Chapter 174 Visit
It just so happened that he still had some time, so he went to see his elder sister in the evening.
After discussing the trip to the grassland, the two talked about their new livelihood.
Xiaoxuan wants to open a jewelry store, while Jiang Ce thinks it can be a ready-made jewelry store.
They still have the formula for dyeing cloth, so they don't have to worry about others coveting it if they use it now.
"Okay, let's make it this way. When we meet Shiyou, we'll discuss it in detail." This is what the Imperial City will do first.
"Yeah." Xiaoxuan nodded, agreeing very much. "Brother, I may not be free these two days. You can take care of the store."
"What's the matter with you, kid?" Jiang Ce asked in confusion.
"What else do you have to do in the imperial city? Your aunt and the others are not here, and no one is forcing you to get married. What are you busy with?" Juxian Tower has been managed for a long time, and the two of them rarely go there now.
Most of them just check the accounts.
Xia Zixuan whispered, but Jiang Ce didn't hear it clearly.
"say what?"
"Forget it if you didn't hear it. I'm busy these days anyway, and I'm not in the imperial city." After saying that, Jiang Ce left Juxian Building.
On the way back, he bought some toys for Gen'er and the others.
I also bought two strings of candied haws.
Prince's Mansion.
Many wives of clan members came to visit today.
Xia Yutong had just sent the person away when she saw Xiaoxuan coming over.
No carriage was taken.
"Xiaoxuan, why are you walking here?" Xia Yutong is very familiar with her younger brother.
She could sense it when he hit that station.
"Big sister." After Xiaoxuan saw the guests leave, he walked over slowly.
"What day is today? Why are there so many people at home?" he asked in confusion.
Xia Yutong looked at her younger brother who was taller than her and felt very pleased and proud.
"It's all because of you." Xia Yutong joked with a smile.
"Okay, outside is not the place to talk. Let's go back to the mansion first." After saying that, Xia Yutong pulled Xiaoxuan towards the mansion.
She took Xiaoxuan directly into the backyard.
The guests had just finished entertaining the guests in the front yard and the servants were cleaning up.
Gen'er and Chang'er were so happy to see their uncle coming.
"Uncle, uncle." The two ran directly towards their uncle.
Xiaoxuan quickly squatted down.
"Ouch." The two kids were so strong that they almost knocked him to the ground.
"You two little brats." Xiaoxuan supported the two of them and let them leave his arms first.
"Tell me, have you gained weight again recently?" Xia Zixuan started talking about fat as soon as he saw them.
When the servants heard this, they all laughed.
Ever since my uncle said that the two young masters were fat, they have been exercising every day.
The reason why I have so much strength now is because of my uncle's mouth.
"No, we're not fat. We've grown taller and stronger." Heng'er didn't like hearing the word fat either. Not to mention Chang'er, who pounced again and fell into Xia Zixuan's arms: "Uncle, hold me."
He clasped his hands around his uncle's neck and said, "My brother and I are not fat, and we don't eat much." He said it seriously.
Xiaoxuan couldn't just hold one person, so seeing that Chang'er didn't want to get down, he could only pull Gen'er over and pick up both of them.
"Okay, uncle was wrong. You are not fat, but strong." After saying that, he laughed.
Xia Yutong really couldn't do anything about the three of them. Could it be that they couldn't accept the word "fat"?
"Okay, get off your uncle quickly. Your uncle has walked all the way here. Don't tire him out." Xia Yutong asked Gen'er and Chang'er to get down.
The two of them listened to their mother and struggled to get out of their uncle's arms.
"Uncle is tired and won't hold me." The two of them were so good at acting cute.
After sitting down, Xia Yutong took a deep breath and said, "I'm finally done with today." She moved her neck, feeling tired.
"Sister, why are those people here?" Xia Zixuan seldom asked about the affairs of the Prince's Mansion. Today, he asked because he really saw that his elder sister was tired.
"What else could it be about? It's still the palace's selection of concubines." Speaking of this, she felt that a concubine should come out of the palace to preside over the matter.
Everyone comes to see her, it’s tiring.
"Draft?" Xia Zixuan frowned. "What does this have to do with you?"
"Oh." Xia Yutong sighed.
"There's not a single high-ranking concubine in the palace, the Central Palace is empty, and the Emperor doesn't care about these matters. So, look, the ladies-in-law have come to my door, asking me to preside over the selection."
Xia Yutong explained.
"Is this woman chosen for His Majesty?" Xia Zixuan didn't understand these matters.
"No, it's mainly for the clan members to select. Of course, some people also want to marry your brother-in-law." Xia Yutong said with disdain.
"Last time, I don't know who spread the rumor that I was jealous and unvirtuous, and that I let His Royal Highness the Crown Prince favor only one person, and that I was a jealous woman." He emphasized the word "I don't know" quite strongly.
Xia Zixuan was scared when he saw the expression on his elder sister's face.
"Do you know who it is, sister?"
"Who else could it be?" Who else could it be except the mentally ill Wang Yuhan?
"Okay, don't worry about it. Your brother-in-law is here. By the way, why did you come here today?" These things are not important.
She would let Wen Li tell her father what the other ladies in the clan thought. She would not make the decision. Besides, she didn't want the selection to happen on her head.
"Come and see big sister."
When the two little guys saw their mother and uncle talking about serious matters, they took the toys and candied haws that their uncle brought and ran away.
Anyway, my uncle won’t run away for a while.
"Don't give me that. I just came here the day before yesterday and I'm here again today. But has your little girl got any news?" Xia Zixintong rolled her eyes at him.
"Big sister." When talking about Xiaoxiao, Xia Zixuan became shy for a rare time.
"She hasn't promised me yet."
Xia Yutong became interested. "Haha, I didn't expect that my Xiaoxuan would also have a bad day. I really want to meet that girl."
She said she really wanted to meet the girl.
"Sister, please don't, please don't scare people." She was very timid and hadn't agreed to it yet. If she met her elder sister, what if she scared him to death?
Seeing him so nervous, Xia Yutong laughed even more happily.
"Okay, okay, okay, I won't go to see her, but you have to work harder and bring her back to our house as soon as possible." Xia Yutong was very happy that Xiaoxuan could find a girl he really liked.
"Sister, I will." But when he thought of Xiaoxiao, he remembered about returning to South City.
"Sister, maybe I can't go back to Nancheng this time." Xiaoxuan said a little embarrassedly.
"What's wrong?" Xia Yutong was stunned. "Did something happen?"
"No, no." He shook his head quickly. "Nothing happened. It's just that Xiaoxiao hasn't agreed to me yet, and I promised Grandma Luo to wait for Xiaoxiao for another year or two. So, I don't plan to go back this year."
Upon hearing this, Xia Yutong nodded in agreement, "If you don't want to go back, then don't go back. It's just right for us to celebrate the New Year together. I can send someone to take a letter back later."
Liu'er never came back after she went to South City last time, and I don't know how she is doing now.
The girl didn't want to get married and was only interested in doing business.
She didn't come back, probably because she interfered in the Xia family's affairs.
She had to ask her what her plans were.
Wen Li said that Liu'er was a good helper, but she didn't like helping him.
Speaking of this, Wen Li still looked aggrieved.
"Well, but big sister, don't tell mother about this little thing for now." He was afraid that his mother would come to the imperial city after hearing the letter.
By then Xiaoxiao might be even more timid.
"No, no, you can take Xiaoxiao back with you when the time comes." It was rare for Xia Yutong to see Xiaoxuan like this.
Xiaoxuan didn't want his elder sister to ask about Xiaoxiao anymore, so he immediately changed the subject, "By the way, where's my brother-in-law? Why hasn't he come back yet?"
"Him." Seeing Xiaoxuan mention Wen Li, Xia Yutong smiled and said, "He was drafted into the army." I don't know what my father is up to lately.
Wen Li was called into the palace every day.
I don’t know what to do.
Originally, Wen Li was thinking that since he couldn't go to Nancheng, he could just stay at home and spend more time with her. However, he didn't expect that someone would come with an imperial edict to invite him to the palace every day.
Xiaoxuan was stunned: "Huh?" He was a little confused: "Who?"
"Who else could it be? His father."
Soon, Xia Yutong understood, "You came here to see your brother-in-law today, right?" Humph, stinky little brother, you're not cute anymore.
Xiaoxuan touched his head innocently and said, "I came to see my elder sister as well."
"Come on, I don't know you yet."
If you can avoid it, then don't come. Look at her, once every few months is enough.
The child has grown up and has his own thoughts. "Let's have dinner here tonight. Your brother-in-law might be back a little late."
Just as she thought.
The emperor now keeps Wen Li by his side every day and asks him to handle state affairs.
He was asked to read and approve all memorials.
He himself had a lot of free time. From time to time, he would invite a few palace maids to come and listen to operas. His life was so carefree.
After Wen Li finished reviewing all the memorials at hand, he stood up and said, "Don't let anyone call me into the palace tomorrow. It's been a long time since I've been with Gen'er and the others."
Wen Li said to the unscrupulous emperor who was drinking tea with some anger.
The emperor looked up at him and saw that the pile of memorials in front of him had disappeared. A look of satisfaction appeared in his eyes.
"Sure, I'll give you a day off tomorrow." I want to spend time with the children. Well, it seems that next time I can bring Gen'er and the others into the palace.
Wen Li had no idea what the emperor was thinking.
"Then I'll leave first." Wen Li said and left the imperial study.
Looking at his angry back.
The emperor laughed heartily.
Wen Li was stunned when he saw Xiaoxuan after returning to the mansion. "Why is Xiaoxuan here today?"
He understood because he had just returned from the grassland, but he was afraid that something had happened since he came again after only a few days.
"He came to see you." Xia Yutong and the others were waiting for Wen Li to come back for dinner.
"Looking for me?" Wen Li was a little confused. "What do you want to talk to me about?" His brother-in-law rarely asked him to do things, so he was a little confused.
Xiaoxuan was not polite to his brother-in-law, so he told him his request.
After hearing this, Wen Li twitched his lips: "How did you know I had refined salt?" He hadn't even announced this yet.
Xia Zixuan looked at his eldest sister.
have to.
"Okay, how much do you want?" Wen Li still didn't understand something, but his wife revealed it.
"Not much, just a hundred pounds or so will be fine." Any more and it won't be worth much.
"It's really not much. Okay, whenever you need it, I'll have someone come to the mansion to get it." This refined salt is not difficult to make. He prepared it for some time, and a hundred pounds would be a piece of cake.
I wondered how much he wanted.
"Brother-in-law, I also want paper and glass." Xiaoxuan opened his mouth and said what he wanted.
Wen Li smiled, "Okay, it seems like you made a lot of money on this trip to the grassland. Paper and colored glass are no big deal, just go get as much as you want. I'll let Dayi go with you then."
Some things can only be discussed with the people around him.
"Let's wait a few days, there's no rush now." Xiaoxuan and the others didn't plan to go to the grassland again in the short term, at least until after the Chinese New Year.
"Okay, come to the mansion to find Dayi when you need him. He basically stays in the mansion now." There are countless secret guards around him now, and most of Dayi and Dayi are in the mansion.
"good."
After dinner, Xia Zixuan left the Prince's Mansion.
At night, in the bedroom.
Wen Li felt a little envious of Xiaoxuan.
"Tell me, how much did Xiaoxuan and the others earn this time?" He also wanted to live a life like Xiaoxuan, how free it would be.
To quote Xiaotong, he also wants to live a life of idleness.
"I don't know, I didn't ask, but there should be quite a few." Xia Yutong changed her decorations.
I have guests today, so I need to take a nice bath.
"If you want to know, go ask him." After saying that, she asked Xia Xue and the others to go down.
I took off my clothes and soaked in the bathtub.
It's comfortable.
"Forget it, I'd better not ask, so as to avoid people saying that I, as the brother-in-law, have set my eyes on my brother-in-law's money." Wen Li shook his head and stopped thinking about it.
"By the way, who is coming today?" Looking at the pile of clothes, he frowned.
Knowing that she didn't like to deal with others, she rarely invited people into the house.
I'm afraid that someone will come today that she can't refuse.
"Some relatives came to talk about the beauty pageant." She was enjoying it with her eyes closed.
"A draft." He frowned. "I don't think this draft is necessary." Neither he nor his father needed women to enter the backyard.
Let those clan members choose the candidates they like.
"What? Do you want to abolish it?" Xia Yutong opened her eyes and looked through the screen.
Wen Li nodded slightly, "I have this idea."
"I think you'd better give up. Even if you don't want to, maybe future emperors will be willing." She didn't think that emperors didn't want to have three palaces and six courtyards.
"It's just a formality. Let those people in the harem who are free to take care of it." Anyway, don't look for her, she won't go.
Tiring.
"Forget it, I'll tell my father about this one day. Even if there is a draft, it will be next year." The draft was originally held every five years. Counting the days, it was time for another draft.
The women selected for the selection were all daughters of officials.
The daughters of officials above the seventh rank can run for election.
Of course, it is also possible to apply for exemption from the election, but there are few people who do so.
"Well, you guys can handle it yourselves. I'll just take the letter." She was just a messenger.
"You." He had no way to deal with her.
"By the way, have Gen'er and the others started to strengthen their muscles?" He found that the two children were getting stronger and stronger in the past two days.
"Yes, it's just that Chang'er doesn't take his training seriously and has to be forced every day." Xia Yutong got angry when talking about this.
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