Mufu is the richest man in Linyang City and an imperial merchant. Every year, he sends a batch of ice silk fabrics to the palace as tribute. The production of ice silk fabrics is complex and the output is not large. Mufu's fabric workshop produces a batch of finished products every three months. Four
Three-quarters were sent to the palace, and the other quarter was used for trade, mostly sold to the powerful people in Linyang City. Ordinary people could not afford such materials.
Unexpectedly, something went wrong during the transportation of the ice silk fabric this time, and most of it was damaged. The responsible government in the capital asked Mu Mansion to send the replenishment to the capital as soon as possible, otherwise the palace would be blamed and no one would be able to afford it.
responsibility.
As soon as this happened, Mu Qingyang was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot. Every piece of cloth left behind was always sold out immediately. Mu Qingyang occasionally left a few pieces for the concubines and daughters in the house, but
That's just a drop in the bucket, and it's hard to save the situation.
At this moment, Luo Shao had an idea. He listed the customers who bought ice silk this year, sent people to collect them at a high price, and asked the fabric shop to process more, hoping to overcome this difficulty in one fell swoop.
Facts have proved that Luo Shao's idea is very effective. Because ice silk is rare and expensive, most of the customers who bought it intend to use it for making clothes at the end of the year, so at this time it is still in the warehouse and not used. Mu Mansion promised
After recycling, the next batch of fabrics from Mu Mansion will be sold to these people first. Most people are very reasonable and willing to sell the proceeds.
However, when Luo Shao's eyes touched Lin Youzhi's name, a light flashed in his mind. He never believed in coincidences. Most coincidences had human factors, not to mention that Mu Mansion was in troubled times now.
At this time, the Lin family appeared on the list of people who owned ice silk, and it was difficult not to make him suspicious.
Facts have proved that Luo Shao's suspicion was correct, because Lin Youzhi generously admitted that the Lin family purchased a batch of ice silk, and that this was the fabric he planned to give to his sister Lin at the end of the year. Ice silk was not easy to preserve, so
Instead of staying in the Lin Mansion, he left it in a small fabric workshop owned by the Lin family.
Lin Youzhi asked Luo Shao to tell Mu Qingyang that he would pay a visit in person tomorrow and send the fabric to Mu's house. He would also meet his sister Lin by the way. He was very worried when he heard that she was unwell today.
At this point, Luo Shao already understood what Lin Youzhi meant. After bidding him farewell, he left in a hurry and sent someone to deliver a letter to Liu Yun. After returning to Master Mu, he suddenly understood what Liu Yun had told him before.
Come on, a woman who marries into a big house is really not an economical person. She is under house arrest in Beiyuan and can arrange such a move to attack the east and west. It is really admirable.
In the afternoon of that day, Lan Xi was sensitively aware of the difference in Nanyuan. The guards who were originally guarding the door disappeared without a trace. The maids who filed in kept bringing precious medicinal materials and gold and silver jewelry given by the master. Look at this posture.
No matter how you look at it, it doesn't look like you are treating a concubine who has made a mistake and is under house arrest.
"Dad, are you here?" Lan Xi was pleasantly surprised to see Mu Qingyang coming out of the dust. Apparently he had just come back home.
"How is your aunt? Is she feeling better?" Mu Qingyang took off her cloak and handed it to the maid aside, pulling Lan Xi into the room while carefully caring about Lin's condition.
"Don't worry, dad. The doctor just came here and said that my aunt was just a little frightened. She will be fine after a few days of decoction. The wound on her arm is not serious after applying medicine. She just needs to rest carefully." Lan Xi comforted her with a smile.
Her father said, "Dad, don't worry, my daughter will be here to take care of her aunt."
Mu Qingyang nodded, patted Lan Xi's hand, and said happily: "You have always been well-behaved, and dad is very confident about you."
"Did Dad come here directly? You haven't eaten yet, right? Or should you eat here?" These days, Mu Qingyang goes out early and comes back late. Even if he occasionally comes back early, he always goes to Xia's place to eat. Lan Xi looks at it
Her father seemed to be acting strangely today, so he asked boldly.
"Well, let the kitchen bring dinner here, and I will use some with you." Mu Qingyang thought for a while and nodded in agreement.
Mrs. Lin woke up when the two of them entered the room. She coughed softly, her face was a little pale, and she smiled gently at Mu Qingyang. After losing her mistress' demeanor, she seemed to have changed back to the mistress.
The gentle woman who accompanied Mu Qingyang in the past was also the lovely girl that Mu Qingyang once fell in love with.
"Don't move, I'll do it." Mu Qingyang strode over, helped her sit up personally, stuffed the cushion behind her to make her sit more comfortable, looked at her bloodless cheeks, Mu Qingyang said
A trace of pity flashed through his heart, and he held her hand and said, "You have suffered a lot these days."
He was really angry before, and what Lin did made him resentful. But the matter has passed. Now that he sees her looking so fragile, he can no longer be angry, not to mention that it is he who needs Lin now.
time.
"I did something wrong, and I deserve some punishment. The master still has mercy on me, and I already feel very happy." Mrs. Lin slowly leaned into Mu Qingyang's arms, closing her eyes slightly.
, said understandingly, "As long as the master still cares about me, I will be willing to suffer no matter how much I suffer. I have thought a lot these days, and I have suddenly become enlightened. In fact, for me,
It doesn't matter what you say, the most important thing is being able to stay with the master."
How many men can refuse such a gentle and pleasant woman, such humble and gentle words.
"As long as the master is willing to keep me by your side, I will be a slave and a maid, and I will have no complaints. I just ask you not to send me to a place where I can't see you again. I just feel that life is worse than death." Sad and sad.
She looked like she was about to speak, and tears welled up in her eyes. Lin was good at acting, and she was also a smart woman. She knew where Mu Qingyang's weaknesses were, and she knew how to step down for him and give herself a chance to survive.
Sure enough, Mu Qingyang put her arms around Mrs. Lin and comforted her with soft words: "Okay, okay, let this matter be in the past. It will be a good example next time. Yuan Shan is also a reasonable person. In the future, no one should mention the past."
Already."
"Yes, Sister Xia is generous. I will try my best to make up for the friendship between our sisters. I will also take good care of my sister's health. I will try my best to gain Sister Xia's forgiveness." Mrs. Lin said in a low voice.
"It's best if you think like this. After all, Yuan Shan lost a child. If you still have resentment, you should be more patient." Mu Qingyang still feels more sorry for Xia, even at this time, he is still partial to the side.
Xia's.
"Yes, I understand." Mrs. Lin nodded with a respectful attitude.
Lan Xi reconciled them as before, feeling confused for a while in her heart, but showing innocent joy on her face. She accompanied the two of them to have dinner together, thinking to herself, it seems that there are some people who can't sleep today.