Chapter 180 Opening a shop at the border between the two countries!
Ji Chunyue and Ji Qiuyue borrowed 500 taels from Jingguo Money House, which was barely enough to open a milk tea shop, and then set off to return to Chu.
Before leaving, Ji Chunyue blushed and threw a jade pendant to Zheng Qiru, "Fool, we are willing to accept the loss!"
Zheng Qiru blushed and almost spoke incoherently, "I will write to you and you after I finish the imperial examination..."
"Who wants your letter?" Ji Chunyue felt hot behind her ears and quickly lowered the carriage curtain.
Ji Qiuyue and Xiaoyuan both covered their mouths and laughed.
Although Zheng Qiru had a flaw on his forehead, his facial features were regular and his conversation was elegant.
More importantly, he respected women.
"If the lady marries a man like this in the future, it would be good."
"Don't talk nonsense! Xiaoyuan, shut up!" The carriage left with the two sisters laughing.
In the palace, Xiao Yunzhou was rocking Xiao Chuchu's small rocking bed, frowning and thinking hard.
The two beauties of Chu went back.
With only 70% of the followers, the task of collecting elites has not been completed yet.
I don't know when I can completely conquer them in the future.
[Oh, isn't this a story about a talented scholar and a beautiful woman? ]
Xiao Chuchu was not worried at all, and was watching Zheng Qiru who was reluctant to say goodbye to the beauty in the live broadcast.
She glanced at the shy Ji Chunyue in the carriage and the worry in her eyes, and was amazed.
[I didn't expect that a man with an intelligence of 99 in Jingguo, who has never been married, would actually wait for the beauty of Chuguo! ]
[They are actually a little pink and bubbly a little good]
[This idiot, why don't you recite a parting love poem now? ]
[Write a letter in the future... I miss her on the first day, I miss her on the second day, and I still miss her on the third day Hey, I will pay attention to them in the future. ]
Xiao Chuchu smiled like an auntie. [However, Zheng Qiru has nothing. He is just a poor student now. His appearance is not good in the eyes of others. It is estimated that Ji Chunyue's grandfather, the Prime Minister of Chu, will not easily agree to this marriage. ]
Xiao Yunzhou was dumbfounded.
What is "knock on the chest"?
When did these two people meet?
Let the beauty of Chu marry to Jing, and he, the emperor of Jing, will be happy to see it happen.
It would be best if all the men in Chu were single, hahahaha.
Xiao Yunzhou couldn't close his mouth just thinking about it.
Let the King of Chu cry!
Let the men of Chu cry!
Who made them not have the fairy princess to remind them and not learn "equality between men and women"? !
Xiao Yunzhou was very happy when he thought about it, and asked the Ministry of Households to allocate funds to specifically support the women's school.
Not only learn needlework, but also learn literacy, rescue, suturing, business management, etc.
"Chan Niang, you should also gather the women in the harem and study together."
"Those who do not perform well in the assessment and do not work will have their monthly allowance reduced."
Xiao Yunzhou said to Liu Chan Niang, "Let Minpin assist you, and the women in the harem should set an example."
"In this way, other men will also learn to be as open-minded as me!"
The great reform of the harem began.
No matter you were the queen, the imperial concubine, the concubine or the palace maid before, from now on, you must learn and make progress!
The third prince and the fourth prince, the two who don't like to study the most, returned to their mother's palace and saw their mother reading and cursing with a headache. They couldn't help laughing and taught their mother a lesson.
"Empress Liu is doing this for your own good, mother." Even the fourth prince, who was the most aggressive on weekdays, who was not very friendly and respectful to his brothers and had no rules, felt that Concubine Liu was a good person at this moment.
He looked at his own mother, Concubine Li, and said, "You always tell me to read more books. There are principles for governing the world and ways to surpass my brother in books."
"Reading is good for me."
"So, mother, you should also listen to Concubine Liu. She is also doing this for your own good." The fourth prince said with a chuckle.
Concubine Li: "..."
She vomited half to death, "How can this be the same? She is just torturing me! I am not a prince!"
The fourth prince glared, "Mother, this is why you are ignorant. Concubine Liu is also giving you the opportunity to surpass the queen. You are not willing to cherish and make progress, so why are you scolding people?"
"???" Concubine Li felt tight in her chest.
These are the words she usually told her son to read.
Now it's all boomerangs!
Seeing his mother not saying anything, the fourth prince proudly taught her, "Today, my fifth brother also said that there was a poor scholar who was very good in the imperial examination this time. It can be seen that studying a lot can change your family status." "Empress Liu is asking you to study and give you the opportunity to strive for the favor of the father and surpass the queen. You can't just rely on your son. You don't use your brain and just talk!" "I can't be the crown prince. Who can I blame? My mother and I are both responsible." "..." Concubine Li's eyes went dark. How could she give birth to such a shameless thing? Not to mention the emperor, she herself doesn't like it. The fourth prince will be the emperor. He won't let his mother help him review memorials! ? Concubine Li was upset, but she still had to study. "Mother, read faster. I heard that the women in the harem will take an exam every month in the future. If you are the last, you will be worse than your son. If I do poorly in the exam in the future, don't blame me." "..." For a while, the women in the harem were studying hard. Those with children were urged to study by their children, while those without children had to rely on themselves in the future and had to study even more, hoping to earn a guarantee for the future.
Queen Tong gritted her teeth and studied hard day and night, just to suppress Concubine Liu one day!
Inside and outside the palace, there was a sound of reading.
Three days later, the candidates who were admitted to the imperial examination took the palace examination, and Xiao Yunzhou personally set the test questions and asked questions.
Wei Zheng was holding Xiao Chuchu in his arms and watching the fun from behind the curtain.
This curtain is made of southern beads strung together, with a hollow line in the middle.
Behind the bead curtain, there is a layer of thin gauze, which blocks the gazes of the tributes on Little Princess.
But Xiao Chuchu could vaguely see through the bead curtain and see the blurry figures and the system dialog boxes that appeared on their foreheads.
When she saw it, she was surprised and said, [Let me go, my grandfather has not been in the palace for a long time, and his intelligence has reached 91! ? 】
[Good guy, he is taller than some of the tributes below! 】
Xiao Chuchu couldn't help but exclaimed inwardly.
Xiao Yunzhou stared, what?
Mr. Liu is already so old, but his intelligence can still improve by leaps and bounds?
He looked at Liu Wenchang, who was standing aside with gray hair, and was filled with envy.
[It seems that reading thousands of books is not as good as traveling thousands of miles, and traveling thousands of miles is not as good as reading countless people. It is indeed true. 】
Xiao Chuchu nestled in Wei Zheng's arms, thinking.
[My grandfather has not taken any miraculous medicine in the past six months. He is busy with the official department and does not have time to read too many books. 】
[It is nothing more than that he was in the Ministry of Personnel and contacted officials from various ministries and localities. 】
Xiao Chuchu thought about it, [Probably because he has read countless people and contacted officials with high IQs and strong ability to do things, so my grandfather's intelligence has been improved. 】
[It seems that the systematic intelligence assessment is comprehensive, not only examination ability, but also the ability to recognize people, do things, etc. 】
The more Xiao Yunzhou listened, the more his eyes twinkled.
"Your Majesty, all the tributes are here."
"The imperial examination begins!"
Xiao Yunzhou coughed slightly and nodded immediately.
[Zheng Qiru, intelligence 99. 】
[Li Chang, intelligence 97. 】
[Zhou Shuxin, intelligence 94. 】
…
【Lu Han...71. 】
Xiao Yunzhou's eyes flickered, and he quickly ranked first, second, and even number one, third overall, and second place.
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"Grandpa, it's just a tea shop, so why not learn from Jingguo?"
Ji Chunyue and Ji Qiuyue stood in the study of the head of the Ji family, the Prime Minister of Chu State, and anxiously looked at the gray-haired old man in front of them, "What is there to be afraid of learning from Jing Guo?"
"No! There is no need to talk about this matter! I allow you to travel, not to associate with Jing Guo."
Ji Duan, the prime minister of Chu State, did not tolerate criticism and had a firm attitude.
"It is impossible for Chu State to learn from little Jingguo!"
"If you want to open a shop, grandpa will help you. You can open whatever you want."
The Ji sisters looked at each other and saw the sadness in each other's eyes.
Born into a big family, he had no worries about food and clothing, but he was also controlled by his family.
They usually have their grandfather's favor, but when the critical moment comes, they have no freedom at all.
Ordinary Chu country merchants can travel between Jing and Chu to do business, but they cannot.
"They are better than us, why can't we learn? Grandpa, you are pedantic!"
"Humph, no matter whether it is workers, peasants, soldiers or merchants, they are not as good as us. There is no need to mention this matter again. If Your Majesty were to know, I am afraid he would not be happy with you."
The Ji sisters felt depressed. They all borrowed money from Jingguo Money Bank.
But the family disagreed.
Ji Chunyue pulled Ji Qiuyue, who wanted to fight for her again, "Sister, let's go."
When she returned to the room, she asked Xiao Yuan to open the package brought back by Jing Guo, and then found the tips bag given to them by Concubine Liu of Jing Guo.
As soon as they opened it, they were stunned.
——Branch location: at the border of the two countries.
Sisters of the Ji family: "!"
Their eyes lit up.