Chapter 150 If you come to my door, then just come in!
(Thanks to Feng Liuer for casting 2 monthly tickets.)
"...Please create an opportunity for the host to have close contact with the male lead Liu Shu, arousing the jealousy of the female lead Li Chunli. The mission will be completed when the jealousy value reaches 50%!"
Complete the task to earn 200 points and a chance to win a prize!
"X!"
Li Shiyue cursed in her mind, and the little voice in her heart was already giving the system the middle finger!
Thinking about my future plans, points are still pretty good!
Li Shiyue hurriedly called out from behind Liu Shu, who had turned around, "Your Highness!"
Liu Shu turned around at the shout.
Li Shiyue glanced at the value of Li Chunli's jealousy displayed in her mind. Good heavens, she only said four words, "Your Highness," and Li Chunli's jealousy value rose from 0 to 10%!
"No, what are you jealous of?!"
Li Shiyue really wanted to shout this sentence at Li Chunli!
However, when Liu Shu turned around, she cupped her hands and asked, "Your Highness, I would like to ask if the eldest son is at the Prince's residence?"
We haven't yet paid our respects to the eldest son after the New Year. Now that we've come to the prefectural city, my second uncle's admission to the prefectural school is largely thanks to the eldest son, so my uncle and I must go to the prefectural gate to express our gratitude."
Liu Shu's face froze for a moment, but it was gone in an instant. If Li Shiyue hadn't been staring at him the whole time, he wouldn't have noticed how quickly Liu Shu's expression changed!
However, Liu Shu now had a beautiful smile on his face. He said to Li Shiyue, "Madam Li, you've come at just the right time. My elder brother didn't come back for the New Year, but he just returned a couple of days ago and is currently in the Prince's mansion."
If you wish to visit, you should arrive early, as I do not know if your elder brother will have returned to his post.
"Thank you for informing me, Your Highness. Please take care!"
In the short time it took for Li Shiyue and Liu Shu to exchange a few more words, Li Chunli's jealousy level increased by another 5%!
After watching Liu Shu and Li Chunli go down the stairs and leave Qingfeng Pavilion, Li Shiyue turned around and called out to Li Wangming beside her with a bitter expression, "Second Uncle."
Li Wangming naturally realized that Li Shiyue did not want to have anything to do with the heir Liu Shu, since they had come to Qingfeng Pavilion to ask for help to get into the academy, which was actually Liu Tan's way.
If he had listened to Li Shiyue and gone downstairs to hide earlier, he wouldn't have had to say anything to Liu Shu.
Li Wangming gave an awkward laugh, then thought about what Li Shiyue had just said and asked her in confusion, "Shiyue, are we really going to the Prince's Mansion?"
Didn't you say that the eldest young master didn't need us to go?
Now that you've already told the Crown Prince you're going to visit him, you can't refuse.
Will the eldest son be angry if I do this?
"It's alright. Haven't you heard people say that the eldest young master might not be in the palace?"
Let's not go today. We can buy some gifts and visit them tomorrow. If they don't see us and the eldest son isn't home, then we can just leave the gifts and leave.
It doesn't mean I disobeyed the eldest son.
Li Shiyue's words to Liu Shu were actually just a way to leave herself an opening for her mission. If she went there tomorrow and couldn't find anyone, she would just give up on the mission. Anyway, she had enough points now and had already redeemed the papermaking technique.
If I go tomorrow and we actually meet, then it's fate. Heaven has already given her a task, so I might as well do it and try to earn some points.
Everything went much more smoothly after that. They knocked on the door and met the shopkeeper, Yue Dongcai. The shopkeeper told them what to prepare, how much silver they needed, and the books that might be tested at the prefectural school. The two quickly thanked him and started buying books in Qingfeng Pavilion.
If you buy books, you'll definitely need to buy writing brushes, ink, paper, and inkstones too.
Li Shiyue thought the book was expensive enough, but who would have thought that the four items—pen, ink, paper, and inkstone—were also all expensive.
"A ream of ordinary hemp paper costs one hundred and twenty copper coins!"
Li Shiyue carefully packed up the writing brush, ink, paper, and inkstone that the young man had brought over; these were all valuable!
"Once my paper mill opens, I can partner with Qingfeng Pavilion to sell paper!"
With this in mind, Li Shiyue and Li Wangming left Qingfeng Pavilion and headed back to the inn.
Upon learning the date of the prefectural school examination from Yue Dongcai, Li Shiyue immediately took the money and paid the innkeeper for three more days' worth of rooms.
The next day, after seeing Li's mother and the others off to stroll around the city, she and Li Wangming took their money bags to buy gifts.
The gift for thanking someone upon their visit couldn't be too meager. Knowing that she had to be generous in this situation, Li's mother gave Shiyue a heavy purse.
This is what Li's mother said to Li Shiyue: "This money was given to me by your second uncle before. I haven't used it and have saved it all."
Your second uncle also found it in an old cotton-padded coat in the wooden cabinet left by your grandmother.
Our family is large, and we spend a lot of money on daily necessities. I've used this money this time; take it and buy some presentable gifts when you visit.
Your grandmother was most eager to see your second uncle take the college entrance exam when she was alive, so this money spent on that won't be wasted.
With Li's mother's help, how could Li Shiyue not spend money?
She's the biggest spender, okay?
Finally, she spent all the money in the purse!
I bought two jars of Xinghua Chun tea, the most famous tea shop in the city, four gifts from the most famous pastry shop, and the most expensive item was a small ounce of tea from the tea shop.
The shopkeeper said it was called "Guzhu Zisun" and that it was a tribute tea. He said that the reason they were able to get it in their shop was because during the chaotic times, the tribute tea had nowhere to go and was acquired by a wealthy merchant.
Li Shiyue didn't know if the shopkeeper was telling the truth or not, but the tea did smell better than other teas.
The two carried these six gifts to the Prince of Zhenbei's mansion. Li Shiyue thought that there would be fewer people on the street in front of the mansion.
After all, that was a royal palace; how could the wealthy and powerful mingle with commoners?
Furthermore, a prince with actual military power would likely send troops to guard the entire street to ensure his family's safety.
Little did she know that after asking around all the way to the destination, Li Shiyue was utterly astonished when she saw the bustling, crowded Wangfu Street.
As a result, after much effort, the two finally squeezed to the entrance, only to find that there were people specifically assigned to maintain order at the main gate of the Prince's Mansion so that people could queue up. There were just too many people who wanted to visit the Prince's Mansion.
Li Shiyue was not willing to just wait like this.
She took the Xuan character token directly to the person in charge at the front, saying that she would just leave the things behind and leave. Li Shiyue thought that she would just have them sign and leave their names, but to her surprise, the person in charge stopped and asked with his hands clasped, "Are you Li Shiyue, the young lady from Liujiatun?"
Li Shiyue nodded in agreement. As soon as the steward confirmed that it was Li Shiyue, he immediately put on a big smile: "Miss Li, the young master has already instructed that if you come to the door, you can just go in!"
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