PDLP Chapter 229 The Righteous Way (18)
Chapter 229 The Righteous Way (18)
"Asshole! That's your elder brother. He still has to take the imperial examination. You broke his little finger on his right hand. How can he hold a pen and write?"
Lu Changqing was called to the study by Bai Shiyuan and scolded.
"Dad, I am being wronged! There were so many people watching at the time, how could I possibly break his little finger? Besides, I am just a weak little girl, how could I beat a tall, mighty and hot-blooded big brother?"
"Shut up! Don't think I can't hear you being sarcastic!"
Lu Changqing curled his lips, "He was the one who came to provoke me first, and I encouraged him at the beginning. It was my eldest brother who didn't know who was good and who was bad and started it first."
Bai Shiyuan was so angry that he blew his beard and glared, "Is that encouragement?"
"That's Taishigong, a man of extraordinary talent, unparalleled wisdom, and a reputation for looking up to the past. Isn't he qualified to be a role model for my elder brother?"
"What do you mean by 'unparalleled in the world'? What nonsense are you talking about? Don't think you can use whatever you want just because you've read a few books and know a few words. Why haven't I heard anyone praise him like this?"
"Dad, it's normal that you haven't heard this. It was said by a performance artist named Shui Tai Liang."
Bai Shiyuan didn't understand what Lu Changqing said, frowned and asked, "What family do you mean?"
Lu Changqing changed the word to one that Bai Shiyuan could understand: "Actor."
Bai Shiyuan glared at Lu Changqing, "The water is too cold? You don't even know how to make up a decent story."
Lu Changqing asked directly: "Dad, you called me here just to scold me?"
Bai Shiyuan pointed to a chair beside him and said, "Sit down. I want to ask you something."
Lu Changqing sat down obediently, "Dad, what do you want to ask?"
"Do you really want to enter the palace?"
Lu Changqing said firmly: "Of course it is true."
"You'd better think it over carefully. If you really have the opportunity to enter the Shangshu's inner chamber, you may never be able to leave the palace for the rest of your life."
"Of course, my daughter has thought about all these issues and has thought about them very clearly."
Bai Shiyuan tapped the table lightly with his fingers and decided to explain the interests involved to Lu Changqing.
"It's not easy to get into the Shangshu Introspection Office, and you're old. Even if your father and I use our connections, I'm afraid you can only be a maid."
Female envoy, unofficial honors, means officials who are not in the formal bureaucratic system, usually refers to officials below the ninth rank, to put it bluntly, they are of no quality.
Lu Changqing didn't care what official position she held when she first entered the company, as she would have to serve others anyway, but she was very concerned about which department she would be assigned to.
"Dad, can you send me to the Shang Palace Bureau?"
Bai Shiyuan looked at Lu Changqing with a hard-to-explain expression, "You also know that it is a good place. Your father is only a sixth-rank official. Do you think I have such great ability?"
"Dad, opportunities are earned. How do you know if you don't try? Besides, my daughter has a good reputation outside. She has also been practicing Feibai recently. Dad, do you want to take a look?"
Bai Shiyuan was very surprised, and his voice couldn't help but rise two degrees, "You also practiced Feibai?"
Lu Changqing smiled and said, "Since you are planning to enter the palace, you naturally have to learn how to please her."
Bai Shiyuan took a deep look at Lu Changqing and said with regret: "What a pity, why don't you have your brain on your brother's head? If your brother's brain could be half as useful as yours, I wouldn't have to worry so much now."
Lu Changqing walked out of Bai Shiyuan's study with ease, and on the way he met Du Hezhi and Bai Xingke who were coming from Songtaoyuan.
Lu Changqing bowed to the two of them and called them "Mistress" and "Sister".
Du Hezhi glanced at Lu Changqing and pulled Bai Xingke away.
After a while, Yuan Liuliu brought news that Du Hezhi and Bai Shiyuan had a quarrel.
Du Hezhi felt that Bai Shiyuan was biased because he did not punish Lu Changqing for injuring others and just let her go. Bai Shiyuan felt that Du Hezhi was being unreasonable and looking for trouble.
Both sides held their own opinions, and from the beginning they argued and quarreled, and finally almost came to a fight.
"Daddy defended you like that, did he agree to let you enter the palace?"
Afterwards, Bai Xingke came to find Lu Changqing and asked straight to the point.
Lu Changqing corrected him, "The mistress went to Daddy to argue about Big Brother's affairs. That's called protection."
"You hurt Big Brother, but Daddy didn't punish you. Isn't that considered protection?"
"Third sister is so smart, can't you guess why he didn't punish me?"
Bai Xingke pursed his lips and changed the subject, "When will you enter the palace?"
"I don't know yet. It depends on Daddy."
"Princess Huijia will hold a polo match in the eastern suburbs at the end of the month. The invitation has been sent to your house. Will you go?"
Lu Changqing refused without a second thought: "Playing polo is not my forte, so I won't go."
In the original plot, polo is a high art activity, and a villain like Bai Fuying would not do that.
The creator designed this plot for three purposes. The first was to let Xi Chong confess his love to Bai Xingke. The second was to let Bai Xingke socialize and meet two friends who were more noble than her to expand her network. The third was to slap the face of Bai Fuying, the fake talent.
Lu Changqing didn't intend to play house with the protagonists. To borrow the words of Tong Xiangyu, the shopkeeper, "Love affairs, between men and women, are unhealthy."
She is someone who is going to do big things.
"I heard that many ladies and gentlemen have been invited. Are you really not going?" Bai Xingke asked.
"What kind of polo meeting is this? To put it bluntly, isn't it just a blind date meeting?" Lu Changqing said with a lack of interest, "I'm already preparing to enter the palace, so I won't go to such a party."
Bai Xingke looked at Lu Changqing's childish face. Thirteen years old would be a junior high school student in modern times. But at such a young age, he looked disillusioned with the world, which was both funny and heavy.
When the three words "junior high school student" popped up in her mind, Bai Xingke was suddenly stunned.
She hadn't thought about modern things for a long time. A modern word suddenly popped up in her mind, making her feel as if she was in another world.
"You may never leave the palace, you may never get married, you may never have children, you may be alone all your life. You are still so young, can you really live like this?"
Lu Changqing asked back, "You might marry a philandering man, you might get infected with a disease from him, you might die during childbirth, you might watch that filthy man flirting with other women, and in the end you'll have to work like a slave for that filthy man and his family for the rest of your life. Sister, you're still so young, can you really live like this for the rest of your life?"
Bai Xingke said: "This is different. The palace has strict rules and regulations, and you are here to serve others. If you displease the nobles, you may lose your head."
"You're wrong, sister. In fact, the rules in our house are stricter than those in the palace. If nothing else, at least the queen won't threaten to beat the servants to death at every turn, and she won't force other concubines to drink the harmful contraceptive soup."
"Are you blaming my mother and sister-in-law?"
Lu Changqing shook his head and said, "I'm not blaming them. The source of all this is actually Daddy. He is the one who makes the decisions in our house. If it weren't for his tacit approval, the mistress and the eldest sister-in-law wouldn't have done that."