As soon as Marquis Mu Houchu returned, he asked where Ji Xinhe was.
The little maid by his side, with her head bowed, said, "Madam is in the study. She hasn’t come out all afternoon."
Marquis Mu Houchu raised his eyebrow, wondering when she’d started to take an interest in his books? 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢
This little woman was usually only interested in those romantic storybooks written by scholars. She would start to feel drowsy as soon as she saw those dry military reference materials or the Four Books and Five Classics in his room.
Yet today, she had peacefully stayed in there for the entire afternoon, which was truly unusual.
Marquis Mu Houchu quickly made his way to the study.
At the door, he saw Shulan and Xiaoyu standing outside. When Ji Xinhe needed to concentrate on important matters, she usually preferred not to be attended by others, nor did she like a room bustling with people. Given that she had sent them out, was she busy with important work?
Just as Xiaoyu and Shulan were about to curtsy, Marquis Mu Houchu passed by them and went straight into the room.
Deep in thought, Ji Xinhe was resting her head in her hands as she examined a large map on the desk. With her beautiful eyebrows furrowed, she looked extremely serious. Perhaps she was so engrossed that she hadn’t realized that Marquis Mu Houchu had walked in.
"How can a map be so engrossing? Has your character changed? I thought you were reading a storybook." Marquis Mu Houchu’s voice suddenly came from the side of her ear.
Ji Xinhe was slightly startled. She turned her head only to realize that there was only half a finger’s distance between them. Marquis Mu Houchu quickly planted a kiss on her dainty lips: "Hmm?"
Ji Xinhe somewhat irritably pushed him away, "When did you get back? You knew to scare me, but didn’t announce your arrival?"
Marquis Mu Houchu curled his lips, he held her wrist which had just pushed him, but had no intentions of backing off, "I’ve only just got back. Why are you already impatient with me? Other men’s wives wait for their husbands at the door."
Ji Xinhe looked at him obliquely, "Does that mean other men’s wives are better? Are you considering looking for another man’s wife?"
However, Marquis Mu Houchu simply swept her off her chair and into his arms. Startled, Ji Xinhe let out a small cry, then he sat down in the grandmaster’s chair that she had been sitting in, put her on his lap and started to stroke her hair as if she were a kitten, while his other hand picked up the map from the table to take a look.
"Hmm, isn’t this a map of Lanshan City? Why did you suddenly start looking at this?" As for the words she said earlier, Marquis Mu Houchu simply ignored them. After all, how could he not understand his little wife who was hard-mouthed and soft-hearted?
Ji Xinhe nodded, "Indeed. In fact, Lian’an Town’s geographical location is quite good. It’s considered the center of Lanshan City. If we really want to develop it, it wouldn’t be too difficult."
Marquis Mu Houchu raised his eyebrow. He knew that his wife was ambitious, but he hadn’t expected her ambition to be this big.
Ji Xinhe pointed at the map with a tenderly white finger and said, "Look, with Lian’an Town as the center, if we can stimulate the entire Lanshan City to become prosperous and thriving, it would benefit both of us, especially you."
The emperor’s grant of land around Yu State to Marquis Mu Houchu was actually more like an indulgence for being exiled. After all, there was no difference whether he had these lands or not in such a remote and impoverished place like Yu State.
On the other hand, the power held by Marquis Mu Houchu was the real ’fat meat’.
However, if she could turn this land of Yu State into a ’fat meat’ for him, then it would be a big gain for Marquis Mu Houchu. Moreover, if the Yu State became wealthy, the capital that Marquis Mu Houchu held would also increase. The emperor regarded Marquis Mu Houchu as a predator and wanted to get rid of him. To protect himself, he needed enough bargaining chips.
Marquis Mu Houchu smiled, clearly interested, "So how do you think we should develop it?"
"We’ve already taken the first step. Flower House just opened a few days ago and it’s already famous throughout the city. I believe it will be even more extraordinary if we can do a better job of promoting it! Lian’an Town began to become famous due to Flower House. This is the first step. Afterwards, our job is to attract businessmen to come here for business opportunities."
"Go on." Marquis Mu Houchu played with her hair, but he was listening carefully.
"Businessmen are driven by profit. If we can show them the value of Lian’an Town, they will come. You should know that the production of grape wine and other fruit wines are in Lian’an Town. If Flower House becomes the number one flower house in the world, and it’s also in Lian’an Town, then the name ’Lian’an Town’ will spark the interest of businessmen. Moreover, I don’t plan to stop here. I still have other plans." Ji Xinhe raised her chin.
Marquis Mu Houchu kissed her cheek and laughed, "What more can a husband ask for with such a wife?"
Ji Xinhe hooked her arm around his neck and blinked at him, "So now you know how good I am? Are you still interested in other people’s wives?"
"How dare I?" Marquis Mu Houchu replied, and was about to make a move again.
Ji Xinhe hurriedly held his hand, her face flushed, "We’re in the study! Can’t you think of something else when you see me?"
Marquis Mu Houchu’s voice was slightly hoarse as he leaned against her forehead and softly said, "Then what else can I think about?"
Ji Xinhe gave him a dissatisfied glare, "I have important things to discuss with you."
"What is it?" These days, Marquis Mu Houchu had been living "frugally".
Ji Xinhe had been so busy with matters concerning the Flower House lately, that she barely had time to breathe or sleep. He wanted to do something, but he couldn’t bear to see her so tired, thus he had abstained for a month. Now that she had finally finished her work, Marquis Mu Houchu hardly wanted to miss any opportunity to toy with her.
"I’m planning to acquire some properties."
Ji Xinhe had been looking at the map all afternoon, mainly because she was thinking about this. She had calculated the development of Lian’an Town, and once Lian’an Town developed, what would follow was the price of real estate! The central area of the capital was extremely expensive. The concept of real estate, even in the ancient world, existed indirectly.
How could she miss such a large sum of money?
Ji Xinhe had been looking at the map and calculating where to buy real estate all afternoon, so that she could earn more in the future.
But since this was a big deal, she had planned to have a proper discussion with Marquis Mu Houchu before proceeding. However, he merely kissed her and casually said, "As you wish."
Ji Xinhe was almost suffocated by his kiss and it was only after a slight struggle that she managed to ask while catching her breath, "How can you be so carefree? Aren’t you afraid that I’ll squander all our property?"
Marquis Mu Houchu pinched her slightly red face from the kiss, with a smile in his eyes, "What can I do? She’s the wife I picked. Even if she sells everything, I’ll still have to take care of her."
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