Chapter 055 Chapter 55
Chapter 55
"...Well, Your Majesty, your master must be an accomplished person."
Although Lin Cao'er thought that it might be a time traveler or some dimensional transaction, she still spoke to the young prince with admiration on her face.
The little prince also raised his head and said with a proud look: "Of course, this thing was put directly into the warehouse by the master."
Lin Cao'er nodded with a smile on her face, and turned around to interrogate those who were guarding the warehouse.
She didn't believe that there were any gods in the world. If there really were gods in the world, Mr. Lin would not have fallen to this point.
However, her thoughts seemed to be noticed by the little prince. His expression suddenly changed and he looked at Lin Cao'er with a frown and asked.
"You don't believe me?"
Before Lin Cao'er could say anything, the young prince relaxed his brows and waved his hand. The emerald green jade ring on his hand was quite eye-catching.
"But it's normal that you don't believe it. After all, you have never seen Master's abilities. I am not such an arrogant guy. Today, I will let you see for yourself."
After saying this, the young prince started fiddling with something at his waist.
Lin Cao'er followed the little prince who almost had the words "I am a playboy" written on his face and slowly typed a question mark: "?"
Doesn't this person know what his reputation is in the whole capital?
"But the little prince is still a child after all, and some children are very stubborn about what they believe. No matter whether it is true or not, you have to pretend to believe it."
Lin Cao'er thought as she watched the young prince put his hands into his pouch.
However, whether he will tell the captain of the guards after reading it depends on whether the captain of the guards will come for patrol today.
Lin Cao'er was just thinking about it when she saw that the little prince seemed to have finally found what he wanted in his purse. Lin Cao'er cast her eyes over nonchalantly...
——Watching the young prince take out a long folding fan from his purse, which absolutely could not be put into a purse.
“——!”
That long folding fan was almost as long as the little prince's forearm, and the emerald green purse, although the pattern on it was intricate and delicate and must be worth a lot of money, but Lin Cao'er was sure that this purse, which was only as big as his palm, could never fit the long folding fan.
When Lin Cao'er saw this scene that brought out common knowledge of physics, her mouth opened and closed, and she began to gesture with her hands, but she couldn't utter a single word.
"This is the space bag my master gave me. It can hold a lot of things." The young prince said proudly while shaking the folding fan.
"...Prince, is it really okay for you to tell me such an important matter?" Lin Cao'er's mind was in a mess, and she only said this in the end.
Even the way he calls himself has changed.
"Anyway, my sister and Uncle Zhao know about it, and you can't leave the dyeing room, but you can't tell anyone else about this. Also, help me keep an eye on other people to see if they find out. Then come and tell me, and I'll ask Master to give you some pills."
The young prince squinted his cat eyes and said.
"But if you dare to spread it widely, I have 1,000 ways to make your entire family be buried with you!"
This cold tone immediately woke Lin Cao'er up. She realized again that although the little prince looked amiable and spoke whatever he wanted, he was, after all, raised by the emperor's side.
From what he saw and heard, he knew that the young prince could not be as simple as he appeared to be.
"I understand." Lin Cao'er heard her own voice answering.
The young prince didn't care about her self-proclaimed name, he just waved his hand and let her leave.
Looking at Lin Cao'er's distraught back, the young prince smiled suddenly.
[Host, if you do this, it will be easy for you to scare the heroine into standing against you. ]
777 said helplessly as he looked at the emotional value contributed by Lin Caoer.
[Don’t forget that I was a doctoral student before I came here, and I was the kind who focused on the academic path. The seniority system in the academic world is sometimes even more feudal than the feudal society.]
Gu Youxing frowned as he recalled the different views he had seen in the academic world with his two identities in modern society.
[Yes, Lin Cao'er should be able to withstand pressure very well, otherwise she wouldn't have gotten a doctorate in modern society.] 777 said with understanding.
[Now that she has the opportunity to practice Taoism and change her class, when Lin Cao'er realizes what's going on, she won't go crazy and tell everyone about it.]
[But host, the people in this world do not have the organ of spiritual roots. They cannot convert mental power into spiritual power. They are destined to be unable to use the skills of the cultivation world. How will you solve this problem? ]
777 asked curiously.
Gu Youxing narrowed his eyes and said, "This is not a problem that bothers me."
[How can mortals also cultivate immortality under the huge threat (made up by me) in the future? This is a question they need to consider.]
*
[…Host, you are indeed worthy of being me.] 777 said in amazement.
Gu Youxing smiled, turned around and pretended to be arrogant to urge a wave of orders, then turned around and walked towards Princess Funing's residence.
"Princess, the prince is here."
When Mother Lin went in to report to the princess, Princess Funing was talking to the female manager in charge of the garment workshop.
"Let Yuanbao wait for a moment. We will be done soon. Ask the kitchen to serve fresh fruits. Yuanbao loves them."
Princess Funing was so busy that she didn't even raise her head.
Mother Lin felt both distressed and happy when she saw Princess Funing being so busy.
I feel sorry for her because Princess Funing is too busy, but I am also happy because I see the capability that the Crown Princess once showed in Princess Funing.
Mother Lin helped Princess Funing organize the documents on her desk with a distressed look on her face, while watching Princess Funing discuss something with the housekeeper.
The housekeeper had just found a young man to marry into her family. The young man's family had six sons, and he was the fourth. He was not valued at home, and his family did not have the money to let him get married.
Just when the matchmaker was worried about finding someone, the housekeeper appeared.
The young man was good-looking and hardworking, so they got married just after the first month of the year. The housekeeper was in high spirits during those days.
Work hard to prepare for saving money for your future children.
"...The 'Fairy Clouds' that the workshops produced during this period could not meet the demand in the capital, and some merchants followed suit. With the prince's name card, I sued all those poor merchants to the government office, confiscated their property, and three of the more serious ones were even imprisoned."
The housekeeper was talking about the recent situation in the capital, and Princess Funing nodded as she listened. The shortage of supply was not a big deal, but the point was that the reputation of "Xianyuncai" was ruined.
Although the color of their fairy clouds will fade and some of the darker colors will seep out when washed, there is almost no color bleeding from light-colored clothes.
After being washed hundreds of times, the color of fairy cloud clothes became the same as that of ordinary clothes washed once.
When Princess Funing saw the fairy clouds for the first time, she knew that they would definitely bring a storm to the entire capital city.
As expected, after Xianyuncai's first appearance in the capital, various incidents occurred frequently, causing Princess Funing to become very tired and thin. When the protective King Zhongning saw that his sister was so tired, he immediately refused to do so and went straight to the emperor, and also chopped off all the claws of those people.
Emperor Yuanxing looked at the fairy clouds and the rich colors that King Chungnyeong provided him for free, and immediately closed his eyes, turning a blind eye to the King Chungnyeong's riot.
King Chungnyeong lived up to his indulgence and tortured the court officials and nobles who had harassed his sister until they were half to death before returning home refreshed.
It was a pity for those court officials and nobles. They just reached out according to the previous practice, but they didn't expect to hit a wall with King Chungnyeong.
"Since the fairy cloud colors are in short supply, let's temporarily let the ladies and young ladies see their head flowers and hair accessories, which are all made of fairy cloud colors. By the way, how about the ready-made clothes?" Princess Funing said to the housekeeper.
After the female steward agreed, she said, "The princesses in the tailor shop don't have any objection to the commission, and the queen and the emperor in the palace are not angry about it. But the other young ladies from the official families..."
"There is nothing wrong with Miss Lu. Some of the clothes she designed were even sold under her real name, and all were happily bought by the wife of Marquis Weiyuan."
"However, some of the other young ladies are still opposed by their families. There is even a young lady from an official family who was directly locked up by her family and wanted to cut off contact with us."
The housekeeper said in embarrassment.
Princess Funing frowned when she heard this, and after thinking for a while, she asked, "Is it the daughter of Mr. Pan, the top scholar in the Hanlin Academy?"
The housekeeper nodded immediately.
"The old scholar's family is clearly struggling to make ends meet. The young lady in their family can't even afford two maids, and the old scholar lives on his wife's dowry. I don't know what the lady was thinking, using her dowry to help her husband take a concubine instead of raising a daughter."
The housekeeper had been with Princess Funing for a long time and had become bolder. She was quite disgusted with the strange situation in the old number one scholar's family.
The old number one scholar is an old Hanlin. Although he is old, he is only in his 40s. His family was originally poor, and his life became better after he married his teacher's daughter. But I don't know if his teacher's daughter became stupid because of reading too much, she even did something like using her dowry to help her husband take a concubine.
She even made her daughter feel wronged for this, only to find out later that it was only because her daughter did not give birth to a son for the old number one scholar.
The daughter of the old number one scholar, a proper official lady, lived a life worse than that of some maids in ordinary officials' families.
The old number one scholar is of the same kind as Censor Li.
For the sake of the family's reputation, they didn't want the official's daughter to design clothes to supplement the family income. It wasn't even considered designing clothes. They were just clothes designed by the girls for fun. They didn't even have their names on them. They were just games.
The buyers wouldn’t say how much they like them, but they definitely praise these noble ladies.
Although what the young lady said was not very pleasant, the housekeeper still felt sympathy for her after learning about these things.
How did I end up with two such parents?
"Oh, Lord Pan still calls himself a noble family. The women in his family can't even make ends meet, but he's risking the lives of all the women in his family just to build up his reputation."
Princess Funing sighed at the situation of the Pan family, but she couldn't intervene in this matter, so she could only ask Yuanbao to put on some eye drops when he met the emperor's uncle.
"By the way, how are the other young ladies from official families?" asked Princess Funing.
The ready-made clothes designed by Xian Yuncai were also a way for her to become famous. During the time that Princess Funing was managing the dyeing room and the store, she also truly realized that women need other income besides dowry.
There can't always be only one way out.
"Some of the other young ladies from official families were strongly opposed by their families, but during this period of time, I have been protected by several other young ladies from noble families, so I have not suffered any loss."
At this point, the housekeeper's mouth curled up.
"But this method didn't work for the Pan family. The old number one scholar wanted to erect a barricade at the door of his house to make all the noble families stay away from his house. Fortunately, this situation did not happen to other families."
"Did those lords and ladies agree to such a small disturbance?"
Princess Funing asked in disbelief.
Those adults are all stubborn.
"How could that be possible? Those noble ladies are one reason, and another reason is Madam Li."
When the housekeeper said this, there was a smile in her eyes.
"Mrs. Li?"
Princess Funing couldn't figure out how the wife of the Li family, who was almost forced to jump into the river by Li Sifang and Li Yushi, came up with such an idea.
"Isn't Miss Li still living here with you, Princess? After Madam Li was taken back, when Lord Li mentioned taking Miss Li back, Madam Li started crying and making a scene, saying that Lord Li was trying to ruin his daughter's future. Lord Li didn't dare to act rashly in front of you, Princess, so Miss Li has been living here ever since."
"The clothes designed by Miss Li are quite popular, and she has saved up some private money. After seeing her daughter's dowry, Madam Li became even more fearless. When Lord Li mentioned that selling clothes designed by Miss Li would ruin the family's reputation, Madam Li..."
The housekeeper couldn't help laughing and gasping for breath when she said this, then she said.
“Go buy some gold and silver jewelry!”
Princess Funing, who had been taught the situation by Mother Lin, also laughed.
"Master Li doesn't dare to make a fuss. He just wants to gain a reputation and doesn't want to empty the family's coffers. Once he scolds Madam Li for buying too many gold and silver jewelry, Madam Li will cry and complain that what's wrong with using her dowry to buy some gold and silver jewelry?"
When Princess Funing heard that Madam Li had managed to control Lord Li in such a naughty way, she also laughed. This laughter attracted King Zhongning who was standing nearby. Princess Funing saw that the matter was almost handled, so she waved her hand to signal the housekeeper to leave.
"Sister, sister, what are you laughing at?"
"Nothing, this is not something Yuanbao is suitable to hear. Okay, Yuanbao, what's the matter with you coming to see Sister?"
Princess Funing said with a smile.
She seems much happier and more generous recently than when she came back from the palace.
I didn't use literal words when talking to the manager.
Except that she was still a conservative and dignified princess when she entered the palace for banquets, Princess Funing gradually became more lively in this courtyard.
"I came to ask you if you need anyone, Sister. Uncle Zhao just told me that a bunch of refugees came from outside the capital, so I asked Uncle Zhao to pick and choose and take most of them in."
Princess Funing's hand paused for a moment, and then she continued to organize the papers on the table as if nothing had happened.
"Of course we need them. Whether it's the dyeing house, the weaving workshop or the tenant farmers, we need a lot of people here. And the manager just said that the fairy clouds in the capital are in short supply. Our Yuanbao has been a great help."
Princess Funing looked at her brother with a smile, looking proud of Yuanbao.
The little prince looked at his sister and smiled, and raised his head happily like a kitten who had just successfully caught a prey.
"Hehehe, it's good to be able to help Sister."
Princess Funing smiled and coaxed the little prince away in a few seconds. The smile on her brother's face gradually disappeared, and then she let out a long sigh.
"Your Highness, should we tell the prince that the recent situation is not suitable for receiving refugees?"
Mother Lin, who was standing by, stepped forward and rubbed Princess Funing's temples, looking at her with heartache.
It's really God's fault. The princess is only eleven years old this year, but she has to consider so many things and also protect the prince.
If the Crown Princess were still alive, the princess wouldn't have ended up like this!
Recalling how the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess ran around the capital just for a word from the princess, look at the pitiful appearance the princess looks like now.
Mother Lin's eyes sparkled.
'Oh my God! You have no eyes!'
"I promised my mother that I would protect my brother. He is only 7 years old now, and it is the age when boys and girls should sit separately. I am already 11 years old, and I will be married in 4 years."
Mother Lin could no longer hold back her tears and gently wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes.
"Besides, the fights in the court are not very dangerous for a princess, but for Yuan Bao, it could be fatal. The emperor's uncle's favor cannot protect him forever."
Princess Funing said.
It is still unknown when the mother will be able to descend to the mortal world. The master that my brother mentioned is a friend of the mother. Although he has given my brother many good things, this master has no intention of descending to the mortal world. Maybe this is a test from the master?
But no matter what the test is, it is certain that my brother's master will not come down to the mortal world for the time being.
Princess Funing sighed deeply, touched the pouch around her waist, and her eyes became determined.
It would be better if she could participate in the affairs of the court. The less her brother knows, the safer he will be!
*
Lin Cao'er didn't know how she walked away from the little prince. When she came to her senses, she was already in her workshop in the dyeing workshop. She slumped in the chair in her workshop and began to breathe heavily.
What happened today had such a huge impact on him that after lunch, when Lin Caoer went to the designer's studio in the afternoon to help record the application materials, he looked dazed.
"Greetings to the princes and ladies."
The voices calling out were all weak.
When the princesses and young ladies present heard this familiar voice, they subconsciously looked at Lin Caoer.
During this period, it was basically this little girl who was responsible for their record application materials.
The reason is related to them.
They were all vying to settle accounts in order to get close to Princess Funing.
But the account book was written like this, and it was obvious that they were not qualified to see the account book of Prince Chungnyeong's Mansion. Fortunately, Funing found another job for these princesses and young ladies.
——Needlework.
No matter how many account books there are, they have been sorted out during this period of time. Instead of letting them quarrel, it is better to let them divert their attention elsewhere.
However, needlework such as drawing clothes was very suitable for noble ladies, especially since they seldom used needlework at home and it was basically done by the maids around them, so they were naturally unfamiliar with needlework.
Of course, we won’t let the noble ladies who are good at sewing, who know each other but not each other, do it. These noble ladies just need to draw the clothes and design them, and let the maids do the rest.
Of course it was a smaller version. Although the Prince Chungnyeong's Mansion could afford the fabric, they would not waste it like this.
The princesses and noble ladies naturally had no objection. There was still a war going on at the border, and they also knew that they needed to save money.
No matter what they were thinking in their hearts, on the surface they were happily drawing flowers together.
Even if some young ladies from official families are not interested in these things, they will force themselves to integrate into the group, and even roll up their female virtues to make others have a good impression of themselves. Even if the young ladies don't like it, so what? Those mistresses who are choosing daughters-in-law like these dignified girls too much.
The others did not roll their eyes at them for this. After all, although they were dignified, it did not affect them. If they were really like some young ladies from official families, not only did they do it themselves but also forced others to do it, the eldest princess would be the first one to be unhappy.
However, this also caused a shortage of manpower during this period, and Princess Funing was not lying when she said there was a shortage of manpower.
After all, it wasn’t long before Xian Yuncai opened a store in the capital. They had originally just wanted to play around, but they immediately became serious after meeting Xian Yuncai.
After the other maids and old women took up the job, they competed openly and secretly, and competed with each other to make clothes. As a result, all of them were pulled out to make clothes.
And they all wanted to outdo the others. One painted landscapes on her clothes, and the other would definitely write a poem on her clothes.
As a result, the patterns and styles on the clothes became all kinds of strange, but these ladies still knew their limits and did not make the clothes look out of control.
However, this also led to an increase in the workload of the maids and old women. Princess Funing took the lead and was the first to increase the bonuses for these maids and old women.
Princess Funing had already made a gesture, and the other young ladies from official families were not willing to lag behind. However, the financial resources of the young ladies could not compare with those of the princesses, so Princess Funing decided to let these maids not come up to serve and concentrate on making clothes.
When the other young ladies saw that the princesses all agreed, they naturally did not object. After all, they also had maids and servants, and these people would be the ones to serve them when they returned.
In this way, Lin Caoer was forced to become one of the communication staff in the designer studio.
The ladies were quite curious about Lin Cao'er at first. After all, it was said that this little girl was the cause of the conflict between Prince Chungnyeong and the Fourth Prince.
They didn't feel anything before, but after more than half a year, they clearly felt that the little girl's face had grown bigger.
His bone structure and facial features are all naturally lively and beautiful, and he is still young, with a naive look that makes people happy.
This caused some jealous young ladies from official families to snort at the sight of that face, and some even made fun of the little girl's big feet.
Unfortunately, this little girl's ability in numerology is quite powerful, comparable to that of the old accountant, so Princess Funing protects her very closely, which makes those noble ladies feel even more jealous.
Lin Cao'er looked so absent-minded today that some noble ladies with ulterior motives had bad intentions.
"Cao'er, collect the forms and go down."
Princess Funing, who came to visit the set, spoke in a gentle voice and glanced at the noble ladies with a warning.
Lin Cao'er came to her senses immediately and saw the indignant looks on the faces of the noble ladies in front of her who had already been jealous of this face, so she left quickly.
"That's quite a good idea."
The most jealous young lady from the official family pouted and said after Lin Cao'er left.
Now the originally cheerful atmosphere became completely silent.
Before the eldest princess, who couldn't stand him, could retort, she heard laughter coming from outside.
"Mother, mother, are you here to pick me up today?"
The ladies looked through the shadowed flower hall and out the door.
The sun was shining brightly, and it scattered outside the door like gold fragments, making the stone road outside the door sparkle with golden light.
Lin Cao'er had her back to them, the sunlight shining on her, so her face couldn't be seen, but the joy in her voice made it clear how happy she was.
She changed from her previous cautious demeanor, and her voice made people feel happy.
Unfortunately, her movements were quite rough. Although she had a pretty face, she did not look like the ladies from wealthy families, and was not even as pretty as an ordinary maid.
The people in the hall laughed in derision, which then turned into exclamations.
Because she was running.
Lin Cao'er shamelessly exposed her big feet and ran towards a woman standing at the door.
He suddenly threw himself into the woman's arms.
Lin Cao'er even shamelessly kissed the woman hard on the face, causing the woman to subconsciously look around. When she found that no one was watching them, she tapped Lin Cao'er's forehead as if to teach her a lesson.
The crowd subconsciously avoided the woman's sight, and when they looked back again they saw this scene.
Especially the young lady from the official family who was jealous of Lin Cao'er's face, somehow felt a sour and uneasy feeling in her heart.
I wanted to laugh but I couldn't utter it.
The maid even waved her big feet in front of the woman. Those big feet were obviously ugly, but she didn't care at all and even let the woman see the shoes she was wearing today.
She lowered her eyes subconsciously.
The young lady looked at the delicate and small three-inch golden lotus on her feet, which were obviously a hundred times better than the ordinary pair of embroidered shoes with crude stitching.
But why did she feel so sad?
*
The eldest princess and the others looked at Lin Cao'er and felt a little sour in their hearts for some reason.
The outdoor activities that used to make them happy were no longer so enjoyable.
The eldest princess watched Lin Cao'er happily follow her mother away. Outside the yard, a man was waiting. When he saw Lin Cao'er coming out, he happily handed her food.
Seeing this scene, the eldest princess felt even more sad. After returning to the palace, she did not return to the palace immediately, but went to the imperial study where Emperor Yuanxing was first.
"Father!"
The eldest princess rushed in with cakes in her hand after notifying the eunuch chief.
Fortunately, she did not forget the etiquette completely. After paying her respects to her father, she put the pastries in her hand into the hand of the eunuch next to her and wanted to get close to Emperor Yuanxing.
"How disgraceful! Shoukang, where are your manners?"
Emperor Yuanxing reprimanded subconsciously, and the eldest princess was so frightened that she stood still and did not dare to move forward.
The eldest princess's feeling of grievance suddenly surged up.
But she was afraid of losing face in front of the emperor, so she could only tell him everything in a dry manner as usual.
"...So, Funing has accepted another group of refugees?" Emperor Yuanxing said with a frown.
The eldest princess nodded, and was about to put eye drops on Funing, but when she saw Emperor Yuanxing waving his hand, the eldest princess had to return to the palace unwillingly, threw herself into the quilt and cried silently.
Emperor Yuanxing, who had just hurt his eldest daughter's heart, didn't care about this little bit of love at all. He immediately sent people to investigate Princess Funing and King Zhongning.
Three days later.
Emperor Yuanxing looked at the investigation report in front of him and asked a question.
"Master Immortal?"
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