Chapter 309 Storytelling After temporarily calming Gu Chan, Xuanyuan Qing looked at the three family heads and said, "Then I wonder what the three families mean?" "It's very simple. As long as you are willing to marry my daughter Gu Xin as your imperial concubine, our three families will take the lead in donating military pay to you." Gu Cheng said with a serious face. Gu Xin sat aside, constantly winking at Xuanyuan Qing. Obviously, she had long since taken a fancy to the Ninth Prince of Tiancang Kingdom, who was both talented in civil and military affairs. It would not be an exaggeration to say that she had begun to become infatuated with the handsome young man in front of her. But she was dismissive of Gu Chan. Therefore, from the very beginning, her goal was very clear: if anyone was to marry, she would only marry the Ninth Prince. This also means that even if Xuanyuan Qing wants to use Gu Chan as a shield, it is impossible. Look, Xuanyuan Qing is now sitting on a chair, feeling very uncomfortable, with dry laughs on his face. For a moment, he was caught off guard and didn't know what to say at all. Shen Sanfeng didn't say a word the whole time. He just lowered his head and drank the sweet rice wine in his cup while watching the fun.
Gu Chan watched Xuanyuan Qing being carried up, and the atmosphere became a little awkward. While eating, she came to his rescue and said, "It's not that easy to be the Ninth Imperial Consort. You are even threatening me with military pay. Believe it or not, I won't take action next time, but if I do, you will have to donate military pay unconditionally." "Oh my! Where did this toad come from? Why is he talking so arrogantly?" "Then why don't you show us how to do it? Why are you pretending to be so high and mighty in front of the Ninth Prince?" "Yeah! We were really worried that you wouldn't take action! You make it sound like you're really powerful." The three family heads lost their temper and started to sneer in a sarcastic tone. Wu Feng and the other two stared at Gu Chan with disdain, thinking that she was just bragging in front of the current Ninth Prince. Gu Chan looked up at the six people, wiped her greasy mouth with her hand, and said with a sly smile, "Are you sure?" "Come on! Who's afraid of who?" Wu Chaoyang said. "Okay, then I'm going to make my move, and you guys listen carefully." Gu Chan said as she stood up and sat on the chair. Then she took the bowl in her left hand and the chopsticks in her right hand, and knocked on the bowl with the chopsticks, saying like a storyteller, "Zhongyuan City! There are three major families. The head of the Wu family loves antiques, the head of the Xu family loves handsome men, and the head of the Gu family loves mysterious beasts..." Gu Chan deliberately paused halfway through singing. The three family heads had their eyes widened and their faces began to become stiff. Seeing that the three were still unwilling to commit the crime, Gu Chan continued to sing, "It is said that one day, a tomb in the east was robbed, and a handsome man was hidden in the treasure house. He slept with a mysterious beast in his arms every night..." "Stop singing, stop singing, Ninth Prince, let's discuss this further." "Yeah! There's nothing that can't be discussed. We can talk it out. There's no need to do this!" "Ninth Prince, how much military pay do you want? Let's talk." Finally, the three of them panicked completely and quickly waved their hands to interrupt Gu Chan. They all looked at Xuanyuan Qing and said with an apologetic smile. Gu Chan smiled and closed her mouth temporarily, ready to continue singing at any time. Xuanyuan Qing was stunned! This must be a big deal! Otherwise, why were these three so tough just now, and now they are completely cowardly?
The same people as him include Wu Feng and three others. At this time, they were also confused. They each looked at their father and mother, all standing there stupidly, with their mouths wide open and unable to speak. The key point is that they had no idea what Gu Chan was singing about. The atmosphere in the room instantly fell into an extremely awkward situation. Shen Sanfeng, who had been tasting wine without saying anything, finally smiled and said, "Three family heads, don't take it seriously. My godson is usually not serious and likes to talk nonsense. If he has offended you, I, Shen Sanfeng, would like to apologize to you on his behalf." "Mr. Shen is right, he is just talking nonsense. Come, let's have a drink and pretend this never happened." Wu Chaoyang hurriedly said. Then he took the lead in raising his glass to toast Shen Sanfeng. Xu Lin and Gu Cheng also hurriedly picked up their glasses, and then the four of them clinked their glasses and drank the wine in one gulp. Gu Chan got down from the chair and sat down, putting down the bowl and chopsticks in her hands, and said with a sly smile, "It would have been better if you did this earlier. You have to waste so much of my saliva. Now hurry up and talk to me about how much to donate. Otherwise, those beggars and storytellers in Zhongyuan City will have to sing these words I said in the streets tomorrow." The three family heads didn't dare to speak and could only glare at Gu Chan fiercely without saying a word. Xuanyuan Qing came back to his senses, stared at the three people and chuckled, "Then the three family heads, I will get straight to the point. I have privately calculated that this time we will need at least 300 million taels of silver to fight the enemy. I have also calculated that there are more than a hundred wealthy families in Zhongyuan City. If you share the money equally, each of you can't donate much. At least it is within your affordability." "This little bit of money is not a problem. Our three families will take the lead in donating. But Ninth Prince, my daughter Gu Xin is very outstanding, so I still hope you can consider it more." Gu Cheng said with a smile. "Hey! I actually like Miss Gu, but the matter of me marrying the imperial concubine still requires the consent of my father and mother, and I cannot make the decision myself, otherwise I would not have pushed Gu Chan out as a shield. And I also advise you that with my recommendation, Gu Chan will definitely be able to pass the test of the imperial father. In this way, he will definitely become the seventeenth prince of Tiancang Kingdom. If Miss Gu follows him, it will be good for your three families in the future." Xuanyuan Qing said solemnly. The three family heads immediately fell silent and fell into deep thought. Gu Chan suddenly had an idea and said, "How about this? The three of you will follow me and the Ninth Prince back to the Central Plains camp tonight. After that, I will let you serve as three deputy generals beside him to assist him in fighting the enemy. When we win the battle, although Miss Gu cannot become the imperial concubine, at least she can become a female general, and you two young masters can also become generals. You can definitely follow him back to Kyoto to be conferred titles, right?" "That's a good idea. I agree." "It has to be Manager Gu, his mind is really quick." "Then Ninth Prince, let's do as Manager Gu said. We will gather all the wealthy people in Zhongyuan City tomorrow and start raising military pay for you. As for the other three, they will be handed over to you and Manager Gu." The three family heads immediately took advantage of the situation and stepped down. Seeing this, Xuanyuan Qing couldn't refuse anymore and could only pretend to agree reluctantly. After that, no one mentioned military pay or the selection of an imperial concubine anymore, and instead talked about fighting the enemy. For a moment, the awkward atmosphere was completely resolved, and a peaceful atmosphere took over the table. After the banquet was over, the six people hurriedly said goodbye and left to go back to make preparations. "Hahaha……" As soon as they left, Gu Chan and the other two burst into laughter in the room, they were so happy. (End of this chapter)