Chapter 366: Accomplishing Xie Zhao's Character
After a few days of recuperation at home, the Xie family had already prepared rooms for Fugui and Wanwan.
Jiang Yuzhu took a few maids to count the accounts. As the year was coming to an end, they had to calculate the profits from business in the capital, the south of the Yangtze River and the north of the country.
When Prime Minister Wei rebelled, all members of the Wei family were executed, leaving only Wei Jing's maid Shuxiang.
Shuxiang had made contributions but did not dare to take credit for them. She came to see Jiang Yuzhu with only one small request.
"Madam, I want to go to the Northland to find Mo Yun."
After returning to the capital with Princess Yutan, Mo Yun followed the caravan to Sishui City. Because she knew medicine, she stayed in the military camp to bandage the injured soldiers.
The two maids, Shuxiang and Moyun, depended on each other when they were working for Wei Jing, and now they want to get together.
"Okay, if you two want to go back to Beijing, write a letter and I'll arrange your errands."
After all, they were not her own maids, so it would be inconvenient to use them. Considering the contributions of Shuxiang and Moyun, Jiang Yuzhu agreed readily.
After sending Shuxiang away, it was time to apply the medicine.
Hongli took out a bottle of snow frog cream and massaged the wound with a fingertip-sized amount of cream, saying with a smile, "The treasures in the palace are still the best. After the scabs fall off, only a little red mark will be left."
"I heard that the production of snow frog cream is rare, and there is only one bottle in the palace. The emperor is reluctant to give it away, so Princess Yutan sneaked in..."
In short, the emperor was not careful and once again encountered the situation where it was difficult to guard against a thief within the family.
After being exposed, Princess Yutan said confidently: "Brother, as a man, are you still worried about having scars on your body?"
Xiao She wanted to give the reward to the concubines selected to enter the palace, but Princess Yutan didn't wait for him to say anything and said harshly: "Your sweetheart is not in the palace at all..."
Jiang Yuzhu was quite satisfied with the faint marks, and estimated that the marks would disappear after a dozen days.
Before noon, Shen Zhilan brought Mo Yan to the mansion.
Mo Yan hesitated for a long time before taking a deep breath and said, "Sister Yuzhu, are you planning to hold a banquet recently?"
In Zhuangzi, outside Beijing, there is a greenhouse flower garden covering a large area, where flower viewing parties can be held in winter.
"What's wrong?"
Jiang Yuzhu was stunned. Two days ago, Qiao Ying and Yu Jiaojiao came to visit her and asked similar questions.
As the wife of the Prime Minister, she should, according to the rules, invite all the ladies in the capital to a small gathering?
Jiang Yuzhu is not enthusiastic about such banquets. She has only a few good sisters and always stays in her comfort zone.
"this……"
Mo Yan looked at Shen Zhilan, and Shen Zhilan also spread her hands helplessly.
"These past few days, my mother-in-law has been at home, receiving several groups of ladies who came to inquire about her."
These wives of officials came to Madam Mo and begged for mercy, just to see Jiang Yuzhu and get some of her blessings.
"I don't know how it was spread, but if I get the gift from you, I will marry into a good family, be loved by my husband and have no concubines, and live a safe and smooth life."
Shen Zhilan was not paying attention when rumors spread throughout the capital, and she was also cited as an example.
The status of Chen Zhilan, Princess Yutan, Qiao Ying and Yu Jiaojiao in their husband's families has become increasingly important, all thanks to their good relationship with Jiang Yuzhu.
When the families with unmarried daughters in the capital learned about this, they became restless.
"Qiao Ying and the others came. They probably wanted to ask about the banquet, but since you were busy looking at the account book, I didn't dare to mention it."
Shen Zhilan thought that a banquet had to be held, otherwise the ladies in the capital would not give up and would squat in front of Xie’s house every day to create an encounter.
Jiang Yuzhu didn't know whether to laugh or cry after hearing this and said, "Is it that serious?"
"Why not?"
Getting married is a major event in a woman’s life. Who doesn’t want to marry into a good family that is worry-free?
Thinking of Xie Wei's marriage, Shen Zhilan suggested: "After the palace coup, the capital was reshuffled, and the officials who stayed behind basically had no problems. It's a good opportunity to find a good family for Wei'er."
The flower-viewing banquet was also held for Xie Wei to see.
Jiang Yuzhu thought about it and decided that since the wine, drinks, cakes and pastries were all prepared by the servants, she just had to move her mouth and it wouldn't be a big deal.
"How about setting it for the tenth day of the twelfth lunar month?"
After Laba Festival, the atmosphere of the New Year becomes more intense.
This year, Jiang Yuzhu spent the New Year in Beijing. As the mistress of the house, she had to entertain guests and buy gifts.
The tenth day of the twelfth lunar month was just the right time to do it, as after that she would start to get busy.
After the agreement was reached, the Xie family sent out invitations, and the ladies and young ladies from various families were extremely happy when they received them.
It was dusk again, and the best restaurant in the capital was packed.
The lobby was crowded and the private rooms were already fully booked.
On the high stage, the entire German class was performing an opera. As it reached the climax, not even the sound of people sipping tea or eating melon seeds could be heard in the hall.
"Xie Zhao, if you don't follow my orders, I will send Jiang Yuzhu to see the King of Hell immediately!"
"Stab the right chest, left leg..."
In order to recreate the tragic scene in Xinyang, some people hung up huge wooden barrels and sprayed water, just like rain.
The candle flickered. On a cold rainy night, "Xie Zhao" knelt in front of the city gate, his lips pale but his face firm.
"Yuanhe, don't!"
"Jiang Yuzhu" cried out and was about to rush towards "Lu Yunxi's" knife. Only if she died could her husband be safe.
In the audience, some people were already sobbing quietly, and the ladies kept wiping their tears with handkerchiefs.
“No!”
"If Madam Xie is really dead, what's the point of Sir Xie doing all this?"
Finally, "Jiang Yuzhu" and the villain "Lu Yunxi" fell off the platform, and Jiang Yuzhu was rescued safely.
When the play ended, all the spectators were still immersed in a complex emotion of sadness and joy and could not extricate themselves.
In a private room somewhere, Jiang Yuzhu pointed at the audience and was unable to utter a word for a long time.
Hongxiu looked at Hongjin, and they were both surprised.
I haven't been to the first floor for a few days. I heard that there was a popular play, so the two maids urged the lady to come and watch the play.
It is very popular, but why is it the scenes about the master and the mistress?
No wonder the young ladies in Beijing are so envious of Madam recently. It turns out that Youde’s entire class has added to her roles.
"Who wrote the story?"
Jiang Yuzhu rubbed his brows and asked tiredly.
From beginning to end, she was just a crying little white flower. She didn't show any bravery at all, and she didn't show any wisdom at all when dealing with Lu Yunxi!
The shining points are all on Xie Zhao, who is fearless and loves his wife as if she were his life...
What’s even more infuriating is that the spectators didn’t notice anything wrong and thought it was normal for Jiang Yuzhu to be weak.
What about her contribution? It was all eaten by the dog!
Jiang Yuzhu wants to keep a low profile, but she doesn't want to play the role of a weakling who can only cry, which is inconsistent with her image.
"Call the shopkeeper!"
Jiang Yuzhu called the shopkeeper directly, and the shopkeeper was also frightened.
"Boss, the storybook was sent by the Second Young Master. The audience was not very satisfied with the first version."
The shopkeeper said this and took out the first edition.
Jiang Huaiqing sided with his younger sister Jiang Yuzhu and added many details of the battle of wits and courage between Jiang Yuzhu and Lu Yunxi. In the end, he jumped off the city wall in order not to drag down Xie Zhao.
"Although this is not true, it is almost 80% true."
She would be more satisfied if Jiang Yuzhu could be written with more liveliness.
The shopkeeper sighed and said worriedly, "The onlookers said that you were threatened by the rebels and had knife wounds on your body. It's a good thing you didn't faint from fright."
"Also, thank you for loving you so much that you handed over all your property to him. In order to save you from serious injuries, you even insisted on attending court early in the morning to share the emperor's worries..."
Xie Zhao has become more popular in the capital recently. He is not only the emperor's confidant, but also very popular among the people.
Jiang Yuzhu: “…”
So she sacrificed herself to fulfill Xie Zhao's character?
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