"Then I'll have to trouble you, embroiderer. I hope to be able to wear it before the Mid - Autumn Festival." By then, she could wear it directly to the palace and even use it for some publicity.
The embroiderer looked at Mu Fengqie teasingly, thinking that she probably wanted to wear this dress to meet her sweetheart. Well, at this age, it was high time for her to get married. "Don't worry, miss. I guarantee I'll finish this dress before the Mid - Autumn Festival."
After saying that, the embroiderer took the design drawing and left cheerfully. She had to hurry up to cut the clothes, or else it would be bad if she couldn't meet the deadline.
"Zhu Fei, does our Pharmacist Valley have a ready - made clothing store?" If there was one, she could just give the design drawing to the people in the store.
"Master, we don't have one, but Lou Ming does. If you want it, I can ask him for it." Nothing was more important than what the master wanted.
Hearing Zhu Fei's words, Mu Fengqie twitched the corner of her eye. She felt a bit sorry for Lou Ming. Having such a wife who whole - heartedly thought about her master, he must be having a hard time.
"No need. Find a time to let him come and see me. I have something to talk to him about." She wanted to discuss a cooperation.
"Okay." She would go find him tonight and make him come early tomorrow. How could she let the master wait for him?
Early the next morning, Lou Ming appeared in front of Mu Fengqie. Mu Fengqie had just gotten up, washed up, and hadn't had breakfast yet.
"You came so early? Have you had breakfast?" Mu Fengqie pulled Lou Ming, who was dressed in black, and stood in the corridor.
"Don't worry about me." If it weren't for Zhu Fei insisting that he come early last night, he might have come tonight. But he didn't dare not listen to Zhu Fei.
"Okay, then let's talk after I finish breakfast." Mu Fengqie didn't mind Lou Ming's attitude and went straight to the hall to have breakfast.
At first, Lou Ming didn't follow. He stayed in the corridor for a while. Suddenly, he was kicked. Just as he was about to fight back, he heard, "Hurry up and follow!"
"Okay." He didn't dare not listen to his wife. Lou Ming obediently followed and sat on one side of the hall, waiting for Mu Fengqie to finish breakfast.
When Lou Ming came in, Mu Fengqie saw the glaring shoe print on his leg. It seemed that her subordinate was a bit tough. But it was good that she was tough. Tough people were less likely to be bullied.
After having breakfast, Mu Fengqie took Lou Ming to the study.
"What do you want to talk to me about?" Zhu Fei didn't tell him what it was about when she found him yesterday, so Lou Ming still had no idea.
"I heard you have a ready - made clothing store?"
Hearing this, Lou Ming refused without thinking, "Don't even think about it. It's my sister's dowry!" He would never sell it.
Mu Fengqie twitched the corner of her mouth looking at the excited Lou Ming. Why couldn't he let her finish speaking? Why was he in such a hurry?
"You're overthinking. I just want to discuss a cooperation with you. I don't want your clothing store."
"Cooperation? What kind of cooperation?" Lou Ming looked at Mu Fengqie puzzledly. With her current status, she could have anything. Why did she still have her eyes on his store?
"Take a look at this first." Mu Fengqie took out the design drawing she had drawn and handed it to Lou Ming.
"Did you draw this?" Lou Ming looked at Mu Fengqie in shock. He didn't expect this woman to not only be good at medicine but also be able to draw.
"What do you think?" Mu Fengqie felt that she had talked a bit too much and her mouth was a bit dry. She picked up the tea on the table and took a sip.
"Great." It really was. It was very beautiful. "What do you mean?"
"This is the content of our cooperation. I'll provide the design drawings, you'll provide the manpower, and then we'll sell the clothes in your store. Of course, if you're not willing, I won't force you. I'll just find someone else."
Lou Ming looked at the design drawing in his hand. He wasn't a fool. He understood very well that once the clothes based on this design were made, they would surely sell well. If Mu Fengqie cooperated with someone else, his clothing store might become deserted.
"How do we split the profits?" This was his clothing store. He couldn't let Mu Fengqie take the majority. He still had to save dowry for his sister.
"That's easy to talk about. We can split it 40 - 60. I take 40% and you take 60%. How about it?"
"30 - 70. You take 30%." Lou Ming didn't give in at all.
"Then 50 - 50." Mu Fengqie didn't care about Lou Ming's words at all and directly increased her offer.
Lou Ming gritted his teeth looking at Mu Fengqie. If he lowered his demand again, Mu Fengqie might change it to 60 - 40, with her taking 60% and him taking 40%.
"Okay! 40 - 60. You take 40% and I take 60%. You're really a shrewd merchant."
"Okay, it's a deal. I'll let Zhu Fei spend the Mid - Autumn Festival with you." Having made a deal, Mu Fengqie didn't hesitate to "sell" her subordinate.
Hearing this news, Lou Ming's eyes lit up. He knew that Mu Fengqie would go to the palace banquet on the Mid - Autumn Festival, so Zhu Fei would surely follow. But Mu Fengqie had agreed to let Zhu Fei spend the Mid - Autumn Festival with him.
Zhu Fei would surely listen to Mu Fengqie's words.
"It's a deal. If you need help in the future, just come to me." As long as Zhu Fei could spend more time with him then, he didn't mind not getting paid. As for his sister's dowry? His sister wasn't married yet. It was okay to wait.
Mu Fengqie watched Lou Ming's quick change of expression and sighed at the strangeness of the people in ancient times. It seemed that people here were really good at changing their expressions. They could change their expressions in a split - second.
For the past few days, Mu Fengqie didn't care about what was going on outside. She stayed in the room drawing design drawings. If it weren't for Jing Xunchè reminding her that there was still Mu Rendong to deal with, she would have almost forgotten about him.
"Look at my memory. I forget everything when I'm busy. If you hadn't mentioned it, Mu Rendong might have stayed in the gambling house until the Chinese New Year." Mu Fengqie asked Zhu Yan to prepare four hundred taels of silver notes and took a carriage to the palace.
"Empress Jing, here are four hundred taels of silver notes. Find an opportunity to lend them to Mu Xingrou." Mu Fengqie took out four silver notes worth one hundred taels each and gave them to Empress Jing.
"Okay, I'll handle it." Empress Jing took the silver notes from Mu Fengqie and gave them to Xiaocui for safekeeping. "Fengqie, I have something to tell you. Concubine Hua is pregnant."
Concubine Hua was pregnant? Mu Fengqie was a bit surprised. "Why hasn't the news spread?" According to Concubine Hua's personality, shouldn't she have publicized it widely when she got pregnant? Why was it so quiet?
"I heard it from the spy I placed in Concubine Hua's palace. The news is very accurate. Originally, Concubine Hua wanted to show off, but she was stopped by the nanny beside her." Empress Jing whispered a few words in Mu Fengqie's ear. No one else heard what they were saying.
After hearing this, Mu Fengqie understood. It seemed that there were still some smart people beside Concubine Hua. She just didn't know if Concubine Hua could keep this child once Yuan Yuchuan found out.