A concubine enters the mansion? Reborn, three matchmakers and six engagements to marry the Prime Min

Su Qingyu had her period that day and was not feeling well. She did not go to Qingyuanju to pay respects in the morning, but stayed in bed with the hot water bottle in her arms.

Feicui came in and reported, "Madam, the third cousin is here and wants to see you."

When Su Qingyu heard that Lin Wuchen was back, she had to get up even if she was not feeling well.

Feicui was afraid that she would catch a cold, so she covered her whole body tightly and also prepared a hand warmer for her.

After thinking about it, I decided to call for a warm sedan chair. Although it was not far, it was freezing cold and I would be frozen to the bone if I walked there.

When Su Qingyu went in, Shen Zhixiu and Lin Wuchen were sitting around the desk, looking at the map on it.

Lin Wuchen said, "Going north from Guangping Town is the smoothest and most peaceful way to the Northern Frontier. But they turned east from Guangping Town and went up Black Tiger Mountain."

"I suspect that Princess Yongjia wants to temporarily hide this batch of food and military supplies. As for what she plans to do next, you, Elder Shen, will have to investigate."

Su Qingyu walked closer and looked at the point on the map that Lin Wuchen was pointing at.

"Isn't this the Longhu Village in Yunwu Mountain?" Su Qingyu blurted out.

Lin Wuchen was stunned. "Cousin, you know about Longhu Village? How did you know?"

Su Qingyu then realized that she had said the wrong thing. In her previous life, a batch of goods from the Shen family was robbed by the Longhu Village. Since Lin Wuchen and the leader of the Longhu Village were sworn brothers, he took her to get the goods back.

But she has never been there in this life.

"You mentioned it to me once before, have you forgotten?" Su Qingyu said casually.

Lin Wuchen thought for a moment, "Did I say that? I really forgot. But this Black Tiger Mountain was also where the Dragon Tiger Village was stationed before. Later, the leader thought the terrain on the mountain was not spacious enough, so he moved to the current location."

He glanced at Shen Zhixiu and said, "I came back just to ask you, can I rob the food?"

Su Qingyu was taking the tea brought in by Wenzhu and handing it to the two of them.

When I heard Lin Wuchen's words, my wrist almost shook, but fortunately I managed to keep it steady in the end.

The word "劫" is really inconsistent with my third cousin's usual extraordinary temperament.

But Su Qingyu also knew that Lin Wuchen was not as harmless as he seemed. Among the young masters of the Lin family, he was the most ruthless and the most hard-hearted.

Shen Zhixiu thought for a moment and asked casually, "How do you want to rob me?"

Lin Wuchen pointed to the location of Black Tiger Mountain on the map and said, "Under here, is actually where Longhu Village hides things, and there is also a secret passage."

"If I plan it well, I can replace their batch of food without making a fuss."

Chen Ping brought many people, but there were also many people available from Longhu Village and the Lin family. With the cover of the secret passage, it was not difficult to replace the food and grass bit by bit.

They were stationed on the mountain, and the guards must be tight on the outside but loose on the inside, which was just convenient for them to act.

Shen Zhixiu raised his eyebrows slightly, "You mean, you can get the food and grass, but you can't let the other party know that you got the food and grass?"

This is not an easy task, and is far from being as simple as just robbing someone.

Lin Wuchen nodded, "We'll do our best, and it's not impossible. It's easy and convenient to just rob them, but I'm afraid the Li family will target Longhu Village."

He couldn't harm his brother because of his cousin's affairs.

Shen Zhixiu's bony fingers slid across the location of Black Tiger Mountain on the map.

"Wait until they report that their food supplies have been robbed before you take action."

Lin Wuchen nodded, "I'll wait for your news."

Shen Zhixiu added: "We should find a way to deliver the food and grass we have obtained to Li Yunzhou. With this batch of food and grass, we won't have to worry about the war in the northern border this winter."

As for the Liaodong war, the Marquis of Loyalty will take care of it. Song Hongshen will not be short of anything.

In December, not only was there continuous heavy snow in Beijing, but the weather was also getting colder day by day.

If the weather was good in previous years, people could still go to the mountains outside Beijing to get some firewood. Firewood in winter is damp, but it can still keep people warm.

But this year the mountain was blocked by heavy snow, and before we could find firewood, we were stuck in the snow.

The money that Su Shunci and Lin Wuchen earned in the past two months made everyone in the capital jealous.

Lin Wanyin bought cotton worth 500,000 taels of silver, part of which was the best long-staple cotton in the northwest. This kind of cotton is expensive, but it is warmer and lighter than ordinary cotton.

Su Shunci asked several Jiangnan brocade merchants she was familiar with to help her draw a lot of Jiangnan clothing patterns that were not available in Beijing. She then found a craftsman in Beijing to improve these patterns, add long-staple cotton, and make various warm and beautiful jackets and skirts.

The price of cotton in the capital was soaring, but Su Shunci didn't sell a single pound of cotton. She set up a separate area in the shop to sell this new style of jacket and skirt.

Although the price is a bit higher than usual, these noble ladies can afford it.

Su Shunci's shop became one of the most popular shops in Beijing.

The other one is Lin Wuchen's charcoal shop. The silver bone charcoal, which is sold in limited quantities every day, causes long queues in front of the shop.

After Shen Zhixiu returned home that day, he went to see Su Qingyu first.

Su Qingyu was in the small study planning for the New Year at home. She was a little surprised to see Shen Zhixiu coming back so early today.

During this period, the borders were in chaos, and the important officials of the court naturally got up early and worked late. Every one or two days, reports of the border war were sent to the capital. It was common for the emperor to summon the officials at night.

"Why are you here so early today, Third Master?" Su Qingyu asked casually.

Shen Zhixiu sat down opposite Su Qingyu and said with an inexplicable look, "Someone set a trap for your husband today."

Su Qingyu was using an abacus, and could do two things at once. But after hearing what Shen Zhixiu said, the beads on the abacus became messy.

She pushed the abacus aside and said, "What's going on? Who dug a hole for you? How big is the hole?"

Shen Zhixiu laughed when he heard this, "Today's morning court session will begin to discuss disaster relief in the capital."

"When it comes to the person in charge of disaster relief, several people strongly recommended me. The reason is that I made great contributions to disaster relief in the northwest this spring."

"It's nothing. It's my job. Afterwards, someone mentioned the border war and suggested that the court should spend as little money as possible on disaster relief, saying that the money should be saved for the war."

Su Qingyu's expression suddenly became strange, and she asked, "What did the emperor say?"

"Although the emperor has not issued a death order, he also hopes that I can accomplish this matter. It would be best if we can provide disaster relief without spending money from the national treasury."