Astute Princess: Married to be the Empress Novel - Chapter 86

Chapter 86 Amass Large Sums of Money
After Huyan Mingshuo and Fu Yingran heard this, their expressions changed greatly. They thought in their hearts, “What exactly happened? Isn’t she unconscious? How could you let her escape?”

The eunuch kowtowed like garlic, “Reporting to Your Highness, Madam Mu pretended to be unconscious. Not long after we left, she suddenly woke up and injured us eunuchs and palace maids. She also robbed a palace maids of her clothes and escaped.”

Fu Yingran frowned and said to Huyan Mingshuo, “This will be troublesome. She and the Emperor were both hit by the Concentrated Gu at the same time. As long as she doesn’t die, she can control the Emperor at any time. The Emperor is still the Emperor after all. If she wants to use the Emperor to do something, it will be easy.”

Huyan Mingshuo also knew that once Mu Linghua escaped, there would be endless troubles in the future. Even if he ordered, “Order martial law in the entire city and capture the spies in the southern border. We must find Mu Linghua. Also, send another team to search the southern border. We must not let Mu Linghua return to the southern border.”

If she were to arrive at the southern border, then they would definitely think of ways to kidnap Father Emperor. At that time, Father Emperor would be in danger. If they were allowed to kidnap Father Emperor by luck again, then Yelan Jiangshan would be in danger. Hearing Huyan Mingshuo’s arrangements, Fu Yingran immediately thought of the possible consequences.

“Ming Shuo, let’s delay entering the palace for now. Let’s head to the Heavenly Villa first. I have something to tell you right away.” From the current situation, only by cutting off Nanjiang’s retreat would they be able to restrain Nanjiang’s actions.

Huyan Mingshuo didn’t ask any further, only instructing the coachman, “Let’s go to Tianyi Manor first.” After that, the two of them got on the carriage. The Crown Princess’ luanjia drove towards the Heavenly Yi Village. Because Fu Yingran was here today, everyone from the Heavenly Yi Village came to the door to kneel to welcome the two of them.

Fu Yingran got off the car and saw that Jin’er, Cui’er, and Zhou Qing were all there. He raised his hand slightly and said, “Get up. Everyone, go in. I have something to tell you.”

“Yes, Crown Princess.” After saying that, the few of them got up from the ground and followed behind her. Even the Crown Princess’ imperial carriage was displayed, indicating that Fu Yingran had already recognized this identity. As her dowry maidservant, the two of them had no choice but to call her Crown Princess.

Huyan Mingshuo and Fu Yingran sat down in the main hall of the Heavenly Villa. Everyone sat down silently on the chairs on both sides. After everyone sat down, Fu Yingran took out the half jade pendant and looked at Huyan Mingshuo. Huyan Mingshuo also pulled out the other half from his collar.

Fu Yingran then said, “From today onwards, no matter when and what orders I give, you can only execute them when you see the two halves of the jade pendant merge into one. Remember that.”

In addition, I have something important to tell you to do today. At present, the capital of Great Wei is already under the control of Imperial Concubine Shu. Imperial Concubine Shu is a puppet of the Southern Region. In other words, Great Wei has already become a puppet of the Southern Region. All of Great Wei’s resources have also become the logistical supplies of the Southern Region. This is fatal to us.

“That’s why I order you to quickly transfer Tian Yizhuang’s business in the Great Wei Kingdom to the Great Chen Kingdom. It would be best if you could monopolize the economy of the Great Chen Kingdom and ship all the resources from the Great Wei Kingdom to other countries, turning the Great Wei Kingdom into an empty city.”

After Zhou Qing heard this, he remained silent for a long time and asked, “May I ask Eldest Miss why he did this?” He was the steward of Tianyi Village in Ye Lan. Before making any decision, he had the right to know the reason for doing so. After weighing the pros and cons, it was worth it to do so.

Fu Yingran admired his principles and explained, “You probably don’t know that Duanmu Jing and Fu Tianchen are my brothers. As long as you hear the name of Ye Lan, you should know that he is the righteous Young Manor Master of your Heavenly Villa.”

Not long ago, the spies of Nanjiang Sect sneaked into the Great Wei army, stole all the pay and weapons from the army, He used this to frame his foster brother and second brother for collaborating with the enemy and betraying the country, The Great Wei Emperor was trying to regain their military power, If we punish them again, they will have no choice but to station their troops in Ye Lan. As long as we hollow out the Great Wei, not only will we be able to complete our plan, but we will also be able to help the two brothers. At the same time, we will also be able to preserve the integrity of the Tian Yi Villa. We absolutely cannot allow the Southern Xinjiang to use the power of the Tian Yi Villa to deal with the young lord of the Tian Yi Villa.

Besides, if we don’t withdraw Tian Yi Villa in advance, once we oppose Nanjiang, the taxes in Great Wei will definitely rise indefinitely. At that time, Tian Yi Villa in Great Wei will definitely be emptied by Nanjiang. Rather than being used passively, it’s better to take the initiative to attack and restrain others. ”

Hearing Fu Yingran’s explanation, Zhou Qing nodded silently and said, “Since Young Master is in trouble, I, Tianyi Villa, will definitely give full support. Eldest Miss’s actions are also relatively advantageous at the moment. This subordinate will arrange it now.”

Ying Ran nodded and replied, “En, go ahead. Remember, after they move to Da Chen, they will mainly earn money and be ready to move at any time. Let’s see which country Nanjiang is going to deal with next. Let’s make adjustments and make sure to preserve all the forces of Tianyi Villa. We must not let Nanjiang take away a cent of Tianyi Villa’s money.”

“Yes, Eldest Miss. This subordinate will give the order now.” After saying that, Zhou Qing immediately went out to make arrangements. Zhou Qing also admired Eldest Miss this week. Although this arrangement was troublesome, it was the best way to preserve all of Tianyi Villa’s properties during the war.

Afterwards, Fu Yingran instructed Jin’er and Cui’er, “Jin’er’s property, It’s good to move with Tian Yizhuang now, Fortunately, we don’t have much in Great Wei, After you’re done, you’ll be in charge of gathering intelligence with Nalan Jinhong. As for Cui’er, your current task is to work with Zhou Qing to turn the goods in our hands into silver and then the silver into grain. Once this war starts, grain is indispensable. At that time, we’ll sell them all to Crown Prince Shuo at the market price. ”

After he finished speaking, he raised his eyebrows and looked at Huyan Mingshuo. “What do you think, Crown Prince Shuo? If you can’t get the money, you can use the goods to pay the debt.”

When Huyan Mingshuo saw her, he smiled and said, “That’s good to say, the most valuable thing in this palace right now is the Crown Princess of this palace. This palace will mortgage the Crown Princess to you.”

When Fu Yingran heard this, the corner of his mouth twitched. Looking at his rogue appearance, his teeth itched. He really wanted to bite him to death. Therefore, Fu Yingran pretended that he didn’t hear anything. He continued to say to Jin’er Cui’er, “Alright, let’s do this for now. You guys go down and arrange it. I still have something to do, so I’ll leave first.”

“Yes, Crown Princess, servant will arrange it now.” After saying that, the two of them turned around and left Tianyi Manor. Fu Yingran looked at Huyan Mingshuo and said, “Next, I’ll trouble you to send someone to bring my foster parents to Ye Lan. As for my father and mother, they should stay in Great Wei for now. After all, they are from the royal family of Great Wei. Leaving Great Wei now will definitely cause people to panic.”

Huyan Mingshuo looked at him dotingly and said, “I’ve heard everything. I’ll ask Nalan Jinhong to arrange for someone to pick up Duanmu Manor’s Manor Master and Madam immediately. Now that the Tian Yi Manor has made arrangements, let’s hurry up and enter the palace. Otherwise, those concubines in the harem will probably cause a huge uproar later.”

Upon hearing that she had entered the palace, Fu Yingran’s entire body went mad. What she hated the most was to face those women. Other than being jealous, she was always fighting with others. It was really annoying. But who called her the Crown Princess? If she didn’t like it anymore, she still had to face those people, so she listlessly followed behind Huyan Mingshuo and left Tianyi Villa. She got into the carriage and went to the Imperial Palace.

As soon as he got on the carriage, Fu Yingran leaned against Huyan Mingshuo and said, “Husband, I really don’t want to face those women. Why don’t you handle it yourself?” Huyan Mingshuo waved his sleeves as if he was still acting spoiled.

Huyan Mingshuo looked at her like this. She knew that she really didn’t like to face those women. She actually started acting spoiled. However, there was nothing he could do. It was really inappropriate for him to deal with the matters of the harem alone. Thus, he coaxed her and said, “This is the matter of the harem. It’s not appropriate for me to deal with it. Don’t worry, I’ll stay by your side and accompany you. No one dares to be disrespectful to you.”

Fu Yingran also knew, She’s just complaining, She admired the Empress incomparably now. It was a miracle that she was still alive after facing these women all day long. Thus, she said to Huyan Mingshuo, “I really admire Mother now. I can endure facing so many women. If it were me, if you had so many women by your side, I would probably be angry to death long ago.”

“No, believe me.” Huyan Mingshuo held her in his arms and gently stroked her hair. He looked ahead with a profound gaze. Yes, it was not easy for his mother. For his future, she had endured too much. All these years, the Emperor had used the Empress to restrain him, but at the same time, he had also used him to restrain the Empress.

Seeing Huyan Mingshuo like this, Fu Yingran felt a slight pain in his heart, so he leaned against his embrace and said, “Let’s treat Mother better in the future. If you have time, accompany her more. She has not been easy these past few years.” How could she not know? Regardless of which country’s emperor was, he was an expert who played tricks on people’s hearts. How could he not use Huyan Mingshuo to restrain the empress while using the empress to restrain Huyan Mingshuo? He could only be said to be a helpless person born in the Imperial Clan.

“Alright, take a wife like you. What do I need from Huyan Mingshuo?” As he spoke, he hugged Fu Yingran even tighter. The two of them hugged each other silently. Very quickly, the carriage stopped at the entrance of the palace. Huyan Mingshuo helped Fu Yingran sit upright. Then, he opened the curtain and handed the token to the guard. Recently, her stomach had grown bigger and bigger. Seeing that she was tired for her, he couldn’t bear to let her go all the way into the palace.

The guards guarding the palace gate saw that it was the Crown Princess’ luanjia and the Crown Prince’s token. They did not dare to delay for a moment, so they immediately let Luanjia into the palace. The carriage went all the way to the palace. As the Crown Prince of Ye Lan, Huyan Mingshuo also had a bedroom in the palace, so they ordered the coachman to drive the carriage to the entrance of the Crown Prince’s bedroom.

As soon as the carriage stopped, Huyan Mingshuo helped Fu Yingran out of the carriage. Just as he entered the Crown Prince’s dormitory, he saw some palace maids and eunuchs panicking as they packed their luggage. Upon seeing Huyan Mingshuo enter, the eunuchs and palace maids hurriedly threw down their luggage and knelt down to greet the Crown Prince.

Huyan Mingshuo glanced around and asked, “What’s going on? Where are you going to pack your luggage?”

The palace maids and eunuchs were so frightened that they kept kowtowing. They knocked the ground to the point of banging. Their mouths trembled as they said, “Your Highness, please spare me. Servant heard Nanny Lin beside Concubine Ni say that she said …”