Chapter 109: Support Her
The assistant minister stroked his beard, clenched his fist and coughed, glanced at Zhou Yan not far away, and wrote in the booklet that the Su family was selected.
Zhang Shangren really didn't expect that Su Luo not only had a well-designed weapon, but also had excellent archery skills. He was already feeling wary of her.
No matter what, as the imperial concubine's family, he must win this royal business cooperation.
And the imperial concubine has already arranged the relationship.
An hour later, the judges had selected the top ten weapon dealers.
The Assistant Minister of War took a look at the shortlist, which included the Su family, the Zhang family, the Wang family, and even the Zhou family!
"Isn't this nonsense?" The Minister pointed at the list and said sternly,
"Su Luo, you've already married into the Zhou family. Today, Prince Zhou Yan has also applied for the Imperial Merchant Selection. You and your wife are one family, so you're taking up a spot!"
Zhang Shangren was also dissatisfied at this time, frowning unwillingly: "The Su family should be incorporated into the Zhou family, and one of them should be selected!"
“That’s right!”
"If you choose Su Luo, isn't that the same as choosing Zhou Yan? If you choose Zhou Yan, isn't that the same as choosing Su Luo? Husband and wife don't separate, so the goods are sold the same way."
Su Luo looked down on everyone, her hands tucked into her sleeves, and she spoke calmly, "The Zhou family and I have already separated. Although we are still husband and wife, we are already living separately. If you find that the Su family is selling the Zhou family's goods in the future, you can report it to the Minister."
Every word she said was like thunder from out of the blue!
Husband and wife? Split up? Separated?
"I've never heard of any woman taking the initiative to mention separation. This is simply a great shame. How can Miss Su have the nerve to mention it? Do you feel honored?" The businessman surnamed Wang sarcastically said.
Su Luo shifted her gaze to him, took off the token of authority from her waist, along with a bunch of densely packed keys, and waved them in the air: "I have hundreds of shops, thousands of acres of fertile land, and thousands of servants. I'm self-reliant and work hard for my family business. What's the shame in that?"
Then he curled his lips into a smile and asked sharply, "Why not honor?"
"You——" The businessman surnamed Li was choked.
"And my Su family's assets are much greater than your Li family's. You are a man, so aren't you ashamed?"
Su Luo didn't let him go and continued to ask back with a smile.
The matter was not over until the merchants who asked the question were speechless and the others did not dare to respond.
"No matter whether you are separated or have a separate family, you and Zhou Yan are still husband and wife, so you can only use one place." The minister's face was serious and he would never show favoritism.
"It doesn't matter." Su Luo turned sideways and looked at Zhou Yan who was not far away. "He will be eliminated first. When he is eliminated, my Su family will naturally be left."
Zhou Yan stood quietly, looking at Su Luo with complicated eyes.
"Prince Zhou, you are a man after all. How can you tolerate your wife belittling you?" Li Shangren provoked with ill intentions.
Su Luo stood twenty steps away, wearing a white dress and playing with a crossbow. She was elegant and beautiful, and her whole body seemed to be glowing in the sunlight. Zhou Yan's eyes showed a smile, and he slowly clenched his fists.
"If I were you, I would grab her hair and beat her up, and see if she dares to show her face again in the future." Li Shangren fanned the flames, "That's really disrespectful to you—"
Next engraving.
Zhou Yan grabbed Li Shangren's collar and warned him in a low voice: "Shut up! If you dare to talk about my wife again, try..."
He raised his fist and scared Li Shangren so much that he shut up!
Only then did Zhou Yan let go with satisfaction and walked towards Su Luo.
Su Luo thought he was here to persuade her to quit, after all, Zhou Yan had always been so selfish.
"Please go back, my lord. There is no need to persuade—"
"I didn't." Zhou Yan denied patiently, his eyes filled with Su Luo. "I quit."
Su Luo turned away without looking at him, raised her eyebrows and said "oh", without asking anything, she said directly to the Minister: "Sir, Zhou Yan will withdraw, and the Su and Zhou families can stay."
Zhou Yan thought she would be touched and then politely decline, but he didn't expect Su Luo to agree directly.
But it doesn’t matter, Su Luo is also very straightforward and cute.
The servant beside him stamped his feet anxiously.
That's the quota to become an imperial merchant. If the Marquis knew about it, I'm afraid...
The Minister shook his head and cursed in his heart that Su Luo was so selfish that she didn't even give her own man any face... He picked up the pen and crossed out the Zhou family's name.
"It's ridiculous that women can participate in the competition, but I didn't expect them to ask for their husband's family's name to be removed."
“Tsk.”
"Who said it's ridiculous for women to participate in the competition?" The low-key and restrained carriage stopped. Chen Song pushed Mo Jin out of the carriage while talking.
Mo Jin left Su Luo before dawn and felt a little unwell. When he returned, Taoist Xuan An pushed him into a wheelchair and asked him to rest for a few more days.
but……
He is coming to the imperial merchant selection for weapons today.
He could have stayed away and let Qin Zhengyu make the selection, but he still came.
"Your humble servant greets His Majesty!"
"May the prince be blessed with good health!"
Everyone present knelt down and saluted loudly.
Including Su Luo.
This is the majesty of the Regent. Wherever his wheelchair passes, people hold their breath and dare not even move a finger.
Only when he raised his hand did everyone stand up fearfully, their backs straight and standing very upright.
The Minister of War had never imagined that Mo Jin would come.
According to gossip, wasn't he poisoned and in a coma?
Having never come into direct contact with such an important figure before, the Minister was a little nervous. He bowed and led the way, "Your Highness, please come in."
I was so nervous that I stuttered when I spoke.
Mo Jin sat in the main seat, leaned back, crossed his legs, looking uninhibited and casual. His narrow and handsome eyes swept coldly across the audience, and when they stopped on Su Luo, he raised his eyebrows at her.
Su Luo quickly lowered her head and broke into a cold sweat. Is this man crazy?
Mo Jin sneered when he saw how cowardly she was!
When everyone saw that he had suddenly become a little scared, even the timid ninth-rank official in charge of the Ministry of War immediately threw up his sleeves and knelt down in fear.
Seeing their useless behavior, the Minister of War scoffed inwardly, but he also wiped his sweat off his forehead and asked cautiously, "Your Highness...do you think we should start the second round..."
"What do you think?" Mo Jin glanced at him casually, "You are the one in charge, so why do you ask this king?"
The Minister of War's legs went limp with fear, and he hurriedly said, "The second round begins! Ten candidates, please present your weapons. A randomly assigned general will test them and vote."
"One red fruit is one vote, and the merchant with the most votes wins the election."
The people in charge brought piles of red fruits that ripened in early autumn and placed them aside.
Su Luo placed the crossbow, sleeve arrows, battle axe and halberd she had designed.
Ten fifth-rank generals came forward one by one to try out the skills.
Mo Jin really didn't want to be in a wheelchair, so he simply stood up and walked to the shelf. He swept his big hand over the cold weapons, picked up a few to try, and cursed in a low voice: "Poor quality!"
The weapons manufacturers who were criticized by him for their inferior quality immediately fell to their knees!
"Waste!" Mo Jin picked up the weapon of the businessman named Li again.
Li Shangren was so frightened that his legs went weak and he slid to his knees, pressing his forehead to the ground. "Your Highness, your scolding is good. I have taken note of it. I will go back today and make corrections overnight."
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