Women dressed as men: powerful officials

Chapter 251 Unwilling

The fifteenth day of the first lunar month comes especially quickly.

The snow in Shangjing also melted quietly between the old year and the new year.

Contrary to the melting snow, several shops in the capital city have all put up new signs.

Wuji Grain Store.

Wu Kee Tea House.

Wuji Inn.

Wu Kee Jewellery.

The two words "Wu Ji" spread throughout the capital at lightning speed.

When Xu Yuan heard this, even though he was mentally prepared, he was still a little surprised.

Wu Shiming's family background was even more substantial than she had imagined.

Contrary to Xu Yuan's surprise, in the Prince's Mansion, Bei Yuan heard about the "Wu Ji" incident and was so angry that he didn't eat for a whole day in the mansion.

Because no matter what the Prince's Mansion went to buy, they could not avoid Wu Ji's shop.

Bei Yuan was furious but could do nothing. After all, he was the one who wanted Wu Shiming to be the scapegoat, and now that the salt smuggling case had been closed, he had nothing in his hands to threaten Wu Shiming.

Some are happy and some are sad.

Just like Wu Ji's overnight rise in Shangshili, the Chief Censor was imprisoned, the Wei family was searched, and a large amount of evidence of corruption was found. The Chief Justice of the Dali Temple was rewarded for his meritorious service in the thorough investigation and was promoted one rank. Sun Wenjie was also promoted to the Chief Justice of the Dali Temple as an exception because of his outstanding performance in the smuggling salt case and with the help of the crown prince.

The situation in the court did not change much, so Xu Yuan was not very concerned.

What she had to do today was to go around the shops in the capital city at Wu Shiming's request and meet Song Xiujing again.

She is a man now, and it is not appropriate for her to meet an unmarried woman.

Therefore, Xuyuan came up with a good idea and changed the meeting place to a jewelry shop.

If two people meet in the shop, there will be no other criticism.

The cold winter has just passed and it is still a bit cold, but because today is the Lantern Festival, there are a lot of people on the street.

Xu Yuan walked through the crowd and found the jewelry shop that Wu Shiming mentioned.

However, the first person she met was not Wu Shiming, but Ge Shuxing.

When Ge Shuxing saw Xu Yuan, he was also surprised. Then he immediately asked the servant to take over his job and took Xu Yuan to the backyard.

When no one was around, Ge Shuxing immediately asked, "Mr. Xu, what does your friend do? How can he come up with so much money to do business?"

Initially he did business with Xu Yuan on the orders of Geshu Khan.

It basically means making money in Tianqi and spending it in Tianqi.

Then he turned the silver into food and sent it back to the Geshu tribe.

Ge Shuxing initially thought that this was just a small shop and would not make much money.

The tribe will still be short of food next year, but he did not expect Wu Shiming to be so generous.

With the current momentum of "Wu Ji", it will sooner or later become the number one merchant in the capital.

This didn't surprise him.

What surprised him was that Wu Shiming invested so much capital and proposed a 1:4:5 split.

Make a wish one, he makes four, and Wu Shiming makes five for himself.

At first glance, this condition seems unacceptable, even excessive, but they don't have to spend a penny and can get so much profit for free.

This is truly pie in the sky.

Ge Shuxing initially thought that he had misheard, until Wu Shiming found a middleman to draft the contract, then he came to his senses.

He confirmed it more than once, and each time he got a positive response from Wu Shiming.

"He was originally a wealthy businessman in the capital, but his previous businesses were not well-known. He probably won't do those businesses again in the future, so he took out all his capital."

Xuyuan was also surprised.

If Wu Shiming had not been tricked by the prince in his previous life, his ending would have been very good.

She failed to save Wu Shiming in her previous life, but she finally got what she wanted in this life.

"I see." Ge Shuxing nodded.

Xu Yuan was about to say something when he suddenly heard the servant outside calling Miss Song. She said, "I'll find you later. I have something else to trouble you with."

Xu Yuan left in a hurry. Ge Shuxing didn't know why, but he didn't ask any more questions and returned to the shop.

The two young ladies from the Song family came to visit the shop.

Song Tiancheng was recently troubled by Wei Chen's imprisonment, so he didn't ask about Song Xiujing's affairs.

Song Xiu Yue thought that tonight was the Lantern Festival, and heard that there was a new Wu Ji shop in the capital, so she took Song Xiu Jing out.

She didn't want to take Song Xiujing with her, but she wanted to be the Crown Princess.

The Crown Princess is supposed to be virtuous, so she can only try hard to act like a good sister to save her reputation.

Xu Yuan found a servant to separate Song Xiujing and Song Xiuyue, and then asked someone to take Song Xiujing upstairs.

Song Xiujing didn't understand why at first, but when she saw Xu Yuan, she was surprised and happy and asked, "Xu Yuan, is it really you?"

"it's me."

Xu Yuan came out from behind the screen and saw that there was no one around. He asked, "How are you doing recently? Have you been affected in any way after breaking off the engagement with the Third Prince?"

Song Xiujing shook her head and said, "No impact."

Of course there is an impact.

She originally went to the capital from Sishui County. Everyone in the Song Mansion laughed at her and said she was a wild girl from the country. Her father didn't love her, her mother didn't like her, and her elder sister didn't love her. How could she be happy?

When she first returned to the mansion, the servants in the Song Mansion treated her kindly, thinking that she would marry the third prince. But after the engagement was broken off, not to mention Song Xiu Yue, even a maid tried to bully her.

However, Xuyuan didn't have a good life either.

Song Xiujing didn't want to make Xu Yuan worry about her own affairs, so she chose not to talk about it.

"It's good that it has no impact."

Xu Yuan knows exactly what kind of person Song Tiancheng is.

She knew that Song Xiujing was saying this to comfort her.

But she couldn't help Song Xiujing now, so she could only say: "Hold on a little longer, the world is vast, and you will find your own way out."

"Yes, I always remember what you said. If you want to become a big tree, don't compete with grass. There will always be a way to survive waiting for me." Song Xiujing smiled sweetly.

After that, she brought up the business and said, "By the way, what do you want to talk to me about today?"

"I'm going to write a letter to Geshu, and I want to ask you if you have made up your mind. If you have, I will find a way for you to escape."

Song Xiujing was stunned for a moment, and then she said, "I grew up in a farm in Sishui County and suffered a lot. Now I am in the capital. Although I don't have freedom as a daughter of the Song family, at least I don't have to worry about food and drink, and I can read, write, and make wishes. I don't want to go back."

This answer was beyond Xuyuan's expectation.

Seeing that Xu Yuan didn't say anything, Song Xiujing knew that she had disappointed Xu Yuan.

But she really didn't want to go back.

Sishui County is close to the desert. If it encounters a natural disaster and loses all the food, the county will have nothing to worry about.

The Geshu tribe is even worse, having been relying on begging for a living over the years.

Song Xiujing didn't want to suffer.

She had finally made it to the capital, so how could she go back so easily?

Xu Yuan saw the unwillingness in Song Xiujing's eyes.

She seemed to understand why Song Xiujing was looking for the prince.

The surroundings fell silent for a long time, and Xu Yuan said, "The Song family and I have a life-and-death relationship. No matter if the Song family has problems or not, the Song family will not last long. If Ge Shu recognizes you, you will be the princess of Ge Shu, and you will not be implicated if the Song family has problems. But if he doesn't recognize you, then you will be a criminal who plotted treason. Have you thought it through?"