Chapter 339 Dispute
If Yinduo gave Wuzhu more time, she could search slowly and might even find it. But Yinduo also said that she had to take Chen's remains with her before leaving, otherwise she would take Wuzhu to the Liu family in the capital.
Yin Duo's implication was clear when she said this: she would tell the Liu family about the kind of life Liu Zhentao had lived on the grasslands all these years, and how Wu Zhu had been able to summon him and dismiss him at will.
The Liu family is a prominent clan in the capital. Even in a place like the capital where power is concentrated, the Liu family is among the top-ranking noble families.
If Wuzhu had left a moment later, she might not have made it.
That old Duke from the Liu family in the capital is even more frightening than her father.
Uzhu still feels a pang of sorrow when she thinks about it now.
Over the years, she had been toying with Liu Zhentao on the grasslands, perhaps harboring a desire for revenge.
She knew that if she treated Liu Zhentao this way, she would not have a good outcome as long as there was one sensible person in the Liu family.
Therefore, Wuzhu made up his mind never to leave the grassland.
She dared not go to the capital, much less to the Liu family.
Yinduo will be leaving with the study tour group, which means she only has five or six days left.
Wuzhu didn't think she would be safe as long as the study tour group left her. Even her father was afraid of that dean, so she probably wouldn't be able to do anything to him.
Wu Zhu thought of Liu Zhentao. She heard that he was also in this study camp. Why not go and say a few sweet words to him and coax him?
If he was willing to abandon his family for him back then, he should be able to do the same now, right?
Wu Zhu wasn't sure, after all, she had recently fallen out with Liu Zhentao.
After thinking for a moment, she decided to first order people to look for clues about the Chen family's grave.
As for Liu Zhentao, she still needs to think about how to win him over and continue to make him her slave.
That evening, the Second Prince listened to his subordinates report on the day's market transactions and couldn't help but beam with joy.
The two largest commodities on the grasslands, medicinal herbs and furs, sold at a single market today almost equaled the sales volume of an entire year in normal times.
Other local specialties also sold out quite a bit.
Indeed, the purchasing power of these noblewomen was far beyond that of ordinary merchants.
Several of them even signed long-term supply contracts with them. The female students from those companies were very experienced in business, unlike naive and ignorant female students at all.
However, these female students have very discerning tastes; they won't accept anything that's even slightly inferior, only the most top-notch and superior items.
It's simply impossible to pass off inferior goods as superior ones.
"Granny, this tiger skin looks very majestic. It will be His Majesty's birthday soon after we return, so we can make it into a carpet to give to His Majesty." In recent years, Daiyu has been in charge of these matters in the capital. Except for the matter of sending gifts to the Emperor, which Lin Ruhai has always sent people from Yangzhou to deliver directly to the palace.
When celebrating the emperor's birthday, one cannot simply present a tiger skin; however, having this tiger skin would certainly make a grander impression.
“Your idea is good, but we don’t know what your father will send over yet. Why don’t you wait for his things to arrive before making a combination?” Yuan Hongqu praised while offering her suggestion.
“Father keeps sending the same old Yangzhou specialties. He sends the same things to the Emperor all year round, without any originality. From New Year’s to Mid-Autumn Festival, it’s always the same few items. Last time I went to the palace, my senior sister, the Empress, specifically showed me one of the things my father sent.” Daiyu covered her face. “I felt embarrassed when I saw it.”
Yuan Hongqu genuinely didn't know about this, and couldn't help but ask out of curiosity.
"What did Lord Lin send?"
“Ever since my father became the Governor-General of Liangjiang, he has sent the same thing to the Emperor every year. It was the first thing he sent to our family when he first took office…” Daiyu’s expression was indescribable.
Upon hearing this, Yuan Hongqu's expression turned somewhat strange and surprised, but then she heard Daiyu say something else...
"No wonder he never lets me handle the gifts sent to the palace. If I saw those gifts, I definitely wouldn't allow him to send them to the palace!"
Yuan Hongqu nodded with difficulty.
If Daiyu knew that Lin Ruhai had sent stinky mandarin fish as a gift to the palace, she would definitely have stopped him.
Lin Ruhai had gone mad for some reason, sending only stinky mandarin fish and local specialties regardless of the holiday...
After Daiyu found out, she felt too ashamed to enter the palace again...
She wrote to her father to inquire, but he said that he would make his own decision and that Daiyu did not need to worry about it.
Then, for the next festival, it's still a truckload of stinky mandarin fish plus a few local specialties...
The Emperor's birthday was just around the corner, and Daiyu didn't want to embarrass herself like that again.
At least we got this tiger skin; it'll at least make a good impression.
"Of course, if your father keeps sending them like this, in a few years the imperial kitchen will be filled with the smell of rotten mandarin fish."
Yuan Hongqu exaggeratedly said.
Ever since Lin Ruhai first brought the stinky mandarin fish home, his family couldn't stand the smell. How could Lin Ruhai be so willful? He turned around and sent it to the palace, not wasting a single bit.
Yuan Hongqu knew that Lin Ruhai was resentful because the Emperor had left Daiyu in the capital as a hostage, so she acted willfully in this matter to express her dissatisfaction.
The Emperor and Lin Ruhai were old acquaintances, and the Emperor knew that Lin Ruhai loved his daughter dearly. However, the rules had always been the same, and the Emperor could not change them for the sake of his favorite minister.
There's also an emperor emeritus above him, waiting to see how he shows favoritism towards Lin Ruhai so he can find something to use against him!
However, ever since Lin Ruhai sent the emperor stinky mandarin fish, the retired emperor has rarely inquired about Lin Ruhai's affairs.
In the Emperor Emeritus's eyes, Lin Ruhai had already given up all hope, unwilling to even try to please the Emperor, and even his gift-giving was so perfunctory.
Unexpectedly, this was one of Lin Ruhai's schemes. Without the Emperor Emeritus's restraint, he finally managed to control the Liangjiang region for the Emperor.
However, he could not tell Daiyu the reason behind this.
It's normal for Daiyu to misunderstand. After learning about the gift her father sent from the Empress, she was determined to deliver the gift on his behalf, so as not to let her father offend the Emperor over such trivial matters, which would be too much of a loss.
After putting away the tiger skin, Daiyu then organized the other things she had bought at the market.
Before she could finish getting ready, she heard a commotion outside.
Judging from the voice, it sounds like Liu Qianrou is arguing with someone.
Sigh, that Sister Liu, she never stops!
Daiyu was about to go over and ask when Zijuan walked in.
"Young lady, you'd better not go out right now; it's very chaotic outside."
"What's wrong? What happened?"
"Miss Liu recognized the woman who had abducted Second Master Liu years ago and is now settling scores with her. Little did she know that the woman was the Second Prince's daughter, and not someone to be trifled with. Miss Liu couldn't win an argument with her, so she tried to fight. As it turned out, the woman was also skilled in martial arts, and the two started fighting outside the Liu family's tent. The fight was so fierce that they kicked over two of the Liu family's tents."
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
