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Chapter 145: Let's Drink This Bowl (Chubby Chapter)

Shanyue quickly lowered his eyes, and in an instant, he suppressed all his emotions, leaving only uneasiness and respectful caution.

In his peripheral vision, Shanyue saw the slightly bulging belly beneath the jacket made of silk as bright as wisteria flowers.

Shan Yue was slightly stunned.

"To become a superior person, there are only two ways. One is the smooth road. A dragon gives birth to a dragon, a phoenix gives birth to a phoenix. The child born from the womb is the child. This road does not require crowding. A big house in a big alley, servants, and delicious food are all there when you are born, so you don't have to worry about it."

The young woman with bright satin wisteria flowers propped one hand on her waist and the other on her belly. Although she was pregnant, she still had delicate makeup on. Her eyebrows were like distant mountains indigo, stretching and overlapping in the hazy darkness. Her voice was charming and she spoke fluently in Beijing dialect. The ending sound was like a hook that curved upwards: "There is another road, a narrow path, crowded and trampled by people. Ninety-nine out of a hundred people have to die before one can walk out."

"Let me ask you, who are your parents?"

The young woman with wisteria flowers lowered her head slightly, her eyes sparkling with bright light, and the teardrop mole under her eyes was like a mark of her previous life bestowed by a fairy.

Shan Yue was startled, like a startled cicada, her thin wings trembled slightly, and the next moment they seemed to be torn apart by the wind: "My concubine, my concubine, my parents died early and I am just a tenant farmer. I help to plant some bayberries and plums."

The young woman with wisteria flowers blinked her eyes, raised the corners of her lips, and the two small dimples on her lips were filled with smiles.

His eyes were clear and his expression was innocent, but his words were creepy.

"Where are your parents buried? In the land where you plant trees?"

"Yes Yes."

“Then the peaches and plums in your family must have been very sweet the year your parents died—they say that the fruits and vegetables grown on the ground where corpses are buried are the sweetest.” The dimples on the lips of the young woman with wisteria flowers were also very sweet, as sweet as honey mixed with arsenic.

Shanyue gently stretched his neck and secretly swallowed the sweet and fishy taste in his throat.

"Look - you are destined to walk the narrow path. You were born as a pariah and you will be a pariah for the rest of your life. Planting trees and growing fruits is your fate. Although your fate is bad, your luck is not bad. You are lifted up by the 'Qingfeng' and sent all the way to the backyard of a third-rank official in the capital."

The young woman with the purple wisteria flower folded her body, half turned sideways, and raised her eyebrows slightly, saying, "You don't have to experience the death scene of people squeezing and stepping on each other. You should work harder, work harder, and be more serious. How can you always say such depressing words as 'I can't', 'I can't', and 'I don't dare'?"

Wisteria Young Wisteria shook her head helplessly, glanced sideways and complained to her mother: "Looking at these untouchables, I feel so anxious! They are useless, but they don't strive for excellence and make progress. Instead, they turn around and blame us for being mean, arrogant, and not giving them opportunities——"

The wisteria-flowered young woman tugged at the sleeve of Princess Jing'an and said coquettishly, "Look at me. I am so tired from being pregnant, and I am also following you to learn and see everywhere!"

There was no butterfly bone knife in Shanyue's sleeve. In order to be alert to body searches, she did not carry any sharp weapons with her.

If she had a knife, she wanted the blade to be as fast as the wind, like Xue Xiao, and chop Fu Mingjiang's head with one blow!
The superiors who have the best of both worlds despise the ants for not working hard enough and not being aggressive enough, so they cannot reach the ripe fruits.
These words themselves are full of absurdity.

Princess Jing'an patted the back of Wisteria Flower's hand in a soothing manner, her eyes drooping as she looked down at Shan Yue who had kept her head down and remained silent: "In the 'Qingfeng', there is no idler. If you are really incapable, I will deal with you and replace you with someone who is capable--"

Before Princess Jing'an finished speaking, she saw the people in the hall raising their heads tremblingly.

"I, I will give it a try. I can give it a try."

Shan Yue shrugged, with a look of tentativeness, fear, and panic gathered in one place, making her look cowardly and suspicious: "It's just that, working for Qing Feng really, really scares me!"

Shan Yue's throat trembled, and she cried, "Madam Zhu worked diligently for Qing Feng for decades, but now her coffin is still lying in the mourning hall, and no one recognizes her. Her death was uneventful, even though she had made great achievements! Even though she was employed respectably! She could only rely on Grand Guardian Xue, and apart from this identity, she had no one to rely on, so she died so easily! I can take risks, I can work hard, but I don't want to die quietly like Madam Zhu! Just like a chicken or a dog died, there was no trouble at all!"

Fu Mingjiang did not understand Shanyue's deep meaning and was easily angered. She flattened her dimples and smiled: "You are so ungrateful that you dare to question me! - Let's not talk about the rest. Drag him away and execute him -"

Princess Jing'an waved her hand to stop Fu Mingjiang from talking, looked at Shan Yue with an ambiguous expression, and got to the point immediately: "Because you have nothing to rely on except this identity, you died so easily - what other identity do you want?"

Fu Mingjiang immediately raised his eyebrows: "Identity?! What identity! She has been carried to the residence of a third-rank official, what else does she want to do? Is she worthy? "

"Suiyuan!" Princess Jing'an shouted in a deep voice, staring at Shanyue with deep eyes.

The woman who could fight her way out of the siege of "Qingfeng" and stand in front of her could never be a little white flower who could be seen through at first glance.

This He was even the only person who could get close to Xue Xiao in these eight years!
She has some skills!
Capable people have active brains.

This girl may not be brave enough, or she may just be a little clever, but that’s enough. She can accomplish things just by following the wind!

Now, she has grasped the key point that they need her. Now, taking advantage of the favorable situation, she is negotiating with them - the work can be done, and there must be benefits.

Princess Jing'an stopped her angry daughter and looked at Shanyue with a smile: "Then tell me, how do you want to create waves and storms?"

Shan Yue looked at Princess Jing'an timidly.

"Since you are already the 'Qingfeng', you can say whatever you want. You can ask for money, people, or status. If you tell me the reward in advance, you will have the motivation to do things." Princess Jing'an has a broad face and big eyes, a gorgeous appearance, and big and thick earlobes, commonly known as "Buddha statue". When she smiles, she actually has a bit of cruel mercy: "I am only afraid that you don't want it, not that you ask for it. Just tell me, whether it will succeed or not, I will make the final decision."

In the eyes of the superior, the slender woman, who looked like an ant, took a few quick breaths.

"I don't want money, people, or status." Shan Yue's eyelids were bulging, and his palm-sized face was pale: "I want to be famous."

"Become famous?" Princess Jing'an narrowed her eyes slightly.

Shanyue nodded quickly: "If Madam Zhu is well-known for her virtue, even if Xue Taibao is extremely angry, he will still consider whether to kill her or not! If he kills her, will it cause big trouble? After thinking about it, he may not necessarily kill her! At least, at least Madam Zhu can save her life!" These words were beyond the expectations of Princess Jing'an.

reputation?

Reputation is a funny thing.

It does not bring wealth or profit, but it gives you the ability to exchange wealth and profit at any time.

As long as a woman has a reputation, others will have to consider her attitude, words and deeds. This has nothing to do with wealth and status, because this reputation cannot be taken away and truly belongs to the woman.

This other person includes not only the woman’s family and husband.

Oh, that naturally includes them.

She tried to accumulate this little fame as a means of self-protection, to avoid being retaliated by Xue Xiao and to avoid becoming an abandoned child of "Qing Feng".

He is very clever, and his little bit of cleverness is easy to see through, but not offensive.

Princess Jing'an looked at the people in the hall.

This slender but extremely beautiful untouchable had temptation and ambition in his eyes, and he glanced at her with awe yet longing.

Lady Suiyuan Fu Mingjiang snorted coldly and suddenly said, "Fame is what scholars and officials seek throughout their lives. Women who gain fame are always controversial. I am a relative of the emperor and a daughter of heaven, but I don't even dare to think about becoming famous. You? Are you worthy?"

Shan Yue shook her head anxiously: "No, no! I don't want to become famous! I just hope that if I die, it won't be in silence!"

Princess Jing'an said, "Reputation for virtue, filial piety, talent, and chivalry are all reputations. Your parents are both dead, and the Liu family is just a support. You can't make a living by being filial. You are not good at poetry and literature, and you don't have the talent to write poems about catkins. You can't make a living by being talented. Reputation for chivalry and righteousness are not something you can get overnight."

The road seemed to be blocked.

Shan Yue said hurriedly: "I am good at painting! My paintings are excellent! The painting "Mountain Fire" I made for the assessment last year was even accepted by Master Mi, one of the four masters, as his own painting!"

Princess Jing'an's expression changed.

She knew that this girl was good at painting: after all, this was Xue Xiao's condition for marriage.

Little did they know that the girl's paintings were so good that Mi Yaohe took them for himself!
"Heh--" Fu Mingjiang almost laughed out loud as if he had heard a great joke: "Your painting was actually favored by Lord Mi!? And he even accepted it as his own work!?"

Shan Yue raised her head earnestly and nodded heavily: "I didn't say a single empty word! Madam Zhu was there that day, and her mother was there too. The other 'Qingfeng' candidates who took the exam can also testify for me! I remember Miss Wen from Jiaxing Prefecture was there!"

"Wen Qingwan?" asked Princess Jing'an.

Shan Yue nodded quickly: "Yes, yes!"

"She is now in the Forbidden Palace." But it is also possible to verify one or two things. If this is true, it is a proof of He's ability.

Princess Jing'an waved her hand nonchalantly, not wanting to reveal Wen's whereabouts, and returned to the topic: "If you are very good at painting, you can use this as a gimmick to become famous in the capital."

Princess Jing'an paused, her voice was gentle, and she could hear some earnest words in it: "If you are good, then Qingfeng is good. Qingfeng selected you girls and took great pains. She didn't ask you to do one thing and then let you die. Even Zhu, whom you just mentioned, was taken care of by Qingfeng. Wasn't the son of the Xue family born to her married to the Chang family? As long as the Chang family doesn't fall, even if he has a notorious mother, the Xue family will have to consider his father-in-law if they want to touch him."

Mrs. Zhou, Marquis of Guanbei, stepped forward and nodded and smiled at Shanyue.

Shan Yue's mood couldn't help but calm down a little.

Princess Jing'an continued, "Qingfeng can help you become famous, but this method——"

"I have inquired about it!" Shan Yue's eyes lit up, "The best way to gain fame is to raise your own status! Nowadays, good-looking girls from poor families who enter the palace need to be re-taught in the three books and six skills! These good-looking girls are going to serve the queen and the master, so they naturally cannot ask the maids in the palace to teach them! Outside the Forbidden Palace, many ladies have been brought into the palace to give lectures these days! This honor can add luster to your reputation!"

Princess Jing'an smiled.

This He family really came prepared.

Not bad.

This girl is good.

I have my own ideas.

She knew what they wanted and what they wanted, and the requests they made were just within her ability to solve them with just a raise of her hand.

"can."

Princess Jing'an was a decisive person. She didn't need to waste too much time on such a small matter. She nodded and raised her hand.

As he raised his hand, a red lacquer tray with small bowls on it was carried into the hall.

Princess Jing'an looked natural, with luxurious and exquisite makeup, and said calmly: "I can help you enter the palace as a lady of honor to teach good family children. You help me persuade Censor Xue to mourn. Before that, you need to drink this bowl of Qianjiyin to show your loyalty."