After hearing her gossip, all the civil and military officials went crazy.

Chapter 121 Protecting the Sucker. Reckless Words
Fang Lingchu said in a muffled voice: "System, you don't understand. Cold, hard numbers are different from what the person involved says. Besides, look at him. He's in a place like the border, yet he's still taking such good care of himself."

Despite the huge changes in his family, he didn't crawl into darkness. He still loves this country so much, has the ability to love others, and didn't turn evil in a heartbeat. That in itself is already amazing, isn't it?

Besides, he doesn't have many friends in the capital. I'm just accompanying him to see how his parents are doing. Don't overthink it. If you're in a system and you're thinking about all this every day, aren't you afraid of causing trouble?

System: ? ? ? No, he was just doing some analysis, how did he get called out for being brain-dead?

Gu Wangyan felt a little guilty upon hearing Fang Lingchu's thoughts, but this was quickly dispelled by his next words.

[Besides, you feel sorry for Duan Ganze, so why can't you feel sorry for Gu Wangyan? Guagua, is Duan Ganze all you care about now?]

The system retorted: "Host, it's not me, it's you. I don't care what happens to them; I just want to enjoy the show."

Fang Lingchu ignored the system and asked Gu Wangyan, "General Gu, when are you going back to the border?"

Gu Wangyan smiled at her, displaying his most perfect face, and said, "Your Majesty, after your birthday celebration! Have you decided what to give Your Majesty?"

This question caught Fang Lingchu off guard; she seemed to have forgotten about it.

He asked cautiously, "Does every one of our ministers have to give His Majesty a gift?"

Gu Wangyan chuckled softly, then said, "Yes, everyone needs to receive one."

Fang Lingchu's face fell. What... what was she supposed to give the emperor?
[Guagua, what do you think I could give the emperor?]

The system nonchalantly replied, "Your emperor loves money so much, why don't you just give him gold?"

Fang Lingchu's tone was one of exasperation as she said, "I like it too! Seriously, who gives gold as a birthday gift?"

The system said: "[You've forgotten that you had your maternal grandparents send you gold on your birthday, host. Why are you still playing the double standard?]"

Fang Lingchu...

[This...this can't be the same! He's the emperor; giving him money would be too formal!]

The emperor in the palace sneezed.

"Who's talking about me again?"

And if His Majesty were here now, he would surely say: "Don't be so formal at all, send me money, hurry up and send it! His private treasury is about to run out!"
Seeing her conflicted expression, Gu Wangyan asked, "I heard His Majesty gave you a pair of glass cups. Do you like them?"

Fang Lingchu didn't understand why Gu Wangyan suddenly asked that question, but instinctively she nodded and said, "I like it, it's very good."

Gu Wangyan's lips twitched slightly, and he said casually, "I have a few more pairs. I'll have you send them over when I get back."

Fang Lingchu was shocked and incredulous, and even forgot to straighten her expression.

"What did you say?"

Then I roared in my heart.

[Guagua, just what kind of sucker is Gu Wangyan? He has several pairs of such cheap stuff! I can practically see silver flowing out! Waaaaah, I know what to give His Majesty!]

When Gu Wangyan heard Fang Lingchu say it was cheap, he couldn't help but say, "I bought that glass cup from a foreign merchant. He has more than one cup, as well as glass goblets and glass tea sets. I can give them to you if you like. They're not valuable."

Fang Lingchu heard that Gu Wangyan had so many, and that he bought them from a foreign merchant.

Fang Lingchu felt a sharp pain in her heart, and it was hard to breathe. She turned Gu Wangyan's body around, looked at him seriously, and asked, "How much did you spend on these things?"

Gu Wangyan didn't know why Fang Lingchu was reacting so strongly, but he still honestly said, "I traded tea and porcelain with them, it didn't cost much money."

Fang Lingchu breathed a slight sigh of relief upon hearing that it was exchanged for something else, but upon hearing the following words, she forced a smile and asked seriously, "So how much exactly?" "A little over eight thousand taels!"

"silver?"

"gold."

Fang Ling almost fainted when she heard the word "gold".

[Guagua, listen to this! This spendthrift! Eight thousand taels of gold! That could buy so much rice! It's infuriating!]

Seeing Fang Lingchu nearly faint, Gu Wangyan was somewhat confused about what he had said wrong.

Doesn't she like it? Shouldn't she be happy to hear that something she likes is so valuable?

Mingfeng once said that girls are happy to receive gifts they like that are also expensive.

Phoenix, who was following behind, suddenly felt the air around her turn cold, as if something was eyeing her.

"Do you not like it?"

Fang Lingchu pulled at her face, revealing a smile that looked more like a grimace, and said, "I like it, I really like it! Who doesn't like expensive gifts!"

The system then said gloatingly, "Host, calm down. At least Gu Wangyan is rich. Eight thousand taels of gold isn't a lot!"

Fang Lingchu roared angrily, then calmly said: "Is this a matter of money? The raw material for glass is sand. Even if you calculate it at one copper coin per ton, it's not worth that price, okay? You can make it without sand or wood ash. Think about all that raw material, plus all the money they spent. Don't you feel the pinch?"

The system waved its hand and said, "[They're doing it for fun! Host, don't worry about other people's money; it's not yours.]"

Fang Lingchu maintained a stiff smile, thinking to the system, "[The problem is they gave that thing to me! Besides, one's an emperor, the other a general; they'd be better off giving that money to the common people, at least they'd gain a good reputation. I give up.]"

Listening to the system and Fang Lingchu's words, Gu Wangyan finally understood why she had reacted so much.

The more he listened, the more he felt like he'd been ripped off. It turned out that the thing was made of wood ash, which certainly didn't justify its price.

After listening to Gu Wangyan, Gu Wangyan felt a little embarrassed and gave the gifts away.

It doesn't seem like a particularly valuable gift after all.

To ease the awkwardness, Gu Wangyan quickly changed the subject; he simply couldn't stand Fang Lingchu's inner complaints anymore.

"Would the princess like to visit the border?"

Fang Lingchu had no mood to pay attention to Gu Wangyan when she heard his voice, but ignoring him would be impolite.

He could only manage a forced smile as he said, "No, I've always stayed at home since I was a child. This is the first time I've ever left the city gates, let alone the border."

Fang Lingchu still felt a little regretful when she said this.

She actually has a personality that likes to travel and explore.

However, since arriving in this ancient world, she has developed a personality that dislikes going out.

As the two were chatting, they suddenly saw what looked like someone ahead.

"Isn't that His Highness the Crown Prince over there?!"

Could you guys please increase the completion rate a little? Otherwise, I'm really going to be done reading! I feel like you guys skipped some chapters. Even though it's not very well written, I welcome your feedback. Thank you!
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