362 Bloodbath, the Aristocratic Family is Not to Be Tried with (Part 5)
That is, to prepare medicine for Wang Jinling to use on the road.
It is normal to have a headache or fever after being away from home for more than half a year. Feng Qingchen knows that Wang Jinling will definitely have a doctor with him when he goes out, and the doctor's medical skills will not be bad, but...
After all, one is traveling away from home, and many medicines are not so easy to get together. Wang Jinling may also bring a few carts of Chinese medicine. Chinese medicine has very high requirements for medicinal materials, and it may not be possible to buy suitable ones outside. If the treatment is delayed because of this, it will not be worth it.
Moreover, Chinese medicine takes a long time to take effect. Wang Jinling is going out on a mission, and if he really gets sick, he won't have much time to recuperate. Although Western medicine is overbearing, it works quickly, so Feng Qingchen decided to prepare some emergency medicines for Wang Jinling that he could use on the road.
"Jin Ling, before you leave, go to the Sun Mansion. I will prepare some commonly used medicines for you."
"Okay. I'll come to see you at the Sun Mansion the day after tomorrow." Wang Jinling would certainly not refuse Feng Qingchen's kindness, even if he felt it was of no use.
This was not the first time he went out, and he returned safely every time he went out. Wang Jinling had never thought about how useful the medicine Feng Qingchen gave him was. He just thought it was Feng Qingchen's good intention, and he would cherish it.
But afterwards, Wang Jinling was extremely grateful. Fortunately, Feng Qingchen prepared enough medicine for him, otherwise he would have become the shortest-lived patriarch of the Wang family.
Feng Qingchen prepared life-saving medicine for him!
"Okay, come the day after tomorrow, I'll prepare everything." Feng Qingchen thought that in addition to normal medicines, he should bring some self-defense medicines. Jin Ling is a nobleman and doesn't know any self-defense skills. In case the guards don't show up in time, Wang Jinling has self-defense items and can delay some time.
Antidotes and other things should also be brought along. Safety comes first. If someone poisons you, it will be troublesome. Feng Qingchen calculated as she thought about it. Then she realized that Jin Ling had to bring a lot of things. She wondered if his carriage was big enough...
After Wang Jinling applied the ointment to Feng Qingchen, he sat back in his original seat and watched Feng Qingchen counting the things he was going to take with him. Wang Jinling found that they acted like a wife preparing gifts for her husband who was about to go on a long journey.
It's trivial, but also warm.
Wang Jinling did not disturb Feng Qingchen, and waited for Feng Qingchen to count them one by one until Feng Qingchen nodded with satisfaction: "That's about it, I'll start preparing when I get back."
"Okay, I will take it with me as long as it is prepared by you." As long as it is prepared by Feng Qingchen, he will take it with him, even if he can't use it.
Uh... this is obviously normal, but why does she feel something is wrong? But she can't tell what's wrong, and she suddenly feels awkward and can't find the words to say for a while.
Who is Wang Jinling? Seeing Feng Qingchen like this, he immediately talked about another thing to divert Feng Qingchen's attention.
"Qingchen, I have already told Jinhan about the reconstruction of Feng Mansion. I will ask Jinhan to gather the craftsmen of the Wang family. Don't worry, the wooden houses you want will be built according to your requirements."
The Wang family has its own craftsmen, who are even three times better than those in the imperial palace. When the Dongling royal family built the imperial palace, they borrowed craftsmen from the Wang and Xie families.
"Isn't this too much trouble? I'll find someone else." Sun Zhengdao had told her about the reputation of the Wang family's craftsmen before, and also reminded her tactfully that it would be better not to use the Wang family's craftsmen, otherwise it would cause trouble.
The main thing is that there will be too many people who are envious, jealous and hateful. Many powerful people in the imperial city have offered sky-high prices to invite craftsmen from the Wang and Xie families to build courtyards for them, but they were all rejected. But she, an orphan, has to use them, and her Feng Mansion will surely be targeted by others.
There are so many cases of forced buying and selling. Can Wang Jinling protect her for a while, but can he protect her for a lifetime?
Moreover, Wang Jinling also has his own things to do, and it is impossible for him to be Feng Qingchen's full-time bodyguard. Besides, Wang Jinling is only the head of the Wang family, and there are many things that he cannot do as he pleases.
After standing up for her tonight, Wang Jinling returned to the Wang family and would probably have to face criticism from the family elders.
Wang Jinling also understood Feng Qingchen's worries. He only wanted to give Feng Qingchen the best, but he didn't think about Feng Qingchen's situation. "In this case, then we don't need the Wang family's craftsmen. There are many skilled craftsmen in the world, and there are masters among the people. I'll ask Jinhan to find them when the time comes."
"I won't bother Jinhan with such a small matter. I will go and have a look myself when the time comes. If I really can't find it, I will ask Jinhan for help." Her surname is Feng, not Wang, and the Wang family's resources are not for her to use. In order to avoid suspicion, she basically does not go to the Wang family.
Of course, the main reason was that she hated the rules of the Wang family. The rules of the wealthy family were even stricter than those of the imperial palace. She felt uncomfortable in the Wang family.
Speaking of the Wang family, she was entangled in the matter of Nanling Jinfan again. After hesitating for a while, Feng Qingchen decided to satisfy her curiosity: "By the way, Jinling, what's going on with Nanling Jinfan? He seems to be very afraid of you."
"He is not afraid of me, he is afraid of the title of Patriarch of the Wang family." Wang Jinling did not hide his intention from Feng Qingchen. This matter was an open secret among the top leaders. If it were not for Nanling Jinfan, he would not have rushed to take on the heavy responsibility of being the Patriarch.
"The late emperor of Nanling had the surname Wang."
"Ah?" Feng Qingchen was shocked and looked at Wang Jinling in disbelief: "So Nanling Jinfan is from the Wang family? Then how can our Wang family be loyal to the Dongling royal family?"
Feng Qingchen's surprised expression pleased Wang Jinling: "I guess so. Nanling Jinfan's branch is a branch of the Wang family. He has been growing up in Nanling and is not too close to our branch. The major families are basically like this. They have many descendants and are spread all over the Kyushu continent. They are all masters of their own. Unless it concerns the life and death of the family, the main family will not interfere, nor will they have any intersection with the branch. As for your loyalty to the Dongling royal family, this is not right. The children of the noble families are only loyal to their families."
"But will the emperor tolerate you like this?" Feng Qingchen was a little confused, but then he understood a little. In modern times, aren't there often Chinese people serving as high-ranking officials in Europe and the United States? There are even foreign officials in China. The superiors only want you to be loyal, as long as you can be controlled, and as long as you can get things done, that's enough.
"We have to tolerate it even if we can't. Two-thirds of the officials in the court are from aristocratic families. If the emperor does not use aristocratic families, the whole country will be paralyzed." This is the confidence of the aristocratic families, and it is also the capital for the aristocratic families to play the game with the imperial power. Although the emperor suppresses the aristocratic families and the aristocratic families are gradually weakening, if the emperor wants to eradicate the aristocratic families, it will not be accomplished overnight, and the aristocratic families will fight back.
If they get angry, they will follow the example of the Cui family and hide from the world to see if the world will be in chaos. The wealth accumulated by the family is enough for them to enjoy for several generations. In addition, the shops and lands run by the family servants are enough to support the family members.
However, the aristocratic families would not use this trick easily unless it was absolutely necessary. After all, it was not easy to find a secluded place. What if the emperor discovered it and sent troops to massacre them?
That would truly be genocide!