nucmednet Chapter 591
Chapter 591
Inside the Prince of Beijing's Mansion.
Prince Beijing Shui Rong, who was fishing in the backyard pond, smiled indifferently after hearing the news.
He smiled and asked Mr. Wuzhai beside him,
"Mr. Wuzhai, what do you think the Daming Palace means by this?"
Mr. Wuzhai pinched his beard, pondered for a moment, and said solemnly,
"The Emperor ordered Xia Dajian to come forward to receive the Yangzhou salt tax. This was clearly a warning to some people not to have any ideas about this batch of silver."
"It seems that the current political situation is not peaceful!"
Then he bowed to Shui Rong.
"Your Highness, I believe that some of the plans for the salt tax in previous years were..."
Although Mr. Wu Zhai had not finished speaking, Shui Rong had already understood what he meant and nodded slightly with a smile.
"Sir, you are right! The Tartars in the north are constantly provoking us, and the important salt tax collection area of Yangzhou in the south has been seized by rebels. The world is not at peace, and the court is in dire straits!"
After that, he continued to say to Mr. Wuzhai,
"Please tell our people later that this batch of silver is under the personal supervision of the Emperor, and not a single word can be touched!"
"If anyone causes trouble, don't blame me for being ruthless!"
Mr. Wuzhai breathed a sigh of relief and said with a happy face,
"Your Majesty is wise!"
Shui Rong smiled faintly, then frowned slightly and said,
"But sir, the emperor is ill in the palace, and the emperor is personally in charge of the Daming Palace. However, the old dog that accompanied the emperor has also appeared at the dock outside the city, making it difficult for me to see clearly."
Upon hearing this, Mr. Wuzhai frowned and nodded slightly.
"Your Highness is absolutely right! This is exactly what I cannot see clearly."
"Ordinarily, to demonstrate the importance of this batch of silver, only Xia Dajian would need to appear, but Dai Quan, who is beside the emperor, also appeared..."
He paused and couldn't help but sigh,
"Such a profound meaning is truly beyond comprehension. The Emperor is truly worthy of being an emperor who has held the sun and moon in his hands for decades!"
Shui Rong slowly raised his head and looked towards the direction of the imperial palace, and nodded solemnly.
"Yes! The Emperor is wise and far-sighted..."
Suddenly, Shui Rong seemed to have thought of something, turned his head to look at Mr. Wu Zhai and said in a low voice,
"Sir, tell me, does the Emperor wish to re-..."
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In the Rongguo Mansion in Shenjing.
Everyone in the Jia family had received a letter from Jia Lian a few days ago, saying that Lin Daiyu, the granddaughter of the old lady of the Jia family and the only daughter of Lin Ruhai, the Imperial Censor of Yangzhou Salt, would arrive today. In particular, Lin Daiyu would also arrive with the 8 million taels of tax silver that Lin Ruhai had worked so hard to raise.
Since yesterday, the whole house has started a thorough cleaning.
Although Lady Jia attached great importance to her granddaughter whom she had never met, Jia Lian mentioned more in a secret letter to Jia Zheng that Lin Ruhai had a special relationship with Qingfengzhai, and his ability to raise the eight million taels of silver was inseparable from Qingfengzhai.
In the past, the Jia family, as the Rongguo Mansion, a descendant of the four kings and eight dukes, naturally would not take a mere mountain bandit seriously.
However, since Qingfengzhai began its operations in Yangzhou, countless news about Yangzhou have continued to emerge from the capital, and the Jia family naturally also knew of the great reputation of Qingfengzhai.
In addition, Jia Lian was once kidnapped by Qingfengzhai in Yangzhou and almost lost his life.
Whether it was out of Lin Ruhai's gratitude to Jia Lian for saving his life, or for some other reason,
Regarding the arrival of Jia Mu's granddaughter and her niece,
As the head of Rongguo Mansion, Jia Zheng showed great attention and welcome.
Not only did she order the entire mansion to clean the house inside and out in advance, she also rejected Lady Jia's proposal to let Lin Daiyu live in her own room, the Bisha Cupboard.
Upon learning that Lin Daiyu was in poor health, he cleaned up the Hibiscus Courtyard next to Jia Mu's courtyard and prepared for Lin Daiyu to move in.
Although Grandmother Jia felt that this was a bit excessive, she also understood what Jia Zheng was thinking and tacitly agreed to all his arrangements.