#444 - The time traveler's obsession with pretending

Half an hour later, everything that happened during the early court session had reached Wei Changtian's ears.

And when he heard that Ning Yongnian had decided to open the granaries and release grain, a smile appeared on his face, just like Wei Xianzhis.

That's right, all of this was actually designed by him and Wei Xianzhi.

Wei Xianzhi deliberately acted so arrogantly during the early court session, the purpose of which was to force Ning Yongnian to open the granaries to save the market.

After all, Wei Changtian's purpose in fighting an economic war was not to starve the people of Da Ning to death, but to打击 Ning Yongnian, or rather, the Da Ning court.

Therefore, he had to force Ning Yongnian to use "reserve grain" to save the market.

Da Ning is currently fighting on two fronts, with Da Feng and Shu Prefecture, and the national treasury has become strained.

Now, coupled with the large-scale release of grain at low prices. It seems that Ning Yongnian has begun to worry about money.

No matter what era, wars are fought with money.

However, ancient times were not like modern times where currency could be issued indefinitely, so Ning Yongnian only has two channels to raise money——

First, rob the wealthy.

Second, exploit the common people.

According to Da Ning's current expenses for maintaining two wars, the money that can be obtained through the former channel is undoubtedly a drop in the bucket.

After all, the wealthiest households in Da Ning now live in Shu Prefecture City.

Then Ning Yongnian can only make up for the financial gap through the latter method.

Increased taxes, reduced salaries for officials, and even reduced military pay. It is foreseeable that these policies will be introduced one after another in the near future.

And by that time, Wei Changtian's ultimate goal will be achieved.

For this reason, he doesn't mind making things even bigger.

"Releasing grain, is it?"

"Hmph, I'd like to see how much grain you can release."

Muttering with a sinister smile, Wei Changtian suddenly felt that his current appearance must be very much like a big treacherous merchant.

Tsk tsk tsk, I'm really too bad!

After a satisfied self-"compliment" in his heart, he restrained his expression and looked up to ask Zhang San.

"Where's Xu Suisui? Why hasn't she been ready for so long?"

"Reporting to公子, Miss Xu, she."

"Brother! I'm here!"

Before Zhang San could finish a sentence, another clear voice floated in from outside the house.

"It's a blind date, I always have to dress up a little prettier!"

Blind date...

The corner of Wei Changtian's mouth twitched slightly, and he raised his eyes to look at Xu Suisui who had just entered from outside the door.

"What's the difference between you today and before? Where's the dressing up?"

"Oh, you don't understand!"

Xu Suisui was very proud: "You can't see the difference! This is called a scheming makeup!"

"Scheming makeup?"

"It's a kind of makeup that you straight men can't see!"

Xu Suisui was too lazy to explain more to Wei Changtian, and after answering casually, she clamored to leave quickly.

Wei Changtian rolled his eyes, and while walking, he explained in a low voice to Zhang San, who was a little puzzled:

"Zhang San, the so-called straight man is. an upright man."

"Oh, I see."

Zhang San nodded suddenly, and then said with some regret:

"公子, then I'm afraid I'm not a straight man."

"Well, you really can't be considered a straight man."

Wei Changtian patted Zhang San on the shoulder and sighed: "Actually, I'm not either."

"Indeed."

Zhang San immediately expressed his agreement: "公子, you really can't be considered upright either."

Wei Changtian: "???"

Another half an hour passed.

Shen Ran said that he originally wanted to understand the four sentences of Hengqu before visiting, so that he could ask Wei Changtian about the problems.

However, because he was dull-minded, he had not been able to comprehend the true meaning for several days, so he had been too embarrassed to go.

Obviously, this reason was a bit far-fetched, and Wei Changtian didn't believe it at all.

However, he was too lazy to guess what Shen Ran was waiting for.

Anyway, he has already come today, so he can finally start implementing his "genius plan"——

Borrow Shen Ran's hand to prostitute all the luck of the son of destiny.

Of course, before that, he had to deal with Xu Suisui's "blind date".

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"Cough,公子 Shen, Chief Assistant Gui."

After a dry cough, Wei Changtian pointed to Xu Suisui, who looked disappointed, and solemnly introduced: "This is my cousin, Xu Suisui."

"She has loved poetry since she was a child, and her level of poetry is no less than mine, but she has always been low-key, so her reputation is not obvious."

"Today, she heard that I was going to meet Chief Assistant Gui, so she insisted on coming to see the true face of the Chief Assistant, haha, I hope you two don't blame me."

Wei Changtian's introduction gave Xu Suisui enough face.

However, the latter did not appreciate it, and had been looking at Wei Changtian angrily since entering the door, her eyes seemed to be saying——

You big liar! Where is this Shen Ran handsome?!

"Sister, what are you doing in a daze?"

Wei Changtian could probably guess what Xu Suisui was thinking now. Although he was helpless in his heart, he couldn't act out in front of Shen Ran and Gui Peian, so he kept secretly reminding Xu Suisui to give him some face.

The latter was also considerate, glared at Wei Changtian, and then put her hands together and gave a half-blessing.

"Little girl has met Chief Assistant Gui, met公子 Shen."

"Hehe, good."

Faced with this reluctant greeting, Gui Peian just smiled meaningfully and didn't say much.

However, Shen Ran solemnly returned the greeting.

"I have met Miss Xu."

"Suisui. May you live ten thousand years, and may the wheat have two ears, a good name."

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Look! Look!

People who really have ink in their stomachs speak differently!

Wei Changtian instantly thought of his first reaction when he first heard Xu Suisui's name was "碎碎平安", and immediately felt like he was a country bumpkin.

Not only did Wei Changtian want to applaud Shen Ran at this moment, but even Xu Suisui seemed a little surprised at the moment.

After all, she has been transmigrated for half a year, and this is the first time she knows the meaning of her name.

"That. Sister,公子 Shen."

Noticing the change in Xu Suisui's eyes, Wei Changtian seized the opportunity and quickly said: "I have something to talk to Chief Assistant Gui alone, you two can talk casually first."

"Sister,公子 Shen is the Holy Son of the Kui Xing Academy, and he has extremely high attainments in poetry. Don't be as arrogant as you are at home."

Reminding Xu Suisui again in his words, Wei Changtian quickly left with Gui Peian, who had already understood something.

It wasn't until the two of them completely disappeared that Xu Suisui came back to her senses and curiously looked at Shen Ran again.

Although he is not handsome, as Wei Changtian said, his temperament is indeed okay.

But I always feel that it doesn't match me...

The more Xu Suisui looked, the richer her psychological activities became, but Shen Ran was stared at by her a little nervously, and after holding back for a long time, he finally couldn't help but ask:

"Miss Xu, why don't we sit down and talk?"

"Oh oh, good."

Xu Suisui nodded and sat down, and she was very "ladylike" and didn't cross her legs.

The two sat there staring at each other for a while, and finally Shen Ran forcibly found a topic.

"Cough, Miss Xu."

"Just now I heard公子 Wei say that you have loved poetry since you were a child, so you must often write poetry on weekdays."

"I don't know Miss."

"Huh? Write poetry?"

Before Shen Ran could finish speaking, Xu Suisui's eyes suddenly lit up, and the whole person suddenly became energetic.

Her current expression is exactly the same as when Wei Changtian finally seized the opportunity to recite the poem "云想衣裳花想容".

It is the obsession of transmigrators to show off!

"公子 Shen! Do you want to hear me recite, ah no, write poetry?!"

ps: Let me say here, some people say that the character Xu Suisui looks more abrupt, but she is a very important person throughout the book until the end, and you will understand why she is portrayed like this if you continue reading.