Chapter 2197 Dowry
Huo Zhongkai was the one who escorted gold and silver back to Beijing. Qingshu was not surprised to learn about this news. Because this man came from a family of military generals, this ensured that he would not be fascinated by money. In addition, this man had strong abilities and was famous in the army and could send treasures back to the capital.
Qingshu only handed over the gold and silver to Huo Zhongkai, but the five boxes of jewelry and jade were left behind. It wasn't that she wanted to greed for these five boxes of jewelry, leaving these was the queen's meaning. Of course, she also received the emperor's approval.
Because I brought these five boxes of jewelry back to Beijing, I hired an extra carriage, so the trip naturally slowed down. However, April is the lukewarm season, so I won’t suffer when I rush to the road. It only took twenty-one days to return to the capital.
When Duan Boyang saw Qingshu, he praised her very much, and then asked her what reward she wanted. Qingshu was not interested in the reward, so he hoped to give her more holidays to accompany her children.
Duan Boyang readily gave her ten days off and also gave her a box of orphan books.
Qingshu was shocked to see these things, because he had never heard of these ancient books, let alone seen them: "Sir, where did you get them?"
Duan Boyang smiled and said, "This is what I found when I asked someone to organize the warehouse. It was too hidden and ignored. Fortunately, it was preserved properly and did not break it."
The members of Feiyuwei are all martial artists, and they prefer gold, silver, valuable antiques and other objects. They are unwilling to ask for such ancient books. After all, these things are priceless treasures for those who like him. Those who don’t know the goods are worthless.
Qingshu hurriedly thanked her.
She entered the palace after leaving Feiyuwei, thinking about handing over these five boxes of priceless jewelry to Yi An as soon as possible, and it would be uneasy to put it at home.
Yi An looked at her, held her hand and said with a smile: "You have made great contributions this time, and even the emperor admires you very much!"
Hong Jian is a smart man. After the current emperor ascended the throne, he knew that he and Hu Bensong would be liquidated sooner or later. At that time, he was ready to retreat. He was very lucky to find someone who was 70 or 80% similar to him, and then he asked the man to imitate his words, deeds and voices. After six years of training, he had reached the point of being fake and distorted by the real thing. Not to mention the prefect Wan, even Wang Shaoqing might not be able to find out the truth. Because without Hu Bensong, this person could not be caught.
Qingshu smiled and said, "What are you doing to talk about these false things? Let's take a look. Just now, our leader rewarded me with a box of ancient books. What are you going to reward me?"
Yi An said generously: "Didn't you bring back five boxes of jewelry? Leave one box for you to reward, and give me the other four boxes."
Qingshu looked at her and said, "Just a box of jewelry, don't you have ancient books, calligraphy and paintings?"
Yi An laughed and said, "You can't be too greedy. You can only choose the same box of jewelry or ancient books, calligraphy and paintings.
She originally thought that Qingshu could choose ancient books, calligraphy and paintings, but this was her favorite, but she didn't expect that Qingshu would choose a box of jewelry.
Yi An deliberately smiled and said, "Are you sure you don't want ancient books and calligraphy? The two paintings I prepared for you are all from famous houses."
Qingshu shook his head and said, "Yaoyao likes beautiful jewelry. These boxes of things are hard to find. I will leave a box for her to dowry."
It was really so good that she couldn't let go. Just like there was a box of pearls, which were round and as big as a nucleus. Qingshu [Youyou Reading www.uutxt.xyz] saw it and was attracted by its luster.
Yi An smiled and said, "Okay, you can pick a box of your own, and I will take the rest into my private warehouse."
"Don't you give me some to the Queen Mother?"
Yi An shook his head and said, "The Empress Dowager is a person of particularity. She will not want things that dead people touch, as they think they are dirty and unlucky."
Hong Jian is already dead, and this is a dead thing for the Empress Dowager.
Qingshu didn't say much after hearing this. Anyway, Yi An knew about these things: "The commander gave me ten days off, and I want to ask Fu'er for three days off."
"Are you afraid of delaying his homework?"
Qingshu was really not worried: "What's there to worry about? Just make up for it later. Last year I promised him to wait for the leisure villa to open and I would take him to play for a few days. Now there's such a long vacation, and it's just enough to take their brother and sister to play for two days."
When it comes to the leisure villa, Yi An was a little moved. She only heard Xiaoyu say that the venue is very big and there are many ways to play, but she has never been there. After thinking about it, she said, "Why do we take the children together tomorrow."
Qingshu smiled and said, "I'm fine, but you're still feeding the child now, the Emperor may not agree."
"He will definitely agree."
Qingshu was very relieved when she saw her confident look, and said with a smile: "If you want to go to the leisure villa, then let Xiaoyu arrange it and we will go the next day."
"She knew that you would definitely come to find you when you returned to Beijing, and you would tell her that at that time."
Qingshu nodded and asked, "Have you met Brother Chen? How is this child like? Is it okay?"
"The child is very good. I have become a disciple of Lao Xingning. Lao Xingning is busy. His two-ranked Jinshi disciples teach Chen Ge'er on their behalf."
Qingshu looked at her expression and said, "What else?"
"Brother Chen is fine, but Xiaoyu is not very good."
"Is the Guan family causing trouble again?"
Yi An shook his head and said, "What are you going to have to do with them? But this is indeed related to the Guan family. Lin'an Hou and Bi family made Guan Zhen a wife, who is Heng Xiang's granddaughter. The second marriage can still marry the legitimate girl from the Chief Auxiliary's family. Guan Zhenqi's market situation is better than we imagined."
Qingshu asked strangely after hearing this: "How could the girl from the Heng family promise Guan Zhenqi? Could it be that there is something wrong with that girl?"
He briefly explained Heng Liu's situation, and after he finished speaking, Yi An said: "The people of the Heng family knew after the two families exchanged Geng Tie, but unfortunately it was a foregone conclusion and could no longer regret it."
Qingshu couldn't help but exclaim: "This second wife Heng is really courageous. A good daughter went to fill in a house for someone. Not only did she lose face but also hurt her inner self. I wonder if the Heng family members will punish her severely."
"She gave birth to two sons for the second son of Heng Lao Er, who was so smart that Heng Xiang liked him. So it was impossible to be able to live with him. At most, it would be a warning. However, Heng Lao Er liked her, so this matter would probably be left unresolved in the end."
Yi An shook his head and said, "A good girl was pushed into the fire pit because her mother died early."
Qingshu nodded and said meaningfully: "So we must live well, even for the sake of the children."
After hearing this, Yi An couldn't help but smile and said, "Xiaoyu came to say the same thing to you last time, and she sighed that the child with a mother is a baby without a mother is a grass."
For Mrs. Heng Liu, Heng Liu was not a weed that could be trampled to death at will. However, what everyone did not expect was that Miss Heng Liu was not a weed, but a thorn.
Chapter completed!