Chapter 173: A Chance to Be a Disloyal Person
Just like what Zhou Yunshu said to herself before, if you want to get something, you have to pay for it.
No one, not even your own parents, will always give anything for you without asking for anything in return.
Not to mention, his identity is just the nephew of Zhou's daughter-in-law.
Although Feng Xujie sometimes didn't want to admit it, Zhou Yunshu allowed him to stay by their side and be protected by them, and now helped him seize power. She was not doing good deeds without expecting anything in return.
He was willing to give the secret chamber to the Zhou family, or to give half of it to Zhou Yunshu.
Without her help, even if he knew the location of the secret chamber, he would only know its location. He did not have enough courage to go to the secret chamber because he was afraid of making things difficult for others.
Zhou Yunshu looked at Feng Xujie, who seemed to have made a great decision, and said with a smile: "I don't want your secret room."
Feng Xujie showed a hint of surprise on his face, "That's the secret chamber!"
The fact that the Feng family is as wealthy as a country is not just talk. The profits at sea are frighteningly high, which is why even the eunuch Cao Zhengxing wants to intervene.
"I know." Zhou Yunshu looked at Feng Xujie and said, "What I want is something else."
Feng Xujie pursed his lips. He thought that the secret chamber was the most valuable thing he had now. Even if he became the head of the Feng family in the future, the secret chamber would still be the most valuable thing he had. What could be more valuable than the secret chamber?
"What do you want, sir?"
Feng Xujie was particularly nervous because he didn't know what Zhou Yunshu wanted.
"All I've ever wanted is a fleet, a fleet that knows the route."
Feng Xujie frowned. The fleet was the foundation of the Feng family and also their money-making machine. Most importantly, the fleet was not something Feng Xujie could give away just because he wanted to. Even if he became the head of the Feng family, he could not make this decision.
"Sir, this..."
"Just listen to me."
Zhou Yunshu knew from Feng Xujie's expression that he was thinking the wrong thing.
"The fleet I want is not the fleet your Feng family already has. The fleet I want is a fleet I created myself."
Feng Xujie breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this. It was good that they didn't want the Feng family's existing fleet.
After all, even if his father were alive, he couldn't make this decision. It's not that he doesn't want to agree.
"How can I help you?"
"I want the blueprints for the Feng family's ship, I want the shipbuilder, and I want you to agree that after you become the head of the Feng family, I will let me place my people in the fleet to familiarize them with the route."
"That's all I want."
Zhou Yunshu said it lightly, but this matter is still very difficult.
"The blueprints for the Feng family ship are confidential."
Zhou Yunshu smiled and said, "It's your Feng family's secret, not yours."
"Do you think that when you take the position of Patriarch of the Feng Family, Feng Kewen will take the fleet away? Will he have already presented the blueprints of your Feng Family fleet to Cao Zhengxing?"
Feng Xujie remained silent, because he felt that given his second uncle's personality, he might have already done it.
Zhou Yunshu looked at Feng Xujie who was lost in thought and continued, "Xiaojie, it will take at least two to three years to build my fleet and start sailing."
"And I can guarantee that my route will not interfere with the interests of your Feng family within the next five years. As for what happens after five years, given our friendship, we can definitely cooperate. After all, your Feng family has quite a few rivals now, right?"
"It is always better to have one more friend than one more enemy."
Feng Xujie swallowed hard, "Do you think I can control the Feng family within five years?"
Zhou Yunshu looked at the nervous Feng Xujie and wanted to say that she had no say in this matter and it depended on whether he had the confidence.
But he clearly needed encouragement, so she smiled and said, "If you didn't believe me, why would I bring you all the way to the river and spend so much time helping you fight against the Feng family?"
She looked at Feng Xujie sincerely, "Everything I do is because you are worth it."
"Don't underestimate yourself. You can do it."
Feng Xujie looked at Zhou Yunshu, took a deep breath, and his gaze became more and more determined.
"Sir, I promise you."
"As long as I become the head of the Feng family and the master of the Feng family's Seventeenth Helm, I will dispatch skilled craftsmen to the river to build a ship for you. In my capacity as the head of the Feng family, I will also place your people in the branch of the Feng family's Seventeenth Helm to familiarize them with the route."
He knew that if the people in the Feng family found out about what he had done, they would definitely accuse him of being a traitor, but he was not afraid.
If he promised Zhou Yunshu that with the Zhou family's help he would at least have a chance to betray his own family; but without the Zhou family's help, he would just be an abandoned child of the Feng family, or even a prisoner of Feng Kewen.
He didn't want to hide anymore, and he didn't want to become Feng Kewen's prisoner. He wanted to stand in front of Feng Kewen openly and avenge his parents!
"good!"
Zhou Yunshu stood up and patted Feng Xujie on the shoulder, "I believe you."
"Before I give birth, your uncle and I will be in Jiangzhong the whole time." She looked at Feng Xujie, who had matured a lot compared to when they first met, and said, "So don't worry, your uncle and I will help you if anything happens."
"Chu Ba is on the way here. I will let Chu Qi stay with you during this time."
"The seventh day!" Feng Xujie looked at Zhou Yunshu in surprise. He thought she would let Chunque continue to stay with her.
Zhou Yunshu smiled and said, "Although Chunque can disguise herself as a man, it is still a little inconvenient."
"Let's go for the seventh day. With him by your side, we can feel more at ease."
There was a hint of joy in Feng Xujie's eyes. Not only did Zhou Yunshu feel more at ease, Feng Xujie felt that his life had two more guarantees.
but……
Feng Xujie had a trace of worry on his face. "I confronted Feng Liyun so directly today. I'm afraid they will tell Feng Kewen what happened in the restaurant today. They will definitely investigate me. Then you..."
"Let him investigate. What he can find out is just what we have put on the table." Zhou Yunshu said fearlessly.
Their Zhenbei Palace has collapsed, but they are still not without people to use.
Not to mention that she didn't leave any traces when she came here before. Even if she traced her grandmother and eldest brother, they would have complete identities, which her grandmother had already arranged.
Furthermore, before leaving, Ji Sheng added another source to their identities.
Now their identity is businessmen from Tongcheng. They have a background, but it is an unclear background.
The more unclear their background is, the more it shows that their background is deep. Feng Kewen will not act rashly before he finds out the truth.
"You don't have to worry about these things."
Zhou Yunshu patted Feng Xujie's arm and said, "Now you just need to prepare well for the confrontation with Feng Kewen at the Seventeenth Rudder Meeting after the New Year."
"Don't lose to the enemy, and don't lose the battle. I believe you can do it."
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