Zhu Kongshan settled down in the Sheng Palace. When the officials of the Eighth Prince's faction heard the news, they immediately took action. Every household sent their wives, daughters, or both to visit the Sheng Palace. [Latest Chapter]
Although the officials of the previous dynasty temporarily waited and watched the Eighth Prince because of the extermination of Liu Huai's family, men's affairs are men's affairs, and they can't just stay like this. Now there is such an opportunity. They can finally send their own women to get in through the backyard while they wait and see, first to test the truth, and second to leave themselves another way. It is impossible for a cousin to be brought to the capital for no reason, and live in the mansion openly. It is said that she has already visited the palace to visit two noble masters. This is intriguing.
The female relatives came to the house, which was the result that Zhu Kongshan and Xuan Tianmo had thought of. In fact, Xuan Tianmo had originally planned to use the backyard to make those officials have more confidence in him. There was no proper hostess in the Sheng Palace, and when it came to socializing, the former court was one aspect, and the power of the women in the backyard could not be underestimated. Occasionally, a person who was still hesitant about his attitude might become firm. Therefore, he brought this cousin to Beijing, on the one hand, to use this cousin's best way of dealing with people's livelihood to improve his reputation, and on the other hand, he also hoped that she could help him win connections among women.
Zhu Kongshan was very good at doing these things. She greeted everyone who came to her house with a smile, regardless of whether they were the mistress of the house with her legitimate daughter or the concubine with her concubine's daughter. She even took out the best cloud tea in the Sheng Palace to entertain the guests, and said to them in a mysterious way: "This tea was originally used to entertain guests in cousin Mo's study. I secretly took some out. You must help me keep it a secret!"
Isn't it the same between girls? If they have a common secret, they can become good friends. Although this is not a secret, and everyone knows that Zhu Kongshan just said it. But such an inadvertent remark can easily arouse the friendship between girls. So everyone quickly warmed up. In addition, Zhu Kongshan has a good temper and a beautiful appearance. Although he is not so good-looking, he is very comfortable to look at. This makes people feel less distant and will not make people jealous.
The eighth prince Xuan Tianmo watched through a curtain as these women went from unfamiliar to reserved, and then from reserved to familiar. Everything happened so quickly and so naturally that he couldn't help but feel more satisfied with this cousin.
After the female relatives were sent out of the house, Xuan Tianmo invited Zhu Kongshan to have dinner with him. During the meal, he took the initiative to say, "It was originally my mother's idea to bring you to the capital, but I have also paid much attention to Pengzhou over the years. I know that you are a sensible and well-educated girl. Now that you are in the capital, I believe you should know what to do."
Zhu Kongshan quickly put down his bowl and chopsticks and nodded, saying, "Don't worry, cousin Mo. My aunt has told me about these things. Kongshan has no other abilities, but he has done a lot to win people's hearts. The people are all the same, whether in Pengzhou or the capital. As long as we can do good things that will benefit them, they will appreciate it. Even if there were many mistakes in the past, it's just the amount of good things they did. People are all made of flesh and blood. Kongshan doesn't believe that they won't be moved."
Xuan Tianmo nodded, "Just make your own decision. If you need money, just withdraw it from the account office. I have already informed the account office and they will fully cooperate."
“Kongshan has noted it all.” Zhu Kongshan agreed to Xuan Tianmo’s request, but when he looked up, he seemed to be hesitant to speak.
Xuan Tianmo frowned: "Just say whatever you want to say. We are standing together now. I don't like things to be hidden. I know what's going on with the two girls beside you. They are not here now, so just say whatever you want to say." Xuan Tianmo never liked servants standing by and watching him while he was eating, especially the girls from outside. He didn't like them at all, no matter how pretty those two girls were, he was not such a lustful person.
Hearing him say this, Zhu Kongshan no longer hesitated and immediately said, "Speaking of it, it's all about the Zhu family in Pengzhou. I didn't want to disturb cousin Mo with these things, but I'm always worried in my heart. After all, my aunt is still in the mansion, so..."
"This king understands." Before Zhu Kongshan finished speaking, Xuan Tianmo took the initiative to speak. He now understood that if he wanted to win people's hearts, he couldn't just rely on his status as a prince, nor could he just buy them with gold and silver. At the critical moment, he still had to rely on favors from other aspects. "These are all trivial matters." He waved his hand, "Tomorrow this king will send someone to Pengzhou to send some things to my aunt in the name of Sheng Wangfu. However, who dares to bully the younger sister of the concubines in the palace?"
With Xuan Tianmo's words, Zhu Kongshan finally felt relieved. After thanking him repeatedly, the two of them began to eat quietly.
At the same time, news from Prince Yu's Mansion reached Feng Yuheng's ears. It was Ban Zou who told her, "The man surnamed Zhu spent several days meeting friends in Prince Sheng's Mansion. All the officials in the Eighth Prince's faction in the capital sent their female relatives to visit him, and they had a great time talking to each other. In addition, the man surnamed Zhu also went to Feng Mansion and gave Feng Fendai a lot of things, but he didn't stay for too long before Feng Fendai sent him out."
Upon hearing this, Huang Quan interrupted and said, "Isn't this an attempt to win over Feng Fendai?"
Feng Yuheng didn't think so. She knew Feng Fendai too well. "That girl's ambition is higher than the sky. She may not like Zhu... What was Zhu?"
Wang Chuan reminded her: "Zhu Kongshan."
"Oh, yes, Zhu Kongshan. Let's see how she messes up! In short, there are policies from above and countermeasures from below... Oh, no, she is not the above, how can she be the above!" Someone said to himself, making the servants laugh and cry. But it's easy to say, for someone who suddenly appears, you still have to be prepared. Ban Zou has been paying attention to the movements of Sheng Wangfu in recent days, and he reports to Feng Yuheng from time to time.
The next day, it was the day for Feng Yuheng to teach at the Medical School. The Medical School was next to the Imperial College, and the source of students was very good. Many students who had originally studied at the Imperial College came to sign up, and many folk doctors and medical enthusiasts also flocked to it. After carefully selecting and selecting, and conducting a detailed investigation of the eight generations of ancestors, they finally accepted fifty students, both men and women, and taught in the same room, which was a precedent for the Dashun School.
Some people still felt uncomfortable about this, and some people with ulterior motives accused it of being "indecent", but they were all blocked by Yao Nan's words - "Do you have any objections? If you have any objections, when you get sick, men should find a male doctor, and women should find a female doctor. If you can't find one, you'll die. The imperial doctors in the palace are all male, including the gynecologists. If you do what you want, then don't all the imperial doctors have to live?"
People were speechless, but they still felt awkward. However, Feng Yuheng didn't care about it. Everything in her Baicaotang didn't belong to this era, and her ideas should not be bound by this era. When she came to the school today, the first lesson she taught the students was to teach them that in front of medicine, there is no distinction between men and women.
All the students accepted by Baicaotang had gone through many rounds of selection before they could enter. Although their ages were uneven, their hearts were very united. Everyone regarded Feng Yuheng and Yao Xian as their idols. Everything they said was written in books as wise sayings. Whatever Feng Yuheng said was what it was, and no one had any opinions. Although men and women lived in the same room, everyone knew the etiquette and respected the rules, and no unpleasant things happened.
After class, Yao Nan said to Feng Yuheng, "When I came to the academy today, I saw the cousin of the eighth prince on the street. I didn't recognize her at first, but when I heard people talking about her, I realized she was that person. I saw her going to the north of the city. I don't know what a young lady from a noble family is doing there."
In the capital, the east is rich and the west is noble, the south is humble and the north is poor. Most of the people living in the east are merchants and rich; most of the people living in the west are powerful and influential; the south is where brothels, prostitutes, and opera troupes are located, all kinds of people; and the north is where the poorest people live, and some people call it the slums.
In fact, whether it is Kyoto or other prefectures, they are made up of all kinds of people, rich and poor. This is normal. It is not like what the two girls brought by Zhu Kongshan think, that everyone in the capital is rich.
Yao Nan's words made Feng Yuheng's mind turn around, and then she remembered what Xuan Tianming said that day, that the young lady of the Zhu family was like a female bodhisattva when she was in Pengzhou, and the reputation of the Zhu Mansion was mostly maintained by her outside, so that the Zhu family, a mere sixth-rank official's mansion, had a better reputation than the governor of Pengzhou. Now that the young lady of the Zhu family has gone to the north of the city... She smiled: "If Zhu Kongshan has this idea, it's good, no matter what he wants, at least the people can get some benefits."
Yao Nan was stunned for a moment, but soon reacted and said with some concern: "Sister Heng means that the young lady of the Zhu family wants to do good things for the Eighth Prince and make up for the lost reputation? Will that have any impact on us?"
Feng Yuheng shook her head: "No, some reputations are ruined and cannot be regained by one person. Besides, the Zhu family is the Zhu family, and the Eighth Prince is the Eighth Prince. Since Miss Zhu wants to do good deeds, the beneficiaries should be the Zhu family." She thought about it again, half turned around and said to Wangchuan: "Tomorrow you go to Pengzhou in person, first ask Baicaotang over there about the situation of the Zhu family, it would be best if you can plant someone there to keep an eye on the Zhu family's movements at all times."
Wang Chuan nodded, "Don't worry, Miss, I understand everything."
Zhu Kongshan, Ah Huan and Ah Ruo stopped at the gate of the dilapidated temple in the north of the city. The door of this dilapidated temple was gone, and the window paper was so broken that it couldn't block the wind. The wind in late autumn was cold and strong, blowing in and making everything messy.
Ah Huan frowned and looked over, still puzzled: "There is actually such a place in the capital? Is this the capital?"
Zhu Kongshan said calmly, "You know the situation in the capital, and you have been to the palace. Why do you suspect something like this? Let's go! Let's go in. It's nothing. The slums in Pengzhou are even worse than here. You haven't been there, but I often go there and I'm used to it. Remember, what I do now is instructed by His Highness the Eighth Prince and Noble Lady Yuan. You two should also know what you can and cannot say. It doesn't matter if you deliberately ruin my business, but if you ruin His Highness the Eighth Prince's business, I can't protect you."
After she finished speaking, she took a step forward.
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