Chapter 247: Little Sister, I Want to Be Both a Princess and a Queen
As expected, the four siblings of the Wen family gathered in Wen Yueyin's room, excitedly talking about what happened at today's flower-viewing banquet.
Seeing Wen Xingluo coming in, Wen Ruyun was annoyed, "What are you doing here?"
Wen Xingluo sat down confidently and said softly, "The emperor is visiting the palace incognito tonight. I heard him promise my mother that he would officially welcome her into the palace as a concubine in three days."
The four siblings were stunned for a moment, then overjoyed, "Really?! So, we siblings can enter the palace too?!"
Wen Xingluo ignored their chatter and feigned sadness, saying, "It's a pity that the concubines and court officials all dislike mother. It's unknown when mother will be able to take the throne of empress. Isn't this hindering the future of my three brothers?"
"You don't have to worry about this. We have racked our brains these past two days and have figured out a way to make mother the queen." Wen Rufeng said, looking at Wen Ruyun calmly.
Wen Ruyun understood and took out a bottle of medicine. "We've inquired and found that only Empress Mei and Concubine Zhang hold a higher rank than Mother in the palace. This is Crane's Beak Red. If we poison them both, wouldn't the position of Empress naturally fall to Mother?"
Wen Yueyin took the red crested dapoxetine and stuffed it affectionately into Wen Xingluo's arms, "Little sister, we've discussed it, and the task of poisoning them will be given to you. You have the best relationship with mother, and I believe you are willing to fight for her. This is a great honor, don't say that your brothers and sisters don't love you."
Wen Xingluo: “…”
After poisoning the queen and the imperial concubine, is she still alive?
She tried her best to suppress the urge to kill these four people. She played with the red dregs of the crane's head and said with a half-smile, "Poisoning the Queen and the Imperial Concubine is like drinking poison to quench thirst. Once discovered, I'm afraid my brother and sister will be implicated as well."
"As the saying goes, a mother's status depends on her sons," Wen Xingluo looked at the crowd, "In my opinion, my three brothers need to help the emperor in the front court, so that mother can truly gain a foothold in the harem."
Wen Rulei's eyes lit up, "Xingluo, have you figured it out and decided to support us like you did in your previous life?!"
Wen Rufeng became excited when he heard this.
Wen Xingluo slowly unfolded a map and pointed to the north. "Shuozhou County suffers from a perennial water shortage, and the land is too dry to grow crops. If Big Brother could persuade the Emperor to dig a canal here to irrigate the land, then this vast expanse of territory could be transformed into vast, fertile farmland, greatly benefiting the country."
The idea of building a canal was proposed by He Yu a year later.
Xie Zhe agreed.
Although digging the canal was indeed beneficial to the people's livelihood and the country, it was costly and laborious in the early stages, resulting in an empty treasury of the Great Zhou Dynasty and giving Xie Guanlan the opportunity to launch a northern expedition.
In this life, if she had proposed to dig a canal a year in advance, it would only have consumed the national strength of the Great Zhou earlier.
Wen Rufeng was holding the map.
He vaguely remembered that He Yu had proposed to dig a canal in his previous life.
At that time, the emperor was very pleased and praised He Yu for his broad vision and called him a great talent for the country.
In this life, if he had been the first to propose digging a canal...
Then wouldn't he be the one rewarded by the emperor?
Wen Rufeng's face lit up with joy. "Xingluo, you're really smart. I didn't even think of this. I'll go draft a memorial now and submit it to Father after Mother enters the palace in three days!"
Wen Yueyin's eyes lit up, "Perhaps if the emperor is happy, he will make my elder brother a minister! Good days are finally coming for our family!"
Wen Rulei also laughed and said, "I told you, Xingluo is the lucky star of our family."
Wen Yueyin glared at him with disgust, but rarely said anything.
Wen Rulei took the initiative to ask, "Xingluo, what do you think I should do now, Third Brother? Should I continue to participate in the martial arts examination and become the deputy commander of the Jinwu Guard like in my previous life?"
In his previous life, Wen Rulei participated in the military examination. Relying on his relationship with General Li, he squeezed out the strongest competitor, won the first place in the examination, and became the deputy commander of the Jinwu Guard.
Wen Xingluo looked at him for a long moment, then suddenly revealed a gentle smile. "What's the point of being the Deputy Commander of the Jinwu Guard? Third Brother, with all the experience he's accumulated from his previous life, should be a General. A General would be in charge of the day and night patrols of the Imperial Palace and Kyoto, a top-tier and important position. Isn't it more prestigious than being the Deputy Commander? Only then would you be worthy of Third Brother's status."
A fool like Wen Rulei can be just a deputy envoy, but even if the sky falls, there are still the chief envoys to hold it up.
But if he were to be fully responsible for patrolling the capital day and night, he would only make things a mess.
"Really?!" Wen Rulei was overjoyed, but then felt a little melancholy. "It's just that I haven't been able to become General Li's disciple in this lifetime. I'm afraid I can't deal with those who pass the martial arts examination..."
"What's the big deal?" Wen Xingluo said softly, "Third brother said you were General Li's student, but the mountains are high and the roads are long, so that person has no way to verify it. What's more, Third brother used General Li's spearmanship, so that person would not doubt it even more."
Wen Rulei suddenly understood, "Xingluo, you are right!"
Seeing that the future of Wen Rufeng and Wen Rulei was settled, Wen Ruyun frowned and seemed to be hesitant to speak.
He wanted to ask Wen Xingluo what he should do, but he couldn't bring himself to do it.
As if seeing through his thoughts, Wen Xingluo smiled and said, "Second brother has unparalleled talent for business, he just lacks opportunities. When eldest brother receives the emperor's commendation this time, you can take this opportunity to ask the emperor to allow you to become an imperial merchant."
Wen Rufeng beamed with joy and said generously, "It's not a difficult matter. I just don't know what kind of business you want to start, second brother."
Wen Ruyun couldn't say for sure either.
He looked down on small businesses, and he didn't have the capital to start big ones...
Wen Xingluo decided for him, "Why not go into the grain business? After all, there was a flood in Shu County that year, and second brother has experience in the grain business, right? The grain business is the best. It's stable in times of peace and in short supply in times of war. It can't be hindered by natural disasters or man-made disasters. If we can cooperate with the army and provide them with food and fodder, that would be even better."
She simply couldn't imagine what would happen if a useless person like Wen Ruyun was in charge of the army's food supplies!
If the soldiers of the Great Zhou Dynasty went to the front line hungry, they might surrender to Xie Guanlan in anger.
These words made Wen Ruyun very happy.
He waved his folding fan, rarely showing any anger towards Wen Xingluo. He simply said in a reserved manner, "You are willing to contribute, which shows that you still care about this family. Let bygones be bygones. From now on, you should focus on us and stop claiming brothers everywhere."
Wen Xingluo took a sip of tea with a half-smile and ignored him.
After solving the problem of the three brothers' future, Wen Yueyin came forward, wanting to say something but stopping himself.
Wen Xingluo looked up at her, her round almond-shaped eyes hiding a hint of ridicule, "Sister, just say whatever you want to say."
"Ahem." Wen Yueyin coughed, clutching her heart. She maintained a reserved expression, "I want to ask you, do you think it's better for me to be a princess or a queen? If I want to be both, do you have any solutions?"
Wen Xingluo put down the teacup.
Wen Yueyin is here making a wish with her.
She looked at Wen Yueyin and smiled, "Yes."
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