The Concubine Strikes Back: The Marquis Insists on Me to Be His Wife

"It's fine. Don't worry. Take care of yourselves. If there's anything I can't help you with, go find the Marquis! He won't ignore it."

"By the way, why didn't the Marquis come with you?"

"The Lord is out on business."

"Oh, you~ Lord~"

"What's wrong with you? Why are you so hesitant? Just say whatever you want to say. Do we have to be like this?"

Li Shang approached Su Qing and asked, "Do you know that there has been turmoil in the court?" Li Shang's voice was so soft that Su Qing couldn't hear it clearly!

"What about the imperial court? I didn't hear you clearly. Speak a little louder. These are all my and the Marquis's people. There are no outsiders. What are you afraid of?"

"I'm afraid the walls have ears. The court is in turmoil right now. I want to know who the Marquis supports. So I can take sides."

It’s not that Su Qing doesn’t believe Li Shang, but she doesn’t know Jiang Weiyang’s specific thoughts and is afraid of saying the wrong thing.

"I really didn't ask about this, and the Marquis wouldn't tell me this. How can a woman like me in the harem participate in government affairs?"

"More people in our Hanlin Academy support the prince, but this morning I heard that the prince encountered an assassin when he returned to the prince's mansion yesterday. I don't know how he is now. During the court session this morning, Eunuch Zhang read out the emperor's decree and then left."

"Then the crown prince was assassinated. We don't know the circumstances. Who will be the regent? Has the emperor issued an order?"

"Not yet. Maybe they are waiting for the prince's situation! No news has been revealed."

"By the way, where is the shop you mentioned? Let's go take a look. I'll leave Ruxue here to take care of Liyue, and Yanran will be back with the medicine soon."

"Come on, it's just across the street from here. I'll take you there."

Su Qing stood up and said, "Rumei, come and hold Brother Nian. Let's go out together."

Su Qing and her friends did not take a carriage, but walked to the downtown area.

When they arrived, several men and women in the shop were arguing.

Su Qing also listened to the general idea. A buyer gave a price, and neither family was willing to take less than five taels of silver.

"Excuse me, how much silver do you want to sell the shop for?"

Seeing that Su Qing and her group had a large group of people, both sides thought that they must be a wealthy family, and took the opportunity to raise the price.

The eldest of the families was the first to speak: "Three hundred taels, not a cent less."

Seeing this, the second brother agreed, "Yes, this is the price, not a cent less."

"Didn't you just say one hundred and ninety-five taels? What? Are you asking for a higher price?" Li Shang didn't want to indulge them.

They obviously didn't expect that Su Qing and the others had heard their argument.

Su Qing walked forward and sat down, took out two hundred taels of silver from her sleeve and put them on the table.

"Here is two hundred taels. If possible, both of you will follow me to the government office to change your name. If not, we will definitely not stay any longer."

Su Qing knew that both families were greedy for money, otherwise they would not have argued endlessly.

The eldest family looked at the second family, and the second family also looked at the eldest family. The women of the two families hurried forward to take the silver notes on the table. This was a hundred taels. They had lived half their lives and had not earned a hundred taels. Of course they wanted to see what it was like! After finally waiting for the old man to die, they could divide the shop, but neither of them would give up the shop, and no one could come up with the money. There was no choice but to sell the shop.

Su Qing pressed the banknote down at once.

"First sign the contract, make a written agreement, and then go to the government to change the name on the land deed."

"Please wait a moment, sir." Both families took out a contract.

"What do you mean? Do I have to sign separately with you? Do you want to negotiate?"

At this time, the two of them came together, and the boss walked up and said, "Just sign mine."

Su Qing looked at the second brother, who nodded in agreement.