When Baochai heard that her brother went to Wang's house to collect debts and was about to come back, she felt very complicated.
My brother was finally able to stand up.
But I completely offended my uncle's family, and my cousin also fell out with my mother, so my family...
Baochai was in a state of confusion for a moment. She wanted to beg Mrs. Shen beside her for help, but when the words came to her lips, she had to swallow them back.
"You are now a sixth-rank female official."
Shen Ning reminded her, "Write a memorial and ask for an imperial decree for your mother!"
Ah? Can she...?
Baochai opened her eyes wide in shock.
So far, I have not heard of any female official being able to request titles for her family members.
Her breathing couldn't help but become heavier.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty has already mentioned it to the Emperor."
Why don’t people value daughters?
Putting aside feudal ethics and Confucianism, in an agricultural civilization, although lack of strength is a key factor, the most important thing is that it can rarely bring benefits or glory to one's mother's family.
Shen Ning said: "The emperor has also agreed. I think the decree will come down soon."
It is better to rely on yourself than on others.
Shen Ning also saw the change in Xue Pan, "You have to believe in yourself. You can do it without relying on anyone else."
"...Thank you, auntie!"
Baochai couldn't help but feel tears in her eyes.
She knew that this matter was most likely proposed by Mrs. Shen.
Mrs. Shen’s shadow is behind many of the things that the Queen did.
Her mother has been sad for so many years because the father she married is a businessman.
She did have complaints about her grandfather and uncles, but she never dared to express them.
Even because the Xue family was a business family, she felt that she was a head shorter than her uncle and aunt.
She tried her best to send the good things at home to Beijing. If someone responded to her, she would be excited and sad for a long time.
She was excited that her efforts were rewarded, but she was sad that she was even more humble than before she got married.
Now, she can ask for a decree to confer a title on her.
To say I'm unhappy would be a lie.
Daughters are naturally sensitive to their mothers' tears.
Her father is gone, her brother is useless, and her clansmen are bent on dividing her family up. She is her mother's only support.
"Why are you being polite?"
Seeing her look, Shen Ning sighed softly in her heart and said, "Your mother is actually not suitable to be a housekeeper. If possible, let your eldest brother marry a more powerful wife as soon as possible!"
Baochai: “…”
She smiled slowly, then nodded, "Auntie, what kind of wife do you think my brother can marry?"
Baochai originally thought that Third Sister You was a pretty good person.
Unfortunately, after You Erjie, You Sanjie also quickly found a husband, and it was this aunt who personally helped her.
"You know what kind of temper your brother has."
Shen Ning smiled but didn't respond.
She didn't want to get too involved in the Xue family's affairs.
The reason why Baochai asked for an imperial decree for Aunt Xue was because the situation had come to this point and she was optimistic about the girl in front of her. She would only rise in the eyes of the Empress. If Aunt Xue's voice was loud enough, she could help them publicize it.
"In the palace, you come into contact with many female officials."
Chen Ning only gave a brief reminder, then stopped in front of the corridor and said, "It's getting late, you don't have to see me off anymore, we'll see each other next time if we're lucky."
"...Aunt, take care!"
Baochai was escorting Shen Ning on behalf of the Queen. Although she was still a long way from the palace gate, she could indeed escort her a little further, but since she was unwilling, forget it! I originally thought that when it came to my brother's marriage, Mrs. Shen would have a choice.
pity……
Baochai felt sorry for a moment, then quickly threw it away, turned around and walked towards Kunning Palace faster and faster.
She can now ask for a decree to confer an imperial title on her mother.
Oh my God, I have to write a letter of request right away!
Baochai's steps were brisk, her posture graceful, and her eyes were full of happiness.
On this day, the entire harem was happy.
Even Concubine Zhou, Concubine Wu and others were the same.
There are also several female officials of high rank around them.
These people are their capable men.
It is a rare warmth in the deep palace after leaving home.
Now, their parents will tell their masters that they are supported by the court, which will be a very honorable thing for them.
The emperor was obviously a showman. When he bestowed titles on the parents of a female official in Beijing, he made a huge fanfare. The runners from the Ministry of Rites came out first to announce the good news, followed by a team with music and drums, holding the imperial edict.
Baisui Street, Xue Mansion.
Aunt Xue's hair has turned a lot whiter recently because of worry.
The eldest brother paid off all the family's debts according to the bill given by Pan'er. Although he did not make it clear to others that he would no longer recognize her as his sister, when Pan'er brought people to ask for money, the eldest brother beat his second brother and nephew with a stick and asked a doctor to treat their injuries, he did not ask the maids in the mansion to keep their mouths shut.
Now, everyone who needs to know about the discord between the two families has probably heard the news.
What to do? Aunt Xue burst into tears.
If she had known this would happen, she should not have listened to her brother and sent her daughter to a place where she would never see her again.
If she had not been sent, she would still be living well in the Jia family, and the Jia family would still be the natural ally of the Xue family.
Although her niece Wang Xifeng was indifferent to her, her nephew Jia Zhu was very kind to her! But now? Even Zhu'er didn't want to see her anymore.
no!
If this continues, the Xue family’s business will go back to what it was before.
Aunt Xue couldn't eat or sleep well, and in recent days, blisters appeared in her mouth one after another.
"Someone come!"
She said in a weak voice, "Go to school and ask for leave from Master, and ask him to return home quickly."
Now that you can recognize all the characters and speak a few words, then stop studying and come back! It is not reliable to go to school and run a business at the same time.
Aunt Xue knew very well that her son was stupid. Min Jianbai could do that, but Pan'er in her family didn't have that ability.
"Madam, the master said that he must study."
Tongfu didn't dare to ask anyone to spread this message.
Tongxi was sold out by the master because he helped his wife to spread rumors.
The wife can never be more stubborn than the master.
Otherwise, my family would not have fallen out with my uncle.
"fart!"
Aunt Xue was furious and was about to scold again when she heard the doorman's hurried footsteps and an excited voice that changed its tone, "Madam, Madam, the Ministry of Rites has received your imperial edict, hurry up and prepare the incense table!"
What? How could Aunt Xue believe it? "What are you doing in Huqin?"
He was fine, could it be that he has gone crazy?
Or was she deceived by someone? Aunt Xue wanted to donate an official position for her son, and her eldest brother had promised her, but the official position donated could not be conferred on the parents.
What's more, when her family donated large sums of money to the Wang family, Pan'er still couldn't get an official position through donations, and it is even more impossible now.
"No, it's the older girl."
The doorman was anxious, "The eldest girl wrote a petition asking for a title, and the emperor approved it."
What? Aunt Xue stood up suddenly.
There was a huge surprise in his eyes.
Did the emperor really like her daughter? The emperor loved her and wanted to confer a title on her family?
Oh my God!
You finally opened your eyes.
"Hurry, hurry, prepare the incense table and ask your uncle to come back soon."
At this moment, Aunt Xue seemed to have forgotten the blisters in her mouth, and they no longer hurt. "By the way, where is the eunuch? Quick, bring some top-quality red envelopes."
She knows the rules.
Her sister had told her about this in a letter she wrote in her early years.
These eunuchs, because they have no roots, value money even more than their lives.
Her family is wealthy and famous, so what these people want is definitely more than what her sister said at the beginning.
She hurried to pick someone up. The doorman felt something was wrong, but when he wanted to speak again, the person was gone.
Oops! He hurried out again.
But Aunt Xue had already seen that the person coming was not the eunuch of the inner chamber, but a yamen runner.
Why is he a yamen runner?
Is this a liar? Yes, it must be a liar.
These bastards know that her parents don't care about her anymore.
Aunt Xue was furious and was about to order people to kick the two yamen runners out when Xue Pan came back quickly on his horse.
He was at school when he suddenly received a message from a servant at Ningguo Mansion, saying that God's grace was so great that female officials could also ask for titles for their parents. His sister had written a petition and the Emperor had approved it. The angel would be home soon, so he hurried to prepare the incense table.
"I am Xue Pan!"
Before Aunt Xue could speak, Xue Pan bowed and said, "Thank you, gentlemen. Please come in and have some tea."
As he spoke, he winked at the steward who had taken the red envelope, "Quick, prepare the incense table."
The street bands with music and dance have arrived.
But Aunt Xue didn't know, "Pan'er, they are..."
She was about to call him a liar when she was interrupted by a stern look from Xue Pan.
"Congratulations!"
Although the two yamen runners didn't know what was wrong with Mrs. Xue, they found the money bag handed to them by the steward was heavy and did not feel like copper coins.
It really is worthy of being called a royal merchant.
"The angel has arrived, hurry up!"
When the incense table was quickly set up, the team with music and drums had already arrived.
Aunt Xue knelt down in a daze and became an official's wife in a daze.
Sixth-rank Anren, this is something she dared not even dream of.
She couldn't help but shed tears.
On this day, there were four other families in the capital who were also granted titles. They all received the decree in a daze, and then were so ecstatic that they couldn't believe it.
It turned out that their daughter had asked for titles for them.
Oh my God, this is really unthinkable.
The Chinese people like to watch the excitement. The onlookers did not dare to believe it at first, but the imperial edict cannot be faked. With the imperial edict, they can go to the Ministry of Revenue to collect one tael of money and grain every month! Oh my God! When the onlookers heard the celestial official say this, they were all shocked.
Most of the ordinary female officials came from poor families.
This tael of silver is of vital importance.
For a moment, they were all thinking about their daughter.
Although the Salesian Bureau allowed girls to study there for free half a year ago, people are not very enthusiastic about it.
After all, no matter how free it is, you still need to buy books, and you also need money for pens, ink, paper, and inkstone! But now...
Many people couldn't help but come up with some ideas.
Shen Ning and the Queen were waiting for everyone to come up with ideas.
Being literate and being illiterate are, after all, different.
Although what they can do is currently very limited, they will never make any progress if they don't do it.
The next step for the two was to set up a girls' school.
The first batch of twelve caravans organized by Baochai have already begun to show profits, and the second batch of twenty-four caravans and the third batch of thirty-six caravans are also on the way.
Since they target different consumer groups, they are not worried about competing with each other for business.
This was what Baochai had thought of from the beginning.
Moreover, with the caravan, some defective products of the Ministry of Internal Affairs would not have to be destroyed.
As a businessman, she knew clearly that this so-called destruction was actually very exaggerated.
But the "destroyed" items were also recorded in the accounts of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Because of this, the Ministry of Internal Affairs has caught quite a few rats.
The Queen Mother took advantage of this opportunity to arrange for several female officials with good reputations to enter.
This is the royal family's own business. Even if some ministers in the court are dissatisfied, they cannot impeach them for the time being.
The queen never thought of placing the person she liked in the court all at once.
The emperor hasn't thought about it yet.
Even though he admired Chen Ning very much because she was willing to let Jia Zhen become a close minister by his side, he never thought of letting her go directly to court.
But he saw clearly what the queen was doing.
The emperor didn't even think of objecting.
He will definitely give whatever support he can.
As for the future...
We'll talk about it later! So far, the queen has been working for the welfare of Dazhao and the people of the world, no worse than any other virtuous queen recorded in history books.
He is willing for the couple to move forward together.
The empress is a woman, so what's wrong with being more compassionate to women? Secretly, the emperor was actually quite proud.
Occasionally, when he went to see the retired emperor who hardly knew how to drink water, he would go on and on about the good things about the queen.
Sometimes when Dai Quan was listening outside the door, he couldn't help but feel fortunate that the emperor now knew nothing, otherwise he would have jumped up and scolded this arrogant son.
Humph! The queen who bullied the emperor should die early! He is living with the emperor in his old age, and his life is rare and stable.
Dai Quan is very satisfied with his current life. Even if the emperor is gone, according to the rules, he can enter An Le Tang. He can also return to his hometown or buy land to live in his old age with his savings over the years.
There aren't so many princes causing trouble here for the emperor, and he doesn't have to worry about being killed by someone when he's old.
The palace ushered in a rare period of peace and stability.
After calculating the first batch of net profits of 23,463 taels of silver, Baochai took advantage of her proximity and decisively purchased some of the properties of the confiscated officials in the Imperial Household Department.
All the assets that fall into their hands are high-quality assets.
Sure enough, in less than two months, once the autumn crops were harvested, the money spent was actually recovered.
"My Lady, food is the most important thing for the people."
When Baochai met the Queen again, she asked for a grain store. "The old and young people in the Charity Bureau need grain. If we open a grain store with government background in each county, it can solve at least one-third of the food and drink of the Charity Bureau, not to mention all of them."
Buy low and sell high locally, and save the loss of long-distance transportation.
"Older children in the Salesian Bureau can also work in grain shops to solve their livelihood problems."
Having said this, she paused.
The ancestors of the Xue family were once the eyes and ears of the royal family, and they were paid money for this.
"If you pay more attention, you can also see the local people's livelihood from the accounts of various places."
Whether there will be a disaster or not can be seen at a glance.
In this way, there is no need to worry about some officials deceiving their superiors and subordinates for the sake of their so-called political achievements.
The empress often heard the emperor complain about political affairs, and she couldn't help laughing when she heard him say, "Okay, write a memorial, list all the benefits, and then go back to the emperor to ask for funding from the Ministry of Revenue."
Ah? Asking for money from the treasury.
Baochai's eyes couldn't help but light up.
She always thought that their memorials were only addressed to the queen.
Unexpectedly, not only the Queen would watch it, but the Emperor would also watch it, and even the senior officials in the court would watch it.
"Yes! I will write it right away." (End of this chapter)
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