"But now that she's gone, I wonder if the Prime Minister's residence has even sent an invitation." Mu Run got off the carriage, looked up at the two characters for "Fu Residence," and said, "Fu..."
She had once heard Qiao Dongzi say that Fu Yunchen had a blood feud with the Cao family, which was why he wiped out the entire Cao family.
"Redmi, do you know of any tragedies in the Northern Jin Dynasty involving people surnamed Fu?"
"Let me think about it." Redmi said thoughtfully.
Shi An hesitated for a moment and said, "I did hear the shopkeeper say that twenty-nine years ago, when His Majesty ascended the throne, the Grand Tutor's surname was Fu, and the Grand Tutor's son was the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review. Such a prestigious family was suddenly raided, the Fu family was reduced to slaves, their descendants were not allowed to serve as officials in the court, and the whole family was exiled to a harsh and cold place."
"Twenty-nine years ago? That's a bit far back." Mu Run thought that Fu Yunchen was only twenty years old this year, so it must just be a coincidence.
“Ah, I remember now. Thirteen years ago, there was a merchant family surnamed Fu in Yuzhou. Their entire family was wiped out, not even their newborn children were spared. They were all… Hey? Madam, what's wrong?” Hongmi looked at Murun’s face, which had turned pale.
Mu Run shook her head, "It's nothing, it's nothing." Fu Yunchen dealt with the Cao family in the same way, which made it hard not to be suspicious.
"Does Madam suspect that the eldest son is from the Fu family of Yuzhou?" Hongmi asked.
It wasn't suspicion, just intuition. "Alright, let's not talk about your boss. Let's get back to our own business. Shi An, has anyone brought over a paper bag?"
"Yes, quite a lot was sent, along with lime. What does Madam need it for?"
"Package it up."
She needs to make some desiccants to prevent the tea leaves from getting damp.
Just as Mu Run was working tirelessly for her teahouse business, those who had been relentlessly searching for her finally stopped searching in secret and instead publicly issued a bounty of 10,000 gold coins in the martial arts world.
The single stone stirred up a thousand waves, and the martial arts world was in an uproar because of this huge bounty.
People similar to Mu Run sprang up like mushrooms after rain.
Meanwhile, someone else also obtained Mu Run's wanted poster and portrait—Xi Gongyong.
Looking at the woman in the portrait, Xi Gongyong suddenly understood why she had disguised herself; it was all to deceive others.
Seeing that Xi Gongyong was staring at the portrait with a thoughtful look in his eyes, the Prime Minister's wife suddenly had a thought. "Yong'er, have you seen this woman before?"
Xi Gongyong looked up at his aunt, who had aged considerably in just six months, and replied truthfully, "Yes, I have seen her, and not long ago as well."
I practically begged her for fifteen catties of tea.
The Prime Minister's wife was overjoyed. "Quickly tell your aunt, where have you seen me before?"
Xi Gongyong did not answer immediately, but asked, "Aunt, please tell me first, what do you want with this woman? Because she is a friend of mine, I would not do anything to hurt her."
The Prime Minister's wife knew that her nephew was upright and honest, and that people in the martial arts world valued loyalty and honor. He would rather stab her in the back than do something backstabbing or betraying his trust.
"This is a long story, let your aunt tell you slowly..."
After weighing the tea leaves, Mu Run packed them into paper bags, which were then sealed by Cai Shi with glutinous rice paste.
Suddenly, Mu Run felt an itch in her nose, so she quickly turned her head towards the open space behind her and sneezed.
"Madam, please be careful." Madam Cai handed Mu Run a clean handkerchief.
"It's alright."
“These can be done by the servants. Madam, please go back to your room and rest.”
"Need not."
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