The maid of the Cheng'en Marquis's Mansion?
Yang Haiyan and the others looked at each other, and then she said, "That should be the maid of the Shen family, right?"
Sister Du said, "Of course, there is only one Cheng'en Marquis' Mansion now. When the new emperor ascended the throne, Empress Shen's family became the Cheng'en Marquis' Mansion. The original Cheng'en Marquis' Mansion was the emperor's maternal family. After he ascended the throne, it was named Cheng'en Marquis' Mansion." The emperor is the legitimate son of the late emperor and the late empress.
If there is a most powerful family in the capital besides the four surnames and the maternal families of the four princes, it is the Wang family of Cheng'en Marquis' Mansion, but the Wang family has no children in the harem.
Yang Haiyan said, "There is an invitation, but I don't know why the nanny came."
Qu said, "Maybe it's about the birthday of the old lady of the Marquis's mansion. In half a month, it will be the birthday of old Madam Shen, and many families have already received invitations."
Second Sister Du said, "But my sister has just returned to the capital. If the Shen family sent an invitation, wouldn't it be too..." Is the act of pulling the strings too obvious? Mrs. Du had reminded them that the Du family would not get involved in the affairs of the princes, so when their children are talking about marriage in the future, they have to be careful, not only their children, but also their relatives. If they have any connection with the princes' faction, then they have to be prudent in their actions.
Yang Haiyan said: "Come to think of it, because of the imperial grain plan, Prince Shen and the teacher came to Yunxiang County and stayed in the general's mansion for a while. Maybe it was because of the friendship at that time."
Sister Du said: "That's possible."
After a while, the nanny came in and they stopped talking.
The nanny didn't expect that there were so many people here. After she came in, she bowed respectfully to Yang Haiyan and everyone else: "I have seen the madam and all the ladies."
Sister Du said: "If I remember correctly, you are the nanny beside the prince's wife, right?"
The nanny said: "Mrs. Wei has a good memory. I am indeed the nanny beside the prince's wife. Madam Bingyun is well. I came here this time on the orders of the prince's wife to thank General Qin for his help in the past. Yunxiang County took care of the prince. Madam heard from the prince that he and General Qin had agreed to come to Beijing for a drink, and the prince was the host. Secondly, the old lady’s birthday was half a month later. This was the invitation from the Marquis’ Mansion. It just so happened that the prince’s wife also wanted to take this opportunity to get to know Madam Bingyun. "
Yang Haiyan smiled and said, "So that's the case. Then I'd better obey your order. If nothing unexpected happens, I will come to congratulate the old lady on her birthday that day."
Nanny Lian stepped forward and took the invitation from the nanny.
Nanny: "Then
I'll take my leave." Nanny Lian said: "I'll see you off."
After the nanny left, Sister Du said: "The Cheng'en Marquis's Mansion has been operating a lot in the past two years."
Sister Du didn't hear about these things. Her husband was in the Hanlin Academy, the government office that didn't care about things the most. Her husband's family was a poor family of ordinary people and didn't have any contact with people in the officialdom, so she lived the most freely. Even though she was a concubine in her natal family, the concubine of the Du family was comparable to the legitimate daughter of other families. No matter whether she was in her husband's family or outside, no one dared to look down on her, so she lived a comfortable life in her husband's family. But she and Sister Du often visited her natal family, so she did hear some things.
Qu said, "I have heard my mother-in-law talk about these things."
Yang Haiyan naturally didn't know, and asked curiously, "What happened in the Cheng'en Marquis' Mansion in the past two years?"
Sister Du said, "It turns out that although Empress Shen is the empress, the Shen family has no concubines in the harem, so the struggles between the harem and the struggles between the princes naturally have nothing to do with them, so the Shen family was very low-key at first. But after the second prince came out, the Shen family held more banquets, and the women of the Shen family and the women outside also interacted more frequently."
Yang Haiyan thought for a while and said, "I understand this." The second prince is the grandson of the Cheng'en Marquis' Mansion. For the sake of the second prince, they must come out and move around. Otherwise, if the eldest prince ascends the throne, there will be no good place for the second prince. After all, the Shen family is a royal family. Moreover, in the original novel, the eldest prince is a ruthless person. After all, the second prince is supported by the male protagonist Han Zhen, and the people supported by the male protagonist naturally have good values and conduct. On the contrary, in order to show the goodness of the second prince, the eldest prince must be a villain.
So, in some things, we can't say who is bad or who is good. After all, good and bad are all people written by the author, not that some people are born bad.
However, for the peace of Qiguo and for her own safety, Yang Haiyan naturally hopes that the second prince will succeed to the throne.
Sister Du sighed: "It is indeed understandable. Fortunately, it has nothing to do with us. Children of our Du family do not marry into a rich family."
Sister Du: "It is too early to have a child, and it is too early to talk about marriage."
Mrs. Qu: "But whether it is a son-in-law or a daughter-in-law, you have to look for them in advance. Character is the most important."
Yang Haiyan couldn't help laughing when they talked about the son-in-law and daughter-in-law. In the future, she will not marry Lin Yang too early. At least she will not let her son marry a girl under the age of 18, so as to avoid the girl getting pregnant too early and it will be bad for her health.
However, it is too early to think about these.
Sister Du and others sat in Qin's house for a long time, and then they were ready to leave. When they went to find the children, they saw some of them driving cars, some riding bicycles, and some playing with balls. Sister Du couldn't help but say, "Sister, you have a lot of toys like this."
Sister Du followed up, "I think this car is similar to the baby stroller and baby carriage we bought before, both are made of wood."
Yang Haiyan did not hide the fact that "I made the stroller and baby carriage before, but this four-wheeled car is relatively complicated to make, so it was not produced."
Sister Du and others were stunned when they heard it.
Qu said, "Sister, you are really amazing."
Yang Haiyan said modestly, "I was just thinking about it when I was free." She provided the design for the stroller and baby carriage, and the opening of the store and factory had nothing to do with her. The emperor hired someone to handle it, and she only took a 10% dividend. But a 10% dividend is not a small amount, after all, the sales were nationwide at that time. However, this business is only temporary, only good for the first two years. But when I planned this with the emperor, it was not a long-term business.
"It's not blind thinking, I think my sister has a good brain." Sister Du did not admit that she was just thinking blindly. She could think of these ways to make money by thinking blindly, so she also wanted to think blindly.
Everyone chatted for a while and then took their children back. Yang Haiyan wanted to keep them for dinner, but they didn't stay.
It seems that people in ancient times would not easily eat at other people's homes.
Without children to play with, Qin Linyang felt a little bored. He pestered his mother and asked, "Mom, will my brother and sister come to play tomorrow?" He looked at his mother with hope in his big eyes.
Yang Haiyan said, "My brothers and sisters have their own things to do, so they can't come to play every day."
Qin Linyang didn't understand: "Do children have things to do?"
Yang Haiyan didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Then the only thing left for the child is to play?"
Qin Linyang nodded. What else can a child do besides playing?
Yang Haiyan thought about it. It was indeed boring for her son to stay at home every day without friends of the same age. Moreover, the capital city was not like Yunxiang County. The capital city was too big, too chaotic, and too mixed. She didn't dare to take her children to play, fearing accidents. "Linyang, can mother find you a little friend?"
Qin Linyang: "What little friend?"
Yang Haiyan: "Just a little friend who is a little smaller than Datou."
Speaking of which, Qin Linyang and Datou were a little familiar, but they had never played together much. Qin Linyang was born when Datou was jumping up and down. When Qin Linyang could walk and talk, Datou went to private school. Aunt Hong gave birth to a second child later. When Datou was idle, he had to look after his younger brother.
Uncle Hong and his family did not come to the capital this time, and they would not come. The Qin family lived in Yunxiang County for three years and had a good foundation there. When the land in Yunxiang County was cheap, Yang Haiyan bought a lot of land. There were several farms there. When they came, there were naturally people to manage them. When they were in Yunxiang County, Uncle Hong was the steward of the general's mansion, and he was also in charge of the land. So this time, after seeking Uncle Hong's opinion, their family stayed in Yunxiang County to manage those farms.
The steward of Qin's house in the capital promoted Kunshi. The steward and the captain of the guard team were all in charge of Kunshi, and the kitchen was still in charge of Kunshi's family. In addition, Aunt Yu did not come back. Aunt Yu's daughter and granddaughter stayed in the imperial grain processing factory in Yunxiang County. Although Aunt Yu was a death contract, Yang Haiyan sympathized with her difficulties and let her stay there to watch over the imperial grain processing factory together. Besides, Aunt Yu was loyal to her, and she was also a supervisor there, just like an eyeliner.
In addition, Kun Daying, the son of Kunshi family, and Mengqiu were engaged. One was fourteen years old and the other was twelve years old. In Yang Haiyan's eyes, they were still junior high school students and elementary school students, but the two families knew each other well. Both worked for Qin Fang. Kun Daying had studied, although he did not achieve much. Later, he learned martial arts with Niu Dan and was sent to the barracks. Mengqiu also studied with Si Ya and others and learned needlework. The two of them were a good match, so the engagement was settled.
Among the five private guards at that time, only Taoshan, who was twenty-five years old, was still unmarried. However, Taoshan was full of "career ambition" and was not in a hurry to get married.
At a quiet noon, the three members of the Qin family started to eat lunch.
Yang Haiyan thought of the things about the Cheng'en Marquis' Mansion, and said, "Sir, the Cheng'en Marquis' Mansion sent someone to invite us to attend the Marquis' wife's birthday in half a month. In this case, we should invite a few people you know to have dinner in the next few days."
Qin Fang said, "Yesterday when we were at the Du Mansion, Xingran mentioned that he would take me to meet some people he was familiar with. In this case, why not invite them first."
Yang Haiyan said, "That's right, sir, who do you want to invite?"
Qin Fang thought for a while and said, "When I was in Yunxiang County, I met Prince Shen, Lord Wei, and General Yu. I should invite them all. When I sent gunpowder to the capital last year, I also met a few people when I was sparring in the command camp outside the capital. I invited them all. In this way, we won't be afraid of others' suspicion."
Yang Haiyan calculated the date, and they would go first, and the rest would go two days later. In this case, "Why not arrange it in five days." Qin Fang: "Okay.
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Yang Haiyan said again: "In this case, the mansion will have to hire another cook, preferably one who can cook authentic Beijing dishes, lest they are not used to the taste we ate in the past." Qin Fang: "Listen to you." Little Qin Linyang ate while listening to his parents talking. Although he didn't understand, he could sometimes reply, such as now: "Listen to me." Qin Fang knocked on his head without saying a word, which caused the child to protest: "Bad people." In the afternoon, Qin Fang sent invitations to the few people listed at noon. Cheng'en Marquis's Mansion The wife of the prince raised her eyebrows after receiving the invitation: "A invitation from the Qin Mansion? What a coincidence, we just sent the invitation today, and they sent the invitation this afternoon." As she said, she opened the invitation. It said that General Qin invited her and her husband and several other familiar friends to dinner. The wife of the prince said to the servant who delivered the invitation, "I wonder which other friends General Qin invited?" The servant did not hide it: "There are also Lord Wei Ting, Lord Du Xingran..." This was what Qin Fang told the servant before he came to deliver the invitation. If the other party asked, he should tell the name of the person. The wife of the prince did not ask any more questions: "Go back and tell General Qin that my husband and I will definitely come." "Yes, I will take my leave." After the servants of the Qin Mansion went in, the nanny who had sent the invitation to the Qin Mansion said: "Madam, we just sent the invitation this morning, and the Qin Mansion sent the invitation in the afternoon. If we had not sent the invitation this morning, would the Qin Mansion not send the invitation in the afternoon?" The wife of the prince said: "That is not necessarily the case. The Qin family just came to the capital the day before yesterday, and they may not be ready yet." The Qin family came to the capital yesterday. No family did not know about it. Qin Fang and his wife were well-known, and they lived in the area of the Du Mansion. Naturally, people knew about it immediately, and then the families with good relationships spread the news. However, although Qin Fang was Du Ke's student, he had not yet decided on an official position. Even though he and his wife were well-known, they were not qualified to be specially invited. Like the case of the Cheng'en Marquis's Mansion, it was just a coincidence that it happened to be the old lady's birthday, otherwise they wouldn't have specially sent an invitation. Of course, men go to restaurants privately, so that's another matter. When Shen Lixian came back from duty, he was a little happy to hear his wife talk about the invitation: "What a coincidence, I was also thinking about when to invite General Qin to have a drink, but I didn't expect General Qin to send the invitation first." The wife of the prince was a little surprised. She saw that Shen Lixian's expression did not seem fake when he mentioned Qin Fang, and she valued the Qin Mansion a little more in her heart. Although the Crown Prince had mentioned the matter in Yunxiang County before when he came back, she only mentioned it. She didn't think much of the Qin family. Today, she posted a message to the Qin family. She asked the old lady about it, and they both agreed that whether it was for the sake of the Du family, or because Mrs. Bingyun was a second-class wife specially appointed by the emperor, the Qin family should invite them, and they also had this friendship with Shen Lixian. So, she posted it. Looking at her husband's attitude now, she was a little curious: "My husband seems to value General Qin very much." Shen Lixian said: "The Qin family are very down-to-earth people, not like many people in the capital. Moreover, the emperor intends to cultivate General Qin." The Shen family will value anyone the emperor intends to cultivate. Even for the second prince, the Shen family should work hard. There is no way. From the moment the second prince returned, the Shen family was destined to step into the vortex of the princes' competition. Even if they didn't want to compete, the emperor wanted them to compete. The prince's wife said, "So that's the case. Don't worry, my husband. I know what's going on." Compared to the Shen family, the Wei family was a little surprised. Wei Ting was thinking while holding the Qin family's post.
Whether it was because Yang Haiyan refused the marriage proposal, or because of the Yang family's affairs, or because of Aunt Yu's son-in-law, the Wei family thought that they had some conflicts with the Qin family, and at least the two families could not get along. Even Wei Ting felt a little guilty about Qin Fang, so he didn't think about how he could be friends with Qin Fang in the future. This was probably because he felt guilty, but he didn't expect that Qin Fang would send him a message.
In the end, Wei Ting put the message away.
"Young Master, the old man wants to see you."
Wei Ting was not surprised to hear the words at the door. He had just received the Qin family's message today, and his father sent someone to pass on the message. He knew that his father knew that Qin Fang had sent him a message.
Wei Ting came to the study: "Father."
Lord Wei nodded: "Did the Qin family send you an invitation? What did they say?"
Wei Ting said: "Qin Fang invited me to the Qin Mansion for a gathering in five days. Father, do you think I should go?"
Lord Wei: "Why not?"
Wei Ting still had a sense of shame. After the Wei family did that to Qin Fang, he was indeed embarrassed to face Qin Fang, especially during the time in Yunxiang County, when his relationship with the Qin family was considered good. And he also knew the reason why his father asked him to continue to be friends with Qin Fang. Speaking of which, Wei Ting is not an indecisive person, but this incident shocked him too much. He never thought that his father had already stood with the Ren family, but Wei Ting did not want to stand. So in terms of philosophy and future life arrangements, he and his father are different, which is also the reason why he has always been conflicted.
Wei Ting's eyes darkened: "I will go."
Wei Ting nodded: "I called you here today for another thing."
Wei Ting said: "Father, please tell me."
Lord Wei: "You can tell me the formula of gunpowder now."
Wei Ting frowned: "Only I and the people from the Ministry of Works know the formula of gunpowder. As soon as the people from the Ministry of Works arrived in the capital last year, they were arranged by the emperor. If the formula of gunpowder is leaked, the emperor will immediately think of me. Has father thought of me?"
Lord Wei said: "No, he won't think of you. First of all, who can guarantee the formula of the works? Didn't the people from the Ministry come here without contacting anyone on the way here, and didn't they tell anyone the formula? Besides, Qin Fang is here, maybe... this formula was leaked by Qin Fang, who can guarantee that he doesn't know the formula?"
Wei Ting narrowed his eyes: "Do you still want to deal with Qin Fang?"
Lord Wei: "No, just giving an example."
Wei Ting: "What's the use of gunpowder with a formula but no materials? Can you still find sulfur and saltpeter mines now?"
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