Harem Pampered Beauty: Chen Xiangxue

Chapter 9

Perrin asked, "Miss, won't you wait for the master to come back?"

Murong Xue said: "I'm afraid he won't be able to come back in time, so I'll go in person. You go to the ticket office tomorrow morning to pick up the 5000 taels of silver."

5000 taels... Perrin was stunned.

Ding Xiang thought, no wonder the master is determined to recruit a reliable son-in-law to come to house the house, otherwise the family business will be handed over to the young lady, and everyone will soon be drinking the northwest wind.

In the early morning of the next day, Pei Lan and Ding Xiang went to the bank to collect the bank notes and sent them to Murong Xue.

Murong Xue counted the bank notes and said: "Go and get a pair of old wild ginseng from that cabinet."

Ding Xiang said cautiously: "That is the lifeblood of the master, will the master go crazy when he comes back?"

Murong Xue raised an orchid finger and pointed at Ding Xiang's forehead: "Are there any mistakes? I am the master's lifeblood. Go quickly."

Prodigal lady.Ding Xiang brought the pair of old ginsengs that Murong Lin regarded as his beloved, and Murong Xue put the silver ticket into the old ginseng box.He walked towards the county government office with Ding Xiang and Pei Lan.

County magistrate Qin Zhiang has always been on good terms with Murong Lin because he values ​​health preservation, and Murong Xue calls him his uncle, so he also got the news from him in advance for this draft.

Seeing Murong Xue coming to visit, Qin Zhiang asked lovingly: "Has your father not come back yet?"

Murong Xue nodded with a smile: "Yes, I'm afraid my father will not be back for several days." Then, she put the gift box in Qin Zhiang's hand on the coffee table, and said with a smile: "Uncle, this is A pair of wild ginseng, which is rare in a hundred years, is the treasure of the town store of Huichun Medical Center. My niece brings it to honor your old man."

Qin Zhiang hurriedly said, "How dare you do that."

"Uncle Qin, don't go out with your niece, take a look at this ginseng." She opened the box.Naturally, what Qin Zhiang saw was not wild ginseng, but a stack of silver notes covered on wild ginseng.

He was taken aback, and looked at Murong Xue: "This is my niece?"

Murong Xue didn't hide her intention, and said straight to the point: "Uncle Qin, you also know that my father only has me as a daughter, and I don't want to enter the palace, so for the draft, can I ask uncle to do something about it and cross out my name from it?" .”

Qin Zhiang sighed, closed the box, and said helplessly: "My niece, to tell you the truth, I have already thought about this matter. It's not that my uncle didn't help you, it's really powerless. This draft is no small matter, the emperor himself The king of Zhaoyang was sent to supervise it, and it is impossible for the old man to do something about it, but if the king of Zhaoyang found out and sued the court, not only the old man is guilty of deceiving the king, but also the Huichun Medical Center will be in great trouble."

When Murong Xue heard this, she knew that this time was really tricky.

Qin Zhiang said again: "In this draft, the 32 women in the preliminary selection must be personally inspected by King Zhaoyang, and then the Holy Majesty will personally select the [-] women when they arrive in the capital. After the first queen passed away, the latter position has been empty for many years. If the niece can be accepted by the emperor It seems that if you get a boy in one fell swoop, you will give birth to a dragon son, that is a monstrous wealth waiting for the Murong family."

"I don't want any extravagant wealth." Murong Xue said in her heart, my family is not short of money, and if I marry that old man in his 60s, even if I'm made a queen, I wouldn't care.

"Hey, it's a sacred order. My niece, take this ginseng back." Although Qin Zhiang and Murong Lin have a close relationship, he certainly loves the latter more than his own future and life.

Seeing that Qin Zhiang refused to accept the gift, Murong Xue had no choice but to leave sadly.

Back at the Huichun Medical Center, she sat under the window with her chin resting on her hands, racking her brains to find a solution.How about going to give gifts to King Zhaoyang?However, how can a majestic lord put this mere 5000 taels of silver in his eyes.Going to give gifts by yourself is just self-defeating and self-defeating.Then there is 36 counting.However, Huichun Medical Center is a family business created by her father who has worked hard for half a lifetime. How can she just throw it away? Moreover, Murong Lin is not at home at the moment, and she has run away by herself. But it was a disaster.

After much deliberation, there was nothing he could do. He was frowning and worrying, when he suddenly heard Artest's shout from the front, saying that the master had returned.

Murong Xue was overjoyed, and immediately lifted her skirt to meet her father.

Murong Lin hurriedly entered the backyard. As soon as he got the news, he rushed back from Suzhou Mansion as fast as he could.

"Father, you are back." Murong Xue has been pampered by her parents since she was born, but when she encounters a crisis, her father is not by her side, and she supports herself. When she sees her father now, she immediately turns from a strong woman to a delicate woman. Dear girl, I couldn't hold back the tears.

What Murong Lin never saw in his life was his daughter's tears, and he said hastily: "Axue, don't worry, father will go to the county magistrate Qin right away."

Murong Xue shook her head: "No, my daughter has gone to look for it. This draft is no small matter. The emperor sent King Zhaoyang to supervise the matter in person. Uncle Qin didn't dare to do anything. My daughter sent it with 5000 taels of silver. They didn't even dare to take it."

Murong Lin didn't expect the matter to be so difficult. Seeing his daughter Lihua's appearance in the rain, he felt heartbroken, and quickly comforted him: "Axue, don't cry, father will never let you enter the palace, don't worry."

Murong Xue sniffed and asked, "Father, what else can you do?"

"Do you still remember Zhao Zhenniang who lived next door?"

Murong Xue nodded: "Of course I remember, it was because of her that this draft took place." The pregnancy of Zhao Zhenniang the year before last was a major event that shocked the government and the public.The Emperor Longyan was delighted, the chickens and dogs of the Zhao family ascended to heaven, and the whole family was moved to the capital to be confiscated. The dilapidated courtyard of the Zhao family was left unused next to the Huichun Medical Hall.

"This year she gave birth to Princess Wenchang, and she has become more and more favored, and has been named Concubine Shu. Back then, my father saved her life. I don't think the Zhao family will be ungrateful. If you are selected, father will go to the capital first. Find the Zhao family and ask Zhenniang Zhao."

Murong Lin had already made up his mind that even if his family went bankrupt, he would not let his daughter enter the palace.Don't say that today's saint is over sixty years old, even if he is young.For one thing, he knew his daughter best. This kind of straightforward, unruly temperament would not be sent to death if she entered the palace.Secondly, he is just such a sweetheart, once the palace gate is as deep as the sea, since then it is like never seeing each other again, just thinking about it makes my heart break.

After hearing her father's plan, Murong Xue's worries dissipated a lot.I hope Zhao Zhenniang can remember the old love and resolve her disaster.

Murong Lin touched the beautiful beard on his chin, and said to himself: "However, it's better not to be selected." Saying this, he hurried to the pharmacy.After half an hour, he brought a bowl of dark medicinal soup.

"what is this?"

"Drink it quickly, it's good." Murong Lin coaxed his daughter to drink it up without saying what it was.

At night, when Murong Xue got up to urinate, Ding Xiang held the lamp, and suddenly there was a scream, and the lamp in her hand almost fell to the ground.

Murong Xue was still in a daze at first, but she lost all sleepiness after being startled by her scream.

"what happened?"

"Miss, your face."

Ding Xiang looked at Murong Xue's face in pain.

Murong Xue subconsciously touched her own face, screamed yes, and then rushed to the bronze mirror with lightning speed.

Ding Xiang sent the lamp to her side, and with the light on, she saw a girl with red envelopes all over her face in the mirror, it was really horrible.

Only now did Murong Xue understand what the bowl of medicinal soup was for.She hurried to her father's bedroom and called for the door.

"Dad, Daddy."

Murong Lin was counting his belongings. He opened the door and saw the red envelopes all over his daughter's face. He was not surprised at all. Come out, I didn't expect the old man's medical skills to be superb."

Murong Xue: "..." Can you be more humble at this time.

Murong Lin stroked the few strands of beautiful beard under his jaw, and said triumphantly: "I don't believe it, you look like this, you can still be selected tomorrow."

"Father, can the red envelope on this face be healed?" Murong Xue asked the most concerned question, she didn't want to live the rest of her life with this red envelope on her face, how could she get married like this.

"It will disappear in two days."

"Really?"

"That's right." Murong Lin patted his chest in a quack manner, as if everything was left to his father.Only then did Murong Xue go back to sleep in peace.

In the blink of an eye, on the third day, a list was posted at the gate of the county government early in the morning.The 32 girls who met the conditions were summoned by the government servants to the government office, and the primary election was conducted by King Zhaoyang.The draft is held in the lobby of Qin Zhiang's county government.

When Murong Xue got out of the carriage, she saw that the gate of the county government office was already crowded with people, some of them came to participate in the election, and some of them came to see the excitement.

The selected girls were all sixteen or seventeen years old, most of them were crying, and some were already crying.

Murong Xue touched her face, and walked into the crowd refreshed with the confidence that she would be defeated, all the red envelopes on her face were in good spirits.

Qin Mingyue, Qin Zhiang's niece, was also among the selected girls. When she saw Murong Xue, she was taken aback and asked, "Sister Murong, what's wrong with your face?"

Murong Xue said mysteriously: "Sister Qin, I suddenly had a nightmare the day before yesterday. In the dream, I was bitten by an old and ugly poisonous insect a few times. When I woke up, my face became like this. Do you think I bumped into it?" Xie, do you want to invite a mage?"

Qin Mingyue shivered: "Stop talking, it's so scary."

Murong Xue rubbed her face, pretending to be distressed, "Oh, I'm sure I won't be selected today, what a pity."

Qin Mingyue nodded sympathetically.

After the 32 women arrived, Mr. Liu called out their names and led them into the county government office.

Because Murong Xue was familiar with Qin Zhiang, she was not afraid of the county government hall, once she stepped in, she looked behind the desk curiously, wanting to see what King Zhaoyang looked like who decided her own destiny.

Above Qin Zhiang, in the middle of the desk, there is a man sitting, it must be there.

Murong Xue felt familiar from a distance, but when she got a closer look, she almost exclaimed, the man was actually Yeluyan.

She was surprised and delighted, almost jumping up happily, God really loves her, so he is King Zhaoyang, no wonder he has such outstanding demeanor, no wonder, she wanted to be with him for a hundred years but he rejected him outright.It turned out that it wasn't that he didn't like him, it was because he was one of the candidates for show girls, and he didn't dare to like her.The sluggish self-confidence that was hit straightened up in an instant.

As if he had sensed her burning gaze, he turned his gaze across, but it was only a light glance, without staying on her face, and it passed by like a flash of spring light.

Even so, it was enough, she let go of her hanging heart, and looked at him behind the desk with joy.That day under the pear tree in Huichun Medical Center, she told him clearly that she didn't want to enter the palace.He will definitely fulfill himself for the sake of her treating him to dinner and helping him see a doctor, she is sure of that.

(End of this chapter)