Chapter 533.1: Killing the Chicken to Warn the Monkey
In the enormous Jin Qinwang Manor, the people raised certainly will be many, especially since Jin Qinwang was even somewhat nitpicky. If too few, they certainly won’t be able to reach his demands. The best assignment was naturally serving the two masters in the main courtyard, but the ones that were able to enter the main courtyard were just a very very small minority, getting very carefully selected, exceptionally strict. Even after Jing Wan’s first rank servant girls married, the backup candidates were also long prepared, so it easily won’t fall to others.
Whenever Jin Qinwang strolled around in the courtyard, he for the most part was always accompanying wangfei. At other times, one can’t even catch his shadow, so how can one arrange various chance encounters to seduce? And the path to enter the main courtyard was also strictly blocked.
That’s why, even if certain people had thoughts, they didn’t have the conditions to implement.
But, the situation right now wasn’t the same. Wangfei was pregnant, so can’t serve wangye anymore. Moreover, based on wangfei’s temper, the possibility of having the people by her side promoted up was very small, else she would’ve long promoted up, no? Thus, their opportunity just came. You say that there’s plenty of wealthy family young ladies and daughters of humble families outside? But, their wangye, aside from wangfei, cursed all those that occupy a title, so the range to pick from was smaller. And ordinary commoner families’ daughters, how can they be as delicate and tender as them, these servant girls of Jin Qinwang Manor? As such, rather than going outside to find, it was better to pick from within the manor.
They’d thought this beautifully, seemingly even having every aspect thought through, just not considering the possibility that Jin Qinwang would just chose to be abstinent.
As such, ever since learning that Jing Wan was pregnant, in merely two short days, the entire Jin Qinwang Manor just became somewhat restless. Seemingly all of a sudden, the manor just had many young and beautiful servant girls. It was currently in the middle of summer to begin with. Dressing that thinly, the figure just increasingly showed, delicate and nimble, vigorously decorating themselves as much as possible without overstepping their status.
It truly was like blossoming flowers swaying in the wind. Don’t know how many people had a feast with their eyes.
During Jing Wan’s routine walks, strolling around the manor, seeing such a scene, her first reaction was just, “Did the manor pick new people to come in from the estate?” The servants of the manor either came from the house-born servants at the estate, or just from the Internal Affairs Department.
“Wangfei, not at all.” Gong mama somewhat coldly said.
All say ‘once pregnant, three years stupider’, but Jing Wan’s IQ was still working. Previously, it was just not coming to realization. After all, her days with her husband were too carefree, not having any little vixens, letting her for a time almost forget this kind of being’s existence. As such, she just forgot the duties of a ‘virtuous’ wangfei.
She may have forgotten, but many people won’t forget. The most obvious one was just Le Cheng Emperor————Although Jing Wan right now still didn’t know that Le Cheng Emperor had given two palace maids. And those two palace maids that made the living Enma displeased have already gotten taken care of. So what if they were given by Le Cheng Emperor, the living Enma similarly won’t give him face. And in Jin Qinwang Manor, it was just one or two people dying, that’s all. Even if brought before Le Cheng Emperor, it similarly was useless—————Did the living Enma even need a reason to kill someone?
As for others, they will use all kinds of ways to come remind her the duties of a ‘virtuous’ wangfei.
Jing Wan instantly understood inside. Just, as the wife, being pregnant was already exhausting to begin with, yet even need to voluntarily arrange people to warm the bed for one’s husband, so as to avoid wronging the husband, and can’t be angry, can’t be jealous, else it was just not being virtuous.
Such nonsense, what the hell was all this!
For pregnant people, there were those that because of hormonal imbalance have changes in the mood, the emotions perhaps somewhat out of control, indefinitely temperamental. Jing Wan seemingly was a bit affected right now, her gaze becoming a bit sinister.
“Mama, go have them all gathered in one place.” Jing Wan suddenly said with a smile.
Gong mama has served Jing Wan for several years. Towards Jing Wan’s changing moods, she naturally was clear. That’s why, in this moment, she distinctly sensed that Jing Wan was a bit off. However, so what? Pregnant women having some strange changes was all normal. In any case, even without wangye instructing, they would still completely go along with wangfei’s orders. “Yes.”
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Thus, in the entire manor, all the unmarried girls that have reached thirteen years of age all got gathered together. Even the rough labor servant girls weren’t an exception. These people at first were still somewhat confused, but when they saw wangfei sitting in the pavilion, certain people were just like instantaneously understanding the whole story, each and every one all becoming excited.
Just, the smart ones, while at the same time being excited, seemingly were also somewhat unsure in what way should they appear before wangfei. From wangye’s perspective, he should like wangfei’s type the most, else why would he just pamper wangfei alone. But, right now, the one they need to face was wangfei. Presumably, no woman would like someone that was similar to oneself. Looking at the situation now, to be able to stand before wangye, one need to first pass through wangfei. As such, imitating wangfei won’t work.
Women were just naturally born jealous, not liking women prettier than oneself. That’s why, the ones prettier than wangfei certainly won’t do.
Wangfei has always been dignified and elegant. That’s why, being alluring and flirtatious certainly won’t work either. Even if passing through wangfei, wangye won’t like.
Or………Alright, they simply didn’t have the time to think this much, and further didn’t have the time to go change their look.
In the past, one didn’t notice, so never thought that when all gathered together, the number of people would be this many.
Jing Wan leaned against the recliner, one hand propping up her chin, “Are the people of the acting troupes among them?”
“Replying to wangfei, no. The people of the acting troupes, along with the songstresses and dancers of the manor all very much know their place, all obediently staying in the west gardens, and won’t easily come out. These two days, it’s also the same.”
Those people have long been filtered through. The ones with the ambition all have already left Jin Qinwang Manor. Of course, some will have their thoughts hidden deeply, but obviously they won’t expose themselves at this time either.
This for Jing Wan perhaps was also considered a small consolation.
“Have the unrelated people eliminated.” Jing Wan raised her chin at the rows of people.
Gong mama had a pair of keen eyes, and Jing Wan’s wet nurse has been in charge of human affairs for a very long time, so her eyesight certainly won’t be lacking either. With the two of them together, after going through these people once, exactly whether or not one had ulterior motives, they for the most part can tell.
This didn’t solely just depend on the clothes and makeup. After all, for some girls, that was just naturally loving to dress up, wanting to be beautiful at all times. This wasn’t anything wrong, no?
The unrelated people can just go on with what they were doing.
As for the rest, there was actually just about a third left. Jing Wan sat up a little, glancing over. Each and every one really were tender like scallions. In the past, how come one just didn’t notice, there were this many beauties hidden in the manor. Sure enough, Jin Qinwang liked beauties, to the extent that to be able to enter Jin Qinwang Manor, one needed to rely on looks.
“Come up one by one and walk in a circle around here. First let this wangfei see your bearing. Afterwards……we’ll just discuss afterwards.”
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