Tianliangyuan

Chapter 141 Do you really think I can't do anything to you?

Deng Dalang was completely ruined, so Jiang Yanping's niece, whom he had specially chosen from a collateral branch, naturally could not marry him.

Deng Xuan wasn't stupid; even if he lost his eldest son, he still had his second son.

In short, we can't let the Jiang family regret this!

Moreover, his second son was superior to Deng Dalang in both appearance and talent, so supporting him instead was not a bad thing.

The marriage alliance between the Jiang and Deng families cannot be disregarded.

Even if Deng Xuan could never enter the court again, the marriage had to continue.

why?

Because the Deng family is rich!

The Jiang family gradually became wealthy after the arrival of Grand Tutor Jiang. However, when a concubine was born into the Jiang family, she naturally needed financial support to rise in the palace.

Where does the money come from?

The Empress was in charge of palace affairs. No matter how favored Consort Jiang was, she did not have the right to assist in managing the harem. If she wanted her subordinates to obey her and wanted to win over her confidants, she could only pay out of her own pocket.

Although the Jiang family was wealthy, how much money could a large family like theirs have left?

The palace is spending money at an alarming rate.

Consort Jiang received numerous rewards from the Emperor each year, but most of these imperial gifts were not to be damaged, or even taken out of the palace, let alone given away at will.

Only small items or gold and silver objects could be used, but most of the rewards from the palace were ornaments, silk, tea and the like.

With Consort Jiang's power at its zenith, the Jiang family naturally had to support this imperial concubine.

The Deng family's money naturally played a significant role.

Most importantly, the woman sent to the palace by the Jiang family is now pregnant with the emperor's child, so financial support cannot be cut off at this time.

The Deng family's most profitable business was their paper mill.

They earn money from students all over the world, and they also make friends with many famous scholars and talented people.

This is the Deng family's greatest source of confidence.

Therefore, the Jiang family will not abandon the Deng family.

After reading the message Dingxiang sent, Xu Zhaozhao simply shook her head slightly.

"You think I can't do anything to you, just a paper mill?"

Dingxiang knew her master was capable, but she didn't know just how capable he was.

“Miss, the Deng family’s paper mill is incredibly profitable, and they can also befriend talented scholars and famous figures. I’ve heard that they also have many bookstores in the counties of the capital through this paper mill, which is an excellent place to attract talented people.”

Xu Zhaozhao knew that the Deng family had a large business and also knew about their bookstore.

"The Deng family's bookstore does good business, but the prices of the books are too high, especially some famous works by famous authors, which are sold at exorbitant prices. Ordinary people are deterred by the prices, and poor students have no chance to come into contact with these famous sayings. This is why it is so rare for students from poor families to pass the imperial examinations."

Dingxiang nodded, "That's true."

Students from poor families are clearly inferior to those from prestigious families in terms of resources and inheritance.

"Miss, what do you wish to do?"

"No rush, let's take it one step at a time. We can't rush things. The Deng family has just suffered a heavy blow, so let's give them some time to recover and give ourselves some time to regroup."

Dingxiang understood; her mistress meant to completely crush the Deng family!

That day, Ye Nuan learned from Deng Dalang that it was Jiang Wenhe who first proposed dealing with Xu Junfeng. However, Jiang Wenhe resented the Xu family, and Deng Dalang, having heard this many times, naturally became dissatisfied with the Xu family as well, and thus developed the idea of ​​wanting to undermine the Xu family's prestige.

Jiang Wenhe lost face because of delivering fake wine, but instead of reflecting on his own mistakes, he blamed Xu Zhaozhao for brewing the "Top Scholar Wine," which caused the trouble.

In short, it's always someone else's fault; if something goes wrong, they won't get away with it either!

Xu Zhaozhao had already learned about Jiang Wenhe's mentality from Jiang Ning.

She has never been one to back down from trouble. Back then, she was able to make Jiang Ning suffer a great loss. Now that Xie Zheng has returned to the capital, she has people secretly helping her. Why would she give in again?

The young ladies that Xie Zheng had brought back earlier have all been settled by Xu Zhaozhao.

Xu Zhaozhao's weaving workshop is quite large now, because it only produces cotton, linen, and kudzu cloth, so its customers are mainly ordinary people.

Of course, the servants in each mansion were also among the customers.

It would be incredibly simple to place a few young women in such a weaving workshop.

Xu Zhaozhao finally met the young woman whose face had been disfigured. She heard that after being kidnapped by bandits and taken to the mountain, she refused to submit and even burned her own face to protect herself.

Xu Zhaozhao declined to comment on this action; in any case, if it were her, she would rather have poured the hot water on the thief.

The young woman's face was ruined by this action, so she usually covers it with a face mask, for fear of frightening people again.

Xu Zhaozhao could tell that the girl was beautiful just by looking at her bright, sparkling eyes.

Xu Zhaozhao went to the newly purchased farm again. The tenant farmers had not changed, but the household registration had been re-registered, and the place was officially renamed from Dengjiazhuang to Yu Farm.

Actually, it's just borrowing one word from "corn".

Xie Zheng accompanied Xu Zhaozhao, along with Xu Junting. They couldn't be left alone together; it wouldn't look good if word got out.

"Jun Ting, your second brother is getting married soon. Do you have a bride in mind?"

Xu Junting rolled his eyes at him: "What's it to you? Besides, isn't it a bit inappropriate for you to call me by my first name?"

Xie Zheng chuckled, stretched out his long arm, and pulled the person over: "We've known each other since we were little, is it really necessary? But you and Xu Junfeng are twins, and he's about to get married, while you're still not engaged. Aren't you worried?"

Xu Junting tried to break free from his grasp, but the scholar was too weak and could only be held tightly like this.

"open!"

Xie Zheng remained unmoved.

Xu Junting's face darkened: "Let go right now! What kind of behavior is this!"

Sure enough, civil officials and military generals just couldn't see eye to eye.

Xu Zhaozhao returned with a few maids after picking some wild vegetables, and from a distance, she saw that the two of them were getting along quite well.

"Miss, why does the Third Young Master look so resentful?"

Xu Zhaozhao didn't even look up: "You must have misunderstood. The way the gentlemen get along is something we can't understand. It's like how Second Brother always talks badly about Xie Sanlang behind his back, but if he really encounters any difficulties, he still goes to Sanlang for help first."

Peony laughed and said, "Miss is right. Men think differently from us. I've heard that some military generals have to have a fight after not seeing each other for a long time to feel comfortable!"

Xie Zheng was cultivating a relationship with his future brother-in-law when Jian Qi quietly approached.

"Young General, something has happened."

Upon hearing this, Xie Zheng turned around, his expression slightly hardening. He loosened his grip, and Xu Junting was finally free.

"The news from Jizhou is that Miss Cheng Yuan has disappeared."