[GL] Win-win

In Shifu, the prime minister of the current dynasty was sitting on the throne. Although he was over sixty years old and his figure was getting older, there was still a glimmer of light in those turbid yellow eyes.At this moment, he was still holding the imperial decree he had just received in his hand, but his eyes fell on the person involved along with the others in the main hall.

"Fourteen, tell me what you think?" Prime Minister Shi narrowed his eyes slightly and asked in a flat tone.

Shi Si leaned on the back of the chair, leaning on the armrest with her elbows and supporting her chin. On her face, there was neither worry about future court life nor yearning for the emperor's favor: "Grandfather, you are already old."

"And daddy is just a fourth-rank official servant. You and I both know that if Mr. Shu is as stable as before and does not make mistakes, then daddy's achievements in this life will be nothing more than this." She curled her lips slightly, revealing a laugh.

When Du Shi heard this, he looked at his daughter in disbelief, not because of the slight offense to him in her words, but because of her understanding of the current political situation in the imperial court.

Rengui has self-knowledge, he knows how capable he is, but he doesn't want to see things that his son didn't see through, but his eldest daughter can see clearly.

Shi Du looked at his son with complicated eyes, Shi Lang was not as deep as his father, but just looked at his elder sister with admiration, but unfortunately he did not dare to cheer loudly due to his grandfather's authority.

Everyone in the Shifu had different expressions, everyone had their own thoughts, Shi Tiancheng could see the thoughts of these people at a glance, and didn't bother to pay attention to their short-sightedness, he just said: "Fourteen, do you really think so?"

"Don't dare to hide from Prime Minister Shi." Shi Si raised her eyebrows, changed her posture, and tapped the fingers of her right hand on the armrest to make a blunt sound.

"Then let me ask you, how far do you think you can sit?" Prime Minister Shi asked again, staring at her naturally bright face.

Shi Si laughed and said, "Grandfather, you should ask me how ambitious I am, not how confident I am. What Shi Si wants is not to be a favorite concubine, to glorify my family. That position can't accommodate me."

"There are some things that you can't do if you want to. The emperor's heart is unpredictable, but the woman's heart is changeable." Shi Tiancheng hit the nail on the head, pointing out the weakness of Shi Si's delusion.

"Ha!" Shi Si laughed strangely, "Grandfather, not only men can control women, women can also play with men."

"So, you have decided to enter the palace?"

"I can't ask for it." Shi Si raised her eyebrows and said, if she didn't enter the palace, where would her ambition be realized?Although the folk customs of Daxia are open, there is no regulation allowing women to enter official positions, so they can only enter the palace, but this is only the first step of her ambition.

Shi Tiancheng pondered for a while, and finally said: "Go back and prepare, you will enter the palace to be selected soon. When you enter the harem, the Shifu will naturally support you, but you have to remember that the deep palace is no better than the outside, which seat there is not a step." A bone."

Shi Si didn't answer but instead asked, "Why doesn't my granddaughter know?"

Shi Tiancheng nodded, then waved his hands to let people disperse.

Who would dare to disobey the old man's wishes, and within a short time, only he and his eldest son Shi Du were left in the main hall.

"Father, do you really want to let her enter the palace by the fourteenth?" Shi Du frowned, feeling sincere doubts about the prime minister's actions: "If she is favored, it will be just icing on the cake in Shifu, if she is rejected by Emperor Rui However, the Shifu will be implicated, so the loss outweighs the gain."

"Now that Shifu has me as a prime minister, I can foresee at least 20 years of glory in the future. However, the candle is dying and the lamp is dying. Wait for me to drive west... Shi Du, you are not enough to lift the heavy beam."

"While I still have the ability, why not let her take a gamble?" Shi Tiancheng looked at his son kindly.His first wife died early, leaving only such a child and then passed away. The living are always inferior to the dead, and no matter how good the successor is, it will never be comparable to the silhouette in his memory.

Shi Du wanted to say a few more words: "But Fourteen is too ambitious..."

Shi Tiancheng pressed his palms down, stopped his words, and said with a smile: "Ambition is good. If you have ambition, you will climb up. If you have ambition, you will not be led by the nose. It's just that the tree attracts the wind." , maybe I need to vacate this seat in the future so that she won't have to worry about it!"

"You mean she will be promoted to the next position?!" Shi Du was surprised, and the reason why his father was willing to abdicate was nothing other than the second position.

"No one can say for sure what will happen in the future." Shi Tiancheng picked up the imperial decree and read it carefully, then said: "You go."

"Yes, Father." Even though there were thousands of doubts, Prime Minister Shi had accumulated power for a long time, and Du Shi did not dare to ask, so he had to bow and leave.

Three days later, the sun was shining brightly, which is a rare good weather in early spring.Shi Tiancheng called Shi Du, his daughter-in-law Cheng Shi and his grandson Shi Lang, and went to Shi Si's courtyard together.

Shi Si's courtyard can be said to be the quietest place in the whole mansion, except for the maids and servants, only the sound of small bridges and flowing water can be heard, especially Shi Si likes to stay in the study on weekdays, or study books or do some work. Wood carving is very quiet.

However, such a quiet person is full of rebelliousness and ambition that ordinary people dare not do, which is not uncommon.

"I've seen the old lady, the old man, the madam, and the second young master." Wu Xiang, who was guarding the door of the study, greeted each of them. She was Shi Si's personal servant girl, and she was smart, so she said without waiting for a few people to ask questions: "Miss is inside. .”

Knowing that Miss doesn't like people suddenly breaking into her territory, Wu Xiang raised her voice and said, "Miss, the old master and his wife are here."

After hearing this, Shi Si in the room immediately put down the finished wood carving, went to the door and opened it, welcoming everyone in: "Grandfather, father and mother, why are you here?"

"Sister, there's me!" It's fine that Wu Xiang didn't call out his name, even the elder sister ignored him, so Shi Lang quit immediately.

Shi Si didn't give him any attention from the corner of the eye, and said lazily: "Shut up, there is no place for you to talk here."

Shi Lang snorted angrily, because all the elders were there, especially his always serious father was still glaring at him, so he didn't dare to continue playing tricks.

Cheng's family has always been gentle and virtuous, and after serving her father-in-law and husband-in-law, she waited alone and looked at the siblings with doting eyes.On the contrary, Prime Minister Shi smiled undisguisedly when he saw this scene.

Shi Tiancheng took a sip of the tea poured by his daughter-in-law, and said with a smile: "Yaolang, you have to work hard to learn from your sister, don't wait until you go out and still look like a child, no one will be convinced by then. you."

Shi Lang blinked, his eyes full of cunning: "Grandfather, you don't know that, your grandson is not someone who can be bullied by anyone. Once you go out, which of those dudes will not obey me?"

"Okay, Yaolang, you are the best." Shi Tiancheng said with a smile, how could he not know these things because of his huge roots in the court, it's just a moment of confusion to get a moment of joy.

"Father, you haven't given the things to Fourteen yet!" Shi Du couldn't see, reminded Prime Minister Shi, and by the way, he gave Shi Lang a sideways look, the brat was so blind.

Shi Lang made a face for him to see.

"Yes, Fourteen. This is the information I collected for you. With these, you can quickly gain a foothold when you first enter the court." Shi Tiancheng gave her a thin notebook and patted his granddaughter's head: " Bring more money when you leave. You are the daughter of my Shi family, so you can't be shabby and let the outsiders see the joke.

After finishing speaking, he named Shi Du again and asked him, "Shi Du, do you know?"

"Yes, I will definitely not make the accountant lose fourteen dollars of money." Shi Du bowed and nodded in agreement.

Shi Si has long been accustomed to the care of the family's interests and warmth, so she curled her lips and smiled: "Thank you grandfather, Shi Si will never lose face of the Shi family."

"Grandfather naturally believes in you." Shi Tiancheng said with emotion: "It's a pity. Shi Si, you are in vain as a daughter."

Shi Si just smiled and said nothing, which is not necessarily true.

Shi Tiancheng's purpose in coming here was to give something away, to mention a few words to his granddaughter, and now it's all done, and he's leaving.He beckoned Shidu to join him, and said: "Yaolang, you go too, let your mother and sister discuss some matters about your daughter's family."

Shi Lang originally wanted to stay with his sister for a while, but when Prime Minister Shi said something later, he couldn't act like a baby anymore, so he could only look back at three steps and walk out reluctantly.

"Mother, do you have something to say to your daughter?" Shi Si helped Cheng to sit down, and asked with a shy face, acting like a little girl.

Cheng still can't see her daughter's true nature?She stretched out her finger and tapped Shi Si's head, half to teach and half to worry: "You! Don't act with your mother. When you enter the palace, there will be a lot of people watching you act. The harem of the imperial city How deep is it!"

"Mother, I know all about it." Shi Si lay down on the desk, weighing an empty teacup.

Cheng combed the fringe tied on her hair, and said earnestly: "You and Yaolang are both flesh that fell from my body. I know you are born with a lot of scheming, and you have to repeat a sentence several times in your stomach. Saying it out, an ordinary thing has a lot of twists and turns in the brain..."

"So, a person like me is the most suitable for the court." Shi Si said, becoming more and more interested, and her pretty eyes were full of confidence: "I am born with a better mind than others." A few more, counting like a fish in water, you may be able to enjoy it in the place where people cannibalize!"

"I can't say no to you." Mrs. Cheng couldn't help laughing, took out the gold and silver jewelry that had been wrapped in the morning from her arms, and asked her daughter to hide it.

"Your grandfather is right. Even if you are backed by your mother's family in the harem, money is also very important. These were brought from your grandfather's house when your mother married your father. Now they are all for you. When you enter the palace, you can always buy them." Help you out."

The kindness of the parents is greater than the sky, Shi Si hugged Cheng's vigorously: "Thank you, mother!"

"Silly boy, tell mother what to say to thank you." Although Cheng said this, there was a contented smile on the corners of his brows and eyes.

Shi Si didn't point out her mother's obvious duplicity, and replied with a playful smile: "What's the matter with mother, I should also thank mother!"

Cheng couldn't help lowering his head, holding a handkerchief to the wet corners of his eyes.

The author has something to say: a scheming woman → just take the literal meaning: a very scheming woman