The Eighth Wise King became addicted to eavesdropping on the silly princess' thoughts

Lin Xian'er returned to Qiongfang Pavilion in anger and depression. As soon as she entered the room, she complained to her mother with tears in her eyes.

"Mother, that silly princess is just a Pixiu who only eats and doesn't poop.

I went to her to buy some Shu brocade, but she only agreed to buy two. Spending a little money was like cutting her flesh. She is such a stingy person, and she is so petty! "

Mrs. Lin asked in confusion, "Last time I asked for the blood bird's nest, century-old ginseng, pearls, and Tianshan snow lotus, which were worth six thousand taels of silver, and she readily agreed.

This time, buying a dozen pieces of Shu brocade only costs more than three thousand taels of silver. Why is she making things difficult for you?"

Lin Xian'er burst into tears of grievance, "She...she said that the Qin Palace has a fabric shop, and cotton fabric is breathable and comfortable to wear. She was afraid that buying fabric from someone else would lose face for the Qin Palace."

Mrs. Lin's face flushed with anger, and she angrily cursed, "This ignorant fool! People of our status are all wearing silk and satin. If we wear cotton cloth, which is worn by lower-class people, we will lose face for the Qin Palace!"

Lin Xian'er wiped her tears with a handkerchief, complaining, "That's right! She is so stupid that she doesn't know etiquette and doesn't care about her status and image. Does she want others to laugh at her and make fun of her?"

Mrs. Lin looked at the box in Ai Cao's arms and asked, "Xian'er, did you buy perfume and soap from the silly princess again?"

"Yes! Mother, although she is stupid, the spices she made are rare and valuable.

These perfumes, shampoos, soaps, etc. are extremely useful and were snapped up by the ladies and rich girls from various mansions when her shop opened.

There wasn't much stock, so I bought some more to avoid running out of stock later."

Mrs. Lin smiled approvingly, "Not bad! This matter really allows us to get the moon first because we are close to the water. Others who want to buy it have money but cannot get it.

How much did you spend? Where is the remaining banknote? "

Lin Xianer's pretty face suddenly turned red!

"It cost more than one hundred taels of gold and more than one hundred taels of silver. I need my mother to give me some money and have Chunmei deliver it."

"Didn't you just ask for three thousand taels of silver? That idiot refused to accept the silver?"

Lin Xian'er lowered her head in shame and anger, "No! ... Mother, I ... I played a few rounds of mahjong in Ning Xinyuan again, and I lost all my money ... all my money!"

Mrs. Lin was furious!

"Xian'er! You lost more than 1,600 taels of silver in half a day in Ningxin Garden last time. Why are you still playing mahjong with them?

If this continues, how many days will it take for you to squander the more than 200,000 taels of silver I have saved? !

Now that my mother's housekeeping power has been taken away, how easy is it to get money again? ! "

Lin Xian'er's pretty face flushed with shame and anger, tears falling down. She stammered and defended herself, "They... the silly princess wanted to play cards when she saw me, how could I refuse?

...I don't know why? When you and I play cards, we always win, but I don't know why those maids in Ning Xinyuan are so good at playing cards and have such good luck!

I lost money but I had to hold on, fearing that I would lose face and be looked down upon by them. ... Mother, next time I will never play cards with them again."

Mrs. Lin's anger at her daughter's crying gradually subsided, and she asked in confusion, "How could this happen? With your extraordinary intelligence, how could you lose so miserably twice?"

Chunmei spoke with a sincere and loyal face, "Madam, Miss, I saw those maids scratching their heads while playing cards. Is there something fishy going on?"

Mrs. Lin asked in confusion, "What's the secret of scratching your ears and cheeks while playing cards? Could it be that you have bedbugs and fleas?"

Lin Xian'er raised her head in surprise. With her clever mind, she understood immediately, "Mother! I understand! The scratching of their ears and cheeks while playing cards must be a secret code!

They agreed on a secret code in advance. Whoever wants a certain card can touch that card, and the others will give that card to her. How can they not eat up all the people when three people work together to plot against one person? ! "

Mrs. Lin was also upset and her face turned pale with anger!

"That silly princess can actually scheme against others? Is this what the old people call a silly cunning kid?"

Lin Xian'er was so angry! She always prided herself on being smart, but she was tricked by a fool! If this got out, wouldn't people be laughing to death?

The beautiful eyes glared at Chunmei fiercely! "Don't tell anyone a word about what happened today!"

Chunmei lowered her head in fear, "I dare not say anything more!"

When Ai Cao saw her cousin's eyes turned to her, she was so scared that her face turned pale. She quickly spoke up to assure him, "I dare not say anything more!"

But I was secretly very happy.

Qiu Tou and Bai He did not wait for the young lady to look at them, and quickly expressed their loyalty, "I dare not say anything more!"

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Yang Yanqi and Gao Ruoying went to the Prince of Qin's mansion together. When the doorman heard their identities, he hurried to report to the princess.

When Luo Li heard that the other two idiots had come to visit, she jumped up from her chair with joy, "Let's go! Go and greet Yang Gao and the other idiots."

Yang Yanqi, who was waiting outside the gate of the Prince of Qin's mansion, saw Luo Li rushing over and shouted with a sweet smile, "Luo, brainless! We two brainless people have come to meet you after a few days!"

Luo Li ran down the stairs and held the two of them in arms affectionately, "I've been waiting for you to come! I'll treat you to delicious food today."

The three mentally retarded patients walked into the Prince Qin's Palace holding hands affectionately.

The two doormen blinked their eyes, thinking that this Miss Yang was really brave and daring! How dare she call our princess "Luo Brain Damn" to her face?

Yang Yanqi and Gao Ruoying were admiring the scenery of the Prince Qin's Mansion while chatting and laughing with Luo Li as they walked towards Ning Xin Garden.

"Luo Li, you have a good status in the Prince of Qin's Mansion! After we registered, we said we were looking for the Princess of Qin. The doorman agreed and ran in to report." Gao Ruoying joked.

Yang Yanqi said jokingly, "When there is no tiger in the mountain, the monkey becomes the king! His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin is not in the palace today, so the Princess of Qin is the king."

Luo Li curled her lips in a smug manner, "In this Prince Qin's Mansion, I am the tiger!"

Gao Ruoying was amused when she heard this, "Tigress? Or the roaring lion?"

Yang Yanqi was also overjoyed, "Who in the capital hasn't heard that the Qin prince's new silly princess chased after him and demanded a divorce letter, and wanted to make the Qin prince's mansion a mess?"

Gao Ruoying nodded repeatedly, "I've heard of it! There are no chickens or dogs in the Qin Palace, so the silly princess transformed the palace garden into a prairie!"

Luo Li smiled smugly without any shame! "I have a bad reputation as a fool, so who dares to touch my tiger whiskers in the future?"

Yang Yanqi touched Luo Li's chin and asked, "Does a tigress also have whiskers?"

The three frivolous and mentally retarded patients came to Ningxinyuan, joking and affectionately laughing along the way.

The three of them drank fragrant tea, ate some small desserts and snacks, and chatted. Gao Ruoying was particularly fond of a plate of snacks, and her mouth and hands were covered with red oil after eating.

"Luo Li, how do you make this snack? It's so delicious! Spicy, sweet and salty, mixed together, it's so delicious!"

Luo Li also stuffed one in her mouth and chewed it, "This snack is called spicy strips, which are made by steaming bean skin until soft, boiling vegetable oil, and adding cumin powder, five-spice powder, chili powder, salt and sugar.

This cumin powder is bought from the Hu merchants in the Western Regions. What about the chili powder? It is not available anywhere else except here. The chili here is a unique and delicious condiment in the world."

Yang Yanqi also kept making "hissing sounds" while eating, "The food made with chili oil is so addictive!

Luo Li, when we leave, please bring more of these spicy noodles for us."

Luo Li generously agreed, "You two are in for a treat. Tingting just developed this spicy noodle yesterday and made two large pots. I'll give each of you a large bag when you leave, and you can enjoy it slowly when you go back."

"How is it? How many soldiers have you recruited in the past few days?"

When this matter was mentioned, Yang Yanqi and Gao Ruoying's mood suddenly became depressed.

"Alas!... It's too difficult! Luo Li, the conditions you offer are so generous, but why is this big-footed woman so difficult to recruit?

Gao Ruoying and I worked very hard for the past few days and only managed to recruit more than 30 people."

Gao Ruoying also looked a little ashamed, "Luo Li, maybe we are too dumb to talk? After finally finding a strong and qualified big-footed woman, I was tempted by the generous conditions you offered.

But in the end, either my father or my mother disagreed, and all my efforts failed.

You said that parents could sell their daughters as slaves, so why are they so afraid of this good thing of being a guard and getting paid and fed?"

Luo Li was also a little disappointed after hearing this! She only recruited more than 30 people, which was far from her goal.

: "Where do you two recruit people?"

Yang Yanqi replied, "Of course we are recruiting people in Bianjing. We can visit our families anytime at our doorsteps, and we have names and surnames, so we don't have to worry about being kidnapped. I think this should be a good job, right? But I don't know why it's so hard to recruit people."

Luo Li pondered for a moment and said, "You two should go to another place and try to recruit people from the farm outside the city.

There are few people in Bianjing who don’t have enough food to eat, but if there is food to eat, parents are not willing to sell their daughters.”

Gao Ruoying asked in confusion: "We are not buying slaves, how can we be selling our daughters?"

Luo Li was also unsure and just wanted the two of them to try somewhere else.

"This woman being a bodyguard in public may be worse than being a slave in a wealthy family in the eyes of those parents, right?

You can try another place! You need to be flexible and adaptable according to the other party's situation. If you find someone you like, you can recruit them in a different way."

Yang Yanqi's mind suddenly became clear!

"Just say you're recruiting people to work in the city, not to mention being guards, maybe it will work!"

Gao Ruoying slapped her thigh excitedly!

"Okay! Let's try it in another place and in another way!"