Chapter 331: Encounter with the "Poison Girl"
Lin Pianran put all the food in the space into the warehouse, and then sent someone to notify Huo Yuchen to bring people to transport the food.
Although the warehouses were piled high with food, seemingly overflowing with it, Lin Pianran was plagued by a lingering worry. She secretly worried that this was just a drop in the bucket and would still be unable to meet the army's huge needs.
After all, Emperor Wu of Qin was ambitious and warmongering in recent years, provoking wars everywhere and frequently recruiting soldiers.
The Qin Dynasty boasted of having a million soldiers, which is no small number!
The daily food consumption of this million-strong army alone is an astronomical figure.
According to conservative estimates, 10,000 to 20,000 dan of grain are consumed in just one day, not including the food and fodder needed for the horses.
Just the four items of food, clothing, weapons and military pay are a huge expense.
This is why maintaining an army costs money.
Without money, we can’t support the army.
Of course, the Qin Empire, under the wise governance of the first two generations of emperors, had accumulated considerable wealth and enjoyed considerable national strength. However, after Emperor Wu of Qin ascended the throne, he was ambitious and launched frequent conquests, raising flames wherever his cavalry advanced. This excessive military spending led to the gradual depletion of the treasury.
The imperial court certainly still had a certain amount of strength to solve most of the food supply problems. It was just because the treasury was empty and the imperial court lacked silver, so there was a certain food gap.
The court needs to find ways to coordinate and resolve all of these issues.
Lin Pianran provided support to the best of her ability.
Thinking of the Wang family that she had scouted today, Lin Pianran showed a strange smile on her face.
Maybe tonight, she can make a fortune again.
As she thought about it, a happy smile appeared on Lin Pianran's face.
When they were riding in the carriage back home, Lin Pianran stopped the carriage as they passed the downtown area of Zhuque Street.
"Jingyu, let's go downstairs and buy some delicious food!"
She was in a hurry this time and only brought Jingyu with her.
After he finished speaking, he handed Jingyu a hundred taels of silver notes and said, "See what you like to eat and buy it. Buy more so you can bring it to the people in the mansion."
Jingyu took the banknote with a smile, her face full of joy.
When they see a delicious food stall, they will go up and buy a lot, especially various pastries, and buy at least two of each kind.
It looks very luxurious.
This caused the small vendors to actively strike up a conversation with them and introduce what they were selling.
They all hoped that this generous master and servant would patronize their stall.
Lin Pianran almost never refuses anyone who comes to her.
When I see delicious candied fruits, I order two portions of each.
Anyway, they are not short of money and will not miss any delicious food they see.
I even bought several strings of candied haws. Since there are many children in the family, everyone can get one.
Finally, I saw a stall selling roasted chestnuts. I could smell the fragrance from afar, which made me almost salivate.
When Lin Pianran walked over, a young girl had just bought a bag of chestnuts. The moment she turned around and walked back, she bumped into Lin Pianran. Only then did Lin Pianran see the pretty face clearly.
It was Princess Wenjia Huo Li from Prince Jing’s Mansion.
The moment she saw Lin Pianran, she was stunned at first, then she pretended to be happy and walked over and said kindly, "County Princess Yuhua, oh, no, she has been canonized as County Princess Rende."
"I didn't expect to see you here. Are you here to buy roasted chestnuts too?"
Lin Pianran had only seen the princess from afar at a banquet in the imperial palace, but had never spoken to her.
However, she didn't expect that this princess who looked a little cold and difficult to approach would actually take the initiative to talk to her.
She could also clearly feel that the princess' words were not in line with her heart.
Although he seemed very warm in his words, there was no joy in his eyes.
It was as if he had deliberately met her by chance and struck up a conversation with her, everything was planned.
Lin Pianran's face immediately changed into a gentle smile, and she greeted warmly, "Well, the fragrance attracted me here, Princess Wenjia, what a coincidence!"
Huo Li stepped forward and said, "While shopping, I met Miss Lin. It really is fate! I see you're shopping alone, so why don't we go together?"
Lin Pianran stared at her face calmly, trying to observe her intentions from her subtle expressions.
See if her intuition just now was an illusion.
Sure enough, just as she expected, Huo Li came up to her, deliberately got intimate with her and chatted with her, and even suggested going shopping with her.
Lin Pianran also wanted to know what her purpose was in deliberately coming over?
He agreed without hesitation.
"Shopping alone really lacks some fun. I'd love to have a companion!"
So, Lin Pianran's crazy shopping turned into a shopping spree with two people.
Lin Pianran still had no scruples and continued to buy whatever she saw, leaving Jingyu with no room left and having to send things to the carriage twice to store them.
Huo Li followed behind Lin Pianran, watching her crazy behavior with contempt in his eyes.
As expected, he was born a beggar and grew up in a small family. It was as if he had never seen anything good before. He wanted to buy everything he saw.
Too petty.
It's really something that is not presentable!
She couldn't help but ask, "Sister Lin, why did you buy so much food?"
Lin Pianran answered very casually, "There are many people in the Duke of Huguo's mansion, so in order to ensure that everyone can eat, I bought some extra."
Haha, he must be living under someone else's roof, so he is eager to curry favor with everyone in the Duke of Protectorate's Mansion.
However, for a woman without the support of her natal family to become the future Crown Princess, she really has some means!
Huo Li observed Lin Pianran's every move calmly and carefully. Apart from her overly beautiful appearance, he really couldn't see anything special about her.
Huo Li felt that Lin Pianran's every move and gesture showed none of the reserve and upbringing of a lady from an aristocratic family. Her steps were light and a little jumping, and she didn't look calm and dignified at all.
When they saw something delicious, they would stand in front of the stall and taste it without any hesitation.
Moreover, she could greet those vendors in coarse clothes with a smile and chat cheerfully...
All of this is not something a lady from a wealthy family can do.
In her eyes, a lady from an aristocratic family should be dignified, steady, smile without showing her teeth, be aloof, and disdain to smile at those low-class vendors.
However, Lin Pianran went completely the other way and completely disgraced the noble ladies from aristocratic families.
When Huo Li saw Lin Pianran chatting enthusiastically with the vendor again, he really couldn't stay any longer.
He walked up to Lin Pianran and said gently, "Sister Lin, I suddenly remembered that there are some things at home. Why don't we make an appointment next time?"
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