Chapter 178: Giving Advice
Zhao ordered someone to accept the jewelry, and smiled gently, "You don't have to be polite to me in the future, I am your mother, no matter what you do, it should be done." ”
He took Mu Yan's hand again, with a grateful face, "When I picked the fabric, I knew that you were afraid of neglecting Yun'er so you gave the brocade to Yun'er, but I was negligent, thanks to you taking care of the overall situation." ”
Mu Yan smiled slightly, "This is what I should do." At the same time, he said in a very sincere tone, "In the past, when I was recruiting children in Mu Mansion, I knew the pain of sending people under the fence. Sister Yun'er is now staying here in the name of her adopted daughter, I am actually afraid that she will be too careful, afraid that she will feel lonely under the fence, if I can, I am willing to get along with her and become a true friend and sister. ”
Hearing this, Zhao Shi was even more moved, holding Mu Yan's hand firmly, guilt and love intertwined in his eyes.
The guilt is because Mu Yan has suffered the sin of 14 years outside, and the love really wants to be good to her.
"What a good boy......
Mu Yan smiled lightly, as beautiful as the first bloom of a hibiscus.
Zhao's eyes stayed on Mu Yan's soft face, and suddenly remembered Lin Jiaying's advice to her, on the day of the banquet, no expensive gifts should be accepted.
Now the two factions are fighting too much, both factions want to win over the forces that can be co-opted, the Lin family is also a piece of fat, and the eldest prince faction and the four princes faction all want to take the Lin family under their command for their use.
The more critical they are, the more they should be cautious in their words and deeds and restrain their behavior.
Zhao's eyes darkened, and he continued, "Your father told me something last night, I shouldn't have told you about this matter, after all, you are a little girl who has not left the cabinet and don't understand this, but for the sake of prudence, I still want to tell you a thing or two." ”
Mu Yan listened to Zhao's words seriously and cautiously, and it was expected to be a big event, so he straightened his back and listened very carefully, "Say it, I will definitely keep it in mind." ”
Zhao nodded, and then said, "You know, for the sake of your ancestors' return to your ancestors, your grandfather and father decided to hold a banquet the day after tomorrow, and announce your life experience in public at the banquet. ”
Mu Yan nodded slightly and continued to listen to Zhao.
Zhao said in a paused tone, "Actually, there is nothing wrong with receiving gifts, but the current situation is a little delicate......
Mu Yan blinked.
In fact, she already had some guesses in her heart, in her previous life, she had experienced the incident of two factions seizing the heir, and finally ended with the fourth prince entering the East Palace, and the Mu family also suffered a catastrophe.
Becoming a king or defeating a coward, courtesy through the ages.
She expected that the Zhao family would not want her to receive a big gift, after all, the two factions were competing, and if they received a big gift from one faction, the other faction would secretly guess and make assumptions, and it would even be unfavorable to the Lin family.
The Zhao family seemed to be a little difficult to speak, and they didn't know how to explain it to Mu Yan, for fear that it would not be a good thing for the girl to know about these court disputes too early.
Mu Yan said dignifiedly, "Mother, if you have anything, just say it, in fact, I'm not small, I was in Mu Mansion before, I wanted to listen to the teachings and wanted to learn things but couldn't, when I came to you, I hope to learn more things and listen to more teachings." ”
Hearing Mu Yan say this, the Zhao family was very pleased, nodded slightly, and said unhurriedly, "In fact, this matter is related to the two princes of the imperial court to seize the heir, the princes have their own factions, and the ministers of the court and the central government have also divided factions to support the prince they support, and your grandfather and father are not involved in anything to seize the heir, after all, the two tigers will eventually be injured, your grandfather is old, ask for a stable word, your father is an only son, and he himself has no ambitions, so the two have always remained neutral." ”
Zhao's eyes darkened, and he sighed softly, "But the imperial court itself is a big dye vat, how can you be alone?" It's not easy to maintain a neutral stance, and both forces want your grandfather to join in, so I won't go into detail about the various means involved, and you'll learn about it later. ”
"So you want to tell me to be cautious when I receive gifts on that day, and don't accept expensive gifts, right?"
Mu Yan's eyes moved slightly, and his face was plain.
Zhao's eyes suddenly lit up, and he said happily, "Well, my words are smart, and your father means that." ”
"But if those ladies and wives refuse to accept gifts, won't I refute their face? In this way, it will only make them hold a grudge, and maybe it will explode one day. Mu Yan frowned, feeling that it was not appropriate.
Zhao was also stunned, then smiled again, "You just said that the gift is too expensive, they will understand......"
Mu Yan pondered it carefully, and suddenly raised his lips and smiled, "Mother, why don't you think it's okay like this?" How about receiving the gift correctly, and then donating all the valuables after receiving it? ”
"Donate it all?" Zhao's fingers wrapped the handkerchief back and forth, and his gaze fell fixedly on Mu Yan's face, waiting for her to say the following.
Mu Yan smiled steadily, "You see, this year, there is a drought in the north and a flood in the south, and I have heard that there are countless victims, many people who died of starvation, and countless people who have been separated from their wives and families. If my grandfather announced that he would donate the gifts he received to the victims on the spot, he would not only be doing good deeds for the givers, but also showing his neutrality, and at the same time, he would not let the two factions guess what to guess about his grandfather......"
Hearing this, Zhao's mouth opened wide in surprise, and his eyelashes kept beating.
Not to mention whether this method is feasible or not, it is very remarkable that a fourteen-year-old girl can have such a bottom-up mind.
If you are a man, you will definitely make a difference.
Zhao's heart was turbulent, and he reached out and grabbed Mu Yan's finger and said, "I will discuss this method with your grandmother and father." At the same time, he asked Mu Yan, "Did no one really teach you anything in the Mu family?" ”
Mu Yan shook his head.
It is true that no one in the Mu family has taught her anything, but the experience of her previous life has made her mentally mature.
Zhao nodded, and had another opinion on Mu Yan in his heart.
Mu Yan happened to have something to say to the Zhao family.
Xue Zhiyuan Hongye asked her before, and tomorrow is just the time to go, she wants to go to the teahouse to meet Xue Zhiyuan and meet him with a new identity.
So he asked Zhao, "Mother, can I go out for a walk tomorrow?" ”
"Out of the house?" Zhao asked.
Mu Yan nodded, "Well, I want to go to my previous home to have a look, in the Jiang family, I still have a younger sister, I don't know if her family affairs have been decided, I am a little worried, I want to go over and have a look." ”
When the Zhao family heard that Mu Yan was going to Jiang's house, he immediately thought of Niu's ugly face, and he was very unhappy in his heart, and he didn't want Mu Yan to go.
But he felt that if he stopped it, he would reveal flaws, and if he didn't make Mu Yan doubt his background, it would be worth the loss. (To be continued.) )