diskusbooks Chapter 165: Shipping and Seizing the Market
Chapter 165: Shipping and Seizing the Market
Yan Xuan rushed into Prince Rui's Mansion on his own and went straight to the point.
If the Yan family had not been the emperor's most capable generals for generations, the people under Prince Rui would have wanted to kick him out just for his unruly behavior.
When Princess Rui heard that the visitors were sent by Miss Qin and Miss Bai, she hurried from the busy garden to the main hall.
"Yan Xuan, the deputy commander of the Imperial City Division, greets Prince Rui and Princess Rui."
Prince Rui nodded. He felt that this boy looked familiar. How did he suddenly become a member of the Imperial City Bureau?
"It's polite."
Princess Rui gestured for him to take a seat and had the maid serve tea. "Commander Yan, how come people from your Imperial City Division are hanging out with Miss Qin and the others?"
"Princess, this is a long story. Let's talk about making money first. Miss Bai said that she will explain it to you in detail later. This time, she sent me here just to tell you that there is a big deal."
"Oh, that's good. Tell me about it."
As he listened, His Royal Highness Prince Rui's expression became increasingly gloomy.
Miss Qin and Miss Bai are really capable. They actually dare to intercept other people's transactions halfway.
Although the Marquis of Qingyang's Mansion was not a big threat, Prince Rui was a little worried because he didn't know who was behind it.
He stared blankly at Princess Rui and let her make the decision.
Princess Rui was extremely excited, her eyes glowing and hot, as if to illuminate the entire Rui Palace.
As a businessman, you naturally seek wealth and honor through taking risks.
Seeing Princess Rui's attitude, Yan Xuan secretly breathed a sigh of relief and thought, no wonder Princess Rui likes Miss Qin and Miss Bai so much, they are clearly the same type of people!
After the work content was explained, Princess Rui immediately went to arrange for various people to do the work.
Yan Xuan, He Yuan and ten other guards were staying at an inn in Lezhu County. Several boatmen on the boat that had been robbed and then purchased asked to go back to work on the boat. After all, they were treated well by the boatman, and the wages were much higher than on other boats, so no one wanted to leave.
Princess Rui got a bigger ship overnight and sent people from the palace to prepare the goods overnight. Basically, all the grain stored in the Rui Palace in Liangzhou City was transported there.
As for the brown rice and stale rice, they were also collected privately from various shops that night. Except for the Bai family, all the grain, pickled meat, smoked meat, and vegetables and fruits from other families were collected.
It is worthy of the power of the royal palace. If Yan Xuan and He Yuan were asked to buy it by themselves, who knows how long it would take to receive it.
Because all the people on the ship were their own people, and everyone kept their mouths shut as if they had signed a life and death contract, when the goods were shipped, the spies from the Qingyang Marquis' Mansion did not find out anything and thought that it was people from the Imperial City Bureau who were transporting the goods to Jiangzhou.
Why would the Imperial City Bureau transport goods? What does it have to do with them? But I heard they caught the white tiger after it drifted back and forth on the Wan River. Could it be that the white tiger has the ability to float on water?
The captain who was forced to sell the ship was trembling with fear and almost lost his life. After returning, he just wanted to never sail a ship himself again. He had the hardest time to sail once, but his luck was terrible.
The poor captain was also threatened by this kid Yan Xuan. If outsiders found out that they were transporting grain, he would be the first to be killed.
It's best not to go out these days. Ever since I received two taels of silver to send someone from the Imperial City Bureau to the other side of Wanjiang River, I ended up taking the wrong route and ended up in Pingshan County where disaster victims stole the food on board. Someone also forced me to buy the boat. The captain has been traumatized...
Yan Xuan and He Yuan each followed a ship, and later Princess Rui also arranged more than ten experts on the large ship, just to be safe.
On the way back, Yan Xuan and He Yuan secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Their journey was relatively smooth.
Compared to these two guys, Qin Bingrui's situation wasn't as smooth...
Qin Bingrui did not drive a carriage this time, but rode horses with the guards all night long.
On the way, he hacked down several refugees who wanted to rob others. When he stopped to eat, he was begged by several ragged children. Qin Bingrui couldn't bear it and gave away half of his food rations.
Finally, she wanted to steal some rations from other people, but those people knew Miss Qin's character too well, and they stuffed all the rations into their mouths before she could even make a move.
Qin Bingrui's forehead turned black and his face turned blue.
Cursing and cursing.
On the last day, I arrived at Jiangzhou City on an empty stomach.
After entering Jiangzhou City, she did not rush to Prince Ning's Mansion immediately, but went to a big tavern, ordered a bunch of delicious dishes for herself to fill her stomach, and let others make do with the noodle shop on the side of the road.
Even the honest Da Chen couldn't help but complain: "Miss Qin just doesn't know how to behave like Miss Bai."
"That's it."
The others nodded and each drank five or six bowls of noodles. After all, it was Miss Qin who paid for it!
Qin Bingrui took half an hour to finish her meal and then walked slowly towards Prince Ning's Mansion. She was afraid that she would be scolded again for the White Tiger's escape.
Prince Ning is a good person in every way, except that after being used, he becomes insidious and vicious.
If she asked him for help at this time, he would surely punish her severely. Qin Bingrui had to find a way to explain the Baihu issue, but making money was also important. King Ning would probably let her go for the sake of making money, right?
Then, let Sister Luo Yu take the blame.
As she thought this, her steps became brisker and she led a group of people to Prince Ning's Mansion.
The Ning Wang Mansion is much more magnificent than the Rui Wang Mansion in Liangzhou City. The door plaque with carved dragons and painted phoenixes and the two red doors inlaid with gold are majestic. The two big lions at the door alone are as tall as adult men (about 175cm). Several guards are standing at the door, with an indifferent look that keeps strangers away.
Before Qin Bingrui approached the door, he saw the side door of the main gate open and a bustling woman rushed out.
This person is none other than Princess Hua Shuqing.
"Princess, you left without asking His Royal Highness Prince Ning for permission. Isn't that a bad idea?"
"Why should I ask him for instructions?"
Qin Bingrui was secretly surprised: Prince Ning already has such a grown-up daughter? He couldn't have become a father at the age of thirteen, could he?
This girl looks to be about thirteen or fourteen years old, so if His Royal Highness Prince Ning is twenty-five or twenty-six, he can definitely give birth to her.
When the little girl saw Qin Bingrui and his group standing on the flat stone ground in front of the palace gate, she actually came forward to talk to them.
"Who are you looking for?"
After taking a closer look at Qin Bingrui and confirming that she was a girl, he became suspicious again, "Who are you? Why are you at the gate of Prince Ning's Mansion?"
"Hello, little princess. We are in front of Prince Ning's mansion, naturally we are here to see His Royal Highness Prince Ning."
"What do you want to do with him? Who are you to him?"
"My dear old lover, who are you to him? If it's his daughter, wouldn't it be a bit too much?"
Qin Bingrui blurted out, and the guards guarding the gate, the two maids following the little princess, and the ten people from the Imperial City Bureau behind her all secretly admired her courage.
Hua Shuqing is not a reasonable person, let alone hearing such vulgar words.
How dare he mock her for being the daughter of Prince Ning, when she was to be Prince Ning's princess.
Just whip her with a whip. How could Qin Bingrui let her go just because she was a little girl? Besides, she was a girl herself!
The nine-section whip hidden in his sleeve was swung out and directly wrapped around the leather whip in the little princess's hand. Qin Bingrui pulled it hard, snatched the whip from her hand and threw it directly onto a branch not far away.
The little princess's face flushed red. Her martial arts, which she was so proud of, were no match for this woman.
She is not as tall as others, nor as heroic as others. The only thing that makes her better than others is her fair and delicate skin, without the two scars on her face.
If it were any other woman, she would definitely think it was an advantage, but the little princess felt that the scar on Qin Bingrui's face was particularly eye-catching and unique, and it was a sign of a heroic woman.
Seeing the little girl staring at him, Qin Bingrui couldn't help laughing.
"Little sister, are you attracted to me? It's a pity that I'm the lover of His Royal Highness Prince Ning, and now I'm attracted to his daughter. It's a bit of a mess!"
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