Chapter 031 Chapter 31
Chapter 31
Princess Funing's feelings were also expressed by the other princesses.
Because of the princesses' noble status, each princess was assigned a large courtyard.
This garden was originally a gift from Emperor Yuanxing to King Zhongning. It has a complete range of courtyards, and is more than enough for each of the four princesses to have a courtyard.
But the four princesses did not think this was something to be happy about.
The eldest princess sat in the pavilion in the garden, listening to the tinkling sounds coming from far away, and she sighed deeply.
"Fu Ning is really lucky. Not only did she have a title when she was born, but she also has a younger brother who loves her so much. So what if she has no father or mother?"
The eldest princess' words seemed to express envy for Princess Funing, but the sarcasm in her words could be felt from a distance.
The fourth princess, who always had a bad relationship with the eldest princess, raised her eyebrows and said, "Yes, the younger brother was able to stand up for his sister because someone else slandered her. Even though the method was a bit rough, this kind of heart is really enviable."
This sentence made the eldest princess's face turn ugly.
The eldest princess and the sixth prince are siblings, but unfortunately the sixth prince is a scoundrel. Not only does he never stand up for the eldest princess, it is common for him to make his mother so angry that she has to lie on the bed. As a result, the sixth prince was kicked out of the line of succession to the throne by Emperor Yuanxing a long time ago.
Compared to the eldest princess and the sixth prince, the fifth prince is much better to the fourth princess, his biological sister. He even dared to conflict with King Chungnyeong over a bracelet before, and he usually sends all kinds of jewelry to the fourth princess's palace.
This time, the eldest princess came here on her own when she saw the sixth prince was about to leave, while the fourth princess was carefully invited here by the fifth prince.
This was especially true when my mother brought me something just now.
The item the eldest princess received was just a standard one. Although it was thicker, it could not hide the carelessness inside.
Among the Fourth Princess's things, in addition to the incense and various plants carefully packed by her mother, there were also some magnificent jewelry that the Fifth Prince gave to his sister out of guilt. The eldest princess was so jealous that her eyes almost turned red.
The second and third princesses watched the eldest and fourth princesses exchange witty remarks and silently curled themselves up even smaller.
——My hands just couldn’t stop reaching into the dessert plate.
Funing has a great life in Prince Chungnyeong's palace. The dim sum here is so delicious, much better than those in the imperial kitchen of the palace.
The second and third princesses were thinking as they listened to the increasingly intense argument between the eldest and fourth princesses.
Until the eldest princess blurted out, "...Even if the fifth brother is good to you, what does it matter? You asked him to ask the father to take you back to the palace! It was obviously him who brought you out in the first place!"
After saying this, the eldest princess fell silent.
The smug look on the Fourth Princess' face disappeared completely. The First Princess and the Fourth Princess looked at each other for a while and slowly sat back in their seats.
The second princess and the third princess were holding the snacks in their hands, and suddenly they felt that the snacks were not so delicious.
Yes, it was clearly the brothers who brought them out. Without their brothers' consent, they would never have participated in this matter. As a result, they are now stuck in this garden in the suburbs, with no way of returning to the palace. Their reputations might even be damaged.
It was not known which of the four princesses started sobbing first, but the sound of sobbing spread throughout the pavilion and then turned into loud crying.
The eldest princess cried the most ungracefully, and the fourth princess also shed tears bit by bit.
The second and third princesses cried bitterly. Although they saw their mother every day, they could feel that their mother valued their older and younger brothers more.
It’s not that my mother doesn’t love them, but compared with the princes, what are these princesses?
The eldest sister’s mother is a royal concubine, but she is still no match for the eighth brother.
The four princesses cried bitterly for a while, and then quickly asked the palace maids sent by their mother to reduce the swelling in their eyes. They still had to have dinner with Fu Ning and the daughters of other ministers in the evening, and they couldn't let them laugh at them.
Thinking of this, the eldest princess decided to take the initiative and win over all those young ladies from official families to her side. This way, even if Fu Ning wanted to do something to them, she would have to think carefully about whether she could afford to offend so many people.
"No, I can't afford to offend Funing, but I think I can afford to offend Zhongning."
The eldest princess thought with a distorted expression.
But she soon comforted herself.
"It's okay. Chungnyeong can't possibly break into a place where women are. And as long as Funing doesn't target me, we have no reason to target her."
Thinking of this, the eldest princess invited all the young ladies from official families to come. She also sent someone to ask Fu Ning, and learned that she could use the garden, but she had something to deal with so she could not come.
The eldest princess rolled her eyes at first, then enthusiastically took these young ladies from official families to enjoy the scenery in the garden.
However, the other princesses were still immersed in their previous sadness. They were a little surprised to see the eldest princess so energetic. The eldest princess rolled her eyes and said to them.
"You know that your brothers are unreliable, so why don't you hurry up and save some chips for yourself? Otherwise, you won't know when you will be sold out. Do you really think we are here just to eat, drink and have fun?"
The eldest princess raised her chin and said proudly.
Seeing their eldest sister like this, the other princesses put aside their little conflicts.
These young ladies from official families were sent to them. If they could not establish good relationships with them and increase their bargaining chips in the palace, they deserved to be sold.
Especially the eldest princess, she is already 15 years old and will be getting married soon. Her husband has not been decided yet, so she can take this opportunity to ask these young ladies from official families.
The princesses calmed down and talked to the young ladies from official families in the pavilion near the wall of the garden, and the eight young ladies from official families also answered them carefully.
However, everyone was young and soon became more casual, especially Lu Yirou. Although she was reborn, she acted recklessly until she was in her 20s in her previous life and was then quickly taken to the beach. The words "cautious" had never appeared in Lu Yirou's dictionary, and she was the most relaxed.
However, she was also very polite, which she learned for Pei Muli in her previous life.
Thinking of Pei Muli, Lu Yirou's heart was gripped again. Fortunately, she took a few deep breaths, and because of the teasing of Miss Zhou next to her, she let go of these things and re-engaged in the topic.
However, because this pavilion is close to the courtyard wall, and the construction site is in the front yard, not far from the courtyard wall, one or two construction sounds can be heard from time to time, which makes the eldest princess and others very annoyed. They were planning to move to another place when they heard a voice coming.
"Sister, sister! I'm back! Sister!"
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It's the voice of King Chungnyeong!
The princesses had all heard Pei Muchu's voice, and some of the other young ladies from official families had also met King Zhongning, so their feelings were a little complicated.
They are here now all thanks to King Chungnyeong.
Everyone fell into silence and missed the best opportunity to leave. When they came to their senses, King Chungnyeong on the other side of the courtyard wall had already begun to surround Princess Funing like a little duck, and his joy could be heard from his voice.
"Sister, sister, those old bastards have all apologized. They were in big trouble. They choked when they drank water and burned when they drank tea. One even fell directly into the toilet. It was so funny!"
"Sister, sister, are you making noise in the garden? If you are, I will ask them to do the construction while you are playing in the backyard!"
"Sister, look at the jewelry I brought back for you!"
Funing finally found an opportunity to interrupt and told the story of how some young ladies from official families had been released.
"…They might ask their grandfathers and fathers, who are officials, to ask the emperor for a favor that he cannot get."
Princess Funing's voice was filled with guilt.
But King Chungnyeong waved his hand and said generously.
"It's okay. These people were originally brought back to accompany my sister. If my sister doesn't want them, they can go back."
After saying that, she started calling her "Sister" again, sometimes asking if she wanted a pretty maid to please her, sometimes asking if she wanted a pretty actor to come over and sing. She was not angry even when being scolded by Princess Funing.
"... Then I will ask my uncle to find a top scholar to be my sister's teacher! When the time comes, I will hold a poetry gathering for my sister, and I can buy a teahouse. Sister, you can make friends through poetry!"
These words sounded so rude that Princess Funing couldn't help but pat King Zhongning on the back and give him a few words of lecture.
But King Chungnyeong didn't take it to heart and just smiled and walked away.
After Princess Funing finished teaching the lesson, she couldn't help but start caring about King Chungnyeong.
Sometimes he asked if he wanted clothes made, sometimes he asked what he wanted to eat tomorrow. King Chungnyeong didn't care and just rattled off a long list of dishes.
Princess Funing also nodded happily and said okay, I will do it for you well.
After Prince Chungnyeong announced the names of the dishes, he began to say that he did not want to make clothes, but his sister should make more pieces. Before Princess Funing could say anything, she heard Prince Chungnyeong talk about how he went from making clothes to hiring a special embroiderer for Princess Funing, and then to how one was not enough and he should hire four or five more.
Then it changed from an embroidery building to a cloth shop, and then from a cloth shop to a dyeing workshop.
"...Sister! I'll go buy you a dyeing room right now! There's someone among the refugees I recruited who knows how to dye cloth. You can ask him to dye whatever cloth you want."
King Chungnyeong said happily.
Princess Funing's voice was filled with laughter, and it was rare for her to make a joke.
"I'm waiting for your dyeing room."
On the other side of the wall, both the princess and the young ladies from official families fell into silence.
The heroic tone of King Chungnyeong made the princesses and young ladies behind the courtyard wall feel jealous.
Especially the four princesses, they were all tricked here by their brothers, so they are better off than the young ladies who were forcibly brought here.
It would be fine if they were just betrayed by their brothers. After all, the four princesses were holding hands together. No one should laugh at each other. They were all unlucky people who were betrayed by their brothers.
...But there is still a Fu Ning standing there.
What the eldest princess said before seemed sarcastic, but weren’t they envious?
King Chungnyeong is unreliable and a troublemaker, but...
He was really good to Funing. He really dared to go to his father and make a fuss for his sister. He also really came to apologize for Funing.
So what if the apology wasn't sincere?
It is impossible to make those adults bow their heads and apologize to these little girls, even if they are princesses.
As the eldest princess thought about it, the corners of her mouth, which had been raised, drooped down. The fourth princess also lost her previous proud look. They all sat in their seats with droopy faces, sulking.
There aren't many good-looking ladies among the official families, and their brothers are not even as good as those princes.
The princes at least have some status. For example, the gold and silver jewelry that the fourth princess received, not to mention whether their brothers would give them to them, their father also doesn’t have the money to give to their mother.
As I thought about it, the air was filled with the scent of lemon.
Except for the young lady from the official family who was wearing an old dress, everyone present had an expression of indignation to varying degrees on their faces.
Oh no, except Lu Yirou.
She did not show any jealous expression. On the contrary, she looked across the courtyard wall with longing.
Lu Yirou missed her brother.
The story that the Prince of Weiyuan Marquis had three whips broken by the Marquis of Weiyuan because he went to the border to kill enemies and serve his country is still circulated among the noble families, and the Prince of Weiyuan Marquis has become the most hated figure among the younger generation of the entire noble circle.
The son of Weiyuan Marquis, Lu Nandou, is Lu Yirou's twin brother from the same mother.
They have always had a good relationship as siblings, and even when the son of Marquis Weiyuan had to go to the border, they never stopped writing letters.
Lu Yirou had also received quite a few jewelry belonging to the barbarians on the border.
After finally being reborn, Lu Yirou was so busy talking to her mother and father that she subconsciously forgot that her bastard brother was still at the border.
Now, she was reminded of the conversation between King Chungnyeong and Princess Funing, which immediately aroused her thoughts.
Alas, I don’t know how my brother is doing at the border.
As Lu Yirou thought about it, her emotions gradually surged.
At this time, Pei Muchu, who was still acting coquettishly with Princess Funing, looked at the rapidly growing emotion value on his personal panel and felt quite satisfied.
After he finished acting coquettishly with Princess Funing with a smile on his face, he went out and handed over the purchase of the land to Uncle Zhao, then returned to his room and closed his eyes.
Personal panel
Name: [Gu Youxing (Number of activated avatars: 3)]
Age: [25]
Current identity: [Pei Muchu (6)]
The plot world: ["The Return of the Hou Family" (click for original text)]
Task progress bar:
- Overall mission: [Get rid of cannon fodder status and reach the pinnacle of life]
- Current task: [Consolidate the impression of a dandy and avoid being targeted by the emperor]
- Mission Objective: [Spread your reputation as a playboy throughout the capital!]
- Mission Progress: [100/100]
- Current sentiment value: [103585]
- [Store Entrance]
System summary: "The entire capital city knows your reputation - although if this operation was not in line with your age, you would have been executed by now."】
Gu Youxing was already used to the system's unserious summaries, so he just glanced at them and went to check the store.
He had previously used up a portion of his emotional value to purchase fixatives and dyes, plus shipping costs, and his emotional value once fell below 10,000. However, the gain in emotional value during this period made his emotional value, which was originally below 10,000, soar directly to over 100,000.
This made Gu Youxing feel a little more secure. An emotional value of more than 100,000 was enough to purchase goods. Although it was still a bit far from those special products, Xie Yuanzhi had not made any effort yet.
After routinely reading the letter sent from the base, Gu Youxing felt that his nerves that had been damaged by the feudal society were healed. He took a deep breath and put the letter back into the drawer where letters were stored.
There are now four letters in this drawer.
The young man with a red mole on the corner of his eye carefully sorted out the letters, as if they were some rare treasures.
Gu Youxing felt as if he was the victim who needed psychological treatment, and his 777 data was disordered.
Who is the host showing off his devastated appearance to?
Recalling that this week the host kidnapped the original female protagonist, beat up the original male protagonist, and beat up all the princes except the male protagonist.
This does not even include the host's kidnapping of the wives of various officials.
Who was being tortured?
While 777 was thinking, Gu Youxing had already started looking through the rewards for this mission.
The reward for this mission aroused some interest for Gu Youxing. The reward for this mission was still the usual ordinary reward of wealth, but it also included a document on the establishment process of a dyeing factory.
Although it is impossible to build the automated assembly line inside, the process inside can still be used as a reference.
This is much better than Gu Youxing buying people one by one to try.
This time, the special rewards are not just the monotonous world aid, but two more have been added.
The first two are pretty normal, but the third one...
Gu Youxing tremblingly clicked on the last special reward.
[Special rewards: World Aid x1, Fusion Location Viewing Function Enabled, Crematorium Halo x1]
[Crematorium Halo: Every male protagonist who is burned to death will feel heartbroken... but it's just heartache. '
Effect: The designated object will experience a heart-wrenching effect.
"Host, you are very lucky. Some hosts may only guarantee one special item in each world. I didn't expect that you, the host, have only been on the mission for a few days, and you have already obtained two items."
777 said excitedly.
He really had never seen anyone in either world get special rewards not long after the game started.
Gu Youxing also felt that he was lucky today, but it was just a thought, and he soon began to study the crematorium halo.
After discovering that it really only made others heartbroken, Gu Youxing regretfully put the crematorium halo in the warehouse.
"You can give it to the senior leader of the main body, and find a place where no one is around to have a sudden heart attack or something like that."
Gu Youxing thought casually that a normal plan would definitely not be so rough, but it was definitely a good direction.
——It's summer vacation now, and the main body is busy like crazy. If it weren't for the help of the other three brains, I'm afraid Gu Youxing would have already started thinking about how to blow up these worlds.
If Pei Muchu hadn't been able to use the computer at all and was a six-year-old who couldn't even hold a pen steadily, Gu Youxing would probably be so crazy as to force Pei Muchu to serve as a soldier.
Fortunately, fortunately.
Gu Youxing thankfully clicked on the introduction of the fusion location.
"This fusion location is a map that every host can see when the two worlds are merging. It usually helps the hosts avoid those places."
After Gu Youxing studied this function a little, he clicked on the world fusion panel.
【World Fusion
-"Sun+Haomen" + "Houmen" are merging.
- Countdown: 2985 days
- Fusion location: [Click to view]】
Things to check at the fusion site are clearly displayed on it.
After clicking it, a modern smart map-like screen appeared in front of him, and the fusion location was displayed on this map, with a circular range drawn.
777 added on the side.
"Host, don't be fooled by the fact that this fusion map doesn't look that dangerous. Once the worlds merge, this entire area may be swallowed up by the fusion of another world."
"At that time, the things in both worlds will either be mixed together or completely disappear in the laws. Which one will remain and which one will be swallowed up will depend on which world's laws are more powerful."
777 said seriously.
This is also life-saving knowledge that every system knows.
These places where worlds merge are really dangerous, especially the worlds that have just merged, which are full of unstable space-time cracks. Therefore, the world will form a protective layer to temporarily protect the merged place to prevent the space-time cracks from suddenly expanding and endangering the world in the end.
However, for places that are classified as world fusion sites, all people and objects inside will be affected.
Some people turned into monsters, some objects disappeared or distorted into a ball, but more disappeared at the place where the world merged.
777 was seriously instructing the host when he saw Gu Youxing's hand still scratching that place, apparently planning to buy the land there. So 777 hurriedly persuaded him.
"Host, don't even think about building a commercial center or transportation hub here. You should know that if these places are discovered by the rulers of this world, they will definitely be nationalized. If you are still greedy, it is very likely that the mission will be difficult to complete, or even that you will die in this world."
777 said seriously.
There is more than one host who wants to control these world fusion locations, build transportation hubs, and make huge profits.
When it comes to profit, they will not show mercy, especially since this is not their world.
After all, anyone who has learned some common sense in economics knows how profitable a transportation hub is.
Even if they haven't learned it, they always know that houses near subway stations are always more expensive.
So many hosts did this, but the transportation hubs and commercial centers they created with great effort were soon nationalized, and some were even put in jail, resulting in the failure of the mission in that world.
In such a military stronghold, they have no way to confront the power of a country.
Gu Youxing listened to 777's earnest persuasion, raised his eyebrows and said, "Who said I want to build a commercial center here?"
777 was interrupted: “?”
"Host, what are you doing..."
Gu Youxing carefully memorized this place in his mind and said with a smile: "Our goal is to accumulate emotional points."
777 looked at the map, then looked at Gu Youxing's face, then looked at the territory, then looked at Gu Youxing again, then he exited the panel, took out a book on War and Peace, and pretended to be a saint father.
"Host, are you going to be a warmonger?!"
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