Spring in the East Palace

"Your Highness, being the eldest daughter does not mean being rich. It just so happens that I am the poorest among the governors in Beijing." Shen Muyin complained subtly, "Everything I have in Beijing's governorship now is only obtained by climbing up the social ladder of Your Highness. Otherwise, I would probably be even more miserable."

Dong Gong listened calmly. He naturally knew that Shen Muyin was trying to get close to him, and he acquiesced.

Even so, the governor of Beijing didn't care about Shen Muyin at all.

Haha, this guy is really bold, it's equivalent to a slap in the face of the Eastern Palace.

How could a prefect of Beijing be so confident? But Qin Chuyan remained calm on the surface.

Instead, Shen Muyin looked towards the East Palace inexplicably, and after thinking for a while, she continued, "Why did His Highness suddenly mention this matter to this minister?"

Shen Muyin was quiet for a moment. He couldn't possibly cause trouble for the Eastern Palace just because of his poverty, right?

As soon as Shen Muyin finished speaking, Qin Chuyan looked at Shen Muyin with a cold face: "So you say you are poor, but you can still buy a shop?"

As he spoke, Qin Chuyan pulled open the bamboo curtain, pointed at the shop across the street, and asked in a deep voice.

Shen Muyin was not surprised. When Dong Jin appeared at the door of the shop and said that Dong Gong was here, Shen Muyin knew what was going on.

What she didn't understand was how she could offend Donggong by buying a shop. Did Donggong think she was pretending to be poor?

At this point, Shen Muyin looked at the East Palace calmly and explained seriously: "The money I used to buy the shop was earned by me. Shen Zhenzhen had a rash on her body, which was extremely itchy. I found a doctor and solved the problem. Shouldn't I be compensated as I deserve?"

Qin Chuyan listened with a cold face.

Some time ago, the second daughter of the prefect of Beijing was in trouble. Even the imperial physician was invited, but it was of no use.

Under such circumstances, the governor of Beijing offered a reward of one thousand taels of gold. A doctor answered the call, cured Shen Zhenzhen's illness, and left with the one thousand taels of gold.

But Qin Chuyan didn't expect that this person was actually Shen Muyin's man.

"So this matter has nothing to do with my poverty." Shen Muyin said seriously.

Qin Chuyan still looked at Shen Muyin and didn't speak immediately.

A thousand ounces of gold is more than enough to buy a store, but why is Donggong still looking at me gloomily?

Is it possible——

An absurd thought flashed through Shen Muyin's mind, but the next moment, she blurted out: "It can't be that the store I bought was originally chosen by Your Highness?"

Qin Chuyan: "..."

Then Shen Muyin was silent for a while. She had a bad mouth and whatever she said was true.

If he really robbed the East Palace's things, he would offend this person again.

Soon, Shen Muyin looked at Qin Chuyan cautiously: "Your Highness, this Yan State belongs to you. I bought this shop and paid taxes to Yan State. Isn't this doing my best for you?"

As she spoke, Shen Muyin's voice softened a bit: "Your Highness, please don't bother with me, your Highness?"

As soon as she finished speaking, Shen Muyin also walked in front of Qin Chuyan and tugged at his sleeve with her slender, white hands.

The pretty face looked aggrieved, and no one could tell the cruelty and decisiveness underneath it.

When Qin Chuyan was grabbed by Shen Muyin, his heartbeat suddenly accelerated.

She, on the other hand, spoke with such confidence that Qin Chuyan was unable to respond at all.

His deep eyes fell on Shen Muyin, without blinking, his Adam's apple rolled slightly, but his appearance remained calm.

Shen Muyin sighed: "Your Highness, if you really care, I will give up the shop to Your Highness."

It seemed to be following Qin Chuyan's thoughts. Before Qin Chuyan had time to catch his breath, a soft voice came to his ears.

"Your Highness, if I knew that this was the shop you liked, I would definitely not want it." Shen Muyin was still coaxing.

Shen Muyin's thoughts are not that complicated.

But after having been in contact with Qin Chuyan for so long, she knew very well that this person would only respond to soft tactics and not to tough ones.

If Donggong insisted on having this shop, she could give it up. It would be better than really offending this person.

After all, she had provoked the Eastern Palace so much that she no longer had to do business in Kyoto.

So throughout the whole process, Shen Muyin looked at Qin Chuyan with such grievance.

Qin Chuyan sneered, and his big, bony hands pinched Shen Muyin's chin, and his voice became even lower.

"What do you want a shop for? A daughter of a prefect in Beijing would not go out to do business no matter how poor she is. Besides, the State of Yan does not allow women to do business." Qin Chuyan asked word by word.

Not allowing women to engage in business is not without reason.

In the late period of the previous dynasty, many officials were corrupt and made profits from corruption. In order to legalize the money, they let their wives do business and walk through the shops, so that the money would be difficult to trace.

As a result, the previous dynasty declined rapidly and the people suffered from poverty until the previous dynasty was defeated.

Therefore, after the Qin family came to power, they immediately issued a ban, strictly prohibiting the wives of Yan's court officials from doing business to avoid being used against them.

Shen Muyin did this knowingly.

She lowered her eyebrows and said quietly: "Your Highness, I have my own difficulties."

"You tell me." Qin Chuyan asked in a deep voice, "As long as you can give me a reason that will convince me, I can let you go and pretend that this incident never happened."

What he meant by these words was to tell Shen Muyin that this matter was reasonable and he could turn a blind eye to it.

But Qin Chuyan held Shen Muyin's chin and did not let go, still looking at him with a serious look.

"Before I returned to the Shen Mansion, I had been staying at my adoptive parents' home. My adoptive parents' family fell into poverty, and their greatest wish before they died was for me to carry forward their skills. That's why I had this thought."

Shen Muyin's voice was steady, without any sign of lying.

Even her eyes were calm, and she finished her words word by word: "Although I am nominally the eldest daughter of the governor of Jing Prefecture, the governor of Jing Prefecture has never regarded me as a member of the Shen family."

Shen Muyin paused for a moment, but remained calm: "If I remember correctly, the women cannot do business, and that only targets the ministers. Since I have little to do with the Shen family, there is nothing wrong with me doing this."

As he spoke, Shen Muyin observed Dong Gong's expression.

For a long time, Dong Gong didn't say a word, and even his expression didn't change.

Shen Muyin was a little uncertain, but having said that, she had no way out.

In this situation, she calmed herself down and said, "Besides, I will not show up in person."

The implication is that even if someone really reported it, no one would be able to find Shen Muyin, let alone know that this matter had anything to do with her.

"I wonder if Your Highness is satisfied with my explanation?" Shen Muyin asked calmly.

This time, Qin Chuyan sneered and let go of Shen Muyin. Shen Muyin still stood in front of him, patiently waiting for his reply.

"What kind of business do you want to do?" Qin Chuyan asked indifferently.