Chapter 272: The Village Beauty Who Falsely Claims Favors in a Farming Story (19)

After Zhao Ce left, Su Yu slept until the afternoon.

Just as she opened her eyes and stretched lazily, she saw Chunmei coming in with a stack of papers: "Oh, the girl is awake, get up and have dinner. After dinner, it's time to practice calligraphy."

Su Yu: “???”

Chunmei explained innocently: "Don't look at me, young lady. It was the prince's order."

"The prince also said that he would check it tomorrow. If the girl has not finished it, she must write it twice in the study."

Su Yu was silent, and couldn't help but ask, why? Why did she have to live so miserably in the mission world? Compared to practicing calligraphy, she would rather go back to Sujia Village to eat wild vegetables, or go back to the fast-through game to chew on the tasteless energy bars and nutrient solution.

Su Yu stood in front of the table with a look of grief and indignation on her face. She picked up the pen, took a deep breath, and began to practice calligraphy with great difficulty.

"Where's Zhao Ce?"

Chunmei had already corrected him countless times: "You can't address the prince by his name."

"The prince has just returned from the palace and may be having dinner in the front hall. Is there anything the young lady can ask the prince for?"

Su Yu shook her head and just asked casually.

After Zhao Ce's devilish training, Su Yu's handwriting finally had some strength, and the pen tip could be vaguely seen, but if she wasn't paying attention, it would become slack again and become limp.

Chunmei was grinding ink nearby. After seeing this, she praised: "The young lady's handwriting is getting better and better. If you look closely, you can see some of the prince's influence."

"Have you seen Prince Zhao Ce...'s handwriting?" Under Chunmei's serious gaze, Su Yu had to change her words.

Chunmei raised her chin proudly: "Of course I have seen it."

Su Yu looked at her with curiosity.

Anything that allows her to slack off is extremely attractive to her.

Chunmei had not intended to say anything, but when she saw those big, sparkling eyes, she seemed to be bewitched, so she cut to the chase: "The year the prince left the palace to set up his own residence, I was among the crowd moving things. The scene was a bit chaotic, and the albums of calligraphy that the prince had practiced on were to be burned. I mixed in and secretly hid a few pages, thinking that I might be able to sell them for some money in the future."

When saying the last two sentences, Chunmei lowered her voice, not daring to be heard by anyone.

"Girl, you must keep it a secret for me."

Su Yu promised readily: "Don't worry, I will never tell anyone."

Then she asked with great interest: "Is it still there? Can I see it?"

Chunmei struggled for a while, then thought that since she had already said it, it would not hurt to show it to the country girl. She turned around and went back to pull out two pieces of paper from the bottom of the cabinet. The papers were smooth, without any curling, and were in very good condition.

"That's it."

Su Yu took it and looked at it with great interest, but after just one glance, the interest in her eyes instantly disappeared, and she felt a little disappointed: "It's a Buddhist scripture."

Chunmei couldn't help but sigh: "The girl can tell that it is a Buddhist scripture, it's amazing."

The village girl, who could not read a single word half a month ago, could now tell that it was a Buddhist scripture. For the first time, Chunmei felt that this village girl was quite smart.

Facing the compliment, Su Yu was very proud: "Of course."

"But why is the prince copying Buddhist scriptures?"

Chunmei carefully put away the two pieces of paper and said casually, "The Concubine Shu believes in Buddhism, so maybe it was copied for her."

When talking about believing in Buddhism, Chunmei paused. Everyone in this palace has blood on their hands, and Buddhism emphasizes accumulating virtue and doing good deeds, not killing, and not committing sins of killing. It sounds inexplicably ironic.

"Let's not talk about this anymore. Girl, hurry up and practice your calligraphy. There's still a whole page to go."

Su Yu fell into pain again.

The ink stick gently circled on the inkstone, and the ink color became thicker and thicker. Speaking of Concubine Shu, Chunmei suddenly remembered something.

"Miss, do you know why the prince was called into the palace by His Majesty and His Majesty?"

Su Yu's wrist trembled as she wrote a stroke on the paper. It didn't go crooked, so she breathed a sigh of relief.

"What's up?"

Chunmei glanced around. The other servants were far away. She whispered in Su Yu's ear: "I heard that they are here to choose a queen for the prince."

The ink marks from the pen tip flew far away.

Su Yu raised her eyes: "Is the prince really going to choose a queen?"

Chunmei raised her eyebrows. She must have felt a sense of crisis now. "Of course it's true. Why would I lie to you?"

Su Yu was panicked: "But I haven't become a concubine yet."

Under Chunmei's teachable gaze, Su Yu's mouth sank: "If I don't become a concubine, I can't stay in the palace. When the main wife comes, she will drive me away. I can no longer eat the good food in the palace, live in such a big and comfortable house, and have to go home and squeeze into a mud house, and be sent to the county town as a second wife...

The more Su Yu thought about it, the sadder she became, and she was about to cry.

She looked at Chunmei with tears in her eyes: "Chunmei, you must have a way, right?"

Here it comes, Chunmei is going to make another move. Su Yu promised to listen carefully and take notes.

The mission progress bar was stuck at 37% and wouldn't go up. Su Yu was anxious. The hero and heroine were about to meet, and if she didn't work harder, the mission might fail again.

But there was no point in being anxious, and finally, Chunmei did not let her down.

Being stared at by those longing, tearful eyes, Chunmei felt an inexplicable chill on her back.

She cleared her throat and said, "Don't worry, young lady. I promised to help you, and I won't break my promise."

Fortunately, this village girl is sensible and knows that she can't do without her.

"Girl, come closer."

Chunmei leaned over to Su Yu and whispered something in her ear. Su Yu frowned slightly and hesitated: "Do you really want to do this?"

"Girl, you can't catch a wolf without sacrificing a child."

Su Yu still hesitated: "But..."

Chunmei interrupted her, her face stern: "Do you want to be driven away by the Queen?"

Su Yu immediately shook her head: "I don't want to."

"Then listen to me." Chunmei said earnestly, "I know this is a bit reckless, but think about it, after so many days, has the prince ever mentioned taking you into his room? No, not to mention a concubine, he hasn't even mentioned an ordinary concubine. If you don't take action, you'll cry."

Chunmei was so disappointed with the prince that she even began to doubt her previous thoughts. Could this village girl really win the prince's heart?

The prince was really good to this village girl.

But why haven't you given me a name?

Once the queen comes into the house, will they still have a good life?

She still wants to show off in the palace with the help of this village girl. Is there really still a chance?

Chunmei is now like a gambler who has placed his bets in advance. He wants to take a big gamble, but is afraid of losing everything. So he has to keep pushing Su Yu forward to increase his chips.

Su Yu's delicate eyebrows wrinkled into a ball: "Chunmei, I'm a little scared."

"Don't be afraid, girl. Think about why you are doing this. How can you get a tiger cub without learning from the tiger?"

Su Yu's expression was blank for a moment, and she said blankly: "What does it mean that if you don't learn tiger skills, how can you get tiger cubs?"

Chunmei was silent, forgetting that the village girl was half illiterate. She explained in plain words: "It means that if you don't do this, you will be kicked out of the palace."

Seeing Su Yu's frightened expression, Chunmei softened her heart and comforted her: "It's okay, we can take it slowly. It will take a long time before the queen comes in, so there is still a chance, but the girl has to take the initiative this time."

"But I've been very proactive. I even said with my own mouth that I like Zhao Ce. If he doesn't like me, what can I do?" Su Yu's face fell.

"Of course you can't just talk about it, you have to do it and take real action."

"I kissed him, too."

Chunmei: "...The kiss is not enough, kiss more times."