Zhu Kongshan began to live in the Sheng Palace. When the families of the officials from the Eighth Prince's faction heard this news, they immediately began to move. Every family sent out their madams, young misses, or madams and young misses to visit the Sheng Palace.
Although the officials of the previous court had adopted a wait-and-see attitude toward the Eighth Prince because of the extermination of Liu Huai's family, men's matters were men's matters. They could not continue to remain in a stalemate. Now, there happened to be this sort of opportunity. They could finally wait and see on their own while sending out their own women. First, it would be to investigate the situation. Second, it would be to leave an extra path for themselves. It was impossible for a younger cousin to be brought to the capital for no reason, and she was even openly living in the manor. They had heard that she had already gone into the palace to visit the two noble masters. This was quite thought-provoking.
The women coming to visit was something that both Zhu Kongshan and Xuantian Mo had thought of. In fact, Xuantian Mo had been planning for this from the beginning. He wanted to use the inner residence to give those officials a bit more confidence in him. The Sheng Palace did not have a proper female head, and when it came to social interactions, the court was one aspect. The power of the children in the inner courtyard could not be underestimated. Occasionally, a pillow talk might blow, and there might be someone who had been hesitant about his attitude that would become resolute. That was why he had brought this younger cousin into the capital. First, it was to use this younger cousin's expertise in managing the people's wellbeing to help him gain some reputation. Second, he was hoping that she would help him gain some connections among the women.
Zhu Kongshan was very good at doing these things. Whenever someone came to visit, she would welcome them with a smile. Regardless of whether it was the head wife of the family with the daughter of the first wife or the concubine with the daughter of a concubine, she treated them all equally. She even brought out the best cloud tea in the Sheng Palace to entertain the guests. She even said to the people in a very mysterious manner: "This tea was originally meant for cousin Mo's study to entertain guests. I secretly brought out some. You must help me keep it a secret!"
Was this not how it was between girls? With a common secret, they could become good friends. Although this was not much of a secret, and everyone knew that Zhu Kongshan was just saying it. However, such a casual sentence could easily evoke the friendship between girls. Thus everyone quickly warmed up to each other. In addition to this, Zhu Kongshan's personality was good, and her temperament was good. She was also beautiful. Although she was not that beautiful, she was very comfortable to look at. This made her feel even less distant, and it would not cause anyone to feel jealous.
Through the curtain, the Eighth Prince Xuantian Mo watched these women change from strangers to restraint, and then from restraint to familiarity. Everything happened so fast and so naturally. He couldn't help but feel more satisfied with this cousin of his.
When the womenfolk were sent out of the manor, Xuantian Mo invited Zhu Kongshan to eat dinner together. During the meal, he took the initiative to say: "Bringing you to the capital was originally imperial concubine mother's idea, but I have been paying quite a bit of attention to Peng Zhou over the years. I know that you are a sensible and well-educated girl. Now that you have come to the capital, I trust that you should understand what should be done."
Zhu Kongshan quickly put down her bowl and chopsticks and nodded, saying: "Cousin Mo, don't worry. Eldest aunt has already told me about these things. Kongshan does not have any other abilities, but when it comes to gathering people's hearts, I can still do quite a bit. The citizens are all the same. Regardless of whether it's Peng Zhou or the capital, as long as we can do something that can truly benefit them, they will naturally appreciate it. Even if there have been many mistakes in the past, that's just how many good things have been done. People's hearts are made of flesh. Kongshan does not believe that they will not change. "
Xuantian Mo nodded, "You can make your own decisions. If you need money, just get it from the treasury. I have already spoken with the treasury. They will do their best to cooperate."
"Kongshan has remembered it all." Zhu Kongshan complied with Xuantian Mo's request. Raising her head, she began to speak but hesitated.
Xuantian Mo furrowed his brow: "If you have something to say, just say it. Right now, we are standing on the same side. I don't like hiding things. I understand what's going on with the two servants at your side. Right now, they are not here. If you have something to say, just say it. " Xuantian Mo never liked having servants stand to the side and watch while he ate, especially when it came to servants from the outside. They were even less worthy of his attention. Even if those two servants were very beautiful, he was not the sort of person who would be blinded by lust.
Hearing him say this, Zhu Kongshan no longer hesitated and immediately said: "Speaking of, it's all about the Zhu family in Peng Zhou. At first, I did not want to have these things disturb cousin Mo, but I can't help but feel uneasy. After all, concubine mother is still in the manor. That's why …"
"I understand." Before Zhu Kongshan could finish speaking, Xuantian Mo took the initiative to finish speaking. He now understood that if he wanted to win over people's hearts, he could not just rely on his status as a prince or prince, and he could not just use money to buy them. At the critical moment, he still needed to rely on other things. "These are all small matters." He waved his hand, "Tomorrow, I will use the Sheng Palace's name to send some things to aunty in Peng Zhou. I really want to see who dares to bully the younger sister of a member of the imperial harem."
With Xuantian Mo saying this, Zhu Kongshan finally calmed down. After repeatedly thanking him, the two began to quietly eat.
At the same time, news from the Imperial Palace Yu also reached Feng Yu Heng's ears. It was Ban Zou who said to her: "The one surnamed Zhu has been meeting with friends in the Sheng Palace for many days. The officials in the Eighth Prince's faction have all sent their daughters to visit, and they have been chatting happily. Also, the one surnamed Zhu also went to the Feng manor and gave Feng Fendai quite a few things, but she did not stay for long before being sent out by Feng Fendai. "
Upon hearing this, Huang Quan interjected: "She shouldn't be thinking of trying to win over Feng Fendai, right?"
Feng Yu Heng, however, did not think much of it. She understood Feng Fendai too well: "That girl's heart is higher than the heavens. She really doesn't seem to like that Zhu … Zhu what was it again?"
Wang Chuan reminded her: "Zhu Kongshan."
"Oh right, Zhu Kongshan. Let's see how she messes around! Either way, the higher-ups have their own policies and countermeasures … Oh, that's not right. She's not the higher-ups. How could she be the higher-ups! "A certain person spoke to himself, leaving the servants not knowing whether to laugh or cry. But while it was easy to say, when it came to someone that had suddenly appeared, they still needed to be on guard. Ban Zou had been paying attention to the movements of the Sheng Palace the entire time. From time to time, he would report to Feng Yu Heng.
The next day, it was time for Feng Yu Heng to go to the medical school to teach. The medical school was right next to the imperial college. In terms of students, it was very good. There were quite a few students that had been studying at the imperial college that had come to register. There were also quite a few doctors and medical enthusiasts that had come from the imperial college. After a thorough investigation that was as detailed as eight generations of ancestors, 50 people were accepted into the school. There were both men and women, and both men and women were taught in the same room. This could be considered a precedent for Dashun's medical school.
In regards to this, there were still some people that felt a little awkward. There were even some people with ulterior motives who wanted to label it as "indecent." As a result, they were all blocked by Yao Nan's words: "Do you have any objections? If you have any objections, when you fall ill, the men will look for a male doctor, and the women will look for a female doctor. If you can't find one, just wait for death. The imperial physicians in the palace are all men, including the divine gynecologist. If they all did as you wished, wouldn't there be no need for the imperial physicians to continue living? "
The people were rendered speechless, but they still felt a little awkward. But Feng Yu Heng did not care about such things. Everything about her Hundred Herb Hall did not belong to this era. Naturally, her ideas should not be restricted by this era. When she came to the school today, the first lesson she gave to the students was to teach them: In the face of medicine, there was no distinction between men and women.
But for the students that were accepted into Hundred Herb Hall, they all went through layers of selection before being admitted. Although their ages varied, their hearts were very uniform. Everyone saw Feng Yu Heng and Yao Xian as their idols. Regarding the two's words, they all treated them as words of wisdom that were written in books. Whatever Feng Yu Heng said was right, no one had any objections. Although men and women were in the same room, everyone knew the rules and etiquette. Nothing unpleasant happened.
After class, Yao Nan said to Feng Yu Heng: "When I came to the school today, I saw the Eighth Prince's cousin on the street. At first, I didn't recognize her, but when I heard the commoners mention her, I knew she was that person. I saw her head north of the city. I don't know what a young miss from a noble family like her is doing there. "
In the capital, the East was rich, the West was noble, the South was poor, and the North was poor. In the East, most of the people who lived there were merchants and had money. In the West, most of the people who lived there were influential and had power. In the South, there were brothels, brothels and opera troupes. As for the North, it was where the poorest people lived. There were also people who called that place the slums.
In truth, regardless of whether it was the capital or the other provinces, they were all made up of all kinds of people. There were rich and there were poor. This was very normal. It was not as the two servants that Zhu Kongshan had brought with her had thought, that the people in the capital were all rich.
Yao Nan's words caused Feng Yu Heng's thoughts to change. She recalled what Xuan Tianming had said that the Zhu family's young miss was like a Bodhisattva in Peng Zhou. The Zhu manor's reputation was mostly maintained by her outside. It was such that the Zhu family, a lowly sixth-rank official's manor, had a reputation that was even better than that of Peng Zhou's prefect. Now that the Zhu family's young miss was heading north of the city … She smiled: "If Zhu Kongshan has this idea, it's also good. Regardless of what her goal is, at the very least, the citizens will be able to benefit a bit."
Yao Nan was startled then very quickly reacted; however, he said with a bit of concern: "Younger sister Heng means to say that the Zhu family's young miss wants to do good deeds for the Eighth Prince and restore the reputation that he lost? Will that have any effect on us? "
Feng Yu Heng shook her head: "It won't. There are some reputations that have been ruined. It's not something that can be restored by relying on one person's strength. Also, the Zhu family is the Zhu family, and the Eighth Prince is the Eighth Prince. Since the Zhu family's young miss wants to do good deeds, the one to benefit should be the Zhu family. " She thought a bit more then turned around and said to Wang Chuan: "Tomorrow, personally go to Peng Zhou. First, inquire about the Zhu family's situation with Hundred Herb Hall. It would be best if you could send someone there to keep an eye on the Zhu family's movements."
Wang Chuan nodded, "Young miss, don't worry. This servant understands."
In a rundown temple in the north of the city, Zhu Kongshan brought A-Huan and A-Ruo to a stop in front of the temple's entrance. The door to this rundown temple was already gone, and the paper on the windows was so broken that they could no longer block the wind. The winds of late Autumn were cold and fierce. As they blew in, the inside was a mess.
A-Huan furrowed her brow and looked over, still puzzled, saying: "The capital actually has this sort of place? Is this place really the capital? "
Zhu Kongshan calmly said: "Whether or not this is the capital, you should know. You've even entered the imperial palace. Why are you suspecting this sort of thing? Let's go! Let's go in. This isn't much. Peng Zhou's poor district is even worse than this place. You haven't been there, but I often go there. I've already become accustomed to it. Remember, the things that I'm doing now are all orders from His Highness the eighth prince and Noble Lady Yuan. You two should know what can be said and what cannot be said. It's fine if you want to ruin my matters, but if you ruin His Highness the eighth prince's matters, I won't be able to protect you. "
After she finished speaking, she stepped forward …
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