Pampered Poisonous Royal Wife Chapter 148

~ A TALENT FOR MAKING SILVER ~ 

Yu Yi had never seen Steward Qin reveal such an expression before. He couldn’t help but be curious, “Steward Qin, what happened?”

Steward Qin glimpsed at Yu Yi badly, and suddenly came some spirit: “After you gave the two letters to Wang Ye, what is his expression?”

“Wang Ye’s expression?” Yu Yi rubbed his head and thought for a long time. “You’ve served Wang Ye for so many years. His face has always been so cold and indifferent. What kind of expression can he possibly have?”

Steward Qin had already been full of anticipation, but now he impatiently waved his hand. “Scram! You’re just like that kid Yu Heng. You’re useless all day.”

“Who said that? Before Eunuch Cheng, he praised me.”

“That’s because his eyes are blurry from age. Hurry up and move aside. Don’t stay here. Just looking at you makes my heart pain.” Yu Yi rubbed his nose and headed straight to the kitchen. It said there was still quite a lot of ginger tea in the kitchen, so he wanted to taste it quickly. Yuyi had been back and forth between Jingling City and Western Guangdong for the past few days. He had only heard about ginger tea, but he hadn’t seen ginger tea yet. He is curious about ginger tea and finally has a chance to discover the truth.

Steward Qin sighed for a long time. He could only shake his head and sigh, “There’s no need to rush. There’s no need to rush. We should consider this matter from a longer perspective.”

After a while, Mu Yunyao had completely quietened down and focused on embroidering the New Year’s gift for the Emperor. The papers with Fu, Shou, An, and Kang words from various places were full in the boxes. Even though Mu Yunyao had done it meticulously, she had still spent a lot of effort to arrange them. And then, her speed of embroidering the New Year’s gifts increased.

On this day, Mu Yunyao had just finished her breakfast when Jin Lan came over to report, “Shopkeeper Qin has arrived, Miss.”

“Invite him in.”

Steward Qin changed into thicker armor as the weather grew colder, wearing a brown and blue hat. He smiled and said gently, “Greetings, Miss Mu.”

“There is no need for Steward Qin to be so courteous. Please take a seat quickly. Jin Lan will serve a cup of tea.”

Steward Qin took a sip when she served the tea and praised, “They all use the same kind of water and make it with the same kind of tea, but I always feel that Miss Mu’s tea here is more delicious.”

Mu Yunyao couldn’t help but chuckle, “Then I must reward Jin Lan in the future. Her skills in brewing tea have improved.”

“It is indeed worth giving a good reward.” Steward Qin looked at Jin Lan, who was well-organized every time she advanced and retreated. He could not help but sigh in his heart. MetMiss Mu’s methods were not something others could compare. He saw Jin Lan’s appearance when she arrived over half a year ago. Her appearance now is totally different.

Jin Lan hurriedly bowed from the side. “Many thanks, Miss. Many thanks, Shopkeeper Qin. I will work hard in the future.” When she finished speaking, she saw Steward Qin smile without saying a word. She couldn’t help but raise her head and look at Mu Yunyao. Seeing her nod slightly, she saluted and left.

Steward Qin then began to talk about official matters, “Miss Mu, that batch of ginger tea we sent last time was of great help to Wang Ye, so I thought of frying another batch to send over.”

“Steward Qin should have seen it, too. I’m busy embroidering the New Year’s gifts for the Emperor. My energy is too limited to take care of it, so I’ll leave the matter of stir-frying ginger tea to you.” The first time she gave ginger tea to Yue Wang, it was as a favor. The next time she would give it to him, it would not be free. But the silver taels that were in her hands were all used for big things and, of course, couldn’t be used for Yue Wang.

Steward Qin naturally couldn’t see through Mu Yunyao’s plans. Seeing that she directly refused, he didn’t think so much about it: “Since that’s the case, I’ll do it myself. I only need to borrow a person from Miss Mu to use it.”

“Borrowing people? Is Steward Qin talking about Qi Ming, who helped me buy food last time?”

“That’s right, we must send more ginger tea this time and buy more food. We would like him to help us out a bit.”

“No problem. I will get Liu Liang to notify him and have him go directly to Steward Qin.”

“Alright. Many thanks, Miss Mu. There’s one more thing. It’s getting colder, and the number of guests in Bu Xian Luo is decreasing. So I wondered if I could take a break and fix up Jin Xiu Garden with some drapes.”

Mu Yunyao suddenly understood, “I’ve been busy these past few days with embroidery and had almost forgotten about this matter. I’ll close the Jin Xiu Garden for three days tomorrow to rearrange the garden’s scenery.”

“Isn’t three days too short?” Could it be done in such a hurry?

“Steward Qin, rest assured. Before, when I was fixing up the beautiful scenery of Jin Xiu Garden, I carefully considered how to prevent the wind in the winter. Moreover, they had prepared the curtains beforehand. 

“That would be the best. Miss Mu’s thoughts are truly admirable.” Steward Qin knew that Mu Yunyao’s time was tight, so he stood up to take his leave after saying a few more words to make her pay attention to her body. After Mu Yunyao had told Liu Liang about the matter, she completely tossed it to the back of her mind. Ten days later, Steward Qin came to express his gratitude, saying that they were all meticulous and that the quality of the rice grains they bought was excellent, and the price was slightly lower than that of the other grain merchants. A series of praises were said for about a quarter of an hour, and there was even a red envelope that he hoped Mu Yunyao would pass on to Qi Ming.

After he left, just as Mu Yunyao was about to tell Jin Lan to call Liu Liang, she saw him walk in with a box.

“You have come just in time. Just now, Shopkeeper Qin sent a red envelope saying he wanted to thank Qi Ming for his consideration. Take your time and hand it over to him.”

After bowing, he stood up and brought the box in front of Mu Yunyao with a stiff expression.

Recalling Steward Qin’s continuous praises, a smile still appeared on Mu Yunyao’s face. “What’s this?” As she spoke, she opened the box, and the smile on her face froze.

Inside the box was a neatly placed stack of banknotes. Mu Yunyao took them up and roughly counted them. The banknote’s value was at least twenty thousand taels of silver.

“Where did all these silver taels come from?”

“Reporting to Mistress, we earned it from Qi Ming.” Mu Yunyao was really shocked, “He earned it?” Her first thought was Qi Ming secretly deducted the money that Steward Qin had asked him to buy food. However, when he thought of Steward Qin’s praises, she felt it wasn’t like that. After all, Steward Qin is not a fool. The quality and price of the grains were good. The most important thing is that it was not fake.

Liu Liang nodded. “According to your instructions, we were all ordered to collect grains. After hearing about the uses of the grains, he bought more and sold them to Steward Qin.”

When Mu Yunyao asked Qi Ming to buy grain, the autumn harvest was over, and the new grains were much cheaper. Now that it was winter, the prices had naturally risen significantly, and these twenty thousand taels of silver were the difference. Mu Yunyao thought for a moment, and after she figured out the crux of the matter, she couldn’t help but laugh out loud. “This fellow is really a talent. Bring him here some other time. I want to see what this smart person looks like.”

↞ Previous│❀ Table of Content ❀ │ Next ↠