"Tonight, all these wines must be transported out." Xin He said in a deep voice.
Fuquan looked stunned: "All of them? Where should they be transported to? The shop can’t hold so much!"
Even for the three fruit wines, he was planning to have Li Saner transport about 100 jin each to the shop, after all, the shop wouldn’t be able to hold too much wine either.
"Send them to my old mansion. It must be done tonight, and don’t waste any time. Tell Li Saner about this as well, that only you two are allowed to handle what I asked today, and no outsider should know."
Fuquan’s expression suddenly turned serious: "Miss, is something wrong?"
Xin He snorted coldly: "Our winery has already caught someone’s attention."
Fuquan felt a chill in his bones: "Really? I never let anyone in or out during these days, how could this······ "
"Fortunately, you’ve managed it strictly, so outsiders couldn’t find a chance to get in. But even if they can’t come in, it doesn’t mean they can’t do harm." Xin He said coldly: "Just now, I found some oil at the corner outside the winery, it seems that someone was planning to set a fire. Once our winery is burned, all the fruit wines we made these days would be ruined."
"Who is so sinister!?" Fuquan nearly jumped.
"Who? Besides Yueke Lai’s family, who else could we encounter?" Xin He snorted coldly: "I knew he came today to test me, probably to find out whether I have made the fruit wine, when it will be on the market, so he could burn the winery before it’s released."
"Is Miss going to just endure this?"
"Do you think I am the kind of person to endure it?" Xin He raised her eyebrows, her eyes filled with a cold gleam.
Fuquan felt a shudder and hurriedly smiled: "Of course not."
"You just do as I say." Xin He lowered her voice and gave him a few instructions.
Fuquan’s eyes lit up, and he nodded repeatedly: "Don’t worry, Miss!"
"Alright, I have to go now." Xin He finally decided to leave.
Fuquan followed her out hastily: "Will Miss need us to prepare anything for the wine release tomorrow?"
"I will personally prepare for it. You just need to handle the things I asked you to."
"Yes!"
Xin He got into the horse carriage, let the curtain down, and sneered. You think you can play tricks with me? I will play so hard that you won’t even recognize your own granny!
"Miss, where are you going?" The coachman asked.
"Prime Minister’s Mansion."
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After having finished with all these matters, it was already afternoon. Xin He thought that she would be able to see him directly by coming to the Prime Minister’s Mansion at this time, but he hadn’t returned at all.
"Your servant greets Lady Li!" The gatekeeper recognized her at a glance and showed great respect, ushering her in immediately.
They knew that the Prime Minister had ordered that seeing Lady Li was like seeing his own future wife. If they dared to neglect her, they would be seeking death.
Xin He entered the mansion and asked: "Where is your minister?"
"Master should still be in the Palace. Miss Li, why don’t you wait for a while? I will send someone to inquire immediately!" The lad hurriedly said.
Xin He frowned slightly: "When did he enter the Palace?"
"He went in early in the morning for the morning court."
"It’s already late afternoon now, the morning court should have long ended." Xin He said.
The lad led Xin He to sit down in the West Hall and hurriedly ordered good tea to be served. Then he laughed: "The minister being kept behind by the Emperor is not unusual. Sometimes, the Emperor has important matters to discuss and would keep the minister. Miss, rest assured!"
How could Xin He feel at ease? Le Yuanhou went to the court this morning to impeach Marquis Mu Houchu. She had seen some of the collected evidence, and it seemed ironclad. Was the Emperor not angry about it?
It’s now late afternoon, and he still hasn’t come back.
The more Xin He thought about it, the more uneasy she felt. But there was nothing else she could do but wait. Even the tea served for her was put aside on the table, forgotten.
"Well, I’ll wait for him here, and you can leave first." Xin He waved her hand.
The lad was too attentive for her liking, and it usually didn’t bother her but was irritating in times like this.
"Ah! Yes!" The lad hurriedly withdrew.
As soon as he stepped out, he immediately ordered a maid outside: "Go tell Mister Ling Feng quick. Lady Li is here and is waiting for the minister."
The little maid hesitated, then said: "But Miss Li just said don’t bother telling him."
The lad glared at her: "You are so unthinking! Miss Li said not to tell him, and you really don’t tell him? If Minister finds out that we left Miss Li waiting for so long, he would skin us alive!"
"I’ll go do it now!" The little maid’s face turned pale with fright, and she hurriedly ran off.
The lad shook his head, unable to keep a straight face as he muttered about the group’s lack of foresight. The wife their master hoped for was here for once, and they dared to neglect her!
Xin He thought she would have to wait for a long time, but it took just half an hour for Mu Houchu to return.
The greetings from the door echoed: "Greetings to the Minister."
Before the words fell, Marquis Mu strode in, his always cold and arrogant brows tinged with a hint of laughter: "Xin He, you’re here?"
Xin He was a little stunned: "You came back so quickly?"
Marquis Mu pulled her into his arms, smiling: "I wasn’t supposed to come back so soon, but when I heard you were here, I left whatever I was handling."
Nothing was more important than his wife.
The very fact that this ungrateful woman thought of taking the initiative to find him once truly moved him to rush back.
"I told them not to find you, so why did they still go tell you?"
"If they dare not tell me and let you wait in vain, I’ll skin them alive when I get back." Marquis Mu took her little hand and sat down, kneading and rubbing it, never letting go. 𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂
Xin He glared at him lightly: "Looking at how cheerful you are, I must have worried about you in vain."
Marquis Mu raised an eyebrow: "What were you worried about?"
"Le Yuanhou impeached you at today’s morning court, it seems like he collected a lot of evidence, didn’t the Emperor blame you?" Xin He hurriedly said.
Marquis Mu hooked his lips: "Of course, the evidence is indeed ironclad, but blaming me or not is another matter."
"What do you mean?" Xin He felt confused: "Doesn’t the Emperor believe that you would do such dirty deeds?"
"Even if he knows, it doesn’t matter. In a king’s eyes, he doesn’t need a perfect powerful minister. Having more stains might actually make him feel more at ease." Marquis Mu said indifferently.
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