Chapter 030 Chapter 30
Chapter 30
"I only let the guards fight with their guards. It's not fair for adults to fight with children!"
King Chungnyeong, who was crying just now, is now proudly counting his battle achievements like a little peacock.
"My cousins were too weak to take a beating. I only punched them once each and they fell to the ground and couldn't move. Later I had to find the rope myself because their guards hadn't finished beating them yet."
King Chungnyeong looked at Emperor Yuanxing with sparkling eyes and said, "They are not as tough as my fourth brother! My fourth brother fell down after I punched him, but he stood up after a while. They waited until I found the rope and still haven't stood up yet!"
Pei Muli, who was inexplicably cueed, said: ...I feel like I am losing all my face.
Emperor Yuanxing didn't bother to notice what his fourth son's expression was like. His mind was blank as he watched the bastard getting more and more excited as he spoke.
For the first time he took a close look at the evil creature.
His height was only up to the waist of an average adult. If he met someone taller, his height would probably not even reach their waist. Emperor Yuanxing even felt that with his scholarly physique, he could pick him up with one hand.
However, this 6-year-old kid knocked down his four sons with one punch.
No, it should be 5. The fourth one had been beaten before.
But none of his sons could survive a single move from this little guy.
Emperor Yuanxing's gaze switched back and forth between Pei Muchu's 4-headed figure and the princes' strong bodies developed from riding and archery.
The original disbelief in his eyes gradually turned into a feeling of disappointment.
Looking at the princes who were lowering their heads lower and lower, Emperor Yuanxing wished he could pierce them with his eyes.
The ministers were now somewhat embarrassed. They had originally thought that they could get rid of King Chungnyeong's right-hand men and place some of their own people in place.
Now, not only have your left and right arms not been eliminated, but Your Majesty has become resentful of them.
Although it can be classified as a child's fight, a prince lost a fight with a child who was 4 years younger than him, and was knocked to the ground by a single punch, unable to get up for a long time...
At this moment, Prime Minister Liu and the Minister of Rites who had just raised this point all fell to the ground, not daring to say a word.
but……
The ministers present couldn't help their curiosity and secretly looked at the princes with surprise in their eyes.
'No, are the princes so useless?'
In the end, Emperor Yuanxing resolved the matter with a quick and decisive move.
For the incident in which King Chungnyeong beat the prince, he was fined one year's salary and apologized personally.
——And all the princes had their martial arts classes added.
Except for the third prince, everyone else is practicing martial arts!
Even Queen Liu was speechless now. A ten-year-old child was knocked down by a six-year-old child with one punch. Even Queen Liu, who doted on the prince, began to doubt whether she had spoiled her son into a waste.
After the prince's affairs were dealt with, it was time to deal with the women of the ministers' families.
Emperor Yuanxing did not destroy his image of being partial to his uncle, and the punishment did not conceal his partiality at all.
King Chungnyeong was wrong, but it was the ministers who insulted the royal princess behind her back first. After the ministers apologized to King Chungnyeong, they sent people to bring their wives back.
Yes, madam, this is not a forced request from Emperor Yuanxing, but these ministers do not intend to take their own daughter back.
They wanted their daughter and granddaughter to accompany Princess Funing in the garden.
Of course, I still have to go home for three days every three days.
It looks like a private school.
The reason was naturally not that the ministers suddenly lost their minds and felt that Princess Funing was full of domineering aura, so they rushed to get on the car and let their daughters go first to show their loyalty.
——Instead, Emperor Yuanxing left all the princesses with Princess Funing.
Similarly, three days away and three days back.
Emperor Yuanxing's decision left the ministers present completely confused, but it did not prevent them from taking advantage. If they got along well with the princesses, their daughters would definitely have a good value in the marriage market in the future.
Pei Muli then thought of the reason why his good father did this.
It's not about being a loving father or exiling these princesses.
This was a move that caused the people to be dissatisfied with King Chungnyeong.
Emperor Yuanxing avoided Prince Zhongning so much. Could it be that he was afraid of Pei Muchu, a six-year-old child?
Isn’t it because the Grand Marshal behind him has greater power?
By the time the news spreads among the people, even if Pei Muchu makes a big fuss, he will not be able to stop the world from talking about it.
It can also give an explanation to the Grand Marshal on the surface.
Even though Prince Chungnyeong made such a fuss and seemed to have gotten Princess Funing back, those ministers who spread rumors about his granddaughter on the Grand Marshal's side would probably still be put on record in his notebook.
Moreover, there are more generals at the border than just the two grandsons of the Grand Marshal in the capital.
The general was out there defending his country, and his female relatives in Beijing were slandered, and it was an unprovoked disaster. The woman just wanted to pray for her mother...
Emperor Yuanxing, who had not yet gained control of the military power, had no doubt that if this matter were to be spread, those generals would definitely cause trouble.
Then he might as well take the initiative.
Look, I even gave my princess to your granddaughter as a reading companion. That’s very thoughtful of you.
It's just that the harem might be in turmoil for a while, but...
Queen Liu has no daughter, and Prime Minister Liu wants to cover up the fact that the crown prince can't even beat a 6-year-old kid. The remaining concubines don't have the confidence to make trouble even if they want to.
In the face of interests, what is a daughter? She is not a prince.
So the ending is a happy one for everyone.
——Except for the women and princesses who suffered unexpected disasters.
Gu Youxing could imagine the sad yet forced smiles on the faces of those princesses.
Unfortunately, no one present cared about their experience. They didn't even think that their daughters would feel dissatisfied.
Even the princes did not remember that they were the ones who brought the princesses away, and that they were responsible for their current fate.
This is the limitation of the times, and it is also the confidence given to them by the operating rules of the entire dynasty.
The princess and these young ladies from official families must never resent their father and brothers because of these things.
——Unfortunately, this world welcomed an outsider.
And this outsider has been coveting these corners for a long time.
This is just a small problem, a simple thing to do.
Therefore, the ministers who had just left the royal study heard King Chungnyeong deliberately muttering in a low voice: "Tsk, he doesn't even care about his daughter, what kind of person is he..."
"…No wonder God told me before that they fell into the toilet while changing clothes, got scalded while drinking tea, choked while drinking water, fell on the ground, and even fell out of bed while sleeping."
The ministers felt uneasy when they heard these childish words.
They haven't forgotten the bad luck that happened to Li Sifang before.
They really wanted to ask King Chungnyeong what he meant, but he ignored them and turned around and ran a long way to get on the carriage.
These ministers could only get on the carriage in fear and return home.
Then...
The toilet seat cracked when the Minister of Rites went to the toilet - the toilet seat had just been replaced.
The Minister of Revenue drank a cup of tea which was just the right temperature in his hand - but when it reached his mouth it scalded a big bubble.
Prime Minister Liu was walking on the stone road in his home. There was clearly nothing on the ground, not even a stone, but he tripped over his left foot and fell heavily.
Even Emperor Yuanxing turned over during his nap at noon. If the young eunuch hadn't been quick enough to act as a cushion, he would have really fallen to the ground!
And all of this happened before it was even time for dinner!
At first, the ministers suspected that it was the guards around King Chungnyeong who were responsible.
But when they sent people to investigate, they found that King Chungnyeong went straight to the garden as soon as he left the palace and was still on the way, and all the guards were there!
The only one who didn’t see it was King Chungnyeong, but could he, a six-year-old kid, fly or were all the guards in the capital blind?
And His Majesty almost fell off the bed.
Could it be that the assassin who was able to break into the palace without being discovered by anyone did so in order to make the emperor fall off the bed?
Prime Minister Liu thought about it carefully and ruled out this option which was obviously unreasonable.
"Could it be that King Chungnyeong really is such a badass?"
Prime Minister Liu murmured.
Gu, a six-year-old child, has the power to become invisible mentally just to prevent them from choking when drinking water. Fortunately, he stood behind Prime Minister Liu openly and listened to Prime Minister Liu eliminate the correct option first.
At the same time, 777 said in a sad tone.
[Host, don't you think that the mental power you used to kill the monsters several stories high is a bit of an insult to you to play a little prank now? ]
Gu Youxing sent a puzzled expression.
[No, the base was doing spring ploughing before, and I have strong mental strength, so I was an important labor force.]
Gu Youxing said in a cheerful tone.
[I have won three awards for model workers.]
*
777 was silent for a long time before he posted an emoticon of a cosmic cat head and then became autistic.
Gu Youxing didn't care about him. Compared with other doomsday bases, the Red Star Base was indeed an oddity. Even the base's predecessor country was one of the most odd among other countries.
He was looking at the emotional value on his personal panel. Apparently, today's script had allowed these ministers to contribute a lot of emotions.
Gu Youxing's emotional value became abundant again, and the mall began to become sparkling, as if tempting Gu Youxing to go there and spend money.
But now is not the time.
Gu Youxing closed his personal panel, knocked out the autistic 777, and began to discuss the next plan.
[…We need to set a benchmark for these princesses. Obviously, Funing is the most suitable. Happiness or unhappiness is actually determined by comparison.]
Gu Youxing said while sitting in the carriage.
The carriage was moving steadily towards the garden. The chief eunuch beside Emperor Yuanxing had already gone to convey the imperial decree and informed the princesses and young ladies of the final decision.
[But if the host does this, these women will be upset. What if they take their anger out on Princess Funing...]
777 said hesitantly.
Gu Youxing held his chin and said.
[Fu Ning is much stronger than you think, and now she has her fairy mother behind her. She has a lot of things to do every day and is full of energy. Who cares about those sour words? What's more, I have made my attitude clear. ]
Gu Youxing pointed at himself.
[As someone who can snatch them back without any harm, as long as they are not stupid, those princesses will definitely know that I am not to be messed with, and they may even try to please Funing.]
777 said with emotion while making an expression of approval.
[Host, do you think Emperor Yuanxing and his men are stupid? This is not happy and unequal, isn't it forcing the princesses to have opinions about those princes? ]
[However, given the status of women in Fengchao, they dare not express their opinions even if they have them. 'They were angry for a moment. 'They can only do so much at best. There is no other way. It is the limitation of the times. We will just have to wait until the world merges. ]
Gu Youxing spread his hands and said.
[To put it bluntly, women are not considered human beings.] 777 said.
[Yes, so I am looking forward to seeing how this world will clash with the modern world after the world merges.]
Gu Youxing raised the corner of his mouth and smiled meaningfully.
[The expressions of the ministers and emperors in this world will surely be hilarious by then.]
The feeling of having your worldview collapsed must be hilarious.
777 sent an approving expression, and then said with some concern: [But host, these brainwashed women probably won't resist at that time, and may even blame you. If they make trouble and slander you at that time...]
777 never doubts the bad nature of human beings, nor does he ever doubt the extent of human short-sightedness.
[First, they will see Funing, a control group who also has brothers, and will become dissatisfied with their own brothers. Second, they will practice with Funing and be too busy to think of me. Third, in world conflicts, only religion will protect their interests. Even a fool will bite others when he sees others stealing his meat.]
Gu Youxing said without blinking: [Now, even if there are conflicts between the concepts of the worlds, they will subconsciously protect their own interests.]
Of course, for a fool who can't even protect her own interests, he could just return the person to her parents.
He's not doing charity.
[But host, it's hard to find a business that can support such a huge profit in ancient times. Even cosmetics don't have such a huge profit.] 777 reminded.
Gu Youxing did not answer. He opened the mall panel, typed a few words on it, took a screenshot and sent it over.
777 immediately let out a sound of shock when he saw the picture.
[——!!! Why are there color fixatives and colorants in the mall?! ]
*
777 is a little confused.
Modern fixing agents and colorants, the precious crystallization of modern industry, can cause a dimensionality reduction attack on any country or even the world that has not developed industrialization in the textile industry and other dyeing industries.
Although red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue, and purple are very common in modern times, in ancient times when the industrial level was backward, it was difficult to obtain purple or to dye it correctly.
Other colors can be dyed with plants, but the color fixing technology in ancient times was very poor, so it was normal for clothes to fade after being washed.
This is also why wealthy families in ancient times had to make so many clothes every year.
When they go out to entertain guests, they wear clothes with a layer of color removed. Aren't they just waiting to be suspected of being in decline at home?
The dyes and fixing agents produced by modern industry may not keep the color unchanged for a lifetime, but at least they will not fade after just one wash.
Find a dye and fixing agent suitable for silk. As long as it is not exposed to the sun, it will last for a year. If you add special detergent, it will last for several years without any problem.
Long-lasting and non-fading fabrics with a variety of bright colors...
777 can’t even imagine how much money the host can make!
[That's not the case. Half of these dyes will be useless after the world merges. By then, we will have to adjust the production line to ancient handicrafts and market them as luxury goods to cheat the money of the wealthy nobles on both sides.]
Gu Youxing waved his hand and said.
[What about the benefits you mentioned? ] 777 asked blankly.
[What's the money Xie Yuanzhi lacks to invest in the industrial park? ]
Gu Youxing raised his eyebrows and said.
777 immediately understood what the host meant.
[Host, are you planning to build an industrial park in ancient times after the world merges? ]
Gu Youxing sent an emoticon of approval.
'Currently, of course, after the world merged, Xie Yuanzhi came to invest, but who knows if anyone will come to cut in line?'
Gu Youxing smiled and thought as he looked at the nearby garden.
The princess and the ladies in the garden don’t know yet what kind of life they will face next.
They listened to the instructions in front of them, with only a dazed look on their faces.
In the end, Princess Funing, who had experienced many storms, stepped forward and led her cousins and the wives of officials to express gratitude with empty eyes.
It was not until Zhang Dehai left that the women present gradually regained consciousness and realized what the eunuch had just said.
The princesses left first. Father had made it very clear just now that they must stay here for three full days.
Some smart ladies immediately realized that the emperor wanted them to take the blame. Even if they didn't realize it, their friends stopped them from making a fuss.
After the small commotion, these ladies soon realized that they had suffered an unprovoked disaster this time, and even if they wanted to seek support from their natal families, they could not find King Chungnyeong.
I have no parents. One of my elders is the only mighty marshal who can fight against the barbarians at the border. Another elder...
The ladies present pursed their lips.
The other elder is the one sitting on the dragon throne.
Who could they trouble? They went to the Queen Mother to cry and complain, but she didn't care.
Some ladies gnashed their teeth and prepared to go home to ask their families for support and teach their husbands a lesson, while some ladies lamented their miserable lives.
But now is not the time to blame their husbands. The wives can go home, but their daughters...
"Send it here for three days, send it back for three days, and continue for three months..."
Madam Liu looked at her beautiful daughter and couldn't bear to leave her here for three days.
Especially since her daughter's reputation must have been damaged, she had to take her daughter home to attend the banquet and restore her reputation, but she had no time to play house with King Chungnyeong here.
So what if she is the princess's study companion? Their Liu family has a queen!
Thinking of this, Mrs. Liu's eyes became gloomy.
The eldest daughter is almost thirteen years old, and it is a good time to discuss marriage. Their Liu family already has a queen, and there is definitely no place for them to be the prince, so there is no need for them to stay around the princesses and let the princesses say a few good words in front of the prince.
The eldest son of Marquis Jiangning was exactly sixteen years old, and was a perfect match for my daughter.
The family of Marquis Jiangning is blessed with dowries from two generations of wives. Although Marquis Jiangning himself is a military man, he is the confidant of His Majesty and controls the safety of the entire imperial city.
If their daughter became the Crown Prince's wife, she would definitely enjoy endless wealth and glory in the future, and the position of their Liu family would be even more stable.
Thinking of Madam Liu like this, she put on a smile, walked to Princess Funing, bowed to her daughter and said.
"Your Highness, I wonder if I can take my daughter home to stay for three days? The old lady loves my daughter the most and sees her every day. She didn't come home yesterday... After all, the old lady is old."
Madam Liu said this tactfully but bluntly.
Madam Liu is, after all, a noble lady. If she becomes ill because she misses her granddaughter too much at home, even if Prince Chungnyeong has the emperor's protection, he will probably not end up well.
Even if Madam Liu mentioned Old Madam Liu as an excuse to let her take her daughter home, Princess Funing definitely couldn't afford to take the risk.
As expected, Princess Funing said very straightforwardly: "Then go back quickly. Miss Liu is also a filial person."
Listening to Princess Funing praising Miss Liu, Madam Liu curled the corners of her mouth. As long as Princess Funing agreed to let her and her daughter go home, Prime Minister Liu would ask for grace from His Majesty and never come to this broken place again.
"Who would like to live in this broken pile like a poor family? Only Princess Funing and her brother, two unlucky people, are willing to mess around in the garden. It's good that these two unlucky people don't ruin the fortune of our Liu family."
Madam Liu rolled her eyes in her heart, but she kept smiling and kept praising him.
Some other ladies who wanted to take their daughters away also came forward and told Princess Funing their reasons. Princess Funing was straightforward and did not make things difficult for them. As long as their reasons were reasonable, she would immediately let them go, and also instructed the palace maid beside her to indicate that she agreed.
Princess Funing took the responsibility, which made the ladies suppress their opinions about her.
With Princess Funing's words, at least their husbands would not be blamed in front of the emperor. After all, it was Princess Funing who nodded in agreement.
So these ladies began to follow Madam Liu's footsteps and started to praise Princess Funing, but not long after, the expressions on these ladies' faces froze.
"...I also hope that the ladies will advise the lords after they return that husband and wife are one and the same. It is not just empty words. Talking too much is a sign of corruption in women, and it is also not something that men should do."
Princess Funing said to the ladies in front of her sincerely, "Madams, do you understand?"
The ladies' faces were livid, while their daughters were confused and had no idea what was going on.
Madam Liu took a deep breath. She didn't expect that although Princess Funing let them go, she still didn't forget to say a few harsh words to them before leaving.
Princess Funing's words seemed like a warning, but in fact she was pointing at their noses and scolding their husbands for being talkative like women!
They were powerless to refute. After all, the emperor had asked their husbands to apologize. If they refuted, wouldn't that mean they were dissatisfied with his majesty's handling of the matter?
In the end, Madam Liu could only take a deep breath and suppress her anger, and then said goodbye to Princess Funing with a smile on her face.
It was not until she got on the carriage that Mrs. Liu's smile collapsed, and Miss Liu, who was standing next to her, was so scared that she immediately shut her mouth just as she was about to say something.
"Princess Funing, my Liu family will remember your kindness today!"
Madam Liu said in a low voice, gritting her teeth.
Look at her finding a husband for Princess Funing who looks bright on the outside but is actually a mess!
Madam Liu took Miss Liu away, and the remaining ladies who were going to take their daughters away also got on the carriages.
These young ladies from official families stood in the flower hall. Several of them followed their mother into the carriage with a look of relief on their faces, while others looked numb, like puppets. They got in the carriage when their mother told them to, and stayed when their mother told them to.
There were also a few young ladies from official families who started quarreling with their mothers because they were notified to stay behind.
The flower hall was suddenly in an uproar, which made Mother Lin sigh. It was also the prince's fault. It would have been enough to rob one or two young ladies from official families to make an example of them. However, more than 20 people said bad things about Princess Funing, so he robbed more than 20 wives and young ladies.
Fortunately, Princess Funing had some experience in the Empress Dowager's palace, and she quickly sent the 11 ladies who were leaving with their daughters into the carriage.
Some of the remaining 12 ladies and girls were still arguing, while others were already preparing to get on the carriage.
Princess Funing didn't have the heart to care about how other people raised their daughters. She just told those ladies who were still entangled with their daughters that she had something to do after an incense stick of time.
Soon, the ladies who were still entangled made a decision.
In the end, only eight young ladies remained, and one of them surprised Princess Funing quite a bit.
Lu Yirou is the only daughter of Weiyuanhou family.
Mrs. Lu wanted to take this young lady away, but unfortunately she didn't know what she wanted to do, so she finally chose to stay, which made Mrs. Lu sigh for a while. In the end, she doted on her and left a bunch of maids and old women to serve her before she left, looking back every few steps.
This was in stark contrast to the other ladies who were left behind.
——The most pitiful young lady from an official family had only one maid to serve her, and her clothes were also starched and worn out.
Her mother didn't even look at her, her heart was filled with worry about her son who was still crying for food in the house.
Even though the son was already 6 years old, the same age as King Chungnyeong, she still looked after him like a baby.
The young lady from the official family seemed to have gotten used to it and stood obediently waiting for Princess Funing's orders.
Princess Funing looked at the various aspects of life and asked them to go back to the courtyard arranged for them before, but she felt a little dazed in her heart.
"We all have mothers, so why are some of them not living as well as me who has no mother?"
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