After the emperor chatted with Wen Wan about official and private matters, he said something that was both public and private: "Wen Wan has been imprisoned in Pingshangtang for so long, and I plan to release him." Something's happened
Wen Wan nodded and said with a smile: "Uncle Emperor, it's up to you." With this lesson, it was enough to knock away all Ping Shangtang's arrogance. I believe Ping Shangtang would not dare to nag her and bore her. Got it
Seeing Wen Wan's condition, the emperor smiled and said: "Don't worry, Ping Shang Tang is not Ping Xiang Xi. He doesn't dare to come and nag you." Unless he really wants to die, otherwise, now he can only flatter Wen Wan and dare to give him anything. If Wen Wan Tiandu really dares to kill him directly, it will be nothing but nonsense. Anyway, there is still a Fu brother who can inherit the incense of the emperor sister.
Su Zhenzhen got the news that as long as the money Ping Shangtang had embezzled and bribed was collected and exchanged for the national treasury, he could be released.
Su Zhenzhen is really anxious to ask how much silver there is
The visitor said expressionlessly: "Eight hundred thousand taels"
Eight hundred thousand taels, this doesn¡¯t mean that she will go bankrupt, but she can¡¯t do it even if she goes bankrupt. Su Zhenzhen fainted immediately, and the people below asked the doctor to save her life. The Heng family was in a state of panic again.
Seeing this, the butler felt very miserable. At this critical moment, the lady fainted. What else could she expect to do?
Su Zhenzhen was really helpless. The chief steward had no choice but to go to Brother Fu. After hearing this, Brother Fu's face turned cold as he remembered what his aunt had read to their siblings. He asked the chief steward to ask his father what happened. what to do? Anyway, his father knew how much money the family had. He could still raise one to two hundred thousand taels, but he could still raise 800,000 taels. Even if the whole family was bankrupt, he couldn't raise that much money. He couldn't even borrow it. Well, the only one with such financial resources was his aunt. Who dares to say this to my aunt alone? At least he doesn't dare to say this, and he doesn't allow my mother to say this.
The chief steward immediately went to find Pingshangtang. Pingshangtang struggled for a long time, and finally told the chief steward. The chief steward got the token and gave it to Brother Fu.
Fu Geer personally went to the bank to pick up the items that Ping Shangtang had stored in Guangyuan Bank. There was a box inside. Fu Geer looked at the box, as if the box had bloomed and wouldn't move for a long time. Finally, he urged the housekeeper in a low voice. In the meantime, Brother Fu opened the box with trembling hands and looked at a stack of silver notes stamped by Guangyuan inside, a total of 600,000 taels of silver notes.
Brother Fu's hand became soft and the box fell to the ground. The whole body was supported by the boy. Although his aunt said this before, Brother Fu still had high hopes that it was a lie. It was his aunt who got the false news that their family was not good. He lacked food and clothing, and his life was so rich that it was impossible for his father to commit corruption and take bribes, destroying his future. But now this huge pile of banknotes proved that what his aunt said was true. His aunt did not frame his father, and his father really huge amounts of money embezzled
Brother Fu clenched his fists. Now is not the time to be weak. He must rescue people. Only after rescuing people for a long time will he forget about them. After all, these crimes have not been found true. Otherwise, if the trouble becomes too big and he becomes the son of a criminal, he will Your whole life will be ruined
Brother Fu returned home and found that his mother had 600,000 taels of silver and a shortfall of 200,000 taels. Where did this money come from? Naturally, he asked his mother for it.
Su Zhenzhen knew that her husband had embezzled huge amounts of money, and the court wanted to compensate him. He then murmured: "Master has embezzled so much, where did the other money go?" Of the 800,000, there were only 200,000 left, and another 200,000. Where has Wan gone?
Brother Fu was very helpless towards her unsupportive mother: "Mom, there is still a gap of 200,000 yuan, what should we do? How to raise this money?"
Su Zhenzhen has nothing to do. She only has 100,000 taels of silver in her hands, and there is still a difference of 100,000 taels. Su Zhenzhen is planning to sell her shop and property to raise money.
The maid and mother-in-law beside me persuaded: "Madam, if this real estate shop is sold and cannot be found again, it is a good property that earns interest. Madam, you should go borrow some from outside!" If it were normal, the maid and mother-in-law might still do it. He persuaded Su Zhenzhen to go to Wen Wan to borrow money and forget it now.
Su Zhen really thought about it and really couldn't bear to part with these promising properties. She went to her sister-in-law for help. After thinking about it for a while, she said: "I still have some money here, but if I want to take it out of the account, I need my father-in-law's permission. Grandma, my opinion." If you sell two shops and borrow some more, you'll have almost everything. As for the land, don't sell it to live on!" He also knew that Su Zhenzhen had six good profit-generating shops, so he suggested it. of
Su Zhenzhen went back and sold two shops and four properties, pawned some jewelry, then went to the bank to get a loan, borrowed some, collected it and handed it over.
The reason why the emperor only recovered the embezzled money from Pingshangtang and did not confiscate the family property (this was the emperor's favorite thing to do) was mainly because he considered that the memorial tablet of Princess Fuhui was still in Pingshang Mansion. If the property was confiscated, wouldn't it be alarming? Princess Fuhui's soul is in heaven, so she wants the money back first, and the emperor doesn't care about the rest.
Speaking of which, Ping Shangtang also benefited from the benefits of Princess Fuhui. If he followed the emperor's temperament, he might be so depressed that he would have to seek refuge with relatives and friends, but the whole family could still live comfortably in the mansion.
Within two days, the Ministry of Punishment released Pingshangtang. However, Pingshangtang lost his fame and will not be able to revive again in the future.
When Ping Shangtang returned to the mansion, he saw that the plaque of the chief envoy had been taken down and replaced with the plaque of the Ping mansion. Ping Shangtang looked at the door plaque and there was no sound for a long time. The butler beside him urged him to enter the house. A maid screamed. : "The master is back"
When Ping Shangtang was released from prison, he only had a handful of bones left. When he returned home, he was a doctor and took medicine. He was in his early thirties, and his white hair had already covered half of his head. Ping Shangtang thought about the life in the past six months, which was worse than death. , he had nightmares again and again at night (in fact, he didn¡¯t suffer much in the cell, it was just freezing and starving, not as miserable as Ping Xiangxi)
Mingrui followed Guan Erlang ashore, and went to a place called Luzhou where Guan Erlang went to do business. Guan Erlang only said it was business, but what the specific business was Mingrui didn't know and Mingrui didn't want to ask. Even if you know
In his spare time, Mingrui took Xia Yao and Wuxing to the market. Mingrui walked all the way through the market, and he was very interested. If he had been in the previous life, he would definitely not have walked in this market, but Wen Wan had taught him, saying Looking at the scenery on the roadside can relax the body and mind for a long time. Mingrui feels that it is really good.
Ming Ba was on the road when the old man who passed by his guard suddenly fell to the ground and screamed that the guard had knocked him down.
??Everyone looked at Mingrui and his party, and there were many sympathizers among them. Many problems could be seen in their eyes.
Mingrui smiled, this is the person he bumped into.
Sure enough, after a while, a young man came over and shouted loudly: "You bumped into someone and still want to leave, do you have any rules?"
Wu Xing said coldly: "What do you want?" He dared to use such a clumsy method to shout that he didn't die fast enough.
The young man said neatly: "My father was hit by you, so of course he needs to see a doctor, take medicine, and recuperate"
Before he finished speaking, Mingrui looked at him kindly: "Then how much silver do you want?"
The young man thought that Ming Mo, a foreigner, wanted to make things easy. When he saw the brocade on Ming Mo's handcuffs, he was definitely a rich young man: "We don't want more, one thousand taels of silver is enough."
Mingrui thought it was funny that Qianliang was a clear blackmail: "What if I don't give it to you? What if I don't give it to you?" If you want to take money from him, you have to see if he has the ability.
The young man suddenly became very cruel: "If you don't give it, leave your life here." With a wave of his hand, a dozen burly men came out, all of them had fat heads and pig ears, which looked quite scary.
There are only six people around Mingmo, and there are twelve people on the other side. Naturally, he is very confident. Looking at this posture, he is probably blackmailing a lot of people.
Mingrui chuckled: "Okay, then I will leave your lives here." Mingrui said a bunch of words, and a guard next to him took action. In a blink of an eye, everyone fell to the ground, some rolled their eyes, and some cried for their fathers and mothers, howling like ghosts and wolves. It scared everyone around and hid.
The young man knew immediately that he had hit a brick wall: "My dear, please forgive me, my dear, please forgive me. The young man has eyes and cannot see the mountains. The young man" Mingrui just smiled and gave the guard who had just taken action a look, and the guard got the order. No need to say any nonsense, just kill this person half of his life. Then the sound of killing a pig sounded again. Even the old man who was pretending to be dead was beaten to death.
The patrolling policeman came over and saw this miserable scene. Not only did they take a breath, but the group of people who had lost half their lives shouted loudly when they saw the policeman, saying that Mingrui and his party had killed someone.
Mingrui looked at the policeman coming over with a half-smile.
The police officer has good knowledge. Seeing Mingrui's momentum, he immediately restrained his voice and did not dare to be presumptuous: "Excuse me, sir" The best way is to be polite first and then fight. Find out the details of these people and then decide what to do. You can't act rashly now.
Mingrui said coldly: "I'm living in the inn now. If you have anything to do, just come to me at the inn." He looked like a local bully. He dared to bully him. He didn't kill them. He only took half of their lives and it was an advantage for them.
The policeman's nose is very good. Although Mingrui did not report his family name, the people who can live in the inn are not just ordinary people. When the officials in these places heard that the leader of the Huwei Army lived in the inn, they thought he was a fourth-level official. Guan Erlang's son is the leader of the Huwei Army, and he is also a military general. If any local official would give him such a face and dare to go wild in Luzhou, then they would not be polite.
The police officer got the order and came to arrest the injured guard, but he was almost beaten by the guard. Fortunately, before he was beaten, Guan Erlang came back and Guan Erlang took care of the rest.
"If it were Guan Erlang, the local official would definitely not sell his face. But Mingrui's status is special. These people dare to"If you offend Guan Erlang, you don't dare to offend Mingrui. Offending Mingrui is not the same as offending Princess Wenwan. The black gauze on the certificate is definitely not safe, and he will even do it to the old man of the family. Wenwan is still very evil) So, this The matter was settled, and the little episode passed quickly.
Guan Erlang sighed a little, the eldest son¡¯s method was too cruel, so he should take it easy in the future.
Mingrui said nonchalantly: "When dealing with such a person, you should be ruthless as long as no one is killed." He asked the guards to take action. Aunt Xia Yao didn't say a word. That means the limit has not been crossed. As for why it should be removed. Half a life, Mingrui doesn¡¯t want to get involved in a life lawsuit. It doesn¡¯t matter if he beats him up, but beating someone to death is different.
When Guan Erlang saw Mingrui speaking so forcefully, he didn't say anything. After all, their identities were different. Mingrui dared to be so arrogant. That was because he had the confidence and had come all the way. Guan Erlang also knew that Mingrui was not an overbearing master. Say no more
After Ping Shangtang came back, he became decadent and thought that he had nothing, his fame had been removed, and he was nothing. The high-spirited and high-spirited officials of the second rank who were less than thirty in the past have all become dreams. People who are above the clouds and then fall into the dust, this kind of pain is incomprehensible to those who have not experienced it.
Wen Wan heard that Ping Shang Tang wanted to see him, but she continued to give her orders when she didn't see him. After Ping Shang Tang came to the door, the butler's greetings were not used to reply to her. Now that she was in despair, she remembered where she had been when she came. It was really funny. Because of dignity and gentleness, it is difficult to turn people away, but you can let the housekeeper greet you.
Ping Shangtang drank a pot of tea. Before Wen Wan could pass the message, the maid came over and said, "The princess is very busy and has no time to receive guests. Please forgive me, Master Ping."
This time Ping Shangtang came to thank Wen Wan and apologize to Wen Wan, but Wen Wan didn't even see him. Ping Shangtang staggered out of the Princess's Mansion and looked up at the shining golden plaque above his head. He was afraid that this would never happen in his life. No more Wenwan
When Brother Fu heard that Ping Shangtang had gone to the princess's mansion, Gao couldn't help but laugh. The boy next to him was frightened and frightened: "Uncle, what's wrong with you?"
Brother Fu smiled and said, "How dare he go to the princess's mansion to find his aunt? What on earth does he want to do?" After doing such a treacherous thing, and dare to go to the princess's mansion, do you not want him to go out in the future?
Although Brother Fu is extremely angry, this is his father. His biological father can do nothing except ask the housekeeper to remind him. Ping Shangtang now feels a breath in his heart. This breath is resentment. He doesn't want him to use this. Vent your grievances on yourself
Not long after, the shopkeeper below came over and told Su Zhenzhen that now the supply price of Guangyuan Trading Company has been increased, by more than 10%. The price of goods Wen Wan originally gave to Su Zhenzhen is the same as that of large wholesalers. The price (the same as Meier) but now this discount is no longer available
Su Zhenzhenhe encountered such a thing for the first time: "What is going on?"
The shopkeeper was depressed. What else could happen? The princess must have given orders. Otherwise, how could they raise the price?
This time Ping Shangtang arrived at the Princess's Mansion, and Wen Wan, who felt disgusted for a while, directly ordered him to increase the cost of supply and sell it at the normal price. This way he could save a lot of money and still be good to her. She had been the scapegoat for too long.
Su Zhenzhen felt sour in her heart when she listened to the shopkeeper's reply. She didn't know why Wen Wan did this suddenly, but it was absolutely impossible for Wen Wan to ask her to come to her door. The business could be profitable or not, so forget it.
Brother Fu got the news and came over to suggest to Su Zhenzhen that it is better for the family to keep a low profile recently and they have handed over 800,000 taels of silver. If it continues like now, it is estimated that many people will be impeached by the former censor to take advantage of the victory. That's because no one knows how much money they have made in the past ten years because of their aunt, so they are not sure whether the money is embezzled or earned by themselves (you are overthinking it, those people are just hoping that the emperor will not pursue the case) Turning a blind eye) But if you don¡¯t know how to restrain yourself, you will definitely attract people¡¯s resentment. My aunt has long said that she doesn¡¯t care about their family, so now it¡¯s better to keep a low profile.
Su Zhenzhen thought that business was not going well now, and since the family should keep a low profile, he simply sold two of the remaining four shops to pay off the debt. Even so, he still owed more than 10,000 taels of foreign debt and just sold them. They are all shops. I bought a few properties before and the properties have not been touched. There are two more shops, plus the properties in the remaining three properties, I also get a lot of interest every year, and my life is still very prosperous.
Su Zhenzhen, who had never worried about money, started to worry about her children's weddings and vacations (who asked you to have so many). Previously, she had prepared some furniture and other things for her eldest daughter and her second daughter, but what about antique calligraphy, painting and jewelry? There are too few preparations. These are huge expenses. There are also expenses for the third daughter and son. They are all huge expenses.
Brother Fu doesn¡¯t care about these trivial matters, but considering daily expenses, it¡¯s not the same thing, so he asked the big manager to?I would like to give some advice to Su Zhenzhen. If you are low-key about saving money at home, you must start low-key from the root.
After Su Zhenzhen thought about it, the master had just come out of prison, and it was reasonable to save money, so he released some people, then the monthly silver was halved, and all other expenses were also halved.
Brother Fu is naturally in favor of such a decision. The family is already like this. How can we still have good food and clothing? It doesn¡¯t look like it.
Seeing that Ping Shangtang didn¡¯t ask himself about so many things, he actually lost the authority to speak at home. He lost his temper and then fell ill again.
Su Zhenzhen has been miserable these days, her body is weak, and she fell ill after only a few days of serving. Meng Lan and Meng Xuan, who were embroidering their dowry in the boudoir, had to come out to help the housekeeper.
Mengxuan is actually doing a lot better. After all, there are still three or four years before leaving the court. You can take your time and there is no rush anyway. But Menglan is fourteen this year and will get married when she is a hairpin. Now every day Mengxuan asked Menglan to embroider her wedding dress while she took care of the chores at home. Mengxuan really kept the house in order.
Wen Wan heard that the Heng family had reduced their expenses, and it was not surprising that the business could no longer continue. They could only rely on the rent and interest on property to live. If they did not reduce their expenses, they might not have enough money for their children's wedding leave, and Menglan and Mengxuan's marriage would not be settled. Well, the dowry cannot be looked down upon. When the time comes he smiled gently but not kindly^-^^-^