kvmb Chapter 184: Too Popular
Chapter 184: Too Popular
The Fourth and Eighth Concubine: ...Maybe you can learn it!
Wen Yao said that if something comes to your door, you should not refuse it. Any hesitation for a second would be disrespectful to the money and the house, so how could you hesitate!
Hesheli Hengruo was not surprised. After all, she had specially investigated the Ninth Concubine. Combined with what her mother told her, Hengruo concluded that Wen Yao would not refuse. Accepting it meant that it was all over.
"Ninth Lady is as straightforward as what mother said. There are still many fields outside this farm, and they are all good. Hengruo did not hire tenants this year. Ninth Lady can go and ask. The tenants in that area currently have no farm work to do," Hesheli Hengruo stepped forward and said in a low voice.
Wen Yao's smile deepened. She was smart enough. This was a thorough apology that allowed her to win the hearts of the people. It must be said that it was comfortable to deal with smart people!
No matter whether it is a calculation or not, even if it is a calculation, it feels good!
"After I've grown the crops, I'll ask my eighth sister-in-law to bring some back to you, and I'll also send some to your mother," Wen Yao said with a smile. It's fertile land, there are a lot of things that can be planted, and then the prince can be brought in!
Wen Yao already had some idea of what he wanted to plant. At this time, potatoes and sweet potatoes had already been planted on a large scale. It can even be said that sweet potatoes had been planted on a large scale as early as the Ming Dynasty!
Potatoes were gradually spread in the early years of Emperor Kangxi's reign. Later, after Emperor Kangxi learned about it, he sent people to investigate and promoted it on a full scale. This is also an important reason for the rapid population growth in recent years!
The superiors already knew about this good stuff, so there was no need for me!
What Wen Yao wants to do is to continuously optimize the wheat and rice fields. She doesn’t know whether it is appropriate to plant rice fields here, because rice has never been planted where Wen Yao is!
But it doesn’t seem very suitable for growing rice, right?
Forget it, we can start with wheat first. Wen Yao thinks that after the wheat yield per mu increases, this kind of method can be continuously promoted, and then she won’t have to worry about it anymore.
"Then you won't give it to me, your eighth sister-in-law?" The Eighth Lady added, looking at Wen Yao, "Then I have to wait too. The things grown by your ninth brother's wife must be good."
"How can I neglect you, Eighth Sister-in-law? Ninth Master won't allow it. Ninth Master will not forget him, Eighth Brother and Eighth Sister-in-law. He remembers you all very well. Don't worry, Eighth Sister-in-law," Wen Yao said with a smile without any belittlement. Even if some people would think about the past events, Eighth Lady knew very well that what Wen Yao said was true. Even now, Ninth Brother treated Eighth Master sincerely.
Sometimes, no matter how much she loved the Eighth Master, she could not go against her conscience and speak for the Eighth Master in front of her Ninth Brother. Although she had plotted against her Ninth Brother and his wife, she did it against her conscience. After all, if a person does not work for himself, he will be punished by heaven and earth.
"Okay, I'll come and get it myself when the time comes. But then again, you and my tenth brother will have to leave the palace by then, right?" The Eighth Lady looked at Wen Yao, "Your mansion and my tenth brother's mansion are already being built next to each other. I heard from the Eighth Master that they designed it themselves?"
"This is the place we will live in for the rest of our lives. Ninth Master and Tenth Brother bribed the Crown Prince and the eldest brother, and together they acted... ahem... acted coquettishly with the Emperor, and got some leniency, and the Emperor agreed," Wen Yao said with a smile. Everyone knew about this, and no one would think too much about it when Wen Yao said it. After all, there was no point in thinking too much, and it was not a secret!
Concubine Hui turned around and nodded at Wen Yao, "You have such a big mouth, don't let the Crown Prince and Baoqing join forces to report you."
"No, after all, I am their sister-in-law, and I have given so many delicious and fun things to my nephews and nieces. You should look at the positive side and the negative side," Wen Yao has already bribed them. Don't underestimate the power of children. They are the backbone of the team. Sometimes pillow talk is not as good as a few words from children.
"There will be another batch of toys later. I have bribed all my nephews and nieces," Wen Yao said proudly. "Mother Hui, am I very smart?" Then she looked at Concubine De and said, "Mother De, there is a portion for the thirteenth and fourteenth brothers. My twelfth, fifteenth and sixteenth brothers will also have one. I will send them all over when the time comes."
"Seventeenth brother is too young, so I dare not give them to him. I will keep them all for him, and wait for him to grow up and get them himself," Wen Yao added.
"You are already thirteen or fourteen years old, why are you still the same as Hongyu and the others? Just spoil them," Defei said helplessly.
"What are you talking about, Concubine De? No matter how old he is, he is still my younger brother. He should be favored. Speaking of which, my mother and Concubine Rong have gone over there. Concubine Hui and Concubine De, aren't you going over there? It seems to be several old ladies from the royal family."
Concubine Hui and Concubine De had noticed this before. When Wen Yao said this, Concubine Hui said, "I will go now. Hui Shu, you can go with the Ninth Lady and the others."
Defei also gave some instructions to the Fourth Lady, and then followed Huifei to the side of Yifei and Rongfei.
The Third and Fifth Concubines looked at each other, and a trace of helplessness flashed across their eyes. It was not that they were afraid of socializing, but it was impossible for these four concubines to be harmonious with each other and be like sisters. It was a little difficult for them to start chatting right away.
But it seemed like my ninth brother's wife didn't mind the previous disagreement at all. She just started chatting and was having a very happy chat.
"Let's not just stand here, Third Sister-in-law, Fourth Sister-in-law, Fifth Sister-in-law, Seventh Sister-in-law, Eighth Sister-in-law," Wen Yao also called Seventh Sister-in-law, "Come on, let's go meet some people over there. It's rare that all the royal family members are here. We have to sit down later. Now is the perfect opportunity."
"Hey!" None of the sisters-in-law held Wen Yao back. Wen Yao had already started chatting with someone. The person they were chatting about was a royal family member whom Wen Yao had never met before. Even the other third and fourth wives were not very familiar to them.
After all, there are quite a few royal family members and descendants of each family, so who can recognize them all? And what does it matter if Wen Yao doesn't know them? She has already started chatting. In a short while, she has gotten to know four or five people, and she praised them so much that they were smiling like flowers.
There were many rules in the ancient times, but Wen Yao saw that they had to cover up their smiles. However, their behavior was so pleasing to the eye. Their temperament was so unique that it was obvious that they were all ladies from noble families and were well-versed in poetry and books!
Yinzhen and his friends were chatting with ministers and royal family members over there. Yinzhi poked Yinzhen and gestured to Wenyao, "Ninth sister-in-law has been able to please everyone in a short while. Those people over there are notoriously difficult to get along with. Look at those people you teased. They are laughing so hard that their eyes are gone. You can't say that you really take after me!"
Yinzhen glanced at his third brother and slapped his third brother's hand away, "What are you talking about! Of course Wen Yao is like the Dong E family, how can she be like me! Wen Yao is so polite, what do you mean by having the best of both worlds? Third brother, you have always loved reading, how come you can't even use words!"
Yin? looked at his ninth sister-in-law over there. He didn’t think there was anything wrong with her. Was there anything wrong with her talking to the wives of the Aisin-Gioro clan?