Chapter 49 Returning Home
I stayed at the village for half a month.
Pu Qiongzhi only set out to return home after hearing Master Chang say that the Academy would have a monthly exam.
Although he was not in the mansion recently, Pu Qiongzhi instructed the two maids Xin'er and Xiangrong who stayed in the mansion to take good care of the young master.
The two maids were also very dedicated in their work. Every day they would check what the lady asked for - the meal regulations, the thickness of clothes, and the daily supplies in the house, and they would record the results of the inspection in a book.
Ever since Nangong Jiayu knew that the two of them were arranged by her aunt, she would report to them every day about her recent school life, study progress, etc.
After returning home, Pu Qiongzhi's first thing was to check the booklet.
Her father once said that whether it was a family or a business, people were the most important.
If you take good care of the people in the shop, and then focus on business, you will get twice the result with half the effort. If the problem lies with people, not to mention that the business will not be able to flourish, you will be lucky if it does not cause any disaster!
Looking at the thick notebooks written by the two, Pu Qiongzhi smiled slightly.
"I'm confident in the work you two are doing. Looking at this booklet, I know you've taken excellent care of the young master during this period. You two and those who have served at Yayi Pavilion will all be rewarded!"
After hearing her words, the two little girls were delighted. "Thank you for the reward, Madam! We are just doing our duty!"
They knew that the lady was always generous, but they didn't expect that the reward would be so easy to receive!
Before the lady entered the mansion, many people pushed and shoved and were unwilling to serve her. Some of them disliked the merchants' shrewdness and calculation, while others thought that the lady's good days would not last long. Fortunately, the two of them made the right decision at that time!
Now that they follow the Madam, the monthly bonus they receive is even more generous than their monthly allowance. They can also learn a lot of skills from Sister Yan'er and Sister Chunjing. Even if they leave the Earl's Mansion in the future, they will be able to survive by themselves!
At this moment, Nangong Jiayu is concentrating on studying and memorizing!
What Pu Qiongzhi saw most in the booklet was that this kid was obsessed with competing with Xu Zhengqing in academics.
If Xu Zhengqing wrote a good essay the day before, he would get first place in the mathematics exam the next day.
Thinking of the shopkeepers at home, my father would often compare them with each other, comparing the shop assistants, comparing the monthly revenue and dividends...
Although the shopkeepers are as anxious as black-eyed chickens, if anyone has any problems recently, they will rush to help!
The person who knows you best in this world is often your enemy!
Pu Qiongzhi laughed a little, feeling that the friendship between the children was really enviable.
However, she rushed back this time because, on the one hand, she was worried about her nephew, afraid that he would be under too much pressure. On the other hand, she could observe some of the subjects involved in the examination of the Academy.
Most of the children who study in the academy will take part in the imperial examinations in the future.
She also wanted to see if there were any talents available here. It would never hurt to get in touch with them in advance.
Only by visiting them often can people remember who you are and be grateful to you in the future.
Pu Qiongzhi's move was just to gain fame and reputation.
Since Master Chang took the initiative to invite her, she had no reason to refuse.
"Madam, the Prince of Jingkang and his family have arrived, and the uncle is currently receiving them in the front hall." Qing Xu reported in a daze.
After relaying his uncle's words, he didn't know what to say and just stood there stupidly.
Pu Qiongzhi remembered that she had met the wife of the Prince of Jingkang at the birthday banquet of the old lady of the Duke of Anguo, but it was not a very pleasant meeting, so it was better for her not to meet her.
"..." After a while, Qingxu was still standing there.
Chun Jing was confused and asked, "Brother Qingxu, do you have anything else to say?"
"...No more." Qing Xu scratched his head. "My uncle asked Butler Yang to prepare a meal. I think he wants to keep some for himself."
"My Lord, did you invite me to dinner? Did your Lordship's Mansion have dealings with the Mansion of Duke Jingkang in the past?" Pu Qiongzhi looked at Chunjing.
Chun Jing shook his head, "Brother Qingxu, do you know why they came?"
"It seems he is here to bring a gift to the Madam." Qing Xu scratched his head, "I will leave first."
Pu Qiongzhi looked at his dazed back and said, "Forget it, let's go and take a look. Since they've invited me to dinner, it would be bad if I didn't show up."
In the front courtyard hall.
Nangong Hua listened to the Prince and his wife of Duke Jingkang saying a lot of nice things, but he did not express anything.
He had long heard that the two men had spoken harshly to his wife at the birthday banquet of the old lady of Duke Anguo. Although the wife of the Prince of Jingkang did not take advantage, that was thanks to his wife's eloquence.
Not long ago, he specially found the brother of Lady Jing Kang, and conveyed this matter to them.
I thought they were just keeping to themselves, but today these two came to my house to give gifts and apologize.
This matter mainly depends on the lady's opinion. If she is unwilling to forgive, then he will ignore them!
He remembered that after the Ninth Prince ascended the throne, the family of Duke Jingkang also suffered a miserable end.
Seeing Qingxu coming back from the backyard with no sign of Wen Shu'an following him, the Prince and his wife of Jingkang also looked gloomy.
Thinking of all the slanders she had said against Wen Shu'an in the past, the wife of the Crown Prince of Jingkang felt extremely regretful!
It turned out that after that day, the wife of Prince Jingkang, Mrs. Qiao, specially sent people to guard Qinglan Academy.
After these days of observation and undercover investigation, I found that what Pu Qiongzhi said about Qinglan Academy was just the tip of the iceberg.
Not only do they withhold food from the children, they also extort money from their parents and even teach them to gamble in private!
What made Mrs. Qiao even more angry was that one of the teachers was worse than an animal. He actually took a child from a poor family to work as a waiter in a restaurant. He also mentioned many times that if her son was not of noble status, he would be so handsome... One can imagine how Mrs. Qiao felt when she learned about this!
Qinglan Academy rarely accepts children from poor families, and most of them are talented and intelligent.
But this child will probably have to spend his whole life under this shadow...
As a mother, how could Qiao remain indifferent to such a thing?
Thinking of this, and then thinking about how that bastard dared to covet her son, Qiao wanted to tear this man to pieces!
She first went to her mother's family and had her father find a random excuse to take the teacher to the Ministry of Justice, and then wait for the day to slowly settle the score! She wanted to make this beast-like thing suffer a fate worse than death!!!
However, she could no longer tolerate her son staying in such a filthy place!
But she checked many bookstores and found none that satisfied her.
After going around in circles, she finally found Wutong Academy.
After checking this out, she suddenly realized that compared to those glamorous nobles in Kyoto, Pu Qiongzhi, whom she had looked down upon in the past, was actually so down-to-earth in her work!
Originally, she felt ashamed to see Wen Shuan again, but for the sake of the child, she would risk her life and ask for any apology or compensation!
She was afraid that her reputation wouldn't be enough, so she asked the prince to come with her to visit...
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