Chapter 231 Yun Ting’s cleverness
The Queen Mother basically kept her mouth shut tonight, all because of Yun Ting's coaxing.
"I understand you want to help Lu Qiniang sell fireworks," the Queen Mother said, "but you made the price so clear, and in front of so many people. If they really find out there's something wrong, who among the wealthy families in the capital will come to buy from you in the future? Wouldn't that ruin your business?"
Yun Ting looked up at the Queen Mother and raised his eyebrows proudly. His eyebrows and eyes were almost identical to those of his deceased mother, Princess Changle, which made the Queen Mother stare in a trance for a moment.
"Grandma, I said that on purpose," he said. "We had agreed on a price, but I raised it a bit. I thought I'd give anyone who comes to buy from me a 10% discount, a little bit of a bonus, and remind them to report the price accurately when they get home, so the owner won't notice."
In this way, the items are sold, people get a profit, and gain reputation at the same time.
"Little clever ghost. That's how it is. All the masters will be deceived."
"Well, that's nothing. Only 10%. I'm just letting them know they've been cheated. Do you think it's a good idea for wealthy families to charge an extra 10% on their purchases?"
"Calculate."
"That's right. Look at how much my uncle has been cheated."
In short, Yun Ting thinks that if it’s good for you, it’s good for me, and it’s good for everyone, he is really smart!
"Then what benefit can it give you?" asked the Queen Mother with a smile.
Yun Ting waved his hand, "I don't need that little bit of silver. Consider it a gift to Xiao Yan and Qi Niang. Hahaha, grandma, let me tell you something funny. You know, Xiao Yan, he's all show but no substance."
Don’t old people just like these cheesy things?
Lively and fun.
After hearing what he said, the Queen Mother said, "Ting'er, tell me honestly, is there a woman you like now? Do you want her to serve you as your concubine?"
My grandson actually cares about other people's sex life. Does that mean he has grown up?
"No, no, grandma, don't let your imagination run wild. I don't want any woman. I find women annoying, especially when they're annoying... Oh, you guys are really something. You, my grandma, and Qi Niang are all afraid that I'll be deceived by a woman."
"What did Lu Qi's mother tell you?"
"Well, in the summer, there was a girl on the flower boat who sang beautifully, and I would sometimes take a look at her. When Qi Niang saw me, she warned me that if I dared to look at her again, she would let Xiao Yan slap me. How could I have looked at her? I just thought she was beautiful and was thinking about whether I could bring her into the palace to sing for you!"
"That's the way it should be. If you want, ask your grandmother to pick out some decent and honest children for you. And your marriage can't be messed up. Your wife will be a clan member in the future, and she will be the one to support the Yunguo Mansion, understand?"
"I know, I know. We'll talk about the future later." Yun Ting said, "Grandma, you are very knowledgeable and have eaten more salt than we have eaten rice. Otherwise, can you help Xiao Yan? He is also quite pitiful. Without a proper elder to teach him, I think he is like a headless fly in Qi Niang's place."
"I think Lu Qiniang is right. The two of them are really not a good match and shouldn't be forced." The Queen Mother cast aside her daytime majesty, her eyes filled with a melancholy of memories.
"Grandma, I asked you to help light a fire, but you just blew it out. Is that okay? Xiao Yan is the person my uncle left for the prince. You have to treat him well!" Yun Ting muttered.
"Besides, Grandma, you and Grandpa have different social statuses, but you have been spoiled by Grandpa all your life, haven't you?"
The Queen Mother remained silent for a long time.
After a while, a look of sadness appeared on her old face. "But Ting'er, I never said I was willing, nor did I say I didn't regret it."
Feeling the sadness emanating from her, Yun Ting was stunned, and then said in a panic: "Grandma, I didn't mean it. Let's not talk about this-"
"It's okay. Your grandfather treated me well, but from being the Empress to the Empress Dowager, over the past few decades, it wasn't just his favor that could clear all obstacles. I paved the way for myself."
Only you know your gains and losses, joys and sorrows.
The emperor doesn't need a golden hoe, and he doesn't work in the fields.
The queen cannot do whatever she wants without restraint.
A beautiful beginning and a seemingly perfect ending cannot cover up the sadness along the way.
The huge disparity in family background can only be bridged through a lifetime of struggle, striving and filling.
"When I was young, I thought the same as Qi Niang. But I didn't stick with it in the end. You said you regretted it, and now I don't know whether I regret it or not, but this road is really not easy to walk." The Queen Mother closed her eyes. "Ting'er, do you know why your mother is so weak?"
"Why?" Yun Ting was shocked. Is there any hidden secret here?
"Because I was drugged when I was pregnant with her. Even if I was lucky enough to save her, even if your grandfather has made those who harmed me pay a thousand times the price, the harm I have suffered, the harm your mother has suffered, cannot be compensated."
Changle, Changle, the Queen Mother only hopes that her little daughter will live a happy life.
"Do you know why I'm angry with your father?" The Queen Mother said in a sad voice, "Because he once promised me that he wouldn't let your mother have children. I also promised him that I would allow him to take concubines and continue the Yunguo Mansion's lineage, but they lied to me..."
Her daughter Changle secretly poured out the contraceptive soup and insisted on having children for the man she loved.
"When I found out, she was already five months pregnant, and she couldn't have an abortion even if she wanted to." Tears welled up in the Queen Mother's eyes. "She only thought about your father. She didn't give a thought to me, her mother, at all. She made me die young, while I was still old. The hatred and regret in my heart have lingered for over a decade, and will accompany me to my grave."
"Grandma." Yun Ting wiped her tears, his own eyes reddened. "My mother doesn't want to leave you, doesn't want to leave us."
"She's so foolish," the Queen Mother said. "Sometimes I can't help but think, if I were just an ordinary woman, my daughter wouldn't have been murdered in her mother's womb, wouldn't have suffered such a tragic fate..."
"Grandma, my mother asked me to fulfill my filial duty on her behalf and stay with you. My mother has never complained. She is happy to be your daughter and to marry my father. I am probably the only one who worries her, her disappointing son. But fortunately, my mother didn't see it, so she doesn't need to be angry."
"Ting'er, no matter what you are like, you are the best in your mother's heart. Besides, you have always been a good child. Your mother will be relieved to see you like this now. When your grandmother sees her, she will tell her that you are a good child."
"Don't go see her. Stay with me first." Yun Ting said in a muffled voice, "If you want to live a long life, I'm counting on you to make a living!"
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