Harem: Biography of Concubine Qin

Chapter 259
At this time, the Manchurian ladies are more tenacious.

A few bold people stepped forward to look at the black object, and saw that it was a strange-looking shotgun, much shorter than any they had ever seen.

"Concubine Qin, is this the short-barreled shotgun newly made by General Chen?"

It seems that these ladies didn't just say they liked Chen Wenyi, they still knew something about Chen Wenyi.

It was much easier for Chen Wen to encourage them.

She nodded with an approving smile on her face.

"It's this thing. I often learn this new gun from my second brother recently, and it has already achieved initial results. So I will show it to all the ladies, so it doesn't scare you?"

Hearing Chen Wenyi mentioned in her mouth, even those who were frightened came to their senses.

"How could it be? Your Majesty is good at marksmanship, look at the grass target in the middle has been knocked down by your Majesty!"

Everyone looked into the distance, and sure enough, the target in the middle of a row of straw targets had fallen down.

"Your Majesty is really a woman who doesn't give way to her husband. She can not only take care of the inner palace, but also learn good marksmanship."

"Exactly, my lady really makes me feel ashamed!"

"I heard that Niangniang saved the driver during the southern tour? Could it be that the purpose of practicing the gun is to protect the holy driver during the tour with the Long Live Lord?"

……

Chen Wenxin listened to these compliments, and only picked the ones that were beneficial to her topic to continue.

"This spear is light and powerful, and women can learn it very well. You know, right? My second brother has a female general, Ouyang, who made military achievements with this short-handled shotgun."

As soon as Ouyang's family was mentioned, these ladies couldn't listen anymore.

Chen Wenyi has never been close to women, and he doesn't even have a housemate by his side, which is well known.

But there is an Ouyang family in the military camp who can always approach him, how can this not make them anxious?

What if that Ouyang family seduced Chen Wenyi?
Chen Wenxin looked at everyone's expressions and said with satisfaction: "Now all the money from the treasury is spent in the army, and the second brother spends all his salary on making new guns, just hoping to help the Qing Dynasty build a strong shotgun team. "

"Hey. This is the great cause of the country, and it is also the second brother's current heart disease..."

Whenever she mentions Chen Wenyi's 01:30 point, these ladies will prick up their ears and listen carefully.

She said again: "Second brother is a clean and honest official, where did all the money go to make guns? I sold some of my own jewelry to him so that he could make some new guns for the soldiers. train."

For rich families, selling jewelry is something that the family will only do when they are desperate.

Generally, even if you do it, you are too embarrassed to say it, for fear of being laughed at.

What Chen Wenxin said at this time made everyone feel her brother and sister's friendship deeply.

He had heard for a long time that the Chen family was harmonious with his father and son and brotherly love, so Chen Wenyi exchanged all his military achievements for Concubine Qin's Jin title.

Looking at it now, not only did Chen Wenyi treat this sister like a pearl, but she also treated Chen Wenyi with the same kindness and friendship.

Nalan Yulu hurriedly said: "My lady's love for my brothers is really touched by my daughter. Although my daughter is not talented, she still has some money for me. I hope that my mother will help my daughter and hand it over to General Chen. force."

When Nalan Yulu said this, the ladies realized it.

Okay, let her be a good person again!
Not to be outdone, everyone expressed that they would also donate money to support the construction of the shotgun team.

This is not only their selfishness towards Chen Wenyi, but also a response to the emperor's policy.

I heard that the emperor's clothes have been stripped down recently, so that their father and brother, who are officials in the court, also dug out the old clothes from the bottom of the box, and they were worn out one by one.

Looking at Chen Wenxin, the fifth princess and the two princesses today, their clothes are grand but not luxurious, simple but not rude.

Look at them again, all of them are dressed luxuriously and brightly...

If you don't donate some money at this time, how can you make it through?

Could it be that I have the money to wear nice clothes and expensive jewelry, but I don't have the money to donate some money to the army?

Nalan Yulu took the lead on Chen Wen's topic, how could they be left behind?

So one by one scrambled to express their willingness to donate money.

Those ladies who had just performed and received rewards were grateful for Chen Wenxin, so naturally they were not willing to spare money.

Those who failed to show their faces in front of Chen Wenxin were even more afraid of being crossed off from her list of candidates for the future second sister-in-law, and donated more money than the former.

Chen Wenxin was overjoyed in his heart, but a troubled look appeared on his face.

"How good is this? My palace invites you ladies to come and enjoy the garden, because your father and brother from each family are often here, so you are invited to enjoy it. How did it become a banquet for donating money?"

Your father and brother are all here, but you are always inspected by the Chen family, and you are always choosing suitable people to marry.

As soon as the words came out, the crowd became even more enthusiastic, "What did the empress say? Even the empress, who is so precious and precious, is willing to take out her own jewelry."

"I heard that the empress donated her birthday money to the army before. I only hope to emulate half of this virtue for the country and the people."

This flattery is just right, Chen Wenxin doesn't like to hear other compliments, but loves to hear others say that she is virtuous.

Because she has always felt that she is lazy and greedy, a typical person who does not abide by the female virtues of this era.

The emperor thought the same way, so he gave her a title of "Qin" at the beginning to silence other people's mouths.

So when others praised her for her virtue, she was guilty and loved to listen.

Thinking about it, there seemed to be more and more people praising her for her virtuousness, and she suddenly felt that maybe she was really virtuous.

She looked up to the sky and laughed loudly in her heart, and said calmly: "I can't be a virtuous second son, I just want to share the worries for the emperor and the second brother."

She said, throwing a look of "I am very optimistic about you" to the young lady who praised her virtue.

When the latter received her gaze, his face almost blossomed with joy.

In this era, the greatest virtue of a woman is to share the worries and labors of her husband.

These words can't help but make everyone feel the hint that the emperor is Chen Wenxin's husband, so she naturally wants to share the emperor's worries.

So now that they are donating money to the Shotgun Team, is this considered to be a relief for their husband in advance?
Thinking of this, many people showed ambiguous smiles.

Chen Wenxin didn't notice the hidden meaning of her words, and only heard a young lady in the crowd say loudly: "Your Majesty, please give me a chance and let me contribute. I am willing to donate this gold collar!"

Everyone turned their gazes to the back, only to see a rich lady taking off the collar around her neck.

The necklace was golden, and it looked heavy, and it was not light at first glance.

Bai Lu silently calculated in her heart that the collar was big enough to wrap around the young lady's waist, and it was as thick as a little finger.

Not to mention, there must be two 30 doubles, right?
Two 30 taels of gold, that is two 300 taels of silver...

Chen Wenxin was frightened by this fierce behavior, for fear that her action would cause other ladies present to follow suit.

A hundred or so young ladies took off their jewelry in front of her, how could she have the nerve to look at them?

Fortunately, after all, most of these ladies are from noble backgrounds, so not all of them are so tough.

"Your Majesty, my daughter is willing to donate 200 taels of silver, and I will send someone to deliver it later as a token of my kindness."

They all came out to the banquet, so naturally they didn't bring much money with them.

Tell me the amount now, and then make up the money later, it will be considered a full face.

This idea is much better than taking off the jewelry on the spot, and everyone followed her example.

"Your Majesty, my daughter-in-law is willing to donate 300 taels!"

"My daughter donated 350 taels!"

"360 taels!"

All of a sudden, it was like a competitive auction, and the amount of money was shouted higher and higher.

Chen Wenxin was ashamed, why did she have the illusion of putting her second brother on the auction block?

The atmosphere suddenly became heated, and she had no room to speak even if she wanted to be polite.

She had no choice but to quietly instruct Bai Lu to record all the amounts of money mentioned by these ladies, so as to have a comparison.

After everyone reported their count, Nalan Yulu calmly said, "I have long wanted to help General Chen, so I wrote some poems with my elder brother and sent them to a charity sale outside. The proceeds from the charity sale A total of 520 taels, the original coefficient is donated."

Can Nalan Yulu's poems be sold for 520 taels?
How is this possible?
Those who knew the inside story muttered in the background, "Where is her credit? It's just because of having a good brother. It is said that they wrote poems together. Isn't her brother's name valuable?"

If Nalan Rong is the number one talented scholar in the Qing Dynasty, he is the best candidate for a son-in-law after Chen Wenyi in the capital.

He became famous earlier than Chen Wenyi, but now he can't keep up with Chen Wenyi's limelight.

Although the outstanding literary talent makes people shake their hearts, after all, women still like handsome appearance more.

Chen Wenyi's appearance is naturally unmatched by anyone, and he has made great military exploits and is both civil and military.

There was a couplet poem by brothers and sisters Chen Wenyi, Nalan Rongruo, and Xiang Ming.

Judging from the tone of the poem, Chen Wenyi, Chen Wenxin and Nalan Rongruo are on par.

Nalan Yulu, who has always been known as a talented woman, fell behind.

Chen Wenxin couldn't help trembling her fingertips. She had thought about the scene where these daughters would compete to bid, but she didn't expect such a high amount to be quoted.

520 two!
This is worth a year's salary for a court official.

She naturally knew that Nalan Yulu's so-called money from selling poems was worthless. Even her brother Nalan Rongruo couldn't get so much money by selling poems.

This is just to show that she came here elegantly with the money, no more than other young ladies who asked the family to come.

Maybe she still wants to donate more money, but also cares about her own reputation, for fear that others will say that she has no face and skin to spend so much money to please Chen Wenyi, right?

So come up with such a gimmick.

No matter the reason, Chen Wenxin will not be troubled by money.

She had a smile on her face, as if the exhaustion of wearing a fake smile at this banquet all morning had dissipated.

"Since that's the case, I will thank you ladies for your kindness on behalf of second brother. I have ordered Bailu to record all of your names in the book, and second brother will see your wishes."

These words are to give them a taste of sweetness, to let them know that these sacrifices are worthwhile, and Chen Wenyi will see their names.

The second is also to say, I remember the amount of money you donated, so don't try to cheat.

"Okay, please go to lunch with me."

(End of this chapter)