"Oh, it's Lord Shen. What brings you inquiring about the Silk Road?" Old Wu declined, saying, "The Silk Road is something for important people. How would a small merchant like me know anything about it?"
Shen Su immediately understood that the person in front of her definitely knew about the Silk Road.
He said even more humbly, "Brother Wu, may I have a word with you in private?"
Old Wu wasn't afraid and followed him to the top-class room in Building 2. When they arrived in front of Princess Meatball, Shen Su reported, "Princess, the person has been brought."
Old Wu then realized that the person in front of him was Princess Yu Rong, and sure enough... a huge lump.
He lowered his eyes and bowed respectfully: "Greetings, Your Highness. May I ask what business Your Highness has with this humble subject?"
"May I have your name?"
"Wu Houde".
"I heard you opened up the Silk Road? How did you come up with that name?"
"This humble commoner has no idea what the Silk Road is."
Princess Meatball rolled her eyes and asked, "Where are you from?"
“A woman from Wancheng.” Wu Houde, remembering his master’s instructions before he came, said respectfully, “Young Master Wei Shixun’s concubine, Wu, is from my family. We are from the same clan, but we are not related by blood.”
Bah! Beyond the fifth degree of kinship? Princess Meatball suddenly realized that Wei Shixun did indeed have a concubine surnamed Wu, whose family were large grain merchants named Wu Zhaohui, and whose hometown was Wancheng.
And then I ran into a real relative.
No wonder the Crown Prince couldn't get approval for the Silk Road; it turns out the Duke of Cheng'en's residence had already opened it long ago.
Princess Meatball felt much relieved; she was determined to get involved in the Wu family's Silk Road project!
"You don't need to hide it from me. It's right that you're opening the air route secretly, but you can't hide it from me. Don't worry, I just want a share of the profits and I won't spread it around."
Upon hearing this, Old Wu seemed to understand and breathed a sigh of relief: "So Lord Cheng'en has already told His Highness?"
"I have my own sources of information. I will not cut off your sources of income. I only want to partner with you. You don't need to tell your grandfather. What do you say?"
"How would the princess like to cooperate?"
"I invest in ships and cargo, and you make my ships follow your routes."
Princess Yu Rong Zhang Yang said, "You all know the rules, so keep your mouths shut. No one is allowed to tell anyone, not even the Duke of Cheng'en. If any of you leak this information, I will kill your entire family."
Old Wu smiled broadly, thinking to himself: You are so clever!
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