Changsheng: Peak at the Beginning

Chapter 1226 Zhen Huan Enlarged to 150

Qianlong's first move was an excellent success. Not only did he take control of the entire Imperial Household Department, he also took advantage of the situation to bring members of the royal family under his control.

Of course, most of the matter of winning over the royal family was due to Jiang Xinxin's face. After all, Jiang Xinxin still holds 20% of the share and dividends of the wool business, and many people are jealous of her. Otherwise, the royal family wives and juniors would not have handed in their names to the palace to meet the emperor every day.

On this day, Qianlong came to the Cining Palace again in the snow and wind.

Qianlong was not in a very good mood, but Jiang Xinxin was in a very good mood. It was the coldest days of the year when it snowed. Next year, she would be able to settle in Changchun Garden like other concubines. Just thinking about it made her happy.

Seeing Qianlong coming in, Jiang Xinxin directly called people over to warm themselves by the fire to get rid of the cold, "Don't be polite, come and warm yourself by the fire."

Jiang Xinxin was lighting a small stove, and was roasting chestnuts, rice balls, and making milk tea with Jianqiu, Huichun, Bitao, and Baihe. As soon as Qianlong entered the room, he smelled a fresh and sweet aroma mixed with fruit, rice, milk, and tea, and he immediately felt a lot warmer in his heart.

Jianqiu and the others quickly stood up and knelt to salute. Qianlong quickly called them back. Although he had some face for Jianqiu and the other senior palace maids, it was all for the sake of their master Jiang Xinxin, so today's talk had to end here.

Jianqiu and the others quickly cleared the embroidered cushions they had sat on, and brought a chair over for Qianlong. They also helped Qianlong take off the cloak he was wearing. Qianlong just sat down.

Jiang Xinxin poured Qianlong a cup of sweet milk tea with red dates and wolfberries, and said unhappily, "It's snowing heavily and windy today. Why are you walking around in such weather just because you're young and healthy?"

Qianlong felt very warmed listening to the family's mumbling. He took a sip of the milk tea in his hand. The aroma of red dates, tea, milk and sweetness combined together very delicately. None of them overpowered the other, but instead set off and blended with each other. The sweetness spread from his mouth to his heart after one sip.

When Qianlong was in a bad mood, he would remember to give in to Jiang Xinxin as soon as possible. Moreover, he was comforted by a cup of sweet milk tea with red dates and wolfberries. He held the teacup and begged for mercy: "What the Empress Dowager said is right. It's all my fault. I did what I thought and made the Empress Dowager worried."

Jiang Xinxin thought that Emperor Qianlong seemed to be very old, so she was too lazy to pursue the matter further and asked, "You are coming to the Cining Palace in this weather today. It shows that something has something to do with me. Just tell me directly, so that we can discuss it and come up with a plan as soon as possible so that we can have a clear idea in mind."

Qianlong felt a little embarrassed, but his mind was in a daze and he had no idea what to do, so he ended up walking to the Cining Palace without knowing why.

Seeing that Qianlong was a little hesitant, Jiang Xinxin guessed that it was probably not a very important matter. She unconsciously went over all the news she had heard recently in her mind. Anyway, she didn't find anything worth Qianlong's concern, so she didn't rush to ask Qianlong. She just poured Qianlong another cup of milk tea and asked him to eat chestnuts and rice cakes.

Chestnuts are fragrant, sweet and soft, but they are a bit choking. Jiang Xinxin roasts chestnuts just for the meaning and aroma, and you definitely can't eat many of them. However, the roasted rice cakes are very interesting.

This rice cake is made by mixing the best japonica rice and glutinous rice, soaking them, grinding them into rice slurry on a stone mill, filtering out the water, and then mixing them with steamed glutinous rice and pounded rice cakes. The imperial chefs in the palace have exquisite skills. Each rice cake is the size of a palm and as thin as a lotus leaf cake wrapped around roast duck. It only needs to be slightly toasted.

When eating, you can brush it with various sweet or salty sauces, or just eat it without anything. It can also be eaten with various shredded foods and wrapped around them, and the taste is also very unique.

Jianqiu always had some good feelings towards Qianlong, so she personally served Qianlong a piece of meat with rose sauce, and also packed a few pieces of cucumber shreds with mushroom meat sauce for Qianlong. After finishing a pot of milk tea, Qianlong still felt a little unsatisfied.

Seeing that her afternoon tea time was ruined by Qianlong, Jiang Xinxin turned away, not bothering to look at his satisfied look. She took the time to glare at Jianqiu, but received only an apologetic smile from Jianqiu.

After a long while, Qianlong was probably ready. Jianqiu put away all the fruits and snacks and served a pot of sweet milk tea with dried roses. Qianlong finally spoke:

"Empress Dowager, I intend to adjust the shares of the wool business and take this opportunity to completely bring the royal family together. What do you think?"

Jiang Xinxin couldn't help but frown when she heard it.

No matter where the money came from, the shares in the wool business were indeed bought with real money. If there is no proper and sufficient reason to explain, hastily redistributing the shares in the wool business will only offend people and be counterproductive.

It seems that Qianlong is also a smart man, and he actually wants to push such a hot potato to her.

Jianqiu also noticed that something was wrong with Qianlong. Standing behind Jiang Xinxin and hearing everything, she wanted to throw the snack box she had just picked up directly in Qianlong's face.

Qianlong obviously saw that Jiang Xinxin and Jianqiu were both looking unhappy, and knew that his words just now were somewhat ambiguous, so he quickly explained: "Empress Dowager, I just received a tip-off that the money that some families previously bought into the wool business did not come from a source, and now the victims intend to sue, and the victims are not just one or two families, but nearly twenty families!"

Jiang Xinxin and Jianqiu breathed a sigh of relief, but the master and servant had already lost most of their trust in Qianlong. Moreover, since it could be almost proved that the money used to purchase shares in the wool business was obtained illegally, then all they had to do was confiscate their property and then redistribute and sell their shares. There was no trouble that would be worth Qianlong's trip to the Cining Palace in such heavy snow.

Unless there were all kinds of tricks and dirty tricks here from the beginning, Qianlong was too shy to follow the "public opinion" of the royal family.

Jiang Xinxin pretended not to know the trick and said casually, "This is even easier to handle. Those who fished in troubled waters, took advantage of the fire, deliberately framed, and those who really made mistakes will all be dealt with according to the rules. As for how to redistribute the vacated shares, just look at who pays more, and the money comes from legitimate sources."

Qianlong sighed. If only things were as simple as Jiang Xinxin said, otherwise why would he come to the Cining Palace in the heavy snow?

Jiang Xinxin didn't care about so many things. She winked at Jianqiu, asking Jianqiu to prepare a table full of odds and ends. The master and servant chatted in unison, and Qianlong's business didn't get any results. Instead, he was indoctrinated with all sorts of things. When he walked out of the Cining Palace, he was still thinking about supporting his beloved Princess Jingse to go out and conquer territory.