"Miss Wen should strictly discipline the servants when they gossip about other places, and should not tell anyone else." Lin Zhengyu whispered, "Otherwise, others will laugh at your family for not knowing the rules and not being able to discipline them properly."

  Wen Ruoying: "..."

  Knowing that Lin Zhengyu was straightforward, she brought up this topic with Lin Zhengyu, one reason being that Lin Zhengyu was the closest to her.

  The other reason is that Lin Zhengyu is honest and will definitely say whatever he thinks.

  If asked about Li Mumu, Lin Zhengyu would tell her without hesitation. She would not be like others who were afraid to say anything because they were worried about Li Mumu's good relationship with the Crown Princess.

  Who knew that she had misjudged Lin Zhengyu.

  How is Lin Zhengyu honest?

  It's obvious that he is very sarcastic.

  Not only did he not say a single bad thing about Li Mumu, he also talked about how her family was not good at disciplining their servants.

  Her mother, Madam Wen, was the head of the Wen family and was in charge of the rear quarters.

  Lin Zhengyu said this, isn't she saying

  "But don't worry, Miss Wen. I won't tell anyone else what you said to me right now." Lin Zhengyu said seriously, "It's just that you said it to me this time. I won't tell anyone else. If it's someone else, it may not be the same."

  When Wen Ruoying saw Lin Zhengyu's expression that said "You're lucky this time", she suddenly felt so angry that her chest was blocked and she couldn't let the anger go out or down.

  She was so angry that she took a sip of tea, took a deep breath, and then said, "Of course I reprimanded the servants at home and disciplined them."

  "I just asked because I heard the servants talking about it." Wen Ruoying said, "Well, just pretend I never mentioned this topic."

  Unexpectedly, Lin Zhengyu nodded and said, "Let's just pretend that Miss Wen never brought up this topic."

  "I think Madam Gu is a good person," Lin Zhengyu said. "She has made a lot of contributions to Daxi, and has also done a lot for the people of Daxi."

  When Wen Ruoying heard this, she couldn't help but say disdainfully, "What has she done for the people of Daxi? She is a businessman. It is inappropriate for a general's wife, a county lady, and a lady of an imperial title to come out and do business in person."

  "Since Miss Lin values rules so much, how can you not think that what she did was inappropriate?" Wen Ruoying said, "If I were to ask her, even if she wanted to do business,

  , she could have found someone to represent her instead of showing up in person. It would have been beneath her status."

  "I didn't expect Miss Wen to be such a conservative person." Lin Zhengyu said in surprise, "In the past, I saw Miss Wen's poems and articles, and they were quite free and easy, as if she was very dissatisfied with being bound by the boudoir and had a lot of baggage. Because the content of Miss Wen's works is not girlish, I always thought Miss Wen was a free and ambitious person."

  Lin Zhengyu was not completely honest, because she had something else to say.

  In the past, when she read Wen Ruoying's articles and poems, she always felt a sense of incongruity.

  Because the content of the articles and poems is to show that the author also wants to do something like a man and has ambitions that he wants to realize.

  But there is always a sense of affectation.

  Lin Zhengyu found it strange at first, and then thought that maybe it was because Wen Ruoying had always been in the boudoir and her education was limited, so what she saw and learned was different from that of men, so she felt this sense of incongruity.

  In the past, although we sat together at some banquets, we did not have much contact.

  She has her own circle of sisters.

  Moreover, Wen Ruoying has always been known as the most talented woman in the capital and has many followers around her.

  She didn't want to join in the fun.

  As the daughter of a university scholar, she has her own opinions.

  Lin Zhengyu is a very proud person and is unwilling to be anyone's follower.

  What we want is equal communication.

  But whenever Wen Ruoying shows up, she is always aloof and arrogant.

  Lin Zhengyu felt bored.

  After talking with Wen Ruoying today, she realized that it was no wonder that she always felt that Wen Ruoying's articles and poems were out of harmony.

  It is clear that Wen Ruoying is not as ambitious as she describes in her articles and poems.

  I am very artificial, so I cannot write articles or poems that are truly free and easy.

  Wen Ruoying: "..."

  "On the contrary, I admire Madam Gu very much." Lin Zhengyu said sincerely, "Madam Gu does what she wants and doesn't care about other people's opinions at all. I am a person who values rules, but I also value appropriate and inappropriate rules."

  "Not gossiping about others is appropriate. Being old-fashioned and conservative is inappropriate." Lin Zhengyu said.

  "So what if you do business? People always say businessmen are the lowest class, but if you don't

  "Businessman, who do you go to buy things from? Farmers grow crops, who do you go to harvest them? Who do you go to buy the wine and tea you drink, the snacks you eat, the clothes you wear, the jewelry you wear, and the writing brushes, ink, paper, and inkstone you use for writing?"

  "Mrs. Gu is doing business on her own, which is open and aboveboard. She is much more open and aboveboard than those who are doing business in secret." Lin Zhengyu said, "I always admire people who dare to act and take responsibility."

  Wen Ruoying: "..."

  He really said everything to Lin Zhengyu.

  No wonder she never liked to be with Lin Zhengyu, it turned out that they were just born incompatible.

  "But I really can't figure out what the Madam Gu you mentioned did for the people of Daxi. What did she do?" Wen Ruoying said, "If you say that she opened an errand shop for the wounded soldiers returning home, that should be counted as one. Although she also made a lot of money from it. She even asked the Saint to promise not to allow others to run the errand shop. The entire Daxi errand shop business was run by her. I can't imagine how much money she made from this."

  "If you say that she handed over the recipe of instant noodles to the court, so that the army could carry instant noodles when marching and fighting, it would be more convenient than before." Wen Ruoying said, "That can barely be considered as one reason. But in fact, she also sells instant noodles to sellers, so she is still making money..."

  Lin Zhengyu widened her eyes in surprise, "Do you want Madam Gu to only give and not make any money in order to contribute to the people of Daxi?"

  "If that's the case, then as a noble lady, why don't you donate all your family's money?" Lin Zhengyu said with a blink.

  Wen Ruoying is really generous to others.

  When talking about Li Mumu, why don't you think about yourself?

  "Madam Gu runs a business, but every business benefits the people." Lin Zhengyu said, "The errand shop allows the people to save more time and get the necessities with the least cost while they are busy with their livelihoods."

  "The freight shop allows ordinary people to send letters and goods quickly. It is no longer exclusive to the rich." Lin Zhengyu said, "You are a noble lady. You have servants to deliver letters. You have your own carriage to send things to relatives and friends. At the very least, you have the money to hire an escort agency to deliver. Naturally, you don't know how ordinary people can send food and daily necessities without servants and money to hire an escort agency."