HCB Chapter 223
Chapter 223
Chapter 223
I can't even get past the first hurdle.
Yun Xiyue laughed and said, "That's just bad luck."
"Miss, Mrs. Zhou has arrived."
Wan Jiaojiao was still forced to buy the plaster. "Sister Xiyue, are you alright?"
"It's okay now."
Yun Xiyue gestured for her to sit down, "I heard the Emperor is going to hold a selection of concubines?"
Wan Jiaojiao nodded. "Yes, to be honest, I came to see you about the scar-free cream."
“I know Zhou Zhilan has only herself to blame, but they won’t give up until they get the ointment. Our two families are already linked by marriage.”
It's not a good idea for her to stay at her parents' house and not go back.
She couldn't bear to see Zhou Yan caught in this dilemma.
She went back to her parents' home to avoid this matter, but in the end, there was no way to escape it. When the news of the talent show came out, the Zhou family couldn't sit still.
Zhou Yan was so forced to drown his sorrows in alcohol.
"The Zhou family said that no matter how much money it costs, they are willing to pay as long as you ask."
Yun Xiyue said, "The price remains the same, five thousand taels for a box of scar-free cream, but Master said long ago that her face would need to use scar-free cream for a year to be effective."
"If you want to get rid of scars quickly, within half a month, you have to go all out and use scar-free cream on your face every day."
Wan Jiaojiao was startled, "Applying face masks every single day for half a month?"
She had seen the scar-free cream before; a box only contained a small amount, and if used long-term, it wouldn't take more than a few boxes a year. But if used as a face mask, it would take more than ten boxes.
“If the Zhou family really wants the plaster, then they should pay for it. I’m a businesswoman, I’m in business, and I don’t want to not make money.” Yun Xiyue said with a smile.
Wan Jiaojiao silently rubbed her forehead, "Then I'll go back and tell them."
When the Zhou family heard about this, they wanted to give up.
But Zhou Zhilan absolutely refused, crying and making a scene, insisting on buying ointment to apply to her face, saying, "I want to enter the palace to participate in the imperial concubine selection. If I can't enter the palace to marry the emperor, I might as well just kill myself."
"But one box of scar-free cream costs five thousand taels of silver, so ten boxes would cost fifty thousand taels of silver. If you use it to apply to your face every day, you would need at least twenty boxes!"
“Where would our family get so much money to buy you ointment? Ten thousand taels! The Zhou family doesn’t only have you as their daughter, and besides, even the Emperor doesn’t like you. You might not become Empress if you enter the palace.”
Even if she becomes empress, the good thing will only be for herself and the first wife. What does it have to do with the second and third wives?
Why should they be Zhou Zhilan's stepping stones?
The rest of the Zhou family disagreed, saying, "Father, sending someone to the palace for the imperial concubine selection doesn't necessarily have to be Zhilan; Zhiruo would also be suitable."
"Several daughters of the Zhou family are going to be selected for the imperial concubine selection."
“It would be unfair to sacrifice the future of several Zhou family girls for the sake of Zhilan alone.”
Madam Zhou angrily said to the second wife, "Zhou Zhiruo is a concubine's daughter. Even if she enters the palace for the imperial concubine selection, she will at most become a concubine. My Zhilan is a legitimate daughter and is favored by the Empress Dowager. As long as she enters the palace, she will definitely be chosen as the Empress."
"You're all short-sighted. It's just 100,000 taels. Once Zhilan becomes Empress, she'll have plenty of wealth and honor in the future. Will she be short of 100,000 taels for you?"
Madam Zhou smiled and said, "Sister-in-law, you speak beautifully. If the Emperor truly intended to choose her as Empress, the Empress Dowager would not have issued the decree to select a consort."
It's just that Zhou Zhilan is useless; the Empress Dowager has already abandoned her as a pawn.
“If your main branch wants to sell plasters, then you should pay for it yourselves. There’s no reason for you to use public funds.”
"Yes."
"Even if Zhilan becomes empress, I will not accept the wealth and honor she gives me."
Neither the third nor the second branch of the Zhou family are fools; they wouldn't fall for the empty promises made by the first branch.
After much fussing and arguing, there was no other way but to borrow money from others, and Madam Zhou even used her own dowry to make up the difference.
Who can we borrow from? Only the three major families.
Borrowing money from these people isn't that simple; it's like selling your conscience and soul, and then having to do things for them in the future.
These people are extremely greedy and ruthless.
Grand Tutor Zhou, known for his integrity, immediately disagreed and forbade Zhou Zhilan from participating in the talent show.
Having no other choice, Zhou Zhilan went to Yun Xiyue's house.
"Miss Yun, I know you hate Princess Nanqiang and the Shen family. If you help me heal my face this time, I can help you take revenge when I become Empress. How about it?"