Jian Yu is now a hotly discussed figure among the ladies of Shengjing. As long as there is a banquet among the female relatives, Princess Jing is mentioned in every banquet.
And every time she mentions it, she is careful to use the word "that one" instead. It is true that this Princess Jing is too deviant. She dares not to give face to the Queen Mother, dares to confront the second prince, and beats the drum to complain. If you can do it, it's not impossible to come to them and settle accounts with them if you hear about it!
The women and family members were ordered to treat Princess Jing at a respectful distance, and they could not afford to offend her, but they could hide away!
Most people think so, and some people do not believe in evil, such as the old lady of the Gu family who came back to the Ningguo Duke's mansion just after worshiping the Buddha, and the old lady Zhang of the Zhenguo General's Mansion...
They are also called the old lady, but these two titles are much more valuable than the old lady of the Jian family. The old lady of the Jian family is only called this by the servants of the Jian family. When she is outside, others call her Mrs. Jian.
The other two old ladies both have a first-grade imperial edict! Mrs. Jian is a third-grade imperial concubine.
When a wife of a minister of the Zhou Dynasty is granted a royal title, not only does her husband's official position have to be sufficient, but she herself must also be outstanding. For example, Mrs. Zhang led the people to defend a city when she was young. Mrs. Gu once saved the Ninth Prince. Although the Ninth Prince He later died in infancy, but this was also a credit to his work.
In addition to the posts from these two people, there were seven or eight other posts, all of which were invited by relatively high-status married women.
Inviting Princess Jing to the banquet was mainly for her own sake. Prince Jing had passed away, and the wives of high officials in the court did not need to win over Princess Jing, who could not speak in front of the court.
However, the invitation to the banquet was a gesture. In the emperor's opinion, it was to take care of Princess Jing, and it was good to have a good impression, so he also allowed his wife to invite Jian Yu.
Looking at the date of the invitation, Jane saw that there was a banquet in seven days, just in time for her to make the first batch of perfume.
Jian Yu had previously drawn a picture for the craftsmen, and they had brought the finished product this morning. After she had all the tools, she would do a little less and use it at the banquet. Needless to say, those noble ladies would naturally smell the fragrance. carry.
It is mainly a preliminary publicity.
Thinking about this, Jian Yu finally confirmed Mrs. Zhang's post. She raised her eyebrows slightly when she looked at the name on it. It was another flower viewing party.
——Princess Jing accepted Mrs. Zhang’s appointment!
The person who was most angry when she heard the news was Mrs. Gu. She had not held a banquet for many years, but she held it herself in order to entertain Princess Jing. This shows that she takes it seriously! Besides, Duke Ning's mansion and Prince Jing's mansion are one level closer. If he doesn't go to her appointment, whose appointment will he go to?
But Jian Yu agreed to Mrs. Zhang, who was her mortal enemy!
"Old lady, the Zhenguo General's Office has sent me a flower appreciation post, do you want to refuse?" Grandma took out the post just sent by the Zhenguo General's Office.
In the past, Mrs. Gu and Mrs. Zhang rarely met, and they acted like a king without seeing the king. It was always the case that when Mrs. Gu was present at the banquet, Mrs. Zhang would not go, and vice versa.
But this time it was different. Because of the relationship with Prince Jing’s Mansion, Mrs. Gu said: “No need, tell the people at the Zhenguo General’s Mansion that I will come to the banquet!”
When the other wives who received the post inquired about it, they learned that Princess Jing would be going and Mrs. Gu would be going too, so they wanted to go even if they were just to join in the fun!
In this way, posts about the flower viewing banquet issued by the Zhenguo General's Mansion became hard to find. Many ladies with posts seemed to be superior to others and were extremely complacent.
Tang Fu did not receive the post. In the past, she would have been invited to any banquet. Her status as the Queen Mother's niece was enough for her to be treated with special attention, and her personality made her like a fish in water among noble ladies.
There was no post this time. Tang Fu was so angry about this that she didn't eat for two meals. If the government can exclude her for Princess Jing today, others can do the same tomorrow.
After a long time, wouldn’t I have been excluded from the circle of noble ladies? !
Thinking of this possibility, Tang Fu turned pale. Because she had been reprimanded by the emperor before and did not dare to enter the palace again in a short period of time, Tang Fu sent a message to the Queen Mother, hoping to get an invitation.
There were many people at the banquet, and it was Jian Yu who wanted to frame her. She would definitely not let her say that she was black and white in public. Princess Jing was not dizzy when she saw her at the banquet, but she would pretend to be dizzy when they meet next time. It's no longer convenient.
Only by attending the flower viewing banquet with Princess Jing could she clean up the mess. If she didn't get close to Princess Jing then, she would stay far away, and the other party would definitely not be able to plot against her.
After writing down the stakes clearly, Tang Fu believed that her aunt would definitely get an invitation for her after reading it, and her aunt did not want the girl from the Tang family to be excluded from the circle of noble ladies.
Although it is not considered exclusive, not attending various banquets together for a long time is equivalent to being isolated.
After receiving the reply from the Queen Mother, Tang Fu finally had the appetite to eat.
Regarding the invitation, she could also cry to the third prince unintentionally to make him feel more compassionate...
Tang Fu stopped thinking about her own interests all the time.
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After confirming that she was going to attend the banquet, Jian Yu spent the first two days organizing Prince Jing's Mansion from top to bottom. She took the essence and discarded the dross based on the rules established by Manager Song when he was in charge of the palace.
Jian Yu has implemented a reward system. For example, if the gardener in Fuzhong does a good job in serving the flowers, he will be rewarded with half of the monthly money; another example is the cleaning boy who keeps the courtyard clean and tidy, and will be rewarded with half of the monthly money; another example is the purchase in Fuzhong, High quality and high quantity can also balance expenditures, and you will be rewarded with half of your monthly money.
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No matter what kind of work you do in Prince Jing's Mansion, as long as you do it well, you can earn half of your monthly income every month.
At this moment, all the servants were thinking of only one thing: Good luck to the princess, and good luck to Manager Song!
The money that Manager Song could save, except for the oil and water purchased, was taken away from the servants in the mansion. Jian Yu originally wanted to increase everyone's monthly salary by half, but then she changed her mind and thought of implementing a reward system.
First, she got everyone motivated, which not only increased the monthly salary, but also made everyone happy, and it was easier for her to manage.
After the problems in the palace were resolved, Jian Yu became obsessed with perfume making and prepared for the banquet in a few days.
"Now the servants in the palace are all serious. Unlike before, they were lazy when they could. I heard that the princess has said that if you do well, you will have rest days in the future, and the palace will also give you gifts!"
Just thinking about it makes me happy! Wei Bai grinned happily.
Zhou Jinyan saw that Wei Bai's mind was completely seduced and he was only thinking about waiting for the subsequent benefits. His dark eyes were as deep as an abyss, and he spoke coldly to let Wei Bai realize the reality: "Don't forget the purpose of coming to Shengjing."
Wei Bai:......
"I haven't forgotten, I just think the princess is so powerful."
Is it great? Zhou Jinyan's eyelashes trembled as he thought about the current aspirations of the people in the palace. The little fox was indeed very good at winning over people.
"Did Zhou Jialiang confirm his location?"
"Yes, the young prince is walking from Xuzhou to Shengjing. The destination of the caravan he followed is Shengjing. The young prince should not change again. He will arrive in about twelve or three days. Zhuqi and Zhuwu Protected in the dark.”
"Watch what he wants to do when he returns to Shengjing. If he does something outrageous, knock him out and control him."
Zhou Jinyan has always taken care of his adopted son. If he doted on his son, he would definitely bring him back as soon as he discovered his whereabouts. But Zhou Jinyan would not do that. He wanted to observe what Zhou Jialiang did.
If something is bad, stop it immediately and punish it. If it is something right, let it go.
Wei Bai responded. After thinking for a while, he said: "Master, our people have not sneaked into the General Zhenguo's mansion. Please see if you want to take advantage of this banquet to talk to the princess. You can go in as a follower to explore." ?”
Guests attending an appointment can not only bring maids, but also guards or attendants. However, the attendants will not enter the backyard of the female family members, but will have a place to rest in the front yard.
Even this is enough. According to his master's skills, he can sneak in under the radar.
Zhou Jinyan did not adopt Wei Bai's suggestion.
He will go, but not as the second manager of Prince Jing's Mansion.
