Chapter 94: Prosperity Home Town
Choosing Gu Ding as a protégé, even if all the principal was lost in the end, Gu Yu would not feel the slightest sting of pain.
This was like gambling; no one knew if they would win or lose in the end.
Of course, cheating was an exception.
Anyway, Gu Yu had not even spent half of the silver given by the Yun Tang Kingdom’s envoy. This gave Gu Yu a headache, as he didn’t know what to buy with the money, and ended up earning more.
It was not quite as expected, but it was not a bad thing.
It just showed that Gu Yu was a natural money-making prodigy, very prosperous and town-stabilizing…
Thinking about these messy things, Gu Yu suddenly remembered the purpose of staying in the capital this time, which was to help Empress Bai Qian deal with the foreign envoys who were ill-intentioned.
However, it had been a long time since he was called to the Imperial Palace.
Instead, his little wife was often summoned to the Imperial Palace to show off her strength, causing the foreign envoys who wanted to cause trouble to immediately back down in fear, tucking their tails and not daring to say anything more.
Although, when they learned that there were female officials in Linfeng Kingdom, these foreign envoys had mocked them in their hearts.
After the demise of its emperor, Linfeng Kingdom had gradually declined.
Not only were women in charge of state affairs now, but they even had women as officials. It was getting worse day by day!
However, after hitting a soft nail with Bai Qian and seeing Gu Mengyao’s capabilities, these foreign envoys immediately shut up, thinking that these were not women at all, but tigresses!
Fierce and dangerous, they could be swallowed whole if not careful.
After such a powerful deterrence, the foreign envoys who visited later were much more compliant. When they returned to their own countries, they all directly shook their heads at their respective emperors, stating that Linfeng Kingdom was not a piece of fat meat that could be easily gnawed on.
Instead, they might accidentally ingest poisoned bad meat, harming themselves without benefiting others.
Since then, the crisis of Linfeng Kingdom being coveted by other countries had finally been resolved.
However, fearing that other accidents might occur, Bai Qian did not directly let Gu Yu and Gu Mengyao leave for now. Instead, they were to stay in the capital for a while longer to see what happened.
With other matters to attend to, Gu Yu did not complain. He was solely focused on research and earning a lot of silver.
When he was finally not busy, Gu Yu thought about the silver he had recently earned, which was even more than what the Yun Tang Kingdom’s envoy had given him.
He gave a wry smile, thinking that he really wanted to spend money!
“A’ Yu, the matters are mostly resolved now, we should be able to go home soon.”
“Yes, recently, those foreign envoys haven’t caused trouble; they’ve all learned to be like ghosts!”
When Gu Yu was free and relaxed, Gu Mengyao, who had just finished practicing martial arts, saw her little husband leisurely drinking tea and immediately walked quickly towards him. She then sat beside Gu Yu and spoke.
Gu Yu had long anticipated going home soon, so he was not too surprised at this moment.
Instead, he thought that if it were delayed for a few more days, he could earn quite a bit more money.
*Cough, cough*, he had just been thinking about spending money, how could he be thinking about earning money now…
“Well, it’s not that these envoys have learned to be like ghosts, but rather the method you used to trick the Yun Tang Kingdom’s envoy before made Empress Bai Qian feel it was very clever. So, she followed suit, and those foreign envoys who wanted to act savagely in the Imperial Palace were all dealt with and handed over a lot of silver.”
“…”
After hearing that Empress Bai Qian had also started to cheat people, Gu Yu could not help but feel speechless. Then, he wanted to ask how much they had cheated, but considering that even if they cheated more, it would still not be his, he did not inquire further and changed the topic.
He started chatting with his little wife about all sorts of things, and at the same time, he subtly probed to see what Gu Mengyao liked recently.
Gu Yu felt it was necessary to spend a sum of money before leaving the capital to relieve the pressure in his space, so as not to be filled with silver in the end.
However, unlike ordinary women who liked this and that, Gu Mengyao was deeply fond of weapons and similar items.
But, after having weapons made from Ten Thousand Year Mysterious Ice, ordinary weapons simply couldn’t catch Gu Mengyao’s eye.
Therefore, Gu Yu’s plan to spend money failed.
Later, when Gu Mengyao was called away by Gu Qing to chat, Gu Yu went to visit Wu Dao.
Seeing Wu Dao carving seriously, he did not disturb him too much. Instead, he turned and went to the hired tailor to check the progress of the clothes.
The tailor hired with a large sum of money did not disappoint Gu Yu.
In just a few days, the clothes were almost finished.
“Lord Gu, this dress is truly beautiful!”
“Not at all, it’s your tailoring that is good.”
Upon seeing Gu Yu arrive, the tailors stopped working and praised their employer, who was not short of money, preparing to build a relationship.
If there were such jobs next time, they would still come to them!
Having been tailors for so many years, Gu Yu was definitely one of the most generous employers.
Just looking at the precious fabrics used to make the clothes, they were rare treasures worth a fortune, making them extremely careful during the production process, not daring to damage any part.
In addition, the jewelry and jade decorated on the clothes made the outfit even more luxurious and expensive.
Apart from these, the design of the clothes was also very exquisite, something they, who had been sewing their entire lives, had never seen before…
No wonder people outside said that the son-in-law who married into the Gu residence was extremely outstanding, and now, from all aspects, it was indeed true!
Seeing that the progress was good, after exchanging compliments with the tailors, Gu Yu did not disturb them further. Instead, he slipped out of the room and began to ponder where he should go next!
Now that the matters were almost resolved, he was just waiting for Empress Bai Qian to allow them to go home.
Or perhaps, he could go to Diecui Tower and annoy the shopkeeper?
“Son-in-law, something’s wrong! Government soldiers are at the door, saying they need to take you to the yamen for questioning!”
However, just as Gu Yu was about to go and cause trouble for the shopkeeper of Diecui Tower, the voice of a servant from the mansion suddenly rang out.
After hearing the meaning of the words, Gu Yu’s eyebrows couldn’t help but raise slightly, wondering why people from the yamen were looking for him for no reason.
Could it be…
“Is it because of someone named Wang Cang?”
“Yes, yes, yes, how did you know, son-in-law! They said Wang Cang accused you of abusing your power, beating him severely with the Imperial bestowed gold bar, and then using an aphrodisiac on him, making him endure extreme humiliation…”
As the servant spoke, the corner of his mouth twitched speechlessly.
He thought that this Wang Cang was really slandering them. How could their son-in-law, such a good person, do such a thing!
If nothing else, just the thought of using an aphrodisiac and throwing him naked onto the street made him shiver all over!
