Concubine's true colors

Chapter 258 Scarcity of Manpower

An old ancestor of the Bai family hadn't forced anyone away yet, and now Mrs. Wu and Miss Bai Liu from the Duke's Mansion have come. For this news, Xiao Jinxuan couldn't help but feel a severe headache.

Seeing that Xiao Jinxuan remained silent for a long time, only slightly wrinkled and beautiful, Xiao Jinwen felt anxious immediately, and then asked again:

"This Mrs. Wu is not ordinary. After all, my sister has been in Beijing for more than a month. I'm afraid I don't know much about her, but you should know that Hua Guogong is marrying Princess Cheng'an, the sister of the current emperor. It is a great honor to marry a princess. Who can have an equal share with the princess and work together as a husband, but this Mrs. Wu has just been promoted to be an equal wife. As a half-lawful wife, she is almost on an equal footing with Princess Cheng'an. Now you should know how extraordinary the other party's methods are. Alright."

There are indeed not a few nobles of the Zhou Dynasty who have always married royal princesses. For example, Qian Ming, who died after death, was married to Princess Huayang even though he was a Marquis.

But because the princess is the proud daughter of heaven, after marrying back to the mansion, not only must she be more respectful, but she must not call other women in the back house to bully the princess, otherwise, wouldn't it be that the royal family is too disrespectful.

Therefore, the son-in-law who always married the princess must have a concubine room, but the concubine was elevated to become a common wife and worked with the princess as a husband.

Looking at the entire Great Zhou, it is true that only Mrs. Wu of the Duke of Hua's mansion has achieved this, and she has also been unanimously approved by the Bai family. Even Princess Cheng'an herself nodded in acquiescence, saying that this is almost a miracle. Not an exaggeration.

Being able to do things that ordinary people can't do, this in itself shows that Mrs. Wu must have the ability to stand upright and control the Duke's mansion steadily.

As for Xiao Jinwen's kindness, Xiao Jinxuan naturally thanked her and accepted the cousin's kind reminder.

Having finished all that should be said, Xiao Jinwen also sat in Lianqiao Courtyard for half an hour now, so she got up and prepared to leave, but seeing Xiao Jinxuan expressing her thanks, she hurriedly waved her hand and said:
"Sister Xuan, don't be so polite. To be honest, people from the Bai family occupy the magpie's nest and meddle in the affairs of my Xiao family. I am also annoyed at this point, but I don't have the skills of your cousin. My sister just A boudoir girl who is good at writing and ink can't help the cousin of the Bai family, so I can only tell my sister what I know about these small things, if it can be of some use to you, then I will be satisfied."

Xiao Jinwen has a traditional personality, not only elegant and dignified, but also extremely protective of the family's face, so she has long been dissatisfied with the behavior of the Bai family.

But just like what she said, Xiao Jinwen was used to being quiet and beautiful, asking her to kill the servants of the Bai family and confront the old lady like Xiao Jinxuan, let alone doing it, she just never thought about it.

So knowing that she can't help in major matters, Xiao Jinwen deeply feels that she is also a child of the Xiao family, how can she not help Xiao Jinxuan at this time?

That's why she was willing to wade into the muddy water, and came here to tell Mrs. Wu's identity and background, just to do her part.

And let's talk about Xiao Jinxuan, even though Xiao Jinwen didn't come to tell her, I'm afraid Wenxin, who stayed behind in Lianqiaoyuan, will definitely pay attention to the movement of the handsome mansion, and will report the news to her soon.

But this cousin, Xiao Jinxuan still appreciates her frank confession, so she personally sent Xiao Jinwen to the gate of the courtyard.

And when Xiao Jinxuan was free and returned to her room, Wen Xin also came in with her. Seeing that there was no one else around, she immediately said:

"Jinxuan, this Miss Jinwen has a certain temperament. She is not afraid of offending the Bai family. She came here to tell you about Mrs. Wu. In fact, even if she didn't come, I just wanted to wait for Mr. Meng to leave. Telling you about this matter, now I have saved you the trouble, and what Miss Jinwen said is more detailed than what I have learned through a hasty investigation, and she has really helped us a lot in this matter."

Xiao Jinxuan, who was drinking tea with her head down, couldn't help but nodded when she heard the words, and then said in a concentrated voice:
"On the day I returned to the mansion, I severely reprimanded Aunt Li, and the old matriarch Bai called me over because of that. If Jin Chuan hadn't suggested something at that time, I didn't know much about the old matriarch. Now this Mrs. Wu, even though Wen Xin, you are here after the other party's house , I immediately went to investigate her details, but the results I got were far from the details that Cousin Jinwen knew. If we meet for the first time in the future, especially those who are our enemies, we will all be like this. If you can’t know the details of the other party first, you will suffer a big loss sooner or later.”

Relying on other people's reminders is not the way to go, these two times were lucky to have Jin Chuan and Xiao Jinwen's help.

But if someone from the Bai family comes next time, or someone in the Prime Minister's house makes things difficult, they will bully you, but Xiao Jinxuan still doesn't know the background of the other party, then she will be quite passive.

As for the point Xiao Jinxuan mentioned, Wen Xin also knew that it was indeed a problem, but now Lianqiaoyuan, although there is no shortage of manpower to serve Xiao Jinxuan, but he is the only one who can really go out to do errands.

Although he is very capable through experience now, Wenxin's energy is bound to be limited, and he can't do everything at all. Taking Mrs. Wu's case as an example, he can investigate most of the people's details when the other party comes to the commander's mansion. , this efficiency is already very high.

But seeing Xiao Jinxuan's dissatisfaction, Wen Xin immediately apologized and said:
"It's really because I didn't handle Jinxuan well. Next time, I promise that when any stranger appears around you, I will first get to know the details of the other person's identity first. Lost the measure to deal with it.”

But upon hearing this, Xiao Jinxuan shook her head, then motioned for Wen Xin to sit down, and poured a cup of tea for the other party herself, then she said with a helpless smile:

"When I said that just now, I didn't mean to blame you for being unfavorable. It's just that as we have been in the capital for a long time and we have to deal with more and more people, the problem of insufficient manpower has already been exposed. And If you want to deal with the current situation well, you, Wen Xin, are no longer able to do it alone, so I think it may be time for us to cultivate some of our own people."

Regardless of Xiao Jinxuan's current side, apart from Wenxin, there are also Chiling, Zhuxin Baishu, who are absolutely trustworthy, serving by her side.

But apart from Wenxin Mansion who has been in charge of dispatching inside and outside, Chi Ling couldn't leave Xiao Jinxuan easily because he wanted to protect Xiao Jinxuan's safety.

As for Zhu Xin and Bai Shu, one is more than loyal, but not scheming.As for the other one, apart from being proficient in pharmacology, he is also good at guarding the Forsythia Courtyard, but he lacks the courage to send out Baizhu.

So after thinking about it, Xiao Jinxuan discovered that there is really a shortage of available people around her, and what she has to face now is not the struggle between women in the deep house. The Bai family not only supports Xiao Jinyu, but also To pester her endlessly.

Even the mother of a country, the current prince, has subtly become her opposite enemy when he arrives at the Xue family's prime minister's mansion.

In order to cope with the huge pressure coming from all directions, Xiao Jinxuan must have sufficient manpower, otherwise sooner or later she will not be able to cope.

Now, the slowness of the investigation and the lack of information are a major hidden danger exposed by the shortage of manpower. Xiao Jinxuan knew that if she didn't make up for this shortcoming quickly, more troubles and troubles would be waiting for her. trouble.

Therefore, after a little deliberation, Xiao Jinxuan slowly opened her tightly closed eyes, and a calm and calm expression burst out from her eyes.

"Wenxin, I thought about it for a while. Although training my own manpower is indeed an urgent matter, I value loyalty more than the ability to do things. Therefore, there are not many candidates for this person. They are related to noble families. We can’t use anything related to it, it’s best that this manpower can be cultivated from ordinary people, even people from the Jianghu, as long as the background is clean and the relationship is simple, that’s our first choice and the best target.”

Since Wenxin came to the capital, he first ran a front-end business on his own, and later entered the commander-in-chief's mansion. He also took care of everything big and small. Therefore, he is no longer what he used to be. out.

Therefore, when Wen Xin heard Xiao Jinxuan's words, she nodded in agreement. The aristocrats of the aristocratic family have complicated relationships with each other, and there are many parties.

If the people they choose have any relationship with these forces, it will be a hidden danger, and such people with background connections must have the highest incidence of betrayal and abandonment of the Lord.

And Wen Ting Xiao Jinxuan did not suggest that this manpower was selected from ordinary people, and the most important thing is loyalty. Immediately, Wenxin's eyes lit up, and then he said with a suggestion:
"Jinxuan, if you don't suggest that the people we recruit must be cultivated from scratch, I know that there is a type of people who are most suitable for your requirements, and as long as you are willing to give them a chance, you don't have to worry about being loyal."

Overjoyed, Xiao Jinxuan hurriedly asked Wen Xin who the other party was talking about. As for cultivating this point from scratch, if it took some time, she could get a group of loyal subordinates, so the hard work was worth the investment.

And Wenxin didn't delay, and immediately showed a trace of melancholy, and said in a lonely tone:
"Jinxuan, you should still remember how downcast I was when I first met me, but in fact, for a person like me who has to do everything possible to get a bite of food every day, in this world There are many more. In fact, my situation was not bad at the time, at least I still had a family and a mother to depend on each other, but many teenagers and even younger boys and girls could only gather in the ruined temple. In the cold weather like now, people will die of illness and starvation almost every few days, they are like a group of ants who have been abandoned and ignored by others, and even a good life is a luxury for them."

Hearing this, Xiao Jinxuan's eyes narrowed slightly, she still couldn't understand, the group of loyal people Wen Xin was referring to were abandoned children and orphans, a group of people who were more difficult and miserable than begging .

The so-called abandoned children and orphans refer to a group of people who were abandoned by their parents but are still alive.

And this kind of people usually have such a rough fate, or it is because when they are born, the family sees it as a baby girl, because they prefer sons to daughters, so they raise and have sons, and the family cannot afford food and clothing for multiple children. So the daughter is abandoned and becomes an orphan.

And abandoned children are even more unbearable. Many of them are born to brothel women, so their birth is disgusted and disgusted by everyone.

When they were young, many of them were tragically turned into child prostitutes, exclusively for guests with special hobbies. Although they devoted themselves to men, they had to flatter them like a woman in the fireworks place, and they were humiliated alive, miserable, and even no one at all Treat them as human beings.

(End of this chapter)