jdhmnovel Chapter 327 Purchase
Chapter 327 Purchase
There were only Madam An and An Nuan in the Duke Zhenguo's Mansion. Young Master Huo usually worked at the City Patrol Office, so Shen Sui was unable to go in person to express his gratitude, so the Fourth Madam sent a thank-you gift.
Shen Tang came today, bringing a set of jewelry and a lot of supplements. An Nuan said, "That's too formal."
It was just a piece of cake for her to save people.
Shen Tang said, "Compared to the kindness you showed my second brother in saving his life, these are nothing."
An Nuan had no choice but to accept it.
It was getting late, so the princess and Shen Tang stayed at the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion for lunch.
Ever since An Nuan got married, Mrs. An has been a vegetarian. Although she moved out of the Buddhist temple, she couldn't change her eating habits for a while.
For four people, we cooked ten dishes, six meat dishes and four vegetarian dishes.
They talked and laughed until the princess and Mrs. An had sore noses and choked with sobs and didn't speak for a long time.
There has been no laughter in the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion for a long time. The princess is afraid to come back to this place that was once full of laughter, and Mrs. An can't leave even if she wants to, so she can only suffer.
Speaking of this, Madam An wanted to thank Xie Guimo. If he had not asked Prince Yu to recommend and recall Young Master Huo to the capital, An Nuan would not have come back with him. Even if it was ten days or half a month later and she was found to be pregnant, General Huo and Madam Huo would not have let An Nuan return to the capital.
As soon as she arrived in Beijing, she found out she was pregnant. She would not return to Guzhou until the child was born. The child was young, and General Huo and his wife would definitely not dare to let the child make the trek back. It was possible that they would go to Beijing to see the child for a longer period of time.
In other words, An Nuan will stay with her for at least two years.
How could Mrs. An not be happy?
Everything was just right, as if God was protecting the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion and was on her side.
This feeling brought back to life her heart, which had been dormant for more than ten years.
The meal took most of an hour before the princess took a break and sat for a while before returning to Jingyang Palace.
An Nuan said, "Aunt, please come back often when you have time."
The princess said with red eyes, "Yes, aunt will come back often."
The princess left with Shen Tang without asking Madam An or An Nuan to see her off.
When passing by the garden, it was full of vitality. Although there were only a hundred or so pots of flowers, the spiritual outlook of the entire garden, and even the entire Zhenguo Mansion, had completely changed, sweeping away the decadent atmosphere.
The princess walked from the garden to the main gate. As she passed the corridor, she told Madam Yun, "Have someone buy a few parrots and thrushes and hang them on the corridor."
"Add a few lanterns here..."
"Renovate that place, and then select a few reliable maids and servants from the farm to bring into the mansion. Put some koi in the lotus pond over there, and put a pair of mandarin ducks there. If you need white cranes, buy a few and send them to the mansion..."
The princess walked from the garden to the gate almost without stopping.
By the time he finished giving the order, his voice was choked and inarticulate.
Shen Tang seemed to see the former Duke Zhenguo Mansion, which should be what the princess remembered.
The princess wanted to restore the former bustle of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion, but although these things could be restored, the Duke of Zhenguo and his two brothers would never come back.
When leaving the house, Shen Tang called out, "Mother..."
The princess shook her head, "Mother is fine."
Shen Tang didn't dare to think about how crazy the princess would be if she knew that the Duke of Zhenguo and the two masters were plotted against and died on the battlefield.
No wonder the prince was afraid that the princess would find out, and even hid it from Xie Guimo.
Sitting in the carriage, Shen Tang and the princess headed back home.
The things that the princess asked to be placed in were soon delivered to the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion. When Young Master Huo came back from his work at the City Patrol Office, he was so confused that he thought he had entered the wrong mansion.
……
The carriage stopped in front of the gate of Prince Jingyang's Palace.
After Shen Tang got off the carriage, he helped the princess down.
As the two entered the mansion, a maid came up and said, "Just now, news came from the palace that they are going to hold a Golden Autumn Banquet. At that time, all civil and military officials will be invited to the palace with their families to attend the banquet..."
Golden Autumn Banquet.
It is held in the palace every year to celebrate the harvest.
Although Xuzhou and Changzhou were experiencing drought, Da Qi had a vast territory consisting of nineteen states. Except for Xuzhou and Changzhou, the weather in other states and counties was not that bad, if not good.
Besides, the palace also has to hold some banquets for the emperor and his ministers to enjoy together. The Golden Autumn Banquet is just an excuse. If the Golden Autumn Banquet is not held, there will be other reasons.
The princess didn't take this matter to heart, nor did Shen Tang, but they both frowned when they heard what the maid said next.
The maid said, "The old lady allowed each girl in the mansion to make a dress, plus two hundred taels of silver to buy jewelry, and the fourth girl also got a share."
Two hundred taels of silver for a set of skirts is nothing, but the fourth room has already been separated from the mansion, so there shouldn't be any further entanglement.
More importantly, the princess consort is in charge of the palace's finances. Even if these matters are not decided by the princess consort, they should at least be discussed with her, or at the very least, they should be said in front of her. The princess consort is not in the palace, so the old lady made the arrangements. So who has the final say in the inner house of the palace?
The princess also disliked the old lady's secret power struggle and said, "The old lady paid for the dresses to be made by the girls in the mansion and asked the embroidery room to pay more attention to it."
With just one sentence, he took back the power.
It's not that the princess couldn't do anything about them, but she didn't like to cause unnecessary trouble over these little things. The royal family was wealthy and powerful, and it was just a matter of spending more money to make the girls in the family dress beautifully. The royal family could afford it, but the issue of the contraceptive medicine was always a thorn in their side, especially since An Nuan got pregnant after several years of marriage. The princess was worried that Shen Tang would also be harmed and would not be able to conceive a child.
The princess knew what Shen Tang and Xie Guimo wanted to do, and as their mother, she couldn't hold them back.
When the princess said this, the embroidery room should know that if the old lady did not send silver or silk, the skirt could not be made.
After entering the inner courtyard, the princess returned to the Peony Courtyard and Shen Tang returned to the Chenxiang Pavilion.
After returning to the room and drinking a cup of tea, Si'er came in and grinned, "Princess, my second cousin is engaged. Guess who she's betrothed to?"
Jiang Li is engaged?
Jiang Li was indeed of marrying age, and after the Autumn Examination, the Jiang family's reputation had soared, and there must have been many people who wanted to marry her. It was normal for her to be engaged, but Shen Tang was really stunned when she was told that she was engaged without any prior rumors.
There are so many children from noble families in Kyoto, how could she guess?
Before Shen Tang could ask, Yin Xing couldn't wait to ask, "Tell me quickly, who is the second cousin promised to?"
Si'er said, "He is promised to the third young master of Duke Wen's mansion."
Shen Tang, “…???”
Really, if Si'er hadn't said it, Shen Tang would never have guessed it. The image of the third young master of Duke Wen's mansion flashed through her mind.
He and Jiang Li are a good match.
There is no need to talk about the character of the Third Young Master Wen. When Duke Wen asked for her hand in marriage on behalf of the Third Young Master, if she had not been unwilling to get married and a certain gentleman had not done something bad behind her back, her father and grandmother would definitely have agreed to the marriage.
Furthermore, the Emperor arranged for Miss Wen to be married to Prince Yu, so Duke Wen’s Mansion became his own.
With the addition of this in-law relationship, it becomes even more solid.