On the way to Chen Guogong's Mansion, Ji Min told Ji Jun what happened in Shuncheng Marquis Mansion.
Two years ago, Bai Shuang, the second lady of Shuncheng Houfu, was engaged to the second son of the Minister of Civil Affairs. Bai Shuang was a concubine, born to the aunt Wang of Houfu.
Compared with the third lady Bai Xia born to Aunt Liu, the second lady Bai Shuang has a gentle personality and beautiful appearance.
In terms of power, connections, wealth, etc., compared with Hong Peiju, the Marquis of Huai'an, Shuncheng Houye was not as good as Hong Peiju.
Therefore, a concubine can marry the legitimate son of a minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, which is a real "high marriage".
If nothing else happens, it will be difficult for Third Miss Bai Xia’s future husband to surpass that of Second Miss.
Aunt Liu and her daughter were unwilling to give in, so Bai Xia designed her future brother-in-law.
Because Aunt Liu has two sons, she always has to be liked by Shun Chenghou, and she always wants to be strong.
Mrs. Shuncheng died young, and Aunt Liu had the final say in the house.
Prince Shuncheng is a hands-off shopkeeper. As long as he successfully inherits the title, his concubine and concubine will not be able to see anything.
Marquis Shuncheng took the opportunity to replace the betrothed candidate for the family of the Minister of Civil Affairs with his third daughter.
Although the family of the Minister of Civil Affairs was dissatisfied, his son was being plotted against and someone took advantage of him, so he had no choice but to admit that he was unlucky and turned a blind eye.
No one cared about the cries of Aunt Wang and Second Young Lady.
The second young lady, Bai Shuang, was anxious and angry. One month before the third young lady got married, she died suddenly. Some said she had a heart attack, while others said she committed suicide.
Aunt Liu thought that the second young lady was sincerely trying to cause trouble for them and asked them to arrange a funeral for her during a wedding. This was really unlucky!
So, she forced Aunt Wang to "move" to a nunnery in the suburbs to pray for the Marquis and the dead second lady.
Aunt Wang was so desperate that the night before she left the Hou's Mansion, she poured the kerosene she had secretly saved all over the Hou's Mansion, burning it to a state of dilapidation!
Then, there was no trace of Aunt Wang, and she still does not know whether she is alive or dead.
There was a strong wind that night, and everyone in the house, including the master and his servants, was injured in varying degrees of severity.
Not only that, they also burned down the house of their neighbor, Wai Lang, a member of the Ministry of Etiquette!
Wailang, a member of the Ministry of Rites, approached Shunchenghou and demanded compensation. Shunchenghou began to lie, saying,
"Your house was burned, and so was my house! Your house is small, and mine is big. Why do you come to me? I haven't come to you yet! What evidence do you have that the fire started in my house and spread to yours?" ?”
The minister of etiquette, Wailang, was disappointed and went home angrily.
After secretly looking for someone to investigate, Aunt Wang's affairs came to light.
This time it hits the muzzle of the gun!
What does the Ministry of Rites do? In ancient times, he was in charge of the five rites, the school tribute method, and etiquette education.
Marquis Shuncheng was not strict in running the family, and not only did he not reprimand and remedy the behavior of Aunt Liu and the third lady, but he also left Aunt Wang with no place to file her grievances, which ultimately led to catastrophe.
If Aunt Liu and others follow suit in the future and continue without punishment, won't there be no peace in the back house?
If someone else in the court follows his example, how will he educate the common people?
When the Holy Emperor heard this, he was very angry!
Although Shuncheng Marquis Mansion is relatively far away from the imperial city, it is still considered a relatively good location in the capital, especially where foreign envoys must pass through for their audience.
Even though the streets along the way were bustling, when we arrived at the Shuncheng Marquis Mansion, it looked like a big peacock with its tail open, missing so many big feathers, which made it look very embarrassing!
The emperor was so angry that he demoted Shuncheng Marquis to Shuncheng Bo and fined him a year's salary!
By the way, another oral order caused the Minister of Civil Affairs to cancel the engagement with Uncle Shuncheng's Mansion!
Later, it was said that the minister of the Ministry of Personnel was so happy that he helped the foreign minister of the Ministry of Rites find a house to settle down...
Ji Jun was very sad after hearing this. Such things happened in Shuncheng Houfu and Huai'an Houfu, and they would happen in other places in the future.
As the saying goes, the people of Qin had no time to mourn for themselves, so that future generations would mourn for them; if future generations mourned without taking note of it, they would also make future generations mourn for future generations again.
About two hundred meters away from Chen Guogong's mansion, the coachman said that there were people from Chen Guogong's mansion waiting here to welcome the guests.
As a result, the ladies from the Huai'an Marquis got off the carriage one after another.
Chen Guogong's mansion sent an invitation and a piece of paper to each young lady attending the banquet. On the paper, the name of each family and the identification of the carriage were written. The people from Chen Guogong's mansion used the name on the paper to guide the driver and carriage to the designated place to wait for their young lady.
Ji Jun secretly admired that Chen Guogong had two skills after all.
Not to mention anything else, the people and cars were separated not far from the mansion gate, and were led and managed by dedicated personnel. This was better than the Marquis of Huai'an.
The young ladies from each family were led by a group of ladies-in-law and the servants were carried in sedan chairs to the gate of Chen Guogong's mansion.
The Duke of Li also arranged it in this way. I don't know who copied whom.
However, maybe the Liguo Palace is not particularly particular about ostentation and is slightly inferior in terms of momentum.
For example, the people leading the carriages in Chen Guogong's Mansion wore uniform black and gray clothing. The young men who carry the sedan chairs for the female relatives are in gray and white.
Most of the ladies-in-law are dressed in plain and elegant clothes, while the maids are more colorful, and most of them wear green clothes.
The Duke of Li's palace is not so particular about clothing, and is known for its simplicity and neatness.
According to the host's arrangement, Ji Jun and Ji Min each got into the sedan chair.
The sedan was very stable, and a gust of wind blew by, lifting the curtain. Although it was not yet noon, the sun was bright and bright, shining directly into the sedan.
In an instant, some powder fell from the top of the sedan. The white powder was mixed with sparkling lights and shadows dancing in the light.
The powder fell on the skirt, and Ji Jun frowned when he saw it.
Ji Jun looked up carefully and saw that from an inconspicuous hole on the top of the sedan, dripping little by little as the sedan swayed slightly.
Colorless and odorless.
With his mind spinning rapidly, Ji Jun suddenly called to the bearer of the sedan chair, called for Shaoyao to come over, and gave a few instructions in a low voice.
Then, take the dog whistle from your sleeve.
When Shaoyao heard this, he immediately ran to Ji Min's sedan and muttered a few words to Haitang, then quickly ran back.
The guests entered the flower hall of Chen Guogong's mansion one after another. The hall was large, spacious and grand inside.
On both sides of the hall are long corridors with carved railings and painted buildings, which are extremely beautiful.
The flowers are blooming in the garden, and a little further away, there is a rockery and a pavilion.
There is also a lake with water pavilions built near the water, like green mountains and waterfalls, moon shadow on the river sand.
Alas, there is no place that is not rich and no place is not luxurious!
But Ji Jun had no intention of appreciating this. She was so nervous that her palms were covered in cold sweat!
White phosphorus powder!
Before coming, she thought that this trip to Chen Guogong's mansion would not go smoothly, and she also considered the danger.
But more importantly, I felt that there was a high possibility of embarrassing myself and Ni'er, for example, getting our skirts and clothes wet, which is what is written in house fighting novels.
Then, I had to change clothes.
Then, he arranged for a wretched and obscene person to frame him...
But this time, if I didn’t realize it, once the sun rose to noon, the sun would shine directly on me, and under the high temperature, my and Ni’er’s clothes would catch fire...
Not to mention whether they were burned or not, in just a few minutes, if their clothes were burned, wouldn't they and Ni'er have to be naked in front of everyone?
So cruel!
Ji Jun cursed secretly, but who is it?
Su Jin doesn't have such great ability!
Chen Guogong?
Wang?
Ji Jun tightened her grip on the dog flute. Without a clear goal, she could not act rashly, and she was also worried about hurting innocent people.
"Hey, sister of the Ji family, you are here too! Tell me, is it a blessing that you have cultivated for several lifetimes to be able to come to Chen Guogong's mansion? How enviable!"
A domineering voice came from one side.
Turning around, he saw Shangguan Xuesheng and Shangguan Xuebi walking towards Ji Jun Ji Min.
"The Duke is so magnanimous. Even the merchant girls are invited. It seems like the officials and the people are really enjoying themselves!"
Shangguan Xuebi covered her mouth and chuckled.
When the people around heard the words "merchant girl", they began to whisper and point secretly.
Ji Jun was neither angry nor sad. He looked at Shangguan sisters and suddenly raised his voice and said,
"Anyone with an invitation from Duke Guo can come. Speaking of which, the Marquis of Huai'an and Duke Chen's Palace will soon become a family. We can be considered relatives after all! Do you think so? Grandma——"
"Grandma?" The people around were confused.
What? Are Shangguan Xuesheng and Shangguan Xuebi related to the Ji sisters?
"It's possible!" Some people think it's not surprising.
Some people began to analyze it as a matter of course,
"General Shangguan is a subordinate of Duke Li, and General Ji is the son-in-law of Duke Li. It is very common for their children and nephews to marry each other!"
At first glance, the more you analyze it, the more reasonable it becomes!
"You can't tell that the Shangguan family is older than the younger ones. This is really a big advantage!"
"There's nothing we can do about it, we got there! Not to mention, the lady from the Shangguan family really looks like a grandmother! She doesn't look like a delicate little girl!"
Some people began to think about it, and even thought that although they were not familiar with the Ji sisters, they were good friends with Li Fanling and the head of Jili County.
Therefore, they are considered to be of the same generation as the Ji sisters.
Do we have to follow the Ji sisters and call Shangguan Xuesheng and Shangguan Xuebi "grandma" from now on?
That picture, hmm! Can not bear to look!
"You——" Shangguan Xuesheng saw that everyone was talking, and the way he looked at her changed from looking at her level to "looking up"!
It's like a junior meeting an ancestor to avoid him!
Remembering the last time Ji Jun recited the "Rebirth Mantra" to her, she suddenly became furious.
"Grandma—" Ji Jun shouted again, then took a few deep breaths, and then said,
"Grandma's portrait!"
Ji Jun deliberately said the word "portrait" very quickly and very vaguely, and it was impossible to hear it clearly unless he listened carefully.
"You——" Shangguan Xuesheng was furious again and ran towards Ji Jun while stretching out his hand.
Ji Jun immediately retreated quickly, but he kept saying,
"Calm down, grandma——"! Anger will cause wrinkles! It will age the facial skin and make the appearance extremely ugly, like an old ghost. Don't worry, I will recite the "Rebirth Mantra" well to help you and grandpa—— -'s portrait will be reunited soon! Look, look, watch the tide come and go again! Those waves are rolling forever! Let the colorful clouds fly with the seagulls to the end of the sky!"
"You—" Shangguan Xuesheng choked again. She had never seen someone so eager to be someone's grandson, no, great-grandson!
At first, when Ji Jun said that she was like her "grandma," she thought she was taking advantage of her, but later she felt something was wrong. Didn't this mean that she had died long ago?
Ji Jun could clearly see Shangguan Xuesheng's face turning red, and the blood vessels on his temples on both sides were faintly bulging. Shangguan Xuebi was secretly delighted from behind, following unhurriedly but not stepping forward.
With some thought in mind, he continued with a smile,
"When we do business, everyone who comes is just a mouthful! Grandpa is the one who takes care of the business! The tea gets cold when people leave! Throw you over the wall! Don't be angry about Grandma——'s portrait, it will make you angry Sun Simiao can’t be found!”
Shangguan Xuesheng's face turned red even more intensely, and the veins on his temples bulged. He slapped Ji Jun, but he didn't hit him!
At this moment, the two of them were already far away from everyone, including Shangguan Xuebi.
Ji Jun is still retreating, retreating, retreating!
Shangguan Xuesheng refused to give up and continued to run towards her!
Ji Jun faced everyone. Everyone looked at Shangguan Xuesheng's back and couldn't help but be surprised when they saw her waving her hands to hit people.
Is this a relative?
Why do you say fight?
Ji Jun saw that Shangguan Xuesheng's eyes were a little red, and he understood that Shangguan Xuesheng's blood pressure was now estimated to be almost 200 mm of mercury!
In traditional Chinese medicine, this is called "hyperactivity of liver yang"!
The worst thing to do is get angry!
Ji Jun looked at Shangguan Xuesheng's eyes intently, and saw a faint red conjunctiva, indicating that the eyes were congested!
Um! about there! It would not be a good idea to have a "cerebral hemorrhage"!
Ji Jun suddenly looked directly at Shangguan Xuesheng and lowered his voice and said,
"Stop! If you do it again, your head will hurt even more! My great-great-grandfather will come to torture you! If you don't believe it, look at the ground. Is there his shadow? Great-grandpa! Take away my great-grandmother's portrait!"
Shangguan Xuesheng subconsciously lowered his head and saw three shadows on the ground:
One is Jijun's, the other is his own,
However, that one had a straight body, like a piece of paper, with a square head, and a hand stretched out from the side of the "paper" and reached towards her...
