in2ebook Chapter 404 Only the Chosen
Chapter 404 Only the Chosen
Su He didn't go out that day. She was lying in the yard. Today was the rest time she had squeezed out with great effort.
"Lotus, we have too many of these things. Do you want to sell some?"
Liu Niang felt a headache looking at the room full of gifts. These were the thank-you gifts from those who had successfully helped her in fortune-telling.
“Can it be sold?”
"Of course, these supplements are already collected, and the cloth can be put aside for a while. The children are all grown up, so we can make more clothes for them."
Su He nodded, "We are an ordinary family, so we only need to keep the cotton cloth, and sell the other expensive ones."
"As for supplements, keep the ginseng and sell the others."
Su He has no interest in bird's nest, just eating white fungus is fine.
The two of them temporarily put everything they needed in Su He's house, and then piled up the remaining things in another room, asking Liu Bai to find someone to come and pick up the goods.
This time they were sold for more than 10,000 taels of silver, which shows how valuable these gifts were.
"I think there will be more in a while. I have to go to my student's house tomorrow to sort out the dowry."
Su He looked at the empty house and said with a headache.
Why is her life getting busier and busier? Why is this happening?
Su He sighed and lay back on the recliner.
The next day, Su He was unable to go because the Queen Mother summoned her to the palace.
Su He instinctively felt that it was related to Princess Dali. As expected, as soon as she entered Jingyang Palace, she saw a girl with upturned nose next to the dignified and elegant Queen Mother.
Su He saluted the Queen Mother in front of him without looking away.
"Lotus pays respects to the Queen Mother, and wishes her eternal youth."
Chen Zhiling came over to help Su He up personally, "You are such a polite kid. Didn't I tell you that you don't have to kneel anymore?"
Su He stood up and replied with a smile, "He Hua wants to express her wishes to the Queen Mother. After not seeing her for two months, the Queen Mother looks younger."
Chen Zhiling couldn't stop smiling. She pulled Su He to sit next to her, and the two of them started chatting as if no one was around.
Su He noticed that Jin Nanzhu next to them was staring at the two of them, and seemed to want to interrupt, but couldn't.
Because they were talking about those difficult math problems.
Su He laughed in her heart. The Queen Mother had shown it so obviously. It seemed that Princess Dali was not likable.
Just at this moment, Dingxiang brought Suhe a cup of tea. The two paused in their conversation, and Jin Nanzhu finally interrupted.
"Is this the Marquis' daughter?"
The smile on Chen Zhiling's face faded a little, and he didn't say anything.
"I am the teacher of Yunkai Academy and Bailu Academy."
Suho replied politely.
However, Kim Nam-joo did not buy it and her eyes were full of contempt.
He turned out to be a civilian.
Su He obviously understood what was going on, and she was too lazy to try to please someone so she drank some tea and continued chatting with the Queen Mother.
"How is your brother now? Has he returned to the academy to study?"
It's already the beginning of September, and we should be studying by now.
"Yes, he went there seven days ago. Yunkai Academy had an exam at the beginning of the school year, and he was afraid that he wouldn't get a good grade, so he went to prepare in advance."
"Are all the students of Yunkai Academy at this level now?"
Su He turned around and looked at Jin Nanzhu. This person looked even more annoying than Wang Qingqing before.
"The princess also likes to study? I never thought that. I heard that women in Dali are proud of not knowing a single word, but the princess is different."
Kim Nam-joo choked when she heard this. She could only write her own name, but she was good at martial arts.
"We Dali women are as brave as men. We take care of our husbands and children at home, and we can fight wars abroad. Queen Mother, please let all the young talents go to my martial arts competition next month. Those below the fourth rank can be ignored. I heard that there are two men of the right age in the Duke's Mansion. Please let them come as well."
Chen Zhiling was speechless by Jin Nanzhu's confident words and didn't know how to respond for a moment.
"Oh, you are so arrogant. If you don't know, you would think it's the prince choosing a concubine. What dynasty is this? You still have a martial arts competition to choose a concubine. It's so funny."
Su He suddenly changed his previous kind attitude and showed his power towards Jin Nanzhu. Chen Zhiling's originally ugly expression eased a lot.
Jin Nanzhu was furious, "What do you mean? I am a princess of a country, what's wrong with making more requests? Not to mention the prince of the Duke's Mansion, I am worthy of the prince."
"Kim Nam Joo! Have you never been bitten by a mosquito?"
Su He suddenly asked with a serious face. Jin Nanzhu was about to curse, but after Su He's question, she didn't react at all.
"What do you mean?"
"I told you that you are as thick-skinned as a city wall, and even mosquitoes can't bite you! You can't even understand sarcasm. No wonder you want to have a martial arts competition to win your hand in marriage. You are a brainless person!"
Kim Nam-joo stood up suddenly and wanted to hit Su He, but the maids and eunuchs beside her were not pushovers either, so Kim Nam-joo was stopped after taking two steps.
"What? Still want to fight? This is not Dali. If you want to act like a princess, go back to your Dali. You are defeated!"
Su He put her hands on her hips, hid behind the maids and eunuchs and started to attack crazily.
"How dare you insult me, you bastard! You are so brave!"
Kim Nam Joo glared at Su He, gritting her teeth and was about to pounce on him.
"Who is the slave scolding?"
"scold you!"
Su He laughed arrogantly, and Chen Zhiling couldn't help it. He turned sideways and took the opportunity to drink tea to barely cover his grinning mouth.
"You yourself admit that you are a lowly servant, I didn't say that. Princess of Dali, remember this, you are only to be chosen, it is not your turn to arrange things for us in Dayong. Take back your arrogance, if you continue to be so rude, we in Dayong will not welcome you."
Su He is very kind when she is gentle, and very powerful when she is angry. Kim Nam Joo can't argue with Su He. Then she looks at the queen dowager who condones Su He's behavior without saying a word, and the maids and eunuchs who block her way and stare at her expressionlessly.
She could only surrender reluctantly. She had important things to do and didn't want to bother with these people.
"Lotus, come and have some water. By the way, I heard that all the girls who are getting engaged this year are looking for you to prepare their dowries!"
Su He sat back obediently and looked shy again when facing Chen Zhiling.
"It was Wan Ning who promoted me everywhere. Principal Wu laughed at me and said that I was the public enemy of all matchmakers in the capital. She told everyone that I was the best matchmaker in the capital. Not only did she introduce people to other families, she also took care of the dowry and betrothal gifts. She asked me to be a wet nurse when the child was three years old."
Chen Zhiling laughed heartily, as if what Su He said was very funny.
The maids and eunuchs beside them also laughed, and Su He also had a smile on his face.
Except for Kim Nam-joo, everyone knew that she was disliked.
She wanted to lose her temper again, but she held it back when she thought of something. She shook her sleeves fiercely and turned away.
Su He watched the person disappear before asking the Queen Mother curiously.
"Empress Dowager, are we really going to prepare a martial arts competition for her?"
Chen Zhiling snorted coldly, "She wishes. I'll let her go in a few days."
She had originally thought that this princess would be very powerful if she was sent here, but she didn't expect that she was a fool with some beauty.
She doesn't want such a person.