"I've brought back the payment for this batch of goods. I've already sent a new batch of Xianglu Luming to various counties. Let's go to the study and give you your three-point share."
"No rush, let's talk after lunch."
Xiao Lingyu said, "I don't feel comfortable keeping such a huge sum of money with me. I'll feel more at ease if I give you what you deserve first, and also to them."
Xiao Lingyu looked back at the four maids, Mo Shu, Shang Xue, Ru Yu, and Si Jin. "I want these four. The rest of the servants have already been taken away by Housekeeper Zhou. I clearly signed a three-year contract for them..."
Lu Yuan said: "You clearly told me when you came back that Butler Zhou would arrange it, but four maids are not enough, you still need a butler..."
As Lu Yuan spoke, he took Xiao Lingyu into the study.
Xiao Lingyu's supply price to incense shops in each county was the same: Lingxiang and Yuxiang were 800 taels per bottle, Xixiang and Xihanxiang were 1,000 taels per bottle. Each incense shop sold at different prices based on the consumption level of wealthy families in each county.
Five thousand bottles of each type, totaling twenty thousand bottles, and Lu Yuan got 30%, or five million four hundred thousand taels.
Lu Yuan immediately arranged for Wei Xiao and others to go to Dayi Money House to exchange several large boxes of silver notes with a face value of 1,000 taels for silver notes with a face value of 1 million taels, a total of fifty-four notes.
When Su Xingyi showed up at Dayi Money House with several large boxes of banknotes, Manager Jin hurriedly led him into a private room with a smile and served him good tea.
Whenever someone from the Lu family came, Mr. Su, the newly wealthy businessman from Xishui County, would also come along. Ever since he entertained Su Xingyi, the head steward of Dayi Bank in Huayang County had taken the initiative to double his monthly salary.
Su Xingyi was his benefactor, and he was even more hospitable than he was to the Lu family.
After having lunch at Lu Mansion, Su Xingyi and his men returned to Luoxia Cottage first, while Xiao Lingyu took Xiao Xier to the guest house for a nap.
As soon as Xiao Xier got into bed, she hugged Xiao Lingyu tightly, with one of her short legs resting on Xiao Lingyu's slender waist. "Mom, I haven't slept with you in my arms for a long time."
"Mom is back now, let me hug you as much as you want."
Xiao Xi'er sniffed deeply while lying in Xiao Lingyu's arms. Noticing something unusual, she turned over and sat up, frowning as she asked, "Mother, is there another child outside that you're holding while you sleep?"
It’s not some other kid who is your father.
Xiao Lingyu naturally wouldn't tell her the truth, "There are no other children. Didn't mother promise you that I would only hold you in my arms as I sleep every night?"
"My sense of smell is very sensitive. There is a strange smell on my mother. It's not from my father or my brothers. It's from other children."
She hadn't hugged Sister Huan many times, and she had changed her clothes before. How could she still smell it?
So, she smelled Su Xingyi's scent and didn't reject it. That was great, and she didn't have to explain herself.
"Mother did raise a child outside."
"What?!"
Sure enough, when she was not with her mother, other children would compete with her for her mother.
"Then where is she? Did you bring her back?"
Xiao Lingyu smiled and said, "Are you planning to recognize her as your sister?"
She doesn't want it!
Xiao Xi'er lowered her eyes. "If mother likes her, let her come back and live with us. We won't bully her. But she can't bring any children back from outside. The four of us brothers and sisters must be born from mother's belly."
Xiao Xier touched Xiao Lingyu's belly and spoke seriously.
Xiao Lingyu hugged her tightly and kissed her, "Mother has arranged for Zhu Xu and Su Ying to send them back to their own home. Don't worry, mother will give you a younger brother or sister, and will not pick up children from outside..."
At noon, Su Xingyi took Xiao Lingyu to the yamen.
Su Xingyi and Xiao Lingyu walked into the yard hand in hand, which made Miao Xiantong's eyes light up.
He found that the relationship between the two had become much closer. He remembered that when the two came to the yamen in the past, the couple kept a friendly distance between them.
At this moment, Xiao Lingyu was gently holding Su Xingyi's arm, with a faint smile on his face, looking even more wealthy and imposing than when he first met Xiao Lingyu.
On the other hand, Su Xingyi's eyes sparkled, and he glanced sideways at the woman beside him from time to time. His eyes and brows were so gentle that water could drip from them. It seemed that the relationship between the two had made substantial progress.
The princess actually didn't despise Su Xingyi's background. She was destined to be rich and powerful.
"Master Miao." A clear and pleasant voice brought Miao Xiantong's thoughts back to reality.
"Master Su, Madam Su, please come in."
Miao Xiantong bowed slightly and walked forward respectfully. When he realized something was wrong, he straightened up quickly and led the two into the study with a smile.
Su Xing frowned slightly at this.
He felt something was wrong. The last time he came to the yamen, Lord Miao respectfully welcomed Xiao Yu in, and he just followed him in.
Although Lord Miao reacted quickly just now, he also noticed something unusual.
Miao Xiantong seemed to be deliberately hiding something.
Su Xingyi didn't know why he had become so sensitive?
Maybe it was because of Xiaoyu, and he was worried about the safety of her and the children.
"Madam Su, I heard from Lin Kun that you have something important to tell me?"
Xiao Lingyu nodded and said, "Master Miao, please send your attendants away."
Miao Xiantong glanced at Lin Kun, and Lin Kun quickly sent all the servants and yamen runners in the study and yard to the outer courtyard.
"Madam Su, please tell me what you want. As long as it is within my duty, I will do my best to carry it out."
Xiao Lingyu asked, "Master Miao, have you ever heard of Lingyun City?"
"That's the border city of Beiyi, adjacent to Nankun. A hundred kilometers south of Lingyun City is the territory of Nankun."
"I heard something about this in Beijing years ago. Every three years during the Mid-Autumn Festival, the two countries open their borders and exchange goods in Lingyun City. Anyone entering at other times will be treated as a spy in Beiyi."
"That's right." Miao Xiantong nodded. "If Nankun's spies entered Beiyi at any other time, it would be a big deal. Not only would the soldiers guarding the city be held accountable, but if Nankun's spies stole our Beiyi military deployment map, many people would lose their heads. If the two countries went to war, the people would have a hard time."
Xiao Lingyu: "This time, Xingyi and I took a long boat trip. On the way back, I accidentally heard the Nankun accent from the people of Beiyi."
"Nankun accent? Doesn't that mean he's from Nankun?"
"Yes, to be more precise, they are spies from Nankun. It's not even Mid-Autumn Festival yet, and they've already appeared in Beiyi's territory. I have reason to suspect that Nankun's spies have ulterior motives in coming to Beiyi."
Miao Xiantong's expression tightened. "This is a serious matter. Does Madam Su know their whereabouts? We must apprehend them as soon as possible and report to the court."
Xiao Lingyu smiled and said, "Xingyi and I discovered them in Lin County. Thinking that Master Miao was in Xishui County, we simply abducted them and brought them to Xishui County. Since we discovered Nankun's spies, you, Master, need to report this to the court."
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