The daily life of a concubine's daughter

Chapter 230 Sister-in-law is very satisfied

Gong Xuan looked at the direction Shi Yao left, then looked at Tao Ziyi's back, picked up a handkerchief to cover her face and cried, filled with remorse.

But now it's too late to regret.

Some of what Tao Ziyi said were correct. Even until this moment, she still felt that if Shi Yao had not been so cunning and she had not failed that day, and the Fourth Prince had ruined Shi Yao, she would not have ended up like this.

"Shi Yao, this treacherous girl, is so hateful!"

Gong Xuan walked back while wiping her tears.

In Hanxu Hall, the old Duke was still interrogating people.

He had no intention of dealing with Nanny Jin now, but since Nanny Jin was seeking death herself, he would not stop her.

After the lesson of Tian Mei, the Shi family dared not let Jin Ma's family go out again, and locked them all up in the farm.

The servants who were related to their family by marriage were also transferred to unimportant positions, and would be sold off slowly and replaced by new ones.

Next, the people around Shi Mingzhen, Shi Mingkui and Shi Mingying were tried. None of these accomplices were spared, they were all beaten with sticks and locked up in the village.

After dealing with the matter, the old Duke could no longer hold on and asked everyone to disperse, leaving only Fu Nanjun and Shi Mingzhen.

Shi Mingzhen was someone that the Madam wanted to keep. She asked with great sorrow, "Mingzhen, I trusted you and just entrusted you with the task of donating to Fengzhou. Why did you do this? Is the mansion short of food or money?"

She did that on purpose to clear the Shi family's reputation. Shi Mingzhen's making money from the disaster was tantamount to stabbing her in the back.

Not only did her hard work go to waste, the Shi family's reputation was further damaged. Shi Mingzhen herself was in a thankless position. Not only did she lose her official position, but she also became a businessman.

If it weren't for the big joke of Shi Mingzhu being a concubine and Shi Mingkui being a eunuch, Shi Mingzhen's action alone would have made the Shi family a laughing stock in the capital.

Shi Mingzhen knelt down and said ashamedly, "Grandma, I have failed your trust. However, I have never touched the materials you donated. I did send people to deliver them and donated them to the victims for free.

My grandson paid some money out of his own pocket to buy the grain and ship it over. I didn't intend to sell it at a high price, I just wanted to make a small profit.

However, local grain merchants were driving up grain prices, and selling at low prices would lead to looting and vandalism, so their peers were not allowed to sell at low prices. The grandson had no choice but to sell grain at high prices.

In any case, it was my grandson's fault. My greed has damaged the family's reputation. I have also learned my lesson. From now on, I will turn over a new leaf and never do business again."

The lady smiled bitterly: "I see."

It turned out that the Shi family had donated their grain, but because of Shi Mingzhen's action, their good reputation turned into a stigma.

The Shi family deserves the stigma it has received!

The old Duke pinched his brows and said, "Go away, don't be an eyesore here."

Shi Mingzhen kowtowed to the two elders and deeply repented again before coming out.

Shi Mingying was waiting for him at the door, and the two brothers walked together, supporting each other.

Shi Mingying thought about the bleak future and couldn't help feeling discouraged: "Brother, what should we do in the future? Should we really go into business?"

Shi Mingzhen curled his lips and said, "Well, business. Since I'm a businessman, how can I not do business?"

Shi Mingying was at a loss: "Do we really want to do business? But I have only practiced martial arts for so many years. If we turn to business, what kind of business should we do? Open a martial arts school?"

Shi Mingzhen bent his fingers and tapped him on the forehead: "Yes, we are merchants, and then my father was stripped of his official position because of his son's business, and we were not registered as merchants!"

Shi Mingying suddenly came to his senses and said aggrievedly: "I don't want to do business, it was you who said that, brother."

Shi Mingzhen walked unsteadily, looking bleak: "I was joking with you, but you took it seriously. The word business is not something our family can ever touch again."

He was too hasty and careless.

His sister-in-law and brothers and sisters are watching him inside the mansion, and Marquis Ningyuan is watching him outside the mansion. No matter how careful he is, they will notice it.

It happened that the Duke's Mansion was plotting against the Fourth Prince. The Emperor did not give him the opportunity to defend himself or to push the blame onto the manager who helped him with business. He directly issued an edict to punish him.

One careless move, and the whole game is lost.

Shi Mingzhen's former arrogance was all gone.

Shi Mingying hung his head dejectedly.

What will he and his third brother do in the future?

Since I can't enter the government, and I can't do business, am I going to be like my second brother, eating and waiting to die, and becoming a parasite?

In Hanxu Hall, the old Duke's eyes were sharp and majestic, and he asked gently, "Mingwu's wife, are you satisfied with today's treatment?"

Fu Nanjun bowed respectfully and said, "The old master and the old lady are wise and brave, and they are very perceptive. They handled the matter fairly and impartially. No one in the Duke's Mansion is dissatisfied. I think the anger of the emperor, Concubine Ning, and the fourth prince can be calmed down."

The old Duke smiled and said, "Whether they are satisfied or not, it is important. It is also not important. The key is that you have to be satisfied."

Fu Nanjun could no longer beat around the bush and said respectfully, "My granddaughter-in-law is very satisfied."

The old Duke sighed, "As long as you are satisfied. The most important thing for a family is unity. As long as you are united, even thousands of troops cannot defeat you. If you are not united, you will fight among yourselves, and you will defeat yourself first without the help of outsiders. Go ahead."

Fu Nanjun concentrated his mind, bowed and said, "Thank you for your teachings, Grandpa. I will take my leave. Grandpa and Grandma should also take a rest. Don't worry. You two need to stay in the mansion."

The lady waved her hand and said, "Go ahead."

Fu Nanjun slowly stepped out.

Not long after she left, the old Duke helped the lady up and said, "I know you are tired, but this is not a place to rest. Let's go back to Ganlu Hall."

The lady covered her lips and coughed several times, then stood up from the chair. She felt dizzy for a moment, and grabbed the old duke's arm tightly before she could stand firm.

The two elders returned to the back house side by side.

It was a beautiful time of the year when flowers were in full bloom and catkins were flying, but the two of them looked around and saw only desolation. The sky above the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion was shrouded in a thick, lingering haze.

After a long while, the old lady choked up and said, "We have been honored for most of our lives, but we never thought that we would have to watch our house fall into disrepair and lose our dignity in our old age.

It would be better to die early, be buried, close your eyes, and know nothing. Old man, it's all your fault! Your roots are crooked, and your descendants will grow crooked with you!"

The old Duke hurriedly said, "Yes, yes, it's all my fault. When Zhuzhu was born, there hadn't been a girl in the mansion for many years. I couldn't help but be happy and gave such an order, which planted the seeds of disaster.

We dote on our daughters, which is not wrong, but we dote on them too much, and our grandchildren forget about their wives. No wonder these grandchildren's wives have prophetic dreams, and they want to hold back and fight with their grandchildren.

We feel sorry for the girls, and they feel sorry for their own sons! They were kind enough not to vent their anger on us two old men and kill us.

Therefore, today, I did not delve into what Mingwu's wife and the others had done. I just hoped that at this point, they would stop and stop here."