protect my lady

Master Mu's heart was moved by Rong Fei's words, and now he didn't care about Mu Qingchen's removal of his heir, so he happily started discussing with Rong Fei.

"It's my honor to cooperate with Chief Rong. I don't know the price of this table salt..." Master Mu put on an attitude of humbly asking for advice, "What price is the chief planning to give us?"

"I said that the cost price is the cost price, and you can get one tael of silver for each quotation, but the travel expenses and labor costs will be borne by you." Rong Fei said, recalling the content of Fu Feiyu's letter and adding a few words "That is to say, your herdsmen send people to my salt field to pull salt, and you can pull as much as you want."

With such a low price, Master Mu almost said that he wanted everything.But his reason is still there, and he still dare not open his mouth in front of Rong Fei.

"I don't know how many salt farms there are in Suzhou under Gang Leader Rong's command?" Master Mu said with a smile, he couldn't swallow a whole Flying Dragon Gang's salt, but a Suzhou mansion's salt was fine.

One tael of silver is a lure, which is simply a huge profit. There is no businessman who is not tempted.

"There are too many, there are three big ones, and countless small ones." After Rong Fei finished speaking, his inquiring eyes fell on Lin Ziqing, "Ziqing, am I wrong?"

"The boss is right. There are currently twelve small salt farms, and the salt gangs in Suzhou Prefecture are basically under our jurisdiction." Lin Ziqing said cooperatively, adding enough to the already delicious big cake material.

In any industry, monopoly is very scary.If Lord Mu can really win the output of all the salt farms in Suzhou, then he alone has the final say on the salt price of the entire Suzhou Prefecture.

"Master Rong, I dare to ask you to purchase the salt produced by all the salt fields in Suzhou Prefecture. Every salt you bring in is one or two yuan, and I will bear all the other expenses by myself." Taking a step back directly increased the purchase price by [-]%.

"Okay, then let's make a contract and sign it." Rong Fei was also a straightforward person, and directly called his subordinates for the documents, and drafted the agreement on the spot.

"Master Mu, let's see if this agreement is acceptable." The document quickly drew up the agreement and handed it to Master Mu.

Master Mu took it carefully and took a look, the smile on his face could not be suppressed. "Okay, okay, Master Rong is really straightforward, come here, and bring me my seal."

Just as Master Mu was holding the seal and was about to stamp it with a smile on his face, Rong Fei stopped him.

"Wait a minute, Miss Shepherd, I want to sign this agreement with Miss Shepherd." Rong Fei said with a smile, ignoring Master Mu's suddenly stiff face, "After all, I came this time to repay Miss Shepherd. I can do business with Master Mu, but the agreement requires Miss Mu to come and accept my favor."

Rong Fei spoke politely, but Master Mu's expression became increasingly ugly.

Master Mu didn't know if Rong Fei said that on purpose, it was clear that they had settled the deal, but he just gave himself a mouthful of shit when he was about to kick the door.

Give up, Master Mu is not reconciled.Don't give up, Master Mu can't call Mu Qingchen now.

"My little girl has something to go out recently, why don't I, my father, sign it for me?" With such a huge profit in front of him, it is impossible for Master Mu to remain indifferent.Even though he knew that the possibility of success was very small, he still wanted to give it a try.

In case it is successful!

"This can't be done." Rong Fei flatly refused, but left some room for Master Mu to turn around, "But I also want to do this business sincerely, so let's leave this agreement here, when will I wait?" The shepherd girl is back, and you can send it to me after signing it."

Master Mu's expression was very complicated, at this moment he regretted driving Mu Qingchen away.These are all the salt farms in Suzhou Prefecture, which are equivalent to more than half of his pastoral family's property. If I had known that she was so capable, I shouldn't have acted so decisively.

It was already too late to say anything now, Master Mu didn't want to let go of the meat that was on his lips, so he could only compliment Rong Fei nicely, and agreed to keep the agreement at Mu's house for three months.As long as Mu Qingchen signs his name within these three months, the agreement will still count.

After sending Rong Fei away, Master Mu sat in his seat and thought for a long time, hesitating whether he should come to visit him in person.

Just when Master Mu was struggling, Mu Kangning came over.

"Father, my son has an appointment with a classmate tomorrow, and I want to send some money to the cashier," Mu Kangning said respectfully.

During these times, he has kept his posture very low, in order to form a sharp contrast with Mu Qingchen, who left home in anger, and make Master Mu more inclined to himself.

"What's the appointment? In a few days it will be time for the provincial examination, what are you going out for?" Master Mu is now regretting driving Mu Qingchen out, and seeing Mu Kangning now, he won't have a good face.

Mu Kangning didn't care when he saw it, and cupped his hands and said, "Father doesn't know, my classmate's father knows the Minister of Rites, and he will take us to meet the Minister of Rites tomorrow."

"Oh? Isn't the Minister of Rites the chief examiner this time?" Master Mu raised his eyebrows. The first thing he thought of was what Mu Qingchen had said to him after the year. That kind of obsessive person, it was for this reason that he suppressed Mu Zixuan and refused to let him go.

"How much do you know about the Minister of Rites?" Master Mu asked.

"Father, I have a general understanding of the preferences of the Minister of Rites, and I know that he prefers to accept young and talented students as disciples." Mu Kangning replied very cautiously, "But I am afraid that my child will not have this opportunity to be favored by the Minister of Rites. We can only rely on our classmates to make friends with Mr. Shi Lang."

Master Mu nodded, and didn't delve into the question of the Minister of Rites, "Then you go to the accounting room to pay 200 taels of silver, and you must establish a good relationship with the Minister of Rites."

"Father, don't worry, the child knows everything in his heart."

Although Mu Kangning kept making small moves, in Master Mu's eyes, he was an obedient child.

Obedience means good control. Master Mu thinks that he can live for more than ten or twenty years, so he starts to favor Mu Kangning, thinking that he can continue to be the head of the family only when he is in power.

As for the matter of persuading Mu Zixuan to end at the beginning, since nothing happened now, let's treat it as if it never happened. Maybe Kang Ning was also ignorant.

After struggling like this for a long time, Master Mu still decided to stand still, thinking that he would wait until the results of the rural examination came out before making a decision.

If Mu Kangning failed the imperial examination this time, he would come to the door in person. If Mu Kangning passed the exam this time, then the local magistrates would respect him a little bit.Even if Fu Feiyu really has a big backer, it's still not as good as his son's future.

On the day of the township examination, Mu Kangning walked into the examination room full of confidence. After seeing the familiar questions above, the smile on his face was like a blooming flower, very bright.

Probably with the idea of ​​avenging shame, Mu Kangning performed very well in the provincial examination this time, and successfully became a Juren with the third place in the provincial examination.

After getting the news, Mu Kangning immediately ordered his confidantes to select several young men with red lips and white teeth and send them to the residence of the minister of rites.

"What? Did Mu Kangning pass the Juren exam? Or No.3?" After hearing the news, Fu Feiyu felt that the grapes in his hand were no longer fragrant. "Is there any paper for him? Let me have a look."

"The top ten strategies and theories have all been announced, and they have been copied by my subordinates." Thirteen had already prepared, and handed over the papers as he spoke.

Fu Feiyu took it and unfolded it, and Mu Qingchen looked head to head carefully. It was obvious that neither of them believed that Mu Kangning had the talent to be admitted to Juren.

"The words and sentences here are indeed in Mu Kangning's style." Mu Qingchen read it carefully twice, and came to a conclusion, "But there are only a few of them, and there are some things that he should not be able to write."

"There are soldiers patrolling during the imperial examination, so he probably can't find a chance to cheat." Fu Feiyu rubbed his chin, and boldly imagined, "Do you think Mu Kangning knew the exam questions in advance?"

"It's possible. After all, he was able to inquire about the special hobby of the Minister of Rites last year."

"It's a pity that I withdrew the people I sent to monitor him during the Mid-Autumn Festival, otherwise we would know if he has made any small moves." Fu Feiyu said with a little annoyance, sometimes he still couldn't let go of his guard.

Mu Qingchen thought for a while and asked, "Thirteen, can you check what Mu Kangning has done recently?"

"How many days does Miss Shepherd need to check? Is it nearly ten days or nearly half a month?" Shisan asked.

"Start from the day when the minister of the Ministry of Rites arrived in Suzhou, and give me as much detail as you can." Fu Feiyu fixed the time at once.

She is the clearest about Mu Kangning's injuries. Don't even think about getting out of bed before the Mid-Autumn Festival. If he wants to make small moves, it will only be in the last half month.

Shisan took the order and went to work soon, leaving the two in a bad mood and continuing to stay together.

"If I'm not wrong, Mu Kangning will come to visit in a short time, probably to show off." Mu Qingchen leaned on Fu Feiyu's shoulder and said a little unhappy, "It's really unexpected. , he has so many means."

"Don't worry about this, I've told the guards a long time ago, Mu Kangning can't get in." Fu Feiyu lightly poked Mu Qingchen's small face, and comforted him, "And he won't be arrogant for long, wait until we find out Now, there will be nothing left of his reputation, and he won't even be a scholar, and he won't even have the qualifications to compare with you."

Mu Qingchen didn't say a word, but lay down a little unhappy.

Fu Feiyu patted Mu Qingchen's head, coaxing him nicely just like Mu Qingchen used to comfort him.

"Qingchen, don't worry, Mu Kangning has lost something very important, even if he is an extremely human minister, he can't make up for this thing."

Mu Qingchen moved his body, a little curious, "What?"

Fu Feiyu showed a wicked smile on his face, and lowered his head to whisper a few words in Mu Qingchen's ear.

"Really?" Mu Qingchen's eyes widened unconsciously.Although this method is a bit obscene, it is really too relieved.

"Has it worked now?"

"It has been effective for a long time, but he was recuperating during this period of time, so he didn't find out for a long time." Fu Feiyu said with a smile, there is no need to set any bottom line when dealing with people like Mu Kangning, unless he is hacked to death with a sword That's already merciful.

"In this way, your father is only counting on you and Zixuan, and you no longer have to worry about someone competing with you for the family property."

Mu Qingchen laughed, and was no longer so enthusiastic about those things, "I don't care about family property or anything, anyway, the salt farms you gave me, Feiyu, are enough to support the two of us."

"That's fine, we'll go to the capital to do business in the future, I remember my father gave me many shops in the capital." Fu Feiyu said.

Mu Qingchen didn't refute. Compared with Suzhou Mansion, where she has lived for nearly 20 years, she has already begun to prefer to settle in the capital.Out of sight is out of sight, since you don't want to see it, you might as well live farther away.

"Feiyu, we will live in the capital when we get married. If Zixuan is admitted to Juren, I will take Zixuan and mother over together." Mu Qingchen said, completely putting Master Mu in his Future exclusions.

Of course, Mu Qingchen will not sever any relationship, after all, Master Mu is his father, and no one can change this.If Master Mu passed away one day, Mu Qingchen would also be willing to come over as a child to keep his filial piety, after all, he was still a good father at certain times.

"Okay, the capital is very lively, and my aunt should be able to make a lot of friends in the capital." Fu Feiyu said with a smile, "Is my aunt a talented woman before?"

"Mother was not only a talented woman before, but she also wrote story books." When mentioning the bright future of the two, Mu Qingchen's smile became brighter, "If mother is willing to return to her old career, We will open a bookstore for my mother."

"Yes, I happen to have a shop in the downtown area. If my aunt needs me, I will directly change it into a bookstore."

After mentioning the future life, both Fu Feiyu and Mu Qingchen became interested, and quickly put aside the matter of Mu Kangning's Zhongjuren.

What you say and what I say outlines the blueprint for the future.

At the same time, Master Mu was also very happy when he got the good news. He not only gave Mu Kangning a lot of silver taels, but also added a lot of things to Mu Qianqian's dowry.

His pastoral family has finally produced a Juren, who is a future official, who may be appointed as the magistrate of a county one day and become the magistrate of the county.

"Father, I specially invited the servant of the Ministry of Rites to come to our house as a guest." Mu Kangning has been proud of the spring breeze recently, completely getting rid of the haze of the previous period, "Why don't we invite my sister back, it's always good to know more noble people."

The smile on Master Mu's face softened by two points when he heard it, and now that they have reached the line of the Minister of Rites, Fu Feiyu's relationship with him has been slightly underestimated.

"It's rare that you still remember her. Since you have such an idea, go for a walk." Master Mu said casually, "Now that you have been admitted to Juren, teach Zixuan more when you have time, my Mu It is the real glory to have two people in one family."

"I know, I'm going to continue my studies, and try to go to the capital in three years." Mu Kangning said with a smile, feeling that a great future is waiting for him.

"Okay, I'm ambitious, it's my son!" Master Mu said and patted Mu Kangning on the shoulder, "I know that when you become an official, Kangning, you will definitely need to clear up and down the money. You can use whatever you want."

"Thank you father."

It is really touching to see this scene of filial piety and loving father.

Shisan hid in the dark and clicked his tongue twice, taking advantage of Mu Kangning's absence in the room, he dodged the patrolling guards and entered Mu Kangning's study smoothly.

Mu Kangning is very cautious, and Shisan didn't find any useful clues after rummaging through the boxes.

Just when Thirteen was disappointed and was about to leave, there was some movement outside the study, probably Mu Kangning and Master Mu came back after talking.

After considering the time for breathing, Shisan jumped up, picked a place on the beam that was not exposed to light, and took a deep breath to hide.

Anyway, I haven't found any useful clues now, so I might as well stay and monitor for a while.

Fortunately, Mu Kangning, who was in his study, was not wary, and brought his confidants along as soon as he arrived.

"Is everything settled?" Mu Kangning asked as soon as he sat down, "Have those people been sent to the Minister of Rites?"

"Young master, don't worry, I've finished everything. The servant is very happy to accept it, and even rewarded me with a few taels of silver." The subordinate said flatteringly.

Mu Kangning nodded in satisfaction, "Go down and get ten taels of silver, and I'll reward you."

"Thank you, Eldest Young Master!" The subordinate grinned behind his ears, and happily planned to go to receive the reward.

"Wait." Mu Kangning called out to stop the person, and his voice dropped a little instantly, "You can't let go of what I ordered you to do. From now on, we will always rely on the servants of the Ministry of Rites, those outstanding young men It still needs to be cultivated well.”

"I'm doing business, so don't worry, young master." The subordinate assured, patting his chest, "I'm dissatisfied with young master, I have already reached cooperation with those pity houses. Once they have good goods over there, we will buy them in advance. When the time comes If you add it, you will definitely be able to coax Mr. Shi Lang to be happy."

"That's right, work hard, and when I become an official, I'll give you a master." Mu Kangning smiled and promised.

"Don't worry, young master, the young one will definitely handle things well."

After the subordinate retreated, the smile on Mu Kangning's face faded little by little. After thinking about the abuse he received some time ago, he took out a blank rice paper and began to write at his desk.

Thirteen's eyesight is very good, and the angle of hiding is extremely clever, so he can see clearly what Mu Kangning wrote on the rice paper.

After knowing the content, Shisan almost couldn't bear it and came down directly to beat Mu Kangning to death.

But fortunately, his patience was good enough, and he stayed on the beam the whole time, waiting for an entire hour before jumping off after Mu Kangning left.

After combining the information obtained by Thirteen with the information obtained by Fourteen and others, what Mu Kangning did recently was investigated clearly.

"What a beast!" Fu Feiyu slapped the table fiercely after hearing this, "How could Mu Kangning do such a thing! The servant of the Ministry of Rites is really bold enough to tell him the test questions!"

Thirteen carefully looked at Fu Feiyu, licked his lips, and then told what he saw in the study today.

"Thirteen, can you say it again?" Mu Qingchen was the one who was not calm now, "Mu Kangning really wrote to the Minister of Rites like this?"

"Ms. Mu, my subordinates can see clearly that Mu Kangning revised it three times, but every time he mentioned that the Second Young Master..." Shisan didn't dare to say the second sentence, it might be wrong But those who want to punish the Nine Clans.

Fu Feiyu laughed when he heard this, "Mu Kangning is really brave, I want to see if the Minister of Rites dares to accept this great gift."

He really had the guts of Xiongxin Leopard, and dared to hit his idea on his own head. As long as the Minister of Rites is not a fool, he will definitely refuse after hearing the news.

"You don't have to worry, Qingchen. The servant of the Ministry of Rites recognizes me. Maybe after the letter is delivered, the servant of the Ministry of Rites will turn his face directly." Fu Feiyu comforted with a smile, not feeling at all that she would be packed and sent there .

"I'm just angry, how dare Mu Kangning do anything to you!" Mu Qingchen's eyes were red with anger.

She knew what Fu Feiyu's identity was, and the Minister of Rites would naturally not attack Fu Feiyu, but the letter Mu Kangning wrote today completely stepped on her bottom line.

It's fine for Mu Kangning to play tricks on him, after all, the two are in a competitive relationship, and they are destined to fight for life and death.

But what does this have to do with Fei Yu, Fei Yu just punctured a few of his schemes, is it necessary for him to do this?

"Second son, Miss Mu, you didn't state the identity of the second son in Mu Kangning's letter, you just said that the second son has an outstanding appearance and strong skills..." Thirteen added weakly on the side.

Fu Feiyu had a close relationship with the government, and Mu Kangning knew this well, so he was cautious when writing the letter, and only mentioned Fu Feiyu's appearance and figure emphatically.

From Mu Kangning's point of view, a third-rank minister of the Ministry of Rites is already a figure with all-hands-on-eyes. Even if the magistrate or something knew about Fu Feiyu's situation, he probably wouldn't make a move for a Jianghu person.

What's more, after being tortured by the Minister of Rites, whoever is released dares to make trouble?

Mu Kangning didn't think that Fu Feiyu would be such an exception, that's why he had such courage.

After considering Fu Feiyu's identity, Mu Qingchen quickly came up with an idea, "Feiyu, please write to tell your sister about this, I believe she will have a better way to deal with it."

"Alright, Shisan, I'll leave this task to you." Fu Feiyu ordered calmly, "As for the others, pay attention to me. Once you find Mu Kangning approaching here, give me a discount on both of his legs." Let him crawl back."

"Do it on the face a few times, preferably the kind that you won't see anyone for a few days." Mu Qingchen added on the side.