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Chapter 165 Questioning Dong Zhiqing, understanding Dong Zhiqing! (Please subscribe, please vote)

In the lobby of Jiang Mansion, Jiang Rong was drinking tea while asking the maid why she didn't see her mother or other women in Jiang Mansion.

Her mother has always been mysterious, so it is normal that she is not in the Jiang family.

But my aunt and sister-in-law are both homebodies and rarely go out. It's dinner time now, so they should be at home.

The maid replied, "The master and the young mistress are tired today and are resting in the inner courtyard. We servants are not allowed to disturb them. The eldest mistress left the Jiang Mansion yesterday morning and has not returned yet."

This made Jiang Rong very confused, and she asked, "What are you so busy about?"

The maid continued to answer: "Miss, you forgot that the mansion was recruiting servants recently. The master of the house personally selected them. In addition, two guests came to the house yesterday, and the young lady was always greeting them."

Having said that, Jiang Rong remembered that her family was recruiting servants recently. According to what had been agreed upon before, the servants had to have good character, and secondly, knowledge and ability.

This person is going to enter the Jiang family and may even be promoted to housekeeper in the future, so we can't be careless.

It is better not to have servants than to select people with bad intentions to come in.

Jiang Rong could understand that her aunt was probably busy with these things.

But what she didn't understand was, what kind of guests needed her sister-in-law to greet them personally?

This aroused Jiang Rong's curiosity, so he asked, "Who is this guest? Is he of high status?"

The maid thought for a moment, then leaned close to Jiang Rong's ear and whispered, "Miss, it is said that the people who came are from the imperial capital, a man and a woman, and they have a token from Concubine Yi."

After hearing this, Jiang Rong finally understood that it was someone related to the palace. No wonder her sister-in-law went to entertain him in person.

Originally, there were no male heirs in the Jiang Mansion, and men were not allowed to live in the mansion for the time being. However, the people in the palace were indeed special and of noble status, so they could not be neglected.

As a member of the Jiang family, Jiang Rong plans to meet the guests.

Unexpectedly, the maid also said that the guests were also resting in the inner courtyard, which made Jiang Rong a little confused.

But she soon realized that the journey from the imperial capital to here was a long one, and if she traveled all the way, she really needed to rest for a few days.

My aunt was also afraid that the maids would disturb the guests from the imperial capital, so she told the maids not to go to the inner courtyard.

She would never have thought that her aunt and sister-in-law were still serving him in the emperor's bedchamber.

Jiang Ningyue was thin-skinned and didn't want anyone to know about this, so she told the maids not to go to the inner courtyard. It was just an excuse she made up.

"Since my aunt and the others are resting, I won't disturb them. Please bring dinner to my room later. I'll go back to my room to rest for a while. And if my mother comes back, remember to notify me."

It can be seen that Jiang Rong looks rather tired now.

There are two reasons why she has been very tired recently. One of them is that she is busy with the Jiang family's business.

Jiang Rong showed business talent at a very young age and was often praised by her father.

In fact, at the beginning, Jiang Rong felt that even if her father was not around, she could take care of the Jiang family's business on her own, and with her own talents, she might be able to expand the business and bring the Jiang family to a new height.

But when the heavy burden really fell on her, she knew what it meant to be out of breath.

Not to mention expansion, for some reason recently, the family business has been declining as if it was being targeted.

Yesterday, someone reported her to the city supervisor, saying that she was in contact with a demon.

Jiang Rong felt that this was completely false. The Jiang family's business was very formal, so there was no way there was any evil spirit there.

The new city supervisor is a model of a strong woman and does things meticulously.

The first phase of the investigation did show that there was nothing wrong with the Jiang family's business.

However, the city supervisor can only continue the investigation after the people who sued the Jiang family continue to provide information.

Jiang Rong really wanted to know who had filed the complaint, but according to the rules, in order to prevent retaliation from the defendant, she could not find out who it was for the time being.

Thinking about this family, they really are short of manpower to help.

I hope that the three servants I recruit will have some skills and be able to help the family manage some business affairs.

This is the first reason why Jiang Rong is very tired, and the second reason is physical problem.

In the past few years, Jiang Rong has grown better and better. She always feels a heaviness in her chest and often has shoulder pains.

Maybe this is talent, and she can't help it.

Besides, Jiang Rong is not a cultivator and her physical fitness is average, so she does feel it is very heavy.

She also lived in the inner courtyard, but in a different place.

The Jiang family’s yard is very big, and in the past many people lived there, so they were all separated.

Jiang Ningyue's inner courtyard is on the east side of the Jiang Mansion, and Jiang Rong's courtyard is on the west side of the Jiang Mansion.

After dinner, Jiang Rong fell into a deep sleep.

On the other side of the Jiang Mansion, there were undercurrents and continuous gunfire.

Li Chen enjoyed the service of Jiang Ningyue, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, and now he was too lazy to go out.

The three of them all felt that they had met each other too late.

After just one day of getting along, the level of tacit understanding between the three of them made Wu Nanzhi feel that the two women were Li Chen's concubines and he was like an outsider.

This cannot be blamed on Jiang Ningyue and Dong Zhiqing. After all, in their eyes, Li Chen is the supreme emperor. What if they don't serve Li Chen well and Li Chen blames them?

Perhaps in their eyes, being able to serve Li Chen is the greatest honor for women like them.

If those people who are taking the servant test knew this, they would probably vomit blood.

Thousands of people have gone through layers of selection and worked so hard just to be able to enter the Jiang family and see these ladies one more time. If they have the chance to have sex with them, they would probably be willing to die for it.

But the woman whom they tried so hard to get is trying hard to serve Li Chen.

Li Chen was also enjoying it. The four of them didn't come out of the room until it was almost time for dinner.

As soon as she arrived in the hall, Jiang Ningyue learned from the maid that Jiang Rong had returned.

She asked her daughter-in-law to accompany Li Chen for dinner first, and she went to the west side of the yard to call Jiang Rong over.

That is to introduce Jiang Rong to Li Chen.

In the process of getting along with Li Chen, she gradually got to know Li Chen's hobbies and the type of people he liked.

Jiang Rong is just the kind of woman who can meet Li Chen's requirements.

The reason why Jiang Ningyue tried so hard to keep Li Chen in the Jiang family was to give Jiang Rong a chance to become a concubine.

Now that Jiang Rong is back, I must tell her about this good opportunity.

Thinking of this, Jiang Ningyue left the hall.

But before he reached the place where Jiang Rong was resting, someone chased after Jiang Ningyue.

Hearing footsteps, Jiang Ningyue turned around and saw that it was his daughter-in-law Dong Zhiqing.

At this moment, Dong Zhiqing looked a little flustered.

Looking at her expression, Jiang Ningyue thought that his daughter-in-law had offended Li Chen and wanted to come to him for help.

But it doesn't make sense. Li Chen likes his daughter-in-law very much. His daughter-in-law is also well-behaved and should not offend Li Chen.

Jiang Ningyue asked, "What's wrong? Why are you so flustered?"

Hearing her mother-in-law say this, Dong Zhiqing lowered her head, feeling a little embarrassed and her eyes evasive.

Finally, she began to speak: "Mother-in-law, why don't we tell the eldest lady a few days later."

Hearing this, Jiang Ningyue was very puzzled as to why he told Jiang Rong a few days later.

However, seeing her daughter-in-law's shy look, as a woman, she naturally understood.

The daughter-in-law finally felt the happiness of being a woman, and Li Chen's status was extremely noble. Normally, it was impossible for them to have any contact, let alone meet each other.

The daughter-in-law felt that if she introduced Jiang Rong to His Majesty, then His Majesty would definitely be with Jiang Rong and would ignore her.

After all, they are not ladies from wealthy families like Jiang Rong who are waiting to be married. It is already very good to be favored by the emperor, and they dare not ask for anything else.

Dong Zhiqing felt that it would be nice to be able to spend a few more days with Li Chen, even if it was just a few days.

So when Jiang Ningyue said she wanted to call Jiang Rong over, Dong Zhiqing thought of this and mustered up the courage to say it.

Jiang Ningyue could also understand it, and she was also immersed in it.

I just didn't expect that my daughter-in-law would have this idea.

Jiang Ningyue thought for a moment and said, "You are right. The eldest lady has been busy with the family business recently and is very tired. She is resting in her room. We should not disturb her."

Dong Zhiqing was overjoyed to hear her mother-in-law say this.

She was really afraid of what her mother-in-law would say about her, so she didn't say it clearly.

It seems that the mother-in-law is also reluctant to let Your Majesty leave.

Jiang Ningyue also went from questioning her daughter-in-law at the beginning to understanding her, and now firmly supports her.

Just like that, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, who had a tacit understanding with each other, returned to the hall.

And Jiang Rong temporarily lost the opportunity to hug Li Chen's thigh.

"Your Majesty, I am so sorry. The eldest lady has been so busy with her business recently that she didn't even have a rest yesterday and is now asleep in her room."

When Jiang Ningyue saw Li Chen, she immediately expressed her apologies.

During this period of time, she had been praising the two young ladies of the Jiang family in front of Li Chen, which made Li Chen want to meet them. Now, he felt a little embarrassed for his own selfish desires.

I can only compensate Li Chen later. But she didn't lie, Jiang Rong had indeed rested.

But if Li Chen really wanted to see Jiang Rong, she would still go and call Jiang Rong over.

If Li Chen doesn't want to see him for the time being, she and her daughter-in-law can only continue to serve him.

"It's okay, let her have a good rest. We also need to rest later." Li Chen said casually.

It can also be seen from this sentence that Li Chen is now fully focused on this mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.

Otherwise, how could we say that the three of them have such a good understanding?

The dinner included all kinds of nourishing things, from tiger claws and deer antlers to tiger penis and deer penis.

After careful cooking in the kitchen, it is delicious and fragrant.

During the meal, Li Chen didn't even have to pick up his chopsticks. As long as he wanted to eat something, the three beauties would feed it to him.

Jiang Ningyue, the head of the Jiang family, was even held in Li Chen's arms.

Li Chen has become the real master of this area.

After dinner, tonight's work has to continue.

This time Li Chen is going to do some role-playing. He will play the role of Jiang Ningyue's husband, so Dong Zhiqing, as her daughter-in-law, has to call Li Chen father-in-law.

Having such a special relationship made Dong Zhiqing feel extremely excited.

On the morning of the third day, Jiang Rong finally had a good sleep.

She got up and stretched, feeling her clothes were very tight.

It seems that she needs to change into a looser dress. With her figure, it is not very economical to use fabric. Fortunately, the Jiang family is rich.

Jiang Rong came to the hall, thinking she would see her aunt and the guests, but she was alone again.

After asking the maid, she said that Jiang Ningyue was preparing for the final servant test of the day, and the two guests from the imperial capital were still asleep in the room.

"Maybe people in the capital just like to sleep in."

Jiang Rong muttered something, and after finishing her breakfast, she left the Jiang family and prepared to continue looking after the store.

I hope my aunt can choose some better servants to help, otherwise it will be really exhausting.

Jiang Rong had just walked out with her maid when a young man with a handsome appearance came towards them.

This person was none other than Lin Mo, the son of destiny who had been lurking in secret outside the gate of Jiang Mansion for a long time.

Today, Lin Mo came to participate in the third round of tests at Jiang Mansion, which is the final servant test.

In order to leave a good impression on the examiner Jiang Ningyue, Lin Mo got up very early. He specially picked out a clean and tidy piece of clothing and waited outside the door.

Then have an "accidental encounter", that is, say hello to Jiang Ningyue and show that you are very active.

However, the person he was waiting for was not Jiang Ningyue, but Jiang Rong, the eldest daughter of the Jiang family.

Jiang Rong has delicate and beautiful facial features, long hair falling like a waterfall, and skin as white as snow.

What is most eye-catching is her plump and charming figure.

As soon as Lin Mo saw Jiang Rong, he felt an indescribable excitement in his heart.

Because he felt that this time when he saw Jiang Rong, she was obviously more plump than last time, and how could a young man like him, who was full of vigor and vitality, bear it.

What's more, Lin Mo was practicing the dual cultivation technique of the remnants of the previous dynasty, which made him even more restless.

He walked quickly forward and wanted to greet her.

However, Jiang Rong's maid stood in front of him, her eyes full of vigilance.

"Stop! Who are you?" The maid was very imposing and big, and it was obvious that she had been trained.

This is Jiang Rong's personal maid, an expert sent by her mother to protect her.

Lin Mo smiled slightly, and said with a cupped hand: "I am Lin Mo, a candidate who came to take the test for the family servant."

Upon hearing this, the maid frowned slightly, as if she had some doubts about Lin Mo's identity.

In her opinion, anyone who approaches the young lady has bad intentions.

Why do you say that?
In the maid's opinion, judging from the eldest lady's figure and looks, it is impossible for this man not to have bad intentions unless he has sexual problems or is a eunuch.

Even if Lin Mo behaved like a gentleman, the maid wouldn't believe it.

But at this moment, Jiang Rong waved her hand, indicating that she didn't need to be so nervous.

"It's okay, Sister Xiao Cui, I know this person."

Jiang Rong's voice was as gentle as a spring breeze.

Before she took over the family business, she had participated in some poetry gatherings and celebrations in Shanghe City, and had indeed seen Lin Mo.

Lin Mo is indeed quite talented and has good capabilities as well.

It can be regarded as a rising star in Shanghe City in recent years.

Now that she heard that Lin Mo was going to take part in her family's servant test, Jiang Rong looked at him encouragingly and said, "Lin Mo, I heard that you are quite famous in Shanghe City and have outstanding talents. You must perform well in today's servant test."

Hearing this, Lin Mo felt a surge of warmth in his heart. He bowed respectfully and said, "Thank you for your encouragement, Miss. I will do my best and live up to your expectations."

To him, this was the perfect start.

Now that I have become familiar to Jiang Rong, once I pass the servant test, I can naturally strike up a conversation with Jiang Rong.

After saying this, Jiang Rong left to look after her own shop.

Lin Mo respectfully watched Jiang Rong leave, looking at that beautiful figure with a lot of thoughts in his mind.

He waited at the gate of Jiang's house for a while. Seeing that the time was almost up and Jiang Ningyue had not come out yet, Lin Mo went ahead to the testing site in the side courtyard.

When I arrived here, the other nine people who were taking the test were already standing here in high spirits.

The familiar maids were still there, but Jiang Ningyue was late again this time.

Lin Mo and the others didn't think there was anything wrong. They had already imagined all kinds of things in their minds. This was another test of their patience, to see who could not hold their temper.

However, when the beautiful lady Jiang Ningyue came, Lin Mo found that her eye sockets were obviously dark and she was yawning continuously. It seemed that she did not get enough rest last night.

It is probably because the Jiang family is overworked.

Lin Mo thought that once he entered the Jiang family, he would definitely use his abilities to share the responsibilities of the Jiang family.

All the men present knew that the Jiang family did not have a single male member, and whoever could sneak in would own the Jiang family.

Lin Mo's guess was correct. Jiang Ningyue had been tossing and turning all night and indeed did not sleep well.

Now that everyone in the family is resting, she takes the time to test these prospective servants.

Jiang Ningyue is the head of the Jiang family and has a very strong aura.

At least in front of these people, Jiang Ningyue was the representative of coldness and arrogance. They all stood straight, waiting for Jiang Ningyue's inspection.

Seeing that everyone was present, Jiang Ningyue started the third round of testing.

As everyone knows, the Jiang family has many industries in Shanghe City, and the servants selected must have a certain business acumen to help the Jiang family stabilize the industry.

The third round of testing was to have Lin Mo and the other nine servants work as "salesmen" for a day in the Jiang family's various shops to see if they could double the sales of the Jiang family's shops.

After Jiang Ningyue explained the rules, she asked the maid to make a list of shops and let the servant candidates choose for themselves.

Those who come here to take part in the servant assessment are all locals of Shanghe City and have a certain understanding of the Jiang family.

The group of people immediately ran to the maid and started choosing the store they would be responsible for sales.

Seeing these people in a hurry, Lin Mo wanted to laugh.

According to Lin Mo's analysis, although this level seems simple, there are pitfalls in it.

Because what Jiang Ningyue said was "double the sales of Jiang's store", but this doubling requires some considerations.

Doubling sales and having higher sales are two different things.

If you are comparing sales, you would definitely choose stores with expensive products. Even if they sell just one more item, the sales will naturally be higher than other places.

But what is being talked about here is doubling the price. Lin Mo feels that expensive things are hard to sell because there are few people who can buy them.

Although cheap things are easy to sell, the daily sales volume is large and the flow of people is already very large. Even if you rely on your own abilities, you can only increase sales volume but cannot double it.

It doesn't mean that you can get better profits by going to those stores with moderate prices.

Lin Mo felt that the test at this level was vision.

For example, selling umbrellas on rainy days, selling food during famine, and selling cotton-padded clothes when it is cold. This kind of basic demand can double the sales volume on that day.

Lin Mo looked at the weather and felt that it was a sunny day today, but a little chilly early in the morning.

He was thinking, what is good to sell in this season?
Suddenly, Lin Mo remembered something. Recently, it was an auspicious day and many people would choose to get married during this period, so wedding items would sell well.

Furniture such as dragon and phoenix quilts and nanmu boxes, as well as jewelry such as hairpins and ruyi, which are usually not easy to sell, all have certain meanings. So as long as you choose a store that has these, plus your own sales talent and good luck, your sales will definitely increase several times.

Seeing those people around him who were choosing blindly, Lin Mo didn't feel too much pressure and felt quite stable.

You ordinary people, just be my foil.

Just when Lin Mo chose the store he liked, Jiang Rong started to run into trouble.

(End of this chapter)