Chapter 135: Merit Power is Charged by Tongzi
"Why so soon? Which young man are you discussing marriage with?" Su Qianqian calmed herself down and asked.
[Calm down. You didn't seem to panic when you met the vicious Zhang Yong on the carriage. What's wrong with them discussing a marriage? It's not like they're going to get married right away. The outcome is still unknown. 】
The system hadn't spoken much in the past two days, and suddenly appeared to comfort Su Qianqian.
"It's just that the Prime Minister's Mansion released the news, but didn't reveal which young man the marriage was being discussed with. I don't know what Prime Minister Xue is up to."
Qin Hanzhang shook his head, but was wondering what impact the Prime Minister's marriage proposal would have on the Wuning Marquis's Mansion.
[I'm afraid that Prime Minister Xue intends to avoid marrying the prince. This will stimulate the male protagonist to start his plan to compete for the female protagonist, or it will develop in that direction. 】
Su Qianqian's worries were not without reason, but the system was full of confidence:
[Development in that direction is the general trend, but haven’t you already changed a lot of outcomes with my help? Of course, your efforts are obvious to all, otherwise you wouldn’t have so much merit for me to upgrade...】
[Merit power is provided for you to upgrade... You haven't said anything for the whole day, could it be that...]
Su Qianqian had a bad feeling, so she quickly opened the panel and found that there were only more than 20,000 merit points left!
[Waste, thing, unification!] You actually spent all my merits, what can I give back... sizzle...】
If the system had a real body, Su Qianqian would have thrown it to the ground and strangled it half to death.
[Don’t be angry, don’t be angry. After the upgrade, my abilities have become stronger. This is called technological investment, you know! 】
The system explained guiltily, and did not dare to say that its boss had called it back and tricked it into upgrading Su Qianqian's merit card to create performance for itself. The benefits of the system were nothing more than a slightly stronger insight into time and space, so the superiors gave each supervisor a mandatory task.
It was the weakest and smallest system, and it didn't dare to resist its leader, so it had to pretend to be strong and get promoted.
[Didn’t you say that I can’t upgrade now? Why can I do it now? 】The money has been spent and it will not be recovered anyway. Su Qianqian wants to know whether her money is worth spending.
[That kind of upgrade is a new upgrade, which changes everything except the soul. This kind of upgrade is a functional upgrade, and the original abilities are expanded a little bit...]
The system sound is getting smaller and smaller...
Expand a little bit? Three hundred thousand merit powers...】Su Qianqian felt a darkness before her eyes, and finally understood how Grandet would feel if his small treasury was stolen.
Several elders of the Qin family pretended to discuss court affairs with Qin Hanzhang, but they were actually listening to the conversation between Su Qianqian and the system. However, they could not understand what they heard. They only knew that the merit power that Su Qianqian had accumulated with great difficulty had been used up. They were also anxious. How could they help Su Qianqian make up for it?
Qin Hanzhang was inexplicably happy because he heard the word "return". Although he didn't know where he was returning to, his intuition told him that it was a place he could not reach.
Without the power of merit, Su Qianqian would not be able to leave. He knew that this was selfish, but he couldn't help but want to keep Su Qianqian.
In addition to them, several people in the Qin family had things on their minds. Even Qin Yuzhuo, who was most willing to watch the show, was a little absent-minded.
He kept looking at her son who was sitting obediently. She didn't know when she realized that Qin Mian spoke to her less than when Madam Zhen was around.
Xin kept looking at Qin Yuzhuo from time to time, and even secretly imitated the action of drinking tea. She was surprised at what she was doing and felt lost.
Qin Hanyue and his wife are in love right now, but they haven't gotten married yet. As long as there is an opportunity, they will be together forever.
Qin Hanjin became more and more listless. After two consecutive days of setbacks, his eyes looked like an abandoned stray dog. He wanted to ask his family for help but didn't have the face to do so. He had to rely on his unwillingness to get through each day.
After dinner, everyone went back to their rooms. Su Qianqian, in her hometown dialect, felt a little depressed. The system had taken out her money and her kidneys as well, and she felt less energetic.
Qin Hanzhang looked up at her quietly as he walked. Seeing that she was listless, he didn't know how to comfort her. He was frowning in thought when suddenly a fallen leaf was blown to his feet by the wind.
He bent down to pick it up and saw that the leaf was narrow and complete, with thick leaves. He wiped the surface of the leaf with the sleeve of his robe, then put it to his lips and began to play a tune.
Su Qianqian was attracted by the tune played by the leaves. When she listened carefully, she actually felt the sadness of missing her hometown, just like a wanderer far away from home, or a soldier guarding the frontier missing his parents... This is a song of homesickness!
Su Qianqian's gaze moved from the leaf to Qin Hanzhang's face.
On the autumn night of August 30, there was no light except the lanterns carried by the maids. The stars were dimmer than usual, but Qin Hanzhang's eyes seemed to fall into the stars under the dim light.
Su Qianqian's discouragement gradually dissipated.
[No matter success or failure, life is heroic, it’s just a matter of starting over again! 】
Su Qianqian sang a morale-boosting song in her heart. Twenty thousand merit points were not a small amount. When she came here two months ago, the word "poor" was written on the system panel. Now her storage box had enough food and clothing.
It’s just 300,000 merit points. Give her a month and she will definitely earn it back!
"What song is this? It sounds great. I didn't expect the Marquis could play a musical instrument."
Su Qianqian felt much better and wanted to flatter Qin Hanzhang. After all, in the Marquis' Mansion, the man in front of her was the absolute leader, and he secretly sent people to protect her, so she also wanted to show some friendship.
Qin Hanzhang choked at the word "instrument" Su Qianqian said, and couldn't play the song anymore. He coughed twice before saying, "It's a folk song that soldiers use to relieve their homesickness in the military camp."
"Language is good, language is good, and it is down-to-earth." Su Qianqian found an adjective, not knowing whether Qin Hanzhang could understand it.
When I returned to the yard and passed the wing room, I saw that the lights there had been turned off. I didn't expect Xuan Niang to have gone to bed early. She was indeed a skinny horse that had been carefully trained. She was calm and decisive, able to endure humiliation and suffering, without fighting, fear, or complaint.
If this happened in modern times, she would be the king of mistresses and the best candidate for a concubine.
Qin Hanzhang sent Su Qianqian into the inner room, then returned to his bedroom alone. After washing up, he took out a map. He had already drawn many circles and dots on the map, all within the territory of the Great Zhou...
When Su Qianqian opened her eyes the next day, she heard the sound of rain outside. The autumn rain brought a chill, and two months had passed, from the scorching hot summer to the bleak autumn.
There were important things to do today, so she couldn't take a break during the rain. Su Qianqian simply dealt with the affairs, and seeing that it was almost time, she put on a man's makeup, changed into men's clothes, and went to Fengdian alone to meet Mr. Sun.
It was Mu Xiu in Japan. When Su Qianqian arrived at Luoyingfang, she saw a carriage waiting on the roadside.
Su Qianqian lifted the car curtain and asked if it was Mr. Sun in the car. When the curtain was lifted, not only did Mr. Sun answer, but another person also looked at Su Qianqian.
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