Chapter 1955 Knowing (Happy Qixi Festival!)
Bai Erlang's eyes fell on Bai Shan who was standing beside him. "Among the three of us, you are the only one who has experience in pleasing his father-in-law."
When Manbao heard this, he also looked up at him.
Bai Shan said: "It's simple, just cater to their preferences."
He did the same thing to both his fathers-in-law, Uncle Zhou and Uncle Zhou.
Uncle Zhou liked to hear nice words and also liked money, so he always gave Uncle Zhou some things. They were not very expensive, but very novel, and they were always things that Uncle Zhou liked and could use.
Coupled with his natural advantages, such as good looks and good academic performance, he easily won the favor of Uncle Zhou.
As for Uncle Zhou, although it is a bit difficult, after all, they can't see each other, so his preferences can only be inferred.
But he already had a general understanding in his mind. He liked all kinds of things in the world, and he felt that the underworld lacked those things, so he asked Manbao to offer them on his behalf. Most of the time, he only offered them once, and sometimes he needed to repeat them, but the quantity would not be huge. He had not figured it out yet, did he really not need a large quantity, or did he feel sorry for Manbao and deliberately asked for less?
He mentioned several times that he wanted to offer something directly in large quantities, but Manbao refused.
Although Manbao was very smart, he could sometimes be a little slow, so he wasn't sure if this was Uncle Zhou's real intention or if he was just worried about his daughter...
Bai Erlang didn't mind Bai Shan's distraction. He leaned against the railing and worried, "Pandering to his tastes? What does His Majesty like?"
Bai Shan added casually, "Money."
Seeing Bai Erlang looking at him in disbelief, Bai Shan said, "Your Majesty is short of money, he must like money."
Manbao also tried to think about it and whispered: "I think he also likes to hear people say nice things."
Bai Erlang and Bai Shan said as a matter of course: "Isn't this normal? Who doesn't like to hear nice words?"
"That's different. The emperor will be especially happy to hear nice words."
Bai Erlang was in a dilemma. "But what should I do? Should I become a sycophant? But I can't even say a good word to His Majesty."
Manbao gave him some bad advice, "Just praise him for his wisdom and bravery, and say all the nice things about him."
Bai Erlang thought about it, a chill ran down his spine, and he shook his head repeatedly, "I can't say."
Due to some well-known historical reasons, Bai Erlang did not think that the current emperor was that wise and powerful. He even secretly scolded him with Bai Shanmanbao. Bai Erlang could not praise others blindly with his eyes open.
Manbao and Baishan shrugged and said, "There's nothing we can do. You can only pay the emperor money and ask him to marry his daughter to you."
Bai Erlang felt that their proposal was unreliable. No matter how rich he was, could he be as rich as the emperor?
Manbao nodded affirmatively and said, "As for cash, you might actually have more than the emperor."
But the others are not necessarily the same.
Bai Shan reached out and patted his shoulder, saying, "Work hard, and when you make money, use it to throw at him until he agrees."
Bai Jilang: ...How much does that cost?
No, the key point shouldn’t be to throw silver at the emperor, wouldn’t he chop him to pieces?
He wanted to get married, but he didn't want to risk being beheaded to do so.
Bai Shan was just joking, so he naturally wouldn't let Bai Er spend the money. Moreover, as his senior brother, he became serious after the joke and said to Man Bao, "It can only be done through the prince."
Manbao also thought of the Crown Prince and nodded, "I will go to the East Palace to see the little grandson tomorrow and talk to the Crown Princess."
Bai Shan nodded and reminded him, "Don't be too explicit. Just keep your words to yourself."
Manbao said confidently: "I know, I've seen many people matchmaking for my brothers."
Bai Shan and Bai Jilang: ...
The next day when Manbao went to see the Crown Princess, the Queen in Taiji Hall learned about the children's secret actions.
She couldn't help but sit up straighter and asked the palace maid who stood respectfully beside her with her head bowed, "Did Mingda say in person that she likes Bai Cheng?"
"Yes, the princess and Lord Zhou discussed it for half an hour." She paused, then repeated word for word what Princess Mingda had said about her marriage considerations.
The queen didn't expect her daughter to think so much. She always knew that she was sensible, but she didn't know she was so sensible.
The queen, who had been somewhat unhappy at first, now felt only distress in her heart. After thinking for a moment, she asked, "What is the princess doing now?"
“Drawing in the study.”
The queen nodded and waved her hand, saying, "You can go down."
Then she asked Aunt Shang to go to Chongwenguan. She went there in the morning and did not return until the afternoon. She bowed and said, "No one heard what the three of them said."
She paused and continued helplessly, "Lord Zhou and Young Master Bai sit together whenever they have free time, so there's no noticeable difference between these days and the past. The only difference is probably that a few nights ago someone heard some noise coming from Young Master Bai's room, as if they were fighting, but it didn't sound like a fight. The next day, the two were fine, so it might just be a normal quarrel."
The Queen asked, "Anything else?"
"Yes," Aunt Shang raised her head slightly, "Lord Zhou went to see the little grandson today, and when he was talking to the Crown Princess in the room, he mentioned Second Master Bai and Princess Mingda."
The queen breathed a sigh of relief, fortunately this was not Mingda's unrequited love.
She thought about it carefully, but only remembered a vague figure in her mind. She was not familiar with Bai Erlang. The most profound memory in her mind was probably when she heard people talking about the conflict between him and Yun Feng in the Imperial Garden.
The queen paused when she thought of this, and then she realized that Mingda and Bai Cheng's fate started so early, three years ago.
The Queen breathed a sigh of relief and said to Aunt Shang, "Tell the servants to be more attentive and report back if anything comes up."
"Yes." Aunt Shang was the Queen's confidant, having watched several princes and princesses grow up. Among them, she liked the smart and sensible Princess Mingda the most. So after a moment of silence, she couldn't help but ask, "Does the Queen agree?"
The queen looked at the memorials at hand for a long time without saying a word. These were memorials from the harem. Although she was only in charge of the harem and occasionally received some memorials about imperial edicts, she was still very busy. Coupled with raising children, she basically had no time to rest.
The Queen put the memorial aside and said, "I vaguely remember that Bai Erlang's family is small, and he is the youngest son?"
"Yes, he is the youngest son. He is the only elder brother in the family. He is currently studying at the Imperial College. He passed the exam on his own."
The Queen said, "He does have some skills."
Aunt Shang had obviously done some research; she had a general idea in just half a day. She said, "His father was only a country gentleman, but he was a branch of the Longzhou Bai family. By the time of his grandfather's generation, he had branched off and gone to Mianzhou to buy property. But he was still a descendant of the Bai family and was included in the 'Clan Records'."
In the joint event of Qixi Festival, the king of passers-by is the book friend "Ace Lan". I wish Jin Jing and Xie Xin will finally get married, and will be as sweet as Man Bao and Bai Shan now and in the future.
Well, Yuzhu would like to wish all book friends a happy Qixi Festival, whether you are a single dog like me, or a couple like Jin Jing and Xie Xin, everyone has a happy Qixi Festival.
Good night
(End of this chapter)
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