Chapter 8, The Prince's Pit

Choosing a crown princess is actually more complicated than choosing a queen mother! Women's appearance, women's virtue, piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, female red needle fingers...... The royal family of this wind country is so demanding that they are shameless!

Hua Xilie traced the words one by one, and resentment was full of resentment in his heart. Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info after the bombardment of major teachings, it has been determined that she can't learn piano, chess, painting and female red! Those things are simply abusing her soul!

The only thing I can barely cope with is calligraphy. After all, she knew words before, and she had a little bit of foundation. Although this foundation is equivalent to nothing in Mr. Xi's opinion, in the limited time, there is only so much she can do.

In order to practice calligraphy, she cut back on her meals and digestion time, and stayed awake day and night, focusing on it. When I feel tired, I throw out the filigree and extract a little life from the trees that fill the garden. In her life, she has never worked so hard as she does now, and for the great cause of becoming an immortal, she really gave up her life!

The fact that the "Lin family girl" was learning words spread all over the aristocratic circle in the capital. Everyone laughs about it! I'm just starting to learn now, where did I die earlier? Qinqi, calligraphy and painting female red, you don't know anything, so you dare to say that you are the "crown princess"? Now it's up to you how you end!

After the innocent county lord and Cheng Zhen returned that day, they passed on the process of visiting the Lin Mansion into the palace. The domineering and rudeness of "Lin Shuoer" is described in great detail. And, he concluded with the words "uneducated and outrageous", and implored the queen to remove this woman.

The queen mother learned from the female official about Lin Fengnian's various actions in the capital, as well as his asking the eunuch to inquire about the details of the concubine selection, and she deeply felt that it was too cheap to remove the Lin family from their name.

"Isn't Lin Shuo'er learning calligraphy? How could Hongu not give her a chance to show it! The queen said.

Hua Xilie is completely unaware of the turbulent undercurrents of the outside world. I threw myself on the calligraphy without distractions. She suddenly became nervous, and the whole family was shaken. Especially the "elder brother" Lin Fengnian, seeing that his sister was under pressure, he was very anxious. I want to share a little for her.

Therefore, he spared no effort to move among the important officials of the imperial court, intending to manipulate the result of choosing a concubine.

The clever plan he came up with was to make money, and to make money without any pain. The shot is quite amazing!

There are thirteen nobles participating in the competition. In addition to the daughter of the governor of Fu Province, there are also the daughters of the governors of Lu, Shou and Xi provinces; The young lady of the three kings and four princes in the capital is also on the list of show girls. He visited each of these homes. If the young lady has a good name or a good name, he will give more silver. The highest is 50,000 taels. The least, too, was given 10,000 taels.

A prefect of Linjia District, where did the wealth come from? This is not corruption! At least not all! Lin Fengnian and Lin Shuo'er's mother is the daughter of the richest man in the Lieguo, and the family has a gold mine and jade mountain. Therefore, even if he spends a lot of money, no one will blame and doubt it.

Besides, everyone is so poor these days, and suddenly someone takes the initiative to send money, who will pretend to be high and turn it away?!

On this day, Lin Fengnian invited the newly befriended children of various families to have a drink in Shengrong Building, and repeatedly emphasized the importance of choosing a concubine. "Ladies and gentlemen, the general election is imminent, please tell your sisters in the family not to show off their talents at the ceremony. After my sister became the crown princess, I Lin had another thanks. ”

Everyone smiled and flattered him, and raised their glasses in response, "We should do our best and dare not slack off." Brother Lin, please! Lin Fengnian laughed heartily and drank with everyone, thinking that he had the world in his hands.

East Palace.

Dressed in a snow-white robe, he was drinking tea calmly.

Mo Ling, who was wearing a dark guard uniform, whispered about the Lin family's actions. Even the silver taels that Lin Fengnian gave to each family also counted accurate figures.

"How many taels in total?" Yu Ruokong asked faintly.

Mo Ling said, "A total of 330,000 taels. In addition, Lin Fengnian purchased 20 sets of jewelry for his sister in major shops in the capital, totaling 50,000 taels of silver...... The Lin family's spending on choosing a concubine this time is equivalent to five times that of the national treasury. ”

Yu Ruokong put down the teacup and a chill flashed in his eyes, "Give a message to everyone, and all the money of the Lin family that you accept will be handed over, otherwise you will be punished as a crime." ”

"Yes."

Yu Ruokong stared at the curling incense burner for a moment. After a while, he said to Mo Ling, "I wanted to expand the army and ask Lin Zhenkai to raise money, but he repeatedly shirked it, and he didn't pull out a dime; Later, there was a famine, and the Lin family also cried poor, and said that several clansmen died of starvation! Now choose a concubine and show her white under the nose of this palace! Lin family, you can bump into the hands of this palace this time! ”

Mo Ling mourned for the Lin family for a moment, "Your Highness, what are you going to do?" ”

Yu Ruokong glanced at him, "Go and spread a little news to Lin Fengnian, and say that the concubine selection in the East Palace is the most important virtue." Whoever donates the most money and food to the court, and the position of the crown princess, is his. ”

Mo Ling hesitated, "It's so obvious, the Lin family can also find out what His Highness means with a little brain......"

The corners of the lips are like laughter lines, and the elegant elegance that blooms in an instant almost makes the world lose color. "You see what the Lin family did in the capital, do you have a little brain?"

Mo Ling couldn't help laughing, smiled slightly, shook his head and said, "The brothers and sisters of the Lin family can be described as ancient and modern, which is breathtaking!" ”

The next day, Hua Xilie was practicing calligraphy. Suddenly, Lin Fengnian rushed in with an excited expression, "Sister, don't practice!" There is a way to secure your position as the crown princess for your brother! ”

"Oh, what's your plan?"

"According to reliable sources, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince attaches the most importance to women's good deeds. Whoever donates the most food and silver money to the court relief secretary will become the crown princess. Lin Fengnian said with a bright face.

Hua Xilie was stunned when he heard this, and snorted, "I smell the smell of conspiracy." You want to coax us to donate money! What a shameless prince! ”

Lin Fengnian shook his head, "My sister doesn't know, in the past few years, the country has been suffering from disasters, and there is no silver in the treasury for a long time." The whole country can't get enough to eat! The emperor wants to sell his son to make money! Now that the people have a team to uncover the uprising, and there are strong enemies abroad, the country is in the time of internal and external troubles, let's give them a charcoal in the snow, and I am afraid that I will not be able to be a princess! ”

Hua Xilie felt that he had a point. After thinking about it, he said, "What if they are insatiable and want to take all the Lin family's silver?" ”

Lin Fengnian was stunned for a moment, and then said chicly, "It's nothing to take it away!" Daddy is old anyway, and she will be able to return to the West in a few years. As long as the brother and sister achieve what they want, even if they die, what is silver! ”

Hua Xilie looked at him for a long time, nodded and said, "Lin Fengnian, you are good." Follow me in the future, and I'll let you walk sideways in the world! ”

When Lin Fengnian heard this, tears appeared in his eyes, and his mouth trembled with emotion.

Hua Xilie glanced at him in disgust, and the human who cried at every turn was really useless! "Don't cry, what are you going to do now?"

He hurriedly put away his tears and said with a smile, "I am going to transfer money from the money bank in the capital and donate 200,000 taels." Other people's families can't come up with so much, the first iron must be the Lin family! When the time comes, allocate some more food to resettle the refugees outside the city! What does my sister think? ”

Hua Xilie thought about it and felt that if he did this, there would really be a danger of "the bamboo basket being empty". However, her experience in the world was not enough after all, and after thinking about it for a while, she decided to listen to Lin Fengnian. So he threw the pen into the courtyard and said wildly, "Just do as you say!" ”