The daughter of a governor is different. She is always better informed than others.
Ji Changying thought about it and felt that Prince Ping was really upright, no wonder he was not favored by the emperor.
It's a rare occasion that I ask you for something. Not only do you not try to get it, but you also stubbornly say you don't have it.
No wonder the relationship between father and son is so tense.
Kou Yunyi was a little surprised: "The emperor wrote to the prince to ask? Why didn't my father tell me?"
Zhang Leyao was filled with pride: "My father is a civil servant! He has always been highly regarded by the prince. Your father only knows how to fight and kill, and can't even write an official document. What's the point of knowing all this!"
Ji Changying held up her chin and watched with great interest as the two men argued over which of their fathers had the final say in front of the prince.
However, just as the two were about to start fighting, Ji Changying spoke up to stop them:
"Okay, stop wasting your time here! This flower isn't anything special. Do you think it's different from other flowers? Actually, it's nothing special. I just trimmed it, so it looks more 'artistic' and unique, which is why it's so popular."
"It's just like the scholars who like to grow rare varieties of orchids, and the ladies who like to arrange flowers."
They are just a way to show off one's artistic taste while cultivating one's character and improving one's sentiments.
Zhang Leyao looked at her in surprise: "You trimmed it? How can it turn out like that after trimming it?"
She couldn't believe that a flower that looked so unique was actually artificially created.
"What else? Even pruning involves a lot of details, and it's not something that ordinary people can do. Anyway, your gardener can't do it, right?"
Ji Changying had a confident look on her face, and she was very confident in the skills that she used to support her family.
These words left Zhang Leyao speechless.
"If you're really bored, go plant rice in the fields!"
“You want me to farm?”
Zhang Leyao seemed to have heard something out of the blue. She looked at Ji Changying in disbelief, "How dare you say that!"
Ji Changying crossed her arms and said, "Why can't I say it? Do you still want to stay at my house? You found the flowers, and I told you that I trimmed them to look like this. What else do you want?"
Zhang Leyao looked at her angrily, "Your shabby house is not even as big as my yard! The food is hard to swallow, and the bed is so hard it's not even as comfortable as my maid's. Who wants to stay here?"
Ji Changying extended her hand and said, "That would be great. Please come in—"
Zhang Leyao looked at the completely different attitudes towards her and Kou Yunyi, and her eyes turned red with anger: "Just leave! I don't care about you! You'd better not ask me for help in the future!"
After saying that, she left angrily.
Ji Changying didn't care at all and didn't take this person to heart. Kou Yunyi looked a little embarrassed: "Don't pay attention to her. She has always been very poisonous! I just think the food in your house is delicious, the accommodation is also very good, and the air smells better than in the city."
Ji Changying chuckled: "No need to explain, I don't care about what she said at all."
The atmosphere suddenly relaxed, and Kou Yunyi also laughed: "When you told her to plant rice, her eyes almost fell to the ground! I guess you are the only one who doesn't let her do anything since she was a child."
Ji Changying shook her head: "Who told her to provoke me even though she couldn't beat me?"
Kou Yunyi burst into laughter, then calmed down and looked at Ji Changying: "What do you think after hearing her reaction to Jingli's remarks?"
She quickly explained, "I thought you could use this skill to make money, and then make life easier for your family. With the publicity from those people in Beijing, as long as you spread the news of your shop, you'll be inundated with people and won't have to worry about sales!"
Kou Yunyi's eyes sparkled, she truly felt this was an opportunity.
"I didn't expect you to be so good at business!" Ji Changying looked at her with some surprise.
"Before I even reached the age of 15, my mother started teaching me how to manage household chores. After I reached the age of 15, she even gave me a shop to practice my skills!"
Kou Yunyi raised his chin with some pride.
"Although our two families' situations are somewhat different, it's always good for a girl to learn more skills. After getting married, she won't be bullied by her husband's family. You'll be coming of age in a few months. If you really open the shop, you'll get to know more people and your husband's family will look up to you. It will only benefit you in the future."
Although the Kou and Ji families have different family backgrounds and will marry into different circles, the skills they learn are their own.
As long as you have money and ability, you will live with confidence and will not be manipulated by anyone, and you will live a relatively relaxed life.
Kou Yunyi's words were full of meaning.
Ji Changying also understood what she meant and couldn't help teasing her: "The person you're dating is different now. You're only thinking about your life after getting married. Tsk tsk tsk, you're talking like the elders in my family."
Kou Yunyi's face flushed red with anxiety, and he couldn't help but scratch her: "Who am I doing this for? You have no conscience. If it were someone else, I wouldn't say anything!"
The sound of the two laughing and playing was heard, and Ji Mingxuan was in a dilemma for a moment. He couldn't help but coughed while standing outside the door.
The two people in the room quickly sat up straight, and Ji Changying said seriously: "Come in, brother!"
After entering the room, Ji Mingxuan looked straight ahead and said, "Aying, Miss Zhang has sent the servants away and is clamoring to return to Liangzhou. According to etiquette, you have to go and see her off."
Ji Changying raised her eyebrows. After getting the answer, she left right away. Zhang Leyao was quite straightforward!
Kou Yunyi quickly stood up when he heard this: "Since that's the case, I won't bother you any more. I've been away from home for two days and it's time to go back. I'll go with her."
Ji Mingxuan turned his head and glanced at her.
Kou Yunyi's eyes were bright, with a smile on his face. His face was flushed and he looked in a good mood. It didn't seem like he had any unhappiness with his sister, so he felt relieved.
"I have a lot of things to do at home, so please forgive me for any inadequacies in my hospitality. I hope Ah Ying will come visit me with gifts when she has time."
Ji Mingxuan paused and replied politely.
"Brother Ji, what you said is a bit unorthodox. We don't care about these empty formalities. Ying is welcome to come anytime she wants." Kou Yunyi bowed and walked towards the door.
Knowing that the situation at home was indeed not the right time to keep them, Ji Changying helped to pack up and sent the two of them to the carriage.
Before leaving, Ji Changying pretended to be inadvertent and asked Kou Yunyi with a smile: "Why didn't the nanny from last time come this time?"
Kou Yunyi had a worried look on her face: "Madame Liu has been sick a lot lately. She also fell and her foot hasn't healed yet. I asked the doctor to come and see her, and he said she needs to rest for a while, so she didn't come."
Ji Changying said "oh" meaningfully and didn't mention this person anymore.
Aunt Liu... is quite interesting.
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