Chapter 172 Suspicion of Li Yuan
The Gu family naturally knew about Rong Jinxuan's affairs, but none of them doubted his identity.
Li Mumu also had to admire Rong Fei's methods.
She actually had the heart to raise her son away from home for more than ten years, but her approach was indeed successful and her methods were very clever.
The moment Rong Jinxuan appeared, all her opponents were eclipsed, and she was the one who had the last laugh.
"It's been three days. That guy named Rong said he would thank us. He must have lied to us. Look at him dressed like a decent person, but it turns out he's a miser." Song Qiang said as he pickled the meat.
Tomorrow is market day again, which is also the day she looks forward to the most because she can make money.
Old Madam Gu smiled, and at this moment the sound of reading aloud could be heard from the small courtyard next to her.
"Mingtang's wife, they say one should never forget to repay a favor, and you're still thinking about it."
"Mom, I don't need his things, but people should keep their words. He said he would come. Besides, if my sister and her mother hadn't intervened in time, he would have been hit and he wouldn't be alive now!"
Old Madam Gu knew that she had no bad intentions and always said what she thought.
"But Mumu has not lost anything. Now she has the prefect's wife as her godmother," said Mrs. Gu with a smile.
"Mom, how can they be the same? The prefect's wife is the prefect's wife, and that boy is that boy." Song Qiang said.
Gu Yuru smiled and said, "Second sister-in-law, hurry up and get to work. If he doesn't come, are you going to look for him?"
Song Qiang smiled awkwardly, "That's not the case. I still have some dignity to maintain. Well, I can make money in the future anyway, so I don't need his thank-you gift. Mom, I doubled my profit last time. No matter how much I bring, I can sell it all. I don't think business is that difficult. When I save some money, I can open a shop of my own."
Madam Gu smiled and nodded. "It's a good thing that you opened a shop. You don't need to save money. The family will provide it."
Gu Lan smiled and said, "Second Aunt, I'll pay for it."
"That won't do. You'd better save your money for raising the baby. Your belly is getting bigger and bigger, and there will be many places to spend money in the future." Song Qiang said with concern.
Gu Lan chuckled, "I still have enough money to raise a child, and even if I invest in you, I'll get some dividends when you make money, so you don't have to live off your savings."
"Good idea." Song Qiang smiled. "You can get dividends without spending any money. This place is not like the capital. I was chatting with someone a few days ago. A shop is not very expensive. The cheapest one costs more than 20 taels of silver."
"Twenty-odd taels, so cheap?" Old Madam Gu was also the head of a household, and the annual rent in Shangjing City was not low enough.
"Are you sure you want to buy it and not pay one year's rent?" asked Mrs. Gu.
If it weren't for this exile, she would have never left the capital in her life, so naturally she didn't know the prices of the shops in such a remote place.
"Mom, do you think it's cheap? I also thought it was impossible at the time, but I asked several people and that's the truth. If you don't believe me, ask Mumu. Mumu was listening to us while we were chatting."
Li Mumu didn't actually listen carefully, but she remembered the prices in this place. The heroine used the money she had to open her first shop when she was three or four years old, and then she opened dozens of shops in succession, all over Dongyao Country, as if she had been given a cheat.
"That's right, grandma, it's so cheap, my second aunt made a lot of money easily."
Madam Gu nodded and said, "Since it's so cheap, then there's nothing to worry about. It's good to have a shop so you don't have to be exposed to the wind and sun."
"The main thing is that with our godmother's support, we don't have to worry about getting in trouble with the county magistrate if we show off our wealth."
Li Mumu pointed out the crux of the problem.
"That's right, Mumu still takes the long-term view."
"father!"
"grandfather."
"Grandpa!"
Old Master Gu nodded. "I heard everything you just said. It's so cheap. Next time, go ask around and find a better location. This way, you two won't have to travel all that way."
"Dad, if we open the shop every day, we can do more business." Song Qiang said excitedly: "You don't know, I make hundreds of coins a day now."
A few hundred coins, in the past, she could not even get this much to feed a beggar, but now she was as happy as if she had found a mountain of gold.
What Li Mumu admires about Song Qiang is that she is really tough. From not being able to shout at the beginning to being able to shout at the top of her lungs now, she is like two completely different people.
Everyone has little flaws, but Song Qiang is now shining.
At the entrance of Ningxi Village, Li Yuan was shivering from the cold, dragging his injured leg in the snow until he was almost numb from the cold.
He has been here for three days just to see the prince born to Concubine Rong.
Could it be that his mother and sister-in-law heard it wrong?
He came for three days but didn't see anything, so he gave up.
Li Yuan waited for another quarter of an hour. Heavy snow began to fall from the sky. The north wind was howling, and it felt like a knife scraping against his face.
Just as he was about to go back, he suddenly saw two figures coming from not far away. They looked young.
His eyes lit up and he hurried to meet him.
"careful!"
Perhaps he was too excited and his leg was injured, so he almost fell down. Rong Jinxuan exclaimed in surprise.
"Are you...Mr. Rong?" Li Yuan had never seen him before, he just knew of his existence, so he couldn't be sure.
Rong Jinxuan nodded, "Yes, Your Excellency is..."
"I'm Li Yuan. Have you ever heard Concubine Rong mention me?" Li Yuan couldn't wait to reveal his identity.
Rong Jinxuan's handsome eyebrows were tightly furrowed. He had said so, so how could he not know his identity? Wasn't that too stupid?
But what if it was a test?
"Who is Concubine Rong? The Empress in the palace? How could I know the Empress in the palace? Did you recognize the wrong person?" Rong Jinxuan asked.
"No... I was reckless. I also heard about you from Concubine Rong. I know your true identity..."
Rong Jinxuan just looked at him.
Li Yuan seemed to realize that he was too anxious. "My fault. I was just too excited. Why are you here?"
Rong Jinxuan had never heard his mother talk about this person. In fact, he had only seen his mother from a distance once three years ago.
But he understood her painstaking efforts.
Even when he was at an age when he needed his mother's company the most, he could only be accompanied by his nanny.
The way he communicated with his mother was also very secretive, and she rarely told him about her plans.
So, for a moment, he couldn't be sure whether Li Yuan was one of his own or a test from those people in the palace.
"I don't know who you are, nor have I ever seen you. The Empress in the palace you mentioned is not someone I, a merchant's son, can possibly know. I'm here to thank my savior, so please move aside."
He turned around and told his mother that if Li Yuan was really one of their own, then he was being too stupid. If he continued like this, he would be exposed sooner or later.
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