noffsinger Chapter 410 I’ll support you
Chapter 410 I’ll support you
Since Wei Ling had already paid the money, Wei Chengwu naturally would not go back on his word. The two of them went to the Jingzhao Yin Mansion that day to complete the transaction of the title deed and transferred the mansion to Wei Ling's name.
Before, Wei Chengwu never mentioned a word about the money Wei Ling gave him every year to repair the house. However, he was also sensible. Since he had taken such a big advantage from Wei Ling, he didn't say much. The next day, he took his people and moved out of the old Duke's Mansion.
After all, Wei Ling had not asked him for the one hundred acres of fertile land yet. If he stayed any longer, Wei Ling might have thought of it. Based on the principle of taking advantage and leaving quickly, Wei Chengwu did not take anything from the Duke's Mansion. He asked the servants to pack up his clothes and valuables and left with his people.
He didn't dare move anything out of the Duke's Mansion anymore.
Every blade of grass and every tree here really belonged to Wei Ling. If he took anything else away, Wei Ling might settle accounts with him for other things.
For some reason, His Majesty got to know about this, but on the third day after Wei Ling took over the Duke's Mansion, His Majesty bestowed the name of the Marquis of Zhenbei Mansion on his door, and ordered people to send it to Wei Ling with the sound of gongs and drums. This matter was discussed in a high-profile manner in the capital for the next few days.
Everyone said that His Majesty was very fond of and trusted Wei Ling.
After the imperial plaque was hung in the old Duke's Mansion, Wei Ling closed the door and said to Su Jixiang, "He really knows how to find opportunities to flatter himself. He made such a big fuss about a plaque, and directly put me on the spot. Ever since this plaque was hung, the invitations I received are piling up like a mountain!"
The nobles in the court naturally act according to His Majesty's mood.
The imperial plaque naturally represents His Majesty's favor and encouragement for Wei Ling.
"Yes, it's just a plaque. You don't want him to spend money to buy the old Duke's Mansion for you." Su Jixiang said with a smile, "Your Majesty is really calculating! If he really wants to, why doesn't he spend money to renovate the entire mansion for you?"
"Then he won't." Wei Ling laughed. He suddenly remembered the pigeon message he had just received. Wei Ling closed the door and whispered to Su Jixiang, "Do you remember what happened at Phoenix Mountain?"
"How could I possibly forget such a big thing?" Su Jixiang thought about it. It has been nearly two months since they left Phoenix Mountain.
"Didn't I deflect the blame?" Wei Ling laughed. "His Majesty actually believed it! He thought it was Prince Chenliu who sent someone to take the late emperor's treasure, so he lost his temper in the palace yesterday! It's said he smashed everything in the upper study!"
In fact, Wei Ling hadn't done much at the time. He had only left a few clues about Prince Chenliu's spies, which led the emperor's secret guards on Phoenix Mountain to find a few of Prince Chenliu's spies. Those guards were smart. When they opened the treasure house, there were only scattered items. Naturally, they would throw the dirty water on Prince Chenliu's head.
How else would they tell His Majesty? Tell him they found an empty treasure? His Majesty would have to believe it!
Wei Ling played this move beautifully.
When he was in Mangcheng, he discovered that although the mine was under the management of the Foundry, Cui Yushan was incompetent and could not control his subordinates. A large portion of the ore he mined was secretly taken away and sold by his subordinates, and the targets of the sales were the spies sent by the King of Chenliu.
After the spies transported the iron ore under the cover of caravans, they would break it down into small pieces in the market near Phoenix Mountain, and then transport it back to the territory of King Chenliu in Jiangnan by land and water.
In order to avoid being discovered by the current emperor that he was also illegally mining iron ore, Wei Ling could only reveal a little information about the spies left by Prince Chenliu in Fenghuang Mountain.
Only by shifting His Majesty's attention to Prince Chenliu can he continue to survive in the cracks.
At the same time, he also secretly gave Cui Yushan some eye drops.
Cui Yushan has been in Mangcheng for so many years and has said a lot of bad things about him. However, every time Cui Yushan complains, he fails to hit the point and keeps repeating the same things over and over again. Over the years, not only is His Majesty tired of reading them, even Wei Ling can recite them by heart.
But this time it was different. Wei Ling's move not only attracted His Majesty's attention to Prince Chenliu, but also dealt a fatal blow to Cui Yushan.
His Majesty has already issued an order to summon Cui Yushan back to the capital! By then, even if he was introduced to His Majesty by the Empress Dowager, I'm afraid he will be in big trouble!
Maybe the foundry department needs a replacement!
"Will Prince Chenliu come to the capital to celebrate the Queen Mother's birthday this time?" Su Jixiang asked curiously.
"Prince Chenliu hasn't given a clear answer yet, he's just claiming illness at home," Wei Ling said. "But pretending to be sick can only help him avoid the first day of the month, not the fifteenth. Even if Prince Chenliu can't come, one of his sons will definitely come. It'll all depend on how he chooses then!"
Su Jixiang nodded.
Everyone knows that coming to the capital is like entering a dangerous place! It all depends on how the Prince of Chenliu handles it. Will he sacrifice himself or his son?
According to Su Jixiang's opinion, it is probably the latter!
"It seems that we need to get some information about the son of Prince Chenliu in advance." Su Jixiang said.
"I've prepared it. If you want to see it, I'll ask someone to bring it to you later." Wei Ling said.
"That's good, but now look at these invitations. Which ones should we go to and which ones should we turn down?" Su Jixiang took out a large pile of invitations. Not only did Wei Ling receive a mountain of invitations, but Su Jixiang did the same.
Originally, Wei Ling had brought her back to the capital with him to keep it a low profile. After all, she was of humble origin, and the wealthy and powerful families in the capital, proud of their status, were reluctant to associate closely with Su Jixiang, a firewood-chopping palace maid from the deposed emperor's era. But now that His Majesty had made his stance known, everyone's attitude towards the Zhenbei Marquis' wife had changed!
Just these few days, the invitation was sent over as if it were free.
Wei Ling himself was unwilling to accept those invitations, but he was very concerned about Su Jixiang.
After all, Su Jixiang is his wife! If anyone looks down on Su Jixiang, then they are against Wei Ling.
He carefully looked through all the invitations with Su Jixiang, and then selected a few.
"You can ignore the others. Just go with these few if you want." Wei Ling said with a smile, "I'll accompany you then."
"That's not necessary. Have you forgotten that our relationship outside is not that good?" Su Jixiang reminded Wei Ling.
Wei Ling's face froze. He really had forgotten about this again!
"Okay, then you can go by yourself. If anyone gives you a hard time, just curse back." Wei Ling said with a smile, "Anyway, I've got your back!"