The Xue family on Baisui Street.
Aunt Xue would occasionally pull out her imperial edict document for the sixth-rank Anren position, which her daughter had earned for her, but how could the Empress agree to it? Because she couldn't figure it out, she went to find her eldest brother, who also actively helped her check it out, and she finally found out that her daughter was really working for the Empress.
She helped the queen to get a lot of caravans. Those caravans had official backgrounds and could get things exclusively for the royal family at low prices, snatching away many of the customers that originally belonged to the Xue family.
Aunt Xue wanted to go to the palace and ask her daughter, "Are you crazy? How can you steal your own daughter's lover?"
But she couldn't enter the palace.
She wanted to restore her relationship with her eldest brother, but he never saw her again.
Aunt Xue knew that it was Pan'er who went to look for her eldest brother again.
Her only way home was blocked by her own son again.
Aunt Xue covered her chest and felt very uncomfortable.
She is devoted to her children, but her son is now wary of her like a thief, fearing that she will move her home to her parents'.
daughter……
After her daughter entered the palace, she probably hated her.
Otherwise, why would he ignore his mother and brother and help the Queen to seize his own business?
"Madam, the master is back."
When Tongfu came in, he saw her look and quickly suppressed the joy on his face, "Master just ordered to give us an extra month's salary."
What? Aunt Xue frowned and stood up quickly.
Is it easy to make money? I don’t know how the business will be in the future. What will happen if Pan’er spends money so lavishly?
She glared at Tongfu and went to find Xue Pan.
It was raining outside, and the autumn rain brought a chill. Xue Pan went home and changed his clothes.
"Mom, you came at the right time. I fell in love with a girl."
What? Aunt Xue was shocked.
She had never arranged a marriage for her son, mainly because she wanted to use the Wang family and the Jia family to choose someone for him from a wealthy family.
"Whose?"
For a moment, she even forgot about the extra monthly allowance.
"Who is the one who introduced you? What is the girl's family background? Does she have any relatives in government?"
"My sister is the one who pulled the strings."
Xue Pan's face was full of joy. "I am in the officialdom. A few days ago, like my sister, I asked Feng, a female official in the Beijing Charity Bureau, to be conferred an imperial decree on my mother."
Aunt Xue: “…”
She had some impression of this Lady Official Feng. She heard that she was released from the palace early, but even earlier than that, she must be a few years older than Pan'er.
How can you say such a thing? Is Baochai crazy? "I don't agree! Do you understand that parents' orders and matchmaker's words are the key? How can you decide on such an important matter as marriage?"
"……mom!"
Xue Pan suppressed the joy on his face, "My son does want his parents to arrange a marriage for him, but he is eighteen years old. Have you ever thought about finding a wife for him?"
"You evil creature!"
Aunt Xue would not have been angry if she hadn't mentioned this, but once she heard this, she couldn't help but get mad. She hit him and said, "Why haven't I thought about it? If you hadn't offended your uncle..."
"Don't talk to me about uncle."
Xue Pan's voice was even louder than hers, but he stood there without hiding, letting his mother hit him, "Can't you see? People are just bullying you, people just look down on you, people are treating you like a fool."
“You, you, you…”
Aunt Xue covered her chest with her hands and looked like she was about to fall.
"Madam Feng is three years older than my son," Xue Pan supported her and sent her to sit on a chair, then said: "She is an old servant of the emperor and the empress in the palace. The empress likes her and the emperor also remembers her, so he let her out of the palace early."
At this point, he paused, "My sister has done so much good to help my son get this connection. My son went to see it today and he liked it very much."
She is good-looking, gentle and generous.
When he stood in front of others, he felt that he was not worthy of them.
"How...how did you get in touch with your sister?"
Aunt Xue couldn't understand how her daughter could be so cruel. She, as her mother, was still alive. Since she could send the message outside the palace, why didn't she give her even a piece of paper?
It is said that there is no overnight hatred between mother and daughter, so why did she hate her?
“Whenever I encounter Madam Shen or anyone from the Jia family entering the palace, my sister will write a letter to my son.”
What? Aunt Xue was shocked.
Even Mrs. Shen brought a letter to her son?
But she didn't even want to see her...
"Mom, you don't know yet, my sister wrote a memorial a few days ago, and the emperor took it to the court for discussion. In the end, the officials in the Ministry of Revenue approved a lot of silver money according to what my sister said."
When Mrs. Shen told him, there was relief in her tone.
Xue Pan was so proud, "Mom, you don't have to worry about the family business. Except for the recent chaos, Min Jianbai and Rong Ge'er have helped me stabilize it recently."
Why didn't he drop out of school? Did he really like studying?
He has completed three years of study and can definitely drop out.
But his family had already moved out of the Jia family, and his sister had entered the palace. If he dropped out of school again, their family would be finished.
His sister told him to remember that as long as he was there, no matter what the Wang family did, the shop owner and the shop assistants would be cautious in doing anything, and would not dare to do so openly even if they wanted to be greedy.
Xue Pan felt that this made sense.
Moreover, his father was a Confucian businessman. Before he died of illness, he sighed every time he saw him.
It would be a lie to say I wasn't sad and ashamed.
Being forced to study in the Jia family school was actually quite good, at least he didn't end up being the last one.
The teacher always said that without the accumulation of small steps, one cannot reach a thousand miles; without the accumulation of small streams, one cannot form a river or sea.
He was not seeking to pass the imperial examination, but was willing to learn more from it.
"Then do you know that your sister has organized many caravans for the Queen?"
Aunt Xue felt a dull pain in her chest when she looked at her stupid son.
"Know."
Xue Pan nodded, "Mom, isn't this a good thing?"
"How is this a good thing?"
Aunt Xue's scalp was about to explode, "She took away our family's business..."
"Mom~"
Xue Pan suddenly interrupted loudly, "Who in this world can catch all the profitable businesses in one net? If there is no queen's caravan, there will be other caravans. When our caravan was formed, there were also many caravans from Huizhou merchants and Shanxi merchants heading to Annan and Mongolia."
He simply couldn't explain it to his mother.
"You get what you deserve."
This is what Min Jianbai often told them, "Five caravans are already the limit for our family. Do you think our family can be safe if there are more?"
When my sister formed a caravan, the girls who were studying at Ningcuixuan all invested some money.
My sister didn't tell my mother about this.
Their caravan is still safe and sound, thanks to Miss Lin and her friends.
"Please don't ever say anything like that again."
When he stood up, he informed his mother directly, "Also, the day after tomorrow is a good day. Please ask the matchmaker to go to Lady Feng's house to propose marriage for me. She is someone close to the Queen and works with her. There are countless ladies scattered all over the place now. For the sake of my son and our family, please pay more attention to me!"
Aunt Xue: “…”
What else can she say?
She wanted to object, but when she thought about the identity of Ms. Feng, she didn't dare to.
If she really opposed it, would Baochai still have a good life in the palace in the future? Although Aunt Xue looked down on the female officials in the Charity Bureau, she also knew that if she really offended them, the small Xue family, without the support of the Wang and Jia families, would not be able to bear it.
"You plan to rely on your wife in the future?"
Looking at her son, she felt powerless.
"No?"
Xue Pan asked back, "As long as she is willing to take care of it, I will let her do it."
It’s just like when I was in charge of my younger sister.
"If she is not willing, I will follow the old rules and ask Min Jianbai and others to recommend someone for me."
There are also a few people in the clan school who are particularly good at arithmetic.
Xue Pan had already observed this and thought that he could be invited to be a manager in the shop in the future.
They were free anyway, so it was better to help him look after the shop and get some money than to just stay at home!
So within three days, Baochai learned from the Queen that her brother was engaged to Female Official Feng.
The queen also worries about the marriages of these people.
The palace maids were all relatively old when they left the palace, so it was not easy to choose a suitable one. Most of them became someone's second wife and helped raise other people's children.
For this reason, the queen could only find them from the army.
Whether it is the border troops or the garrison troops in various places, many of them are unmarried.
Of course, the principle is that they are willing.
Now that another person has found his true love, the queen is also very happy.
"I heard that your brother has been studying at the Jia family?"
"yes!"
Baochai knew that Lady Feng was far superior to the Queen in her heart, so she smiled and said, "However, my brother was not very good at studying. He was spoiled by my mother when he was young."
If my brother had been strictly disciplined when he was very young, like the Jia family, his life would definitely have been different.
“Haha, I’ve heard of that.”
The Queen laughed.
She had heard Shen Ning complain about it.
"Your brother was originally required to study for three years because Madam Shen felt that your mother was too doting on him, so she changed the clan school rules."
The queen was quite emotional. "You and your brother are the only ones in your family. If your brother can't make it, you will have to suffer more."
Baochai: “…”
She never knew that Mrs. Shen had been taking care of her so early.
"People in this world often favor sons over daughters. No matter how bad a son is, he seems to be popular. No matter how good a daughter is, she has to give way to the son."
The queen sighed, "Unfortunately, their way of loving is wrong."
At this point, she looked at Baochai with pity and said, "Don't worry, I will also plan for your life, if you are willing..."
"My lady, I don't want to leave the palace for the time being."
Baochai suddenly interrupted, "I want to run the caravan and grain shops in various places well."
How good is it to get married?
She didn't feel it was a good thing for her mother to get married.
Even if my aunt married into the Duke's Mansion, my uncle, who was once praised by everyone, still had concubines and illegitimate sons and daughters.
Before, she had to marry.
now……
Baochai felt that she didn't have to get married.
It's not impossible to stay in the palace for the rest of your life.
It’s not like she can’t get promoted.
"……become!"
The Queen looked at her and said solemnly, "Whatever you want to do, write a memorial to me. If I can support you, I will definitely support you with all my strength."
"Thank you, Madam!"
Baochai only wanted the Queen to say this.
This year, she once again formed several caravans, crossed Junggar, and went to Kazakhstan and other places to expand the commercial map.
The following year, another invitation letter prompted the Ministry of Works to begin sending officials to accompany the caravans to survey the local landforms and customs while drawing route maps.
In the same year, grain shops belonging to the Salesian Bureau also opened one after another.
This year was also the year when all nations came to pay tribute.
The prices of silk, porcelain, etc. have doubled.
Baochai began to focus on hemp, mulberry and the textile industry.
Within a few years, everyone from the court to the countryside knew that the queen had a female goddess of wealth.
Of course, Aunt Xue also gradually rose from Anren to Yiren and even Gongren.
But even though she was summoned to the palace, she never saw Baochai again. (End of this chapter)
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