In her past life, she had specially honed her makeup skills in order to blend into certain places.
A skilled makeup artist has the ability to completely transform a person's appearance. When she uses the identity of Jun Li, the makeup she wears is deliberately different from Qu Tong's light makeup and bare face. It's not just about whitening and moisturizing the lips.
She also subtly adopted different styles in terms of hairstyle and clothing. In addition, people are subjective. I used to think that an SSS-level and an F-level person could not be the same person. Later, I thought that with such strong mental power, it was impossible for her to still be a noble pharmacist.
Therefore, even after she revealed her strength, few people still connected Junli and Qu Tong.
"So how did Niannian recognize her aunt?"
With her big, bright eyes wide open, Niannian answered matter-of-factly, "Because for such a kind and gentle beauty as Niannian, besides my grandmother and mother, there's only my aunt."
Qu Tong chuckled, completely unexpected that was the reason.
Children have simple minds and few concerns, which helps them eliminate external distractions and allows them to focus on one point as the answer.
Unable to resist, she ruffled Niannian's fluffy head again. "Thank you for the compliment, Niannian. You're a little beauty too."
Niannian thoroughly enjoyed herself and loved being close to Qu Tong.
After Qu Tong invited the Crown Princess to have afternoon tea together, Nian Nian reluctantly bid farewell to Qu Tong.
Qu Tong opened the gift the Crown Princess had given her; it was a gift agreement for a flower shop. Qu Tong vaguely remembered the address—it was a famous commercial street in the capital planet where land was incredibly valuable.
Her planet Loy has many beautiful roses; she could consider selling some of them.
Even if it wasn't prepared for Luo Yixing, no girl dislikes flowers.
It's not just one flower, not just a bouquet, but the entire flower shop, all kinds of flowers, plus a ten-year contract for the flower cultivation base.
This gift was truly thoughtful.
The rest of the time, Qu Tong waited for Si Yuting to return while tending to the flowers, plants, fruits, and vegetables in the garden.
However, instead of Si Yuting, Li Hanchi, who was beside Si Xian, appeared.
Li Hanchi straightened his posture, bowed, and extended one hand, "Second Prince's Consort, His Majesty invites you to the palace for a talk."
The guards brought by Li Hanchi stood in two rows, their eyes sharp and piercing, on either side of the hovercar.
Qu Tong frowned slightly. The other party had been so courteous; she seemed to have no reason to refuse.
Butler Chi glanced warily at Li Hanchi, who stood motionless at the door like a small mountain, and whispered a reminder: "Madam, you don't have to go if you don't want to. His Highness has instructed us to protect you. Just refuse, and leave the rest to me."
Qu Tong patted Steward Chi's tense shoulder, "It's alright, His Highness is in the palace anyway."
Then, turning to Li Hanchi, he asked, "You don't mind if I ride in your own hovercar, do you?"
"Princess Consort, please feel free to do as you please."
Qu Tong drove the hovercar slowly ahead, and Li Hanchi didn't urge him. He and the guards also slowed down and followed behind.
An hour later, we arrived at Sixian's palace.
Looking in from the doorway, besides Si Xian directly above, there were several middle-aged men in suits sitting at the conference table.
Qu Tong, who was a frail old man second only to Si Xian on the right, looked somewhat familiar. After racking his brains, he remembered that he had met the head of the Ouyang family once at the annual first birthday banquet. This man, who looked seven-tenths like the head of the Ouyang family, should be Ouyang Lina's grandfather, who was also a member of the National Assembly. Everyone called him Elder Ouyang.
The man on the left is wearing a hospital director's uniform, and the embroidery on his chest clearly identifies him as the director of the Central Hospital.
The palace was surrounded by guards with guns at their waists. Li Hanchi walked over and stood at the end closest to Si Xian.
Facing a large crowd, Qu Tong seemed oblivious to the solemn atmosphere, casually walking over and sitting at the end of the table, several chairs away from the nearest person.
Then he raised an eyebrow and looked at Si Xian.
Si Xian frowned but said nothing.
"Second Prince's Consort, you should have seen the latest research report on the gene bank and the Central Hospital, right?"
Si Xian paused deliberately at this point.
Qu Tong remained noncommittal, her expression consistently cold and indifferent.
Si Xian continued, "Second Prince's Consort, the energy plants you planted are of great significance for improving fertility. The reason I called you here today is to discuss with you that we hope to buy back Luo Yi Star as a fertility research base."
Qu Tong thought to herself, "As expected," and suppressed the sarcasm that was about to spill from her lips, saying in a good-natured tone, "Luo Yixing is not for sale."
Si Xian, sensing that Qu Tong was worried about the price, said disdainfully, "I can estimate the price for you based on the current market price of the planet, or I can give you a more valuable planet. You won't lose out."
As the previous emperor, he didn't even care about this money.
Qu Tong shook her head again: "Not for sale."
After being rejected twice, Si Xian was somewhat displeased, and his tone became firmer, "Luoyi Star originally belonged to the country. It could have been taken back directly for the sake of the country's cause. I'm willing to compensate you because you are Si Yuting's wife."
"Ha-" Qu Tong couldn't help but exclaim.
Looking at Si Xian's orange-peel-like old face, he wondered, "Does living a long time in the interstellar era make one's skin thicker?"
They're forcing us to buy and sell, and they're so self-righteous about it, acting like they're giving her charity.
Moreover, the current value of Loy is far beyond that of ordinary planets.
The director of the Central Hospital stepped forward and kindly helped with the analysis, saying, "This is a good thing for the country and the people. The birth rate has been declining for the past few hundred years, and the situation is already very serious. If we can make a breakthrough in this area, it will not only benefit the country as a whole, but you and your superior will also be able to enjoy the benefits with priority."
"As the Second Prince's consort, you can no longer be as short-sighted as a young lady from a noble family. You should consider things from the perspective of the country, instead of worrying about personal losses."
Elder Ouyang was far less polite, his words laced with barbs and dripping with belittling intent.
Qu Tong laughed in exasperation, wondering where Elder Ouyang got his confidence from.
But Qu Tong quickly understood. After Elder Ouyang finished speaking, he subconsciously looked at Si Xian, who was in the upper position.
Oh~
So it was that shameless old man who gave it to me.
Qu Tong chuckled inwardly, but on the surface, she put on an extremely harmless smile and nodded: "Elder Ouyang is right."
Elder Ouyang was taken aback. He thought the Second Prince's wife was quite capable. He was secretly pleased and raised his head, teaching in the tone of an elder, "It's good that the Second Prince's wife has this awareness. General Si is upright and dedicated to the country. As his wife, you should also set an example."
“Since only the actual amount of fruits and vegetables needed can increase fertility, it should indeed be promoted extensively to play a greater role,” another person echoed.
Seeing that Qu Tong remained silent, the others seemed to think she was an easy target and began to gossip among themselves.
One by one, they spoke righteously and vehemently, emphasizing the importance of fertility value research, and morally blackmailing her under the guise of serving the country and the people.
The implication was that she should hand over the item voluntarily, so that Luo Yixing could be of greater value once it was in their hands.
In the end, they even demanded that she hand over the cultivation method for 100% purified energy fruits and vegetables.
Of course, fearing it would be too unseemly to accept such treatment, he said he would pay her patent fees.
Qu Tong was utterly speechless; it was more disgusting than swallowing a handful of flies.
After all her assets were planned out, Si Xian symbolically asked Qu Tong, "What does the Second Prince's Consort think?" (End of Chapter)
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