diskusbooks Chapter 291: Spending a Huge Amount to Win Over Goodwill
Chapter 291: Spending a Huge Amount to Win Over Goodwill
“Li Xian is a good choice. Otherwise, if he turns out to be useless, wouldn’t it be a waste of the King’s efforts?” Qin Liangyu nodded in agreement.
She made her stance clear, but Li Xiuning remained silent; she was not a princess and her status did not warrant speaking up.
Chen Yuling muttered under her breath, "Brother, even though you say that, as the eldest son, even if he's not virtuous, how can he not compete and fight for what he wants?"
"Why are you everywhere?"
"Oh dear, I'm just being cautious. Look at the Great Qian royal family, they have so many children, but in the end, the brothers still turn against each other."
"you……"
Chen Futu was speechless, and really wanted to shut this brat's mouth, even though what she said made sense.
Qin Liangyu rubbed her temples and turned to go back to her room.
Chen Yuling quickly caught up with him, apologizing profusely and saying that she didn't mean it.
Chen Futu asked Li Xiuning, who had her head down, "What are you thinking?"
"My husband, I think we should establish the eldest son as heir. This will avoid a lot of trouble, and I don't want our family to be in turmoil."
Li Xiuning knew very well that the princess's child was the legitimate eldest son, while her own child was at most the eldest son.
This is why so many people have been unable to reach a consensus on the issue of choosing the eldest son or the most virtuous person.
Chen Futu shook his head and said, "Let's leave it at that. We'll talk about the future later. Who knows, I might only have one son and the rest might be daughters. Besides, Yu Ling is right. Having too many children would cause too many problems, so two or three will be enough."
"How could that be? Not to mention Sister Qin and me, there are other women, such as Yan Qing, Liu Longyue, Zhao Xier, and Guan Xing. I've also heard that my husband has been alone with the Crown Princess of Daqian..."
Before Li Xiuning could finish speaking, Chen Futu quickly covered her mouth and glanced guiltily at Qin Liangyu's room.
"So even my husband has someone he's afraid of. That's great. You bullied me, so I'll get Sister Qin to deal with you."
Li Xiuning was overjoyed.
Some emperors throughout history were indeed afraid of their wives. For example, Zhu Yuanzhang was completely suppressed by Ma Xiuying, and Yang Jian only had Dugu Jialuo throughout his life, as well as Xiuer and Yin Lihua. In this respect, Chen Futu was considered better, as he, like his father, liked strong women.
That night, Chen Futu didn't get to be with Qin Liangyu because she was taken by Chen Yuling, so he could only stay with Li Xiuning.
The next day, Chen Futu took Qin Liangyu to the inner palace to pay respects to the old lady. Liu Longyue and Molan were also present when they arrived.
Upon seeing Qin Liangyu, who was dressed in a dark red dress and looked gracefully at her, Liu Longyue turned her face away and looked elsewhere, while Mo Lan timidly lowered her head.
Liu Longyue had only usurped the position; with the rightful owner in front of her, she dared not act rashly. As for Mo Lan, she dared not challenge Qin Liangyu even more; she addressed Qin Liangyu as "General" repeatedly, behaving very gently and obediently.
The old woman smiled at Qin Liangyu, beckoned her to sit down, and chatted with her for a long time, asking Chen Futu, "My son, when will you be married?"
The old lady didn't shy away from speaking about Liu Longyue, after all, it wasn't a secret.
Chen Futu said, "Zhensu is not in a hurry, and neither am I. We will get married whenever she is ready."
"Just like your father, you have no opinions on family matters either."
"Hey, that's why I'm like my dad. I'm not good at family matters, but I'm good at other things. Anyway, my mother makes the decisions at home, and I have no objections."
Chen Futu's sweet talk made the old lady laugh. Then she gave Qin Liangyu some gold and silver jewelry and rewarded her with a lot of money.
Mo Lan watched anxiously from the side, feeling somewhat resentful.
Chen Yuling had been observing her reaction and muttered to Chen Futu, "Brother, this Mo Lan is a bit of a handful. You'd better be careful."
Chen Futu knew what Mo Lan wanted, but that was impossible. If she behaved herself, everything would be fine. If she didn't behave herself, she would be disposed of once she was no longer of use.
Qin Liangyu stayed with the old lady to keep her company, while Chen Futu was called out by Liu Longyue.
Her eyes held a mixture of colors. "Your Majesty, after the New Year, I wish to return to Beiwu. Please grant me permission."
"Have you thought about it?"
"Yes, as you said, the beginning of spring will be the starting point for the great battle, which will also make it easier for me to go back and make arrangements."
"Alright, I agree."
"Your Majesty is truly heartless. In Your Majesty's heart, I am utterly inferior to Qin Liangyu?"
Liu Longyue's expression was filled with sorrow.
In terms of looks, she was far superior to Qin Liangyu; in fact, she was even less beautiful.
"Don't say that. You are you, and she is she. There's no need to compare." Chen Futu's reply was indifferent. Then he glanced at her favorability rating, which was still fifty.
I had considered this before: the prerequisite for letting her leave is that her favorability rating reaches 100. So I need to do something to increase her favorability so that I can subdue her without a fight in the future.
Thinking of this, Chen Futu took her small hand and said, “My beloved concubine, I do have feelings for you. Haven’t you noticed? I’ve been treating you better and better. Even when you schemed against me before, I never argued with you.”
Ding!
[Liu Longyue's favorability increased by 5 points]
"That's because I still have value. Isn't the King trying to take over Beiwu without bloodshed through me?"
Being too smart is not a good thing.
Ding!
Liu Longyue's favorability decreased by 10 points.
"System, are you trying to put me on a roller coaster ride?"
[A reminder to the host: think carefully before answering questions.]
"You've gone too far! A digital life form is lecturing me? When I was picking up girls, you were probably nowhere to be found."
Chen Futu complained about the system for a while, then asked, "Do you have anything that increases favorability? Give me some."
[The host can open the shop once a month. You didn't open it last month, so you can open it twice this month.]
"Let me open it once and see what good stuff is inside."
With a mechanical sound and a flashing light, a product interface appeared before Chen Futu's eyes.
They only sold five items inside: one hundred boxes of instant noodles, ten bottles of premium perfume, one Longquan sword, one ton of refined salt, and one Flying Snow warhorse.
"System, what kind of nonsense is this? How come there's so little stuff? You dare to sell the Longquan Sword for a million taels of silver? Why don't you just rob it!"
[Host, the system refreshes the shop randomly each time it is opened. The more times it is opened, the greater the probability of finding good items.]
"You mean I'm unlucky?"
[The host can try clearing the store; it will bring good fortune.]
"Don't believe your nonsense."
Chen Futu verbally resisted, but the Longquan Sword and the Flying Snow Warhorse were indeed good items, and he had to buy them. Liu Longyue would probably like them. In order to take over Beiwu without bloodshed, he had to go all out.
"System, deduct the amount from the internal treasury. We're not short of money!"
[The host spent 1.5 million to clear the in-game store; all items are now stored in the system warehouse.]
"Retrieve the Dragon Spring Sword and the Flying Snow Warhorse for me."
[Extraction successful. Longquan and Feixue have been stored in the host's royal courtyard.]
"Come, my beloved concubine, I have a gift for you."
Chen Futu dragged the dizzy Liu Longyue to the royal courtyard.
I don't believe I can't raise her favorability. Before she leaves, I'll use money to get her favorability to 100!