The Evil King's Favorite Concubine: Genius Perfumer

Chapter 263 Concubine Jiang Returns to Beijing
At the end of July, there were several heavy rains in Deling County, which relieved the anger brought by the scorching sun in the past few days.

The rainwater intermittently washed the bluestone pavement in Deling City, slowly washing away the traces of blood left by the poor widow who was killed in the street one day.

Following the widow's funeral, the turmoil about the Jiang family is gradually subsiding—at least on the surface.

Just when another heavy rain came, a luxury ship that had been moored at the pier for more than half a month hurriedly lifted anchor and left.

Contrary to the commotion in the city when she came, Concubine Jiang left in a low-key manner, which was a bit embarrassing, even a bit ugly... Concubine Jiang's visit to relatives has left a lot among the people of Deling What a joke.

The people at the bottom of the market are always very keen on the embarrassing things of the upper-class aristocratic society. Who doesn't like to see the nobles make a fool of themselves?

And under the deliberate guidance of Han Rui—or to be precise, the young man named Feng Yu, even the three bizarre deaths at the beginning were rumored to be the Jiang family's mastermind behind the scenes.Those three people were said to be poor people at the bottom who were persecuted by the Jiang family. They really turned black and white...

Even the government can't speak to the Jiang family. Which county magistrate would dare to take the risk of "stirring a civil uprising" and throwing Wusha away to stand up for the Jiang family?Yes, your Jiang family is powerful, and we couldn't make you spit it out when we invaded other people's property in the past, but look at what's going on here... The bitter master committed suicide in the street, and he was killed by your concubine Jiang's sedan chair.

Seeing the funeral crowd carrying coffins parading through the streets that day, the magistrate of Deling felt very uncomfortable. He was really afraid that those people would have conflicts in Jiang's house.If that group of people came to the county government again, of course they would have to catch a few early birds and kill them, but their official career would come to an end.

It is not easy to offend the Jiang family, but offending the Jiang family does not mean that he will be unlucky for the rest of his life. Anyway, his parents are in office for three years, and now their term is almost up.When the time comes to change the place, who knows whom?No matter how cunning Jiang Concubine is, the King of Xiang would not be able to intervene in the affairs of the Ministry of Households on her behalf... That would be too taboo.

After all, the King of Xiang is only the King of Xiang, not the prince!

If Han Rui, the eldest son of Prince Xiang, hadn't come to the county government that day and asked the government to arrest those "troublemakers" for him, the government would have wanted to pretend that nothing had happened.However, with Han Rui making such a fuss, the panic of the leaders of Jiang's family became widely known... There are not only county magistrates and magistrates in the county government office, but also servants and small officials who are good at gossip.

Han Rui disgusted Concubine Jiang again, his own image... that's not important, who would have too high demands on a young prince who is only thirteen or fourteen years old.In the final analysis, it was the Jiang family who were ridiculed by others and whose reputation fell sharply.

Concubine Jiang could no longer stay in Deling County.

Although she came back for a "big event", she really had the idea of ​​"returning home" in her heart, and wanted the whole city of her hometown to witness her current scenery.

In the capital city, although she is also among the ranks of noble ladies, her status and reputation in the entire upper circle are mediocre.Who made her a stepwife? Not only was there no one in her natal family, but she also had a disgraceful "black history" of marrying into the palace in place of her dead cousin... There are quite a few people who don't like Concubine Jiang.

The Fang family, Princess of Xiang, was treated completely incomparably with her - the Fang family is a typical family of poets and writers, and there are many relatives who are officials in the middle of the court, and there are still many young people who are studying in the younger generation waiting to succeed.Although Concubine Jiang herself is good at handing over, she is still not as good as the real lady Fang, because of her background.

Because of this, Concubine Jiang was particularly pleasantly surprised when Ji Jinfeng, the female official in charge of the Xiangyao Bureau and the Great Fragrance Master, took the initiative to make friends with her.Although Ji Jinfeng is not a noble lady, she has more status than many noble ladies in this circle, and her connections are extremely wide.

Who made him a female official who walks in the palace for many years, a celebrity around the queen mother and queen, and a great incense master who holds great power?On the surface, Ms. Ji is only responsible for managing the daily affairs of the Xiangyao Bureau, but in fact she can influence a very large area.Whether it's the communication in the upper circles, or the management of local incense houses and coastal shipping companies, Miss Ji can speak for herself.

Ji Jinfeng and Concubine Jiang are both from Xijiang Province, even though they are not in the same county, they are considered fellow villagers in the capital.In the past two years, the relationship between Concubine Jiang and Concubine Ji has become more and more close. Under the suggestion of Concubine Ji, the Jiang family also began to intervene in the fragrant medicine industry, which can make a lot of money.

Counting the bonus money sent from her hometown, Concubine Jiang was overjoyed, and naturally she did not forget to present a generous gift to her "good friend" Mistress Ji.Lady Ji accepted it with a smile, and soon talked to her about the plan to make money by purchasing and operating the scattered folk workshops and incense shops in Deling County...

Under Ji Jinfeng's advocacy, the more Concubine Jiang thought about it, the more she felt that this matter was feasible, and she couldn't wait to urge her brothers in her hometown to quickly start this big deal.snort!When her Jiang family becomes the overlord of the De Ling Fragrance Industry, the money and fields will definitely multiply day by day, and it is not impossible to catch up with the Fang family.

The important thing is that I can have more private money to socialize.Spring banquets, lotus appreciation parties, moon appreciation during the Mid-Autumn Festival...Holding banquets requires money, and it costs a lot of money.But only by being able to hold a high-end party can one increase one's influence in the circle of ladies.Not only that, every year, holidays, and the birthdays of the honorable masters of each family will cost money. Although they can be paid from the public, some more private exchanges between women still have to be paid for by themselves...

Money, must have money.Concubine Jiang also understands that no matter how rich she is and how many ladies she associates with, she may not be able to snatch the seat of the prince, but she must work hard first, right?These are all means of being able to see the light. In order to one day... If you have to use the means of not being able to see the light, and everyone comes out to speak for themselves, it will be easy to get past it.

Not that no one has done it.Things in the mansion gate are never new, it's just tacit understanding.

However, now it has become like this!

Jiang's acquisition of folk workshops and incense shops became very difficult, and he was bumped into by someone on the street. I don't know if Han Rui's dead child will spread the news after returning to Beijing!
She held back her anger and summoned Han Rui over, and reminded him not to do anything that would damage the reputation of King Xiang's Mansion.His mouth should be fine, his face is harmless and innocent, and he looks blunt...but how could Concubine Jiang believe his disguise?
If possible, she really wanted to kill him on the return trip, and she didn't care about the consequences!

But Han Rui was so shrewd that he left Deling County ahead of time without even saying hello, and only asked Fang's family to send a letter.He said that he was thinking about his studies at the Imperial College, so he had to rush back to the capital to study first!

hateful!

On the third day after Han Rui left, Concubine Jiang also brought her followers and set sail back to Beijing despite the heavy rain.

(End of this chapter)