Chapter 153 Special Gift
Feng Yan tried hard to force a non-sarcastic smile: "Young Madam, you may have forgotten that a few days ago you complained that the emperor was the largest landlord in the Great Zhou Dynasty?"
Upon hearing this, Chu Ci cursed himself for being stupid.
Before she could come to her senses, Feng Yan's second wave of "attack" came again: "Young Madam, sometimes it is important to think from other people's perspective!"
"For example, although the Emperor doesn't understand planting, he has a lot of professionals under his command, right? So why didn't the Emperor let his subordinates try planting?"
Chu Ci's eyes flashed when he heard this, and he stared at Feng Yan for a long time: "Why did Master Feng help me?"
"If I say that I hope all the people in the Great Zhou can afford to eat oil, will Madam Fan believe it?" Feng Yan spoke of the interests of family and country.
Chu Ci shook his head without hesitation: "I don't believe it."
Feng Yan smiled and said without getting angry, "Young Madam is very intelligent."
Chu Ci muttered to himself: Is he praising me or insulting me? Why does it sound so awkward?
Feng Yan thought to himself: Although Madam Fan's thinking is different from that of ordinary people, she is not someone who can be easily fooled.
But it’s better this way. It’s always easier to deal with smart people than with stupid people.
So Feng Yan revealed the true situation, or part of the truth: "The real reason is, firstly, your presence has attracted the attention of some old foxes in the capital. Secondly, we look forward to the opportunity to cooperate with the young lady in the future."
"We?" Chu Ci was quite interested in this "we".
"That's right, the Feng family, the Xing family, maybe the Li family, the Wang family, and even the Shangguan family." Feng Yan mentioned many of the upper-class families of the Great Zhou, which made Chu Ci even more distrustful.
"So many families, and their interests are completely aligned? Lord Feng, do you really think I'm a three-year-old kid?"
"People in the world come and go for profit. Any prescription in your hand can drive them crazy. You can cooperate with the emperor, the noble families, the landlords, and even the common people." Feng Yan deliberately guided Chu Ci in this way.
Chu Ci's pupils shrank slightly when he heard this: "You want me to play with so many big men in the palm of my hand? Lord Feng, do you think my life is too long?"
"Young Madam, you are good in everything except that you are too timid. And that is not called playing with others in one's hands, but looking for common interests." Feng Yan's voice was full of temptation.
Chu Ci had to admit that for a moment, her heart was moved.
However, she may not understand other things, but she is well aware of the greed of the aristocratic families.
So, she pretended to be hesitant and replied, "I need to think about it carefully."
Feng Yan was equally confident, or perhaps he had other plans. He actually agreed to Chu Ci's request.
Chu Ci appeared to be as calm as an old dog, but she was roaring inside. She really hated this kind of nerve-wracking activity!
However, no matter how annoyed she was, Chu Ci had to admit that with her current methods, she couldn't remain hidden forever. She also planned to open "Women's Colleges" throughout the Great Zhou Dynasty and even in neighboring countries!
Chu Ci did what he said. He ignored the fact that it was late at night and got up directly to draft the agreement.
Therefore, whether it was the emperor who was planning to establish a monopoly, or the aristocratic families who were planning to use their connections and technological advantages to monopolize the recipe, they were all dumbfounded.
But as long as they are unwilling to give up the benefits brought by Chu Ci's prescriptions, they can only do as Chu Ci says.
These people have been in high positions for a long time and have been teased like this. They have thought about taking advantage of the Chu and Fan families. Some of them even set their sights on "premarital training" and "women's colleges."
However, just as their men were about to act, they were captured. (This was thanks to Feng Yan and Yun Shang, whose ability to avoid danger and seek good fortune was truly first-rate.)
But Chu Ci knew it, but others (including the emperor) didn’t!
I thought it was the tribesmen Chu Ci mentioned who were helping me.
Bullying the weak and fearing the strong is not only the dark side of human nature, but the aristocratic families and even the emperor are also well aware of this rule.
The heads of some families closer to Lianzhou immediately came to Chu Ci with their favored granddaughters and gifts.
Among all these gifts, the most special one came from the head of the Jiang family, known as the Millennium Ancient Lake. It turned out to be the complete information Chu Ci was investigating about Ding Jianzhou, the scholar chosen by Lu Yu's parents.
Compared with what Chuci prepared, it is much more detailed.
This may also be a silent provocation, but it really touched Chu Ci's heart.
Even so, Chu Ci was still furious. It wasn't the Jiang family's head that made her angry, but the actions of Ding Jianzhou's family that were truly infuriating.
Ding Jianzhou is only 22 years old, but he has already married two wives.
His first wife came from a merchant family. It was not Ding Jianzhou's wife who took the initiative, but Ding Jianzhou pretended to meet her by chance before he passed the examination for a scholar, and he also painted a beautiful blueprint for the future for her, which made her fall in love with him.
After marriage, his wife and her family did their best to support him in his studies and exams.
However, the good man in their eyes was not a good man, but a real werewolf.
Just after passing the examination to become a student, he felt that his wife, who came from a merchant family, was not worthy of him.
He first went to great lengths to kill his original wife's only younger brother, causing his wife's parents to become seriously ill and die.
After that, he made things difficult for his wife and insulted her in every way. Finally, when his wife was eight months pregnant, she went to the river to wash clothes and accidentally slipped and fell into the water.
In this way, Ding Jianzhou took all the wealth of his first wife.
Ding Jianzhou's second wife was the sister of a juren (a successful candidate) who he married after he passed the imperial examination with the help of his first wife's wealth. He thought that with this relationship, he would be able to move up the social ladder.
However, although the Juren's parents were short-sighted, the Juren was not blind.
The scholar thought too simply. He thought that if he could suppress Ding Jianzhou, his sister would be able to live a peaceful life.
But they forgot how cruel Ding Jianzhou was and how shameless the Ding family was. On the surface, the Ding family took good care of the young lady of the Juren, but in fact, they made her give birth to three children in three years.
Every time I get pregnant again before I finish my confinement period.
Anyone with a discerning eye could see that Ding Jianzhou was draining the vitality of his second wife.
However, in an environment where the idea that it is natural for women to have children is prevalent, even the Juren family could not say much.
I can only hire the best midwife for my sister (daughter) every time.
Even so, Ding Jianzhou's second wife also aged rapidly. If things continued like this, sooner or later, she would be exhausted.
Under such circumstances, the Lu family actually took the initiative to let their daughter be Ding Jianzhou's concubine, all they asked for was some care from Ding Jianzhou in the future.
Such a good thing that comes to your doorstep, not to mention a ruthless person like Ding Jianzhou, even an ordinary person would not refuse it!
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com