Chapter 27: Catering to His Interests
Concubine Hua nodded: "That's good, there is no need for us to offend this person.
On the contrary, he is a disabled person who can only sit in a wheelchair. Even if he is not crazy, he can't compete with you for that position. He is not a threat to us.
He is so smart, and his maternal grandfather has military power, so he might become powerful in the future.
People who are neither threatening nor capable can be won over and used for one's own benefit. ”
Concubine Hua's father was the prime minister of the current dynasty. She had seen a lot of intrigues in officialdom since she was a child. Influenced by this, her vision was longer-term than most women in the harem.
She knew that her son was not very talented, but he was obedient.
But if you want to become emperor, you can't just be obedient.
She always paid attention to how to pave the way and explained various principles to her son in detail.
The King of Qi understood what Concubine Hua meant, and responded seriously, "I understand. In the future, if there are any boat singing parties or poetry gatherings where scholars and writers recite poems, I will invite you, my fourth brother."
Concubine Hua shook her head and sighed: "You still don't understand the meaning."
"Please give me some advice, mother." The King of Qi listened with an open mind as always.
Concubine Hua suggested: "You and Prince Chen have had no contact for so many years. As soon as Prince Chen recovered from his madness, you made friends with him. Your purpose is too obvious.
Maybe not only will we fail to make friends with the Prince of Chen, but it may even backfire and give him the impression that we are very utilitarian.
Didn't I say before that the Prince of Chen cares most about his newly married princess?
You can invite Princess Chen to attend. Befriending Princess Chen is the way to please her. ”
The King of Qi suddenly realized: "I understand!"
Soon, the King of Qi had a new question: "When I went to the Wen family a few days ago, I found that Princess Chen and Wen Yao didn't seem to get along well.
Then if I marry Wen Yao in the future..."
When mentioning Wen Yao, Concubine Hua thought of the rumors about Wen Yao that she had heard in the past two days.
She frowned and said, "Who said you will definitely marry Wen Yao in the future?
I heard that Wen Yao's reputation is not very good. Let's observe for a while. Wen Tingyun may not be the Minister of Revenue for sure. ”
The King of Qi was actually a little confused. It was his mother who asked him to marry Wen Yao before, but it might be her that he would marry now.
But he didn't care. Whatever his mother said was the truth. He would marry whoever his mother told him to marry.
Of course, Concubine Hua was not the only one who had such thoughts.
Most people who noticed Gu Chenran's situation had the same idea as Concubine Hua.
Gu Chenran is a paralyzed prince anyway, and he will never be able to take that position in the future.
What’s the use of him being smart and powerful? Doesn’t he still have to find a faction to join and cling to the thigh of the future crown prince?
But there are also some people who are unhappy about Gu Chenran's improvement, or even feel wary of him.
In short, the originally peaceful capital gradually began to be turbulent...
Wen Ling is not interested in the turbulent situation in the capital. This is something Gu Chenran needs to face.
The merit gained from helping Gao Yueyuan made Wen Ling reap the sweet rewards.
The spiritual energy in this world is very thin and not suitable for cultivation.
It has been about a month since she came here, and the cultivation she has recovered through meditation day and night is not even a bit more than the merit.
This won't work. It's simply a pipe dream to fully recover spiritual power and ascend.
Wen Ling thought about it and decided to open a Feng Shui center in the capital.
Prepare to take on some things like Gao Yueyuan's and accumulate more merits to restore your spiritual power.
Wen Ling did what she said and went to find Gu Chenran immediately.
Gu Chenran was exercising by stepping on wooden stakes in the yard.
Although he can walk now, he has been paralyzed for many years after all.
He could clearly feel that his body was weak.
I didn't feel anything special at first, but when I saw Wen Lingneng lifting a sword weighing seventy or eighty kilograms with one hand that day, the feeling was different.
Gu Chenran secretly made up his mind to exercise well and practice martial arts.
No matter what, you can't be that much different from Wen Ling!
Hearing that Wen Ling was coming, he, who was originally holding his breath on the wooden stake, precisely timed himself and fell off the stake due to "exhaustion" the moment Wen Ling came in.
Wen Ling flew forward and caught Gu Chenran.
She hugged Gu Chenran's waist and fell to the ground, frowning slightly: "Why are you so careless?"
Gu Chenran wiped the sweat from his forehead and said embarrassedly: "I have been in the wheelchair for too long. I finally recovered and wanted to exercise more to make myself stronger."
He was handsome and thin, and his face was flushed because he had just finished exercising. His black hair was stuck to his cheeks. He looked fragile yet strong, and was very lovable.
Wen Ling...is easily controlled by such beauty!
Her voice softened unconsciously: "You have just recovered, there is no need to push yourself so hard, you should proceed step by step."
Gu Chenran lowered his head: "I just want to seize the time to become stronger..."
Wen Ling knew that he was anxious because he had experienced that kind of thing too many times before.
She comforted him, "Don't worry. With me here, you will never go back to the way you were before. There's plenty of time for that."
"Well, luckily you're here." After saying this, Gu Chenran turned his head to the other side as if embarrassed.
Green Sword was watching on the side, stunned.
No, Your Majesty, you clearly didn't mean that just now.
You have just started standing on the wooden stake. Yesterday you only stood for two hours before you came down!
Why did he suddenly become so fragile?
Gu Chenran glanced at the green sword in a corner where Wen Ling couldn't see.
Green Sword lowered his head instantly, looked at his nose with his eyes and his heart with his nose, pretending that nothing had happened.
They both sat down under the tree that had just been planted in the yard.
Gu Chenran personally brewed a pot of tea for Wen Ling.
His movements were graceful and smooth, and were a pleasure to watch.
Wen Ling talked about her plan to open a Feng Shui shop while drinking tea, and then asked: "What do you think of this? The more merits I can gain, the faster my cultivation will recover, and the more I can help you."
"Of course I have no objection. All the money in the palace is in your hands. You can do whatever you want." Gu Chenran fully supported.
Wen Ling asked again: "If I open a Feng Shui shop directly under the identity of Princess Chen, will it have any negative impact on you?"
After all, this kind of industry was considered low-class in the Yong Dynasty, and if a princess did this, she would most likely be criticized.
If they just say a few words, then it definitely doesn't matter.
I’m afraid that someone will make a fuss about this and say it’s an insult to the royal dignity.
It would be easy for something to go wrong by then, and Prince Chen might even be blamed and scolded by the Emperor.
The corner of Prince Chen's mouth curled up into a smile: "It's okay, there won't be any bad effects, just do what you want to do, and leave the rest to me."
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