Chapter 384: Striking It Rich
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
Thereafter, Mrs. Shen’s house arrest was lifted. She became the Mistress of the household in the Shen residence once more and personally presided over Shen Rong’s funeral.
When Song Rui saw Mrs. Shen again, Mrs. Shen had changed her usual arrogant image. She was now dignified and calm.
“Greetings, Mistress!” Song Rui stepped forward and bowed to Mrs. Shen.
“No need for formalities,” Mrs. Shen said. She looked at Song Rui with some gentleness.
“Master has already handed Rong’er’s funeral arrangements to me.
“Next, I’ll have to trouble Lord Song to help.” As she said this, a hint of underlying meaning flashed across Mrs. Shen’s eyes.
Song Rui quickly lowered his head and avoided Mrs. Shen’s gaze.
“Yes, Mistress,” he replied.
When she saw this, Mrs. Shen didn’t get angry and immediately talked to Song Rui about the funeral arrangements.
If she were Song Rui, she would not betray the Master and work for the Mistress immediately either.
However, it was fine. She had plenty of time and patience.
The next day, the Prime Minister’s residence finally announced the funeral.
The coffin was brought out of the Prime Minister’s residence all the way until it was outside the city.
Under the arrangement of Mrs. Shen and Song Rui, a body had already been placed inside the empty coffin.
When the funeral was over, there was almost nothing for Song Rui to do in the Prime Minister’s residence.
He was finally free to meet Qin Xiaoyao.
In the small courtyard, Song Rui had just arrived when Qin Xiaoyao leaped into his arms.
“Hubby! I missed you so much!” The woman was very excited. When she threw herself into Song Rui’s arms, she even kicked back one of her legs like a little girl.
Song Rui was in a good mood as well. He reached out and held his wife’s slim waist to stop himself from falling because of the force she exerted on him. “Your husband missed you very much too!” Song Rui said with a smile. He even reached out and pinched Qin Xiaoyao’s face.
Then, the two of them walked into the courtyard house hand in hand.
In the hall, Qin Xiaoyao and Granny Hu had already prepared lunch.
It was just some simple dishes, but the three of them found them especially tasty.
“Hubby, have some meat. After not seeing you for a few days, you have become thinner.” Qin Xiaoyao picked up some food for Song Rui.
Song Rui smiled and looked at Qin Xiaoyao. He also picked up a piece of meat for Qin Xiaoyao.
“You have some too, my dear. Eat more meat and you’ll have more strength,” he said.
His wife had said that her special ability was related to the food she ate.
Only by eating well and eating more would her special ability be sufficiently powered up.
“Mm-hmm!” Qin Xiaoyao smiled sweetly and picked up the meat to eat.
When she saw this, Granny Hu, who was sitting at the same table, grinned widely.
Ah, the strength of the affection between the Young Master and Young Mistress! She had never seen such a loving couple before.
After lunch, the couple retired to their room.
Two hours later, they finally got down to discussing serious business.
“Our workshop has already been moved to the manor. The manpower arrangement is almost in order.
“Let’s go all out. The century egg workshop will soon make a lot of money.” Qin Xiaoyao’s face was full of smiles.
Not only was her business doing well, but her husband’s troubles were also settled. How could she not be happy?
Song Rui smiled and patted his wife’s head.
“That’s good.”
“Oh, yes. I also went to the manor to visit Shen Rong and Meng Xuan,” Qin Xiaoyao said as she looked at Song Rui.
“Mm-hmm,” Song Rui responded, but there was no change in his expression.
Qin Xiaoyao then shifted her gaze away.
Then, she said jealously, “That Young Miss Shen doesn’t seem to be that outstanding.”
Song Rui smiled in amusement. He reached out again and patted Qin Xiaoyao’s head.
“Mm-hmm. Compared to you, she is indeed nowhere near as good.”
Qin Xiaoyao’s lips curled up as she looked at Song Rui arrogantly with an expression that implied, “At least you’re sensible.”
After lying in Song Rui’s arms for a while, Qin Xiaoyao raised her head to look at Song Rui again.
“Now that the funeral in the Prime Minister’s residence has been settled, Shen Rong and Meng Xuan are considered dead.
“What are you going to do with them?”
It was not a good idea to keep those two in her manor for a long time.
If someone saw them and told other people, wouldn’t it cause trouble?
Besides, she had no interest in taking them in.
Song Rui gazed to the front.
“Arrange for them to go to Yong Prefecture first.
“When the time is right, we’ll bring them back.” It was not safe to place them in the capital, not even in the suburbs.
Moreover, he had never thought of letting his wife take the risk in this matter.
Qin Xiaoyao nodded.
“Yong Prefecture is a big place and not too far from the capital. It’s a good place.
“However, 1 don’t think those two can rely on themselves to stay alive. If you let them go to Yong Prefecture, can they support themselves?”
She knew how difficult it was to earn money in ancient times without any skills.
If she didn’t have the skills to make century eggs, even if she were to rely on her brute strength to support her family, they could only lead a moderately well-off life.
“I bought a bookshop in Yong Prefecture. After they go there, Meng Xuan will be the shopkeeper of that bookshop,” Song Rui said with a smile.
Qin Xiaoyao was shocked.
“Where did you get the money?” She immediately asked Song Rui.
Song Rui smiled.
“My dear, do you think that your husband can’t even get this bit of money while following Minister Shen?”
He was the future son-in-law of the Prime Minister’s residence, the most popular and powerful upstart in the Imperial Court.
There were countless people who wanted to curry favor with him or use him to get in through the back door to reach Minister Shen.
He didn’t want his wife to receive a big blow. Otherwise, if he told her about the property and money in his hands, his wife would get a big shock.
Qin Xiaoyao thought for a while and understood.
“Did someone use that bookshop to bribe you?”
A bookshop was not cheap. Hubby’s ability to earn money was not low…
Song Rui looked at his wife whose eyes had a crafty look, and nodded with a smile.
It was such a pleasure to be with his wife. What other people thought was bad and unbearable, the couple didn’t think so and could reach a consensus.
“Mm-hmm.
“It’s not just the bookshop. There are other things. Moreover, there are quite a number of them,” Song Rui said as he looked at Qin Xiaoyao.
Qin Xiaoyao’s eyes lit up.
“How many?” She looked like a little money-grubber.
“Ahem…” Song Rui cleared his throat. “Just a few manors, some shops like bookshops, and some gold, silver, and banknotes.”
Qin Xiaoyao’s eyes lit up even more.
“How… how many manors? Some shops and bookshops? Where are the shops? Don’t tell me they are in the capital?” She had inquired about the shops in the capital, and the prices were shocking.
It was because she didn’t have enough money that she chose to rent all the porridge shops.
Song Rui looked at his wife’s adorable face and nodded with a smile.
Qin Xiaoyao’s eyes were practically radiating with light.
“Where are the shops? How many?” she asked as she tugged at Song Rui.
The smile on Song Rui’s face deepened as he told her the location of the three shops.
Song Rui spoke again when he saw his wife’s eyes rolling around as if she seemed to have made up her mind.
“I can’t give you these things for the time being.”
The smile on Qin Xiaoyao’s face immediately disappeared as she looked at Song Rui.
Song Rui quickly reached out and pulled her into his arms again.
“Although Minister Shen has never seen those shops, he more or less knows about them. In order to avoid arousing suspicion, it’s best if you don’t touch them for the time being.”
When he saw that his wife was a little unhappy, Song Rui smiled.
He suddenly sat up and got out of bed..