Chapter 66 Don’t bring any unscrupulous people into the palace
The courtyard is deep and clean after the rain.
Chen Yu was sitting in the hanging flower hall drinking tea. Seeing Wen Xingluo coming over, he quickly stood up and said, "Miss Wen."
Wen Xingluo glanced at the red clothes he was wearing and smiled, "Master Chen."
"You accidentally fell into the water during the Dragon Boat Festival. I came to visit you, but unfortunately I didn't see you. People in the palace said that you went to study at the White Crane Academy." Chen Yu handed over a few packets of snacks, "These are pastries made by my cook. They taste better than those sold outside. If Miss Wen likes them, I will send some over another day."
He was born with a handsome appearance and was pleasing to the eye.
Wen Xingluo thanked him.
"Oh, right," Chen Yu remembered something and pulled up the girl beside him, "This is my cousin Song Lianxin. Miss Wen, you can just call her Xin'er. She learned that I was coming to visit you and was curious about what you look like, so she insisted on coming along."
Wen Xingluo nodded politely, "Miss Lianxin."
Song Lianxin didn't say anything, but just looked at her from the side.
When her eyes passed by the golden butterfly hairpin beside Wen Xingluo's bun, a trace of envy appeared on her face and she said, "Your hairpin is very beautiful."
Wen Xingluo smiled and said, "Yours looks good too."
Song Lianxin curled her lips.
Chen Yu smiled at Wen Xingluo and said, "It's a rare sunny day today, why don't we go for a walk in the garden?"
In the palace garden, gardeners were cleaning up the broken branches and leaves left by the heavy rain.
As he watched, Shen Yu suddenly sighed.
Wen Xingluo admired his handsome appearance in his crimson robes and jade belt.
Although not as handsome as Xie Guanlan, he is still pleasing to the eye.
She didn't mind talking to him for a while, so she asked, "Okay, why did Mr. Shen suddenly sigh?"
When Shen Yu heard this, joy appeared in the corners of his eyes and eyebrows.
The people in Zhenbei Palace are difficult to approach, but unexpectedly, their adopted daughter is an easy-to-control character.
"Alas!" He sighed again, feigning melancholy. "My family is a royal merchant, but unexpectedly, something went wrong with the batch of brocade we sent to the capital at the beginning of this year. The emperor was furious and had my father thrown into the Heavenly Prison, where he remains even now! Thinking of my father suffering in prison, I can't sleep or eat. I don't know what to do!"
Wen Xingluo said gently, “Mr. Chen is a very filial person.”
"So, can you help my cousin?" Song Lianxin suddenly spoke up. "Since you and my cousin are engaged, it shouldn't be difficult for you to ask the King of Zhenbei to ask for mercy from the emperor, right?"
After she finished speaking, Shen Yu scolded, “Xin’er, don’t be rude.”
Wen Xingluo slowly and leisurely skimmed off the foam from the teacup.
Song Lianxin couldn't stand seeing her so leisurely, so she asked on the spot, "Why, Miss Wen doesn't want to help?!"
Wen Xingluo put down the teacup and looked at Chen Yu.
He looks pretty good and dresses very much like Xie Guanlan.
Unfortunately, he lacks backbone and likes to be smart, hiding behind others and pushing women out to benefit himself.
Although this kind of man is good-looking, he is not in her range of choice for a partner.
She said, "No need to bother my father, I have a ready-made idea to save your father."
Shen Yu quickly asked, "What's the idea?"
"I'm helping you on some terms." Wen Xingluo wasn't in a hurry to share his plan. "I want one-third of your family's annual profits."
Shen Yu was stunned.
After a long while, he gritted his teeth and said, "If Miss Wen can really save my father, the Shen family is willing to give you a portion of the dividends every year!"
Wen Xingluo waved his fan and said firmly, "Twenty percent."
In her previous life, she was immersed in the business world and had heard of the Shen family.
The Shen family was able to grow their business to such a large scale and even become a royal merchant, all thanks to Shen Yu's father.
The Shen family cannot live without this cash cow.
So her request for 20% is not excessive.
Wen Xingluo wanted 20% from the beginning, and proposed 30% just to give Chen Yu room to bargain.
She had done this countless times in her previous business life.
Shen Yu hesitated for a long time, and nodded. "Twenty percent is twenty percent, but you must ensure that my father returns safely. I wonder what your method is?"
Wen Xingluo did not rush to answer. Instead, he asked Cuicui to bring pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and wrote the contract about the dividend on the spot. He also asked Chen Yu to press his fingerprint to prove that the transaction was established.
After doing all this, she looked at the peonies in the garden and said, "The emperor favors Concubine Zhang, and Concubine Zhang loves Yusijin the most. Master Shen, do you understand what I mean?"
Shen Yu was stunned.
Wen Xingluo wanted him to go through Concubine Zhang's connections, bribe her with Yusijin, and ask her to whisper in the emperor's ear.
He frowned, "But why did I hear that the Emperor dislikes Concubine Zhang? The Emperor and Empress are deeply in love, but Concubine Zhang and the Empress are not on good terms, so the Emperor dislikes Concubine Zhang..."
Wen Xingluo said calmly, "You despise her, but you still want to have three children with her? The Queen has been childless for so many years."
Shen Yu stared at her suspiciously.
After a while, with the mentality of giving it a try, he said, "I'll try this method."
Song Lianxin curled her lips and couldn't help but mutter, "Even if this method works, Miss Wen wouldn't ask for a 20% dividend from my cousin, right?! Since you're proposing marriage to my cousin, our relationship must be extraordinary. You should be offering your advice proactively instead of asking us to pay you in exchange!"
Shen Yu was silent, obviously agreeing with what she said.
Wen Xingluo lowered his eyes and chuckled.
Anyway, she has already received the dividends, so she doesn't care what they say.
It's not a marriage proposal, she just thinks Chen Yu looks pretty good in a red dress, she won't sacrifice her own interests for a man.
Seeing that she was silent, Song Lianxin couldn't help but curl her lips and stretched out her hand to her, "Let me see the gold hairpin on your head!"
Before Wen Xingluo could say anything, a group of people suddenly came to the end of the flower path.
Leading the group was Xie Guanlan, and the officials following behind him were in a hurry, as if something had happened.
Wen Xingluo looked at Xie Guanlan.
Ever since the Dragon Boat Festival, he has been busy with flood control outside, and he has been missing all day long. He used to be seen in my grandmother's yard, but he hasn't been seen once in recent days.
Xie Guanlan glanced at her and Shen Yu and his sister.
Wen Xingluo stood up and was about to salute, but Xie Guanlan didn't even seem to have time to accept the salute. His clothes fluttered as he passed her.
She watched the young man go away and heard Song Lianxin complain, "What? They say the prince of Zhenbei Palace is gentle and humble, why does he seem so unkind to me? Seeing the guests sitting here, he didn't even say hello. How rude and uneducated! Is this the attitude of Zhenbei Palace when it comes to proposing marriage to my cousin?!"
Wen Xingluo turned to her and said in a deep voice, "Be careful with your words!"
Song Lianxin was unhappy, "Why are you so mean to me?"
Fushan came over at some point, "Miss Song."
Song Lianxin frowned, "Who are you?"
"Miss Song is disrespectful to the Crown Prince and has committed insubordination." Fushan ordered, "Cuicui, hit her."
Cuicui was a maid trained personally by the old empress dowager.
After receiving the order, he stepped forward and slapped Song Lianxin.
Song Lianxin was stunned.
She couldn't believe it and covered her face with her hands while crying, "How dare you hit me?!"
She wanted to make a fuss, but Shen Yu quietly pulled her arm.
Fushan turned to Wen Xingluo and said, "The prince said that we shouldn't bring anyone of questionable character into the palace. If you're really bored, you can go run around in the back garden. Also, you shouldn't give anything from the palace to outsiders, especially gold and silver."
After saying that, he glanced at the golden butterfly beside Wen Xingluo's hair.
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