Started as a mute girl? I prospered in the lean years

Fu Yin knuckled and tapped on the table, closing his eyes after looking at the memorial for a long time, "It has not been finalized yet. The old emperor of Dajin is ruthless and wants to take this opportunity to make a fortune. The treasury of Nanxia is empty, and we can't let them ask for too much. After a long time of wrangling, there is finally a sign of progress. I have to thank you very much."

He smiled as he spoke, and used his mental power to gently stroke Shen Huaixu's cheek and ear. "The little spy did a great job of spreading rumors, and the old emperor seems to be showing signs of giving in."

Shen Huaixu could not sense his little trick. At this moment, she just sat up straight and refuted seriously: [What are you talking about! I am clearly doing this for the people of both countries. ]

The smile in Fu Yin's eyes finally overflowed and he chuckled.

Shen Huaixu saw that Jiang Wei was so absorbed in reading the storybook that she didn't pay attention to him, so he continued to ask Fu Yin: [Who do you plan to send as an envoy to Da Jin? Doesn't the Regent plan to come here in person?]

Fu Yin paused and said, "Don't encourage me."

[Aren't you complaining about being tired all day? I'm trying to find a way to teach you how to slack off.] Shen Huaixu knew that Fuyin would not be able to set foot on the territory of Dajin for the time being, so he just joked.

"I don't mind coming to Dajin under other names." Fu Yin raised his eyebrows slightly and said, "For example, I have been in love with Princess Mingyi, the only daughter of Marquis Xuanping, for a long time. I ask the old emperor to grant me marriage."

Shen Huaixu didn't expect that his joke failed and he was teased instead. He also found it funny that she kept calling him "old emperor", so he raised his eyebrows and said, "Come if you dare, I will marry you!"

Fu Yin didn't expect that she deserved it so readily. He felt helpless and thought that it was all her own fault. It would not be easy to get Shen Huaixu to be with him in the future.

In the evening, Shen Huaixu fulfilled his promise and prepared barbecue for Chaohua and Jiang Wei.

Not many people could live in the emperor's residence, so there were only three of them barbecuing under the moon.

The table next to them was filled with all kinds of delicacies and fruit drinks. Jiang Wei looked at them with great greed. Seeing the two people sitting around a pile of barbecue and grilling enthusiastically, she ate the food faster with her hands and mouth, with a look of satisfaction on her face.

The laughter in the yard gradually faded away until late at night, leaving only a crescent moon hanging high in the sky.

It was not until Shen Huaixu was on his way home the next day that he learned that Fu Yin had done a good deed at night.

She held a small piece of paper in her hand, with Fu Yin's handwriting on it - 'Yun Zhi has been resolved, don't worry'.

"Why should I feel at ease? Or maybe reviewing memorials is not tiring enough..." She couldn't help but wonder in her heart what Fu Yin had done.

She found out the answer to this question after she returned to Marquis Xuanping's Mansion.

"Miss, Lidong just sent someone back to tell you that the Marquis will be back later." Xiaoman stepped forward and said.

Shen Huaixu nodded, and thought about how her father never had much appetite when he was at a banquet outside, so she asked the kitchen to prepare some of her father's favorite food.

When she returned to her yard, she saw an account book on the table and picked it up to flip through it.

Xiaoman poured tea and said, "This is the restaurant's account book. It was just delivered this morning on my way back."

Shen Huaixu asked: "Did they leave?"

"I'm leaving. I wanted to find a lady. What a coincidence."

"Call him over this afternoon. I have something to tell him."

"Yes."

Since returning to the capital, Yan Qun has always kept him by his side. After he became familiar with the business in the capital, Yan Qun found Shen Huaixu to discuss future arrangements.

Shen Huaixu knew that Yan Qun had a lot of his father's assets under his command, and he trusted Lu Hui, so he handed over all matters of Songjiaolou to Lu Hui.

As the chili pepper business spread to surrounding areas, Beichuan County's business gradually became less prosperous. However, thanks to the efforts of this couple and everyone in Jiuxi Village, the five-spice powder business gradually flourished in Beichuan County and the Jiangnan area.

Lu Hui and Li Qiaoer were most familiar with the business dealings between the two places, so Lu Hui did not bring Li Qiaoer with him when he came to Beijing this time, leaving her alone to take care of the five-spice powder business.

Since returning to Beijing, Shen Huaixu and Lu Hui have seldom met. Shen Huaixu, who originally felt guilty for breaking up a newlywed couple, felt much less guilty when she heard Lu Hui say, "We are still young, and we will always be together every day in the future."

Yinghua brought a plate of plump grapes with water droplets on them and placed it on the table, her face full of unconcealable joy.

"Miss, I heard that something big happened this morning."

Shen Huaixu looked at her. Wasn't this girl always by her side? Was she more informed than her?

"What's the matter?"

"It's about the third young master of the Yun family." Yinghua whispered, "As the saying goes, if you often walk by the river, you will get your shoes wet. Not only did the third young master Yun get his shoes wet this time, he might even fall into the river!

This morning, he was found lying naked in a narrow alley next to a brothel. Some said he had gone to the brothel and drunk too much, and that was why he did such a stupid thing. Others said he had offended someone and was being retaliated against.

Shen Huaixu silently put down the teacup and laughed dryly twice, "So that's the case. Isn't it said that being romantic is just a harmless little thing for men? This kind of 'romantic' should be fine..."

A low voice suddenly sounded from behind, "Where did you hear that nonsense? Who said such a thing around the young lady?!"

All the maids in the room knelt down one after another. When Yinghua knelt, there was a particularly loud 'thump'.

Her face was filled with tears and she wanted to slap herself in the face.

"Dad, why are you here?"

When Shen Huaixu stood up, he quickly glanced at Yinghua, who was crawling on the ground beside his legs and wanted to curl up into a ball, and then raised his eyes and said, "Dad was tired from watching over last night, why didn't you go back to the courtyard to rest?"

"I came to see you." Shen Su said, his sharp eyes quickly swept through the people in the room, and finally landed on Yinghua, "Is this the girl beside you?"

The cold gaze falling on her was like a mountain pressing down on her. Yinghua felt her heart die. It was because the Marquis was so scary when he got angry that she didn't dare to look at him any more. The Marquis now seemed more scary than ever before.

She’s done, sob.

Shen Huaixu hurried forward and put his arm around his father's and shook it, "Daddy, don't be angry. What she said was all what I asked her to find out."

Yinghua's expression froze when she heard that. Joy instantly surged into her heart, and she screamed in her heart - "Ahhhhhh, my lady is the best lady in the world!!"

Shen Su's expression did not improve after hearing this. "What did Yun Zhi do to displease you?"

Even if Shen Huaixu didn't say these things, Shen Su would have found out, so she pulled her father to sit down, personally served him a cup of tea, and then complained with confidence.

In a few words, he explained what happened during the hunt, and finally said, "If he acted honestly, I would respect him as a gentleman, but his tricks behind people's backs are really despicable."

She spoke with such indignation that she completely forgot how many people she had beaten up behind their backs.

Shen Su's expression was not good at all. He raised his hand and touched Shen Huaixu's head. "Next time you encounter something like this, tell daddy as soon as possible and daddy will take care of it for you."

Having said this, he paused, as if he wanted to say something, but in the end he didn't say it.

Shen Su thought that it was not a nice look for a little girl to take off other people's clothes.