My concubines are talents

Chapter 107 I'm bored of doing anything, I just want a man (900 monthly ticket plus more)

Landlords Contest!It was such a happy decision.

With such a lively scene in the palace, the new thing of playing cards will soon spread to the people, increasing the entertainment and cultural life of the people. The people have fun and get carried away with it, and the rule will be stable.

Just like the original mahjong, it was originally invented by Hu Lu to amuse the retired empress dowager. Outside the palace to catch up with the fashion in the palace, it eventually became his most popular invention among the people.

As soon as Hu Lu left, Empress Dowager Xiao immediately asked Grandma Song and Nanny Bai to accompany her to practice, and she was determined to win the first place this time.

After leaving Le Shoutang, Hu Lu said to Cai Xin, who was remembering as he walked, "You also want to participate in this competition."

"Ah?" Cai Xin stopped writing, a little confused.

Hu Lu, "Ah what, you play so well, if you win the championship, the prize money will be very considerable."

"Oh."

Then Hu Lu approached the concubines who were gathered together, Wan Linglong and Jin Yuzhu were already gearing up and waiting for Cai Xin.

But Hu Lu told them, "There is no need to compare now. In a few days, before the Mid-Autumn Festival dinner, there will be a Landlord Contest in the palace. Then the three masters will compete again."

Wan Linglong had already asked the maid to bring over the empty wooden box for collecting gold, and was disappointed to hear this and was about to leave.

"Wait a minute, since everyone is here, let me say a few more things." Hu Lu looked at the group of Yingying and Yanyan in front of him, feeling wrapped in happiness.

"First of all, Xiaobai and Xiaochu have been in the palace for a while, and they are both officially married to me. From now on, we will be a family." Hu Lu put his arms around Bai Buling and Jin Yuzhu, and kissed each other.

The child is not here, kiss boldly, kiss on the mouth.

Jin Yuzhu just saw that Wendaojian was taken away by Ping An, otherwise he would definitely not be able to succeed, hmph~ boo!
Hu Lu continued, "The two beloved wives have also performed very well during this time, and they are models of virtuous and virtuous, so the husband announced today that Xiaobai will be promoted from a lady to a talented person, and the monthly salary will be increased from 20 taels to 40 taels. A maid is added, Xiao Chu is promoted from a female picker to a beauty, her monthly salary is increased from 30 taels to 50 taels, and a maid is added."

Jin Yuzhu felt that she was getting deeper and deeper. She used to be a robber, and the robbery was earth-shattering. Now she is a liar, and the deception is frightening.

Bai Buling was also very happy, she just wanted to ask, "Then can I make up for this month's talent salary?"

She is quite short of money now, so she is shameless.

Hu Lu pointed to Wan Linglong, "You can ask Concubine Shu about this, she takes care of the money."

Concubine Shu was silent, while Concubine Xian broke out directly, "Hmph, there are new people and forget the old ones."

"Who said forgetting old people, I haven't finished yet."

Wan Linglong and Xiao Guoer's face immediately burst into a smile, so let's go on!

Hu Lu took Yu'er's little hand, "Poppy is for me, and she has conceived children for the royal family. She has made outstanding contributions. I will reward you for being promoted from a sixth-class beauty to a fifth-class Jieyu. You are Yu Jieyu, are you happy?"

Yu Zhiyu was a little panicked, and asked in a low voice, "Could it be too fast?"

"Hurry up, when the concubine concubine is born, she will be promoted, and the birth is endless."

Hu Lu reckoned that if she was a princess, she might be promoted to Zhaoyi, and if she was a prince, she might be able to skip the concubine and be promoted directly to concubine, and then find a way for Guoer Linglong to be promoted to concubine.

After talking about Yu Zhiyu, Hu Lu took Hongxiu's hand again, "My lady Miao has been busy with all kinds of affairs these days, and she has made great contributions. I reward you for being promoted from Zhaoyi to concubine. Hongxiu, tell me that you Which word you like, report back to the clan mansion."

Miao Hongxiu is usually a calm and reserved person, but now she is a little excited. She came from a humble background. Her father raised horses for the royal family, and her mother was the emperor's nurse. Because the emperor eats a lot, there are three such nurses in the emperor. They were not weaned until they ascended the throne. .

But because her parents died early, she had the opportunity to be taken into the palace by the emperor who knew her kindness to grow up with him. To put it bluntly, she was born as a small palace maid, and now she was promoted to the rank of concubine and became a real concubine in the harem.

"Then, what other words are there?" She asked in a daze.

"The best Xian and Shu have been picked by your two elder sisters, and the rest are De, Hui, Yuan, Zhao, Jia, Li, Wan, Xi, or any other words you like, as long as they have the same meaning. But it’s all possible, if you don’t like it in the future, it’s not impossible to change it when you are promoted to the concubine.”

Bai Buling immediately leaned over to give her advice, as if he was going to be promoted to concubine.

In the end, Hongxiu chose the gentle word "wan", and she will be a concubine in the future.

"Okay, let's stop here today."

Wan Linglong and Xiao Guoer's expressions changed immediately, "Is this the end?"

"How could I forget you two?" Hu Lu walked between the two girls, holding one in each hand, "In a few days it will be the Mid-Autumn Festival. Before the Mid-Autumn Festival, the Queen Mother was in charge of the Mid-Autumn Festival dinner. This year it will be officially handed over to you two. Now, you must take up this important task."

Wan Linglong complained, "It's fine if it's not good, and I still have to work."

It is rare for Xiao Guoer to stand on the united front with Wan Linglong, "That's it~"

"Why is it not good? This is equivalent to an advance rehearsal for the greater burden on you in the future. Why don't you find Hongxiu and Xiaoyu'er? Isn't it because you are the only two who have the ability and prestige to look inside and outside the harem !"

These words finally made Guo'er happy, Wan Linglong just looked a little relaxed, knowing that this man was fooling people, but he really liked it.

Xiao Guoer said again, "The Mid-Autumn Festival dinner, how can we divide whether it is her credit or mine?"

Wan Linglong said bluntly, "If there are any bright spots in the dinner party, it must be the credit of this palace, and if there are any mistakes or omissions, it must be the fault of the concubine Xian."

Xiao Guoer panicked, "Who does the old woman look down on!"

"This palace is just an objective statement, and the result must be like this."

"you……"

Bai Buling had already taken out the melon seeds, and Jin Yuzhu was also watching from the sidelines. Hu Lu hurried out to stop him, "I'm not afraid that the newcomers will see your jokes. In this way, Linglong will be in charge of the Mid-Autumn Festival dinner, and you, Guoer, will be in charge of the Landlord Contest."

"Why?" Guo'er felt that the Landlord Contest was not as respectable as the Mid-Autumn Festival dinner. It was aimed at princes and ministers, and it couldn't be compared with the Landlord Contest in the palace.

Hu Lu said, "Because Linglong will definitely participate in the competition, we can't let her be both a referee and a contestant."

After finishing speaking, Hu Lu leaned close to Guo'er's ear and whispered a few words, finally bit her earlobe twice, and then she stomped her foot and agreed.

The last words to persuade her to agree were: You are the organizer and she is the contestant, so it is not a matter of random choice.

Everything was arranged properly, and then Hu Lu took Cai Xin to the gossip field again. In order to take the daily mother to relax, Hu Lu deliberately took her to the top of the tree this time, so that she could also see the panoramic view of the palace when he was meditating.

And the news about the Landlord Contest began to spread in the palace.

Does anyone remember Ziweizhai?
It was the place where Xiu Nu first lived after entering the palace, and now there are still nine youthful Xiu Nu.

In the beginning, they lived a happy and fulfilling life, playing the piano, playing chess, reading books, embroidering flowers, 36 tricks of palace fighting, and learning 108 ways to cause abortion.

After a long time, I will die, and I have no energy to do anything, I just miss men.

Until the appearance of playing cards, these lonely women were completely saved.

In the absence of Professor Hu Lu and Ao Tunying, they have actually researched no less than ten kinds of card games, which can be played by two people, three people, or even four people or even an unlimited number of people!

These ways of playing soon spread to the whole palace, greatly enriching the spare time life of the women in the palace.

Although the game of Doudizhu is still the mainstream, there is a market for other games because of the mandatory requirement of three players.

Now I heard that the Fighting the Landlord Contest is still a palace-wide one. Not only will there be generous rewards, but you will definitely be able to see His Majesty, and let Your Majesty see yourself!
Although their actions were not restricted, Hu Lu had been with the tree during this time and never gave them a chance to meet them by chance. This time they finally caught them!
This group, headed by Zhen Sihuan and Wu Meiniang, immediately started the ideological work of the sisters.

Zhen Sihuan, "We must participate in this competition!"

Wu Meiniang, "Not only do you have to participate, but you also have to show your style and level!"

Zhen Sihuan, "We must let His Majesty see our excellence and specialness."

Wu Meiniang, "Make him regret not choosing us in the first place."

Zhen Sihuan, "What those old people can do, we can do the same, or even do better!"

Wu Meiniang raised her arms and called out, "Concubine Empress, I'd rather be kind!"

The other seven beautiful women also shouted excitedly, "The queen concubine, I would rather have a kind!"

Then the two formulated a strategy. From now on, the nine people will be divided into three groups, and start the special training of Fighting the Landlord. Every half an hour of playing, they will start to rotate. After an hour, everyone will make a summary, and strive to develop everyone's card skills to the extreme. .

~
In Jinlin Garden, Sun Qiaoer also brought back a brand new deck of cards during the break.

This is improved, the big and small ghosts are replaced by festive big and small fairies.

"Yunyun, what do you think this is?!"

"Solitaire is very popular in the palace recently." Yun Qing said casually.

Sun Qiaoer, "No, this is a shortcut for us to reach the pinnacle of life!"

"How to say."

"Have you heard of the Landlord Contest?" Then Sun Qiaoer began to chatter. The specific rules have not been announced yet, but it does not affect her enthusiasm for this matter and her longing for generous rewards.

"Let me tell you this. In the past, the Imperial Palace held several mahjong competitions. Several of His Majesty's four major court ladies and several female officials in power all stood out from the mahjong competition."

After she finished speaking, Yun Qing still had that expression of nothing to do with her, when someone knocked on the door outside.

"Qiaoer, Dou Dizhu, we are missing someone?"

Seeing that Yun Qing was really not interested, Sun Qiaoer had no choice but to say, "That's fine, I'll go there first, you should think about it, the opportunity is rare."

After Sun Qiaoer left, Yun Qing went out of the palace again, trying to find the old man Lin Xiaotian, but was told that the old man hadn't come home all day and night.

It seemed that I was beating the grass to startle the snake, what were I afraid of, I would not kill him.

Now that they are all out of the palace, Yun Qing simply strolls outside and finds Lu Jiujiu for a drink.

"Where's your lady boss?" She asked directly when she arrived at Jiujiu Tower.

Xiao Er also directly pointed her upstairs.

However, before pushing the door, Yun Qing didn't feel Lu Jiujiu's breath at all, but after pushing the door, there was clearly Lu Jiujiu standing inside the door.

Lu Jiujiu was taken aback when he saw her, and then said enthusiastically, "Xiaoyun, why did you come out of the palace?!"

Still so intimacy.

Yun Qing said "um", "I miss you, so I'll ask for leave for a while, since I saw you, then I'll go first."

"Ah?" Lu Jiujiu was taken aback, "In such a hurry?"

"Yes, after all, there are many rules in the palace."

Yun Qing was about to go downstairs in a hurry, Lu Jiujiu hurriedly followed, and asked a few words in a hurry, "Then our emperor has seen you, has he been fascinated by you?"

"Of course not, I work in the imperial dining room." Yun Qing replied.

"Yushanfang, he didn't gain weight, he was born beautiful." Lu Jiujiu praised with a smile.

At this time, she had followed Yun Qing out of the wine shop.

"Okay, let's send it here." Yun Qing said.

Lu Jiujiu grabbed her hand, "Then you have to come out of the palace to see me often, people miss you so much."

Yun Qing snorted coldly in her heart, I'm afraid we don't know each other well.

She withdrew her hand, turned and left directly.

Looking at Yun Qing's graceful back, Lu Jiujiu frowned, feeling like he was seen through, could he really be seen through?

~
On the Jieling Tree, Hu Lu is on the left, Cai Xin is on the right, Hu Lu is in a daze, and Cai Xin is meditating.

She started to practice again, but with a smile on her face, even if the breeze blows her face and messes up her hair, she is still content with it, and remains motionless.

Hu Lu pulled out of his sluggish state.

Very good, Fu Xiangui is leaving!
After all, he couldn't resist the temptation of Tiancaidibao.

Hu Lu saw that Cai Xin was still practicing, so he didn't bother her, and began to practice the control of the earth's energy.

Cai Xin didn't open his eyes until it was almost dark.

"Ah, is it this late?"

Hu Lu smiled and said, "Seeing that you are in good condition, I didn't bother you. I feel that Xiao Cai, you are not far away from stepping into Qi refining."

"No, no, there is still a big gap between geniuses and ordinary people." Although she was modest, she smiled confidently.

Hu Lu grabbed her hand, "Then let's go down, I see Heart is already waiting below."

"Ah."

Cai Xin thought that Hu Lula was entering the birdcage, but Hu Lu grabbed her and jumped directly from the tree.

"Ah!" Cai Xin was terrified, and instinctively hugged Hu Lu tightly.

They are all tied with safety ropes. This behavior is essentially like bungee jumping, but the rope and the body are very close to the ground, and the rope will touch the ground if it is slightly elastic.

But this kind of thing will definitely not happen here in Hu Lu. After feeling enough of the warm, fragrant and warm jade hug, when there are still ten meters away from the ground, the earth's air starts to support them, slowing down the speed of descent , until they approached the ground, the two had no kinetic energy.

Cai Xin, who was huddled in Hu Lu's arms, was ridiculed by him, "This is not okay, if Yujian flies in the future, I won't scare myself out of my mind."

Cai Xin didn't know how to express his anger, and finally chose to hit the bad guy's chest with his head.

Zhu Dali and his subordinates helped them untie their safety ropes, and they fell to the ground completely.

Hu Lu rubbed his chest, looking at the six-dollar sign, although he really wanted to try Xiaobai again, but tonight belonged to Guoer.

How could her brain plan the Landlords Competition? She had to do it herself.

Heart followed Hu Lu Caixin, and couldn't help complaining, "I can hear the names of the four of us everywhere I go recently. Your Majesty really insists on naming suits with the names of the four of us."

Hu Lu laughed, "How do you know that it's not the names of the four of you who occupy the suits of the cards?"

"Huh?" Hearts were dumbfounded, "Our name has been passed down from generation to generation, so His Majesty has already designed this card game?!"

Hu Lu smiled mysteriously.

Cai Xin took out a pen and paper again to record, praising Emperor Fushou's foresight and scheming.

~
In Changle Palace, Xiao Guoer summoned his subordinates Mei Xiang, Lan Zhi, Zhu Qing, and Ju Can to discuss the competition process of the first Landlord Competition in the palace.

She rested her cheeks, "How to do this thing, haven't you figured it out yet? If anyone of you is as smart as Yaoji, you probably have figured out several sets of plans."

Yaoji is indeed the ceiling for court ladies, but Jin Yuzhu is not so witty when he gets a court lady "Second Cake" after being upgraded to a beauty.

Mei Xiang said, "Your servant thinks, what is the reward should be determined first?"

Lanzhi, "Yes, yes, the rewards are generous, and everyone is enthusiastic about participating!"

Zhuqing, "The best participants will each receive ten taels of silver!"

Xiao Guo'er knocked on the bamboo green, "You want the ten taels of silver, huh, greedy!"

Then she looked at Ju Can who had been silent all this time, "Xiao Ju, do you have any good ideas?"

Ju Can said, "What I'm thinking about is that the Wan family has always been famous for making money. Can our plan not only cost money, but also make money?"

Xiao Guo'er suddenly regained her spirits, usually this kind of activities cost money, even if Wan Linglong came to do it, but if she can make money by herself, wouldn't she be better than her!
Maybe my brother will hand over the internal treasury to himself!
"Speak out!"

Ju Can said, "This is what I think. Every participant pays one tael when they sign up. Assuming that there are more than 1000 people in the palace and 1000 people participate, it will be 1000 taels. As for the prize, it will cost 100 taels. Some things, wouldn’t this be a net profit of 900 taels!”

Xiao Guoer was happy, but Mei Xiang, Lan Zhi, and Zhu Qing looked at Ju Can as if they were looking at a class enemy.

It was Mei Xiang who couldn't stand it, and said, "If you need to pay money to sign up, I'm afraid everyone will not be willing to participate. If no one participates, naturally there will be no money to make."

Xiao Guoer rubbed her chin, "This is also a problem."

"What kind of money do you make?" Hu Lu didn't let him know, and came in directly.

"Brother, they are planning a Landlord Fighting Contest."

"Oh, let's hear it."

Xiao Guoer took Ju Can's idea as his own.

"You don't want to spend money to hold an event, but you want to make money?" Hu Lu was a little dumbfounded.

"I don't want to lose to Wan Linglong, but when I think about it, if I spend money to sign up, I'm afraid no one will sign up, so I won't be able to make money. What should I do?"

The woman blinked her eyes. She knew that her brother was the smartest, and he would definitely find a way.

Hu Lu, "It's okay to want to make money, but there's no need to make money from the poor. After all, the maids and guards don't have much money, so why squeeze them."

Mei Xiang, Lan Zhi, and Zhu Qing were greatly moved when they heard this, and glared at Ju Can again.

Xiao Guoer was confused, "If you don't earn their money, whose money will you earn?"

Hu Lu said loudly, "Whoever has money, earns it!"

(The old Buddha is so fierce, everyone's monthly pass has to work hard to catch up~ You have to stand up~)

(End of this chapter)