【Quick Wear】My Years as a Mother-in-law

Chapter 225 Grandmother Jia 27

The Zhen family and the Jia family are old relatives, but compared to the Jia family which moved to Shendu for development, the Zhen family's power is in Jinling. The old lady of the Zhen family is the wet nurse of the retired emperor and was named Lady Fengsheng. The retired emperor trusted the Zhen family very much and went to the south of the Yangtze River to specially let the Zhen family take over.

The official position of the Zhen family is "Imperial Envoy, President of the Jinling Provincial Tiren Academy", which is probably because the emperor has appointed the Minister of Culture of Jiangnan and the head of Jiangnan Weaving, in charge of both finance and culture. He has real power, financial power, and reputation. If the emperor is still the emperor, then the power of the Zhen family will grow stronger and stronger, and they will be very famous.

But although the emperor is not dead now, he can no longer speak or move. There are not many obstacles for the emperor to take action against the Zhen family. The key is evidence. The Zhen family does things very carefully. If you can't get inside, it will be difficult to get evidence.

While on duty in Yangzhou, Lin Ruhai had collected and compiled evidence of most of the salt merchants' crimes. Recently, he was investigating evidence of collusion between officials and businessmen. If the emperor could take action, the salt administration in Jiangnan would soon be clear. However, he had recently discovered some clues about the Zhen family's involvement in the salt administration, so the emperor ordered him to stay in Yangzhou to investigate the Zhen family.

Cui was a bit anxious. Her son, a third-place scholar, had started out as a seventh-rank editor in the Hanlin Academy. Unfortunately, he'd only been there for a year before his father passed away and he had to observe a three-year mourning period. After the mourning period ended, he was appointed a seventh-rank doctor at the Lantai Temple for a few years before being reappointed by the emperor as the Imperial Censor of Salt. Although still a seventh-rank official, he was a true confidant of the emperor. He stayed in Yangzhou for a few more years, achieved remarkable political achievements, and completed the emperor's mission. After returning to Beijing, he would definitely join the Six Ministries, at least as a vice minister, and eventually become a minister and eventually a cabinet member...

This was Cui's vision for her son's career, but now he had to stay on. It was hard to predict what the future would hold. Her son was already thirty-five, and she was sixty-three. She had no choice but to stay strong, or else Ru Hai would have to observe mourning again, affecting his career...

"My mother-in-law wants to..." Yun Xi looked at Nanny Gu, who understood immediately and left with Yuanchun and the others.

"That's right, please ask my mother-in-law to invite the Zhen family in the name of a banquet. Ruhai has several Jinyiwei people around him who are very skilled in martial arts." Cui deliberately lowered her voice.

Yun Xi raised an eyebrow, "So it's to lure the tiger away from the mountain."

Then he fell into deep thought.

Cui was puzzled, "My mother-in-law doesn't want to?"

Yun Xi asked her to be patient. "Don't bother. I can send someone to investigate directly. But what if there's no evidence to prove it?"

Could it be that the Jia family couldn't bear to see their old relative suffer misfortune? Cui Shi felt that she understood and said with a hint of meaning, "Without evidence, the Zhen family cannot be implicated in this salt policy reform. It's just that the Zhen family is too powerful, and the emperor's determination to weaken the Zhen family will not change. The people of Jinling only know the Zhen family, not the royal family~"

Yun Xi was helpless. "What are you thinking about? I just asked casually."

After three years of clearing the magistrate's office, he received one hundred thousand snowflakes and silver.

There are few honest officials in this world, and she also has a chivalrous heart. If the Zhen family really did something bad, they deserved to die. If they didn't do anything bad, she would not be in cahoots with Emperor Yong'an.

Jia Yuanchun brought her sisters and niece Ningxia, and followed Jia Min to stroll in the garden. She saw not only exotic flowers but also many clusters of them, including plum, orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemum, as well as October cherry and crabapple in full bloom. She loved them very much.

Seeing this, Jia Min wanted to laugh. She loved to pretend to be cultured, and her husband had the same temperament. In their spare time, they would grow flowers and plants, play the piano and write poems, which was very pleasant. However, the frugal nature she developed at her parents' home made her reluctant to buy expensive flowers and plants. Later, when her mother-in-law found out, she showed her the family fortune. It was a sum that she could not spend on buying all the flowers and plants she wanted, so she finally relaxed.

"Do you like it? Each of you pick one. There are no more. If you dig too much, the bumps will look ugly." Jia Min stroked her slightly protruding belly and lovingly pulled Yuanchun Fengchun, "Don't be polite with your aunt."

Nanny Gu also knew a lot about flowers. She saw many valuable and rare flowers growing wildly in the flower garden...

"Wow! I love my aunt the most!"

Ning Xia happily walked towards the orchids. The orchids were not in bloom yet, so she couldn't tell what kind they were. Ning Xia picked the strongest one and said, "I want this one!"

Nanny Gu wanted to cover her chest. If she was not mistaken, it was the king of orchids - Suguan Heding! The young lady really knows how to pick!

Yuanchun said shyly, "Thank you, Auntie. I like plum blossoms."

"go Go."

Nanny Gu stared at Yuanchun and saw her put her hand on the smallest plum tree. She felt satisfied. Yuanchun still knew the rules. No, could that plum tree be the Imperial Pink Plum? She wasn't sure; she had only seen it in the palace.

Fengchun picked out a chrysanthemum and an orchid, euphemistically claiming they were for little Yingchun. Shaochun rolled her eyes and reminded her, "Sister Fengchun, your two concubines are also pregnant."

"Yes!"

Fengchun, the clever little boy, picked one plant from each of the four flowers. They cannot be dug up yet, so he can only mark them with wooden signs.

Nanny Gu was too lazy to look anymore. Flowers that were not of sufficient quality could not enter the garden.

Yuanchun was very embarrassed, "Girl, why did you pick so many?"

Fengchun flattered: "Hey, sister, I like it!"

"Take whatever you like."

Jia Min showed them flowers, white cranes, a valuable xylophone, a go box with a cloisonné lotus pattern, and a jeweled go piece. They were dazzled by all sorts of rare books and famous paintings.

Jia Yuanchun and the others never shut their mouths. They had no choice. The things at home were of the best quality and there weren't so many good things. But when they were learning music, chess, calligraphy and painting, their grandmother only gave each of them a set of medium to high quality.

Their monthly allowance was five taels of silver, which was not a small amount. After all, Aunt Min only had two taels of silver a month when she was still unmarried. But if they wanted to buy an expensive piano, they would have to save for several years.

Nanny Gu thought that these children still had not seen much of the world. When she returned, she would discuss with the old lady and ask them to come and appreciate treasures more often and attend more banquets so that they would not become superficial girls.

If Yun Xi knew this, she would cry out that she was wronged. The Jia family is a nouveau riche, and she, an ordinary person, is also a nouveau riche. How would she know how to appreciate treasures? When she comes across good things, she relies entirely on the system's valuation.

Nanny Gu reminded her at the right time, "Miss Min, it's cold and windy, it's time to go back to the house."

Jia Min said gently, "Madame Gu, what do you like? Mother wrote that you love reading. These rare books have been copied. Don't worry."

Nanny Gu waved her hands repeatedly, "No, no, it's too expensive, too expensive."

"You're welcome, Mammy."

Unable to refuse, Nanny Gu did not look at the rare copies and hesitantly picked a copy. Seeing this, Jia Min gave her several copies.