boyutpedia Chapter 105 Negotiation
Chapter 105 Negotiation
Despite no one urging him, Second Master Lu had been either visiting or returning from visiting mansions these past few days. He hadn't intended to conceal the news of the Marquis's mansion's commotion, and had already sent someone to deliver the news of the split to the Hot Spring Villa.
Everyone knew about the division of the Ping'an Marquisate and the expulsion of Second Master Lu. Taoist Master Qingxu stroked his white beard and said, "Second Master Lu is truly a generous man."
Lu Yun was depressed. She could hear the sarcasm in her master's words. Houses and land were fine, but what about the money her father had paid into the government over the years as an official?
Taoist Qingxu shook his head and said slowly, "My dear disciple, everyone has their own opinions!"
Lu Yun was about to go to the old woman's house to ask for an explanation, but Zhou Boli stopped her and said, "Your father has already agreed to the division of the family property. If you go now, you might be accused of being disobedient and unfilial."
Lu Yun was discouraged. In ancient times, filial piety was more important than anything else. "But are we going to let people take advantage of us?" Lu Yun clenched her fists. If there was no explanation for this matter, her heart would be unstable.
Zhou Boli took a tea bowl from the table and pressed it into her hand, saying gently, "Drink some tea and calm down. Master Lu only holds a nominal title, and his wife, the Qin family, is not prominent. His only son was raised as a legitimate son out of wedlock. This young master Lu is uneducated and hangs out with bad friends all day long." At this point, he tapped the table with a finger, making a "tap-tap" sound, his eyes cold. "Leaving your father's Ping'an Marquisate is like a child carrying gold through a busy market. If your incompetent descendants inherit such a family fortune simply because of the favoritism of their elders, they will surely attract vicious dogs to devour them, and it will be overthrown in no time."
"What you said makes sense, but my family has a share of the money they lost." Lu Yun believes in tit-for-tat. She does not agree with pinning all hopes of revenge on the enemy when encountering injustice.
Knowing she would say that, Zhou Boli smiled and said, "I have a way to help your family regain half of your wealth, but it will take some thought and time."
Zhang remained calm and wrote a letter to her husband, confessing that she had bought a large house with five courtyards four years ago when the housing prices in Kyoto were low, and the title deed was in the hands of Concubine Yuan.
The original owner of the courtyard was Ming Chongrui, the former Minister of Justice. After retiring, Ming returned home with his wife and children and listed the courtyard for sale at a pawnshop. Due to its prime location and large size, the initial asking price was 15,000 taels, a price too high for anyone to buy. Later, the price was reduced by 3,000 taels to just 12,000 taels, and Zhang decisively purchased it.
My uncle also came over and said that he knew the owner of the pawnshop and could help my brother-in-law buy some suitable slaves.
At the same time, someone in Mei'an angrily smashed a tea bowl.
Yinqiao knelt on the ground, the flying porcelain fragments almost cut her cheek, but she dared not move her knees at all.
"You are so incompetent that you are kicked out of the house with nothing!" Guan was furious. If she were the mistress, she would at least fight for half of the family property. She regretted choosing Lu Lingcong. Did he want her to starve to death with him?
But Guan Shi was unwilling to give up. Hou Shi was also confused. She sent people to inquire several times, but they said that the second master of the Ping'an Marquis family had been kicked out of the house for no reason, and it seemed that he had committed a serious mistake and was kicked out by the old lady.
She looked at her husband and asked, "Are we going to discuss this marriage yet?" Her husband shook his head and said, "Let's put it on hold for now. We'll discuss it after the court meeting after the New Year."
Seeing that she was about to get rid of her sister-in-law, but now she was about to rot in her hands, Hou was in a bad mood and got on the sedan chair to go to her parents' home.
Seeing her expression, the old mother knew something was wrong and asked another question. Hou immediately told her about Guan Siwei's behavior and her failure to remarry.
The old mother smiled and said, "If this one doesn't work, just find another one."
Hou thought of Master Lu Jijiu of the Imperial College, and made up her mind. She didn't care whether she was willing or not, and she still treated herself as precious as a virgin.
The next day, she handed in a sign and went to the palace. Guan was the prince's aunt, so she had to inform the princess consort about her remarriage.
Lu Yun went to find Roujia without even handing in a visiting card. Princess Roujia's residence was located in the north of the imperial city. This area was full of large mansions with four or five courtyards, and the people who lived there were either rich or noble.
She was the only one of the Emperor Longqing's adult daughters who remained in Kyoto, marrying Lin Zhaoxuan, the youngest son of General Lin. General Lin's wife had passed away, and General Lin had lost an arm in the final battle with the Kemu Keqi tribe a few years earlier and had retired from the army.
Lin Zhaoxuan was not in good health, and Roujia treated him with respect, but they had no children after three years of marriage.
When Lu Yun arrived, she was making rouge with her maids according to a recipe. This recipe was given by Lu Yun, and she had tried it seven or eight times without success, so she was about to send someone to ask her for help.
Who knew she would arrive just as she was muttering this? Roujia pulled Lu Yun to the table, pointed at the mess on it, and said, "Is there something wrong with the recipe you gave me? I've tried it with other people several times, but it didn't work. I'm dizzy and can't get over it."
Lu Yun stepped forward to take a look and immediately discovered the problem. "The recipe I gave clearly stated that dried flowers are used. Of course, fresh flowers won't work. Furthermore, the flowers need to be ground finely and mixed with equally finely ground rice flour and pearl powder. Adding some gold foil will achieve a better effect."
After pointing out the problems one by one, Roujia had them corrected and remade, and sure enough, this time it worked. She got a small bowl and rubbed it in her hands. It was smooth and delicate with a subtle pearlescent sheen.
Roujia put it in her makeup box like a treasure. "You are a Taoist priest, so you don't need this. This princess has prepared another gift for you."
Lu Yun waved her hand in a fake manner and said, "Princess, you are too polite. Forget the gift. I came here to ask for your help."
Roujia looked surprised. "I asked someone to make you a Taoist robe made of Shu brocade, plus a purple jade lotus crown. Are you sure you don't want it?"
Don't be greedy, Lu Yun pinched himself and said seriously, "How can I bow down to these vulgar things? Princess, please listen to me."
Roujia glanced at her and waved her hand, "Since you don't want it, forget it and let it be thrown away."
"Hey, hey, hey," Lu Yun hurriedly stopped him, "Don't throw it away, don't throw it away. It's really wrong to waste such a gift. Princess, why don't you give it to me?"
Roujia looked at her with a smile on her face, holding her hands. "Lu Xiaosan, you are still pretending to be so pretentious in front of this princess. If you have something to say, just tell me. This princess will definitely help you if I can."
Concubine Zhao was talking to Concubine Li in the palace. When she heard the palace maid say that Princess Roujia had arrived, Concubine Li stood up to say goodbye. Concubine Zhao smiled and held her back. "Roujia is a child you have watched grow up since she was little. Please sit for a while."
Concubine Li was the original Concubine Rong. Because Princess Changle successfully facilitated the alliance between the two countries after her marriage, she was promoted to Concubine Li because of her daughter's status.