Chapter 280: Yuncang

Shen Wuyang grinned.

"Tung-Chief Chen has boundless wisdom."

Chen Shiyi laughed.

"I have always wondered why Uncle Ninth Prince sent you to Yuanzhou. To be the director of the Maritime Customs? Who else could not do that? Why did he force you to leave my hands and owe me a favor? It turns out that you are in charge of such a serious matter."

Shen Wuyang quickly answered.

"Uncle Ninth Prince sent me a letter before he passed away, saying that he would give this salt land to you."

Chen Shiyi looked at Shen Wuyang quietly.

Shen Wuyang felt very uncomfortable being looked at by Chen Shiyi.

"The government probably doesn't know about this salt land."

"I definitely don't know."

"That's smuggling salt. Anyone who sells more than one or two ounces of smuggled salt will be put to death. You think I've lived too long, don't you?"

Shen Wuyang smiled.

"You are the king of a country, what are you afraid of?"

Chen Shiyi looked at the busy crowd in front of him.

"Didn't you receive the news that His Majesty's first wife died of illness?"

Shen Wuyang immediately lost his playful look, while Fu Da, who was standing beside him, was extremely surprised.

"How can that Pei guy be worthy of you?"

Chen Shiyi shook his head.

"It's none of his business. It's my own decision."

Fu Da snorted.

"That's really stupid."

"At that time, the court was deadlocked. The old ministers and noble families took advantage of the rumor that I was an evil spirit and jointly petitioned Pei Luoshu to execute me."

Shen Wuyang interjected.

"Then Your Majesty can directly issue an edict to make you the empress on the day you ascend the throne. Will those old ministers still be able to cause trouble on the day Your Majesty ascends the throne?"

Fu Da and Chen Shiyi were silent. Shen Wuyang felt uneasy when he saw them keeping silent.

"Did I say something wrong?"

Chen Shiyi explained.

"When he ascended the throne, the situation was extremely complicated and cannot be explained in just a few words."

Seeing that Fu Da looked unhappy, Shen Wuyang immediately took over the conversation.

"Hey, can you take care of my problem first?"

Chen Shiyi curled his lips.

"What's there to solve? No."

Shen Wuyang's expression changed slightly.

"Auntie, this is the inheritance that Uncle Ninth Prince left for you. You have to accept it even if you don't want to."

Chen Shiyi simply found a flat stone and sat down.

"Uncle Ninth Prince has been dead for so long, and you are just talking about this now. I don't believe that you have never thought of taking this salt land for yourself?"

Shen Wuyang said while licking his face.

"Hehe, I did have this idea. I swallowed a little bit, but it got stuck in my neck and I couldn't swallow it anymore. I'm here to ask you for help."

Chen Shiyi was so angry that he laughed.

"You're really rude."

Shen Wuyang squatted beside Chen Shiyi and smiled.

"Wonju, you have several ships and a guard full of experts. You will definitely be able to take over this salt land."

Chen Shiyi pondered for a while.

"Who were those people who chased us last night?"

"They are from the salt land. They used to obey me, but I don't know who said I had lost my backing, and then they united to start a rebellion, asking me to give them half of the salt land's income. So I quickly sent you the news."

Chen Shiyi clapped his hands and stood up.

"Let's go."

Shen Wuyang was immediately dumbfounded.

"Mr. Chen, are you done with it? This is what Uncle Ninth Prince left for you."

Chen Shiyi sighed inwardly.

"He has never given me a safe place. I don't want it."

Fu Da said on the side.

"Take it."

Chen Shiyi blinked.

"Fu Da, what did you say?"

"I said, yes."

"Why?"

"You are now hiding your identity, and all the achievements and glory you had before are gone. It's good for you to earn more money to make a living. You should also think more about yourself, and not just do things for others."

Shen Wuyang immediately answered.

"That's right, that's right..."

Chen Shiyi thought for a while and then said.

"Fu Da, this is private salt. If anything goes wrong, we will be in big trouble."

Fu Da said coldly.

"Ninth Prince Uncle has been fine these past few years, and besides, you have the Prime Minister and the man surnamed Pei behind you. Can't these little things protect you?"

Chen Shiyi's eyes were dim.

"Then I am no longer the Chen Shiyi of the past."

"You are afraid that your affairs will drag down Mr. Pei, and that you will ruin his reputation and make things difficult for him. If you were the old you, you would have chewed off a bone in this ownerless land, and if there were no bones, you would have just drank some soup. Look at you now, you are so hesitant and timid. You have to carefully inquire about the source of the meat stuffed into your mouth and assess the risks. It was you who told me before that doing business means you have to smell the money and act immediately, otherwise you will lose the opportunity..."

Fu Da pushed aside the bushes and walked down the mountain.

"I hope you're still the same Chen Shiyi as before, don't change."

Chen Shiyi stood on the top of the mountain and remained silent for a long time.

Shen Wuyang stood aside and spoke in a low voice.

"Mr. Chen, it's fine to be the richest man in the world. You can be free and easy, and keep a few concubines. I don't know how comfortable your life will be. It's much better than competing with so many women for a man in the palace. To be honest, if there is no other choice, who would be willing to live behind the palace walls."

"Willingly jumping into a cage for love is a waste of your abilities."

When Chen Shiyi returned to his residence in Yuanzhou, he saw Bai Ling craning her neck and looking around outside.

When she saw Chen Shiyi coming back, she immediately stepped forward and held her hand.

"Sister, I have prepared dinner. It is all your favorite food."

At the table, Boyuan, Changyi and Bailing were all there, but Fuda was missing.

Bo Yuan explained.

"When he came back, he went to the shipyard and said in advance that he would not be back for dinner."

Bailing picked up some food for Chen Shiyi.

"Sister, don't pay attention to him. He is moody and more difficult to please than a woman. He changes his mind every moment."

Chen Shiyi's eyes were filled with smiles.

"Bo Yuan, during the time you were training in Yuanzhou, have you become a completely different person?"

Bo Yuan came over immediately.

"Boss, what's different about me?"

"Yeah, he's just very calm and peaceful, not as noisy as before."

Chang Yi also said with a smile.

"Well, I've also changed the red smock. Now I like to wear blue and white."

Bo Yuan smiled.

"It's not right for others to change their hobbies," he nudged Bai Ling next to him. "Are you right?"

Bai Ling nodded.

"Of course. Besides, Bo Yuan looks good in anything he wears."

Chen Shiyi's spoon swirled the soup in the bowl.

“Have I changed?”

The three of them suddenly became quiet.

"Fudan University said that I have changed a lot. I have become sensitive and inferior, hesitant and silent. Why do you think this is the case?"

"I magnified my own meanness and minimized my own arrogance..."

Chen Shiyi put the spoon in the bowl and leaned back in the chair.

"From now on, in public and in private, call me Master Yuncang."

"The past cannot be brought back, but the future can be expected."

Fu Da came back very late. When he entered his room, he saw from afar that the light in Chen Shiyi's room was still on.

He walked over and through the gap in the window saw her leaning against the table, writing furiously.

His brows were furrowed, as if he was thinking about something carefully.

She suddenly spoke.

"Fu Da, haven't you rested yet?"

"Just got back."

"I remember that you were the one who supervised the guards in Wonju for me."

"yes."

"I need five hundred men tomorrow!"