The current situation forces the Zhu family to accept the mediation of Prince Xing's Mansion.
Zhu Hao had long expected that Yuan Zonggao had extraordinary means, but after seeing Yuan Zonggao's true strength, he still recognized this future competitor... When Zhu Houcong becomes emperor in the future, it will be very important who becomes the first aide around Jiajing.
We can cooperate, but if we have to distinguish between priorities, Yuan Zonggao is so senior that he has to be called sir in name, so how can he obey Zhu Hao's orders?
Zhu Jia's face was dark. She had no room to refuse now, but the problem was that just now she had a posture of wanting to kill people. Now she was forced to accept the peace talks. If she used too much force before, wouldn't it mean to discredit the family?
Zhu Niang said: "Mom, as long as Xiao Hao can continue to study in the palace, my daughter-in-law is not only willing to hand over the land and house, but also willing to give an extra one hundred taels of silver. This is all the wealth my daughter-in-law has accumulated in the past six months. I hope your mother will be tolerant."
One hundred taels of silver...
It sounds like a lot, but to Zhu Niang, who now has a rich net worth, is that money? She said this to give the old lady a step down.
But simply taking a step up is obviously not enough.
The most important step has to be provided by Yuan Zonggao.
Yuan Zonggao said with a smile: "If Mrs. Zhu has any concerns, it is better to go back to the palace to discuss it in person. Before that, let Zhu Hao stay in the palace to study, and everything will be the same as before. This will be regarded as fulfilling the wish of the loyal general Jiuquanxia to hope that his son will become a dragon... Please
The old lady sells the old man a thin noodle."
Sure enough, when Yuan Zonggao said this, Zhu Jia felt that he had lost some face, and he nodded sternly: "In that case, let everything remain as before. You should return the belongings of the third family to the Zhu family, and you can deliver them in person later.
At home, I will take my leave now."
Zhu Jia did not take away the land and house contract and the one hundred taels of silver promised by Zhu Niang in front of Yuan Zonggao.
This would make her look very tasteless, but she didn't want to do it. Instead, she warned Zhu Niang to take the initiative to send her home. This would show her sincerity... It wasn't us who reached out to take it, it was you who insisted on giving it. Even if you didn't give it once, you still did it yourself.
Return it at your doorstep.
In this way, I have both dignity and respect.
Zhu Niang bowed and bowed, then respectfully sent the evil mother-in-law away.
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The shop door reopened.
Zhu Jia brought people out. Since the palace guards were guarding the door, there were far fewer people watching, but there were still some good people who wanted to know the result and never left.
"Come out, come out!"
"Now Zhu Niang will definitely suffer... Just watch, she and her son will definitely catch the Zhu family! Don't try to save this shop!"
The string of money was jumping up and down, as if the whole street was his home court, just waiting to see Zhu Niang's joke.
Everything went as he wished.
On the surface, Zhu Niang was completely defeated this time, but she succeeded in one thing, that is, she saved Zhu Hao's qualification to study in the palace, and she also saved her huge family fortune, and won a breathing space for her future rise.
The onlookers waited for Zhu Jia to have another attack after leaving the shop gate, but unexpectedly, Zhu Jia calmly got on the carriage, and then the motorcade started, with dozens of people heading towards the city gate.
The onlookers could not help but feel a little disappointed.
"What's going on? Mrs. Zhu San, come out and tell us clearly!" Qian Chuanzi shouted.
The door panel clicked shut.
Qian Chuanzi was puzzled and muttered: "The old lady of the Zhu family is being sent away? It doesn't seem like the Zhu family's behavior!"
A neighbor nearby sarcastically said: "Qian Chuanzi, you really wish that Zhu Niang and her son were in bad luck, right? Your shabby shop depends on Zhu Niang not doing business, so only a few people come in to patronize it. If she comes back to continue doing business, what will happen to you?" "
"Go away! A dog's mouth can't spit out ivory. My shop is all making money. How have you ever seen this, you unlucky woman?"
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There was a lot of noise outside.
Yuan Zonggao was not in a hurry to leave, he still wanted to make a home visit.
"Mrs. Zhu San, if you have any difficulties, just ask Zhu Hao to tell the people in the palace. The palace will never stand idly by." Yuan Zonggao was very principled.
Lu Song thought to himself: "Mrs. Zhu San's business is very big, so she should save more than the one hundred taels of silver, right? It seems..."
Your son can easily spend tens or even hundreds of taels of silver to buy a theater troupe. How dare you say that you only have a hundred taels of silver? But thinking that this is causing trouble, you still have leverage in Zhu Hao's hands. Such words It's better to say less.
Zhu Niang said respectfully: "Mr. Yuan, as long as Quanzi can study and make progress, I am willing to do anything. If the palace needs anything, just tell me and I will do my best."
Yuan Zonggao obviously didn't need this. He smiled and turned to look at Zhu Hao: "Zhu Hao, you have a good mother and you must study hard. In the future, you don't have to live in the palace all the time and come back every one or two days. I go home to take care of my family...but it may be more difficult to go back and forth every day. It depends on your choice."
Zhu Hao's eyes lit up. Does this mean that when he returns to the palace this time, he doesn't need to stay in the palace for food and accommodation like before?
It seemed that the palace was stingy and wanted to save Zhu Hao's food supply, but in fact it gave Zhu Hao greater freedom. From then on, he changed from a boarding student to a day student, which was what he had dreamed of before.
In the past, the palace was too careful to prevent the leakage of secrets at all times. It also had to ensure that the entrance to the palace was tightly guarded to prevent outsiders from taking advantage of it, so it was extremely cautious.
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But now the situation is different. One of the emperor's concubines is pregnant, and Prince Xing's palace no longer needs to hide it like before. It can openly show the broad mind of the palace to the people of Anlu.
Zhu Hao cupped his hands and said, "Student understands."
Yuan Zonggao said with a smile: "You have just returned to Anlu. Today you will stay with your mother and take your luggage to the palace. Tomorrow you will have classes. As for if the Zhu family has any trouble for you, you can tell the palace directly and the palace will take care of it." I came forward to speak for you so that you can continue to study in the palace."
"Thank you, Mr. Yuan." Zhu Hao immediately expressed his thanks.
This time he was sincerely grateful to Yuan Zonggao for his help. With what Yuan Zonggao had said before, Zhu Jia's family had been completely "conquered" and the Zhu family would not operate on him or his mother again in a short time.
Yuan Zonggao nodded with satisfaction and said with a smile: "Then I will go back first. You and your family can reunite and stay happily for one night... Lu Dianzhan, let's go!"
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The people from the palace left.
Those watching the excitement outside still couldn't figure out the doorway, and they were all whispering to each other, trying to figure out what was going on inside.
After they left, Zhu Niang was still not completely relieved because she was not sure whether Zhu Jiashi would regret it.
"Xiaohao, how did you invite Mr. Yuan? Isn't he... a Jinshi? Such a person is a Wenqu star in the sky. How could he come to help us specifically for your study?" Zhu Niang still couldn't understand.
With her always simple thinking, she never doubted the motives of others. However, after experiencing continuous difficulties from the Zhu family, she gradually understood that if others benefited from her, they must have a purpose.
Zhu Hao smiled and said: "Mom, didn't I tell you? I once rescued the prince from a fire, and this time I even cured the prince's illness. I am kind to the palace, and Mr. Lu helped me speak.
...Do you think the people in the palace will not show respect to Mr. Lu?"
Zhu Niang thought it was all Tang Bohu's credit, and said with emotion: "We helped Mr. Lu leave Nanchang. We really did the right thing. Good people are rewarded! He has helped us so much this time... You must respect Mr. Lu well from now on."
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Zhu Hao thought to himself, Tang Yin is sorry for not being respectful to me, but he still asks me to be respectful to him? This is because he can't distinguish priorities!
"Mom, it seems that our property and the promised one hundred taels of silver must be given to the Zhu family. Fortunately, we didn't say too much, otherwise grandma would have suspected that we had something to hide... We need to find a place to move out now.
The business here can't be done either." Zhu Hao is now thinking about how to settle down his family.
Zhu Niang sighed and said nothing.
Aunt Li next to her said angrily: "When I came back this time, all the goods in our warehouse were gone. After asking the neighbors, I found out that they had been taken away by the Zhu family. They also said that they had asked the government to transfer the land and house. Fortunately, the county government
The people over there have been suppressing their disapproval, and it seems that even the official feels that the Zhu family is bullying others."
Zhu Niang said hurriedly: "Don't talk nonsense."
Aunt Li remained silent.
Zhu Hao thought to himself, will the people from the yamen help us?
The daughter-in-law ran away, and the Zhu family wanted to take back the land and house, and the local gentry came forward to support it. It seemed reasonable and reasonable. If the county government still prefers to help their family in such a matter, it can only mean that... Jinghong's father Jing
Zhong Kuan should have contributed.
Jing Zhongkuan seems to be a bit eager for quick success, but he is also very moral. Even though he knew that Zhu Hao was driven away by the palace, he still helped the orphans and widows to seek justice...
Next time I see Jinghong, I should express my gratitude.
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Zhu Niang's family moved away from the mansion.
If you have money to travel around the world, it is easy to move around. However, in order to prevent the Zhu family from inquiring about your net worth, Zhu Hao suggested renting a yard to live in first. If you have money, it doesn't matter whether you have your own house or not.
If the Zhu family finds out that Zhu Niang has bought a new house, they will definitely make trouble again, saying that she is hiding private money, and not all the profits from running the shop in the past have been handed over to the Zhu family, and they will do one thing openly and another secretly...
Zhu Hao could think of a lot of reasons for being so messy.
That night, the family moved into the new courtyard. It was much smaller than the previous courtyard, but there were only a few people in the family. The orphans and widows lived there, so why not add a little maid?
"But how will we make a living in the future? Are we going to live in vain?"
Aunt Li began to worry about her future livelihood.
In the past, I could earn two to three hundred taels of silver per month, and even made ten thousand taels from selling the secret recipe of sun-dried salt. Now I have no income, and the psychological gap is huge.
Zhu Niang said: "It's okay. There are nearly a thousand acres of farmland outside the city. The rent is paid every year. I won't starve to death."
"That's not much."
Aunt Li is very realistic. She is used to doing big business. She suddenly charges so little rent every year, so naturally she doesn't like it.
Zhu Hao glanced at his new home with a smile that was not easily noticed by others: "Mom, it seems that we are not suitable for business in the future. We have to make a public appearance and bear the risk of being coveted by the Zhu family, so why not invest in industry.
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Aunt Li asked curiously: "What is industry?"
Zhu Haodao: "Industry refers to industries involving production such as farms, workshops, and mining... You see, we only dry the salt, and leave the sales to Mr. Su. We don't have to meet with other people, so we can hide it.
Passed the Zhu family. So it is much better to engage in production than to engage in business at the moment."