Qin Wan was really angry. He was the one who told her to make a scene, and now that she was making a scene, he wasn't happy about it. The man was indeed two-faced, saying one thing and thinking another. "I'll tell you what I meant. You made me make a scene, and now you're unhappy. And then there's this. I said I wouldn't let you participate in the selection, I wouldn't let you take a concubine, and you agreed with your mouth, but in your heart you must be blaming me for being ignorant. I might as well agree. If you don't want to take a concubine, then you naturally won't, and there's no need for me to object."
"What's more, if I object, the court officials will say that the Crown Princess is jealous and unfit to be the principal wife."
Xie Qing was stunned. After realizing what was happening, he apologized profusely and pulled her hand against his body, pinching it: "Come on, come on, I'll pinch and twist it for you. Please don't be angry, okay? I was wrong, I was wrong..."
Qin Wan was both angry and amused, the corners of her mouth curled up so much that she couldn't suppress it. She tried to grab his flesh with two fingers, but couldn't pull it up. "Where's the flesh on your body? Why can't I pinch it?"
Xie Qing laughed: "I'm very strong, but I don't have any soft flesh for you to pinch."
Qin Wan didn't believe it. As her eyes flickered, she raised her hand and twisted his ear, twisting it half a circle. "What did you say?"
Xie Qing quickly covered his ears: "No, why are you still twisting your ears?"
Qin Wan feigned anger and said, "Why can't I twist my ears? What rule forbids me from doing so? Or are you trying to use your status as the Crown Prince to pressure me? Hmm?"
Qin Wan's last tone rose slightly, as if it had a hook, making people feel itchy.
Xie Qing immediately hugged her in his arms and pressed her down.
Qin Wan was shocked and patted him hurriedly, then turned to look outside: "Hey, what are you doing? In broad daylight."
"Don't look, they won't come in." Xie Qing turned her head and kissed her deeply.
Qin Wan was still reluctant: "It's still early and I still have to get dressed. It's very troublesome."
It takes at least two hours to shower, comb my hair, and put on makeup, and there are other things to do later...
"Stop messing around. We need to work hard to have a baby." Xie Qing grabbed her thrashing hand, picked her up, and walked towards the inner room. "We need to show the court officials how hard we're working so they don't rush me into the selection. I don't want to be a stud."
As the curtain fell, Qin Wan thought, "Is this something you don't have to do if you don't want to? Isn't your current behavior the same?" But I can't say this for the time being...
In the end, the draft was put on hold.
It wasn't Xie Qing who put pressure on him, but the emperor. He called all the ministers who supported the selection into the palace and scolded them, roughly saying:
"I'm not even dead yet! You're already urging the Crown Prince to hold a selection to continue his lineage? And you're even saying it's for my good fortune! You bastards!"
The emperor scolded the man and the matter was settled.
The idea of the beauty pageant was proposed by Bai Wanyi to the Fourth Prince. She had always hoped that Qin Wan would make a big fuss and be disliked by the royal family. But now she heard that the emperor had personally ordered that the beauty pageant would not be allowed. The emperor actually supported Qin Wan!
Bai Wan smashed a lot of things in anger, but then he felt heartbroken: "Qin Wan! Qin Wan! Why can't I defeat her? Where's Chu Yun? Chu Yun!"
The maid came forward and reported: "Mrs. Chuyun is ill and has not left the house for many months."
Bai Wanyi had no one with ideas to discuss things with, and her chest ached with anger. She paced around the room several times and said bitterly, "Let's go to the Fourth Prince's Mansion!"
The Fourth Prince looked at the papers Bai Wanyi brought with him, somewhat dissatisfied: "Aren't these papers a little smudged with ink? Isn't it a bad idea to take them out now?"
Bai Wanyi counted on his fingers and said, "The results of the provincial exam will be out soon. After the provincial exam, it will be the academy exam. After the academy exam, it will be the spring exam. If I don't take it out now, will I have to wait until the spring exam is over?"
The Fourth Prince thought about it and said, "But paper isn't perfect."
Bai Wanyi didn't care about this at all. What she cared about was her reputation. Similarly, the Fourth Prince said, "As long as the paper is cheap, poor people don't care whether it's good or not. It's just right to use it to practice calligraphy or do other things."
"For serious copying and writing, good paper is naturally used. The papermaking workshop under the Fourth Prince's name doesn't just make this kind of paper. As long as they sell a lot at a low profit, they'll make a lot of money."
The Fourth Prince thought about it and said, "So, this matter..."
He originally wanted to let Bai Wanyi do this, but then he thought about the so-called press conferences she had held several times, which all ended in farce. He changed the subject and said, "You come up with an idea, whatever you say, and plan it, and then I'll have someone do it."
Bai Wanyi saw that he didn't believe her, and she was a little angry: "If you don't believe me, then why are you looking for me?"
The Fourth Prince raised his eyes and glanced at her, sneerfully: "Your ideas are good, but your luck is bad, and things always go wrong. So this time, you come up with the idea, and I'll send someone to do it."
Bai Wanyi was not convinced, but there was nothing she could do. She sat down at the desk resentfully, ground ink and wrote a plan.
As a seasoned office worker, planning a plan was a breeze for her. After she finished, she put down her pen and looked at the Fourth Prince: "I won't interfere this time, and I hope you won't let me down. I want to watch Qin Wan fall into hell step by step!"
The Fourth Prince picked up the paper and looked at it carefully, then casually said, "Why is there such deep hatred between you women? Logically, she should hate you for stealing her man. Why is it that you hate her so bitterly?"
It would have been fine if he hadn't mentioned this, but once he did, Bai Wanyi was filled with resentment: "Qin Wan is born to be against me! She does whatever I do! She targets me everywhere! I want to drive her, step by step, into despair!"
The Fourth Prince glanced at her, wanted to say something but shook his head. This woman was very useful, so it was better not to ridicule her for the time being.
Soon, a kind of paper became popular in the capital. A knife cost five cents, and one hundred sheets of paper could be cut into pieces, which was enough to last for a very long time.
Although the ink will smudge, it is an excellent paper for practicing calligraphy for poor families who cannot afford to buy paper.
In addition, this is a cheap paper produced by the Fourth Prince, so it has received more praise than complaints.
The Fourth Prince also told someone, "I had planned to make better paper later, but since some students were reluctant to use it, I gave some away in advance. Who knew people would spread the news? I'm so ashamed that my product is not well made and yet everyone likes it."
The fourth prince did not show up, but with the help of a few poor scholars and these cheap papers, his reputation among the students rose rapidly.
Does anyone dislike blurring?
It doesn't matter if you dislike it, this paper is only five cents a piece. You can buy the ones that cost one or two taels of silver. They will definitely be useful!
Nowadays, wherever the Fourth Prince goes, he is praised.
However, no matter how much the students praised him, the Fourth Prince remained humble and said, "I'm ashamed that I can't make better paper."
"The Fourth Prince is so kind!"
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
