There is a Wangfu wife at home

Chapter 443 Preparing the Staff

In the end, Concubine Qiao died in a foreign country, and even the bones were not brought back.

Li Jiaoniang thought about the past of Empress Dowager Wei, so she said to Old Madam Lu, "I have written down the reminder from my aunt and grandmother. When I come to Lin'an City in the future, I will try to avoid her as much as possible."

"You made a note of it, and remember to remind Luo Cheng." The old lady Lu said again.

Li Jiaoniang smiled and said, "Understood, cousin and grandmother."

.

After the banquet at the Lu family, Li Jiaoniang and Luo Cheng took Zhao Cong back to the medical hall.

A carriage was parked at the entrance of the medical hall.

Li Jiaoniang recognized it, it was the carriage of Li Peiyu's family.

Juan didn't recognize it, and said, "Master, master, is there a patient here?"

Li Jiaoniang sneered, "That's the Li family's carriage, I don't know what they're going to do."

Juan has been in the clinic for a few days, and he has already learned from Chunya and the others that Li Jiaoniang's second aunt's family also lives in Yuezhou City.

That day, among the two kidnapped by Hu Laoqi and the others, the woman among them was the fourth girl of the Li family.

Because Li Jiaoniang is an orphan, her grandmother and second aunt's family dislike her as a burden, and they rarely interact with Li Jiaoniang.

It came suddenly today, I'm afraid there is something weird.

"I'll go down and take a look first." Luo Cheng pressed Li Jiaoniang's hand, "You and Cong'er go behind."

Li Jiaoniang nodded and said with a smile, "That's fine."

This is the advantage of having a man. When something happens at home, it is the man of the family who runs ahead.

Luo Cheng walked to the Li family's carriage and found that there was no one in the carriage. The coachman sat in the driver's seat of the carriage, curling his neck and breathing into his hands to keep warm.

The coachman recognized him, and immediately greeted him with a smile, "Fifth Young Master."

Luo Cheng never admitted that he was the son-in-law of the Li family.

Because he didn't think that Li Jiaoniang was from the Li family, Li Jiaoniang was just alone.

Since Li Jiaoniang is not from the Li family, why did he admit that he is the son-in-law of the Li family?
Luo Cheng pretended not to hear the coachman's words, and went straight into the hospital.

The coachman shook his head, thinking that the fifth aunt obviously didn't want to see the Li family, and the second master insisted on licking his face to come to recognize his relatives. Isn't this a slap in the face?

In the medical hall, there are Mr. Li Er, Mrs. Li Er, and Miss Li Si.

Chunya and Xiang Erbao were looking at them impatiently.

Luo Cheng walked over.

The second master Li immediately stood up, cupped his hands and smiled at him, "My niece and son-in-law, I heard that the Prince of Pu'an County was frightened last night, we came here specially to visit him, where is he now? By the way, where is Jiao Niang? "

There are also a bunch of gifts on the table.

Luo Cheng glanced at him and ignored him.

When Chunya Xiang Erbao saw Luo Cheng coming back, the two of them relaxed, "Brother Luo Cheng, you're back? Huh, where's Miss Jiao Niang?"

The two looked behind him, but saw no one.

"Well, she's behind." Luo Cheng replied.

"I'm going to see Miss Jiao Niang." Chunya said.

She ran out.

Master Li Er waved his hand at Mrs. Li Er and Miss Li Si, "Jiao Niang is behind, and Prince Pu'an must also be behind. Let's go, let's meet Prince Pu'an."

Li Er's wife stood up joyfully, but Li Si's Li Peiyu had a face of reluctance.

Xiang Erbao rolled his eyes, and said with a sneer, "Now I'm here to visit relatives. When I was in Jinshan Village, have you forgotten about bragging and swearing?"

Mr. Li Er's family pretended not to hear them, and went straight out.

Luo Cheng said coldly, "Er Treasure, send these people away immediately, and don't let them in again!" He pointed to the things on the table, "Give them back, we don't mind."

Xiang Erbao grinned, "Understood, Brother Luo Cheng."

On the table are two bottles of bamboo leaf green wine, and two boxes of good dim sum, one box of ginseng and one box of ginseng.

Holding Xiang Erbao in his arms, he chased after him with big strides, and stuffed everything into the Li family's carriage, "Take it away, we don't care about it."

Master Li Er's face became quite ugly.

Li Peiyu couldn't help but angrily said, "Who told you to take it out?"

"It's me!" Luo Cheng also walked out, "You are not welcome here, you go."

"Didn't you all cut ties with me long ago? What are you doing here?" Li Jiaoniang sneered, her face full of sarcasm.

Master Li Er pushed Mrs. Li Er.

Second Madam Li immediately smiled brightly, and went up to hold Li Jiaoniang's hand, "Jiaoniang..."

Li Jiaoniang hid her hand behind her back, not letting her touch it, with a half smile but not a smile, "No, Mrs. Li, you'd better not touch it, you said last time that my hand held a knife with evil spirits, why should I touch it?" ?”

Mrs. Li's face turned red with embarrassment.

She said embarrassingly, "My family, why do you always remember the past? I was just making a joke at the time, why did you take it seriously?" She looked at Zhao Cong who was beside Li Jiaoniang, "Pu'an County King , the women see the Prince of Pu'an."

With that said, he curtseyed.

Master Li Er and Li Peiyu also saluted together.

Zhao Cong flicked his sleeves and said coldly, "You are not welcome here, why don't you leave immediately?"

Mr. Li Er and Mrs. Li Er smiled together, "Yes, we will leave immediately."

Li Peiyu looked impatient.

The three of them got into the carriage, and when they saw the gifts piled up in the carriage, their faces darkened together.

Li Jiaoniang stood beside their carriage and said, "You guys are here, and I won't let you go back empty-handed, so I'll send you a message."

Mrs. Li bit her back molars, but said with a smile on her face, "What are you talking about?"

"Mu Xuan is narrow-minded, and he is not a good match. I advise you, it is better to divorce. If you marry someone like him, be careful not to set yourself on fire."

Second Madam Li narrowed her eyes.

Li Peiyu snapped the words and said angrily, "Li Jiaoniang, did you mean it? Tell me to quit the engagement, are you kidding me?"

Li Jiaoniang chuckled, "I don't have that much free time, just watch your jokes! Anyway, I'm done talking, listen to it if you like it, and pretend I didn't say it if you don't like it."

After speaking, she ignored the Li family and dragged Zhao Cong into the medical clinic.

Luo Cheng said to Xiang Erbao who came out, "Erbao, if you see them again, just send them away! Cong'er and Jiaoniang don't want to see them."

Xiang Erbao smiled and said, "Understood, Brother Luo Cheng." He strode to the Li family's carriage, put his hands on his hips, and looked at the people in the carriage, "Did you hear? We don't welcome you to come, walk around, Don't delay our work."

Chunya rolled up her sleeves, came up and said, "I'm so laughing. Back then, I didn't recognize Sister Jiao Niang, and I left her seriously ill in the wild forest, and let her fend for herself. Now I'm licking my face and leaving the door." Recognizing relatives? What a big face!"

The young couple spoke loudly sentence by sentence, which attracted the neighbors to watch the fun.

The Li family has come here more than once, and the neighbors all recognize them.

Everyone rushed to the Li family, "Oh, why are you here again? Are you here to harass Mrs. Li again? Hurry up, don't affect our business!"

"Isn't this why you came here to recognize your relatives when you saw the King of Pu'an County living here? Why did you go so early? Oh, you have such a thick face, thicker than a city wall!"

A group of 20 people gathered around the carriage, pointing and cursing. They didn't need Chunya and Erbao to go into battle, and they scolded the Li family and ran away.

The shopkeeper of the cloth shop and the shopkeeper of the grocery store said to Chunya and Xiang Erbao, "Please tell Mrs. Li that as soon as we see the family just now, we will help you drive them away! Don't let them harass His Royal Highness. "

Of course Xiang Erbao was happy, and said with a smile, "Ah, thank you for your help."

Several shopkeepers laughed together and said, "We are all neighbors, what kind words of thanks?"

While saying that you are not welcome, he whispered, "Remember to mention us to His Royal Highness."

Xiang Erbao replied with a smile, "Of course, of course."

……

Neighbors near the medical hall, since they knew that Zhao Cong was the queen of Pu'an County, some people came to give gifts from time to time.

The more expensive ones include gold, pearls and jade, silver notes and big ingots.

The less valuable items include cloth books and other items. Ordinary people’s homes give food, some are bought by themselves, and some are made by themselves.

From the moment it was dark until the second watch.

However, Li Jiaoniang only left some food, items and money, and she didn't accept any of them, whether valuable or not.

Let Luo Cheng persuade Erbao to leave.

The reason why she only takes part of the food is because she usually cooks delicious food and distributes it to neighbors.

She accepts the food as a courtesy, if she doesn't even accept the food, it will be inhumane.People will say that she looks down on others due to her high status.

Sighing to Erbao, with regret on his face, "Sister Jiao Niang, why did you take it back? That tiger skin was made into a cloak for Xiao Conger to wear, how majestic it is."

Chunya also said, "I asked Cong'er, and Cong'er said that he had no money on him. Although the officials came to see him, they didn't give him money. The money was given by everyone, and we didn't ask for it. Why didn't we accept it? "

Zhao Cong also said, "Well, the official father didn't give me any money, not even a penny. He's very mean."

As he spoke, he patted his pockets, expressing that he was really poor.

Luo Cheng closed the door, walked up and said, "You are short-handed, have you forgotten this old saying?"

Li Jiaoniang took out the account book from the cabinet and flipped through it, "We are not short of money, why do we have to take money from others?" She looked at Zhao Cong, and asked, "Cong'er, what is a faint king?"

Zhao Cong stood up straight and said solemnly, "A faint king is a king who steals the fat and anointing of the people, a bad king who oppresses the people but does not know that he is a bad person, and only cares about his own enjoyment, regardless of whether the people live or die."

Li Jiaoniang nodded, "Very well, you have memorized what your father taught you. Alright, let's get down to business. If we take the property from those people just now, after the word spreads, more people will come to give gifts .”

"..."

"But money is hard-won. They will think of ways to obtain ill-gotten gains and use them to please you. Someone will give you a hundred guan, and someone will give you two hundred guan. It gets worse. In the end, it is the common people who suffer, and the laws of this society are messed up."

Zhao Cong blinked, half understanding.

Li Jiaoniang said again, "Let's use an analogy, Cong'er. For example, the shopkeeper of the cloth shop just now sent two hundred coins. If we took his money, the shopkeeper of the grocery store would know about it. It's even better, and I will definitely send three hundred guan."

"..."

"After the shopkeeper of the cloth shop found out, he must have been unwilling to send another [-] guan. After repeating this, the two families will compare and give gifts. But the two families are not extremely rich. When they have no money, they will definitely think something wrong. door ramps for money."

"..."

"Their unkind behavior will definitely make other people despise it, but they won't say it's their own reasons, they will say that Cong'er likes money and let them do that."

"..."

"After the news spreads, everyone will say that Cong'er is a money-grubbing fool. Cong'er, do you want people to say that about you? It's obviously not you who did it, but they want you to bear a bad reputation for them. Are you willing?"

Zhao Cong understood this explanation.

He shook his head vigorously, "I don't want to, I didn't do it, I don't admit it!"

"But it happened because of you, everyone will blame you." Li Jiaoniang said.

Zhao Cong blinked, "Then I won't accept the gift, so I can't be blamed."

Li Jiaoniang smiled and said, "Yes, if you don't accept gifts, they won't accuse you if they don't do bad things to make money. So just now, I made the decision for Cong'er and didn't accept money from the neighbors."

Chunya smiled and said, "Ah, I understand what Sister Jiaoniang is doing. It's called being talked about without leaving a stigma."

Li Jiaoniang added, "Cong'er is not yet the crown prince, he still has a brother and rival, we can't let the other party hold on to Cong'er and be compared."

When it came to the seriousness of the matter, everyone's expressions became solemn, and even Zhao Cong felt the pressure.

"Mother, what should I do?" Zhao Cong frowned, "Things are so complicated, I'm worried that I might make a mistake if I'm not careful."

Li Jiaoniang smiled slightly, "Don't worry, Cong'er, since you called me mother, of course I have to take care of you, I thought of a good way."

Everyone looked at her.

Luo Cheng asked, "Jiaoniang, what good idea did you think of?"

"Build a staff group for Cong'er, that is, a brain trust group, to come up with suggestions and fight for the crown prince!" Li Jiaoniang said.

Chunya and Xiang Erbao looked at each other, and they shook their heads and waved their hands together, "The two of us can't do it, Sister Jiao Niang, we can't help Cong'er, we don't know anything about family and country affairs."

Juan sighed, and said, "I can only drive a car, and I can only recognize 110. I can't read books, and I can't think of a way."

Luo Cheng said, "I will join one, and I will try my best to help Cong'er."

Li Jiaoniang smiled and said, "Who said that the staff team is only for family and country affairs? There are many things. As the closest people around Cong'er, you must all be indispensable!"

Chunya shook her head bitterly, "Sister Jiao Niang, what can I do?"

Xiang Erbao also asked, "Yes, Sister Jiao Niang, is there anything we can do?"

Li Jiaoniang said, "As a candidate for the crown prince, Cong'er not only has to study hard every day to enrich himself with book knowledge, but also frequently communicates with scholars and officials to discuss major affairs in the world."

"..."

"This requires someone to take care of his books, arrange the itinerary of his visits, and arrange his daily life. What clothes to wear, what carriages to ride. Can he arrange all these things by himself?"

(End of this chapter)