Teasing the First Dragon at the Start

Hu Yu frowned, not understanding the meaning behind Bai Su's words, and then said disdainfully, "Tch, pretending to be mysterious. I think you're just talking nonsense. You don't actually have any talent at all."

For a moment, she had some doubts in her heart. Had her mother been deceived by this strange guy? He seemed completely ordinary and had no air of a hermit master at all.

Bai Su chuckled lightly: "A true man can bend and stretch, can be long and short, can be hard and soft. Especially for someone like me who is hard to control with both hands, how can one so easily discern the extent of one's talent?"

Hu Yu scoffed, "Who knows? Hey, how did you make this box? Why does it make a sound?"

She had just seen the woman turn the lever, and a man's voice came from inside the wooden box. She was immediately surprised; this thing was truly amazing.

Bai Su said in a serious tone, "Of course I caught the sound and locked it in the box before it could react, which is why it was able to make a sound."

Hu Hai's eyes widened in surprise, an expression of disbelief on his face: "Really?!?"

"Of course it's true."

Bai Su nodded and said seriously, "This kind of exquisite artifact is not easy to make. It was originally going to sell for three thousand coins, but I think you're destined to have it, so I'll give you a discount and sell it to you for two thousand coins."

"You were lying to me. You only sold it for two hundred coins a moment ago, but now you want to sell it to me for two thousand coins."

Hu Yi's jewel-like eyes stared straight at him, her face full of anger.

Bai Su scratched her cheek awkwardly, not expecting that she had just seen it.

Hu Yu snorted softly, his eyes darting around as if he had just thought of something: "By the way, do you have any delicious snacks here?"

Bai Su was taken aback and subconsciously asked, "Snacks...you mean milk candy?"

Hu Hai's eyes lit up, and a look of excitement flashed across her pretty face: "That's right, how much are your milk candies? I want to buy them."

Bai Su glanced at her for a moment, then tentatively asked, "What's your relationship with Miss Zhao?"

“I…I am her sister,” Hu Yu said, his eyes darting around.

"Little sister, no wonder you look so familiar."

Bai Su nodded, not having much doubt in her heart.

After all, the girl in front of them did look about 70% like Miss Zhao; at first glance, she was a younger version of Miss Zhao.

Miss Zhao appears remarkably shrewd, as if shrouded in mystery. Perhaps it's because her figure is so voluptuous and far removed from her inner self that it's impossible to discern her true thoughts.

The girl in front of me, both in terms of figure and mindset, is clearly much more naive and simple to understand.

"Since we're all acquaintances, there's no need to pay. I'll give you some later."

After pondering for a moment, Bai Su spoke.

He's been having really bad luck lately. He's only ever drawn good items from the system's lottery, and he's drawn quite a few small, guaranteed gifts and snacks. He can give her some of them later.

"Hey, you're actually a pretty good person."

When Hu Su heard that Bai Su was going to give it to her, a look of surprise appeared on his face. Bai Su's face, which was originally a little annoying, suddenly became much more handsome and pleasing to the eye.

Thinking of the task her mother had given her, she rolled her eyes and said, "Do you want to work with me? I... I have a distant relative who's an official. I can recommend him for you."

Bai Su glanced at Hu Yi with some curiosity. Why were the Zhao sisters all the same? They were both thinking of recommending him for an official position.

He shook his head: "No, I'm used to being lazy and lazy, I'm not suited to be an official."

Hu Su stared straight at Bai Su and said, "A grown man like you, with no ambition at all? Don't you want to achieve great things and have a beautiful wife in your arms?"

"I already have Miss Zhao, why would I need anyone else? Or perhaps..."

Bai Su turned her head and looked at Hu Yi with a playful gaze: "Your sister-in-law wants to be my little wife?"

"Why……!!!"

Faced with Bai Su's slowly approaching face, Hu Su's heterochromatic eyes were momentarily stunned, and a blank expression appeared on his face.

Chapter Thirteen: Sister Zheng's Beauty Trap

Inside the Xianyang Palace.

Zhengjie sat upright at the desk, gently setting down the memorial she had finished reviewing. She glanced at Hu Yi with her phoenix eyes and asked, "You've met him. What did you think of him?"

Hu Yi tilted his head: "He's a really annoying guy."

"Oh, what kind of annoying guy is he?" A hint of curiosity flickered in Zheng Jie's phoenix eyes.

Hu Yu gritted her teeth and said angrily, "I said I could recommend him for an official position and introduce him to a young lady from a prominent family so that he could be used by Mother, but he said that he already has Miss Zhao and has no interest in an official career."

"He actually dared to target Mother; this man is truly rude."

In her mind, Zheng Jie was a dazzling presence, like the sun.

We can only admire her from afar, but we must not desecrate her. Yet this guy named Bai Su wants to marry my mother. He really dares to dream.

Zhengjie smiled slightly, not showing much surprise.

After all, she met Bai Su by chance and was mistaken for his fiancée, so it's normal for Bai Su to have the idea of ​​wanting to marry her.

When Zhengjie thought of Bai Su, who had a serious face and handed her the marriage contract, expecting her to repay him with her body, a smile couldn't help but appear on her lips.

She looked at Hu Yi with her phoenix eyes and asked curiously, "Didn't Bai Su say anything to you?"

"say something?"

Hu Yi was taken aback, and a smiling face appeared in his mind as he moved closer: "Or is it that you, my sister-in-law, want to be my little wife?"

The seductive tone seemed to linger in her ears, and her face flushed with embarrassment.

After all, as the eighteenth princess of the Great Xia Dynasty, she was greatly favored by the Empress Dowager. Her personality was rather willful and capricious, and she was known as "infamous" in the Xianyang Palace.

Faced with this lawless princess, many people would avoid her at all costs, as if they had encountered a demon.

Despite possessing unparalleled beauty, no one had ever considered marrying her. Bai Su was the first person to say he wanted to marry her and make her his beloved wife.

Suddenly, Bai Su's face, which she had initially found somewhat annoying, became much more pleasing to the eye, and even seemed to have a hint of handsomeness.

bah bah bah.

She was suddenly startled by the thought in her mind and quickly spat a few times, thinking that she would never like that annoying guy.

Zhengjie looked at her strangely: "Hu Yu, what's wrong with you? Your complexion looks odd."

Hu Yi looked flustered and hurriedly picked up a box from beside him: "N-nothing, I just thought that I brought some snacks from him when I came back, so that I can enjoy them with Mother."

Zhengjie saw through her disguise but did not expose her. She simply picked up a pastry and tasted it, finding it quite delicious.

Seeing that Zhengjie didn't press the matter, Hu Yu breathed a sigh of relief. Suddenly, she seemed to remember something and asked, "By the way, Mother, do you know what it means to look down and not see your toes?"

Zheng Jie was taken aback: "Why are you doing this?"

Hu Yi frowned slightly and muttered, "When I went there, I overheard him discussing what kind of woman is the most beautiful. Bai Su said that if you can't see her toes when you lower your head, she is an absolute beauty."

"But I looked down at my toes and pondered for a long time, and I still couldn't figure out what it meant. Mother, do you know what it means?"

Upon hearing this, Zheng Jie's phoenix eyes also showed a hint of doubt. What did a woman's beauty have to do with her toes?

She looked down in confusion. Because she was in the palace, her clothes were loose, and the black collar of her dress was slightly open.

Under the candlelight, beneath her white robes, her full, voluptuous figure pushed the black dragon robe high, completely obscuring her vision, making it impossible to see even a glimpse of her toes.

She was stunned for a moment, then seemed to understand something, and a blush rose on her beautiful face.

Hu Yu blinked in confusion and asked, "Mother, what's wrong?"

Zhengjie gave Hu Yi a strange look, then gently waved her over and whispered her meaning.

Hu Yi subconsciously touched his slightly immature chest, looked down at his toes, and then looked at Zheng Jie's heart full of love.

Her pretty face immediately turned bright red, and she looked embarrassed and angry: "So that's what it means. This...this person is simply shameless and despicable."

Sister Zheng comforted her, saying, "It's alright, they gave you two boxes of pastries, didn't they?"

Hu Su was furious when he recalled the subtle look Bai Su gave him when he asked her what she meant, and how she looked at his chest.

Zhengjie glanced at her daughter, who was clamoring to settle scores with Bai Su, with great interest, and a bold idea popped into her mind.

If the daughter could become enemies with Bai Su, it would be a good thing for the royal family.

Although Bai Su came from a relatively ordinary background, under normal circumstances, she would not be qualified to marry a princess, given the significant difference in their social status.

But this daughter of mine is not a normal princess.

Perhaps it was because he had always regarded his eldest daughter, Fusu, as his successor and had very strict requirements for her.

Hu Yu was treated like a youngest daughter, and was not disciplined much. She was spoiled too much, which resulted in her being unruly and feared by everyone.

The court officials felt a headache just looking at her, and no one was willing to sacrifice their own sons to propose marriage. Marrying off Hu Yu, this "little troublemaker," would be considered a way to solve a problem for the royal family.

In comparison, Bai Su's poor family background is nothing.

Moreover, although Bai Su is only a young man in his early twenties, he possesses extraordinary talent. With proper training, his achievements in time will be no less than those of Guan Zhong and Yue Yi.

Even if Bai Su is lazy and doesn't want to be an official, once she has a relationship with the royal family and is bound together by marriage, even if the other party regrets it and wants to run away, they can do so.

Sending out a "troublemaker" and bringing back a talented and virtuous son-in-law—it seems like a sure-fire deal.

When Zhengjie thought about how the court would have another capable person to consolidate its power, a smile couldn't help but appear on her lips.

She has always been extremely fond of talent. Back then, in order to obtain Han Feizi, she even sent hundreds of thousands of Qin troops to besiege the city of Han, taking the action of destroying the country just to get one person.

The Bai Su she encountered not only knew alchemy and saved her life, but also had an exceptional vision of the world's situation, pointing out a direction for the newly unified court that was unsure of which way to go.

She had no reason to let such a talented person slip by.

If you're not greedy for money or official positions, then you must be lustful, right?

She refused to believe that Bai Su wouldn't be moved by such a beautiful daughter.

However, she also knew in her heart that these were all unfounded rumors. Putting aside whether her daughter was willing or not, Bai Su seemed like a slippery fellow, and she didn't know what he thought of Hu Yi.

If that doesn't work, who should we replace?

Is the eldest daughter Fusu?

Chapter Fourteen: Teasing Sister Zheng

A gentle breeze blows, and the green willows sway.

"On a hot summer day, a sip of chilled plum juice is better than being a god."

Bai Su took a sip of the plum juice, feeling the coolness spread through her body, and couldn't help but exhale a refreshing breath.