Chapter 442 Help
The head of the Wei family left his wife's yard angrily, and went to his most favored concubine with his hands behind his back. On the way, he met his eldest daughter-in-law and a graceful woman.
When Mrs. Cao saw her father-in-law, she quickly pulled her stepsister to salute: "Dad, I just want to tell you something."
The head of the Wei family glanced at the woman and asked calmly: "What's the matter?"
Mrs. Cao said: "This is my sister Cao Qingqing. I invite her to stay at home for a while, to be Zhu'er's companion, and to teach her about female beauty."
The head of the Wei family nodded: "You don't need to tell me these things, you can make up your own mind." After that, he left with his hands behind his back.
Mrs. Cao turned to look at her stepsister and whispered: "Daddy doesn't care about internal affairs, we have to go tell mother."
In fact, it goes without saying, but Mrs. Cao wanted her stepsister to show her face in front of her mother-in-law, so that she could come often to greet her mistress in the future. If she came and went frequently, she would have the opportunity to meet Wei Zhan.
Cao Qingqing said softly: "Of course, I will go with my elder sister to pay my respects to Mrs. Wang."
So, Mrs. Cao led her sister to Mrs. Wang's yard.
Mrs. Wang didn't say anything about her eldest daughter-in-law bringing her stepsister to live at home. After all, the daughters-in-law had their own yards and they could take in whoever they wanted. She didn't care at all.
But she came here specifically to visit and the courtesy was reciprocated, so Mrs. Wang gave her two pieces of cloth and casually said some considerate and comforting words: "If you need anything, just tell your sister and let her buy it for you."
Cao Qingqing hurriedly said: "Thank you madam for your concern."
Coming out of Mrs. Wang's courtyard, Mr. Cao whispered: "Now let's go pay a visit to the princess. Maybe we can meet Qi Lang."
Cao Qingqing nodded shyly.
At this moment, Ying Bao and Wei Zhan were talking in the room: "The officials of the Ministry of Internal Affairs said that the residence will be located in Zhouhe County. There is a ready-made house there with three entrances. Two more courtyards will be expanded at that time."
The princess's mansion is also equipped with a hundred guards, as well as several coachmen and servants. With so many people, they need a place to live and a kitchen to cook for them. Therefore, it is not enough to enter the mansion three times.
Wei Zhan didn't care where he lived, as long as he was with his wife. "Zhouhe County is not bad, but it is quite poor."
Not only was it poor, there were many officials in that place who colluded with the gentry to oppress the people.
There have also been new county magistrates who have tried to rectify the situation, but with little success.
Because the petty officials there are basically hereditary, the father retires his son, and the son retires his grandson. Moreover, there are intermarriages between officials and gentry. They have been running the business for generations and basically control the people of Zhouhe County to death. You have to look at their faces.
After the people were oppressed, they had nowhere to redress their grievances and had no other choice but to flee.
Yingbao knows more about these things than Wei Zhan, but she is not afraid.
The worst case scenario is to kill a group of people to scare the monkeys.
As soon as this thought came into his mind, Xuanwu shouted in his mind: "Put down the butcher knife and become a Buddha immediately!"
Ying Bao burst out laughing, startling Wei Zhan: "Madam, why are you laughing? Did I say something wrong?"
"That's right, let's go to Zhouhe County." Yingbao said.
Suddenly, Mu Dan shouted from outside: "Princess, the lady is here."
Yingbao: "Invite her in."
After a while, Mrs. Cao led her sister into the house.
"Congratulations to the seventh younger sister, who has been promoted to the title of princess." Mrs. Cao smiled and saluted Ying Baofu.
Her sister Cao Qingqing also followed suit.
Ying Bao did not move because her status did not allow her to salute civilians. "Sister-in-law, please sit down. Who is this?"
Ms. Cao quickly said: "This is my sister, who is one year younger than the princess. I came here specifically to pay a visit and recognize her."
Ying Bao felt very awkward hearing her words and couldn't help but darken her face.
Mu Dan said from the side: "Madam, be careful what you say."
If you come to the princess to recognize someone, you must be mentally ill.
Ms. Cao realized she had made a mistake and apologized with a smile: "Look at my mouth. I made a mistake in a moment of joy. Princess, don't blame me. This is my little sister Qingqing. Qingqing, please give my regards to the princess quickly."
Cao Qingqing was inexplicably afraid of this beautiful princess, so she knelt down and gave Ying Bao a big salute.
"Please get up quickly, it doesn't have to be like this." Ying Bao winked at Mu Dan, who immediately went up to help the woman up.
Yingbao picked up the tea cup at hand, but didn't drink it, just flicking the foam away.
Mrs. Cao acted as if she hadn't seen him before, sitting on the stool and talking: "Princess, my sister Nühong is very good, and she is good at embroidery. Look at the colorful butterfly skirt on her body. She embroidered it herself. If you have any work, Just give it to her directly."
Ying Bao put down the tea cup: "The imperial court assigned me four embroidery girls from the Shangyi Bureau, and they are all very skilled, so I won't bother my sister-in-law."
Ms. Cao smiled and was about to say something, but Wei Zhan said from the side: "Sister-in-law, we'll talk about it later if we have anything to do. You guys go back first. My eldest brother may have come back."
As soon as Mrs. Cao heard that Wei Wenbai had returned, she immediately stood up and saluted Ying Baofu: "Then we will say goodbye. I will come back to bother you tomorrow."
Cao Qingqing also stood up, saluted, and left with her sister.
When she walked outside, Ms. Cao looked a little unhappy.
When they reached a deserted place, Ms. Cao said to her sister: "A mud-legged girl from a poor ravine actually started to show off to me. Look at how arrogant she is now. Didn't she go to the market to beg for food when she was a child? If not? Clinging to the emperor’s lap, all the beggars on the street are better than her!”
Cao Qingqing lowered her head and said nothing.
Ms. Cao cursed a lot, finally venting her frustration, and complained again: "Don't you think you're always a talkative person? Why don't you even fart when you are in front of Qi Lang?"
Cao Qingqing cried and said: "Sister, I want to go home."
"What?" Mrs. Cao was angry: "You're a worthless thing! No wonder you're sixteen and can't find a good family!"
Cao Qingqing heard her sister's harsh words and wanted to go home more and more.
It's not that she really can't find her husband's family, but her mother has always wanted to find her a wealthy family, at least no worse than her sister's.
After this time, she realized that it was impossible for her to cling to Qi Lang of the Wei family.
Even if she hooks up once, she will probably be beaten to death by the princess. Instead of doing this, she might as well find someone with a similar family background to marry, which is worse than being a concubine.
A few days later, Princess Chuanhe's car set off, and the convoy traveled two miles.
Jiang Jie, Jiang Wu and Jiang Quan both stayed in Beijing, including Mei Xiang.
Now that Mei Xiang and Jiang Quan are married, Ying Bao leaves the bonsai shop in the capital to his couple.
The annual dividend belongs to Yingbao, and she asks her second cousin to give it to Jiang Jie and Jiang Wu to share equally.
She herself has the tax revenue of two counties, which is more than enough to support more than a hundred people.
Moreover, there is a textile workshop in Dongchen Village, and there is a share of the specialty shop in Qinchuan County. With Wei Zhan's property, the emperor's reward cannot be spent completely.
Even if the princess's mansion supports a few retainers and staff, it will be enough to cover the expenses.
The motorcade left the capital and slowly followed the official road.
After walking for several hours, we only covered twenty miles.
While passing through an uninhabited field, someone suddenly ran over from the roadside and shouted: "Help! Officer, help!" (End of Chapter)