Ning Zhi looked at Jiang Yuhuan proudly and asked her, "What is the value of a broken inkstone?"
What's so great about a scholar who used a broken inkstone to get the first prize? No one said anything, and some people frowned. They must have felt that they had been cheated and were dissatisfied.
Just wait, Jiang Yuhuan will definitely be scolded badly in a while.
The concubine will definitely be happy that she did this, and her sister will also be impressed by her, and maybe she will help her get married because of this!
After a while, someone finally broke the silence, "Why is this story so familiar?"
Someone shouted: "It's Cheng Daru!"
After being reminded, everyone also remembered Cheng Daru's deeds.
Someone blurted out, "After Cheng Daru became the number one scholar, he served as an official in the Hanlin Academy for three years and then went to teach at the Imperial College. Later, his master passed away and he resigned and returned to his hometown.
He felt that he should be like his master, helping children from poor families like him who were eager to study, so he built a private school to teach and educate people. There is no one with bad character among the people he teaches, and they can be said to be full of peaches and plums.
The current Imperial Academy Jijiu is his disciple, isn’t he, Mr. Yang? "
Mr. Yang, who was named, came to his senses and said, "Yes. I have poor eyesight, so I didn't recognize the thing belonging to you. I didn't expect that you would give away such a precious inkstone."
"Why does Prince Duanyang have this inkstone?"
"You have forgotten that the late emperor once thought the Duke of Duanyang was naughty and left him to be taught by Cheng Daru. That was the only time Daru made an exception to accept a prince. It seems that Daru liked the prince very much and gave him all the inkstones."
"Hey, I feel sorry for Uncle Zhongyi. I don't know how much more precious this inkstone is than the luminous pearl."
"In the end it's just a broken inkstone."
"Are you a military commander? Don't you know Cheng Daru's status in the hearts of civil servants? With this inkstone, you can gain some face among civil servants."
This inkstone is not about its exquisite workmanship or precious material, but the meaning and the value given by the owner of the inkstone.
Jiang Yuhuan also questioned it at the time, but Fu Shichang explained that Cheng Daru had an extraordinary position in the Dayue Dynasty, and everyone was eager to use the things he used. What's more, it was a personal item that had accompanied the great scholar for several years, and its significance far exceeded its specific value.
Jiang Yuhuan understands that this is called celebrity effect.
Being able to get this inkstone means that it is directly or indirectly related to Cheng Daru. Whenever you encounter some trouble, all Cheng Daru's disciples will always lend a helping hand.
Even if things get worse, you can exchange favors with an inkstone.
Uncle Zhongyi naturally knew the value of the inkstone. Listening to everyone's discussion, he felt regretful.
There was no point regretting it. Jiang Yuhuan had just asked him if he was sure he didn't want the inkstone, but he refused.
After all, if Ning Zhi hadn't targeted Jiang Yuhuan again and again, the inkstone would have been in his possession.
He silently hated Ning Zhi in his heart.
Ning Zhi was not having a good time at this moment. Her smile froze on her face for a long time and did not recover.
This inkstone actually has a great background!
Although she didn't understand what was so good about it, she knew from everyone's envious looks that this inkstone was extraordinary.
At this time, everyone looked at Jiang Yuhuan in a different way, and they all said that Jiang Yuhuan was generous.
Jiang Yuhuan also didn't expect that anyone would hand the opportunity to her.
Originally, I chose this inkstone to make Fu Shiju bleed violently and take revenge on Fu Shiju, but in the end, I didn't send it out.
Now thinking back to Fu Shiju's expression when he saw her choosing the inkstone, he probably guessed that someone would laugh at her for the inkstone, and he also guessed that she was unwilling to let Uncle Zhongyi take advantage of him silently when there was a replacement.
Banana is a rotten tomato! He was tricked again!
"These gifts are all given with intention, and there is no distinction between high and low." Mrs. Zhongyi's heart was bleeding, and she had to stand up to smooth things over, and put everything aside in one sentence.
She looked at Jiang Yuhuan and asked: "Princess, last time I met the carriage of the Prince's Palace on the street, and there was a girl sitting in it. I don't know who she is from the Prince's Palace. Are you here with me today?"
Jiang Yuhuan felt speechless, "Madam, you haven't heard it after listening to it for so long?"
Mrs. Zhongyibo showed a puzzled expression, "What do you mean?"
"It was me who met Madam that day."
"How is that possible!" Mrs. Zhongyi Bo stood up almost in surprise, but as soon as her butt left the chair, she saw Uncle Zhongyi's displeased expression and quickly sat down again.
"What's impossible?"
Mrs. Zhongyi said to herself that when she was still a concubine, she was not qualified to travel in the king's carriage.
But she couldn't say these words. Now that Jiang Yuhuan was the princess of the county, it was not something she could say casually.
She smiled awkwardly and said, "My wife was too abrupt. She is old and her ears are not working well, so she didn't hear it."
She originally thought that there was someone in the carriage who was important to the county prince and asked to come to the mansion to get close to her so that Xiaoyu could get familiar with the prince's mansion in advance, but she didn't expect that it was Jiang Yuhuan.
She was a little regretful that since Jiang Yuhuan belonged to the Queen Mother, she couldn't get close to her.
What's more, Jiang Yuhuan is now blocking Xiaoyu's way.
"It's getting late, let's take a seat."
Uncle Zhongyi and his wife invited everyone to take their seats.
The seats for male guests are placed in the main hall, while the seats for female guests have to be moved to the side.
Jiang Yuhuan sat in the upper seat because of his high status.
And because she had offended many people about the gift just now, no one wanted to sit at the same table with her.
Those who were willing to sit at the same table with her were all at the men's table, and they all wanted to know if there were any belongings belonging to Cheng Daru in the county prince's palace.
Jiang Yuhuan waited for a while, but when no one came, she felt at ease. She picked up her chopsticks and ate without caring about other people's eyes.
When Qi Xiaoyu passed by, he muttered in a low voice, "It's like you haven't eaten. Just forget about choking to death."
Jiang Yuhuan heard it with the tip of his ears and called out "Sanqi" while eating, then handed over a peanut butter with his chopsticks.
Sanqi understood, twisted the peanuts, flicked his fingers, and shot the peanuts towards Qi Xiaoyu, hitting her head.
"Ah! Who is it!"
Qi Xiaoyu shouted, covered her head and turned around to see that there was no one behind her, but instead attracted everyone's attention.
She stamped her feet in anger and left quickly.
The seats arranged were limited, so naturally someone had to sit at Jiang Yuhuan's table.
It was an acquaintance who came.
"Huanhuan, why did you eat it before anyone else?"
She didn't stand up when everyone was embarrassing her just now. Now she is so familiar with her and so shameless.
She kept moving her hands and said expressionlessly: "I talked too much just now, and I'm a little hungry."
"You are serious too, don't be so aggressive next time something like this happens."
"Mrs. Prince..."
Before Jiang Yuhuan could finish speaking, the British Prince's wife interrupted her and said angrily: "Why did you call the Prince's wife again, your aunt!"
Jiang Yuhuan did not care about these details and changed his words: "Auntie, if I don't be radical, the Duanyang County Prince's Palace will lose its face."
The British prince's wife covered her mouth and chuckled, "You are still young after all. You were shouting to be killed two days ago, but now you are protecting him?"
The corner of Jiang Yuhuan's mouth twitched. It was not because she wanted to protect herself. After all, in everyone's eyes, she was also from the Prince's Palace, so she was protecting herself.
"Aren't you hungry, aunt? Eat quickly."
"You kid, do you think your aunt is nagging you?"
"How dare you." She was busy eating and getting down to business, but she had no time to talk nonsense.
Only the crown prince's wife came to the British Duke's residence. The second lady she wanted to see didn't come, and there was no need to talk.
The British prince saw that Jiang Yuhuan was not very interested and kept eating, so he did not continue.
Unlike Jiang Yuhuan, she can't use chopsticks before everyone is gathered.
She didn't start eating until the maid in the house led others over and filled the table.
By this time, Jiang Yuhuan had almost eaten.
I can't eat much because I have things on my mind.
She wiped her mouth with a silk handkerchief and planned to run away, but she saw Jiang Li walking over from a distance holding a wine glass.
She stood up and wanted to avoid it, but Jiang Li hurriedly quickened her pace when she was in the middle.
"elder sister."
The delicate voice made Jiang Yuhuan feel chills.
"Is something wrong?"
"I misunderstood my sister at the County Prince's Mansion, so I came here to apologize to my sister."
Jiang Yuhuan asked knowingly, "What's the misunderstanding?"
"I thought my sister had instigated my maid to lure me to the prince's yard on purpose, but I later found out that was not the case."
"How not?"
"There was obviously a maid who led me there that day, otherwise how could I have found the prince's yard. However, the prince said that there was no such person in the prince's palace. The relationship between my sister and the prince... I don't think he would protect my sister. There should be someone. I deliberately sow discord, but my sister is too stupid to figure out who it is."
Jiang Yuhuan sneered. She said Jiang Li was stupid and bad, but Jiang Qiao still didn't believe it.
At this time, she did not forget to tell everyone that she and Fu Shiju were at odds.
Then again, she is quite stupid, and the one who provokes them is the prince she admires!
But with Jiang Li's temperament, there must be a conspiracy behind her willingness to bow her head to show her kindness.
Jiang Yuhuan said "Oh" lightly and said nothing further. Jiang Li was a little at a loss and didn't know how to proceed.
Her hand holding the wine glass felt a little sore, and then she remembered her purpose.
"Now that the misunderstanding has been resolved, the younger sister toasts the older sister with a drink, which is treated as an apology to the older sister."
Jiang Li moved the wine glass forward, but Jiang Yuhuan remained motionless. She was a little embarrassed.
At this time, a lady said, "Princess, Lili is just a little simple-minded, so she was deceived. There is no deep hatred between sisters, not to mention that Lili was beaten for this."
This lady came out when giving birthday gifts, and Jiang Yuhuan recognized her as Yang Lei's mother.
It seems that Jiang Li's brainwashing was very successful. Not only did she make Yang Lei believe her statement, but she also asked Mrs. Yang to speak for her.
What Jiang Li said was really hard to fault. She just mistrusted the maid's words. To tell the truth, it was not a false accusation against Jiang Yuhuan.
Anyway, no one knows who the maid is, and no one can confirm it.
Jiang Yuhuan still didn't move. Jiang Li pursed her lips and held tears in her eyes.
"Sister, are you still unwilling to forgive me?"
"Princess, a woman should be more generous, not to mention that Jiang Li was seriously injured for no apparent reason."
"Yes, the princess will not be so stingy, right?"
Ning Guogong’s wife took advantage of every opportunity, and Ning Zhi also took the opportunity to lend a helping hand.
The atmosphere was aroused, and everyone stopped their chopsticks and looked at the two of them.
Suddenly, Jiang Yuhuan chuckled, but his voice did not contain any warmth, "Change a drink."
She changed her mind. It's better to block the situation than to block it. If Jiang Li escapes this time, there will be another one. It is better to help her and go with the flow.
