After being married off, she was favored by the powerful official

Chapter 180: Clear Knock

Emperor Hui'an had no idea what they were talking about, so he asked in confusion, "What maid? What's going on?"

Before Concubine Wan could speak, Gu Jin smiled and said, "Your Majesty, do you still remember that Concubine Wan gave me two palace maids as a reward?"

Emperor Hui'an recalled it carefully and vaguely remembered that there seemed to be such an incident. At that time, someone seemed to think that it was not enough and wanted a few more.

Seeing that Emperor Hui'an had remembered, Gu Jin sighed and said with difficulty: "Logically speaking, the indentures of these two people are in the hands of the Empress, so they should be at the disposal of the Empress.

But people are not plants or trees, and no one is heartless, especially the maid named Amber, whom I have long regarded as a close friend. "

Concubine Wan was furious when she mentioned this matter. She carefully selected two beautiful palace maids to seduce Xie Ran, but they ended up becoming Gu Jin's free labor.

Amber was especially hateful. She had been optimistic about Amber because she was born with a coquettish look. But who would have thought that she would go to Gu Jin's school and become a teacher.

Faced with her reproach, the slave girl showed no remorse and kept saying that she didn't want to betray Gu Jin.

Concubine Wan suppressed her anger, smiled, and said calmly, "Amber relies on her appearance to be superior in every way, and even in front of the master, she is arrogant. How can I trust such a maid to serve you?"

Emperor Hui'an didn't understand and nodded in agreement.

What he hated most were servants who bullied their masters. When he was a prince, he was often bullied by those vicious eunuchs and palace maids.

"What Concubine Wan said makes sense. Such a servant really cannot be kept by my side."

Seeing Concubine Wan raise her eyebrows and smile smugly, Gu Jin asked calmly, "Have you ever heard of the story of the orange trees in the south and the tangerine trees in the north?"

Princess Pingxi smiled lightly and said softly, "I have heard of this story before. It seems to say that the same plant produces completely different fruits in different environments and climates."

Gu Jin nodded and smiled, agreeing, "What the princess said is very true.

Amber was indeed not smart. Every time her husband came back, she would stay away from him and refused to come forward to serve him. She was not as smart as the maid named Liuli, who often asked about her husband's well-being and even stopped him on the road to give him instructions and greetings from time to time.

No matter how Amber was in the palace before, she is now very good in my opinion."

Princess Pingxi said with a smile: "A good horse often has a good horse trainer, but a good horse trainer is not always found. This shows that Madam Qingyun has a good eye for talent."

Concubine Wan was so angry that her face turned black. The two of them were singing the same tune, clearly saying that she was a bad teacher!

At this point, Emperor Hui'an already had an idea in his mind.

Gu Jin did not give Concubine Wan a chance to refute, and said slowly: "If it were usual, it would be fine, the Marquis's Mansion is not short of maids.

But Amber is now teaching needlework to the children in my school. After she left, the children lost their backbone and clamored to find their teacher. I was really helpless. "

Emperor Hui'an was interested when he heard this. "Does your school teach these things?"

Gu Jin did not answer, but asked: "Your Majesty, do you know how much silver a daughter of an ordinary family can be sold for?"

This question touched upon Emperor Hui'an's blind spot in knowledge.

He bravely guessed a number, "One hundred taels?"

One hundred taels is not even enough to cover the cost of a table at a restaurant. Emperor Hui'an felt that a living person should not be worth less than one hundred taels!

Gu Jin smiled bitterly, "There is a girl named Zhuier in the school. Her elder sister was sold to a cripple as a wife by her parents last year. They only paid ten taels of silver."

Emperor Hui'an widened his eyes in disbelief.

Although he knew that some people would sell their children to make a living, he did not know that living people could be so cheap, like cattle and sheep.

“This is not an isolated case, this is the norm.

Now that these girls have learned embroidery and needlework, they can help with housework to supplement their families. They will not be sold hastily if they have value. This is the original intention of my wife to open this course. "

Gu Jin raised his eyes to look at Emperor Hui'an and said word by word: "Your Majesty is kind and generous to the people, but there are always those who are poor and unable to feed themselves.

I dare not boast that I will help everyone, but I hope there will be fewer pitiful people like Zhuier's sister."

Emperor Hui'an was greatly shocked. He had never thought that someone would sell his daughter to survive for just ten taels of silver, nor had he ever thought that Gu Jin, who was the most greedy for money, would have such vision and mind.

"Gu Jin, I underestimated you in the past!" Emperor Hui'an said with deep emotion.

Concubine Wan's heart skipped a beat, and she hated Gu Jin for being so cunning as to use the common people as an excuse.

At this point, she could only express her opinion: "I don't know about these things. In this case, I will let Liuli Amber go back to serve you."

Gu Jin curved her lips, but now she didn't respond.

"Thank you, Madam. I will take the amber back with me. As for the colored glaze..."

Gu Jin sighed with a distressed look on his face, "Liuli was originally a daughter of an official family, so it's inevitable that she is a little arrogant.

Besides, their indentures were not in my hands, so I could not discipline them on a daily basis.

I think she still cares about you, Madam, so let her serve you."

Without waiting for Concubine Wan to speak, Emperor Hui'an agreed on behalf of Gu Jin and said to Concubine Wan, "This time, you should give her the indenture of Amber, so that she can discipline the servants in the future."

How could Emperor Hui'an not hear Liuli's little thoughts? Xie Ran was the minister he most favored, so how could he let Xie Ran's backyard be ruined by these servants with impure intentions?

Concubine Wan had no way of saying her grievances, and instead of giving it away, she ended up having it smashed in her hands.

She gritted her teeth and could only reluctantly say "yes".

Gu Jin curled his lips.

Are you angry?

There will be something even more angry coming up!

Gu Jin sighed and said quietly, "People only know that I am good at making money, but they don't know that the school is like a den of money, and the expenses are countless every day.

Fortunately, many like-minded friends supported my idea. For example, the eldest daughter of the Jiang family donated 5,000 taels of silver to the school, which was really touching. "

Although Emperor Hui'an did not like the Jiang family, he had a very good impression of Jiang Fengqi.

"This child is indeed a good one, with a common people's heart and a royal demeanor."

When Concubine Wan heard this, her heart skipped a beat. When she looked up and met Gu Jin's provocative gaze, she felt even more angry.

Gu Jin blinked at Concubine Wan.

What I mean is, I am blackmailing you openly, so give it to me or not!

Concubine Wan didn't care about the lives of the people, but she cared about Emperor Hui'an's opinion.

Now that Prince Heng was already weak, she couldn't afford to lose the emperor's favor, so she gritted her teeth and said, "Your Majesty, I was deeply moved when I heard about Jin'er's righteousness.

I am in the deep palace and cannot help you with anything else, so I will give you 10,000 taels of silver as a token of my appreciation."

Concubine Wan's heart was bleeding.

Another ten thousand taels of silver were lost. Gu Jin is definitely poisonous. If you get involved with her, you will lose money and be worried.

Gu Jin raised the corners of his lips, his eyes shining like stars.

Get another ten thousand taels of silver!