HLnovel Chapter 262 A Child Holding a Gold Brick?
Chapter 262 A Child Holding a Gold Brick?
Chapter 262 A Child Holding a Gold Brick?
After being granted the title of village lord, Xia Mo was considered to have distinguished himself.
In the courtyard of the Marquis of Wei's residence, inside Ma Yiyi's room—
After eagerly anticipating the arrival of Wei Zhishu, Ma Yiyi was finally greeted. One moment she was chatting happily with him, and the next she suddenly collapsed to the ground, writhing in pain.
The screen in front of Ma Yiyi also switched from the live stream page to the task page, and the main task progress dropped from 70% to 60%!
The live streaming system immediately administered an electric shock to Ma Yiyi.
"I didn't touch you just now, don't try to frame me!" Wei Zhishu looked down at Ma Yiyi, who was lying on the ground, with disgust. There was no affection in his eyes for Ma Yiyi.
Ma Yiyi's body was subjected to electric shocks from the system, while her mind was also subjected to psychological attacks from Wei Zhishu.
She looked at Wei Zhishu with pain and sorrow, and began to groan in even greater agony.
Xia Mo did not let her divine sense pay attention to Ma Yiyi's situation, but she could sense it when her luck returned.
Xia Mo was surprised for a moment, but understood immediately.
An unintentional act that killed two birds with one stone!
* * *
at the same time--
The old emperor's idea was that he did not want the Xia family's actions to be widely publicized.
But things didn't go as planned.
The old emperor was angry that Huangfu Qian had deliberately let things go unchecked. Huangfu Qian was his son, and it was impossible for him to be the one spreading the news... Therefore, he firmly believed that it was definitely those wicked bastards from the Xia family who were spreading the news everywhere, fearing that they wouldn't get enough of the benefits!
"He's still not satisfied with just bestowing the title of 'Village Head' upon his sister! Who does he think he is!" The old emperor angrily slammed his fist on the table in the imperial study.
"Clap clap..."
"If the world knew that their family had made such great contributions, yet I only granted them the title of village chief and a village as their fief, wouldn't everyone laugh at me?!"
"They did it on purpose! It's outrageous!"
"Go, take 20,000 gold bricks from my private treasury and send them to them. Remember, make sure all the people in the city know that I have returned 20,000 gold bricks to them!"
The Xia family is playing dirty tricks on him, isn't they?
He told them to do a "three-year-old holding a gold brick" trick!
The eunuch Bai respectfully replied "Yes," and then went to prepare the gold bricks.
One gold brick is equal to one tael of gold, so 20,000 bricks would be 200,000 taels of gold. The Xia family doesn't even have official positions; they're just scholars with a mere degree. Holding so much gold will only attract wolves!
That day—
The news that the old emperor had bestowed upon Xia's youngest daughter the title of village head, granted her a village as her fief, and given her 20,000 gold bricks spread throughout the capital.
The old emperor was certain that the only fate awaiting the Xia family was destruction and death, so he stopped caring.
Indeed, if this generous reward of real gold were placed in the home of someone who only had the title of a scholar, it would be a death sentence. However, the old emperor was not familiar enough with the Xia family.
As the old emperor continued his actions, officials of all ranks in the capital city came to know that a family that had received a great reward was living in Huangfu Qian's villa.
They only saw that the emperor gave the Xia family a great reward, and that some fifth-rank officials would send invitations to the Xia family when they held banquets at their homes, inviting the patriarch of Anjia Township to attend.
With the title of village head, Xia Mo no longer needed to kneel before powerful figures; in fact, she was happy to get things done and participate in such matters.
* * *
The next day—
In the morning, the gatekeeper of the villa received a pile of invitations, including one from the old emperor's daughter, the eldest princess.
Before the new year, the eldest princess held a plum blossom viewing banquet for two purposes. Her children had all grown up and needed to be introduced to young men and women. It was late summer, and the plum blossoms were in full bloom. The eldest princess was also curious, so she had her subordinates send out an invitation at the last minute.
Of course, such a banquet cannot only invite unmarried men and women, but also some married women.
That afternoon—
The Grand Princess's Residence —
Xia Mo received the invitation and went to the banquet.
Xia's father and the others were worried, so they sent Xia's second brother along.
Xia's mother regretted it a little. If she had known this would happen, she wouldn't have let Aunt Cha and Aunt Lian stay at home!
The Grand Princess's Residence, in the garden—
Xia Mo, dressed in ordinary fine cotton clothes and wearing a veil, entered the banquet and immediately attracted the attention of many noble ladies and young women.
Xia Mo's clothes were too plain, even somewhat dull, and couldn't compare to the noble ladies and young women present. It was hard not to notice her.
Besides the noble ladies and young women, there were also some young wives present.
"You're the newly appointed village head yesterday?" Miss Lou looked her over, considering her status.
Xia Mo nodded: "Yes."
"Where are you from? Why are you wearing a veil? Don't you know that wearing a veil at a banquet is disrespectful to others?!" Miss Lou was sent out by a group of noble ladies to cause trouble for Xia Mo.
"Why am I wearing a veil in my hometown, Anjia Village?" Xia Mo said mischievously, "I'll let Miss Lou take a look, and she'll understand."
Miss Lou nodded and said, "Let's remove the veil now."
“No, you can only see it for Miss Lou,” Xia Mo chuckled.
Her veil was a cotton veil, which could hide her face very well.
"Could it be that you have some kind of injury on your face, and you're afraid that removing your veil will hurt my eyes?" Miss Lou deliberately provoked.
“Hehe,” Xia Mo shook her head: “Miss Lou, I’ve already agreed, so why are you being so aggressive? Where is your composure as a young lady from a prominent family? Could it be that you are not even as good as a country girl like me?”
Miss Lou was surprised that Xia Mo dared to talk back, and immediately glared at Xia Mo.
"No matter what, I am still from the countryside bestowed by the emperor, Miss Lou. Are you sure you want to slap me?" Xia Mo looked at Miss Lou, who raised her hand to slap her face.
Miss Lou also hesitated, which is why she didn't raise her hand to slap him immediately. Now that Xia Mo had spoken, she hesitated even more.
"Miss Lou, have you forgotten the other purpose of this plum blossom viewing banquet?" Xia Mo deliberately feigned kindness, reminding her, "If you are eliminated, I believe the noble ladies who want you will be very happy, won't they?"
Miss Lou stiffened. She also wanted to become the eldest princess's daughter-in-law! Of course, she couldn't ruin her image. Her body stiffened, and she said, "I just noticed something dirty in your hair and wanted to help you remove it."
After Ms. Lou finished her explanation, she withdrew her hand.
"Thank you," Xia Mo said, taking Miss Lou's words as true. She even reached up and gently touched her head, taking out a fallen plum blossom petal from her hand.
Miss Lou instantly understood that Xia Mo winning over Luo Mei was to help her smooth things over!
Miss Lou's temper towards Xia Mo vanished instantly, but... she still gave Xia Mo a somewhat stiff smile.
“Come on, Miss Lou, I promised you I’d show you my face. Let’s go behind the flower bushes,” Xia Mo said, taking Miss Lou’s hand in hers.
Miss Lou's body was a little stiff. Just now, Xia Mo had helped her out of a predicament, and it wouldn't be good for her to embarrass Xia Mo now. So, feeling embarrassed, Miss Lou followed Xia Mo and walked behind the flower bushes.
Behind the flowers, Xia Mo smiled at Miss Lou and said, "Miss Lou, take a good look."
Miss Lou swallowed nervously, looked around, and found that her view was blocked by the flower bushes, and there was a wall on the other side. She became even more nervous.
Xia Mo flipped her hand and took out a face towel she had used before.
This face mask is much more luxurious and exquisite than the one she is wearing now.
As summer draws to a close, the cotton face towel worn at this time is removed, and an exquisite and gorgeous face towel is put on.
"It's you!"