After the father and son had an open and honest talk, Ye Jingchen behaved himself for a while.
He didn't do anything underhanded, and he always kept his distance from Xie Chang'an, even in the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion. Whenever he had free time, he would often go to Linyuan Bookstore, Tiangong Pavilion and Ciyou Hall.
The emperor, who claimed he wasn't that suspicious, not only sent more people to monitor him, but also frequently sent people to investigate Lin Yuan Bookstore and Tian Gong Pavilion.
As for the orphanage, there were already people appointed by the emperor there.
Ye Jingchen deliberately exposed his sources of information because he knew that these ordinary people would not be considered a threat by the emperor. Even though the emperor had witnessed their ability to gather information, he would not take them seriously.
In the imperial city, the emperor's grand plan to select a crown princess and a consort was put on hold, and he turned his attention to the Imperial Guards, personally urging them to establish new intelligence channels.
At Ye Jingchen's suggestion, the Imperial Guards first practiced on wealthy merchants, then ordinary gentry, then court officials, and finally nobles, aristocratic families, and even the imperial family.
After this investigation, quite a lot was indeed uncovered, and everyone in the capital felt insecure.
Meanwhile, in Shanggui County, Yongzhou, Ye Jingyu, Ye Jingyu, and Yun Shu lived a peaceful life. However, the longer they stayed in the Ji family, the more unfathomable the Ji family seemed to be.
The heritage of a thousand-year-old family is evident in every aspect of their life, from clothing and food to housing and their manners!
The three of them now understood why Ye Jingchen insisted they come here!
After arriving at the Ji family and reverting to her female identity, Ye Jingyu separated from Ye Jingyu and Yun Shu.
The Ji family did not neglect her, the princess. She was received by the eldest grandson's wife of the Ji family and girls of similar age.
The Ji family has its own clan school, where both men and women can study. The girls of the Ji family are all educated and are very knowledgeable.
They took the initiative to inquire about the Phoenix Cry Academy in the Imperial City, showing great interest in the only girls' academy in the Great Abyss.
Ye Jingyu did not initially mention her intention to establish a girls' academy in Yongzhou. Instead, she often told them interesting stories about the academy and the great achievements of Fengming Academy in the capital, arousing their longing for a girls' academy.
At the same time, Ye Jingyu was also learning how to manage the inner quarters of the household from the eldest granddaughter-in-law of the Ji family.
After marrying Gu Beichen, she did not plan to live in the princess's residence, but instead went to the Gu family.
She wants to be the matriarch of the Gu family!
The Gu family is complicated, and being the matriarch is not easy. She has no shortage of strategies and tactics, but she lacks experience in this area.
As the most powerful family in Dayuan, the Ji family is far more complex than the Gu family. The eldest grandson's wife of the Ji family will undoubtedly become the matriarch of the family in the future! Ye Jingyu believes that the future matriarch chosen by the Ji family will certainly not be bad, so she will not miss such a good learning opportunity!
Although she has not yet been involved in court politics, she has already noticed the threat that aristocratic families pose to imperial power and their exploitation of ordinary people. She knows that her brother will definitely deal with these aristocratic families in the future.
Among the four great families, the Ji family is unfathomable, the Jiang family is a thing of the past, and the Wang family has been frequently involved in troubles in recent years, so its power is not what it used to be and it is not worth worrying about. Only the Gu family is a family of scholars, and every few generations a great Confucian scholar appears in the world. It is a holy place in the hearts of scholars all over the world!
My elder brother needs to take care of the family, so he won't easily touch them, but he will absolutely not tolerate the family exploiting the people and oppressing the villagers.
Therefore, when the time is right, he will definitely take action to deal with the Gu family.
If she could become the matriarch of the Gu family, she could work with her brother from the inside out and become his ally when he dealt with the Gu family in the future.
Ye Jingyu had spoken frankly with Gu Beichen about this matter. Gu Beichen, born into the Gu family, understood better than anyone the deep-seated problems and decay beneath the Gu family's glamorous facade. To save the Gu family, he could only shatter the centuries-old dream the Gu family had been living in and make them face the rotten core. Only then could the Gu family be reborn and given a new life!
Therefore, the two of them have reached a consensus on this matter.
After the marriage, she will live in the Gu family home, making her the highest-ranking female member of the family. If the Gu family is sensible, they should take the initiative to make her the matriarch; if they are not, she can rightfully fight for it!
Moreover, there is another advantage to her moving into the Gu family: she can do her best to protect Gu Beichen's reputation, which has been damaged because of Princess Shang!
After all, if you include the county, prefectural, and provincial examinations, Gu Beichen won the top three places in the imperial examinations, but rather the top six. Under such circumstances, with proper management, Gu Beichen might very well become a great Confucian scholar of his time.
If Gu Beichen can succeed, it will benefit both her and her brother, the Emperor; it's a win-win situation!
Besides learning from the young mistress of the Ji family about managing the inner quarters, Ye Jingyu, realizing that the young mistress had a certain say in the Ji family, decided to persuade her to establish a girls' academy in Shanggui County and to discuss cooperation with the "Golden Branches and Jade Leaves" (a group of women with special privileges).
Ye Jingyu's situation is progressing smoothly, and Ye Jingyu and Yun Shu are having a great time at the Ji family's residence and Shanggui County.
Unlike Ye Jingyu, who came here with a mission, Ye Jingyu's mission was simply to be filial to his maternal grandfather and win their favor.
But no matter how much the two elders loved their grandson, they were getting old and their energy was limited, so they couldn't keep Ye Jingyu by their side all the time. Therefore, most of the time, he and Yun Shu were taken around by their cousins from the Ji family to travel.
Ye Jingyu and Yun Shu explored every place the Ji family could go. They diligently inquired about anything that wasn't available in the capital, seeking to understand it thoroughly.
The biggest find was in the library, where they copied every rare book they had never seen before.
In short, it was a very rewarding experience.
Of course, the biggest gain was the gift that was sent to the capital at the same time as the Ji family on the day they left.
A convoy of ten carriages was set up, all filled with gifts for them, with the majority of the gifts going to Ye Jingyu and Ji Wushuang, taking up eight carriages.
As for the remaining two carriages, they were given to the people of Wenhua Hall who, although they were not present, were frequently mentioned by Ye Jingyu, especially Ye Jingchen, the Crown Prince who was mentioned most often by Ye Jingyu.
Because Ye Jingyu and his group did not plan to return directly to the capital, but instead continued their travels along a pre-planned route, the Ji family sent people to deliver the gifts to the capital first.
Before Ye Jingyu and his two companions even left Yongzhou, Ye Jingchen and his group had already received gifts from the Ji family.
He was alone, with a car full of gifts, a stark contrast to the others.
The other children didn't react much to this injustice, but the emperor was very dissatisfied with the Ji family.
Because the Ji family only gave him three palm-sized golden dragon statues as a perfunctory gift. Although the golden dragons were lifelike and valuable, they paled in comparison to Ye Jingchen's carload of glittering gifts.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
