Female supremacy: leading the whole family to change their family

Chapter 181: 5 princesses snatching men from common people

Gu Yao had the same idea. After all, they had entered the capital, so they must attend the banquet. Otherwise, how would they make connections in the future?

She didn't want to get involved, but she had to have connections. Sometimes a connection in officialdom could bring many benefits to her family.

Her other children were growing up and would definitely get married. Attending more banquets would help her get to know some good families, so she thought she could take advantage of playing polo and horse racing to build up her network.

Zheng Hongqiu said at this time: "Sister, there will be a banquet in two days, and it will be hosted by the Minister of Rites. Let's go together then, maybe we will have a deeper understanding of the capital.

Gu Yao smiled bitterly: "I don't know if I can receive the post. If not, forget it."

"Ayao, you can also hold a banquet. You are very famous. Everyone in the capital knows you. You have made Shicheng very prosperous. I have heard from others that many people want to meet you."

Gu Yao raised her eyebrows when she heard this: "Am I that famous? You are not trying to fool me."

"How could I possibly trick you? This is the truth, and there will definitely be a post for you at this family party."

Gu Yao didn't believe it. After all, people would forget about her when she was away. Maybe she would have to work hard to build up her network of contacts in the capital.

But she was not in a hurry. After all, she had already returned. After some time, she would definitely have a position among the officials in the capital.

Moreover, their children really can't be delayed any longer, many of them are still unengaged, since she plans to return to the capital to settle down.

Then her children must get married in the capital, so that she can take good care of them.

At this time, there was a loud noise outside. They were a little curious, and Zheng Shuyi had already climbed up to the door to take a look. After a while, he returned to his seat and was surprised: "Guess what I saw just now."

Gu Yao was puzzled: "What did you see? It shouldn't be the princess, right? That shouldn't be possible."

Zheng Shuyi said: "You are right. She is indeed a princess, and the fifth princess. I don't know what she is doing here. She is even fighting with someone for a man."

Zheng Hongqiu and Zheng Hongmei were about to take a sip of tea when they spit it out: "Cousin, you are right, aren't you? The Fifth Princess robbed a common man. This is impossible. She has seen all kinds of men. How could she rob a common man by force?"

Even Gu Yao didn't believe it. In her mind, a princess shouldn't be that vulgar. Besides, if the news of her abducting a man got out, she would lose her reputation and even the empress would scold her.

When Zheng Shuyi heard that they didn't believe it, she said aggrievedly: "I just saw it with my own eyes, and she even brought the man home, and said that he would be her servant from now on."

Gu Yao didn't expect to encounter such a shocking thing shortly after returning to the capital. She held her forehead and smiled bitterly: "What is the Fifth Princess thinking? Is she short of men? Why is she robbing them in public?"

She wondered if the quality of the queen's descendants was not high, as they were all of this kind of stuff.

Although the first few were okay, they were very stupid in their actions, otherwise they would not have been imprisoned by the Queen.

"Why don't we wait a while before leaving? I'm afraid that the Fifth Princess will come back again. If she sees us, she will definitely think we are making fun of her."

Gu Yao didn't want to have anything to do with these princesses. She felt that they were a nuisance. She had always been a royalist and would be loyal to whoever was the emperor. She wouldn't care about anyone else.

It is said that following the dragon is a great achievement, but for her, it is a death warrant.

As a small fifth-rank official in the capital, she should not get involved. She is not destined for that.

Looking at Zheng Shuyi and the others, Gu Yao said seriously: "You guys must remember not to get involved in these things. Maybe the Fifth Princess's enemies are watching, and something will probably happen tomorrow."

Zheng Hongqiu and the others nodded quickly. They didn't want to get involved, even though they were both girls from the Zheng family.

But it was just a side branch, and among the Zheng family's side branch, only the two of them reached the sixth rank, while the others were all minor officials.

I guess the family was also afraid, otherwise they wouldn't have stayed away when the princess was appointed as the crown princess.

Their family is smart and will definitely not get involved in these matters.

So he said at this time: "I guess the Fifth Princess's in-laws are also very annoyed. The Fang family is a marquisate, but sometimes they are too stupid and always get scolded by the empress."

"You are talking about Lord Fang. I heard that he is indeed arrogant and domineering, and has many enemies in the palace. He was able to give birth to the fifth princess because of the soft heart of the emperor's husband. If it weren't for the emperor's husband, Lord Fang would probably have caused more trouble."

"If that's the case, then it's no wonder that the Fifth Princess forcibly seized a man from the people. She probably inherited her father's bad habits."

Many people dislike Fang Houfu, and Huan thinks that their family climbed to the top by relying on the men's connections.

It was even because they relied on Fang Guijun that they showed off their power outside, robbing men from the people, and sometimes even occupying other people's land.

He had enough enemies, so he would impeach them every time. Moreover, there were no women in their Fang family holding official positions anymore, as they had all been removed from their positions by the empress.

They couldn't see the situation clearly, and always thought that Fang Guijun and the Fifth Princess could guarantee them a lifetime of wealth and glory.

Gu Yao naturally knew about the Fanghou Mansion, and was not very optimistic about the birth of a noble Fang in their family.

They were so foolish that they thought they could live in peace and security with a noble lady like Fang.

Unfortunately, the Queen was very strict with her rules. As long as the Fang family did something wrong, she would punish them. Until now, except for the title of a marquis's family, the rest of them were commoners.

They were also afraid that the title of the Marquisate would be taken back, so they kept sending men to the palace, and even sent their own men to serve as servants in some wealthy families.

Seeing this scene, she knew that the Fanghou Mansion was in a state of disgrace and could only rely on men for survival. She looked down on them.

"I guess the Fifth Princess will be punished for robbing a civilian man's house this time. I guess Fang Guijue will also be punished. I just don't know what the Queen is thinking."

In the afternoon, Gu Yao and Zheng Shuyi separated. When Zheng Shuyi left, he said, "Ayao, remember, don't get involved in the matter of Fang Houfu. It's not something we can get involved in."

She probably nodded and then returned home. As soon as she got home, Lin Goro told her a good news.

The Minister of Rites sent an invitation to their family, asking them to attend their flower-viewing party five days later.

Holding the invitation, Gu Yao smiled and said, "You can go there when the time comes. Dress up nicely. You can go by yourself this time. After you are familiar with the world, you can take your children with you to let them see the world."

Lin Wulang hadn't attended a banquet in the capital for a long time and was quite looking forward to it.

Although the capital city has a pair of eyes that admire the rich and powerful, their Gu family is not bad either, and his daughter has already become an official, and even has a fifth-rank imperial title, so he is not afraid at all to attend this meeting.

"A Lu, are you used to living in the capital? We said before that we stayed in the capital for a few years, but then we returned to Shicheng. We stayed in Shicheng for quite a long time."

She was still worried that her family would not get used to this place. After all, although it was at the foot of the sky, the wind and sand here were a bit strong.

What's more, there are many officials and families in the capital who are obsessed with wealth and sometimes look down on others.

Lin Wulang knew her worries and smiled: "I am quite used to it. After all, it's not like we haven't stayed here before. Besides, it's great here. There are many new things. We will stay here until we grow old. Don't worry, my wife."

Hearing his words, Gu Yao breathed a sigh of relief: "Just get used to it, and the rules here are not very strict. If you want to go out for fun sometimes, you can take them to the farm or go to other places, but you must bring enough guards and servants."

Because Gu Yao is usually very busy in the Ministry of Industry, she hasn't been to the backyard for a long time.

Even though the Mi brothers were vying for favor, no one had anything to offer, so they had to wait for Gu Yao to come to the backyard.

When Gu Yao finally came to the backyard, they didn't expect that she would stay with Doctor Lang all the time, which made them very jealous.

When Chen Yan heard the news, her face changed and she said, "Doctor Lang already has a granddaughter. Is she trying to win his favor? It's really outrageous. Doesn't he care about us brothers?"

Although Chen Yan had been quite inferior before, after all, his family background was not very good.

But since he had a child and received some pampering, he became arrogant and felt that he was Gu Yao's true love.

Bai Xiang's face changed immediately, and she said quickly, "Sir, you can't say that. The house is very strict. If my wife hears what you said, she will definitely punish you."

Bai Xiang knew how strict the rules of the Gu family were. As a servant, she must not disobey the doctor. If she said something bad about the doctor behind his back, she would definitely be punished.

Sure enough, within two days, Gu Yao knew the news and made Chen Yan kneel for an hour. Her legs were almost injured, and Chen Yan was even more afraid of Gu Yao.

After being scolded by Gu Yao, Chen Yan immediately behaved herself. Gu Yao was a person who attached great importance to rules.

There is no order without rules. Although this is feudal, in ancient times feudalism could make the family live better and better, rather than letting the family have no rules and become a mess.

As an official in Beijing, everything would affect her, and she didn't want to be impeached by the censors. If she was impeached, since she had no background, many people would probably be eyeing this position.

Chen Yan has been obedient since she was taught a lesson by Gu Yao. She doesn't want to be disliked, otherwise what sense of existence would she have in the Gu family.

Even if Chen Yan was taught a lesson, she would not be harsh on him, but he did not dare to go out, always feeling that others were laughing at him.

When Mi Erlang heard the news, he came to Mi Dalang's yard and said with a smile: "Brother, didn't you see that Chen Yan was showing off all day long, thinking that he was the first servant in the family and looked down on us. We are not all servants, so who is more noble than who? I look down on him. He is fine now, he was taught a lesson by his wife, I don't think he still has the face to show off."

Mi Dalang said, "Don't say anything in front of him, or else your wife will scold you if she finds out."

Mi Dalang knew that his wife was very strict with rules and no one could challenge her authority.

He thought it was good, at least he lived a good life and could save some money.

When attending banquets in Shicheng, these little servants will also meet other little servants.

He was well aware that some of the servants had a very hard life and were not as good as them, so he was already very grateful.

He doesn't want to learn from Chen Yan. He is just not satisfied and doesn't even think about the fact that he is a doctor.

Even though the other two husbands were not people whose authority they could challenge, did he still want to fight them off to become the head husband? That was impossible.

The rules of this world are very strict. A servant can never be promoted to the main wife.

It is possible only if they are all husbands, and the husband has passed away and the wife has no intention of remarrying him.

But it would never be possible for them to have a little servant, so Mi Dalang was very obedient.

Even though Mi Jilang is a little unconventional, he is very clear about the rules.

He also didn't expect that Chen Yan was so bold that he dared to talk about Doctor Lang behind his back. He didn't know who gave him the courage.

"Okay, Erlang, let's just ignore him. He deserves what he got. By the way, why don't we go shopping in the next two days? I want to buy some fabric so I can make more clothes for the child. I don't know why her clothes always get damaged so quickly when she goes to school."

In fact, there was plenty of clothing material at home. After all, the Gu family treated them well and they had more than enough material.

It’s just that Mi Dalang always wanted to go out and relax, even if it’s just to look at the styles outside.

Mi Dalang's words made Mi Erlang a little excited, and he smiled and said: "Then let's go tomorrow. It just so happens that I also want to buy some jewelry. Although the jewelry I have is enough, I heard that the styles outside are still better."

After the two people made an appointment, they told Lin Wulang the next day and took their servants to the street for a stroll.

Although the rules of the Gu family are quite strict, it is still okay for servants and husbands to go out and relax. As long as they don't break the rules, it's okay to take servants out shopping.

Chen Yan has been feeling ashamed since she was confined to her room and has been crying in the house all day. Bai Xiang is the same. As a servant, he was also punished by being beaten with several boards and his monthly salary was deducted.

They didn't expect that what they said would be known by Gu Yao, and they felt very regretful, especially Chen Yan.

I thought he was in an invincible position, with a daughter, love, and status, but I didn't expect that he would suffer such a big setback this time.

Chen Yan walked around the room, looking at Bai Xiang and choking up: "Bai Xiang, I have implicated you this time, don't worry I won't do this again next time, you are right, a doctor is a doctor, no matter how favored I am, I can't replace the doctor, I am obsessed."

He cried for several nights these days, and even his daughter was not allowed to come to see him, which made him feel very uncomfortable.

This time he realized that even if he had a daughter, it would not change the dignity of his wife.

He liked his wife, but he felt sad when he thought about how cruel she was to him.

He knew that he was indeed wrong in this matter, but wouldn't his wife let him go for the sake of their daughter?

Bai Xiang wiped her tears and said, "Sir, please don't say that. You've been so good to me, and I didn't persuade you this time. Let's compete for favor in the future, but don't involve my husband. We can't afford to offend him."

Bai Xiang now thinks that the young master may have become a little dizzy now that he is favored and not steady enough. If this incident had not happened, she probably wouldn't have known about it.

"Sir, please don't be impulsive in the future. Don't let the young lady get involved. The young lady is your future."