Eleven Niang was also a little worried.

Years ago, there was a censor who impeached the families of public ministers for wantonly occupying private lands, and the Zhou family was also on the list. The emperor ordered the families of these noble ministers to return their lands, and called them into the palace to give them a warning. Despite this, there were still some emperors

Relatives Qi Yang violated the law and gave away small fields to big fields, or concealed the amount. Chen Ge wrote a letter asking the emperor to take back the official fields used by the ministers as salaries, and the court would pay the annual salary.

Therefore, the scope of the matter was too wide, the matter was serious, and it was the New Year's Eve, so the Emperor excused himself to celebrate the New Year and stayed in China.

Zhou Shizheng once approached Xu Lingyi about this matter: Without Zhuang Tian, ​​​​we will rely on the imperial court to pay annual salary. When the time comes, why don’t we live by looking at the faces of the Ministry of Revenue and the inner government? You also know that among those in the Ministry of Revenue, the official quality is not very high.

, but it is full of official flavor. When the time comes, if the treasury is empty, we will give it at the right time, and we will have to deal with these people. The money is small, and I am afraid that the dignity of the family of the noble minister will also be completely lost. This matter must not be done.

, you must oppose it to the end.

If the gifted fields were taken back, the Xu family would suffer considerable losses. Not to mention that the late emperor gave the concubine two 100-hectare longevity fields, including the horse farm in Baoding Prefecture, which were also gifted fields.

One stone strikes a thousand waves, not to mention related to one's own interests. Xu Lingyi has heard about it a long time ago, and said with a wry smile: Let's see the emperor's opinion first.

Zhou Shizheng was unhappy when he saw that he was not very active: Yinghua, this is not our family's business, don't make everyone feel bad.

He said it as if everyone looked up to him.

Don't I live by granting land? Xu Lingyi frowned, but the year has just been changed. I have no idea what the emperor thinks. Now is not the time to rely on the courage of ordinary people.

Otherwise, how could I have come to discuss this matter with you? Zhou Shizheng's eyes widened. The emperor had announced my entry into the palace a few days ago. It was all about how you had kept a low profile and bided your time in the past few years. Regarding the siege, apart from that, Yanjing

There are several down-and-out families, but your family and that boy Weibeihou have not joined in. Let me learn more from you. I don't care about others, I just follow your eyes and act.

In that case, what do you have to worry about? Xu Lingyi smiled and said, can you just hang around with me?

Aren't I worried? Zhou Shizheng muttered, "Others don't know your family's affairs, and I don't know your family's affairs yet. Your family has many sacrificial fields, and the concubine's longevity field can also be converted into a sacrificial field by then."

, No matter what the emperor does, he can't take away your family's sacrificial fields. Besides, you still have the filial piety in the military. You can get one hundred thousand taels a year. I don't want to put gold on the emperor's face, but I

You have to be able to afford it. Not to mention anything else, several old ladies from my great-grandfather’s generation still have to give away three hundred taels of silver in honorary support every year. I can’t let this reputation be ruined in my hands.

I couldn’t carry it. After saying that, I still felt uneasy, so I called Denghua and told your kitchen staff that I want to stay here for dinner. First, give me steamed abalone, and then give me stir-fried sea cucumber and grilled rut with green lid.

Pig catches whole sheep

Dare to lie down on Xu Lingyi's usual drunkard's chair and order these dishes carelessly, which in itself shows the friendship between Zhou Shizheng and Xu Lingyi. Naturally, Denghua didn't say a word, responded respectfully, and repeated the dishes Zhou Shizheng ordered, no

He made a mistake and stepped back with a low eyebrow.

Xu Lingyi smiled and said: I still have good Jinhua wine here, would you like some jars?

Of course, there will be a few altars, Zhou Shizheng said unceremoniously. Not only that, he also secretly took out the Laojun eyebrows that the emperor gave to his wife during the Chinese New Year. He said, touching his already slightly convex neck, eating such a tonic food.

, Longjing Wuyi can’t stand it

Xu Lingyi laughed loudly: You thought you were still a kid, so you stole some and tasted it. Then, he ordered the boy on the side to talk to Mrs. Zhou, and the mistress of the Zhou family came and wanted to steal her old man's Laojun Mei.

After a while, the boy came over with a half-catty blue and white porcelain altar with a white background: Mrs. Tai said, let Mr. Zhou take it back to taste.

Zhou Shizheng accepted it with a smile.

The meal lasted until the willow branches above the moon were gone before he left.

Eleven Niangs serve Xu Lingyi to change clothes: Will the mortals suffer if the Marquis fights with gods?

When gods fight, mortals suffer. Xu Lingyi murmured this sentence twice, and said with a smile, you used these two sentences appropriately. Then he waved his hand, indicating that he did not need to change into his daily Taoist robes, and just sat down in his middle coat.

He got on the big Kang by the window, took a cup of tea and took a sip, sighing: "Receiving and granting fields and so on are just excuses. Who doesn't know that this matter is of great significance, and one careless move can destroy Zhou's family"

Gong Liao Guixun was all offended. Mr. Chen Ge just wanted to use this incident to test the emperor's attitude towards him. In the future, he would also know where the bottom line is when he acts. Otherwise, why would he choose to write during the Chinese New Year?

If this memorial is afraid of going to court and wants to test Mr. Chen Ge's attitude, then he will definitely not agree to the grant of land. In this way, the courtiers will write the same letter and the cabinet will discuss it, and there will definitely be no conclusion unless it lasts for a year or two.

, why should we jump out and give Tianluàn carelessness? Those ministers will catch us and use guns to embarrass the emperor. When he said this, he slightly condensed his words, fearing that the emperor was determined to rectify the imperial court and approved Mr. Chen Ge.

It will be difficult to handle the memorial by then

Xu Lingyi is the emperor's uncle, and the Gongqing family will all depend on him. If he obediently allows the emperor to take back the land, he will be a sinner of the Gongqing family from now on, and the Xu family may be excluded from this circle; if

He argued with the emperor that at the time when the new emperor was establishing his power, he might show the monkey the murder of Xu Lingyi.

The best way is to divert everyone's attention to the Empress's natal family. However, the Empress's father is Zhou Shizheng, his good friend since childhood.

Since the emperor is staying in China, he must have his own ideas. Eleven Niang gave him some slippers to change, just as the Marquis said to Mr. Zhou, let's see what the situation is like. There are always more solutions than difficulties.

There are always more solutions than difficulties. After Xu Lingyi listened to the truth, I got another wise saying from a good wife.

Seeing him pretending, Eleven Niang burst into laughter.

Xu Lingyi took the opportunity to hold her in his arms

Thinking of this, she couldn't help but blush slightly, the carriage also stopped, and the cautious voice of the woman following the carriage came through the curtain: Madam, the inn has arrived.

Eleven Niang hurriedly collected her thoughts and glanced at the two daughters-in-law with a guilty look. Jiang's expression was a little dazed, while Ying Niang was waiting expectantly for her answer. Her expressions were within the normal range, and she was heartbroken.

Only then did it settle.

Your father-in-law is always cautious, nothing will happen to him

Ying Niang nodded and got out of the carriage first, then turned around and helped Eleven Niang out of the carriage. Jiang family's Xu Si Zhun, Xu Si Jie and a large group of maids and women followed closely behind her and surrounded her into the West Cross Courtyard.

Mrs. Jiang hurriedly directed the maids to change the bedding and utensils they had brought, and arranged for her mother-in-law to boil water on the stove for cooking.

Eleven Niang sat at the square table in the hall and counted the days.

It has been almost three months. Everyone has been waiting and watching for a long time. It is time to discuss again. Is it because of this that the emperor hastily asked Xu Lingyi to enter the palace?

She slept a little uneasily at night, so she rushed to Yanjing just after dawn the next day, and didn't arrive until it was time to turn on the lanterns at night.

Xu Lingyi hasn't come back yet.

The madam was confused and said: Why are you not together?

Eleven Niang didn’t want Mrs. Tai to worry, so she smiled and said: I met Mr. Zhou at the gate of the city, and the Marquis was called by him.

The madam laughed after hearing this: Being dragged away by him must be bad. I think you shouldn't wait for him today and rest early. It will be good if he can come back tomorrow.

Eleven Niang responded with a smile, and together with the Second Madam, she coaxed the Madam to rest.

The second lady sent her out and said: "I heard that the emperor wants to take back the land granted by the noble minister. If this is really the case, let's not make a big mistake out of a small thing. We will do whatever the emperor says. Only the emperor has you in his eyes, and you

How come there is less food to eat?

I will convey the words of the second sister-in-law to the Marquis. Eleven Niang feels that they are just expressive about the affairs of the court, so it is better to say less words of comfort, so as not to affect Xu Lingyi's judgment.

Seeing that she was not interested, the second lady nodded without saying anything and returned to the house.

She distributed the incense to her and whispered: Second Madam, some people like orchids, while others just like hairpins. Fourth Madam likes the inner house, even if you tell her, she doesn't understand.

The second lady smiled faintly and remained silent.

Yuxiang breathed a sigh of relief, helped her to rest, helped her tuck in the quilt, turned off the lights, and walked out quietly.

A long sigh sounded in the silent room shrouded in night: She doesn't have to worry about this, naturally someone will help her take care of it. Speaking of which, she is also a lucky one.

Eleven Niang went back to the house and asked Hu Bo to find some clever handkerchiefs from the bottom of the box: send them to Weibeihou's house to see if Weibeihou was home.

I heard from Xu Lingyi that the Lin family also received a lot of land grants. If it was about receiving land grants, it would be impossible for the Lin family to sit firmly on Diaoyutai.

Amber quickly came back: Mr. Lin is at home. Mrs. Lin said thank you. Mr. Lin is anxious and angry about the harvest. She will come to see you in two days.

Eleven Niang nodded, sitting in the room and meditating.

In this case, Xu Lingyi's entry into the palace has nothing to do with the matter of receiving the land. If this is the case, why did he stay in the palace overnight?

She slept soundly, and the next day she opened her eyes and asked: Is there a letter from Mr. Marquis?

Lengxiang, who was on duty, said hurriedly: Mr. Hou came back yesterday. When he saw his wife, he rested. He was afraid of disturbing you, so he took a rest in the study outside.

Xu Lingyi likes to wake her up in the middle of the night, and then do whatever he wants when she is sleepy. He also calls it a true saying: You look best when you are confused.

Eleven Niang was stunned.

After dressing up neatly and not caring about breakfast, I went to Xu Lingyi's study room.
Chapter completed!