Nangong Yan, who was being used as a shield by Chen Guogong, didn't know at this moment that she had already been blamed for several times.
The Nangong family is an aristocratic family. The members of the family are both emperors and queens. Logically speaking, their IQs are very online. However, no matter how noble a family or a family with high IQs, there is no guarantee that such a person will not be born. Or a few people who have lost their minds. Nangong Yan is the weirdo of the Nangong family.
Chen Lulu followed Chen Zhuoxin's instructions and told Nangong Yan in a pretentious manner,
"Why don't the eldest lady go to my father and suggest that in order to protect the safety of the princes and for the consideration of several young masters from aristocratic families, they should be put in a small area alone to entertain them, so that the two members of the Ji family can be legitimately treated The girl is excluded."
Nangong Yan was a little hesitant. This time at the banquet at Chen Guogong's mansion, it can be said that most of the noble ladies came for the prince. If many noble ladies were excluded based on the rank of their father and brother, it would be difficult to justify.
Chen Lulu smiled and said,
"Miss, my father is not afraid, so what are you afraid of? In fact, sometimes people are more interested in what they are fighting for. In my opinion, Prince Huan may not have a strong impression of Miss Ji. But, what if If the Miss Ji family meets the princes and is favored by a certain prince or a young master from another aristocratic family, then Prince Huan will have a competitive spirit, and in fact will have an even stronger desire to win the heart of the Miss Ji family. If the decision is made If the young master of the Ji family is not more noble or more outstanding than Prince Huan and meets the young lady of the Ji family, then there will be no way to express his affection for the young lady of the Ji family. As time goes by, Prince Huan may develop feelings for the young lady of the Ji family. I’m bored, by that time, won’t the young lady be at your fingertips?”
Nangong Yan deeply agreed and felt that Chen Lulu's suggestion was very reasonable.
Also, he has a noble status. I could have a hundred ways to surround myself and Zhou Huan in a small circle, so why bother to lower myself outside in public and compete with two girls from the Ji family?
So Nangong Yan found Chen Guogong, and Chen Zhuoxin was of course happy to follow the trend.
With the failure of the last assassination of the third prince, Chen Zhuoxin felt that the assassination was becoming more and more unreliable.
As a "blame-bearer", Nangong Yan quickly took the blame again.
News came out from the palace that concubines were to be selected for the third and fourth princes!
Queen Nangong and Concubine Han De particularly emphasized the importance of paying attention to family background and etiquette.
Family background? It's just a false word. You said that the family background of the Duke's Palace or the Minister's Palace is good, but those Yuanwailang, guerrilla generals, etc., have poor family backgrounds, but it's not impossible.
Otherwise, just like Chen Guogong's mansion, wouldn't it be settled without considering the second-grade official or below?
Therefore, girls of the right age from official families in Beijing and even throughout the Zhou Dynasty have opportunities.
Of course, this is especially true for the girls of Huai'an Marquis.
Next came the "etiquette". For a time, the nuns who had left the palace because of their age were all snatched away in the blink of an eye.
The rest were the nuns in the palace, and they suddenly became the most popular ones. The tide rose and all boats were lifted, and paper in Luoyang became more expensive!
Hong Peiju asked Grandma Mu to find her daughter in the palace to help find a famous, capable, and capable grandma.
Aunt Mu's heart twitched and she secretly complained. Her daughter, at best, is a female official, but at worst, she is just a higher-level slave!
The qualifications of those who can teach the nuns in the palace are not very high. Aunt Mu’s daughter has to be careful when seeing these nuns.
What's more, there aren't many nuns for education. As soon as the news of the prince's selection of concubines spread, they were either favored by the masters. For example, four of Qin's concubines were to leave at once, and two were sent to the Duke of Qin's palace. The other two were sent to the home of the minister of Dali Temple.
Or, he was hired away with a lot of money.
Hong Peiju has no one and no money, yet she still wants to do big things!
It’s difficult!
The frustrated Mother Mu had no choice but to report to Hong Peiju with a sad face that no one was willing to come to Huai'an Houfu!
However, we still have to find a reason, or we are not afraid of Hong Peiju being embarrassed.
Aunt Mu said,
"Mr. Marquis! I heard that this time the prince will choose his concubine mainly with his legitimate daughters. Therefore, the aunts are willing to teach the legitimate daughters of each house. In this way, a prince's concubine will be taught in the future. Grandma's face There is light above, isn’t it?”
There is a difference between concubines and concubines.
This is a good enough reason to shut up!
It’s the concubine again! Hong Peiju was so angry that her liver ached!
After thinking about it, Hong Peiju went to Concubine Jiao Xian. Not to mention, Concubine Jiao Xian immediately sent a nun to the Marquis of Huai'an!
Grandma Chen entered the house with a sullen face!
Aunt Chen is a well-known nanny in the palace.
Originally, Zuo Cheng, the Minister of Etiquette, paid a large sum of money to hire her. However, she felt that his official position was low, and since he was a fourth-rank official, the possibility of being favored by the prince was low, so her teaching was in vain. Did not go!
After such a delay, he was spotted by Concubine Jiao Xian and sent to the Marquis of Huai'an!
Concubine Jiao Xian gave the order, how could Nanny Chen dare to mention the word money!
Concubine Jiao Xian, I think highly of you, so I sent you out. If anyone else had asked me to come out of the palace to teach your noble daughter, I wouldn’t do it!
Grandma Chen was still lucky, thinking that since she didn't have a lot of money, she would have to "do some repairs" or something. What she didn't expect was that when she arrived at the Marquis of Huai'an, she still couldn't see the money!
Hong Peiju thought, humph, Concubine Xian asked you to come, so you have to teach her well even if you are trying to make money!
On the first day, Grandma Chen lectured some young ladies in the Huai'an Marquis House. Ji Jun and Ji Nin looked at Grandma Chen with "reluctance" written all over her face, and they could only grit their teeth. They knew she was a "white woman". live".
From now on, you must not vent your anger on them?
I was chosen because Grandma Chen taught me well. If you can't choose, you are not qualified!
The key is that Ji Jun and Ji Min don’t want to run for office at all!
The two looked at each other and had a second thought.
During the break, Ji Jun sighed quietly and said,
"Yier, we must learn the rules from grandma! Seize this opportunity!"
Upon hearing this, Meilin and Yuyan hurriedly hid and listened to what the Ji sisters had to say.
Ji Min said confidently,
"Yeah! You must study hard! Although, since we don't have brothers and sisters, we can't run for election. However, since there is no clear rule, let's give it a try!"
Ji Jun let out a "shush" and said,
"Keep your voice down! Don't let others hear it! Nangong Yan said that the purpose of selecting concubines for the royal family is to spread branches and leaves for the royal family. In fact, we are just like you and I, we are alone, without even a brother or sister, and we are not destined to be a prince and concubine. However, Maybe she can catch the prince's eye, anyway, the prince will have concubines and concubines, and it doesn't necessarily mean that every family must be prosperous!"
Meilin and Yuyan suddenly discovered a big secret!
So on the next day, Grandma Chen told Ms. Yang that she would only teach the ladies from Huai'an Houfu. Those who lived in Huai'an Houfu were not energetic enough to intervene.
Ji Jun Ji Ni pretended to be angry and returned to Dangui Garden, closed the door and was happy!
No need to learn etiquette anymore, Ji Jun then set about solving the problem of supply from "good neighbors".
Ji Jun asked Li Zhan, Zhan Xiao and others to lead the team. The team included brother Wen Chuhui and several younger brothers from the beggar gang.
Ji Jun described such a "team" as a "military team behind enemy lines."
Li Mi, Zhou Huan and Zhou Biao were at a loss. They all knew a few words, but when they were put together, they didn't know what they meant.
But it's not important. Just follow her instructions!
Ji Jun remembered what General Peng Dehuai proposed in "The Organization and Struggle of the Armed Forces" that "all personnel must have high political quality and be able to truly shoulder the trinity of propaganda, organization, and armed struggle tasks."
Ji Jun felt that Brother Wen Chuhui was like the leader of the Children's League during the Anti-Japanese War.
Brother Wen Chuhui took several younger brothers from the beggar gang and went to the village to find out who had chickens and ducks.
Whose family has several chickens, ducks, pigs, etc.? Find out the situation in advance, and then take away the chickens, ducks, pigs, etc. according to the market price after night.
For example, if you take away three chickens from the Zhang family, you will put down the money for the three chickens.
The breeders were overjoyed when they found the coins in the pen the next day.
Later, some farmers were worried that people who "stealed" poultry and livestock would not know the situation of their homes, so when they saw strangers asking about chickens and ducks, they deliberately loudly talked about the chickens and ducks in their yards. How many ducks are there in total? Where are the specific chicken coops and duck coops?
This also eased Wen Chuhui's and others' arranging work.
At night, Li Mi, Zhou Huan, and Zhou Biao took the Ji sisters, as well as Li Zhan, Zhan Xiao and others to the suburbs.
Generally, there are three or four people in a group, including those who investigate, those who look out, those who respond, and those who carry out specific "capture" operations.
Ji Jun looked at Ji Min, who was dressed in tight black clothes, feeling nervous, excited and determined.
There was a sudden excitement in my heart, and I felt that I had a sense of accomplishment. At least, with her efforts and her subtle influence, Ji Min was no longer the delicate and weak woman in the book.
Today, Ji Min can follow Li Mi and the others, pick up weapons, rush into the unknown night, and do things he has never thought of.
Although "there is a way to steal", even though they put down money, it cannot be considered "theft", although they are not doing it for a living, not for killing people and getting goods...
But, after all, doing so is not decent, not solemn, not beautiful, and is not the behavior of a lady in the eyes of the world.
However, Ji Min took this step.
It also means that in the days to come, she will take bigger, steadier and stronger steps in the face of wind and rain!
At first, Li Mi and Zhou Biao firmly disagreed with Ji Jun and Ji Min going together, thinking that they were "playful".
However, Ji Jun and Ji Ni insisted, and Zhou Huan also supported it.
Zhou Huan said,
"The two ladies are brave and lead the way! I admire them very much and fully support them!"
Ji Min said,
"We share blessings and hardships together. It makes no sense for you to work so hard for me and my cousin's store. We are here to enjoy the benefits."
Ji Jun, "..."
I want to tie us tightly together!
It is better to do one bad thing together than to do a hundred good things together!
Ahem! wrong! wrong!
That is, we must form a fighting friendship in the flames of war, through the baptism of blood and fire, by walking through the window together, carrying the gun together, crossing the river together, and going to the countryside together!
But this incident also reminded Ji Jun that his suppliers must be stable.
Because, recently, Ji Jun discovered that the color of the "scrambled eggs" dish from "Good Neighbor" has become significantly darker.
Ji Jun remembered that in his previous life, the chickens ate different feeds, resulting in different colors of egg yolks.
well! The quality of the raw materials purchased in this way cannot be guaranteed!
Ji Jun began to think about it again. If some of his people could be engaged in raising poultry and livestock, or if he had a fixed place to provide his own poultry and livestock, he would no longer be controlled by others.
If you have a farm, you can plant some crops, and at the same time, raise chickens, ducks, pigs, cattle and sheep. If the place is big enough, you can also raise horses...
