The reborn girl always wants to escape, but the abstinent marquis hugs her and coaxes her!

Chapter 67: Do you miss him?

Land in the capital is extremely valuable.

Not to mention Changlefang. As the name suggests, this is the most prosperous commercial district in the entire capital.

This place is adjacent to the Eight Alleys of the Capital, which are home to the old houses of the wealthy families and are home to countless wealthy people.

It is also connected to the Han River that runs across the capital, and water transportation is prosperous and flowing continuously.

It was these two porcelain shops in this location that were easily bought by Xu Rongrong for six hundred taels.

When Luo Shu brought the deed, his brows lit up with joy. "Young lady, you're really resourceful! When you asked me to pass the message to my brother yesterday, he was also surprised. The cheapest porcelain shop in the capital costs six hundred taels per piece. How could young lady possibly buy two? And yet, in just one day, the shops are already in our hands!"

Xu Rongrong took it with a smile: "This is also thanks to your brother's good handling of the matter."

Luo Shu was a little curious: "Why do you always use Mr. Tao as a pseudonym when buying a shop or signing a contract instead of your real name?"

Xu Rongrong folded the deed and placed it in a small carved mahogany box, a smile on her face: "Because I don't want those people in the Xu Mansion to know how much money we have!"

Xu Chaoqian and Xu Liushi are both like vampire bats.

Her fingers tapped lightly on the wooden box.

Now the place is full of deeds: eight deeds to houses on Luming Street, one to a medicine shop in the Eight Alleys of the Capital, and two deeds to porcelain shops that are still warm.

There was also a full thousand yuan in silver notes.

She had only been back for two months, but she had already saved up so much money. She felt a little proud. Of course, it was only for a moment.

She looked at Luo Shu and said, "I also ask your brother to pay more attention to the jade shops in the eight alleys of the capital. If there is a shop for sale at a suitable price, just buy it directly."

Luo Shu agreed, and she exclaimed in admiration: "Miss... I'm afraid you are going to take over all the business in this city, right?"

Xu Rongrong smiled: "The Buddha said: It cannot be explained."

……

After putting the small box away, Xu Rongrong looked up at the sun which was gradually setting in the west.

"How's it going, Madam?"

Last night, Xu Chaoqian was furious and wanted to drive Xu Liu to the ancestral temple. Xu Liu immediately "fainted" on the ground, making it difficult for him to take action.

"She hasn't woken up yet..." Wen Yao reported, "The doctor said she's been so angry that her liver fire is too strong." Xu Rongrong curled her lips and chuckled, "In that case, boil some coptis root and give it to her. If she doesn't wake up, keep giving it to her. If she wakes up, send her away."

Luo Shu clapped his hands and laughed: "Miss, this trick is really amazing! Let's see how she can keep pretending."

Xu Rongrong smiled faintly and looked out the window from time to time.

Luo Shu came over and asked, "Miss, are you thinking about the Marquis?"

Xu Rongrong squinted at her and asked, "What does he have to think about?"

"My Lord used to be so eager to be with you all the time, but now it's been two days since I last showed up... I'm starting to feel uncomfortable."

Xu Rongrong picked up the book on the table and hit her: "You are the only one who talks nonsense!"

Luo Shu ran out laughing.

Xu Rongrong leaned over the table, holding her chin: He...could his injury have worsened?

...Mu Rong, who was being missed by Xu Rongrong at the moment, was being trapped in the study of the East Palace by the Crown Prince along with the Third Prince Wu Tianxiao.

Because he was still injured, the prince specially cleared out the soft couch in the study and let him lie down.

The court doctor was outside the door, waiting to be sent for at any time.

But for Mu Rong, he did not want to show such injuries to the court doctor.

I just want to find Xu Rongrong.

If he was trapped for another two days, until the wound scabs over, he would have to find a new excuse to get close to her!

It's really frustrating!

The same goes for the third prince. He didn't come back all night for two consecutive days. He had no idea how Mu Qianyin would punish him.

But he had no choice but to do the prince's job.

He had a bitter look on his face. "This time, the Emperor only issued an edict to reprimand Lord Chang Jing, but did not actually punish him. I believe the matter has already been exposed. Why should Your Highness be so anxious?"

Crown Prince Wu Tianao paced back and forth in his study. "I know this too, but this matter is extremely strange! The four Jiangnan prefectures haven't suffered from floods for decades, and the dikes were reinforced earlier this year. How could such a severe flood suddenly occur? I trust Chang Jing's character. The Chang family now relies on him as the sole supporter. He would definitely not fool the court on such a matter. If the reason is not clear, I am afraid that when he returns to report on his work, my father will not let him off."

"Since Your Highness trusts Lord Chang so much, why didn't he contact you after such a big thing happened?" Mu Rong asked.

"This..." Wu Tianao coughed twice, and soon, the servants serving in the study immediately left.

He pulled a letter from his sleeve and handed it over mysteriously, "This was sent to the capital along with the express mail that traveled six hundred miles. It's a letter from Chang Jing that he sent privately to me."

The Third Prince's eyes widened. "Your Highness, why didn't you take it out earlier?" Wu Tianao chuckled, "Because I've read it over and over again, and haven't found any useful information. I figured it wouldn't be of much use even if I took it out, and it might interfere with your train of thought."

The Third Prince took the memorial with a wry smile and said, "Your Highness the Crown Prince wants Rong Ge'er and I to cook a pot without rice!"

After saying this, he unfolded the letter and looked at it carefully. After a cup of tea, he found nothing and handed it to Mu Rong, shaking his head.

Mu Rong read it twice:

In the memorial, Chang Jing detailed the details of the dam reinforcement and stated that after completion, the work would be personally inspected by the governors of the four states, and there would definitely be no mistakes. He himself could not understand why such a big mistake occurred.

Mu Rong lowered his head and thought carefully: It is just as the prince said, I can't see any problem.

After a moment, he asked, "Have you found out the details of these four prefects?"

The prince nodded: "These four people have followed Chang Jing all the way and will never betray him."

"Then...what about the other officials in the four Jiangnan prefectures?"

Wu Tianao hurriedly said, "Chang Jing submitted a list earlier, and I asked someone to make a backup!"

After saying this, he hurriedly retrieved the official list of the four Jiangnan prefectures.

Before handing it to Mu Rong, he chuckled and said, "Brother Rong, I only show this to you because I trust you."

Mu Rong raised an eyebrow: "How about I leave?"

Wu Tianao: “…”

Seeing Mu Rong about to leave, Wu Tianao quickly held him back: "No, no, no, I was just joking with you! Now only you and the third brother have brains that can help me, you can't give up."

After unfolding the thick list and reading it, Mu Rong understood.

There is no problem with the prefects of the four Jiangnan states, but it is hard to say about the chief secretary.

There were six people on the list, and he was sure that they were planted by the Second Prince.

So he called out the names of more than a dozen people in the booklet, including those six.

He looked at Wu Tianao and said, "Please ask the Crown Prince to send a message and ask Lord Chang Jing to thoroughly investigate the details of these people."