Confucius businesswoman: proud of the world

Chapter 205 Accepting You as a Concubine
As soon as Kong Linglong returned to the house, she saw Su Ye, who almost strode over, "Where have you been?"

He clearly saw the worry on his face. Ever since the relationship between the two became clear, those hidden guards who secretly sent to protect Kong Linglong have also become the people she deliberately arranged at will. Nor will it go against her will.

When they were taken away by Liu Shao just now, these hidden guards were in a state of losing contact.

After hearing about the Liu family's affairs, Suye's eyes darkened: "Have you promised them?"

Kong Linglong shook her head: "Of course not."

Yu'er said: "People from the Liu family want to trick Miss into leaving the capital, Miss is not fooled."

The members of the Liu family have ulterior motives for this kind of sake, and they are still thinking of plotting against their young lady.

Su Ye's expression softened a lot: "The grandparents of the Liu family will never have the guts to betray Situ Xueyi, so they must be confusing you when they say they will help you change the death row."

Using a method that sounds feasible to lure people who are eager to save people into being fooled, it must be said that Old Master Liu still understands Kong Linglong's trick.

Kong Linglong looked at him: "I know, you don't have to worry."

As for repaying her kindness for saving Liu Shao, this is simply nonsense, no one outside Suye believes in the Liu family.

The moment their eyes met, Suye couldn't help but said, "Linglong, don't get rid of the hidden guards again."

At least the hidden guards followed, and he was relieved.If she wants to be free, she can wait for everything to settle, and he will not force her.

In the palace, Emperor Liang looked at the coral glazed beads brought in as a tribute. The tributes from the New Moon Kingdom became more and more expensive every year, and every one of those beads moved his heart. Even people in the palace were used to seeing good things. Also can't take your eyes off.

"Pick up a copy and send it to the imperial concubine." Emperor Liang ordered the eunuch beside him.

Usually Concubine Liang Guifei will definitely get a reward for such a rare thing, and other concubines and even empresses may not have such luck.

The eunuchs were all fine men, so they immediately picked the biggest and most beautiful one to stay, to please the imperial concubine, that is, to please Emperor Liang.

Emperor Liang suddenly said, "Wait."

The eunuch who was just about to deliver the reward was stiff, thinking that His Majesty had changed his mind, and turned around in fear.

Seeing Emperor Liang staring at the pile of rewards, he said for a long while, "I'll share another portion and send it to Kong Linglong from the silk and satin shop."

The eunuch stared at him in disbelief almost immediately, but Emperor Liang looked away meaningfully from the tribute.

The efficiency in the palace has always been very fast. When Kong Linglong received the reward at noon, Suye still stayed behind.

When the eunuch unfolded the glazed coral bead in front of his eyes, the staff of the silk and satin shop were all attracted by this rare treasure. It was the first time they saw such a tribute from another country, which was really shocking and novel.

"How can a daughter of the people receive such a precious reward." Kong Linglong lowered her eyes and said to the eunuch who passed the decree.

The eunuch smiled but didn't smile: "This is the girl's blessing. There are not many such rewards in the palace, which shows that His Majesty attaches great importance to the girl."

Kong Linglong's eyelids twitched, she didn't need such importance, besides, the eunuch even compared her with his concubine.

This is a reward from the emperor, and there is no room for it to be returned. The eunuch coughed intentionally, and looked at Kong Linglong's expression on accepting the reward. If this woman dares to show dissatisfaction with the reward from His Majesty, then he must go back and pamper Emperor Liang. Side said.

Kong Linglong showed a smile of "sincerity and fear": "Minister, thank you for your majesty's love."

Her status is low, but she has received the reward that only the imperial concubine can receive. The more she is like this, the harder it will be to end when the news spreads.

But I can't take care of these right now, "Yu'er, give the father-in-law 100 taels of silver, it's hard work for the father-in-law to run."

Yu'er quickly handed over the money, but she hoped that the eunuch would leave their place early.

The eunuch who passed the decree padded the money in his hand, and also smiled, secretly thinking that this merchant is worthy of doing business, and he really knows how to do business.

After the eunuch left, Su Ye came out of the private room. He heard it clearly just now, and deliberately did not show up to avoid unnecessary trouble.But when he saw the eunuch's reward on the table, the precious coral beads were very dazzling at the moment.

Yu'er nervously said: "Why does the emperor reward the young lady? Could it be the queen's idea?"

From their point of view, only the queen had a little connection with them, and that high majesty really had no sense of existence.

Su Ye looked at the bead with a complicated expression: "This is a tribute from the New Moon Kingdom, and the queen is not qualified to use it, let alone use it to reward others."

Kong Linglong's heart moved, and she slowly looked at Suye.

Yu'er was surprised: "Miss, why did the emperor reward you with something?"

During these days, they were being asked for trouble everywhere, and it would be good not to be made things difficult, but Emperor Liang actually gave such a big reward at this time?
Kong Linglong didn't answer, but said: "A reward from the palace is equal to trouble."

With the lessons learned from Concubine Liang Guifei, Yu'er understood it all at once, and then became nervous. Does it mean that more expensive rewards mean more troubles?
Su Ye said: "Put this bead away, Your Majesty's reward is not like a concubine's, and putting it out will only cause trouble."

The beauty of the coral beads set off her own danger, although Yu'er didn't understand, but she never doubted what Su Ye said, so she covered the beads with a handkerchief nervously.

Kong Linglong said: "Just put it in my box, and only I will keep the key."

Yu'er agreed, and after putting away the beads, Kong Linglong saw that Suye still had no intention of leaving, so she said, "Let the kitchen prepare lunch."

Then she looked at Su Ye, "What do you know?"

Otherwise, Suye's expression would not have turned so ugly upon seeing Emperor Liang's reward.

Suye looked at her with a hoarse voice: "Linglong, if the emperor shows favor to you, will you agree?"

Emperor Liang is different from anyone else, he is the person in this world who can really change everything with a word, he is not a queen, not a noble concubine, even Situ Xueyi, who is hated by the Kong family, is just an obedient one in front of Emperor Liang Eagle dog, so some people will say, is there any woman in this world who can resist the temptation of imperial power.

Kong Linglong looked at him, but said indifferently: "No."

Su Ye was startled, "Why?"

Kong Linglong's face was calm: "Because he is the Ninth Five-Year Master and I am a merchant woman, he has no position and no need to show favor to me. If he wants to get something, it is very easy, and it is meaningless to show favor to me. "

With an imperial decree, she has no power to resist. Both she and the Kong family are waiting to be killed. No man sitting in that position will show affection to a woman.

Suye suddenly laughed, he closed his eyes for a moment, and then opened them again: "How could I have forgotten, you are Linglong."

Even if it is the Ninth Five-Year Master or a beggar on the roadside, she treats them equally.In her eyes, Emperor Liang probably has more "authority" as weight.

"You haven't told me what's wrong with you yet?" Kong Linglong stared at him.

Su Ye's lips moved, and finally said: "The Empress expresses her feelings to Your Majesty, and wants His Majesty to accept you as a concubine."

Even Fuling and Yu'er couldn't hear these words, Kong Linglong looked at Suye's face that suddenly darkened, and was a little dazed: "Accept me as a concubine?"

Su Ye's voice was low: "You have things from the old dynasty in your hand, that's what the royal family cares most about. They are jealous of you... If you become a woman in the harem, all this can become a secret to them."

Only the harem can most thoroughly bury a woman and all her past.Even if you are carrying an old pilgrimage object with a mysterious origin, as long as you enter the harem, it will disappear without a trace.

It's no wonder that only the empress of the current dynasty would have such an understanding, and would give such an idea to Emperor Liang.

Kong Linglong said slowly: "I figured out a way to choose me as my concubine. It seems that the queen is really a good and worthy queen."

If she hadn't seen the relationship between Emperor Liang and the Empress with her own eyes, she would never have imagined that there is such a "cooperative" relationship between men and women in the world. It is already an odd number to have a Concubine Liang in the harem, but the Empress really doesn't mind Emperor Liang's side How many concubines are there.

Su Ye stared at her: "What do you want to do?"

Kong Linglong said: "No matter what I want to do, I will not enter the palace as a concubine."

Su Ye stepped forward, subconsciously grabbed her shoulders, and pressed her against his chest. "Linglong, I just want to know, if we...have never had anything between us, and now His Majesty wants you to enter the palace, or even return to the Longan Escort, are you willing?"

He pressed the back of Kong Linglong's head to prevent her from seeing his face, and he couldn't see her face either.

Kong Linglong was suppressed by him like this, and said for a long time: "There is no such assumption, Suye."

Just when Suye's heart sank a little, Kong Linglong's voice sounded again: "I said I won't enter the palace, not because of something between us, but because I wouldn't go to a place like the palace. For the women of the Kong family, , loss of freedom is more terrible than death."

Suye heard Kong Linglong say a lot, but the directness and sharpness in these words was unprecedented, he suddenly let go of his hand, "Linglong?"

Kong Linglong was able to raise her head and look at him: "Grandfather once said that the saddest thing for a person is to live in a cage. No matter how delicate the cage is, it can only lock up the most miserable life. For me, the harem Talk about a place like this."

It has nothing to do with what happened between her and Su Ye, and it has nothing to do with the fact that she is no longer innocent, so she cannot enter the palace.But as long as she is still Kong Linglong and a woman of the Kong family, she will definitely not set foot in a place like the harem.

Suye felt that his heart had been knocked by this girl again. At the beginning, he only saw Linglong a few times before his heart sank. Was he also moved by this unfettered and free soul?

But Kong Linglong actually smiled at this time, "So, don't worry."

Suye was taken aback by the smile again, she knew he was worried?She could see that he was absent-minded, so she chose this way to tell him directly?

"Situ Xueyi must have known that His Majesty has changed his mind, so he didn't dare to embarrass you openly. The Liu family probably dealt with you for him." Suye took the girl's hand and squeezed it slightly.

Kong Linglong said, "Let him come, I'm not afraid of him."

Su Ye said: "Now I suspect that he will use his tricks and deliberately instigate others to let you enter the palace."

This is not a clever strategy, as long as they know each other well, it is easy to guess the opponent's next move.Situ Xueyi knew the relationship between Kong Linglong and Su Ye, so he could do too much about entering the palace.

Among them, the selected women are the most ruthless.In the end, the radish was brought out and the mud was brought out, but it was very involved.

Kong Linglong looked at him: "What do you think he will do?"

The two stared in silence for a moment, then Suye said, "He will find a way to let you enter the palace for selection, as long as His Majesty says something about it, you have to go if you don't want to."

Kong Linglong's eyes moved slightly: "Aren't you very familiar with the queen?"

The Queen helped Su Ye twice, but no matter how you look at it, they were all on the same side.

Su Ye said: "She is the queen first, and only then can she be an ally of others. Now even if I tell the queen what happened between you and me, she will not do anything. Because she proposed the idea of ​​entering the palace, and she is the leader of a country. Mother, don’t go back on your word.”

Kong Linglong paused for a moment, but did not bother: "But if I am really asked to enter the palace, she can help me in other ways."

Interfering with the selection, or other things, is as easy as moving a finger for the queen.

Su Ye smiled, shook her head and said, "Linglong, I'm afraid we can only think about this matter on our own."

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The result of the failed negotiation between the grandparents of the Liu family reached Situ Xueyi's ears that night, and Situ Xueyi smiled faintly: "Mr. Liu, it seems that you are not much better than your grandfather."

In order to save Liu Shao's life, Mrs. Liu strongly recommended her grandson to be a loyal pawn, but now it seems that both grandparents and grandchildren have average abilities.

Liu Shao's face was gloomy and cold: "If Kong Linglong was easy to fool, she wouldn't force us to that point in Xianyang. She refuses to leave the capital, wouldn't it be easier to deal with her if she stayed?"

In Xianyang, the Kong family was holding on for half of the sky, what would she have in the capital, so she still had to worry about it.

Situ Xueyi looked at him, and smiled slightly: "Mr. Liu, why don't you feel sorry for retiring from Miss Kong's family?"

Liu Shao sneered coldly for a moment: "Isn't your lord entertaining me?"

She is a merchant girl, and he is a nobleman. Back then, Quan Xianyang felt that she was not good enough for him.And now he can marry the daughter of Ge Lao, whose family background and appearance are not comparable to that vulgar Kong Linglong.

Situ Xueyi's eyes showed contempt: "I'm quite sorry for Mr. Liu. Even though that woman is ordinary in everything, she has a way to catch up with the first son of the capital, and now the emperor wants to accept her as his concubine. At least your Liu family There is no such power."

Liu Shao was shocked: "Your Majesty... want to accept that merchant girl as a concubine?"

How can it be?

However, Situ Xueyi was contemptuous, and turned back to put his newly bought canary bird into a cage: "Your Majesty's parade to sacrifice to heaven will soon be held, your grandchildren and grandchildren had better not mess up this matter, your majesty hates what is done but what is not. Don't remind him of the extra things, there was something wrong between your Liu family and that Kong Linglong back then."

(End of this chapter)