bullyxtreme Chapter 173 Making a Deal
Chapter 173 Making a Deal
For three consecutive days, Qiao Shinian did not appear in Jufulou again. When Cao Jinhua visited, the people in the palace told her that she was sick when she returned home that night and was not suitable to see anyone. They were told to wait until she recovered before going to see Cao Jinhua.
At this moment, Mu Qingchen looked at Qiao Shinian who had just fallen asleep, his face full of pity.
He didn't understand why Qiao Shinian didn't allow him to find the imperial physician or the doctor. As for the sound of the gears turning that she mentioned, no one in the entire palace could hear it.
"Your Highness." Yingzhu stood aside and waved to Mu Qingchen.
"Look." When Mu Qingchen approached, Yingzhu opened her palm and saw a transparent drop-shaped glass lying inside. The glass was a little turbid. "I found this in the clothes that the girl brought back this time."
Mu Qingchen pinched the water drop and looked at it carefully, his brows couldn't help but frowned. Qiao Shinian really hid a lot of things from him.
"Your Highness, do you think the girl's symptoms mean she has been cursed?" Yingzhu asked cautiously.
Mu Qingchen shook his head, then sighed: "You go down, I'll stay here."
At noon, Qiao Shinian woke up in a sweat, and she saw Mu Qingchen sitting beside her with his head supported by one hand, as if he had fallen asleep.
Without waiting for her to sit up, Mu Qingchen opened his eyes and walked in front of her: "Do you want some water?"
"Ah."
Qiao Shinian nodded, her lips were pale, as if she had suffered a serious illness.
That night, there was an inexplicable explosion in her head, followed by the sound of gears turning and rubbing against each other, tormenting her so much that she couldn't sleep day and night, and she felt dizzy, tinnitus and nausea.
When I wake up now, I seem to no longer hear the torturous voice that makes me feel like I am living a year in a day.
How could the sound of gears turning appear in her mind? Qiao Shinian now suspected that there was a God in this world.
She began to wonder whether her time travel was accidental or inevitable. If it was inevitable, why did she choose him? Was it because of the jade pendant? If it was accidental, why did he choose her?
Was the sound of the gears turning a reminder of something or a warning to her?
When Qiao Shinian was in a daze, Mu Qingchen's hand trembled, and a pendant that seemed familiar yet unfamiliar to her fell down.
"This? I didn't..." Qiao Shinian looked up at Mu Qingchen and asked, "Where did you get this pendant? Have you... experienced anything strange?"
Seeing Qiao Shinian's reaction, Mu Qingchen comforted him, "It was in your clothes. Yingzhu found it when she was sorting your clothes. It got caught on your clothes, and Yingzhu tried for a long time to prevent it from getting damaged."
Qiao Shinian breathed a sigh of relief and then took the pendant. It was a keychain. She originally wanted to give it to Mu Qingchen, but she found that she had too many things with her, so she had to put it next to her pillow and plan to bring it to him next time.
Since Mo Ming brought it here, I might as well give it to him.
After another two days of rest, Qiao Shinian was sure that she could not hear any gear sound at all. She begged Mu Qingchen to let her go out. Cao Jinhua had a huge amount of teaching fees, and she would get less money if she missed one day.
Mu Qingchen remained unmoved by Qiao Shinian's pleading, and even went to the palace to find the imperial physician to take her pulse and diagnose her physical condition.
Afterwards, Qiao Shinian received a greeting letter from Wen Jiu through the person Mu Qingchen had placed in the palace. The letter, which was more than ten pages long, described everything he had done in recent days.
Finally, after Qiao Shinian’s repeated requests, Mu Qingchen finally decided to invite someone to come and let Qiao Shinian teach in the palace.
"Sister Qiao." Cao Jinhua ran happily as soon as she saw Qiao Shinian.
Also visiting today were Cao Jinhua's eldest and second brothers. Unlike Cao Jinhua's inappropriate behavior, the two of them politely saluted Mu Qingchen who was standing beside them. The two maids behind them hurriedly handed the supplements to Mo Yang.
"Your clothes..." Cao Jinhua approached and took Qiao Shinian's hand, but then found that she was still wearing men's clothes, so she quickly let go and inadvertently touched Qiao Shinian's clothes. She couldn't help but ask curiously, "I've never seen this kind of fabric before, and how should I describe the embroidery?"
Cao Jinhua was extremely curious. She pulled Qiao Shinian's clothes to study them. Two coughs behind her brought her back to her senses. She touched her head awkwardly and smiled: "Sister's clothes are really beautiful. I have never seen such a beautiful combination."
"Oh, this is... this is... how should I tell you? Forget it, let's not talk about this, let's continue teaching."
Cao Jing, the eldest brother of the Cao family, smiled apologetically at Mu Qingchen: "We heard that Miss Qiao's illness has improved, so we came to visit her uninvited to thank her for being willing to clear up my brother's strange thoughts."
Compared to the eldest brother's shrewd businessman, the second brother Cao Ming has a gentle image.
Cao Ming was very interested when he heard that Qiao Shinian was going to teach Cao Jinhua a simpler way of accounting. The accounting method that Cao Jinhua asked about was naturally what Cao Ming wanted to know. Since Qiao Shinian mentioned it accidentally, there was no further follow-up, which made Cao Ming very curious.
After Mu Qingchen raised his hand slightly to stop Cao Jing, Cao Jing also stopped very tactfully.
After the three people in front walked away, Cao Jing bowed respectfully and asked, "What instructions does the prince have?"
He guessed that he might be asked to leave the capital as soon as possible. After all, it was a very shameful thing for the prince for a woman to go out every day to give lectures and make money.
The prince probably didn't want to disturb the beauty's good mood, so he didn't say it himself. If he asked them to leave on their own initiative now, the beauty would find it difficult to find someone who is so eager to learn strange knowledge, and she would automatically lose interest and stay in the mansion.
"You are a businessman, so I will get straight to the point and discuss business with you." Seeing that the distance was far enough, Mu Qingchen began to walk forward.
However, he did not follow Qiao Shinian, but Cao Jing went to the garden.
Cao Jing followed behind respectfully and asked cautiously: "Your Majesty...what business do you want to do with me?"
This development was beyond Cao Jing's expectations.
"As you can see, this girl in my family wants to make money, she wants to do business, so I will support her.
But she is still young and not experienced enough to run a shop. It just so happens that you have been hanging around her recently, so it is natural to invite her to join you." After saying that, Mu Qingchen glanced at Cao Jing who was a little stunned: "Do you understand what I mean?"
"I don't quite understand." Cao Jing bowed and asked humbly, "What does Your Majesty mean? Are we going to work for Miss Qiao in the future?"
"No, I'm with her."
Cao Jing breathed a sigh of relief. When Qiao Shinian was still there, Mu Qingchen looked like the white clouds in the sky, feeling soft and gentle. But now that it was just the two of them, he had not spoken more than ten sentences to Mu Qingchen before sweat broke out on his back due to nervousness.
"Of course, you won't suffer any loss. She has a paste called soap, and she wants to use it as a stepping stone to squeeze into the capital's business district, which is full of officials or businessmen with financial resources and connections." When he said this, Mu Qingchen couldn't help but curled the corners of his mouth, thinking that she was silly and cute.
"So, she is still inexperienced and not qualified to deal with those cunning people, but you can." Mu Qingchen waved his hand and someone brought a bar of soap to Cao Jing. "I don't want her to be completely immersed in it, so you can do business with her."
Seeing Cao Jing was very interested in the smell of the soap, and then carefully reading the soap instructions that Qiao Shinian had prepared, Mu Qingchen continued, "Although I am an idle prince with no real power, I still have the ability to help you gain a foothold in the capital."
"Your Highness, you are joking." Cao Jing wiped the sweat from his forehead. "The three of us brothers and sisters are used to traveling around the country with goods. Please give us a few days to discuss it." He didn't believe that Mu Qingchen couldn't see his younger sister's true appearance.
"Okay, three days. If you can't come to a conclusion within three days, I will look for someone else." Mu Qingchen smiled and said to him, "You can go back tonight and take your brothers and sisters to try the effects of this soap."