"No. The current Princess Consort of Prince Zhou is the Empress Dowager's niece. With the Empress Dowager as his backer, Prince Zhou would not dare to take another wife."
Mu Run thought about how her relationship with him was also accidental, yet he insisted on giving her a proper title and registering their marriage. In terms of taking responsibility, Fu Yunchen was far superior to that Prince Zhou.
She was initially very reluctant to go with him, not wanting to become a bandit's wife. However, one day after she finished processing tea leaves, she talked to Sister Cai about her situation. Sister Cai told her: "A woman with a reputation for bringing misfortune to her husbands will never be married. In some places, she might even be drowned in a pig cage. It's good if a nunnery takes her in. If she also has a heartless family, she could be sold anywhere." Compared to those uncertain and tragic fates, following the bandit chief was the best option.
She neither entirely agrees with nor completely denies Sister Cai's words. Sister Cai is a woman who has experienced the hurts of this world, and what she is saying is her personal experience.
But she didn't grow up in this world, and even if she travels alone, she is confident that she can survive and not be bound by the constraints of this world.
What initially drew people to this place were the tea trees on that mountain, the people of the village, and the man behind them…
Mu Run looked up at his chin. No matter what, the beauty could not hide his innate uniqueness and stunning temperament.
"Let's not talk about their business anymore. I want to go and see the shop you've taken over."
"good."
...
A two-story teahouse facing the street, with a sign hanging on the door saying it's closed.
"This is it." Fu Yunchen took her hand and helped her down from the horse.
Mu Run looked at the large storefront on the left and right, with another floor above it, and asked, "How much did you buy this shop for?"
"This shop was originally a teahouse. The old owner passed away last year, and the new owner, his son, didn't run the business properly after taking over. He was addicted to gambling and visiting brothels, and soon squandered all the savings his father left him. The shop was also mortgaged to the gambling den to pay off its debts. The gambling den owner is Lao Liu's younger brother, so the price he paid for it wasn't expensive."
"How much is 'not expensive'?" Mu Run asked.
Seeing that she insisted on knowing, Fu Yunchen replied truthfully, "Five thousand taels, and there's another courtyard in the back."
"Five thousand taels... Do you have the deed to the house?"
"Of course, I'll give it to you later."
"No need, no need, I was just asking. Without a property deed, this house can't be said to belong to us. You can keep it."
"Our..." Fu Yunchen listened to her words, and the smile on his face became even more pleasant.
Upon entering, a dusty smell hit me, along with some broken counters and stools scattered around, as if the place had been robbed. The walls were also filthy, and there were two broken flowerpots in the corner.
“It needs a complete renovation. We need to throw everything out, and I’d like to tear down the stairs too,” Mu Run said to Fu Yunchen.
Fu Yunchen took out two gleaming silver notes and a bunch of keys from his pocket. "Do as you say."
Mu Run looked at the things he had stuffed into her hand: 20,000 taels of gold notes and the keys to the shop.
"And you?"
"I have to attend court, so I might not have time." It was originally set up for her, so she can do whatever she wants with it, so she won't keep thinking about going back to the mountain stronghold.
Mu Run nodded, "That's true. Then I'll decorate it according to my own ideas."
Fu Yunchen said, "You can tear it down and rebuild it, it's up to you."
“No need for that. It’s just that I want the interior decoration to be my own idea.” With that, Mu Run went up the stairs to the second floor.
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