Chapter 175 New Ideas
"The prince agreed."
Gu Rongyu spoke, looking at the radiant and red face of the virtuous king, and added, "My wife and I are looking for you because of Qingyue! We think you are capable of doing this... and it just so happens that you owe us a favor! From now on, we will keep our distance and go our separate ways."
The wise king wanted to think about it again, but he still hoped Qingyue could give him some advice.
After all, it's not up to him to decide on this matter!
He still remembered what his mother had said before. If he agreed to Gu Rongyu's request, his mother would be wronged in front of his father again, and he didn't want to see that.
"Give me some time! I want to think about this again. Can I tell Mother about this?"
His mother raised him well until he grew up!
Don’t you have the right to know?
This matter concerns his safety. Perhaps, after this incident, his father may not want to fulfill his previous promise! So... he doesn't want to betray his mother because of this!
However, he also didn't want Qingyue to think that he was ungrateful.
A dilemma!
It depends on whether he wants Qingyue, his mother, or his own reputation and future.
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Chang Xixi saw the embarrassment of the virtuous king. In fact, this was exactly what she wanted! She wanted...for the virtuous king to make a decision.
Then everyone in the court except Prince Rui will basically stand on Gu Rongyu's side, so there will be more hope.
The emperor is now seriously ill, which gives him an excuse to repent for his previous mistakes.
Therefore, having a wise king only increases the chances of winning, it does not mean that we will win because of him!
Qingyue stood up and took the virtuous king away, saying that she would visit again next time. In her personal capacity, it was indeed not convenient for the virtuous king to meet the general directly.
Chang Xixi did not make things difficult for the virtuous king and simply let them go.
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Gu Rongyu saw the two of them walk out of the teahouse and looked at Chang Xixi, "Madam, are you really going to let them go like this?"
"If I don't leave, what else can I do? You tied the virtuous king here? What are you thinking... If the virtuous king has intentions, he will find that one more and one less does not make much! But the emperor will definitely care about the opinion of his favorite child. So it's important, but not that important."
"Just wait until he can figure it out."
Chang Xixi opened the window on the second floor and stared at the people coming and going outside, stunned for a while.
The shopkeeper knocked at the door, waking Chang Xixi from her thoughts. She turned around and glanced at Gu Rongyu who was reading a book, "Come in."
Someone walked in and handed the account book to Chang Xixi, "Madam, this is yesterday's account, please take a look."
"Have you and the accountant reviewed yesterday's report? Are there any omissions? Are all the things I asked you to prepare ready?"
"Everything is almost ready."
"Go down!"
As soon as the shopkeeper left, Gu Rongyu stood up and prepared to leave. He still had official business to attend to, so it was inconvenient for him to stay any longer, so he left.
After seeing Gu Rongyu off, Chang Xixi picked up her pen and wrote what is called a business plan in modern times.
After writing it, she didn't know whether it would work or not, and she had to find someone to verify it... So Chang Xixi made an appointment to meet Miss Zhang.
Miss Zhang is still in Beijing and has not returned to Ruzhou.
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A few days later, Miss Zhang went to the house given by Chang Xixi. Seeing the exquisite things there, she was amazed and kept talking to the maid beside her.
"You said, those who are appreciated by the emperor are treated differently!"
"That's what the lady said."
The maid beside her echoed.
Miss Zhang didn't care much about it. After all, Chang Xixi's success was also hers, and both of them contributed to the Southern Dynasty.
She knew she was not as good as Chang Xixi and would not feel jealous... On the contrary, her piano skills improved after receiving guidance.
Thinking of this...she felt even more grateful to Chang Xixi.
If I hadn't been in contact with her, I wouldn't have won the duel with the princess that day. It ended in a draw, which brought honor to my father.
"Are you here? Sit down! I've got something fun, let me show you... Let's play with it for a while, and if possible, we'll have the shopkeeper promote it in a few days. Staying in the capital is too boring, so why not find something fun for ourselves?"
Chang Xixi handed her plan to Miss Zhang to read.
After watching it, Miss Zhang thought it was very interesting and couldn't wait to play: "When will it come out? Take me to play! I want to play, and it's perfect. I'm not engaged yet, so I might as well take this opportunity to get the chance!"
Seeing how excited she was, Chang Xixi thought it was feasible!
He said, "Let's wait a few days! I've booked the entire peach blossom forest outside the city, just in time for this event! It's perfect, right where the moat passes, and there are only four or five rooms! We'll put up a fence in the forest and let the young ladies and gentlemen go in separately. There'll be a guard every ten steps, and they can't do anything out of the ordinary. They can only recite poems or exchange tokens, or exchange cards, and then visit."
"What is this visit?"
"Ladies, before you enter our peach blossom forest, there must be a place to change clothes and enjoy the flowers. I mean, it should be enclosed with a screen, where the ladies can meet friends, have fun, drink, etc. It should be like a boudoir. If a man wants to visit, he must talk through the screen and cannot enter the fence. He can only set up a table outside."
Chang Xixi continued.
Miss Zhang thought this was great!
Moreover, it can also prevent those young men and young ladies from having affairs together, because there are people supervising the whole process... If it is beneficial, they can exchange addresses and then propose marriage.
Give everyone a chance to choose freely?
This was not Chang Xixi's original intention!
Instead, in order to make herself famous again, she wanted to turn her teahouse into an intelligence agency that communicated with the whole world, and she had to pay money to buy information.
She will make a country tremble!
In other words, if the prince changed his mind later, she wouldn't be afraid! Moreover, she could protect her husband and child and avoid complete failure.
Even if she doesn't become a general anymore, she still needs to have something to control the court! As long as she can do this, even the current dog emperor can't do anything to her.
She has the guts to do it!
I have the ability to do this! All I need is Gu Rongyu's full support.
Just a little support would be great!
She thought that the first step was to have a place where all kinds of people gathered, the protection of many officials, and those shameful activities.
Miss Zhang left the house in the afterglow of the sunset.
The name of Chang Xixi's mansion is Chang Mansion, which was later authorized by the imperial concubine.
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