Chapter 193
After a few days, it was time for the celebration banquet.
The celebration banquet will be held in the afternoon.
Yu Ying returned from the clinic after noon to dress up for the banquet. The last time Yu Ying dressed up was a year ago in Yu County.
Pearls, jade, silk and brocade, rich and gorgeous.
Even if it was Fu Wei, he was still a handsome young man as beautiful as jade.
The couple's appearance together really attracted attention, and people couldn't help but take a few more glances.
Just moments after the couple arrived, Zhou Jia Erlang appeared in everyone's sight with his wife and children.
Zhou Jia Erlang had just spoken a few words to Fu Wei when an official came over and started a conversation with them.
The families of the two men walked away.
The number of women on the family side gradually increased.
These two families were currently favored by Sect Master Zhou, and some had long sought to curry favor with them. However, Zhou Erlang and his wife, as well as Fu Wei and his wife, were unmoved.
He sent Zhou Erlang beautiful women and gold, silver and jewelry, but was rejected. He originally planned to try to get in touch with his subordinates, but they were also useless.
Later, people hoped that Fu Wei's wife was greedy for money, but who would have thought that she would refuse all the money that was brought to her through legitimate channels.
None of these worked, so I had to get closer at the celebration party.
In a short while, Yu Ying and Madam Zhou were surrounded by the crowd, creating a lively scene.
They were chatting animatedly when suddenly someone said that the wife of the Duke and the wife of the Crown Prince had arrived.
The Crown Prince's wife followed her mother-in-law inside. Upon seeing this scene, she frowned slightly and said to her mother-in-law, "These people may not have any other skills, but they are very good at adapting to the situation."
The mistress of the Zhou family glanced at him indifferently, walked over calmly, and sat in the upper seat.
The women surrounding Madam Zhou Er and Yu Ying felt a chill down their spines when they were stared at and quietly dispersed.
Now, apart from being a little mediocre, the prince has not committed any crime. Moreover, his mother's family is powerful, so although there is a possibility of him being deposed, it is very small.
Although Zhou Erlang has made great contributions, he is a bastard's son after all, and his mother's family is weak. Unless he really has the support of many forces, it will be really difficult for him to surpass the prince.
The Duke's wife took the seat, and all the female relatives went to pay their respects. Yu Ying also went with Madam Zhou Er.
The mistress of the Zhou family was not a good person, so Yu Ying was on high alert.
It was Madam Zhou Er and Yu Ying's turn to pay their respects. The Lady of the County Duke did not make things difficult for them. After saying hello, she looked at Yu Ying behind Madam Zhou Er, still with a faint smile on her face.
"Madam Fu, how are my little six and little seven doing in the medical school?"
When the medical school opened, perhaps in order to recruit female students, Sect Leader Zhou took the lead and allowed his two unmarried daughters to attend the medical school.
Yu Ying smiled warmly and replied, "Sixth Miss and Seventh Miss have both learned very well. With time, they will be able to stand on their own."
The woman next to the Duke's wife suddenly smiled softly and said in the gentlest voice, "Why would a girl need to learn so many skills? The most important thing is to take care of your husband and children at home. Only by managing the harem well can your husband better strive for fame and fortune outside. Is this reasonable, everyone here?"
This sounds like nothing wrong, but everyone knows that the Fu family lady is very capable, which is far from being content with her job of managing the backyard, taking care of her husband and raising her children.
Most people could tell who he was referring to. Some were so embarrassed that they didn't know how to respond. However, the group led by the Duke's wife were the ones who echoed the sentiment.
"Sixth Miss, Seventh Miss, you won't be in public anymore, and you won't be of much use. It would be a waste to learn so much. Just learn the basics of medicine."
Although they were all referring to Yu Ying, when the Sixth and Seventh Girls heard these words and looked at their husbands, both of them looked at a loss.
They went to the medical school at their father's suggestion. To gain his approval, they went from being confused and at a loss to gradually understanding. After becoming familiar with the school, they really fell in love with studying medicine.
Compared with music, chess, calligraphy and painting, studying medicine makes them feel a sense of accomplishment.
But today, it was rejected by everyone and was demoted to a useless ability. The mistress did not even refute it and suddenly felt a little embarrassed.
Saying such things in such an occasion would not embarrass the two little girls. They probably wanted to give Yu Ying a warning.
If you say that the Duchess's wife had no intention, no one would believe it.
Yu Ying lowered her head and replied softly, "The Duke of the County sent the two girls to study medicine at the academy because he wanted them to acquire skills and set good examples." At this point, Yu Ying raised her head and looked at the two women who had just spoken, her face slightly embarrassed. "Women are as capable as men. I don't think the Duke of the County meant for the two girls to just learn the basics and then marry off and stay at home to take care of their husbands and children."
The two women wanted to say something, but Yu Ying brought up the Duke of County. Should they refute?
Although the two girls had no status in the Zhou family, it was indeed the Duke who sent them to the medical school to study medicine.
The Duke's purpose was certainly not to let the two girls study perfunctorily and then go back to get married and raise children, but it was also absolutely impossible to let the two girls go out to practice medicine.
For a moment, he didn't know how to refute, so he could only look at the county lady.
I wanted to dampen this woman's arrogance and stop her from feeling proud and complacent because she was appreciated by the Duke and her husband had made great achievements. I also wanted to make my position clear to the Duke's wife, but I didn't expect that I would be silenced by just a few words.
Yu Ying looked at the sixth and seventh girls and smiled gently.
The two little girls looked at the husband who was speaking for them and scolding the woman, their eyes seemed to light up and there was respect in their eyes.
She gave the gentleman a shy smile, but was a little cautious not to smile too obviously in front of the mistress.
Yu Ying withdrew her gaze, looked at the Duke's wife sitting there, and smiled slightly.
The attitude was neither humble nor arrogant.
The Duke's wife still smiled politely, as if she didn't take the words just now to heart. She said lightly: "The Duke sent Xiao Liu and Xiao Qi to the medical school, naturally hoping that they can seriously learn some skills."
All those targeting words just now were just exposed.
Mrs. Zhou Er, who was beside her, reached out and gently patted the back of Yu Ying's hand, giving her a soothing look.
Yu Ying responded with a faint smile, indicating that she didn't care.
I had anticipated this kind of bizarre family feud before coming here. And even a low-level squeeze like this wouldn't really matter. It's the secret murder and frame-up that's truly terrifying.
It is obvious that even before the time of competing for the throne came, the wife of the Duke of County had many plans. When the day of competing for the throne really came, it would be a real fight.
After the greetings, they dispersed.
Returning to their original position, the woman next to Yu Ying sighed softly and whispered, "Thank goodness, Madam Fu, you have real abilities and are appreciated by the Duke. Even after you've said so much to them, they dare not say anything more."
Yu Ying smiled but said nothing.
After a while, Miss Zhou Liu and Miss Zhou Qi also came over and paid their respects to the gentleman.
Zhou Liu leaned close to Yu Ying's ear and whispered, "Sir, you just spoke very well. I felt very happy listening to you."
After saying this, he took a few steps back with a bright smile on his face.
Zhou Liu, the girl, had just turned sixteen. She was not a stunning beauty, with some flesh on her cheeks, but she had dimples when she smiled, and her eyes were curved, with a gleam in them. She had a very pleasing and comfortable look.
The Sixth and Seventh Misses didn't stay for long. Their aunts were afraid that their daughters would get too close to Erlang's wife and make the mistress unhappy, so they sent their maids to call for help.
After the two girls left, a woman around forty years old beside Yu Ying looked at the two girls leaving. She also came to Yu Ying's side and said with her hands covering her mouth, "I heard that if the alliance with King Pengcheng is successful, the Zhou family will choose one of the unmarried girls to marry into the Pengcheng family."
When Yu Ying heard this, she was shocked for a moment, but then she remembered that in this era, marriage alliances were the most normal thing.
Her eyes couldn't help but fall on those young girls with white teeth, bright eyes, and youthful beauty.
She heard from Fu Wei that King Pengcheng was probably around 27 or 28 years old, almost 30 years old, and had a rather solemn and majestic appearance and a strong aura.
Even Fu Wei said so, which shows that King Pengcheng's aura is indeed strong.
The oldest unmarried daughter of the Zhou family was Miss Zhou Liu. At her prime, and so spoiled, she must have been so frightened upon meeting Prince Pengcheng that she dared not even utter a word, let alone get married.
The woman glanced at Yu Ying and saw her frown. She probably knew what she was thinking and said, "Even if she is not the King of Pengcheng, a girl from a noble family has a life of luxury and wealth because of her family, so she has to bear the consequences of her family's rise and fall."
How could Yu Ying not understand?
Although it was a time in a book, it was now a real world for her. The historical flow of this generation was not much different from the real world.
To change this situation, she had to openly challenge the aristocratic families. In this era, even if she had some ability, if she really wanted to go against the aristocratic families, it would undoubtedly be like a gnat trying to shake a tree, overestimating her own abilities.
Marriages like this that sacrifice children are happening in almost every aristocratic family in this era.
The woman sighed softly and said, "Even if it wasn't the King of Pengcheng, it would have been someone else, perhaps with a worse family background and older age. After all, the King of Pengcheng is still a local overlord, but his background is so criticized..." As she finished speaking, she suddenly remembered the Fu family's affairs. Her expression changed and she hurriedly explained, "Don't misunderstand, Madam Fu. I didn't mean any other things."
Yu Ying chuckled and shook her head, saying, "My wife and I were just chatting, how could there be any misunderstanding?"
A hero never asks about his origin. The so-called origin is nothing but the winners are kings and the losers are bandits. The king who was on the throne yesterday may have a bad origin today.
When the woman heard her say this, she felt relieved to see that she really didn't care.
Looking back at the smiling Zhou Liu, there was also pity in his eyes, and he said: "I heard that the King of Pengcheng is eight feet tall, tall and old. It's a pity that Zhou Liu is so delicate."
Yu Ying looked at the little girl with a smile as beautiful as a flower, feeling mixed emotions.
Regardless of whether there will be a marriage, and whether the person to be married is Miss Zhou Liu, she wants to give some reminders.
I hope both Saturday girl and Friday girl have a good home.
Although Sect Leader Zhou had not arrived yet, everyone had put on masks and was in harmony with each other and laughing happily.
But when Prince Zhou entered the banquet, the laughter and joy paused briefly and weakened a lot.
Everyone noticed that after Prince Zhou sat down, he began to drink with a dull expression, saying nothing and not paying his respects to the Lady of the County Duke. He was obviously a little depressed.
A moment after Crown Prince Zhou arrived, Emperor Zhou also arrived, and the celebration banquet began.
This time, Zhou Yi was promoted from General of the Central Army to General, and Fu Wei was appointed as the Secretary of the Court of Yuzhang Prefecture, in charge of planning and consultation. This meant that from now on, he would be able to participate in all the planning and consultations of the Prefecture's government, and manage all the counselors in the Prefecture.
If it succeeds, he will be a great founding hero.
Fu Wei was appointed to this position, and the leader of Zhou undoubtedly wanted to make use of Fu Wei, but this made it difficult for everyone to guess the alliance between Yuzhang and Wuling.
There were also some rumors about the feud between Fu Wei and Wuling Taishou Huo, saying that Huo Shanrong had betrayed the former Taishou Fu.
He also deliberately allowed his own son to kill his adopted son. When Fu Wei went to Pengcheng, he ordered the retainers who had persuaded the King of Pengcheng to kill Fu Wei.
After what Governor Huo did, Sect Leader Zhou should not have formed an alliance with him, but he did.
Since we are allies, we have to give up Fu Wei, our junior aide.
However, Fu Wei not only assisted Zhou Erlang in conquering the entire Lingnan region and the three outer counties, but was also entrusted with an important task and went to Pengcheng, where he succeeded.
From this perspective, Fu Wei's abilities are obviously outstanding, and he is a rare talent. He will definitely be a great help in the future.
Wuling also has an army of 80,000, which is indeed a great help.
Allies and enemies, there is nothing better than allies.
Thus, there is a contradiction.
Fuwei and Wuling seem incompatible.
If he really had to choose between the two, who would Sect Leader Zhou choose?
At the celebration banquet, no matter how wonderful the music and dance were, they could not attract the crowd. Everyone had different thoughts and many speculations.
Halfway through the celebration banquet, someone suddenly arrived to announce, "Wuling Huo Taishou has arrived outside the city, bringing a letter of greeting."
As Sect Leader Zhou raised his hand, the singing and dancing stopped for a moment, the atmosphere suddenly became solemn, and many people's eyes fell on Fu Wei.
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