Quick Wear: Female Supporting Role

Chapter 17: Of course, learning poison

A lot of things happened in just one month. At the beginning, the king of Changguo shouted at Liuhuo and did not take Liuhuo seriously. He threatened that the rats from the north dared to appear in broad daylight. His words led to the war between the two countries. Changguo was defeated one after another and the front was in danger. Instead of seeking peace and stopping the war, the king recruited soldiers and raised food to regain his position, but he still lost.

The war was not over yet, famine was spreading everywhere, and the people of Changguo could hardly bear it.

Her father tried to persuade the emperor to do so, but was removed from his post and carried out in public. The emperor of Changguo acted in a mysterious way, and the ministers were left speechless.

Ling Rui is just a commoner now, but even so, he has tried to make suggestions many times, but to no avail.

Even when his daughter came back, he didn't come to visit her.

Hearing this, Ling Ruoli frowned. She didn't quite understand the behavior of the King of Changguo. Unless he was venting his personal anger, the monarch had long been dissatisfied with his father since her mother Lin Yuehua had made such a fuss.

After thinking it over for a long time and still not knowing what to do, Ling Ruoli asked her personal servant Xiaohuan to prepare some tea and snacks, and then she got up and went to the study.

There was a knock on the door outside the study, but "father" still didn't respond. Ling Ruoli pushed the door open and saw papers all over the floor and the room was in a mess.

"This"

"Miss, the master..."

There was a man slumped in a corner next to the shelf. He had lost his former dignity and looked rather decadent. Ling Ruoli picked up a memorial, which was full of exhortations for a truce and peace, as well as information about the disaster.

"Xiao Huan, clean up here and try to be quiet."

"Yes"

Ling Ruoli moved closer to the shelf. This person who had status in the outside world was carried out in the hall. Not only was he humiliated, but now there was no aunt in the family to come and comfort him, let alone his mother. Thinking of this, she laughed twice.

It actually woke up the person who was sleeping soundly. Hearing the laughter, Ling Rui suddenly got up and saw his daughter standing beside him.

"Li'er, do you feel that your father is in trouble?"

"No," Ling Ruoli shook her head.

"Then why are you laughing? You are obviously laughing at my miserable appearance."

Ling Ruoli helped the man up and followed Ling Rui. Looking at the table full of ink, Ling Ruoli sighed.

"Such good ink is wasted like this. Once the wind dries it up, it will be useless."

“Just say what you want to say”

"If grandpa came back and saw you like this, I wonder if dad would have the time to sit there and collapse on the ground."

"Your grandfather has already gone to Biting Villa."

"Yes, if he were here, he would not like you to behave like this," Ling Ruoli said, "Father has nothing to be ashamed of, he was just carried out of the hall."

Upon hearing this, Ling Rui couldn't hold back his expression anymore, and turned around to glare at her, "You"

"But my father's insistence on seeking peace was right."

Hearing that the person who agreed with his words was his daughter, Ling Rui picked up the books that fell on the ground. "The ministers said nothing, even Cheng Hou stood aside."

Ling Ruoli added, "But the monarch is not at fault either!"

"Oh" Ling Rui was a little surprised, "Tell me about it"

"It's just that you two have different starting points. Changguo was beaten so badly that he had to hold his head in his hands. If he admits defeat, it will only boost others' morale and destroy his own prestige."

Ling Rui got anxious when he heard this and said in defense, "We fought a war with a small country on the border half a year ago. We have been fighting constantly and now we have lost several battles. Now we have to conscript men. This will not only reduce the number of people working in the fields, but also the food and grass supply will be insufficient. Even if we win, it will only cost money and manpower and cause the national strength of Chang to decline."

Ling Ruoli nodded, comforted her father and said: "Father, you are right. Farming is important, but now that the war has started, there must be a result, otherwise it will not end. The arrow is on the string and has to be shot. Your daughter has an idea."

"What do you have in mind?"

"The monarch doesn't want to hear your questions, but to propose solutions. Farming is important, but commerce is also an important channel. Isn't it better..."

"how?"

Seeing that Ling Ruilai was interested in what she said, Ling Ruoli winked at Xiaohuan to bring some tea and snacks. "I heard from the servants that you didn't eat properly. I ordered someone to make this. Try it."

"it is good"

Ling Ruoli then dug out the few things she remembered from history class. She walked back and forth, then stopped and said, "My daughter once read a story in a book. The monarch of a country learned that another country was suffering from drought, so he ordered people to buy a large amount of food from that country. Not long after, the people of that country were starving and complaining, and they were easily annihilated. Merchants hoarded food resources during famines. Once the people panicked, they could earn a lot of silver and make a profit from it."

Her words made Ling Rui reflect, "The war will eventually subside, and there will inevitably be famine afterwards, so we must be prepared."

"Father"

"kindness"

"My daughter has previously bought an estate and now I'm asking my father to let her take care of it so she can share some of the burden."

Unexpectedly, Ling Rui was so generous as to let her manage two shops, a rice shop and a medicinal materials shop, and also said that if she could manage these two shops, the other businesses in the Ling Mansion would be handed over to her.

"This..." It was too sudden. In order to prevent her father from changing his mind, Ling Ruoli left quickly.

Just as she was rejoicing, a bird flew to her like the wind and circled around Ling Ruoli. She stared at the bird happily, and a voice rang in her ears: [Experience points added by ten].

"Why so little?"

You didn’t make a choice

"Then I choose" She thought about poison skills. This would add a life-saving skill, so why not do it.

The little bird suddenly flew away, but Ling Ruoli lifted her skirt and followed the bird. She ran out of the yard, and the maid behind her lost track of her.

"Wait a minute," Ling Ruoli shouted, and the little blue bird really stopped. Ling Ruoli stretched out her hand carefully, and the little bird fell into her palm without any fear at all.

Since seeing the little blue bird, Ling Ruoli has been laughing non-stop and her mood instantly improved. The little bird found a suitable position in her palm and lay down, allowing Ling Ruoli to stroke it.

"So good!" She held the little blue bird in her hand and was about to leave when someone called her from behind.

She looked around and saw no one. A figure jumped down from a tree and stood in front of her. Ling Ruoli stepped back in fright.

"Hey"

Ling Ruoli's heart was pounding. Murong Lian suddenly appeared and scared her, "You've gone too far." She protected the little blue bird with one hand and used the other hand to teach this bastard a lesson.

"I let you scare me"

"Stop, stop, stop. I'm wrong, I'm wrong," Murong Lian immediately begged for mercy.

She insisted: "Impossible"

Murong Lian whistled, and the little blue bird flew up and landed in his hand. Seeing this, even a fool would know that the bird was his.

After glaring at someone, Ling Ruoli turned and left.

"I have something to ask Miss Ling. It would be a bit unkind to leave like this." He followed Ling Ruoli all the way.

Ling Ruoli said righteously: "If you have something to do, just visit me. There is no need to do this sneaky thing."

"Okay, I will definitely bring the betrothal gifts."

"What did you say?"

Murong Lian was about to repeat what she had just said, "Of course," but Ling Ruoli thought that this person was here to cause trouble, so she kicked a tree, instantly pulling out a branch, and was about to take action.

"I will definitely visit you some other day. Goodbye."

It was a pity that she had no light skills, so she just watched the man fly away. Ling Ruoli threw away the stick, clapped her hands and turned to leave.

She also felt a little bit impressed with herself. Could it be that the medicine made her so powerful?