Chapter 325 Guan Ji enters the mansion
Today, those who know the importance of Feng Tubao and what he did are basically the core figures of power in the Han Dynasty.
As a central figure in power, confidentiality is the most basic political quality.
Those things under Feng Tuyu are related to the South Expedition and Northern Expedition. Can they talk around?
And there is no need for them to marry into the Zhang family to consolidate their status.
The Zhang family is now considered a relative. Marriage with the Zhang family can certainly provide temporary expansion, but look at the current palace, can eunuchs have a future?
To what extent did the Prime Minister suppress the eunuchs in order to prevent the situation like the eunuchs' monopoly in the Later Han Dynasty from happening again? Even official positions such as Dachangqiu, which should have been held by eunuchs, were held by courtiers.
As a relative with the same name as the eunuch, how could it be missed by the prime minister?
How would the Prime Minister see himself if he really wanted to marry the Zhang family in order to consolidate his own land?
Therefore, on the matter of Zhang Xingyi's marriage, the family in the center of power has remained silent in a tacit understanding.
The second-rate nobles who want to squeeze into the center of power, and the third-rate and low-ranking nobles who want to become first-rate nobles, have less taboos.
Second-rate nobles have their own connections. If the young lady of the Zhang family goes to a gathering one day, their young master will naturally appear there by chance.
And most of those third-rate nobles and nobles are not qualified to join in the fun. Even if they are barely qualified, they may not be well informed, so they have to work harder and find opportunities to meet Mrs. Zhang by chance.
A chance encounter on the road is one of them.
Having met her so many times, maybe she fell in the eyes of Mrs. Zhang?
No one can say for sure about this kind of thing?
Anyway, the Zhang family has announced that the selection of a husband for Mrs. Zhang this time will only be based on character, not family background.
So a group of young men who didn't know Feng Tubao's situation were muttering in their hearts that even if they couldn't join the Zhang family, the Guan family might not be another good choice.
At any rate, the Guan family still has a reputation, and now they have regained their confidence. The most important thing is that Guan Ji is extremely beautiful after changing into women's clothing, and she still has a coveted income in her hands...
Isn’t it wonderful to have both people and wealth?
Although doing this would inevitably mean taking over, for such a beautiful girl, plus the share of the ranch and workshop in her hands, no matter what second-hand or third-hand she has, she closed her eyes and gritted her teeth and pretended as if nothing had happened. It’s not impossible…
Of course, Guan Ji didn't know that after she left, her little sister would dig a hole for her. After all, in her subconscious, her little sister suddenly grew up. She didn't adapt to it for a while and still regarded her as a little girl. Look, it makes sense.
I just didn't expect that this little girl would regard her as her first love rival in life. I wished she would immediately change her mind and choose a husband from another family, so that she could no longer compete with her for the perfect husband in her heart.
After Guan Ji got on the car, she did not return to Guan Mansion immediately. Instead, she ordered her servants to drive the car to Fengzhuang outside the city.
Fengzhuang's housekeeper Zhao had already received the news and led his people to stand at the intersection of Zhuangzi to welcome Guan Ji's arrival.
“Uncle Zhao, when will the lady from the Guan family come?”
Yaomei, who had been waiting for a long time, asked boredly.
“Come on, come on,” Butler Zhao replied perfunctorily while standing in the shade of the tree, looking at the official road.
He was actually a little worried. There were rumors about the Lord in Jincheng a few days ago, and he had naturally heard about it.
Although most of them are disgusting, if he didn't know the master's character, he would have been unable to help but believe the rumors even if he had heard the rumors as detailed as seeing them with his own eyes.
He didn't expect that a woman in the rumors would suddenly come to the village today. How could he not care about her?
That is the girl from Guan Junhou’s family!
The tiger girl of the Guan family, I heard that even Sun Quan of the Eastern Wu Dynasty couldn't get him if he wanted to marry her!
I don’t know what this kind of woman looks like?
But thinking about it, since he has the character "tiger", even if his appearance is not that thick-browed and big-eyed, it is definitely not that good.
Besides, since she is called Tiger Girl, she must have a fierce temper. How can the master, who has such a temper that even his servants laugh and laugh in front of him, can control such a tiger girl?
Husband, I can’t suppress my dear husband, and the house is restless!
As Butler Zhao thought about this, he felt even more anxious. He also thought of the rumored girl from the Zhang family.
After the Lord went to Hanzhong, he himself sent things to Zhang Ji several times. It was obvious that she was a girl from a wealthy family, and she was very well-behaved and sensible.
It would be a relief if such a woman was really like the rumored Xijun who became the master...
“Great Father, Great Father, come, come.”
Yaomei suddenly tugged on Butler Zhao’s lapel and said something.
A carriage turned a corner, came off the official road, and drove directly towards Zhuangzi.
“May I ask if there is Lady Guan in the car?”
The carriage stopped in front of Butler Zhao, who quickly bowed and saluted.
“Exactly.”
A quiet voice came from the car, and then only the sound of rustling was heard. Butler Zhao felt that a person was standing in front of him.
“Butler Zhao, there is no need to be polite. Please get up.”
“Thank you, Mrs. Guan.”
Butler Zhao stood up and looked up. He did not see a woman with thick eyebrows and big eyes. Instead, he saw a person who looked like a fairy standing in front of him with a smile on his lips.
Although she was smiling, there was a faint sense of oppression that made people afraid to approach her easily.
Butler Zhao was surprised, but at the same time he thought, why does this woman look familiar?
“Butler Zhao, long time no see.”
The smile on Guan Ji's lips widened a little, but it didn't show her teeth, making people feel stunning yet dignified.
“Mrs. Guan has seen the villain?”
Butler Zhao asked with some fear, "I'm sorry for being rude, but I really don't remember where I saw Madam Guan."
“I used to come to this village often when my brother was at the village. I just changed my clothes and Butler Zhao couldn’t recognize me?”
Guan Ji made her tone as gentle as possible.
This steward Zhao is a loyal person. His brother Zhuangzi still relies on him to look after him, so he should not be underestimated.
“Brother…brother…”
Butler Zhao had a look of horror on his face. The word "brother" reminded him of a beautiful and beautiful person, who was called Lord like this.
It’s just that his surname is not Zhao? Why did the surname become Guan again? The most important thing is that he... used to be a man. How come he changed his clothes and became a woman? There are rumors with the master?
“Oh, I remembered, you are the one who doesn’t like to talk…lang…”
Last year, the master was sleeping under the shade of a tree. It was the cold husband who scared her so much that she dared not speak. In the end, the master had his ears twisted. She remembered it well.
"That's right," Guan Ji nodded, "I am."
Butler Zhao also suddenly said "Oh", "My eyes are stupid, Madam Guan changed her clothes and I didn't recognize her at once. Please forgive me!"
Although Guan Ji dressed up as a man, she did not consciously realize that she was a girl. At this time, Yaomei reminded her, but Butler Zhao finally remembered it.
"It doesn't matter, I concealed my identity at that time. No wonder Butler Zhao."
Guan Ji smiled slightly and looked around, only to see vaguely visible figures far and near. The nearest one even gave her a concealed salute.
Guan Ji recognized it. There seemed to be such a person in the Guan Family Trilogy before.
I remember my aunt said that even if she didn't look at this Zhuangzi, there were still people who took it seriously. This statement is indeed true.
“May I ask Madam Guan, what news did the Lord bring this time?”
With the master absent from the village, the village has no master to entertain the guests, and Butler Zhao does not dare to let people enter and leave the house at will.
“Brother, I have some news for you to bring over, but before that, Butler Zhao will take a look at this first.”
As Guan Ji spoke, she stretched out her hand, and saw a small pony carved from wood in her hand, galloping with its head held high.
Butler Zhao's eyes widened when he saw it. He groped around excitedly for a while and found a small wooden swallow.
There is a small groove on the back of the swallow.
Butler Zhao took the small wooden horse with both hands, and then put the horse's front legs into the groove on the swallow's back. The two fit tightly together, forming the appearance of a horse stepping on a flying swallow.
After returning the little wooden horse to Guan Ji, Butler Zhao carefully put away the swallow and bowed deeply, "I have seen Madam Guan. Madam Guan has something to do, but please give me your instructions."
But seeing this thing is like seeing the master, and this thing can only be used three times, and now is the first time.
The relationship between Lady Guan and her master seems to be extremely close, far beyond my imagination.
“Let’s go in first and talk about it.”
Remembering that her brother gave her this object and said that if she took it to Fengzhuang to see Butler Zhao, she could become the master of Fengzhuang, Guan Ji couldn't help but feel a little sweet in her heart.
“Mrs. Guan, please.”
Steward Zhao quickly moved out of the way.
Guan Ji entered Zhuangzi and entered Feng Mansion by a familiar route, which surprised the people watching in the dark. This was the first time outsiders entered Zhuangzi after Feng Mingwen went to Hanzhong, right? Not to mention entering the house.
"I came here this time because I was entrusted by my brother to ask if there is any difficulty in the village." After Guan Ji sat down, she looked at Butler Zhao who was standing below waiting to ask questions, and she spoke like a hostess. One sentence.
“Go back to my wife, everything is fine in the village, my lord, you don’t have to worry.”
Guan Ji was sitting there, her back straight, like a golden sword standing upright, giving her a sense of momentum.
When Butler Zhao saw this, he couldn't help but secretly marvel. It turned out that the tiger girl of the Guan family looked like this. She was really amazing.
Such a woman, if she becomes a mistress, it seems that... it would not be bad?
“Are the tea seedlings still being planted on the **** behind the village? Have the Li family come here to get them?”
“I have been planting, and I received news from my master earlier that the villain has opened an extra piece of land on the slope, just to provide tea seedlings to the Li family.”
"That's good," Guan Ji nodded, pondered for a moment, and then said, "I came here this time, firstly, as entrusted by my brother, to come and see Zhuangzi's situation. Secondly,"
As he spoke, he glanced at Butler Zhao and continued, "I would like to ask if Butler Zhao can help me plant some mulberry trees like tea trees."
“Plant mulberry trees? Like tea trees?”
When Butler Zhao heard this, he was a little surprised and said, "Go back to Madam Guan, there is something in the village..."
Speaking of this, I suddenly remembered that the person above was holding a token of my lord and should be treated like a lord, so I changed my words and said, "Ms. Guan, with that kind of planting method, the villain has only planted tea trees, but mulberry trees." I have never planted it before, and I don’t know if it will survive.”
Guan Ji nodded and said, "I know. When I was in Hanzhong, I heard my brother say that mulberry trees can also be planted like this, so I wanted to give it a try. But the mulberry branches must be provided by me, and don't take them from the village. of mulberry branches to plant.”
The elder brother wanted to trade the papermaking skills for the mulberry trees planted by his aunt, but Guan Ji thought it was too much trouble.
Regardless of whether my brother's papermaking skills can be achieved, even if he can, it would be too wasteful to exchange them for mulberry seeds. Maybe he can exchange them with his uncle for something better.
If that doesn't work, it's not impossible to ask your aunt for mulberry seeds, but your brother will have to be controlled by his uncle again.
It would be better for me to take advantage of my return to Jincheng this time to tell my aunt that I also want to plant a mulberry tree. There is no need to involve my brother, and my aunt and uncle won't think too much about it.
If the real seed is born, wouldn't it be better to just give your brother a surprise?
This idea was already brewing when Guan Ji knew she was going back to Jincheng.
In her opinion, her brother has helped her so much, so it is only right that she should do something for him.
“Mrs. Guan has given instructions, how dare I disobey you? I just don’t know how much I want to plant.”
When Manager Zhao heard this, he immediately had a familiar feeling. This lady's behavior was a bit eccentric, but she was somewhat similar to the master.
Remembering that if the paper-making project was successful, her brother would have all Nanxiang planted with mulberry and hemp, Guan Ji replied, "Plant as much as you can, the more the better."
As soon as Manager Zhao obeyed, he trembled. This lady was really rude. Could it be that she really regarded herself as the master of Zhuangzi?
But thinking about the little wooden horse in her hand again, Butler Zhao could only grit his teeth and said, "Yes, I saved it for you. It's just that Madam Guan, there aren't many places in this village that can plant mulberry trees."
After Guan Ji heard this, she thought that this was true.
"Well then, Butler Zhao, clear out as much land as you can, and then plant all of it. These mulberry trees may be of great use to my brother in the future."
When Butler Zhao heard this, he realized that it was his master who wanted to do this, and he immediately agreed, "I understand."
The news that an outsider had entered Feng Zhuang for the first time since Feng Yong left Jincheng quickly reached the ears of interested people.
Fengzhuang is actually only a small village, but in the eyes of some people, it is much more important than a large manor because there are too many coveted things there.
At the very beginning when Feng Yong left Fengzhuang, there were no ill-intentioned people who tried to go there to explore the secrets. Unfortunately, the people who went there either disappeared inexplicably, or had their legs broken and thrown on the official road.
It’s not like no one has ever thought of getting information from the banker, but Butler Zhao, an old man, knew that there was someone above his master, so he was quite courageous. He used threats and favors to make the banker’s business as good as an iron barrel.
Besides, apart from raising chickens and ducks, the farmers also know how to obtain chicken food. The core technology of how to obtain chicken food is firmly in Yaomei’s hands. What can we learn from the farmers?
After Feng Yong left, Feng Zhuang also sealed the village, preventing outsiders from entering. Moreover, the people outside are becoming more and more strict, and people will stare at them even if they come even slightly close, so some people who are interested have given up.
I just didn’t expect that suddenly, someone from Zhuangzi would come in.
Others didn't care, but Zhang Ji had been paying attention to Guan Ji ever since she knew that Guan Ji had returned to Jincheng. When she learned that Guan Ji had entered the Feng Mansion openly, she immediately screamed in a high-pitched voice: "Sister Guan, What are you going to Fengzhuang for? Why can she get in? "
Since Feng Langjun went to Hanzhong, she had not been to Fengzhuang, but in the end she could only wander around the village and was not able to enter the house.
The reason is very simple. If the owner of the house is not here, how can outsiders enter?
This is a rule that everyone will abide by.
But this rule was suddenly broken by Sister Guan, which made Zhang Ji feel a little panicked.
(End of this chapter)