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Zhao Zhen has been in charge of the "Storytelling Guild" for this period of time, and he has attracted everyone's attention and support, which gave him the illusion that he is also a big shot.
Therefore, when he saw the densely packed carriages and sedans outside the Zhao Mansion, his face was filled with pride and a condescending attitude, as if the owners of these carriages and sedans were here to please him and for their own safety. I feel honored to be a member of the Zhao family.
"Hehe, Mr. Zhao has not only officially joined the cabinet to assist the government and become the elder of the cabinet, but has also been canonized as an honorable earl. There is no one in the whole court except Zhou Shangjing who can stand beside him... No, Zhou Shangjing is sorry. He is old, and he may retire and return to his hometown at some time. From now on, our Zhao family will definitely dominate the court! By then, the lives of us servants of the Zhao family will definitely be much more comfortable... As the saying goes, the seventh rank in front of the prime minister's door Official, it is said that the concierge in the Prime Minister's Mansion is equivalent to a seventh-grade county magistrate, and now I am a confidant in Mr. Zhao's mansion. What grade of official is this? Is it at least a fifth-grade magistrate?...
...When Mr. Zhao returns to the capital and many things have been settled, I will ask for leave from Manager Xu and leave the capital to return to my hometown in western Hunan for a while. Then I will go directly to the local magistrate of my hometown in western Hunan and reveal my identity as the manager of the Zhao family to him. A mere county magistrate will definitely try to please me in every possible way. If he wants to establish a relationship with Mr. Zhao through me, I can also use this magistrate to encircle more than a thousand acres of fertile land near my hometown. By then, my family will be considered a A big landowner in western Hunan...
...but we should not be too eager to leave the capital. During this time, I have made great contributions to Mr. Zhao by establishing the "Storytelling Guild". Now the people in the capital are praising Mr. Zhao. This is all due to me. When Mr. Zhao returns to the capital, I will definitely be rewarded based on my merits in the future, so I’d better accept the reward first before making a decision... It would be best to send me to the United Shipping Company, where there is the most money and money. As a person from the Zhao family, I will be able to do a little favor by then. No one dares to take care of me if I make a profit..."
While thinking deeply, Zhao Zhen entered the Zhao Mansion briskly and saw that the front yard of the Zhao Mansion was filled with all kinds of gifts. All the servants of the Zhao Mansion were busy welcoming and sending them off, and everyone looked proud of the spring breeze. There is also a hint of arrogance in his expression when facing the guests. It is obvious that most people in the Zhao family have similar thoughts to Zhao Zhen.
This is what it means when a person attains enlightenment, a chicken or a dog ascends to heaven.
However, when Zhao Zhen walked into the back house of Zhao Mansion, he quickly stopped the pride in his expression and assumed a respectful and cautious attitude.
Mrs. Ruyi in the Zhao Mansion is not easy to deal with. Zhao Zhen is an old man in the Zhao Mansion, and he is also familiar with the character of Mrs. Ruyi. He knows that Fang Ru is probably in a bad mood at this time. Once it is If Fang Ru found out something she was dissatisfied with, she would definitely be severely punished.
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In fact, as Zhao Zhen speculated, Fang Ru was not in a good mood at this time.
It is certainly a great joy for Zhao Junchen to join the cabinet to assist the government and be conferred as an earl. It can be seen from the sight of so many guests in the Zhao Mansion vying to celebrate that Fang Ru will naturally be happy for Zhao Junchen. .
It's a pity that Fang Ru is only Zhao Junchen's concubine in name, so she can only hide in the back house to deal with various chores at this time, and the person who represents Zhao Junchen to meet the guests is Cui Qianxue, the nominal hostess of Zhao's house, so Fang Ru could not personally experience Zhao Junchen's glorious time.
As a result, Fang Ru was naturally in a bad mood.
However, compared to Zhang Yu'er beside Fang Ru, Fang Ru's situation is pretty good.
Zhao Junchen's favor towards Fang Ru has long been an open secret. Many people know that Fang Ru is the de facto mistress of the Zhao family. Many of Zhao Junchen's properties and affairs are managed by Fang Ru, so the guests came here today. When the Zhao family congratulates, many people will also prepare a gift for Fang Ru.
But Zhang Yuer's situation is completely different. Most people don't know that there is Zhang Yuer in Zhao Mansion, so they won't prepare gifts for Zhang Yuer. Therefore, the lively scene in Zhao Mansion has nothing to do with Zhang Yuer. .
When Zhao Zhen asked to see Fang Ru, Fang Ru was discussing with Zhang Yu'er what happened in the morning.
During this period, the situation in the court changed rapidly, and Fang Ru felt powerless to deal with it, so she shared intelligence and planned with Zhang Yu'er after Zhang Yu'er returned to the capital.
When Zhao Zhen entered the room, he heard Zhang Yu'er say softly: "Master, he is really clever and foresighted. Some time ago, we were worried that Your Majesty would eventually attribute all the military achievements of Shaanxi and Gansu to Liang Fuchen. Let us My master's attempt to fetch water with a bamboo basket was in vain, and he prepared many means for this purpose. However, I never expected that our master would not leave any chance for Your Majesty to share the military glory, and now he has monopolized all the glory! Those worries we had at the beginning, now that we think about it, But we are overly worried. How could the master not think of the things we can think of? Naturally, we have already prepared and have a chance of winning!"
As she spoke, Zhang Yuer's eyes turned and glanced at Zhao Zhen who entered the room. She smiled again and said: "There is also this 'storytelling guild'. Who would have thought that the storytellers who were originally just low-class storytellers would be secretly controlled by the master?" It actually played such a big role? Four months ago, the whole capital was hotly discussing "The Complete Biography of Yue". I had heard about it, but I never thought that it was the master's foreshadowing for today's situation! If not It was the foreshadowing of the original "Shuo Yue Quan Zhuan". Master, his achievements today would not have such a big repercussions. Looking back on this method, it is really admirable!"
Unlike Fang Ru's complicated thoughts, Zhang Yuer was not unhappy at all because she was ignored by the guests. She was just indulging in Zhao Junchen's various exquisite plans and was extremely excited.
For Zhang Yu'er, as long as she can participate in Zhao Junchen's plan, it is enough. She doesn't care about the false reputation.
After Zhang Yuer returned to Beijing, the diamond powder in her stomach was quickly resolved. Coupled with the recuperative methods of Zhang Decheng, the famous doctor of the Zhao family, now her body has recovered more than half, and she has regained her former charming appearance.
At this time, Zhang Yu'er just glanced at Zhao Zhen with her wonderful eyes, which made Zhao Zhen couldn't help but feel a surge in his heart.
Zhao Zhen did not dare to show any more abnormalities, for fear of causing Fang Ru and Zhang Yu'er's displeasure, he just saluted quickly and said: "I have seen Mrs. Ruyi and... Miss Yu'er!"
When calling Zhang Yu'er, Zhao Zhen hesitated for a moment, but chose the title "Miss".
Zhao Zhen knew that Zhang Yuer's scheming skills were even better than Fang Ru's, and that she would have a status in the Zhao family sooner or later, but he still did not dare to use the term "madam" for fear of offending Fang Ru's taboo.
After Fang Ru heard the different names for Zhao Zhen, a trace of satisfaction flashed in her eyes, and she asked slowly: "After the storyteller told the story of the master, what was the reaction of the people?"
Zhao Zhen quickly said in a flattering tone: "The response has been excellent. Now the people have changed their attitudes one after another. Not only do they think that our master is a hero and a virtuous man, but they almost regard our master as the first saint in a century." Got it!"
While talking, Zhao Zhen told Fang Ru and Zhang Yuer in detail what happened in the teahouse.
After Fang Ru and Zhang Yu'er looked at each other, Fang Ru seemed to have no more opinions, but Zhang Yu'er said: "It's still far from enough. We must continue to increase publicity! According to you, today Yuelai Teahouse The tea patrons easily believed the story told by the storyteller Zhang Yunqing, but most of them were regular customers who often listened to Zhang Yunqing's commentary. They already had some trust in Zhang Yunqing, so they were more likely to accept the story. But most of them I’m afraid it’s difficult for people to change their impressions in a short period of time, so our next plan is to get more people to accept this story and achieve certain results before he returns to the capital!”
Zhao Zhen nodded repeatedly and said: "I understand, villain!"
After Zhao Zhen accepted the order, seeing that Fang Ru and Zhang Yu'er had no further instructions, he hurriedly said goodbye and left, not daring to disturb the two women's discussion anymore.
As soon as Zhao Zhen left the room, he saw another Zhao Mansion servant entering the room and reporting: "Mrs. Ruyi, Miss Zhang, this is the latest guest list! This morning alone, our Zhao Mansion has eighty-seven guests. They all came to express their congratulations, and they were all dignitaries, wealthy businessmen, and wealthy people. Although there were more than 300 people who did not come to congratulate in person, they also sent valuable gifts to the house. The accountant made a rough calculation, and only this morning all the people came to express their congratulations. Adding all the gifts together, the total value is over two hundred thousand taels of silver!"
After saying that, the servant of Zhao Mansion presented the gift list to Fang Ru.
After Fang Ru took the gift list and looked down, she couldn't help but let out a sigh.
"Sister, what's wrong?" Zhang Yu'er asked curiously.
Fang Ru handed the gift list to Zhang Yuer and asked Zhang Yuer to read it by herself.
Zhang Yuer looked around and saw that the name at the top of the gift list was Prince Zhu Heyu!
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