The sick king's bride to bring him good fortune

"Oh, she really said that?" Wei Jingnan put down his wolf-hair brush and looked at the kneeling man in black below with interest.

"Yes, Your Highness, those were the Princess's exact words."

Upon hearing this, Wei Jingnan raised the corners of his lips in excitement.

Ever since he angered Ruan Mozhu and drove her away at noon, Wei Jingnan had been thinking about how to stop her from being angry. Now that he had figured it out, since Ruan Mozhu wanted him to handle the matter, and since she was so greedy, he would use this to get some money from his father.

Thinking this through, Wei Jingnan made up his mind and waved to the men in black below: "Alright, go back and follow the Princess. Remember not to overwork her. If there's anything the Princess can't do right away, you must complete it for her as quickly as possible, understand?"

"Yes," the man in black replied, then vanished in a flash using his light-footed skill.

Wei Jingnan was left alone in the study, seemingly lost in thought, his index finger pointing at the desk with a pensive expression.

Meanwhile, Ruan Mozhu quickly found the place selling timber on the road the old woman had pointed out.

Sure enough, there were several shops. After going into each one and comparing prices, Ruan Mozhu finally decided on a timber supplier. Looking at the signboard, it was a century-old brand, and the shop seemed to be doing good business, so it seemed to be a reliable one.

After agreeing on the price and quantity with the shopkeeper, Ruan Mozhu paid a deposit and prepared to find the next carpenter.

Speaking of which, there's no glass or anything like that here, so it's a real shame that we can't make modern tables.

"Su'er, why don't you think there are any glass shops?" Ruan Mozhu sighed as she walked out of the lumberyard. If they had glass, even just a glass table would have been a big plus for her shop.

Upon hearing this, Su'er was startled: "Glass? What is that? I've never heard of it."

Upon hearing this, Ruan Mozhu thought to herself, "As expected," and sighed helplessly: "This ancient era is indeed lacking in everything. If I can go back in the future, I must find a way to do so."

Just as she finished thinking about this, Su'er suddenly said, "However, although I have never heard of glass, I have heard of crystal."

Upon hearing this, Ruan Mozhu was visibly excited and looked at Su'er with delight: "Su'er, you said you've seen 'Liuli'?"

Although glass is not as transparent as glass, it is better for making tables, as it is not only more durable but also more beautiful.

Su'er seemed surprised that Ruan Mozhu would make such a fuss, and was slightly taken aback, but quickly responded and nodded: "Yes, there are glass windows. All the windows in our mansion are made of glass. Didn't you notice, Your Highness?" Hearing this, it was Ruan Mozhu's turn to be stunned. To be honest, if Su'er hadn't suddenly mentioned it, she really wouldn't have noticed that the mansion also had glass windows.

Thinking about it carefully, it seems that no one opened the windows every morning, but the room was still bright. Now I think it must be the effect of the glass.

"Oh dear, Su'er, I just didn't notice! Come, come, tell me quickly, where can we buy this glass? We absolutely must buy it today!" Ruan Mozhu said with delight, but Su'er shrugged helplessly: "Your Highness, not to be rude, but do you even have any money left?"

she asked.

"Hmm?" Ruan Mozhu was stunned and didn't react for a moment.

"Do you have any money?" she countered.

“Yes,” Su’er nodded vigorously.

"Glass is very expensive; nowadays, only royalty and nobility can afford it."

Upon hearing this, Ruan Mozhu immediately remembered that she lived in ancient times, and this item seemed to be especially valuable there.

Thinking of this, Ruan Mozhu's joy instantly shattered into nothingness.

"It's really disheartening," he said softly.

Ruan Mozhu then looked at Su'er: "Alright, Su'er, let's go back first, and we'll go find the carpenter tomorrow."

"Ah, Your Highness, you don't want Liuli anymore?" Su'er seemed surprised that Ruan Mozhu would give up so quickly, and asked in a daze.

Ruan Mozhu rolled her eyes in annoyance: "Otherwise what? That stuff is so expensive. I just paid a deposit of 10,000 for the wood. Apart from the 100,000 in the wardrobe, all the money I got from the madam was given to those women. Where would I get the money to afford glass? And even if I did, I couldn't afford much. After all, I still need a lot of glass. If I got another 100,000, that would probably be enough."

With that, Ruan Mozhu no longer wanted to pay attention to Su'er and turned to walk away.

Su'er stood there somewhat embarrassed, touching her nose. Then she gave a wink to someone in the shadows, suggesting that if the princess had no money, then the prince should pay. After all, the prince had angered the princess today, and now was the perfect opportunity for the prince to atone for his sins.

The person in the shadows received Su'er's message and immediately headed towards the Prince's Mansion.

At this moment, Wei Jingnan had already figured out how to get some money from his father to give to his wife. Just as he was about to get up and go to the prison to take a look, he heard the voice of a guard outside, saying that a secret guard had come to report.

She raised her eyebrows in surprise: "Let him in."

As soon as he finished speaking, a man in black knelt down on one knee in front of Wei Jingnan.

He raised an eyebrow slightly: "Why did you arrive so quickly? You just left. Did something happen to the Princess?"

Before the man in black could speak, Wei Jingnan bombarded him with a barrage of questions.

A row of black lines instantly appeared on the man's forehead.

This is the princess who is so dear to me.

"Your Highness, it is like this." Despite his inner grumbling, the man in black did not forget his duty and immediately recounted the conversation between Ruan Mozhu and Su'er.

"What Miss Su'er means is..." At this point, the man in black glanced nervously at Wei Jingnan.

Then she said, "Miss Su'er suggested that the Prince take this opportunity to make peace with the Princess."

"Oh, upon hearing this, Ruan Mozhu's eyes lit up. This is indeed a good idea."

If he were to give the 100,000 to Ruan Mozhu, she would surely accept it readily. Perhaps the cold war that had broken out between them today could be resolved more quickly because of Ming Jing.

Thinking this, Wei Jingnan was in a particularly good mood. After dismissing the man in black, he immediately took out the 200,000 silver notes he had just left in his study, grinning from ear to ear.

"Sigh," Ruan Mozhu sighed for what felt like the umpteenth time. Even the men who were focused on repairing the structure looked at Ruan Mozhu with puzzled expressions, and then at Su'er.

He looked at her and asked what was going on.

Seeing this, Su'er rolled her eyes, mimicking Ruan Mozhu: What else could it be? She's just upset because she didn't manage to buy the glass.

Or it's because they don't have any money on them.

Or it could be a combination of both reasons.

It has to be said that although Su'er has only been with Ruan Mozhu for a month, she has a very clear understanding of Ruan Mozhu.

She guessed both reasons correctly.

Ruan Mozhu was thinking about how to make some money before this restaurant, or rather, this food store, opened.

However, she was unaware that in the Prince's mansion, Wei Jingnan was eagerly awaiting Ruan Mozhu's return so that he could personally hand over the 200,000 taels of silver to her.

However, how could Ruan Mozhu know about this? Right now, she was thinking about how to make money, and at the same time, she decided not to return to the Prince's Mansion that night.

This made Wei Jingnan cry.

It was time for dinner, but Wei Jingnan waited and waited for Ruan Mozhu to return.

Sitting at the table, looking at the empty seat where Ruan Mozhu used to sit, I felt that the two hundred thousand taels in front of me were very glaring.

He also realized that Ruan Mozhu was probably resting at Zuichunlou.

He was still foolishly waiting for her to come back.

Having never been so neglected before, Wei Jingnan picked up the silver notes on the table, looked at the exquisite food in front of him, lost his appetite, and decided to go back to his room.

But then they suddenly heard from outside that the secret guards had arrived.

Wei Jingnan paused slightly.

He desperately wanted to stop caring about Ruan Mozhu, but the memory of meeting Princess Jin's mother earlier that day kept replaying in his mind, and he worried that something might happen to her.

His worries outweighed his desire to ignore Ruan Mozhu, so he summoned the guards.

"What, what has the Princess done this time?" Because he was still angry, Wei Jingnan's voice was a little cold.

Because he had urgent business to report, the man in black didn't immediately notice Wei Jingnan's unusual behavior and blurted out something that made Wei Jingnan both smile wryly: "Your Highness, Your Highness, Your Highness, Your Highness is going to the gambling den to gamble and buy glass. Miss Su'er is trying to persuade her right now. Your Highness, you should go and see. When I came down, Miss Su'er was almost overwhelmed." As he spoke, a bead of sweat dripped from the man in black's forehead. Even as a bodyguard, he had never seen a woman like the Princess before, and he had no idea what kind of thoughts such a woman harbored.

"What? You said she's going to the gambling den?" Wei Jingnan was stunned. After a while, he asked the man in black, feeling a bit of a headache.

"Yes, Your Highness, please hurry!" The man in black was about to say that the prince should hurry when he felt a gust of wind blow past him, and then there was no more movement from the prince inside the room.

Looking up, there was no one there.

The man in black, who was usually known for his composure, looked uncharacteristically embarrassed: "A woman as unique as the princess is probably only someone the prince can handle."

He murmured those words to himself in a low voice.

If Wei Jingnan had learned from the secret guards that Ruan Mozhu was going to the gambling den, he would have immediately headed there. Based on his understanding of Ruan Mozhu over the past few days, he knew that Ruan Mozhu would definitely use various excuses to deceive Su'er and then quickly go about her own business. Therefore, it is very likely that Su'er did not stop Ruan Mozhu.

Ruan Mozhu was already at the gambling den.

In fact, Wei Jingnan's guess was correct; Ruan Mozhu was indeed standing at the entrance of the gambling den at this moment.

It is Sifang Casino, the largest casino in the capital.

But standing at the door, she hesitated to go in.

In the past, because of her identity as a police officer, she dared not gamble. Now, because of Wei Jingnan, as the Princess Consort of Qi, she dares not go in.

This book was first published on Kanshuwang.