Zhao Junchen is now one of the most powerful officials in the temple, while the Zhao family is just a wealthy landowner near Yangzhou. The influence of the two is very different. If it were not for the wishes of Emperor Deqing, Zhao Junchen would not be like this.
After working so hard for the Zhao family, Zhao Junchen now wants to recognize his ancestors and return to the Zhao family. This matter actually has no benefits for Zhao Junchen himself, but for the Zhao family in Yangzhou, it does.
It's countless.
Therefore, the Yangzhou Zhao family naturally hopes that this matter can be announced to the world in a grand way, with great fanfare, so that everyone can see the deep backstage of the Yangzhou Zhao family. In this way, with the help of Zhao Junchen's momentum, Yangzhou
Under the power of the fox and the tiger, the Zhao family's momentum will also increase significantly.
Therefore, when Zhao Junchen returned to the Zhao family, it became the collective wish of the Zhao family in Yangzhou to hold a grand return ceremony. By then, everyone in the Zhao family would be honored and benefited a lot.
Therefore, although the proposal to hold the ceremony was proposed by the former head of the Zhao family, Zhao Deqing, and Zhao Deqing has now lost his position as the head of the family, neither the new head of the family, Zhao Deshun, nor the elders of the Zhao family are
There was no intention to change this plan. While Zhao Junchen was busy selecting the list of candidates for the Imperial Academy and the candidates for the palace, everyone in the Zhao family was also busy preparing for this ceremony, either sending out invitations, repairing the venue, or building momentum.
, in short, not idle.
In this matter, Zhao Junchen once again witnessed the efficiency of the Yangzhou Zhao family when it came to their own interests. In just one day, the Yangzhou Zhao family had already completed a lot of progress.
Since the Yangzhou Zhao family has done a good job in this matter, Zhao Junchen does not intend to interfere. Except for the list of guests attending the ceremony, Zhao Junchen does not interfere in any way and just allows the Yangzhou Zhao family to perform on their own.
According to the plan of the Zhao family in Yangzhou, the grand reunification ceremony will be held in three days. Although the time is tight, the Zhao family looks full of confidence.
In the next two days, while the Zhao family in Yangzhou was busy preparing for this grand ceremony, Zhao Junchen was not idle either.
The next morning, after Zhao Junchen had breakfast, he invited Zhao Ying'er to meet again.
Last night, Zhao Junchen had announced in public that Zhao Ying'er would be the final candidate to enter the palace. Zhao Ying'er naturally got the news at this time, so after seeing Zhao Junchen, she naturally expressed her gratitude again and again and asked Zhao Ying'er again.
Junchen promised that Zhao Junchen would take care of everything in the future.
However, with the change of identity, Zhao Ying'er's mentality also quietly changed slightly. When facing Zhao Junchen, her expression was still respectful, but there was also a hint of reserve hidden in it.
In this regard, Zhao Junchen did not express anything on the surface, but after Zhao Ying'er finished speaking his words of gratitude, he said calmly: "In my opinion, you are indeed the most suitable candidate to enter the palace, if you enter the palace.
It also has many benefits for me, so you don’t need to say too many words of gratitude, I just made a right choice... I just hope you won’t make me regret it in the future.”
Hearing what Zhao Junchen said, Zhao Ying'er planned to say something else, but before she could speak, Zhao Junchen continued: "However, before you enter the palace, there is one more thing that needs to be resolved... According to the usual practice, you can bring
A close maid should accompany you into the palace. This maid may seem inconspicuous, but in fact it is very important. After all, the situation in the harem is complicated. The maid arranged for you in the palace may be someone else's spy, and may not be reliable, so bring one
It is also necessary for one of your own to enter the palace. Otherwise, when something happens, you will not even have a reliable helper around you, which will be a bit embarrassing."
After a pause, Zhao Junchen continued: "I know that you have a maid by your side, and she has been serving you for many years. But I have investigated and found that the maid came from a farmer's family, and her behavior is a bit vulgar in daily life, so she cannot be promoted to a high school.
Yazhitang, and also has the habit of gossiping. Such people must not be brought into the palace, otherwise bad things may happen at some point... Well, do you have any suitable candidates in mind?"
Hearing Zhao Junchen talk about the matter so seriously, Zhao Ying'er's expression became cautious. However, since the choice of accompanying maids is so important, the requirements are naturally very high. Most of the people Zhao Ying'er comes into contact with on weekdays are the maids and maids within the Zhao family.
The quality of these people was worse than that of the original maids around her, so how could they take on such a big responsibility?
So, after Zhao Ying'er thought about it for a moment, she shook her head to Zhao Junchen and said: "Ying'er doesn't have a suitable candidate in mind. You might as well appoint a maid for Ying'er. With your vision, you can naturally find a suitable candidate, Ying'er."
It’s also safe to use.”
Zhao Junchen nodded and said: "In my opinion, it is best to choose this candidate among the women of the right age within the Zhao family. After all, they are related by blood and are members of their own clan. They are much more reliable than ordinary maids. Well, I
Looking at Zhang Zhaodi, she is very suitable. She is a decent person, has a low-key personality, and does not gossip. Moreover, she comes from a bad background, and now she is just relying on others. Let her be your escort and maid. Not only will she not lose her status, but she will improve her life.
She won’t have any complaints. In addition, her relationship with the Zhao family is far away. Even if she hides her identity and enters the palace, it will not be easily exposed. What do you think?"
After hearing Zhao Junchen's suggestion, Zhao Ying'er's expression changed slightly.
Zhao Ying'er disliked Zhang Zhaodi very much, because Zhang Zhaodi's presence would always highlight her shortcomings and make people ignore her advantages, so Zhao Ying'er was not willing to let Zhang Zhaodi enter the palace with her under any circumstances.
Therefore, Zhao Ying'er tactfully raised her objection and said: "Sir, your suggestion is naturally excellent, but Zhang Zhaodi and I have always had different personalities. If I enter the palace with her, I'm afraid I won't be able to use it smoothly...
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Zhao Junchen smiled and said: "You are looking for a maid, not a sister or a best friend. It doesn't matter whether your personality is compatible or not, as long as you can use it with confidence. I know that you have had conflicts with Zhang Zhaodi, but
In my opinion, Zhang Zhaodi is not the kind of person who holds grudges in her heart. As long as you treat her better in the future, she will naturally do things for you attentively. After all, you do lack someone like Zhang Zhaodi who is low-key and cautious.
Maid."
After Zhao Ying'er hesitated for a moment, she raised another objection and said: "If you, sir, want to choose this person to accompany the maid among the women of the Zhao family, Ying'er has two good choices."
Then, Zhao Yinger named the two women from the Zhao family.
However, Zhao Junchen laughed and said: "These two girls from the Zhao family have good family backgrounds, and they are usually like eldest ladies. If you ask them to commit themselves to being your maids, they will probably feel resentful, and maybe something will happen in the future.
What's more, the relationship between these two people and the Zhao family is really too close. It is easy for people to detect their identities. After all, His Majesty only asked me to recruit a woman from the Zhao family to enter the palace. If I take the opportunity to secretly change the number,
It will inevitably attract criticism...the most important thing is..."
Having said this, Zhao Junchen's smile added some meaning. He continued: "Do you still remember the last question I asked you when I met you yesterday?"
This happened just yesterday, not to mention that Zhao Junchen’s questioning method was also impressive. Zhao Ying’er will naturally not forget it and replied: “My lord, what you are asking is, if Ying’er is not the final candidate to enter the palace, then Ying’er will
Who will I want to enter the palace, and who will I not want to enter the palace?"
"I also asked them both the same question. So, guess how they answered this question at that time?" Zhao Junchen's smile became more meaningful.
After all, Zhao Ying'er is a smart woman. After hearing Zhao Junchen's inquiry, her face changed slightly, and then a look of resentment flashed through her eyes. However, she calmed down in an instant and changed to a look of helplessness with a wry smile.
Xu said: "Although they and I call each other sisters on weekdays, there will inevitably be comparisons between sisters, and I always put them down, so if they can't enter the palace, I'm afraid they won't.
I am willing to let Ying'er enter the palace."
Zhao Junchen nodded and said: "You are very smart. But you are not really smart. A truly smart person needs to know how to recognize people, and you need to improve on this aspect."
Regarding Zhao Junchen's teachings, Zhao Ying'er looked a little complicated. She nodded and said, "Thank you for your teachings. Ying'er will definitely remember it."
After saying that, Zhao Ying'er thought of her previous humiliation of Zhang Zhaodi, and couldn't help but ask Zhao Junchen: "I hope you can tell me, sir, how Zhang Zhaodi answered this question?"
Zhao Junchen smiled slightly and replied: "Zhang Zhaodi doesn't care whether she can enter the palace. So she didn't answer this question, but at least she doesn't want you to enter the palace. From this, we can also get a glimpse of Zhang Zhaodi's character and character...
...The most important thing is that this woman has no ambitions, is rebellious and easy to control, which means she will never cause you any trouble in the future."
As he said that, Zhao Junchen looked like he had just discovered Zhao Ying'er's thoughts. After being "slightly stunned", he asked Zhao Ying'er: "What? From what you say, it seems that you are not satisfied with my proposal?"
At this time, Zhao Ying'er's entry into the palace is not a certainty. Zhao Junchen can regret it at any time. How can Zhao Ying'er dare to refute Zhao Junchen's suggestion? What's more, Zhao Junchen's suggestion is indeed reasonable.
Therefore, after Zhao Ying'er hesitated for a moment, she replied: "Your recommendation is excellent, sir. Naturally, Ying'er has no dissatisfaction."
Zhao Junchen smiled again and said: "In that case, the matter is settled."
After taking care of Zhao Ying'er, Zhang Zhaodi can handle this aspect easily.
Zhang Zhaodi is now staying at the house of her distant cousin, so all her arrangements are decided by her distant cousin. However, Zhang Zhaodi's distant cousin is also a person who likes to be popular. After Zhao Junchen summoned Zhang Zhaodi's distant cousin, he just
After giving him a little benefit, this person simply told Zhao Junchen that "everything about the Zhang family will be decided by Mr. Zhao from now on."
After getting the approval of Zhang Zhaodi's distant cousin, Zhao Junchen summoned Zhang Zhaodi again and explained to Zhang Zhaodi that he would arrange for her to enter the palace as Zhao Ying'er's accompanying maid. Regarding Zhao Junchen's decision, Zhang Zhaodi was still rebellious.
Zhang Zhaodi's expression showed a hint of joy and peace of mind only when Zhao Junchen said that he would arrange for Zhang Zhaodi's younger brother to enter the Zhao family school.
Obviously, Zhang Zhaodi was not happy in her distant cousin's home, so even if she was asked to follow Zhao Ying'er into the palace, even though she knew Zhao Ying'er didn't like her, Zhang Zhaodi did not show much resistance.
Next, Zhao Junchen arranged for Zhang Zhaodi and Zhao Ying'er to meet, so that they could "reconcile" each other. He also explained to them in detail Emperor Deqing's personality and habits, techniques to please Emperor Deqing, the current situation in the harem, and the future.
Contact information, etc.
Zhao Ying'er was indeed a very smart woman, and she studied very hard, and she quickly mastered Zhao Junchen's teachings.
However, Zhao Junchen ostensibly taught Zhao Ying'er, but in fact he was teaching Zhang Zhaodi. As for how much Zhang Zhaodi can learn, it depends on Zhang Zhaodi himself.
After all, some of Zhao Junchen's plans are of great importance and very secretive. Now is not the time for Zhang Zhaodi to know about them.
After arranging the affairs between Zhao Ying'er and Zhang Zhaodi, Zhao Junchen was still not idle. He then took turns to meet alone with the children of the Zhao family who were about to enter the Imperial College. In addition to further inspecting these children of the Zhao family, he also personally gave them some advice.
Here are some things to note after entering the Imperial College.
It is still very difficult to say what the future of these children of the Zhao family will be, but after they become imperial students, they will inevitably become the future pillars of the Zhao family in Yangzhou. Zhao Junchen is now "exchanging feelings" with them, in addition to preventing these children of the Zhao family from entering the Imperial College.
In addition to causing trouble for himself, he also wanted to further strengthen his control over the Zhao family.
After Zhao Junchen finished everything, the Yangzhou Zhao family's long-prepared return ceremony was finally about to begin.