Qiao Xin didn't know that her family had almost taken over a hot potato. Today, she finally got some free time and was racing horses with a group of boys in the martial arts training ground.
Thanks to the battle at the academy, Qiao Dalang and his companions have now taught a group of children from military families who they think are very attractive.
Everyone looked down on these plain-dressed out-of-town students. In the eyes of these children who have not yet grown up, when dealing with people outside, they are deeply influenced by their family traditions, and they always respect their family background first, and then their fathers.
A good family background and a father of legitimate lineage are the thresholds that these poor disciples cannot reach even after struggling all their lives, so there is no need for them to spend more time and energy to pay attention to and make friends with them.
Those with bad tempers are like Guanjianze, who will bully you, while those with noble temperaments won't even bother to look at you. Anyway, no matter how well you study in the future, even if you pass the imperial examination and become the top scholar, you will still work for these children from aristocratic families.
Have you ever seen a superior go to great lengths to please his subordinates?
The Qiao family is an outlier. You may say that they have a poor family background, but they earned their grandmother's good fortune by themselves. Now they are even more popular in the eyes of His Majesty. Although their uncles and aunts do not hold high positions, they all hang up their names in front of His Majesty. You may say that they are poor, but they have such a large salt mine and they just give it up. I wonder if these noble families are willing to give it up?
Look at the people again. There is a strong old lady supporting him. The sons are rising rapidly. It is said that the grandson Qiao Dalang has already shown the demeanor of a leader of a generation. Qiao Erlang is eloquent and good at speaking. A piece of stone on his body can be sold at the price of a jade. He is a good hand at making money in such a small theater. Not to mention Qiao Sanlang, he is so cunning that even ghosts would be worried when they see him.
However, Qiao Dalang and his friends did not have the slightest manners or awareness of being children of officials, and they did not flatter or fawn on these children of aristocratic families.
Although he was wearing linen clothes, he didn't show any inferiority on his face when he met them. Apart from being better than them in academics, he was really impeccable in his treatment of people. He was not sad or angry and was very generous to the gatekeeper.
All the servants of Mr. Face in the academy treated them differently.
This is a very unpleasant feeling. Guan Ze was pushed out as a pawn to test the opponent's bottom line, but he was not only defeated in one second, but also switched to the opponent's camp.
Even if something went wrong, the warning from the commander could not suppress the resentment in the hearts of these guys.
Since the conspiracy fails, let's try an open strategy!
They found out that the Qiao family had only started their business in the past six months. They had been poor people in the northwest for most of their lives. They didn't even have a cow, let alone educate their children to learn the elegant things of literati.
Since you want to pretend, then let you pretend as much as you want. They just won't believe that you can be as good as them in playing the piano, chess, calligraphy, painting, riding horses and keeping dogs!
Just a few days ago, several boys from the Qiao family received invitations from their classmates, saying that they were invited to attend their classmate's birthday party.
Guanjianze said with a bitter face, "It's inevitable to play polo, send running dogs, and then complain about this pot of half-dead plants. They think if one plan fails, they will come up with another one. They are trying to embarrass you in public.
If you don't go, the Qiao family's reputation in the capital will be bad in the future. If it were your uncle, he could find an excuse to shirk his duties, but we can't, unless we are sick."
Qiao Dalang took the invitation and looked at his brothers, "Let's go, let's go and try our luck!"
Qiao Dalang came back and told his second uncle and grandmother about this. When Qiao Yunqing heard that the guest was the grandson of the left prime minister, he knew that there would be many princes and grandchildren present, and some intrigues would inevitably occur. He instinctively wanted to refuse, not wanting his child to be involved in these things.
But Qiao Xin said: "You can't escape the first day, the other party is obviously coming for the children. As long as they continue to work in this officialdom in the future, the children will have to face these scenes sooner or later. We just need to prepare in advance. When the time comes, watch more, think more, and act less.
Qiao Yunqing thought so too, so he suggested, "Da Lang, Er Lang, and San Lang can go, Si Lang and Wu Lang are still young, so they should stay at home. The guards, maids, and servants who are trained on weekdays should be assigned according to the standards. In formal occasions, you should also have what others have, so as not to let people look down on you. I will pick you up at the appointed time."
"That's it. When we go out, we shouldn't cause trouble, but we shouldn't be afraid of it either. As long as you don't do anything wrong, I'll protect you even if you make a mistake! Practice your horsemanship, because it can save your life when necessary."
"Mom, it's just a banquet, it's not as scary as you say!"
"Don't have the intention to harm others, but be on guard against others. By the way, when I was free, I prepared a small self-defense weapon for each of you, as well as some medicine powder. Take them with you, it's just right if you don't need them."
Qiao Xin suddenly became nagging, as if the children were not going to a banquet for eating, drinking and having fun, but a dangerous place. Qiao Xiaolang listened obediently and kept Qiao Xin's words firmly in mind. It was also the first time for them to see their grandmother nagging and worrying so much.
Even when his father went to the battlefield or went out to take the imperial examination, he was never taken care of like this. Qiao Sanlang remembered that when his father went to Beijing to take the imperial examination, his grandmother didn't even show up to see him off. When his eldest uncle and third uncle went to the battlefield, his grandmother just said, "Go early and come back early."
He thought his grandmother was so open-minded towards everyone, but now it was his turn, and it seemed that no matter how many words she said, it would not be enough. It seemed that if they neglected it, they would never be able to come back.
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