Confucius businesswoman: proud of the world

Chapter 200 Meaningful
It can be seen that this sentence made the whole garden fall into an incredible silence.

Even Fu Ling was stunned. At that moment just now, she actually hoped that her young lady would ask for that matter.

Because they came to the capital through untold hardships, and the ultimate goal of dealing with these evil-minded nobles and powers was for the people of Long'an Escort Bureau.

But she didn't really stand still until the lady said Poria, she knew that the lady would have concerns, but, the lady actually asked for a painting of the emperor's calligraphy?
The first person to break the tranquility was Concubine Liang. Her tone was sneering without leaving a trace: "Miss Kong really thinks about your business all the time."

This is a simple business woman. As soon as the emperor's calligraphy is hung up, there must be an endless stream of guests coming to the door, and the female relatives who are waiting for Kong Linglong to turn over the waves also look in disbelief. This woman actually proposed this to His Majesty Tangtang. Such a request, that mind is too impure.

But these noble ladies didn't think that they did everything possible to flatter the emperor just now, and their motives were even more impure than Kong Linglong's.

The empress looked surprised on purpose, and then said: "What do you say, the imperial concubine?"

Concubine Liang just said in a nonchalant manner: "A few days ago, the things I rewarded by the palace were displayed in the shop by Ms. Kong as a means to attract business. I may not care about it, but what is your majesty's status, Ms. Kong made this request. Do you still want to repeat the old trick?"

The nanny told Concubine Liang about this at the time, but Concubine Liang did nothing, but it didn't mean she forgot about it.

Now, on this occasion, it's just a matter of talking about the facts.

The ladies present were all shocked, what else is there?None of them had any contact with businessmen, and it was really contemptuous to hear this desperate means of making money all of a sudden.

The queen heard that Concubine Liang's words were intended to target her, so she narrowed her eyes and deliberately said nothing.

Kong Linglong was once again the target of public criticism, and Kong Linglong lived up to everyone's expectations and showed a look of shock: "What are you talking about, the imperial concubine? It's true that the minnv put the empress's reward in the shop. After all, it is the empress's reward. How can the minnv arrange it at will. That's why I followed the shopkeeper's advice, and I dare not be negligent when I enshrine my mother's things. As for soliciting business, the business of Minnv's shop has been poor since the end of the flower banquet, and it has only improved recently. What about business?"

This seems to be an urgent rebuttal, but this rebuttal is embarrassing. Business is not good after the flower banquet, so the "reward" from the imperial concubine not only failed to attract business for her, but affected her instead. What does this mean?
On that side, Concubine Liang's expression also turned cold.She has already seen that the merchant woman did it on purpose, causing her to lose Hua Hongxiao's pawn before, and now she dares to openly oppose her in front of the emperor, is it because she has the support of the queen?

Kong Linglong lowered her head again at this time: "It's the daughter of the people who didn't think carefully. Your Majesty's calligraphy is priceless. How can it be that the daughter of the people can ask for it at will. Please don't blame your majesty and empress."

At this moment Emperor Liang suddenly said, "Bring the pen and ink."

As soon as the Queen heard this, she knew that His Majesty did not intend to delay any longer. As Jinkou Yuyan had promised, a calligraphy painting was not too much compared to other requirements. Obviously Emperor Liang thought so.

However, when His Majesty the Emperor pondered for a while, he wrote down the words "abide by his duty" by hand.

When the eunuch presented this "calligraphy" to Kong Linglong, his eyes flashed a little cold.Meanwhile, Concubine Liang Gui and the other female relatives were all tacitly laughing at this moment.

Sure enough, if she abides by her duty, even His Majesty thinks this merchant woman is too ignorant, right?
But Kong Linglong didn't feel it at all, took the words with both hands, and respectfully kowtowed: "My daughter, thank you for your reward."

But Emperor Liang looked at her at this time, this woman's temperament was deliberately hidden, and what was revealed was not her true face, but Emperor Liang's harem had three thousand, and there were countless women, and Kong Linglong couldn't hide it no matter how much she hid.In all fairness, if he chooses a concubine, he may not choose such a woman.But with her attitude towards Concubine Liang just now, Emperor Liang could tell at a glance that there was discord between her and Concubine Liang.

In Emperor Liang's opinion, offending his imperial concubine by coming to the palace once was more interesting than Kong Linglong's own value.

Kong Linglong put away Emperor Liang's calligraphy and seemed to be very satisfied and returned to the seat, but Emperor Liang left the banquet almost immediately with an excuse.After thinking about it, I knew that for the female relatives and queens who had received rewards, this small banquet was basically over.

The queen also knew that Emperor Liang had seen enough of Kong Linglong today, and the rest had to be done step by step. She chatted with all the family members and then ended the small banquet.When I came here, I had a lot of thoughts, and when I went back, each of them was pregnant with ghosts. These noble ladies were very reluctant to admit it. This time they became the foil of the merchant girl. They were pulled by the queen to make up for this small banquet. , but they can't question the queen.

They can't question it, but someone can, and the moment they leave, Concubine Liang sneers: "Who is the Empress's play today?"

The queen looked at her slowly: "What does your concubine mean?"

In the palace, the imperial concubine can't help the queen, and the queen will not touch the imperial concubine. This situation has been going on for many years. Between two noble women, there is no smoke from other palace battles, and there is no pretentious whitewashing of peace. The light one almost makes all the harem fall into a strange stability.

Concubine Liang Guihan asked directly: "Could it be that the Empress thinks that such a woman of humble background is qualified to ask for the crown of Tianyan?"

"The noble concubine was worried about this." The queen glanced at her, "You don't have to worry too much, even if Kong Linglong enters the palace in the future, your majesty will not honor her as much as the noble concubine."

Hearing the queen's reply, Concubine Liang sneered even more: "It seems that the queen is really going to let the merchant woman enter the house? Could it be that the queen has not heard the rumors before, not to mention that this girl is notorious, the queen is such a virtuous person, Are you not afraid that she will tarnish His Majesty's reputation?"

The queen said lightly: "The noble concubine is still too concerned. Since what she said is a rumor, it is not enough to believe it. As for your majesty's reputation, she is just a merchant woman. How can she have such energy to discredit your majesty?"

Concubine Liang Gui didn't bother to waste her words when she saw that the queen didn't want to enter, so she left with a cold snort.

She can't stop the queen from being "virtuous", and she has no way of knowing what deal was reached between the queen and Emperor Liang. In this case, she will do her duty as a noble concubine, no matter whether the merchant girl has a chance to enter the palace, she will There are ways to embarrass people.

In this palace, as long as she doesn't match up with the queen, Concubine Liang is always sure to win.

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After Kong Linglong and Fu Ling left, they were directly led towards the palace gate. Fu Ling felt lucky to survive the catastrophe, and the eye contact with her own young lady fully exposed her mentality.

The eunuch who led the way stopped suddenly at the front, and looked at the woman blocking the way with some surprise.

Kong Linglong saw at a glance that the person standing in front of her was actually Mrs. Qinghe.

The eunuch saluted respectfully: "Why is Madam here?"

It stands to reason that this lady's identity should be kept by the queen or someone's side, and she should have a good talk.And after the queen's banquet was over, she did stay, but she couldn't keep anyone.

Mrs. Qinghe said to the eunuch at this time: "I happen to be leaving the palace too, so my father-in-law will leave Miss Kong to me."

How can there be any reluctance, the eunuch was immediately flattered and said: "How can I let my wife lead the way?"

But Mrs. Qinghe smiled and spoke softly, and sent the eunuch away with a few words.

And Kong Linglong also saw the other party beside her, and she only brought a servant girl with her. The ostentation was not as good as any of the noble ladies who came today. This lady who was respected by the emperor seemed to be a very low-key person.

Madam Qing He looked over, Kong Linglong was not stupid, and immediately said: "Madam, what's the matter?"

Kong Linglong had an inexplicable premonition when the lady checked her pulse at the banquet just now, and she didn't know where this premonition came from.

Mrs. Qinghe walked towards her, still with that faint smile on her face. After looking at Kong Linglong for a moment, she said, "Miss Kong, I want to check your pulse again. Is it possible?"

She never expected that this lady was waiting on the road, and she wanted to check Kong Linglong's pulse again. Everyone including Fu Ling was shocked, and she suddenly recalled that this lady didn't expose Miss at the banquet just now, could it be? The purpose is to wait to use this handle to threaten the miss for what?
But Kong Linglong looked at Mrs. Qinghe, but felt that the other party's status and identity would not be a threat after the incident, so why is this request?
In the final analysis, she is just a business girl, and even the wealthy ladies at the banquet don't look down on her. Why does this Mrs. Qinghe stay alone to wait for her, and to check her pulse?

At this time, Mrs. Qinghe didn't urge her, she just patiently waited for Kong Linglong to accept or refuse.

Yes, Kong Linglong felt that even if she refused, the lady didn't seem to intend to embarrass her.However, the more there was no reason for this, Kong Linglong couldn't even say a word of rejection.

After a while, Kong Linglong asked, "Why does Madam want to check the pulse again for the daughter?"

Mrs. Qinghe said: "Because there are some things, I want to make sure."

Kong Linglong paused again, and Madam Qinghe stretched out a hand, smiling: "Just treat it as my reward for helping you, how about it?"

This sentence was harder to refuse than just now. Mrs. Qing He directly pointed out what happened at the banquet, and also showed that she was indeed helping Kong Linglong on purpose.

After hesitating, Kong Linglong finally stretched out her hand, "Your Madam."

In any case, with this help, she was able to escape with Fu Ling, and the other party just wanted to check the pulse, so she had no loss.

This time, Mrs. Qinghe's pulse diagnosis was much more careful and took much longer, and Fuling raised her heart beside her.

After a while, both master and servant saw Mrs. Qinghe's eyelids move. After that, Mrs. Qinghe finally withdrew her hand and sighed softly: "You don't know who I am, do you?"

Kong Linglong paused again. She felt that this question seemed to have a deep meaning, but she really couldn't answer it.Mrs. Qinghe's identity can be seen in the respect of the emperor and empress, but the lady's question obviously has a deeper meaning.

This meant that Kong Linglong would not be able to understand it for a while.

Mrs. Qinghe smiled: "I'm almost sure, and thank you for allowing me to have another diagnosis."

The attitude of the other party was peaceful and even gentle. The status of this lady, who was respected by the emperor and empress, was obviously unattainable, but she was able to put down her dignity to deal with these business girls, and even helped them for some reason. .

However, just these things already made Kong Linglong feel a little inappropriate. She looked at Mrs. Qinghe, only to find that the lady's expression was normal, and she led them out of the palace gate with a smile, fulfilling her promise.

Until the moment she got into the carriage, Kong Linglong was a little uneasy, and Fu Ling was also a little uneasy, but she asked directly: "Will this madam turn around and tell the queen that Miss's illness is a fake?"

After all, with this lady's status, although she helped them at the time, if she told the truth afterwards, she would still win the trust of the queen, so what they did today was like wasting their time.

But Kong Linglong shook her head. Although she was worried, she hadn't worried about it at all: "As this lady, I don't need to do this kind of thing anymore."

This kind of duplicitous role is certainly not what the lady just now would have played.And since she has already helped Kong Linglong lie in front of the empress, if she exposes the lie later, it will hurt her own reputation no matter what, and the respect of the empress and the empress is obviously not pretending, which means that this lady There is something worthy of respect, and this kind of behind-the-scenes method of harming others will not be used.

But Kong Linglong thought so much, only Mrs. Qinghe's sentence: "You don't know who I am, do you?" Kong Linglong's heart was really suspended.

What can be diagnosed by pulse diagnosis is nothing more than the body, and Kong Linglong knows that she has no disease. If this lady wants to take her pulse for the second time, it is not a diagnosis. Apart from not a diagnosis, what else does her body need from Kong Linglong? Have a pulse?
After getting off the carriage, the first thing she did when she returned to the silk and satin village was that before she even had time to answer Yu'er's questions about the palace, Kong Linglong called Zhuge Qingyun directly and asked him, who is Mrs. Qinghe?

Zhuge Qingyun looked at the young master, Mrs. Qinghe had a special status, she rarely showed up in front of people, and the topic was much lower than other noble wives.

But no matter what, Zhuge Qingyun still knows.

He said softly: "Madam Qinghe is the current Patriarch of the Suye family, and the only woman among the four masters. She is the mother of Young Master Suye."

The last sentence is soft, but the weight is still there.Kong Linglong's mind was buzzing at that moment. She could guess that there must not be many people who make the emperor give in. The high status must be the noble family in Beijing, and the four major families are of course the most expensive among them. , but she couldn't confirm it at the time, and she couldn't use her random guesses to really reject a person who even the emperor respected.

So she stretched out her hand, but she didn't expect that she stretched out her hand and finally stretched out all the secrets.

Mrs. Qinghe's sigh "You don't know who I am" is particularly meaningful at this time.

(End of this chapter)