Just when Fang Ru summoned Chu Jiayi to talk, Wei Huai, who had just left Zhao Mansion, asked to see Zhao Junchen again.
When he learned that Wei Huai had left and returned, Zhao Junchen couldn't help but be startled. He thought something had happened again, so he didn't dare to neglect, and hurriedly asked people to take Wei Huai to the study for a secret discussion.
After Wei Huai came to the study, Zhao Junchen asked: "Mr. Wei, what happened after leaving and coming back like this?"
Wei Huai nodded and said in a deep voice: "Mr. Factory Supervisor, I just got the news that another refugee has come to Beijing to complain, and this time there are two waves coming at once, both of them are people from Jiangsu and Zhejiang. Now they have arrived in Beizhi
I live near Shunde Prefecture and will arrive in Beijing around this time tomorrow."
Regarding these situations, Zhao Junchen had already expected them and didn't care much. He just sighed and said leisurely: "They came very quickly. I think it was corrupt officials who committed crimes, which made them feel resentful and really pitiful. Now as refugees from all over the country come one after another
Going to Beijing to file a complaint, the flaws in the preparations for the southern tour are getting bigger and bigger, and the prince and the others will probably be even more confused."
Wei Huai saw that Zhao Junchen didn't care, but his eyes flashed, and he said: "Mr. Factory Supervisor, our West Factory has already made preparations for this matter, and I shouldn't bother you deliberately for this because of my humble position. However,
I have a plan in my mind, but it requires the cooperation of adults. If it is implemented properly, it will not only make the reputation of the Crown Prince more tarnished, but also allow us to find out whether the person behind Chu Jiayi is His Highness the Crown Prince!"
Seeing Wei Huai's serious look, Zhao Junchen was slightly startled. After pondering for a moment, he already understood Wei Huai's thoughts.
Wei Huai has always thought highly of himself and regarded himself as Zhao Junchen's right-hand man. However, today when he speculated that the person behind Chu Jiayi was Prince Zhu Heyu, Zhao Junchen's attitude was undeniable, as if he was not convinced.
believe.
Regarding Zhao Junchen's attitude, Wei Huai didn't seem to care on the surface, but he was probably holding his breath in his heart and had the idea of proving himself. Now that he had the opportunity to prove that his inference was correct, naturally he would not
miss.
After understanding Wei Huai's thoughts, Zhao Junchen would not refuse, showed an interested expression, and asked with a smile: "Oh? I don't know what Mr. Wei's plan is, it must be excellent, but I don't know how to arrange it?
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The flowers bloom at two ends, one on each side.
But Chu Jiayi, after becoming Zhao Junchen's personal maid, although she was hostile to the jealous and aggressive Fang Ru and was immediately beaten, her status in the Zhao family was greatly improved.
In the Zhao Mansion, in terms of status, he is now second only to Fang Ru and Xu Qingyan.
Therefore, when Chu Jiayi returned to her room, some of the Zhao family managers and stewards who had already received the news had been waiting there for a long time. They introduced each other to each other and were quite flattering to Chu Jiayi.
Then, under the arrangement of these people, Chu Jiayi's residence in Zhao's Mansion was replaced by a larger and brighter room. All daily necessities were high-end and valuable; and the clothes distributed to Chu Jiayi were also
I have become more meticulous; my monthly payment has increased by more than five times.
However, Chu Jiayi didn't care about these things in her heart. After finally sending them away and reporting to the cook Zhou Lihua that she was safe, Chu Jiayi didn't waste any time and started to inquire all the way towards Zhao Junchen's study.
go.
Chu Jiayi sneaked into Zhao's house to search for evidence against Zhao Junchen, and Zhao Junchen's study was naturally the top priority in Chu Jiayi's eyes.
It just so happened that after Zhao Junchen took her as his personal maid, Chu Jiayi was responsible for such tasks as grinding ink, laying paper, and cleaning up the study room. So after there was nothing else to do, Chu Jiayi went to Zhao Junchen as soon as possible.
Junchen's study, hoping to find some useful intelligence evidence.
However, when Chu Jiayi arrived not far from the study room, she saw two servants of the Zhao family waiting there.
These two servants of the Zhao family obviously also knew about Chu Jiayi becoming Zhao Junchen's personal maid. When they saw Chu Jiayi appearing, they did not dare to neglect and hurriedly came to greet her.
"I've met Miss Chu." When he came to Chu Jiayi's side, a tall servant of the Zhao family said respectfully with a flattering smile on his face: "I heard that Miss Chu has now become the master's personal maid.
, please take more care of us people from now on."
Another servant of the Zhao family was more introverted. He just secretly looked at Chu Jiayi's beauty, his face turned slightly red.
Chu Jiayi looked gentle and said softly: "This is natural. We are both working for the Zhao family, so we should take care of each other from now on."
After saying that, Chu Jiayi asked again: "Why are you two waiting here?"
Hearing Chu Jiayi's question, the introverted servant of the Zhao family finally found an opportunity and replied with some stuttering: "Back to Miss Chu, the master is doing official business in the study, and Master Xu is waiting beside him.
But the two of us are waiting here, but we are afraid that the master may have any orders. We can't let Mr. Xu do some small things like serving tea and running errands, right?"
As the person finished speaking, the taller servant added in a flattering manner: "From now on, Miss Chu will serve the master like Master Xu. If anything happens, Miss Chu, you will do the same as Mr. Xu."
, just tell us servants to do it."
Chu Jiayi was stunned for a moment, looked at the sky, and saw that it was only afternoon time, and then asked: "At this time, shouldn't the master be in the official office?"
It was the taller servant who replied with a smile: "It's impossible to say, it depends on the number of court affairs and the master's mood. When there are not many court affairs, the master will often return with discounts."
After all, it is more comfortable to work in our mansion, and we will not attract attention when summoning guests. However, as our master, no one dares to say anything in this way."
After hearing this explanation, Chu Jiayi frowned slightly, but she still thanked the two Zhao family servants and walked towards the study door.
"come in."
After knocking twice on the door, Chu Jiayi heard Zhao Junchen's voice.
Pushing the door open and entering the study, Chu Jiayi looked up and saw that just as the two servants of the Zhao family said, Zhao Junchen was handling the affairs of the Ministry of Civil Affairs and Xichang at the desk, while Xu Qingyan was waiting on the side.
However, although Zhao Junchen let Chu Jiayi in, he did not raise his head. Instead, he continued to look down at a document, frowning slightly, wondering what he was thinking about. After pondering for a moment, he seemed to have finally made up his mind and wrote again.
The approval was written on the paper.
Since meeting Zhao Junchen, Chu Jiayi felt that Zhao Junchen's temperament and image had completely subverted her impression of corrupt officials and traitorous officials, and it is still the same now.
Seeing how seriously and meticulously Zhao Junchen handles his official duties, how can he look like corrupt officials and traitorous officials who are incompetent but do whatever they want?
Turning around and looking around the study, he saw that the decoration was simple and there were many books, but there was no luxury at all.
"This corrupt official is always showing off at any time and anywhere."
Chu Jiayi thought secretly.
While Chu Jiayi was thinking secretly, Zhao Junchen finally finished approving a document and looked up at Chu Jiayi.
After seeing that the person coming was Chu Jiayi, Zhao Junchen showed a little surprise on his face.
"Oh? I thought you were going to prepare until night, but why did you come so soon?" Zhao Junchen looked at Chu Jiayi up and down for a few times, then asked slowly: "Are you ready over there?"
Chu Jiayi bowed to Zhao Junchen and said softly: "Back to the master, the stewards in the mansion worked very quickly. They changed the house for the maid, distributed clothes, changed the waist badges, and also explained the various things around the master.
Most of the rules have been prepared, so the servant did not dare to delay. Hearing that the master was still working in the study, he rushed over."
Zhao Junchen nodded and said: "You are quite diligent, which is worthy of my respect for you. My place is not like the kitchen, but there are not many rules. You usually obey my instructions and do things carefully, and you are gentle when I am working."
Just use your feet and don't make too much noise."
After saying that, Zhao Junchen ordered again: "Now that you are here, don't be idle. Do something first and polish the ink for me."
After hearing Zhao Junchen's instructions, Chu Jiayi responded respectfully, came to Zhao Junchen's side, and quickly polished ink and prepared pens for Zhao Junchen.
I saw that Chu Jiayi was skilled in grinding the ink, with even force and moderate speed, and added water with a moderate concentration. In a short time, she had grinded the ink for Zhao Junchen, then took the rabbit hair on the pen holder and lightly stained it with some ink.
Then he handed the rabbit hair to Zhao Junchen.
The movements were neither fast nor slow, and she was quietly polishing the ink while observing Zhao Junchen's movements. When Zhao Junchen finished reading the excerpt, Chu Jiayi happened to hand the rabbit hair to Zhao Junchen's hand.
Seeing Chu Jiayi's actions, Zhao Junchen nodded with satisfaction. He took the rabbit hair and wrote on the booklet. He saw that the ink was fine and even, with just the right shade. He couldn't help but praise: "This ink grinding is not only a delicate job, but also a fine job."
This skill is easy to understand but difficult to master, and it requires a lot of effort. Jiayi, you may be overly modest when you say that you just read and write. Judging from your ability to sharpen your ink, I think you are pretty good at learning."
After saying that, without waiting for Chu Jiayi to be humble, Zhao Junchen glared at Xu Qingyan next to him and said: "Speaking of which, Qingyan's father, Mr. Xu, is my mentor and has excellent knowledge. The Xu family also
He may be from a scholarly family, but Qingyan can't even polish the ink well. It's either too thick or too light. The ink always spreads everywhere as soon as it hits the paper, which makes people laugh."
Hearing Zhao Junchen's joke, Xu Qingyan secretly glanced at Chu Jiayi and turned slightly red.
Chu Jiayi just said softly: "Master, I praise you very much." Then she didn't say anything more and just continued to sharpen ink and prepare pens for Zhao Junchen carefully.
Zhao Junchen smiled and didn't care, and just continued to review the excerpts.
For a moment, there was silence in the study.
However, not long after, there was another knock on the door.
As Zhao Junchen said "come in," Chu Jiayi looked up and saw a tall man with a beard walking quickly into the room.
This big man was in his thirties and was wearing Xichang clothes. Chu Jiayi had met him a few times. He was Qin Wei, another long-time follower of Zhao Junchen.
Qin Wei is usually responsible for Zhao Junchen's escort and contact with Xichang. Unlike Xu Qingyan, who is always by Zhao Junchen's side.
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PS: In fact, Chongzi's health has not been very good during this period of time, and he has been busy working and writing. He has reached his limit. He thought he could survive if he persisted a little longer, but he failed and fell ill instead. I just came back from the hospital and will resume updating today. I will also make up for the interrupted updates of the previous two days. The promised outbreak will still happen. I hope everyone can forgive me! (To be continued. Please search Piao Tian Literature for better updates and more novels. quick!)