eurekapd Chapter 146 Distinguished Guest
Chapter 146 Distinguished Guest
"What?" Mrs. Jiang's pupils shrank sharply, and she no longer felt like gloating. "You also spent 10,000 taels of silver to buy the autumn examination questions?"
Jiang Qing was stunned. Ten thousand taels? Wasn't it twenty thousand taels?
But that's not the point right now.
"Mother, I just want to bring honor to our family and make you happy, so I have to resort to this desperate measure..." Jiang Qing thought he had it all figured out this time, and he was just trying to amuse the little maid in the study room, but who would have thought that a loud thunder would strike from the sky.
If my grandfather knew about this, he would definitely skin him alive!
Mrs. Jiang swayed and pointed at Jiang Qing, unable to speak.
She told him to concentrate on preparing for the exam, but he came up with such a bad idea. No wonder he looked so confident.
"Gu Jin, that little bitch! Nothing good will happen if you get involved with her!"
Jiang Fengqi frowned after hearing this. Even if Ajin really did it, could it be that Ajin forced his brother to buy the test questions?
It's just that he has bad intentions.
Jiang Qing knelt down at Madam Jiang's feet, hugged her legs and said, "Mother, I think even the cripple Jiang Yu wants to take the imperial examination. If I fail to achieve anything, it will only bring shame to mother and sister.
My son was in a hurry to achieve success, so he made a mistake. Mother, you must save me!"
Even if buying test questions privately is not a death sentence, it is still a crime punishable by exile.
"Brother, my second brother participated in the imperial examination based on his real talent and knowledge. If you really want to bring honor to our mother, you should be down-to-earth. If you only think about taking shortcuts, you will eventually suffer the consequences."
"Yes, yes, it's all my brother's fault!
Mother, sister, please help me."
Although Jiang Qing is the older brother, in his heart his sister Jiang Fengqi is extremely intelligent and will be the mother of the country in the future. The empress dowager and grandfather both treat her differently, and his grandfather will listen as long as she speaks for him.
Jiang Fengqi looked at Jiang Qing angrily. If he was not her biological brother, she would definitely stay away from people with such character.
"Now that things have come to this, you should confess to Grandfather as soon as possible. As long as you sincerely repent, Grandfather will forgive you."
When Jiang Qing thought of Jiang Su's majestic and cold look, his face was full of resistance, "I don't want to go."
Mrs. Jiang also said, "Let's think of another way. If your grandfather knew about this, he would be furious."
Jiang Fengqi was about to persuade her, but a maid suddenly came in and said, "Miss, this is a letter for you."
"For me?" Jiang Fengqi quickly unfolded the letter and smiled after reading the contents. "Mother, my brother is fine."
Gu Jin was afraid that Jiang Fengqi would worry, so he wrote a letter specially.
Mrs. Jiang took the letter and read it carefully. After a while, she said with a complicated expression, "It turns out to be fake."
In this way, Jiang Qing would not be considered to have bought the test questions privately, but when she thought about how they were fooled by Gu Jin again and were blackmailed of 12,000 taels of silver, she felt extremely panicked.
"What? The test questions are actually fake!" Jiang Qing glanced at the contents of the letter and immediately felt relieved and excited. "She actually dared to cheat me out of money. I'm going to settle the score with her right now!"
Twenty thousand taels, enough for him to spend lavishly in the brothel.
"Stop!" Mrs. Jiang was very angry. She raised her hand and poked Jiang Qing's forehead and said, "Are you afraid that others don't know that you bought the test questions?
Go back and study hard. If you dare to have these evil thoughts again, I will tie you up and send you to your grandfather!"
Jiang Qing was scolded so much that he left with his head down. Madam Jiang glanced at Jiang Fengqi and said in a cold voice, "Don't get too close to Gu Jin."
"Mother, Ajin is really a very good person..."
Mrs. Jiang interrupted in a cold tone, “It doesn’t matter who she is, what matters is which camp she belongs to.
Feng Qi, you must always remember your identity. The Jiang family's honor, disgrace, prosperity and decline all depend on you!"
Looking at Mrs. Jiang's earnest eyes, Jiang Fengqi pursed his lips slightly but still couldn't bear to refute. He could only lower his eyes and said "hmm" softly.
She only felt that her shoulders were heavy, and she was like a puppet without flesh and blood or thoughts, always at the mercy of others.
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Emperor Hui'an started with the Cao family and cut off Prince Yu's wings in several places. For a time, everyone in Prince Yu's faction was in danger.
Although Prince Heng did not receive any credit for this matter, he took advantage of Prince Yu being suppressed to quietly place his own people everywhere.
"To be honest, Gu Jin is not completely useless. At least she helped us in severely injuring Prince Yu." Prince Heng was in high spirits, enjoying himself while eating snacks in Concubine Wan's palace.
"You didn't even inform us in advance about such a big thing. You really have no sense of propriety at all!" Concubine Wan was still dissatisfied with Gu Jin and felt that Gu Jin should tell them everything.
Prince Heng didn't care. He gloated, "Prince Yu was called to Taiji Hall by the emperor just now. You didn't see it, mother. He was like an eggplant hit by frost. It's really gratifying!"
Concubine Wan raised her lips when she heard this, "In the past, Concubine Jiang was arrogant and looked down on others. She has been hiding in the palace these past two days and has not left the house.
It would be best if His Majesty could vent his anger on Concubine Jiang and take away her power to assist in managing the six palaces!"
By then, she will be the most experienced person in the palace except for the Queen, and she also wants to have a taste of what it feels like to be in charge of the Phoenix Seal.
The mother and son were having a great time chatting when the summer solstice suddenly arrived.
Concubine Wan glanced at Mo and said nonchalantly, "But what's the news from Taiji Palace?"
Xia Zhi's face even showed a hint of fear, "My queen, the queen mother has returned to the palace!"
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Gu Jin thought that Emperor Hui'an would make some big moves this time, but in the end, apart from the dismissal of a few officials and the confiscation of a few mansions, there was no further movement.
Xie Ran explained: "The Queen Mother has returned to the palace, so Your Majesty is bound to be restrained in his actions."
Gu Jin asked doubtfully, "Is Empress Dowager Jiang really so powerful? Could she still interfere with the Emperor's orders?"
Xie Ran nodded, looking at the continuous autumn rain outside the house, his eyes seemed to be stained with a layer of cold mist.
Emperor Hui'an's father, Emperor Deming, was not born to Empress Dowager Sun. Empress Dowager Sun controlled the harem and the Sun family controlled the government, formed cliques for personal gain and eliminated dissidents, making the court a mess. She even wanted to depose the emperor and establish a new one. With the help of loyal ministers and generals such as Princess Anguo, Empress Dowager Sun went through the most difficult years.
Emperor Deming and Empress Dowager Jiang had a deep love for each other. During this period, Emperor Deming used members of the Jiang family and cultivated the Jiang family as his own power. However, he did not expect that he indulged Empress Dowager Jiang in her ambition and she became the next Empress Dowager Sun.
Gu Jin also sighed after hearing this. Power is like a drug addiction. Once you are addicted, it is impossible to quit and you will only get deeper and deeper into it.
Gu Jin turned his head to look at the noble man standing in the rain, and then looked at himself in the bronze mirror.
In this treacherous power struggle filled with swords and sabers, will the two of them one day become unrecognizable?
The days that followed seemed to return to normal, with Gu Jin busy with his business and building the school.
"Sister, the copper furnace hotpot is very popular. I'm sure the restaurant's business will be even better when winter comes."
Gu Jin curved his lips and smiled, who in the world doesn't like hot pot!
"Please buy more charcoal for future promotion of charcoal barbecue. There will be more and more places using charcoal."
Huo Sichen thought for a moment and asked, "How much charcoal do you plan to store, sister?"
"Of course the more the better." Gu Jin held his chin and thought for a while, "How about we just open a charcoal shop?
This not only allows us to store charcoal and circulate funds, but also allows us to sell ice in the summer, killing two birds with one stone."
Huo Sichen was amazed at Gu Jin's ability to make money. His sister must have used all she had learned throughout her life to make money.
Seeing Huo Sichen's admiring expression, Gu Jin smiled and rubbed his head, "The autumn exam is coming soon, you can let others do the things in the restaurant, you can't neglect your studies.
If you fail the Autumn Examination this year, be careful or I will send you to Shen Wuji!"
Although there is no distinction between high and low occupations, studying is still the most important thing in Gu Jin's heart. She doesn't want Huo Sichen to be influenced by her and neglect his studies.
Huo Sichen took a step back to avoid Gu Jin's "ravages" and said shyly with a red face: "Don't worry, sister, I won't let you down."
Ebony watched coldly from the side, his brows twisted into a small mountain.
Before, she cooperated with Gu Jin and let Die'er release the news to make Prince Yu relax his vigilance. Although she recognized Gu Jin's ability in her heart, she still felt that Gu Jin's way of doing things was inappropriate.
Men and women should not touch each other, and Huo Sichen is a stranger, so how could they be so intimate?
Wu Mu was just hesitating whether to advise Gu Jin, when Ruyi came running over and said anxiously, "Madam, Manager Han asked you to go to Yuyan Pavilion, saying that a distinguished guest is coming!"