Chapter 163: What a Show of Power (Part 2)
She kept 28 sets of these head ornaments for herself and gave the other four sets to her mother-in-law to please her.
Each piece is her favorite and she looks at it every day. Every set of jewelry and head ornaments is exquisitely crafted and priceless.
Those unmounted gems are rare treasures, and each one is of top quality.
But now, he actually wants to give it back? How can she not go crazy?
She wanted to struggle a little more, "If this gets out, both families will be embarrassed."
Yun Zheng spread her hands and said, "I don't mind."
However, Jiang Shurong was so upset that she went crazy. She looked at Qian Wei pitifully and asked him for help.
Qian Wei knew that his wife was obsessed with those jewelry and that they were her favorite, but no one dared to refute the decision made by his mother.
Old Madam Qian shouted angrily, "Jiang, quickly pack up the things and return them to Princess Jinyun."
Under her coercion, Jiang Shurong handed over the things in tears and piled them on the table. It was a tall pile, full of jewels and dazzling.
There are a few more sets in Jiangnan, just ask someone to pick them up.
Yun Zheng looked at these jewels, and countless scenes flashed through her mind: Jiang Shurong's threats every year, and her father running around everywhere, just to collect treasures that would satisfy her.
This was a humiliation for the Yun family, but it was also one of the motivations for her to rise up in resistance and develop the Yun family into the richest family in Da Qi.
Leaving Jiangnan, he came to the vast capital to develop.
Unfortunately, in the face of power, everything is nothing.
Qian Wei was observing her from the side. Her expression was calm, but her eyes were full of blazing flames of ambition!
This is a calm madman!
Madam Qian wrote down an agreement and handed it to Yun Zheng. "Are you satisfied with it?"
The content is very simple, it is the conditions mentioned just now, that is, five years later, I wonder if both parties are still alive?
Old Madam Qian is polite and kind, making people feel like they are in spring breeze, and people can't help but like her.
Yun Zheng finally understood why Old Madam Qian was able to thrive in the complex palace and win the respect of the emperor.
He can bend and stretch, judge the situation, and endure what ordinary people cannot endure.
She raised Madam Qian's danger level, but did not show it on her face.
"My father has suffered a lot of grievances in the Ministry of Internal Affairs these days. I heard that it was instructed by someone."
She changed the subject and said, "Hey, your second wife's father is an official in the Ministry of Internal Affairs?"
Madam Qian gave her a deep look and said, "I promise that your father will have no troubles in the Imperial Household Department and everything will go smoothly."
Yun Zheng was just waiting for her to say this, "Can Madam Qian place staff in the Ministry of Internal Affairs?"
Madam Qian was stunned for a moment, then chuckled helplessly, "How could I possibly have that ability? I'm old and annoying."
Yun Zheng saw that the time was ripe and threw out the bait at the right time. "Here's what I think. Since Master Sun Shouxin has made this matter so big and the whole capital knows about it, we can't suppress it by force."
"It is better to open up than to block, and it is better to guide than to open up. Old lady, what do you think?"
The Qian family was in turmoil over this matter, feeling upset and at a loss as to what to do. Upon hearing this, Qian Wei immediately asked, "Do you have any good ideas?"
In fact, he knew that this matter was arranged by Jiu Qiansui, but he could not point it out or force it, otherwise he would suffer Jiu Qiansui's crazy revenge.
The Qian family can't hold on.
However, Yun Zheng is nine thousand years old, and only she can act as a middleman to reconcile the two sides and resolve the current predicament.
Yun Zheng smiled slightly. "Young Master Sun publicly announced that he was canceling his engagement for personal reasons and was willing to become a sibling with Miss Qian. The Qian family generously recommended him to the Imperial Household Department, acting as a show of reconciliation between the general and the minister."
Qian Wei frowned slightly and weighed the options for a while. He decided that this plan was feasible.
"What personal reasons?"
Yun Zheng rolled her eyes in annoyance and said, "Think about it yourselves. This is not my business. I worked hard to help you solve the problem, and you still expect me to escort you all the way?"
Old Madam Qian always felt that things were not that simple. "What price does our Qian family need to pay?"
She was the most sensible. Yun Zheng said with a smile, "I am doing good deeds and accumulating virtue, but since you are so sincere, then..."
"I want a group of gold, silver and bronze craftsmen."
Qian Wei found it incredible, "That's it?"
Yun Zheng hadn't finished speaking yet. "We also need a group of skilled craftsmen. For example, the one who can make the marquee is called..."
She had attended the Qian family's banquet before. It was extravagant, unique, and the layout was extremely romantic and beautiful.
The marquee left a deep impression on her and gave her some ideas.
Qian Wei knew this person, "Ma Liang."
Nowadays, craftsmen are divided into three categories. One category is the imperial craftsmen, who are of the highest level and serve the royal family exclusively. They have the best skills and are supported by the royal family.
One type is craftsmen in government-run workshops, who are uniformly managed and deployed by the government. They are engaged in construction, lacquerware, ironware, etc. These are registered craftsmen.
One type is folk craftsmen who serve dignitaries and make furniture, study items, etc., and have a certain degree of freedom.
People like Ma Liang were craftsmen in the government-run workshops in Jiangnan, but in the eyes of the Governor of Jiangnan, they were just slaves who could be summoned and dismissed at will.
Yun Zheng was attracted to these people, but since craftsmen had inherited their profession from generation to generation, they had no personal freedom. The government had the final say, so she just asked for it directly.
"Yes, and..."
She listed a group of people's names, counting them all like the back of her hand, which made the Qian family mother and son secretly shocked.
It's disturbing that she knows everything about the Qian family.
Qian Wei couldn't help but ask, "What do you want these people for?"
Yun Zheng answered generously, "Of course, it's for my own enjoyment and to flatter the Emperor."
Qian family: ...
I have never seen such a shameless flatterer.
Qian Wei understood that they were going to make some novel toys to please the emperor.
Tsk tsk, a merchant's daughter who is not presentable.
"Okay, all for you."
The Book of Documents says: A craftsman who creates strange and lewd skills to please women is a representative example of someone who loses his ambition due to playing with things.
Among the four classes of people, scholars, farmers, artisans and merchants, craftsmen are ranked only before merchants.
As a second-rank official with great power, he looked down on these lowly craftsmen.
There are many skilled craftsmen working for him, so he doesn't care.
Yun Zheng was happy in her heart, as she knew these people would be of great use to her.
However, without showing it on his face, he made another request.
"Oh, by the way, I also want Hongyunlou."
Jiang Shurong was confused. Hongyunlou was very famous, but was it owned by the Qian family?
Old Madam Qian frowned. She even knew this!
Qian Wei flatly refused, "No, this is the foundation of our Qian family. You don't need a teahouse, so there's no need to rob our family."
Hongyunlou is the most upscale teahouse in Beijing. It is luxuriously and exquisitely decorated with a variety of styles. It is one of the favorite places for dignitaries.
But what people don’t know is that it was opened by the Qian family.
Old Madam Qian didn't want to give it either. This teahouse was too important and held a hidden secret.
Yun Zheng said indifferently, "Fine, if you don't want to give it to me, then I won't give it to you."
"When the time comes, don't blame me if I talk nonsense in front of the emperor."
This was a threat. Qian Wei was furious and anxious. Why was she being unreasonable? "Our Qian family has done nothing wrong. What's there to be afraid of?"
Yun Zheng tilted her head and smiled like a flower, but every word she said was heartbreaking.
"If I tell you that Hongyun Tower is recruiting people and gathering intelligence about the capital, I wonder if the emperor will believe it?"
The Qian family members' faces changed when they heard the sound, and they looked at Yun Zheng with eyes full of fear.
Is she a demon?
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