Chapter 225: Not Scared
At this time, Wen Shouyi, the manager of Hengrui Trading Company, whom they mentioned, was reporting the good news to his boss.
The person sitting in front of him was none other than Prince An, Xiao Yanheng.
"Master, I have done something on my own initiative, and I have come to apologize."
Xiao Yanheng's face was full of warmth. "You've always been cautious in your actions. What outrageous things could you possibly do?"
"I took it upon myself to purchase a batch of artillery, spending millions of taels of silver."
Xiao Yanheng couldn't help but look serious when he heard this, not because of the millions of taels he mentioned, but because of the artillery.
"That cannon is over a man's height, enormous. I saw the barbarian demonstrate it myself. A single bullet has a range of several hundred meters. It's incredibly powerful, capable of creating a crater a hundred meters deep. Even more remarkable is that it can hold three bullets at a time, allowing for continuous firing if faced with a powerful enemy."
"I was lucky this time. I happened to meet a tribal leader who was in urgent need of money to recruit soldiers, so he was willing to sell me five cannons. Seeing this was a rare opportunity, I gritted my teeth and bought them. In addition to these five cannons, there were also more than a dozen fire muskets, which were completely different from the fire muskets of the Great Qi Dynasty."
Xiao Yanheng's expression grew more interested. "Is that cannon really that powerful?"
Wen Shouyi immediately assured, "Everything I just said is true, absolutely not an exaggeration! This time I acted on my own initiative, please punish me, Master!"
After Wen Shouyi finished speaking, he kowtowed heavily. Xiao Yanheng helped him up with a bright smile.
"Manager Wen, what have you done wrong? You've done a great deed!"
After hearing this, Wen Shouyi breathed a sigh of relief.
"I hope the master doesn't blame me."
"How could this king blame me for such a priceless good thing?"
"Master, what should we do with those artillery pieces? Should we present them to the Emperor?"
Xiao Yanheng shook his head, "I don't want to expose my family background."
As the saying goes, wealth should not be exposed. He has hidden it for so many years and doesn't want it to be exposed now.
Once exposed, you will become a piece of fat meat and be targeted all the time.
Moreover, if he presented such a good thing to the imperial court, wouldn't he be at a great loss? His father, the emperor, would be reluctant to reward him with a large sum of money.
Wen Shouyi felt it was a bit of a pity. This was such a good opportunity to make a contribution.
At the same time, he couldn't help but worry that the private sale of firearms was prohibited in this dynasty. If he didn't present the artillery to the emperor, wouldn't the artillery become a hot potato?
"Then how should we deal with it? Please give us your instructions, Master."
Xiao Yanheng lowered his eyes and thought for a moment, "Wait a minute, and make plans when the time is right."
It's a good thing that you won't lose if you keep it in your hands.
If done right, this will be a huge success.
Unexpectedly, the next day, Wen Shouyi came again and told Xiao Yanheng the bad news.
"Master, when I returned yesterday, someone came to our house. The other party's words were cryptic, and they actually wanted to do artillery business with us. I was incompetent and didn't know when this matter was leaked."
He was filled with remorse and self-blame, fearing that he had ruined his master's plan, and even more afraid of making a mistake and implicating his master.
Xiao Yanheng was also surprised and asked about the other party's background, but Wen Shouyi still shook his head.
"That man has been trying to get information about you, Master. He won't give up anything even if I don't. He's really cunning."
Xiao Yanheng pondered for a moment, "First, delay the other party, and then find a way to find out their background. If they reveal their identity, you can investigate further and report back after you have found out everything."
Wen Shouyi quickly agreed, but he still felt worried.
"What if the other party, seeing that the cooperation failed, gets angry and tells the story to others?"
"Manager Wen, where did the courage you had to buy this thing back then go? Why are you so timid now?"
Wen Shouyi was a little embarrassed. "I'm worried that if the emperor knew that you had such a large number of artillery pieces but didn't voluntarily hand them over, he would definitely suspect you of having ambitions that you shouldn't have. That would be troublesome."
Xiao Yanheng remained calm and composed. "Who can prove that those artillery pieces belong to me? How could a frail prince like me possess such extraordinary abilities? If I were to tell anyone about this, no one would believe it."
It is not so easy to file a complaint to the emperor, and Xiao Yanheng is not someone who can be frightened.
Seeing that his master was not at all flustered, Wen Shouyi's heart finally settled down.
Xiao Yanheng also reminded him to find out the other party's background first.
He would not do business with someone whose identity was unknown.
Since the other party needs his help, he naturally won't easily fall out with him.
However, the fact that the other party knew so quickly that he had a cannon made him a little wary.
He had to make other plans.
At this time, a maid came to remind him, "Your Highness, today is the day you and the princess return home. The princess asked me to ask if you will be going back to the Xing family today?"
Xiao Yanheng raised his eyebrows. He had indeed forgotten about this matter.
But why didn't she ask him herself last night?
"I will be right here."
After hearing what was said, the maid bowed and took her leave.
Wen Shouyi then remembered this matter, "I have not yet congratulated my master on his wedding. Today is the day when the prince and princess return home, so I will not detain you any longer."
Wen Shouyi quickly took his leave.
Xing Chuxue was not looking forward to returning home today.
She already knew what happened after her sister was sent back to the Xing family. Her mother was really her sister's accomplice, and the last bit of hope in her heart was completely shattered.
In the mother's heart, is she really not important at all?
Her future and her happiness can be sacrificed for her sister?
Even after the truth was revealed, my mother still protected my sister.
I'm afraid that now, she is still blaming herself in her heart, why she is so ignorant and doesn't just make the best of a bad situation and give the position of princess to her sister.
She had already lost heart and naturally didn't want to go back.
But even if you don't want to go, you have to go.
She cheered herself up and asked Qiao'er to dress her up.
Qiao'er was a maid who grew up with her. She was also drugged that day. When she woke up, everything was back to normal. Qiao'er thought she was just unwell and had no idea that her master had been replaced.
After she was dressed up, Qiao'er knelt down to put on her silk stockings and embroidered shoes.
Touching her foot, Qiao'er exclaimed, "Princess, what happened to your foot? How did it get hurt? I'll get you some ointment right away."
Xing Chuxue shuddered and immediately came to her senses. She quickly retracted her foot and her ears turned red instantly.
"No, it's okay, you go down, I can do it myself."
Qiao'er still looked at her with worry, but was urged to leave by Xing Chuxue.
Xing Chuxue has a pair of small and beautiful feet.
The ankles are slender and soft, the arches are slightly raised, and the lines are smooth like a crescent moon.
Her toes were round and cute, with small nails, each one was a light pink, as if inlaid with tiny pearls.
She had never carefully observed her feet before, nor did she think that her feet were very beautiful. Instead, she was always troubled by the fact that her feet were too small, because the embroidered shoes she wore did not have the beauty of a lady, but looked like a child who had not grown up.
Until that night...
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