Time Travel: Brothel Maid

"When she is discouraged, the prince will take action to introduce her to General Chen. One is a first-rank general in the northwest who can give her favor and status, while the other is a small sixth-rank civil servant who has no say and can only obey the orders of her family elders, who have abandoned her. I believe Yingniang is not stupid and will make a choice. By then, General Chen will definitely thank the prince for his kindness, and she will be able to interact with General Chen in the future."

Zhao Yunrong listened quietly to Fu Qi'an's analysis, and after a long pause, he said, "Although this is a rather roundabout way, it is still a clever way to get around this."

"I remember that you still have a younger sister in your family who is unmarried. She is unruly and hot-tempered. Zhou Fangye is gentle and dignified, and he is tolerant and generous. If your sister marries him, it will be a good match."

Fu Qian felt a little sad. His sister was a little willful, but she was still his biological sister, born of the same mother.

He had always disliked Zhou Fangye, who had competed with him for Yingniang in the past. Wouldn't it be awkward if he became his brother-in-law? But Zhou Fangye's family background and knowledge were not bad, and his future was not bad either. He was worthy of his sister.

He nodded and agreed.

"You have made some progress recently. You should be more careful in the future and stop visiting prostitutes and making trouble all day. I will leave the matter of Yingniang to you. If you succeed, I will reward you handsomely."

Fu Qi'an smiled awkwardly, "Your Highness is teaching me that I am honored to be able to share your worries. I will do my best to serve you in the future."

Zhao Yunrong waved his hand, "Okay, leave now. I am tired too."

Fu Qi'an did not leave, but bowed again, "Your Majesty, I have another clumsy idea, but I don't know if it is appropriate."

"You said."

"Your Highness is planning a big event. In addition to the help of many talents, gold, silver and money are also indispensable. Your Highness might as well select a few extravagant merchants who like to do unjust things, accuse them of crimes, and then send people to take over the business of those merchants. The Tang family's business is booming and is the largest merchant in our dynasty. If you can take over the Tang family's business, wouldn't it be more helpful for Your Highness?"

Zhao Yunrong shook his head, "No. You don't know that the Tang family is very wealthy. When the treasury was empty in previous years, they also generously donated money to help our dynasty solve urgent problems. They also have some face in front of Your Majesty. Although no one in his family is an official, they are not for anyone to control. If the Tang family is touched, Your Majesty will definitely be alarmed."

"Other big merchants cannot be touched either. Most merchants are cunning. If you don't have solid evidence in your hand, you may be bitten back if you act rashly. It will be more trouble than gain if your majesty suspects you."

Fu Qi'an could not hide the disappointment in his eyes, "It was my fault that I was stupid. Your Majesty has thought it through. I admire you."

"I have disturbed your rest, my lord. I deserve death. I will take my leave now."

Fu Qi'an left the Zunyi Palace with hatred in his heart.

Tang Jingchen couldn't move for a while, he was really an eyesore and a nuisance. Well, Xiao Guoer would always be left alone.

There was no better way for the moment, so he had to return home in disappointment.

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Little Guo'er didn't know that someone was plotting against her behind her back. She was immersed in the joy of the smooth development of her lottery business.

She took the carving knife and carved the word "拾壹" on the wood one by one. She had already carved ten seals, and she would finish half of them. Although they were not very beautiful, they were usable.

I'll carve one set first, so I can save some effort tomorrow. I'll find someone to make a few sets of exquisite number stamps later.

That night, they worked till late into the night and just managed to make a set of rough wooden seals. Xiao Guoer was very tired. He rubbed his sleepy eyes and wrists and fell asleep.

The lottery business on the second day was indeed more than twice that of the first day, but the wooden seal was a bit rough and looked a bit unsightly.

Xiao Guoer saw several people frowning when they picked up the seal, and she felt troubled. She also wanted to go to a professional seal carving shop to customize a few sets, but there were so many customers now that she couldn't get away at all. By the time she was free in the evening, the shop would have been closed.

Just when she was feeling a little melancholy, she saw Tang Jingchen's servant Shun'er bring a box and hand it to her.

"The master gave it to you, saying that you could use it right now."

Xiao Guoer opened the box with confusion, only to see a bunch of neatly stacked long seals in the box. She didn't know what stone it was made of, but it was hard and beautiful, and it felt much more comfortable in her hand than the wooden seals she had made.

If I had known this earlier, I wouldn’t have had to light a lamp and burn candles to make the wooden seal last night.

It was already very late when the two parted last night, and all the shops were closed. I don't know which shop Tang Jingchen went to to customize these seals, so that he could rush them out early this morning.

Xiao Guoer smiled and said to Shuner, "Thank your young master for me."

She turned around and replaced all her rough wooden seals.

When he looked up, he saw Shun'er hadn't left. "Does your young master have anything else to say?"

Shun'er hesitated and took out two coins from his pocket, looking a little unnatural, "Give me one bet too."

Xiao Guoer was stunned for a moment, then smiled and handed him the cut paper, "Here."

Shuner took the note and breathed a sigh of relief.

Tang Jingchen, who was on the second floor, looked at Xiao Guoer in the crowd who suddenly burst into laughter and smiled too.

He looked down and saw the cut on his finger that he had accidentally made while carving a seal yesterday. He rubbed it lightly without paying much attention, then picked up the teacup to moisten his lips.

Time passed quickly, and it was time for the third day's lottery draw.

Xiao Guoer set the lottery draw time at 1:00 p.m., when there were the least people eating and drinking in Jinxiang Tower, so more people could be accommodated to watch the entire lottery draw process.

Only by letting people know and witness the fairness of her lottery can she attract more new customers and consolidate old customers.

Xiao Guoer also considered another point: if people found out that the person who won the big prize was right next to them, wouldn’t it be more impactful and shocking?

Do you want to be the next winner, so you buy lottery tickets again, or even more than one? This stimulates people's desire to buy.

The number of customers on the third day was more than the previous two days combined, and some people even bought a few more lottery tickets at the last minute before the draw.

At 1 p.m., Jinxiang Tower was packed with people, who crowded out the door.

Xiao Guoer stood in the crowd and announced loudly, "The first lottery draw ceremony will begin now."

"For the fairness and justice of the ceremony, the entire process of the lottery draw will be transparent and open to everyone's supervision. There will be absolutely no improper operations or cheating in this ceremony. In order to make everyone feel more at ease, the person who draws the lottery this time is Tang Jingchen, the young master of Jinxianglou."

"If everyone has no objection, the prize-giving ceremony will begin now."

Xiao Guoer's move was well thought out. It was not impossible for her to be the drawee, but it would be more appropriate, more convincing and more conducive to the spread of her lottery ticket if she did not let someone who has a very good reputation among the people be the drawee.

Tang Jingchen also agreed with her idea and was willing to cooperate with her to be the person who draws the prize.

If the young master of Jinxianglou was the one who opened the lottery, wouldn't it attract the attention of the people? Maybe he would be all over Shangjing City tomorrow!

This is the influence of a well-known enterprise. Jinxianglou is known to everyone in Shangjing City. After tomorrow, her Xiaoguoer's lottery ticket will also be affected by it and become widely known.

This time, she was helped by Tang Jingchen again. Xiao Guoer thought that no matter whether he cared about it or not, she would definitely repay him well in the future.

Xiao Guoer's thoughts were brought back to reality by the noisy sound.

As soon as she finished speaking, voices rose and fell from the crowd.

"let's start."

"We trust the young master of Jinxianglou as a guarantor. Let's get started."

"God bless you, Young Master must catch the number I choose!"

Tang Jingchen walked calmly to the middle of the lobby of Jinxiang Building.

A platform about one meter high was temporarily built at that location so that the people watching below could clearly see the process of him grabbing the numbered balls.

Tang Jingchen stood at the back of the box, with the front of the box facing the crowd. The upper half of the front wooden board was missing, and the lower half of the board served as a container for the number balls. In this way, when Tang Jingchen reached into the wooden box to grab the number balls, people could see clearly.

Tang Jingchen took out a black handkerchief and covered his eyes. Actually, he couldn't see what ball he had even without covering his eyes, because the round hole on the top of the box was just big enough for one hand to pass through. He covered his eyes just to make all the guests feel more fair.

Xiao Guoer watched Tang Jingchen's movements from the side and found it pleasing to the eye. As a young master brought up in a wealthy family, every move he made was quite graceful.