She estimated that Concubine Hua wouldn't lend her that much money. Given Concubine Hua's nature, those silver coins wouldn't even be enough for her own use. How could she possibly lend them to Mu Xingrou?
"Does Fengqie have any ideas?" Concubine Jing looked at Mu Fengqie and asked.
"If possible, I'd like Your Ladyship to lend her the four hundred taels of silver." A glint flashed in Mu Fengqie's eyes.
"Hmm? Why?" Concubine Jing was a bit puzzled. Mu Fengqie clearly didn't get along with Mu Xingrou. Why would she want to lend her the silver?
"Your Ladyship has misunderstood. What I mean is that you can wait for a few days and then lend it to her in the form of usury." Then Mu Xingrou would be completely in her control.
"I understand. Fengqie, don't worry. I'll find an opportunity to give it to her without her noticing." She was good at handling such things.
"Your Ladyship, don't worry. You won't have to pay this money yourself. I'll have someone send the money in a few days."
"Fengqie, why are you being so polite with me? I can afford these four hundred taels." Concubine Jing looked at Mu Fengqie unhappily. "You've already helped me so much. How could I have the nerve to take your money?"
"This is a different matter," Mu Fengqie looked at Concubine Jing and continued, "These four hundred taels are considered a loan from me to Mu Xingrou. I'll write an IOU later. Then I'll be Mu Xingrou's creditor."
"This..." Concubine Jing hesitated for a moment and then agreed.
"I've been here for so long that I almost forgot to congratulate Your Ladyship. Congratulations on being promoted to a concubine." Mu Fengqie looked at Concubine Jing with a smile.
Concubine Jing pouted after hearing this. "You might as well congratulate me on something else. When you mention this, I feel nauseous." What a thing this Yuan Yuchuan was!
"I believe Your Ladyship is an understanding person who can assess the situation. However, I still want to say to Your Ladyship that only by holding power in your own hands will you have confidence." Then, whatever you wanted to do, there would be people rushing to help.
Concubine Jing rolled her eyes after hearing Mu Fengqie's words and understood the meaning. "I was too limited. Thanks to your reminder, Fengqie, I was able to figure it out."
Power! As long as she controlled the harem in the future, wouldn't she be able to say whatever she wanted?
"It's getting late. I have something to do, so I'll leave first." Mu Fengqie remembered that Jing Xunche had sent her here. She thought Jing Xunche might still be waiting for her outside.
"Okay, I won't keep you anymore." Concubine Jing stood up and sent Mu Fengqie to the gate of her palace. Then she found someone to send Mu Fengqie to the palace gate.
As soon as Mu Fengqie stepped out of the palace gate, she saw Jing Xunche standing beside the carriage waiting for her.
"Qier, is everything done?" Jing Xunche walked towards Mu Fengqie with a smile and kissed her forehead.
"Yes, it's done. Let's go." Mu Fengqie took the initiative to hold Jing Xunche's hand and walked towards the carriage.
Jing Xunche looked at their clasped hands. The smile in his eyes couldn't be hidden. This was the first time Qier had taken the initiative to hold his hand. Jing Xunche changed their clasped hands into intertwined fingers.
Mu Fengqie noticed Jing Xunche's little action but didn't say anything. Let him be.
After Mu Fengqie returned, she asked the manager of the gambling house to go back and pass a message to Mu Rendong.
"What did you say? How is that possible!?" Mu Rendong looked at the manager in disbelief, thinking that the manager must be lying to him.
"Why is it impossible? That's exactly what that Mu Fengqie said." Please don't blame me, Madam. I didn't mean to call you by your name directly. Please don't blame this subordinate.
"Mu Fengqie said that she had no money. She went to the palace to find your elder sister, and she also had no money. She said that you should wait for a few days. When she had the money, she would redeem you." The manager looked at Mu Rendong expressionlessly.
"How is that possible? Mu Xingrou is a concubine in the palace. How could she have no money!" Mu Rendong looked at the manager fiercely. "Did you guys in the gambling house embezzle the money that was sent?"
The manager rolled his eyes and looked at Mu Rendong disdainfully. "Do you think I'd be short of your money?" It was really ridiculous. He was just judging the heart of a gentleman with the mind of a villain.
The manager ignored Mu Rendong anymore. He directly had someone tie Mu Rendong up, throw him into the woodshed, lock the door, and then left with his people, leaving Mu Rendong alone inside shouting and scolding.
"Qier, there's only half a month left until the Mid - Autumn Festival. Do you have anything to prepare?" Jing Xunche calculated the days and found that the Mid - Autumn Festival was approaching. This was a day for family reunion. It was great that he could spend it with Qier.
"Only half a month left? Is it that soon?" Mu Fengqie was a bit surprised. She didn't expect the Mid - Autumn Festival to come so soon.
"However, there will definitely be a banquet in the palace at that time." So she didn't need to prepare anything.
Jing Xunche, who had been excited just now, lost the smile on his face as soon as he heard that they still had to enter the palace. Damn it! He had forgotten that there would be a banquet in the palace on every festival day.
Mu Fengqie found Jing Xunche, who had fallen silent, a bit funny. "Don't be unhappy. After the palace banquet is over, we can go out and stroll on the street. It will definitely be very lively that night."
"Qier, you said this. You're not allowed to go back on your word." Jing Xunche seemed to be on a stimulant. He became radiant all over, which was completely different from just now.
"Yes, I said it." He was really becoming more and more childish. Mu Fengqie looked at him helplessly.
However, there was still half a month until the Mid - Autumn Festival. She could have someone send Heng'er to the Kingdom of Golden Ears. She thought the princess must miss Heng'er very much. After making up her mind, Mu Fengqie asked Heng'er for his opinion. After there were no problems, she found some people with good martial arts skills to escort Heng'er secretly to the Kingdom of Golden Ears.
When the princess saw Heng'er appear in front of her at that time, she was so happy that she cried. But all these were things to come.
These days, Mu Fengqie had been busy expanding her business. A few days ago, she suddenly remembered that she had liked ancient costumes when she was young. She had bought quite a few at home, but later, because of work, it had come to nothing.
Mu Fengqie thought about the appearance of those clothes and tried to draw them. After finishing, Mu Fengqie looked at the design sketch with satisfaction. She had someone find an embroideress. When the embroideress saw the clothes drawn by Mu Fengqie, she directly exclaimed.
"My goodness! Miss, did you really draw this yourself? It's so beautiful." The embroideress looked at Mu Fengqie in surprise. She had never seen such beautiful clothes before.
"Embroideress, can you make clothes like this?" Mu Fengqie was very satisfied with the embroideress's reaction. She also thought this dress was very beautiful.
"Yes! As long as there is a pattern, there is no dress that I, Xiuyi Niang, can't make, Miss..."