manynovel Chapter 374: Keeping a Concubine, I'm in Love with You
Chapter 374: Keeping a Concubine, I'm in Love with You
Qin Su ordered people to count the silver and money, and the only sound in the hall was the crackling sound of the abacus.
After a long time, Qin Su was so happy that he almost danced.
"Everyone, we have raised a total of more than 330,000 taels." Qin Su shouted excitedly.
Everyone was shocked, "Didn't expect so many?"
Qin Su couldn't help rubbing his hands with joy. His political achievements were here! His future was here!
The Second Prince and the Fourth Prince were waiting to see what was going on. Qin Su knew what they were expecting, and said, "In addition, the merchants brought in by the Second Prince and the Fourth Prince, under the name of the Second Prince..."
Everyone couldn't help but prick up their ears, and even the Second Prince and the Fourth Prince couldn't help but sit up straight.
"The Second Prince has 182,000 taels in his name!"
The Fourth Prince's face immediately darkened. He calculated and figured that he would only have 148,000 taels left.
"The Fourth Prince has 148,000 taels in his name..."
Qin Su said this and glanced carefully at the Fourth Prince's face. When he saw that his face was full of disbelief, he turned his head away guiltily.
The second prince was in high spirits, and he had already anticipated this result.
However, the Fourth Prince was somewhat incredulous. How could there be such a huge difference? Impossible! This is absolutely impossible!
In fact, he had already had a bad premonition just now, because although those foreign merchants were dressed simply and inconspicuously, they were extremely generous in their spending.
I was careless! I was really careless!
"Congratulations, second brother. It seems that you are still very influential. I am still far behind you. I will have to learn from you in the future."
The Fourth Prince's congratulations were insincere. He did not expect that the Second Prince could still survive when so many wealthy families in the city had been won over by him.
What shocked him even more was that the person who spent the most money this time was actually the eldest lady of the Chen family.
She alone spent sixty or seventy thousand taels. It seemed that he had underestimated the Chen family before.
"Everyone, today's fundraising has been successfully completed. Please sign and seal the agreement later. You must collect all the money within three days and submit it to the court. The court will also issue the lease agreement at the same time."
At this time, Li Weijian, the left assistant minister of the Ministry of Revenue, stepped forward and took the booklet from Qin Su's hand. His eyes fell on the leading families. Especially the Chen family, his heart moved.
By this time the fundraising had ended. Jiang Youzhen saw the satisfactory results and stood up to stretch his muscles.
She asked the servant to take her to the toilet. It was already dark at this time, and the servant held a lantern in front to lead the way.
The backyard of the county government office was not big. Jiang Youzhen followed the servant who led the way, passed a small garden, and crossed a path. She stopped immediately.
"Where is ahead?" Jiang Youzhen asked coldly.
"Master Jiang, this is the only way to get to the toilet." The servant answered respectfully.
"Nonsense!" Jiang Youzhen shouted, "Don't you have a toilet in the outer courtyard of your house? If we go further, is it the inner courtyard?"
She has been in this dynasty for so long and has seen many courtyards with two or three entrances. How could she not know that if she went further, she would reach the inner courtyard of the government office?
The inner courtyard was inhabited by women, and it would be easy for her, an "outsider" like her, to cause misunderstanding if she barged in.
"What is your intention in bringing me to the inner courtyard?" Jiang Youzhen grabbed the servant's sleeve and asked again.
The servant was immediately trembling with fear, "Master Jiang... Master Jiang, I am also following orders!"
"Whose orders are you following?" Jiang Youzhen really couldn't understand who would plot against him here.
Suddenly, the sound of footsteps was heard from the Moon Gate ahead.
Jiang Youzhen turned around and was about to leave, but was stopped by the other party.
"This princess ordered him to bring you here."
A female voice with a gentle but majestic tone sounded, Jiang Youzhen turned around to look, and sure enough! Wasn't this Princess Changsui who had appeared at the fundraising meeting just now?
"Jiang Youzhen greets the princess, may the princess be well."
At this moment, her heart was pounding. What was the purpose of this princess bringing her here? Princess Changsui helped Liu because she asked the second prince for help and owed him a favor.
But she had no direct connection with Princess Changsui, and Princess Changsui didn't know who she was before.
"I wonder why the princess is looking for me?" Jiang Youzhen said in a very respectful manner.
"I heard that Mr. Jiang is the first in this county case. He is handsome and talented. This princess has always admired scholars, especially talented people. I also like to read on weekdays. But I don't know when Mr. Jiang has time to help this princess solve her doubts."
"Cough cough!" Jiang Youzhen was so shocked that she was choked by her own saliva. She couldn't help but cough twice, and her cheeks turned red.
Oh my god! It's not what she thought, is it? Could it be that this princess has taken a fancy to her?
"This? I'm afraid it's inconvenient. I'm a student at the prefectural school, preparing for next year's provincial examination. If you are interested in writing, why don't I recommend a teacher? He is very knowledgeable and will surely satisfy you."
Princess Changsui was a little annoyed at first, but when she saw Jiang Youzhen's rosy cheeks and red ears, she suddenly felt happy.
The boy is pure! She likes pure things!
"This princess admires your talent, I don't like anyone else." She walked towards Jiang Youzhen.
"Then please forgive me for being unable to help you, Princess. Goodbye!" Jiang Youzhen said and turned to leave.
"Wait!" Princess Changsui said with a stern face.
Looking at Jiang Youzhen's tall and slender figure, she became more and more impatient.
Taking a few quick steps forward, Princess Changsui said, "Jiang Youzhen, you have to understand that the most important thing for an official to enter the government through the imperial examination is connections. I am a princess and the Queen Mother's favorite niece. If you follow me, you will have no worries about your future. Do you think that you can become an official after passing the imperial examination? Without connections, you will end up in the position of a seventh-rank official until you die."
Jiang Youzhen wanted to swear. This was a blatant threat! Did he have any shame?
"I see that you are still young and probably don't understand yet, so I will tell you directly! As a princess, it is normal for me to have a few lovers. As long as you follow me, you won't have to worry about your future."
Damn it! Jiang Youzhen finally couldn't help it. I'm a top case candidate with a promising future, but you treat me like a gigolo?
Jiang Youzhen took a deep breath, turned around and smiled at Princess Changsui.
Princess Changsui was dazzled by her smile and thought Jiang Youzhen was moved, but Jiang Youzhen's next sentence was, "I don't know what a face-shou is?"
Do you still have any sense of shame? It is true that it has been common for princesses and county ladies to keep lovers since ancient times, but no one has ever brought this up in public.
Even though Jiang Youzhen cursed the princess a thousand times in his heart, he still had a smile on his face.
"You!" Princess Changsui saw Jiang Youzhen's innocent face and thought she really didn't understand. She was about to explain it clearly, but she saw a flash of mockery in Jiang Youzhen's eyes.