Five hundred catties...five hundred catties of gold!

The second master asked the young man three times: "Is it five hundred catties, five hundred catties of gold? Not five hundred taels?"

"It's five hundred catties." The boy said, "The third master also asked the same question. The Lord from the Ministry of Household Affairs said that the emperor is rewarding the seventh lady with five hundred catties of gold!"

The second master took a few breaths of cold air.

When the old man of the Gu family was knighted, he was only rewarded with one hundred catties of gold.

There were two marquises at the beginning of this dynasty who followed Gaozu through life and death. When they were ennobled, they were rewarded with five hundred catties of gold.

Gu Jinzhi was just sent to the palace by the old man, and she didn't know what she did. First she made Princess Luyang a concubine, and now she got five hundred catties of gold.

The second lady felt sad after hearing this.

Five hundred kilograms of gold is enough for two lifetimes of food and drink.

If the second house had the money, they would have moved out early. Who would be crowded into this small place with the big house?

Back then, the second master was in charge of Gu's Baicao Hall and worked hard to make money. Wasn't it the second wife who encouraged him to save money, separate from the main house, and then move out?

The family's land and shops are all in the hands of the uncle. Every year, all the accounts are calculated and then shown to the second house. All the gangsters in the middle have been embezzled by the first house.

If the second master doesn't like reading, he might as well be the third master Gu Yanzhen, who has a reputation as a civil servant.

Now, I don’t have the ability to move out.

"The money Sister Jin got should be put in the public account, right?" The second lady said suddenly, "Why don't we take the opportunity to tell the uncle and buy all the houses next door so that we can live more spaciously."

Sanyuanpo Hutong. Except for the Gu family of Cheng Guogong and the Li family of Wei Guogong, the rest belong to Lin San. Some are vacant houses added by other wealthy families, and some are left behind after local officials moved away.

The two or three houses to the left and right of the Gu family were all rented out because they were unoccupied.

If you buy it and open up the courtyard wall, it will belong to the Gu family.

They wouldn't be so narrow-minded that they would dislike each other.

"...Ordinarily, it should be in the public account." The second master said. "But the emperor's decree only said to reward the seventh girl. If the seventh girl is the eldest, then it must be in the account. But the seventh girl is the third eldest.

The third daughter-in-law... I'm just afraid of difficulties."

The second lady snorted coldly.

Last time, hot tea was poured on her face by Song Pan'er. Although there were no blisters on her face, it still made her lose face.

But the sister-in-law said that Song Pan'er was a guest and there was no reason to punish her. She only asked Song Pan'er to accompany the second lady, saying that she was careless.

Song Pan'er smiled brightly, as if she was with her.

That look was so triumphant that it made the second lady so angry.

If Song Pan'er was reluctant to apologize, the second lady would feel better, but she had a crazy smile on her face. Although the second lady accepted her courtesy, she felt extremely aggrieved.

She has a close relationship with Song Pan'er.

However, with the big house in charge, the second lady no longer dared to cause trouble.

She has no capital or confidence!

"...The emperor has rewarded me with so much money, and it will be spread all over the capital tomorrow." The second lady said jealously, "I have made Princess Luyang again! Why am I so kind in going to Beijing to give gifts to Brother Qing? It turns out that I am thinking about my future.

If Sister Jin hadn’t come, wouldn’t these all belong to our Sister Po? Sister Jin can enter the palace to make the Queen Mother happy, but can’t we, Sister Po?”

The more I think about it, the more I feel like I can't breathe.

The second lady was so angry that her heart ached.

The fifth girl heard that the emperor had rewarded Gu Jinzhi with a large amount of gold and silver, and recalled that Gu Jinzhi was sent to the palace by his grandfather.

Gu Jinzhi took all the places that she should have gone to, so she was so angry that she cursed again.

Song Pan'er lived in Jingyuan and heard everything clearly, but she was in a great mood! Seeing the second roommate jumping up and down in anger, Song Pan'er felt very happy.

Gu Yanzhen took the boys and used a large carriage to go to the Ministry of Household Affairs to collect money.

Gu Jinzhi sat opposite Song Pan'er and took her pulse.

"Mom, it's almost three months." After Gu Jinzhi took her pulse, she couldn't help but laugh, "I'm going to have another sibling!"

Gu Pan'er felt a little embarrassed when she mentioned this.

"Mom, would you like to add a younger sister?" Gu Jinzhi said with a smile, "Girls know how hot and cold they are. I went out and there was someone beside my mother."

In fact, Song Paner wanted a son.

The Gu family has only a few men, and there is only one eldest brother; the step-in-law of the second bedroom has given birth to three daughters, and only the first wife has left her brother Qing; although the third bedroom also has brother Xiu, he is a concubine, and he is not the same as brother Xuan.

In mother’s belly.

Multiple brothers will help each other in the future.

But when her daughter said she wanted to go out, Song Paner's eyes dimmed slightly.

She winked at the people in the room and told them to get out.

With the doors and windows closed, the mother and daughter talked quietly.

"Are you entering the palace to see the Queen Mother?" Song Pan'er asked.

In fact, she was already sure in her heart. If she had cured the Queen Mother, could she have been granted the title of Princess and be rewarded with five hundred catties of gold?

Five hundred kilograms of gold is worth far more than gold, but a reputation.

There have always been old rules for giving rewards in the palace.

Except for the founding fathers of the dynasty who rewarded two people when they were granted the title of marquis, nothing else has happened in the past hundred years.

And the emperor actually made Gu Jinzhi the number one person for the first time.

Today, those who are well-informed would probably have to guess about Gu Jinzhi's identity and actions, right?

"Yes." Gu Jinzhi sat next to his mother and rested his head on her shoulder, "The Queen Mother has been coughing for eighteen months. I cured her."

Song Paner was ecstatic.

She didn't doubt Gu Jinzhi's ability at all.

Gu Jinzhi's ability was proved by the people of Yanling Mansion who built more than a dozen living temples.

Song Pan'er hugged her daughter hard: "That's amazing! This time, you didn't pass the credit to others, and you saved your mother's life!"

Gu Jinzhi always gave credit to others. Although Song Pan'er marveled at her mediocre mind at such a young age, she didn't deserve it.

Now, this girl finally fights for herself!

Gu Jinzhi smiled. She said: "My grandfather has great medical skills, and the queen mother trusts him. He can be cured if he takes a few more months of treatment. But he asked us to go to Beijing. Maybe it's because my father never made progress in school.

He wants to find a chance for us to get ahead. How can I let him down?"

Song Pan'er was slightly stunned, she didn't think so.

It turns out that the old man is silent and looks cold and callous, but in fact he has plans for them.

The old man also trusts Gu Jinzhi's medical skills, right?

"Your grandfather has worked so hard for you." Song Pan'er said gratefully, "Your grandfather is in the study all day long, and you are not allowed to disturb him during the day. At Youshi, send a boy to ask if you have rested. If you have rested, mother will take you there.

kowtow."

Gu Jinzhi is good.

"Your second uncle and his family don't know what's going on. They blame the old man for letting you enter the palace, and also blame the uncle." Song Pan'er mentioned the second uncle. She couldn't help but laugh, "What else can I say? It's the same when their sister enters the palace.

Yes. It was you who took advantage of them.

If you don't come, the fifth girl from their family will be the ones who enter the palace. Huh, let them try! Can you really say a few good words in front of the Emperor and the Queen Mother and get a huge reward from heaven?"

Gu Jinzhi laughed again.

"Mom, aren't you a little angry?" she said. "We live close by, and the ladies over there have been locked up in their houses for many years. They are not familiar with the world, so you are suffering from some foolishness. There is no point in talking or arguing.

It’s even more useless, why not stay far away and let’s move out?”

Song Pan'er's heart suddenly became hot.

People say that a daughter is a close-fitting little cotton-padded jacket to a mother, and it is indeed not bad at all.

Isn't the person in the second room who Gu Jinzhi said he is?

Trying to reason with them is a waste of time, and getting angry is not worth it; don't get angry, because what they say will only make people angry.

Song Pan'er murmured to Gu Yanzhen several times, and Gu Yanzhen also said that Song Pan'er could not tolerate others and was used to being arrogant in Yanling Mansion, so she should calm down her temper, which made Song Pan'er angry again.

Gu Yanzhen was even more reluctant to talk about moving out, fearing that her elder brother and sister-in-law would think they were frivolous.

Now, when Gu Jinzhi comes back, he has spoken his words into Song Paner's heart, which is better than Gu Yanzhen in every possible way!

"That's right." Song Pan'er liked to say, "This house is already tight, and we just went to Beijing to give gifts. We didn't bring anything with us. If we use theirs for everything, wouldn't we tell others behind our backs? I'll buy something else.

, causing gossip again.

I am pregnant, but I have no choice but to live here for a year and a half, waiting for the baby to be born. Do we have to live with each other for a year and a half? Look, it's not even a month yet, and there is a lot of trouble."

Gu Jinzhi nodded and agreed with his mother's words.

Song Paner also felt more and more that her idea was reliable.

What does it matter if you move out?

They were originally just visiting relatives in Beijing, and it was only natural for them to buy another house.

Besides, even if the family is separated, there is no shame.

The whole family is crammed into such a small place, which makes it difficult for people to see.

"You don't need to discuss it with dad, he must have no idea." Gu Jinzhi smiled and gave her mother some advice, "Just ask grandpa. Grandpa lives here and it's more uncomfortable than us. Otherwise, why wouldn't he always be in the study?

You must be disturbing me. If we are separated or not, it has nothing to do with our family. Haven't we already gone to Yanling Mansion?"

Song Pan'er nodded and smiled, saying repeatedly that it was exactly right.

This important matter was finally settled in her mind.

As her daughter, she can feel her heart in everything.

Song Pan'er held her hand and felt a little sad when she thought that she was now the quasi-concubine of the King of Luyang.

She never mentioned it. Firstly, Gu Jinzhi was happy and Song Pan'er was also happy because the Ministry of Revenue had rewarded her with the money, but they were afraid of being disappointed. Secondly, she didn't know how to say it.

Marriage is given by the emperor, and resisting the decree is a serious crime. What can Song Pan'er do?

No matter how dissatisfied she is, it's not up to her to decide.

"...Sister Jin, have you met King Luyang?" Song Pan'er finally asked cautiously, "Is he as handsome as people say...? Does he look smart?"

My mother wanted to ask if King Luyang was a fool.

"He's even more handsome than what people say." Gu Jinzhi said with a smile, "Mother will know it when she sees him in the future. However, he is neither clever nor stupid. He is just mentally ill, like a seventy-year-old child.

"

A fool means that he knows nothing.

King Luyang is sensible, but his mind remains at the age of seven or eight, like an innocent child.

After hearing this, Song Pan'er's heart dropped, and there was unbearability in her eyes: "Mother holds you in her heart and hopes to find you a perfect family in the future, so she chose you coldly for so many years. Now, she has harmed you.

"If I had known earlier, I should have spoken to your husband's family for you! If you have your husband's family, can the emperor give you to the King of Luyang again?"

Song Pan'er's eyes could not see the wealth of King Luyang's fiefdom, nor could she see King Luyang's favor. She could only see that her future son-in-law was a fool and could not show mercy to her precious daughter. .

Gu Jinzhi smiled: "Mom, how can anything in this world be perfect?"

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Chapter completed!