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Chapter 129: Great Wise Ruo Fool
Gu Xuan listened intently, "There are actually such powerful immortals!"

Tang Zhao remained silent.

"What all women in the world desire in their lives is to marry the one they love and grow old together. It is a pity that such a good man is hard to find in the vast sea of ​​people. I hope that the Mirror of Light can bring good luck to women."

In Da Yu, it's not like modern times, where you can get a divorce if you find things aren't going well after marriage. In Da Yu, getting a divorce is harder than winning the lottery; they'll skin the woman alive!

"Furthermore, mirrors have always symbolized the happiness of love and marriage. After finishing her makeup, she would whisper to her husband, 'Is my eyebrow makeup fashionable?' May all women in the world enjoy a long and loving marriage with their husbands after marriage."

In any case, Tang Zhao was determined to link the silver mirror with love and marriage, striving to achieve the same promotional effect as diamonds.

Thinking of her unmarried younger sister, Madam Ming sighed, "If the Mirror of Light truly has such miraculous effects, every unmarried woman in the world would do anything to buy one."

Princess Xuan smiled slightly and instructed, "Go and write invitations to all the prominent families in the Northwest to attend the Hairpin Flower Gathering held at the Prince Xuan's residence on the tenth day of the seventh month."

Madam Ming gently agreed. After returning to Qingmo Hall, Granny Ming dismissed the servants of the Prince's Mansion and couldn't help but say, "The Princess is so powerful. She can hold a banquet whenever she wants, and the Princess Consort just lets her have her way."

Ming leaned against the chaise longue. "Zhaoshan's move is also very beneficial to the Prince's Mansion. Why does Mother disagree?"

"No matter how beneficial it is, it won't benefit the Crown Princess!" Granny Ming complained. "The idea came from the Princess, the benefits go to the Prince's Mansion, but you're the one doing the work. And you're pregnant with the Crown Prince's child! This old servant truly feels sorry for you!"

Ming frowned. "I am the Crown Princess of the Prince Xuan's Mansion, in charge of the household affairs. If the banquet is not entrusted to me, should it be entrusted to Wang or Wu?"

Granny Ming continued, "It was the princess who suggested this, so how come she ended up getting away with it all unscathed!"

“Since my sister-in-law married into the Prince’s Mansion, she has never interfered with the power of the household. She has even repeatedly declined to manage the household affairs. That is why Wang and Wu have no reason to interfere with the management of the household affairs.” Ming’s brows furrowed even more. “The nanny said before that my sister-in-law knew the rules. Why is she complaining now?”

Granny Ming was speechless.

“Just now, the old nanny’s abrupt interruption has already displeased Mother Consort, so Mother Consort has turned a blind eye to my sister-in-law’s maid’s somewhat presumptuous remarks,” Madam Ming said seriously as she sat up. “My sister-in-law and I have always been on good terms, but the old nanny has repeatedly stirred up conflict between us with her words, making us unhappy.”

Madam Ming glared at her, "Is it because you, Granny, are jealous that I'm getting along well with my brother and sister-in-law, or because you can't stand seeing me living a comfortable life?"

Startled, Granny Ming knelt down with a thud, saying aggrievedly, "Your Highness, please understand! This old servant only had your best interests at heart and had absolutely no selfish motives!"

Granny Ming was a maid who accompanied Ming's mother during her dowry. She became the head housekeeper after combing her own hair and was extremely loyal to Madam Ming. That's why Madam Ming chose her to accompany Ming into the royal mansion and give her advice from time to time.

Granny Ming has always done a good job, but since her younger sister-in-law married into the mansion, she has made many mistakes in her words and actions.

Thinking of this, Madam Ming heard Granny Ming say in a hoarse voice, "This old servant is only feeling sorry for the Crown Princess. She has been married into the Prince's mansion for five years, serving the Prince and Princess above, loving her younger siblings below, and being completely devoted to the Crown Prince. She should be the most beloved by the Prince and Princess of this generation, but everything changed after Princess Zhaoshan married into the Prince's mansion!"

“The Prince values ​​her, the Princess favors her, and even the most willful and capricious Seventh Miss is afraid of her. What about the Crown Prince’s wife? The Crown Prince’s wife has to take care of the Princess even when she is pregnant. Does that mean the Fifth Young Master will inherit the Prince’s mansion in the future?”

"Shut up!" Madam Ming shouted angrily. "Who gave you the audacity to interfere in the important matter of succession in the Prince's Mansion!"

Granny Ming had never seen Madam Ming so angry, and immediately shut her mouth in fear.

"My fifth brother served in the army, risking his life for military merits. His wife moved to Wuwei and lived in the Protectorate General's Mansion. This tells everyone that they have no intention of coveting the Prince's Mansion!" Madam Ming stood up angrily. "How could the old nanny be so confused that she can't even see something so obvious!"

Fearing that anger would harm the child in her womb, Madam Ming suppressed her rage and said, "Granny, you're getting old and shouldn't overwork yourself. Please try to mind your own business in the Prince's manor less." Granny Ming stared wide-eyed in disbelief, "Young Miss!"

"Someone, take Granny Ming back!"

Upon hearing Ming's instructions, the maidservant standing outside pushed open the door, helped up the limp Ming nanny, and took her away.

Fengqi helped Mingshi sit down, saying, "Princess Consort, be careful not to upset yourself." She then brewed a cup of sweet jujube tea and served it to Mingshi.

After drinking a cup of sweet tea, Madam Ming felt much better. She then instructed Fengqi to summon the steward and begin arranging the flower-adorning banquet.

In the Biyuan Courtyard, Qiu Yu, who had just been scolded by Tang Zhao, obediently took a copy of the Great Yu Law to the study and copied it face-to-face with Gu Xuan as punishment.

Gu Xuan gloated, "Serves you right for being so cheeky!"

Qiu Yu swallowed the beautiful Chongqing dialect, sat down angrily, and began to copy it word by word.

Gu Xuan waited for a long time, but seeing that Qiu Yu ignored her, she felt bored and continued copying with a pout.

Tang Zhao flipped through the newly delivered account books. "Have you chosen a shop yet?"

"I've chosen one. It's right in the middle of Lanzhou Street," Chunfeng said, showing Tang Zhao a simple map of the shop's location. "It's always bustling with people. When we were selling soybean oil, this was the place with the highest customer traffic."

"Take advantage of this time to have the steward of the Prince's Mansion repair it again and do a thorough cleaning. The ladies and young ladies of those wealthy families are the most troublesome," Tang Zhao sighed. "But the customer is always right. As long as we're willing to pay, we can tolerate any amount of trouble they cause."

Chunfeng vividly remembered the lesson learned from the fight between Changshou Village and its customers, and solemnly agreed, "I have already given instructions. The shop assistants were personally assigned by Steward Gu. They are all servants of the Prince's Mansion, and they have been taught etiquette and manners since childhood. They are all very tactful and will definitely not have any conflicts with customers."

Tang Zhao spent the whole afternoon arranging everything. He sat down to drink some water and catch his breath before going to check the homework of the two punished pairs.

Qiu Yu lowered her head and silently handed the afternoon's punishment copying work to Tang Zhao. Tang Zhao carefully looked it over: the handwriting was neat, without any scribbling or markings, and it was clear that she had written it seriously. She praised her without reservation, "Not bad."

Qiu Yu breathed a sigh of relief.

Gu Xuan awkwardly pushed her punishment paper over. Tang Zhao picked it up and saw that the handwriting was messy, with several ink blots on the paper and countless typos!
Tang Zhao asked sincerely, "Have you ever been to school?"

Gu Xuan nodded, "I've read it."

Tang Zhao was shocked, "And you wrote it like this? Even a chicken pecking at a handful of rice on the ground would write better than this!"

Gu Xuan said bitterly, "So what if my handwriting is ugly? I don't need to take the imperial examination, nor do I need to have good handwriting to find a good family to marry into. So what if my handwriting is ugly?"

Tang Zhao was convinced; she even felt that Gu Xuan was a truly wise person.

She is probably the epitome of someone who appears foolish yet possesses great wisdom.

Zhao Zhao: I can't mess with them, they must be rich.

Gu Xuan: Hmph!