Princess Promotion

There is a teahouse in a corner of Yundu City. It looks inconspicuous on the outside, but it has a lot of secrets inside.

Tonight, the four family heads gathered here again.

Patriarch Liu raised the wine glass in his hand and said, "This is the wine I offer to welcome Elder Xiao. Let me drink it first as a toast."

The other two family heads also picked up their wine glasses, clinked them lightly with Elder Xiao's, and drank the wine in their glasses.

After three rounds of drinks, the atmosphere gradually became lively.

Patriarch Wu showed a gloating expression on his face and said, "I wonder if you have heard about that incident?"

Patriarch Qing took over the conversation and said, "Are you talking about that kid surnamed Li who brought those old officials of the Western Zhou Dynasty to deliver clothes to their Li Hanlin?"

Patriarch Wu clapped his hands on his thigh and laughed heartily, "Right, right, right! This is truly a good show! Li Hanlin usually prides himself on being incorruptible, but I never thought he would become the laughing stock of the entire city today."

Even the usually serious and stern head of the Liu family couldn't help but hold back a smile.

The head of the Wu family let out a sigh of relief, and the depression caused by being suppressed by the empress a while ago was swept away.

As expected, as long as your enemies are living worse than you, you are living well.

At the beginning, the head of the Wu family had some bad thoughts about this lucrative job and wanted to arrange for his own people to get this lucrative job.

But when he thought of the empress's endless tricks to torment people, the head of the Wu family couldn't help but shudder. Although the benefits were great, the risks were too great.

If he made any mistake accidentally, the empress would definitely eat his Wu family alive.

Now seeing what happened to Li Jinglong, the head of the Wu family felt that his original decision was the right one.

The thought of Li Jinglong with a stiff face walking to deliver the clothes was such a disgrace to him.

Let’s see how he can be so arrogant in front of me in the future.

Elder Xiao raised his eyelids and said calmly, "Isn't it a bit too early for you to celebrate your success now?"

The laughter of the other three family heads gradually subsided. They knew that there must be a deeper meaning behind what Lord Xiao said.

Patriarch Wu showed a puzzled look. "Li Hanlin has become a laughing stock throughout the city. It's impossible for him to serve as the quartermaster. Liu Shu is the only choice. Could there be other variables?"

Elder Xiao shook his head and said solemnly, "The position of quartermaster is already in my pocket. I'm afraid of being in trouble!"

The head of the Liu family frowned slightly: "What do you mean, Lord?"

Elder Xiao asked in return, "Are you all so confident that nothing will go wrong after Liu Shu takes office?"

The head of the Wu family replied subconsciously: "If something goes wrong, it will be that Liu's headache. What does it have to do with us..."

The smile on the face of the head of the Wu family suddenly disappeared, and his expression turned ugly.

Patriarch Qing swallowed his saliva and asked uncertainly, "Your Majesty won't hold us jointly responsible for this, will you?"

The head of the Liu family was so nervous that he forced himself to calm down and said, "Your Majesty should be a reasonable person!"

Patriarch Wu asked uncertainly, "Is she?"

The head of the Qing family trembled: "It seems not!"

The Liu family master's nerves were completely broken: "She is not!"

The happier I was laughing just now, the sadder I am crying inside now.

For these aristocratic families, wealth, power, fame and fortune have almost reached the top of the pyramid.

They more or less possess everything that the world desires, so for people like them, punishments such as losing money or being demoted are not acceptable.

You can take it very seriously or you can take it lightly. After all, everyone has a rich family background, and he is not the only one in the family serving as an official in the court. If he is gone, there are still other family members.

Therefore, reputation is more important to them than official positions or money.

It can be said that anyone with a little status attaches great importance to face, let alone these sophisticated aristocratic families, where face is sometimes more important than life.

Yao Chuguang's request for Li Jinglong to deliver the clothes was a punishment for Li Jinglong, and it was also a warning to the four family heads.

Li Jinglong recommended a plan to Yao Chuguang to gain reputation, and Yao Chuguang showed the people of the whole city that Li Jinglong was blind and heartless.

If Liu Shu, whom they recommended, fails to perform his duties well, won't Yao Chuguang also make them lose face?

When the four family heads thought of this possibility, they realized that others might not be so shameless as to vent their anger on others.

But Yao Chuguang definitely will!

Late at night, Liu Shu's fingers gently flipped through the files. The moonlight shone through the window lattice onto the yellowed pages, giving his figure a silver edge.

Liu Shu was competing with Li Hanlin for the position of quartermaster, and originally had only a 30% chance of winning.

Li Hanlin was from the Western Zhou Dynasty and had extensive connections, while Liu Shu seemed to be alone and weak.

But after Li Hanlin's incident of sending clothes, he was almost certain to get the position of quartermaster, so he had to make preparations in advance.

Just as Liu Shu was concentrating on the files, there was a sudden knock on the wooden door of the yard.

Liu Shu raised his head and frowned slightly.

It’s so late, who would come to see him?

Liu Shu had no close friends or relatives in Yundu City, and he had never made any enemies with anyone.

Liu Shu put on his coat, walked into the yard, and asked through the wooden door, "Who is it?"

The knocking stopped abruptly, and silence fell all around.

Liu Shu waited for a while, and just when he thought the person had left, a familiar voice rang out: "It's me! Wu San."

Liu Shu was even more confused.

Since the imperial examination, he has had no contact with the Wu family.

Although the head of the Wu family did not come to cause trouble, he never had a good face towards him.

Liu Shu hesitated for a moment, but still opened the door.

The moment the door opened, Liu Shu's pupils suddenly contracted and he was so shocked by the scene before him that he couldn't close his mouth.

"Pah!" Patriarch Wu threw a thick stack of letters onto the table in front of Liu Shu, angrily scolding him, "You were distracted!"

Liu Shu seemed like a student who had been caught by his teacher. He subconsciously apologized and admitted his mistake, picked up the letters on the table, opened them one by one and started reading.

Patriarch Qing urged, "You must memorize all the information you've collected about the various places thoroughly!"

The head of the Liu family pulled out a cane from somewhere and slammed it hard on the table, urging, "Wake up! Hurry and familiarize yourself with these matters!"

Elder Xiao sat on a chair beside him, picked up the teacup, took a sip of tea, and said slowly, "If there is anything you don't understand, you can ask me."

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Are they crazy?

Or am I crazy?

It seems that this world has gone crazy!