Chapter 424: If a person does not work for himself, he will be punished by heaven and earth
Su Wan bumped into them face to face. Seeing Zhao Hui, she saluted politely:
"Meet Princess Jin."
When Zhao Hui saw Su Wan, she smiled disdainfully. Now she was on Prince Xun's side, which was the opposite of Prince Jin's Mansion, so naturally her attitude could not be good.
As for Gu Yue, she felt very uncomfortable when she saw Su Wan. She had boasted in front of others with great confidence before, but was badly slapped in the face later. As a result, she felt completely ashamed when she saw Su Wan now.
She tried not to speak and to reduce her presence.
But Su Wan couldn't pretend not to see her.
"Concubine Gu, are you doing well lately?"
Now, neither of them needs to bow to the other, and they are on equal footing. However, Gu Yue is a concubine, and to be more specific, she is still not as noble as Su Wan.
Gu Yue forced a very stiff smile:
"I'm fine. The prince treats me very well. Thank you, princess, for your concern!"
She deliberately said that the prince was very good to her, and no one knew what she wanted to express. When Zhao Hui heard this, her face immediately turned pale and she rolled her eyes without any concealment.
What's there for this little bitch to brag about? Nothing lasts forever, let's see how long she can stay so proud.
Su Wan looked at Zhao Hui, who was full of gunpowder, and thought that it would be better to stay away from her, so as not to be affected by the open and covert war.
In the original novel, Gu Yue was loved by her brothers and had the favor of the Duke of Jiang's Mansion. She was the legitimate wife. But now, everything has changed. She is suppressed by Zhao Hui, and her life in the palace must not be easy.
It is true that only those who drink the water know whether it is hot or cold.
If he hadn't traveled through time, Gu Yue's life would still be smooth sailing.
But there was no way. Now that she was here, she couldn't follow the ending or the original script, otherwise she would have been dead by now.
If a man does not work for himself, he will be punished by heaven and earth. This is an eternal truth.
When the banquet started at noon, the emperor came specially to accompany Concubine Chen for dinner and celebrate her birthday.
Throughout the day, Su Yun arranged everything perfectly and clearly, leaving no room for fault. The food was truly delicious, and everyone's attention was focused on the food. They ate up all the dishes, snacks, and desserts.
When the royal family eat, they pay attention to not eating more than three times a meal, that is, they only eat three chopsticks of a dish. Su Yun knows this principle, so the dishes are mainly exquisite and the portions are not large. There are two people at a table, so there is just enough for each person to eat a few chopsticks.
After the banquet, everyone was satisfied and was planning to invite Chenglou to host their own birthday parties. They just didn't know how much money it would cost, but they just wanted it to be grand.
Chenglou follows the high-end consumption route, and the prices of dishes are higher than those of ordinary places. Nowadays, the customers of Chenglou are all great scholars, and they have no ordinary people among them. They have truly integrated into the upper class circle.
Seeing that Concubine Chen was happy, the emperor waved his hand and rewarded Su Yun with many rare treasures. He also wrote a plaque with his own hands, with five big characters, "The No. 1 Building in the World". The emperor's handwriting was also quite impressive, with vigorous and powerful strokes, and a calm and majestic tone.
Make it into a gold-plated plaque and hang it in the lobby of Chenglou. It will be a living signboard.
When the reward came down, Su Yun looked at the calligraphy with great pride, feeling that his career had come to a complete success.
Su Wan looked at this scene and thought that this was the point. The fourth brother still received the honor of being the bestowed number one restaurant in the world by the emperor as in the original novel, and the degree of honor far exceeded the original novel.
From mid-August to the end of September, Jiang Yu disappeared. For half a month, he accompanied Murong Huai in investigating a corruption case.
The corruption case is nearing its end. The evidence held by Murong Huai and Murong Sheng is similar, and they have caught nearly twenty corrupt officials in total.
From the second and third rank officials in Beijing to the sixth and seventh rank officials sent to other places, all of them had solid evidence, and the real money found in the mansions was as much as 350,000 taels of embezzled money.
These 350,000 taels are enough to support an army of 70,000 to 80,000 people, and more than enough.
The emperor was furious and imprisoned these officials and their families according to their crimes.
For a while, the cells in the Ministry of Justice and the Dali Temple were almost insufficient.
When the time comes, they will be punished according to the amount of silver they have embezzled. Those who deserve it will have their property confiscated, and those who deserve it will be exiled. No one will be able to escape.
This time, Murong Sheng and Murong Huai were evenly matched and ended in a draw. The emperor also saw their abilities and praised both of them. For a moment, it was hard to tell which prince the emperor appreciated more.
The main thing is that the emperor promoted Concubine Shu to Noble Concubine, and Concubine Chen to Imperial Noble Concubine. Not only did he make things fair, he also promoted some concubines of lower ranks.
Xu Zhaoyi was on the list of those promoted this time. She was promoted to the position of concubine and given the title of Zhuang. From then on, she was Empress Zhuang.
Although she was a concubine, she was not among the four concubines and was still one level lower than Guishu Dexian.
But you should be content. Even if the emperor dies in the future, you can still be a concubine after all.
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When Jiang Yu returned to Kyoto, there were only seven days left before his wedding with Su Wan. Although he had said goodbye before leaving, he was still afraid that Su Wan would mind as he had been away for half a month before the wedding.
In fact, Su Wan didn’t mind at all. She had important things to do, so why should she mind?
It just so happened that the two were not allowed to meet before marriage, so she just stayed quietly and waited at home to get married.
The Su family became busy again, preparing Su Wan's dowry and the wedding banquet the day before the wedding.
All of this was arranged by Su's mother and Sun Ling'er. Luo Xizhu followed her teacher to learn housekeeping and various banquet arrangements since she was a child. For a lady from a wealthy family, this is a must-have skill.
She was living in the Su Mansion and wanted to contribute something, so she offered to help Su's mother arrange Su Wan's wedding.
Su's mother agreed very calmly. She was willing to help take care of the matter now, and Qingli would have an extra helper in the future.
Luo Xizhu naturally didn't know what Su's mother was planning. If she knew, she would probably be embarrassed again.
Regarding Su Wan's dowry, the eldest brother was an honest man and had just married Shen Qingli home not long ago. The couple did not have many private accounts, so Shen Qingli finally took out her own dowry and added a dowry worth 50,000 taels to Su Wan.
Su Mu has been practicing medicine outside for many years and has saved up some assets. Apart from the betrothal gift to Sun Ling'er, he gave Su Wan everything he could. Although it was not much, the thought was important.
There is no need to say more about Su Chen. As a military general, all the rewards he received were included in the public account. Together with the things he had on him, which amounted to almost 30,000 taels, he asked Su's mother to add them all to Su Wan's dowry, and did not leave any money for himself to be his wife.
Su Yun was a businessman and had no shortage of money. After deducting the half that was originally supposed to be given to Su Wan and the taxes paid to the court from the profits of the two Chenglou shops, he himself had saved up about 70,000 to 80,000 taels, and he directly gave 50,000 taels to Su Wan.
Finally, there was Su Yi. He was now a famous scholar, and any painting he drew could sell for several thousand taels. He took out his own savings and gave Su Wan an additional 35,000 taels of dowry.
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