai Xiang said.

"Today, Bai Yang and Bai Hua accompanied Steward Feng to collect the rent," Feng Ye said.

"Forget it, we'll talk about it when they come back."

Mai Xiang was too lazy to use Wan Jia's carriage.

As soon as Mai Xiang finished speaking, the woman on the second door came to deliver a letter, saying that Wufu was waiting at the door.

"Hey, it's true that Cao Cao is here. I just muttered about sending him something, and he came here." Mai Xiang changed her clothes and hurried out.

"Mai Xiang, hurry up, come with me, something has happened." When Wu Fu saw Mai Xiang, he didn't even say hello, and wanted to drag Mai Xiang away.

"Uncle Wu, tell me clearly, what happened?"

"Your old aunt, old aunt, was snatched away, and your nanny passed out again." Wu Fu was trembling, he was really terrified.

"What?" Mai Xiang almost didn't stop.

"Come with me." Wu Fu pulled Mai Xiang into the carriage while speaking.

In the carriage, Mai Xiang found out that yesterday was the sixth day of June. It is customary in the capital that many people choose to hold lotus appreciation parties on this day. Naturally, Jiufeng cannot enter the lotus appreciation parties of these big families, but the common people in Beijing There are also many places to appreciate lotus, that is, various temples, almost every temple has lotus, including the famous Shichahai.

Jiufeng took her maid and several girls of the same age in the alley to Guanghua Temple near Shichahai.

It so happened that Changling's Beizi Mansion was near Guanghua Temple. When these girls came out of Guanghua Temple, they happened to meet Changling coming out of the house with a folding fan. Jiufeng was relatively tall Fair and delicate, and well-dressed, it was easy to catch Changling's eyes.

In fact, Changling met Jiufeng last time, but that time his attention was on Mai Huang, and Mai Huang quarreled with Changling because of Maidi. At that time, Changling didn't notice Jiufeng Feng, but Jiufeng remembered Changling and what kind of baby this person was.

At the beginning, Changling didn't have any wrong thoughts, but saw that Jiufeng looked back at him a few times, and then looked at his big mansion, the vermilion gate, the black lacquer and gilt plaque, and the gatekeeper at the gate was There are two of them, they are really rich and powerful.

Changling has never been a kind person. Seeing this, he thought that Jiufeng had fallen in love with him. He walked up to Jiufeng, opened the folding fan, and said arrogantly: "I want to see you, I will let you see enough. Grandpa's home. Grandpa sees that you still have some good looks. Grandpa is in a good mood today, how about making you a concubine?"

Jiufeng didn't expect him to be so direct. She blushed with shame and annoyed, and gave him a hard look, which aroused Chang Ling's interest even more.

It's just that he didn't act recklessly this time. Last time he was invited by Yong En into the clan's mansion and received three whips, he was somewhat timid, so this time he sent people to follow Jiufeng to find out where Jiufeng lived. Today, I came to the door with a bride price.

Mrs. Liu was terrified when she saw the things brought into the yard. The three media and six hires had nothing, but they just brought some things in and wanted to take them away. How could Mrs. Liu agree?
But the other party was dressed in aristocratic clothes, he looked young and decent, and there were four servants with him, and Liu Shi was a little scared when he heard that he was a baby, and he was also a relative of the emperor.

Asking again, the other party just wanted Jiufeng to be a concubine, and Liu Shi seemed a little tempted by Jiufeng's intentions. She couldn't make up her mind, so she hurriedly sent someone to call Wufu back.

Wufu has been the shopkeeper of the restaurant in the capital for these years, so he knows a thing or two about the famous people on the ground in the capital, not to mention that this Changling Beizi is a well-known dude who eats, drinks, prostitutes and gambles, and from time to time makes trouble with a molested citizen. The drama of strong women robbing women from the common people, so he firmly disagreed with Jiufeng's entry into this heated kang.

How can Changling be a talkative master?He felt that he was able to come to propose marriage in person, which was to give Jiufeng enough face, but who knew that the family was so shameless, Changling took Jiufeng away with a big hand, and let these little servants deal with the aftermath.

During the dispute, Ye Tiezhu was pushed by Changling's people and fell to the ground. Seeing this posture, Mrs. Liu fainted.While Wu Fu sent someone to invite the doctor, he went to Wan's house himself. He knew that only Mai Xiang could solve this matter.

"Let me go and see the nanny first. I'll send someone to Prince Li's Mansion, and I will trouble Prince Li to Beizi Mansion." Mai Xiang said.

She could only deal with it in this way, and she went to Beizi's mansion by herself, and it couldn't solve the problem at all, and she might have to involve herself in it, but she had seen the madness of this man.

Wu Fu nodded, that's all he could do.

When Mai Xiang and Wu Fu rushed home, Liu Shi and Ye Tiezhu were both lying on the kang, the doctor was taking their pulse, and Li Shi was crying beside them.

When Ye Tiezhu saw Mai Xiang, he seemed to have a backbone. The old man in his decades burst into tears. He had been an honest farmer all his life, and he had come to the city with his son to enjoy the blessings for a few years. I seldom go out, where have I ever seen such a scene of snatching a marriage?

"Grandpa, don't be afraid, there is me. I have already sent someone to beg the prince, and my aunt will bring it back soon. How is the nanny?" In the last sentence, Mai Xiang asked the doctor.

The doctor didn't answer, walked outside, and then said to Mai Xiang: "The patient's heart is failing, please do your best and obey the destiny."

After hearing this, Mai Xiang stood still while supporting the armchair.

(End of this chapter)