Chapter 123 Learning Skills

Since they entered the Duke's Mansion, the most important person they have ever seen is the Duke.

Now they have to go directly to the palace and see the Queen, so they must be very careful about everything.

If they are not careful, it is a small matter to lose face, but it is a big matter to offend the noble.

Therefore, Yingtao and Lizhu immediately kept thinking about how to arrange the clothes for their young wives.

Du Jingyi, on the other hand, was more concerned about other things. He glanced at Yingtao and then said.

"Yingtao, take Butler He downstairs to have a cup of tea. I have something to say to the general."

"Yes, young lady."

Hearing this, Butler He was not stupid. He immediately bowed and left the main room.

When there were only two people in the room, Du Jingyi asked.

"General, the Queen suddenly summoned me, it should not be just to see me, is there anything else to tell me?"

Shang Ji glanced at Du Jingyi and said with a faint smile.

"Relax, Sui'an City has been very peaceful recently. Neither the Queen nor the Crown Prince has any grudges. They summoned you because they heard what your aunt said and wanted to see you."

"Aunt?"

Shang Ji pulled Du Jingyi to sit down, and then explained.

"Well, before my aunt got married, she was a close friend of the Queen, and my mother was also an old friend of the Queen. However, after she married into the Duke's Mansion, she was bothered by many trivial matters, and she saw the Queen less often. Later, my mother passed away, and the friendship between our mansion and the Queen faded a lot."

After hearing this, Du Jingyi understood.

It turned out that there was such a thing. The more I thought about it, the more I felt sorry for this mother-in-law from the bottom of my heart.

She was born in a general family, talented and beautiful, and she was surrounded by outstanding people, but she ended up in this Duke's Mansion and suffered for half her life, and finally ended up with a beautiful and innocent death, and no one cared about her.

It is true that good people don't live long, but evil lasts for thousands of years.

I feel wronged just thinking about it.

Her mind drifted away for a while. Seeing that she didn't answer, Shang Ji thought she was still worried, so he continued to speak comfortingly.

"The Queen is quiet, gentle and polite. She won't make things difficult for you. Besides, you may have your aunt to accompany you when you enter the palace tomorrow. You don't have to worry too much."

He said it back and forth several times, which really made Du Jingyi feel a lot more at ease.

Du Jingyi poured him a cup of chrysanthemum tea that she had just drunk, and then said.

"Well, I know. Will the general also enter the palace tomorrow?"

"Your Majesty didn't summon me, so it's not easy for me to enter the palace."

After hearing this, Du Jingyi also understood that there was no room for recklessness in the face of the etiquette between the monarch and the minister, so he nodded and said calmly.

"In that case, General, please wait for me in the mansion. If it's not too late, I want to go back to my parents' home. My elder sister is pregnant and will give birth in a month. I want to go back to see her."

"Okay, I have nothing to do tomorrow, so I'll wait for you."

The couple looked at each other and smiled.

They picked up the teacup beside them and chatted while drinking.

"I have something to tell you."

"General, just ask."

"My eighth sister has already written to my grandmother. I guess she will go north. Xing Zhao will pick her up. I want Ping'er to go with her. After a month, she can travel between the two places. It will be able to let her learn more."

Shang Ji said this, and Du Jingyi understood.

"My thoughts coincide with those of the general. I also think Ping'er will definitely gain something from going out with cousin Zhao. Apart from other things, cousin Zhao's personality can make Ping'er happier, so that she won't be confined in the backyard every day, causing deep sorrow and not being able to learn much."

"Well, since you think it's good, I'll go and tell my sister-in-law."

Shang Ji's move made Du Jingyi very satisfied. Ping'er is his nephew, and he should take the initiative to care more about her, pay more attention to her and take care of her.

It's not like some men who think that the whole family should be handed over to her to be filial after marrying a wife.

I am happy to be a hands-off shopkeeper, and I have to pick on my wife and find some trouble to prove how important my existence is.

It's really embarrassing.

So, Du Jingyi also replied with some thought.

"If Ping'er goes out with cousin Zhao, I'm afraid that my sister-in-law will be alone at home with nothing to do, and will be worried about all sorts of things. So I have an idea, thinking that my sister-in-law can really learn some skills, maybe it will work."

"Learn skills?"

When Shang Ji heard this, he was also a little surprised.

In his opinion, these skills are mostly used to get along with the world. My sister-in-law doesn't have to support the family, and doesn't have to be exposed to the wind and sun. What kind of skills can help her relieve her worries?

After a short silence, he said.

"You may not know that my sister-in-law is very good at needlework. Even the famous embroiderers in Sui'an City may not be able to compare with her."

When Shang Ji said this, Du Jingyi laughed.

"General, do you think I want my sister-in-law to learn needlework? That's why you told me this."

"Isn't it?"

"No."

Her firm tone made Shang Ji feel strange, but seeing her confident look, he suddenly had an idea and asked with some disbelief.

"You mean you want my sister-in-law to learn business like you?"

"General, you can be more straightforward and learn to make money."

"Please teach me, Madam."

Shang Ji was pious, and his attitude did not look down on merchants at all, but rather curious.

So after Du Jingyi got his feedback, he spoke more seriously.

"It is not easy for a woman to make a living in the world. She cannot pass the imperial examination if she studies literature, cannot go to the battlefield if she studies martial arts, and cannot teach medicine. The only thing she knows is how to make money. With money, she does not need to ask her parents for help for many things, and can be more confident."

Hearing her words, Shang Ji could not help but stare at her for a while.

He did not care about family background and did not look down on merchants because of the education he received since childhood.

But although the eldest sister-in-law was not from a famous family, she was also the daughter of a clean family. Families like them valued rules the most and were even a little pedantic.

The idea of ​​scholars, farmers, merchants and artisans was engraved in their bones and blood, and they might not agree.

For Du Jingyi's suggestion, I am afraid that she would understand it, but might not be willing to follow it.

Shang Ji was afraid that Du Jingyi would be embarrassed if she was rejected by her sister-in-law despite her good intentions, so he asked solemnly.

"Are you sure? Your sister-in-law may not agree."

Hearing Shang Ji's words, Du Jingyi was still a little touched.

She certainly understood that this was her husband's concern for her, but she still thought that her sister-in-law would agree.

After all, the reason why she had to endure in the harem for ten years was that she had no one to rely on.