12dz Chapter 591 Women are superior to men (7)
Chapter 591 Women are superior to men (7)
Since things had come to this point, Wusong had no choice but to agree, so she swallowed her anger and sat down opposite him.
As it turned out, Wangyou didn't even need to look. Wusong was indeed a master, but Xixuan was inherently intelligent, and with someone as inhuman as Wangyou guiding her, victory was inevitable.
After losing, Wusong was devastated. She had actually lost to a sixteen-year-old boy, which was an utter disgrace.
"It seems Mr. Wusong can't compare to me," Wangyou said, feigning disappointment.
The rime was so angry that it spat out blood and lost consciousness.
"How can someone so young be so petty!"
Everyone looked at Wusong's full head of white hair. This was supposed to be young? Prince Huai was just lying through his teeth!
In the following days, these small countries toured around Fengdu. Before leaving, Wangyou treated them to a grand fireworks display featuring landmines, which exploded without a sound.
Finally, the envoys left Fengdu in a sorry state.
"Girl, when did you get that weapon?"
"Just a few days ago, Mother Empress, you wanted it?"
"nonsense!"
"Then I'll send you the formula another day. Please don't bother me unless it's absolutely necessary."
"I won't bother you. Go see your father!" The Empress smiled maliciously.
However, Wangyou didn't see that smile and continued happily on her way to Shangyang Palace.
"Wangyou, come here, take a look at these portraits." When the Queen saw Wangyou arrive, she quickly had someone bring out a stack of portraits.
"Father, what are you doing?"
"I'll choose a husband for you!"
"Father, I will not marry. If you want to have a grandson or granddaughter, although the Crown Princess does not have a daughter for the time being, she has quite a few sons." Wangyou said without even looking at the portraits.
"I don't care about your elder sister, I'm worried about you now. Take a look and see if there's anything you like." The Empress was very enthusiastic.
Wangyou realized that her mother, the Empress, must have known in advance that she had been summoned to Shangyang Palace, so she decided not to give her the landmine recipe for the time being.
"Father, don't you even look at them? They're all ugly and deformed, not even half as good-looking as me. I can't bring myself to eat them!" Wangyou was so exasperated by her father that she finally glanced at the portrait.
What are these drawings? How did her father manage to discern good from bad in such abstract images?
The Queen glanced at her daughter, then at the portrait in her hand, and it seemed that her daughter had indeed been wronged.
"Then we won't look at these. Father will send people out to look again, and we're sure to find something that will satisfy you."
"Father, I don't want to get married. Things are fine as they are. Don't make things complicated. Besides, if you want to find someone whose looks match mine, I'm afraid there isn't anyone in this world who can do that," Wangyou said with unbridled confidence.
The queen wanted to slap the child, but he was two heads taller than her. She would have to jump up to hit him, and even if she could hit him, it wouldn't look good.
"No, I refuse to believe this nonsense." The Queen was not really willing to give up.
"Then Father, you should work hard. I'll go back and rest now."
Back at the Prince of Huai's residence, Wangyou hadn't even had a chance to rest when Qingzhu came to report something.
"Your Highness, many matchmakers have come to our residence today, all here to propose marriage for the young master," Qingzhu said, holding a stack of invitations.
"Go and give it to Xi Xuan. Let him see it himself. If he's willing, he can tell me. If he's not, he can just refuse. I want to sleep. Don't let anyone bother me."
"Yes, Your Highness."
Looking at the stack of invitations, Xi Xuan, after hearing Qing Zhu's message, decisively returned them all to Qing Zhu, saying, "Qing Zhu, I won't see you. Just listen to your sister and refuse them all!"
"Young master, there are many good families up here. Why don't you take a look?" Qingzhu thought that a man should get married when he reaches a certain age.
"I'm not going to look anymore. I have no intention of getting married, and my older sister supports that."
"Then I won't bother you any longer, young master." Qingzhu tactfully took the invitation and left.
Families hoping to marry Xi Xuan to build a good relationship with Wang You all received rejection notices, leaving them to see if their sons had any other suitable partners.
It turned out that there were none left, because all the portraits that had been sent to the palace a few days earlier had been returned.
The eunuchs explained their reason: His Highness Prince Huai thought they were ugly.
The ministers: Damn it!
Compared to the Prince of Huai, she does seem a bit uglier and less presentable. But isn't the purpose of marrying a husband to continue the family line? They're all the same with the lights off, so why does she need to be good-looking? Besides, where can you find someone who looks similar to the Prince of Huai?
The young masters in the backyard were heartbroken when they learned that the portraits had been returned. When they heard that it was because they were considered ugly, they all felt like dying.
Wangyou pretended not to know, even though she didn't mean it, it was fine this way.
The Empress kept urging him to give up the house, but Wangyou kept making excuses, spending her days visiting brothels and entertainment venues, never having time to go to the palace.
After some thought, the Empress realized that her daughter didn't want to get married and was upset that she hadn't informed her earlier. So, she simply issued an imperial edict: granting the Prince of Huai the freedom to marry, and no one was allowed to force him.
Although the imperial decree was issued reluctantly, Wangyou still went to the palace to visit her elderly father and mother, and presented the Empress with the landmine recipe she had been longing for.
"My daughter, if you don't want to get married, would you like your mother to find you some handsome young servants?"
"If you keep talking nonsense, I won't give you any good things in the future."
"Pretend I didn't say anything." The Empress promptly shut her mouth.
As spring arrived and flowers bloomed, the Empress ordered the distribution of high-yield grain seeds. Farmers from Forget-Worry Manor were also seconded to teach the methods, though not for free, so everyone was quite happy.
In just three years, the entire Tianfeng Dynasty was planted with high-yield grains, and people no longer had to go hungry.
That winter, Wangyou gifted her father and mother each a down jacket, sweater, and long johns. Upon hearing the cost of these items, the Empress was overjoyed.
"Mother Queen, isn't the Yu Kingdom famous for its cattle and sheep? If we buy more cattle and sheep from them, their herdsmen will benefit and won't just raise horses. Instead, they'll raise a lot of cattle and sheep. Over time, their warhorses will definitely become scarce..."
There was no need for Wangyou to say anything more. The Empress understood that with fewer warhorses, they would lose their reliance in battle, and if this continued, the Yu Kingdom would be easily captured.
"Then I shall entrust this to..."
"Let the Crown Princess handle it. Stop trying to order me around all day long."
"Alright, you two sisters are clearly thinking of each other, but when you meet, you always make sarcastic remarks to each other. What's the logic behind that?" The Empress shook her head, puzzled.
"She's a chatterbox and always tries to lecture me," Wangyou said bluntly.
"She's doing this for your own good."
"I don't need it. I'm leaving now. I won't be coming to the palace banquet this year; it's too cold." Wangyou said, waving her hand as she left the palace.
The Empress sighed, summoned the Crown Princess, and gave her instructions on collecting wool and duck feathers. The Crown Princess didn't directly ask Wangyou for them; after inquiring about the matter, she sent someone to the shop to buy two sets.