"Humph!" Wei Dongling ignored Yu Zixi and turned her face to the inner side to look at Cuihuan's sleeping face.
Hearing the rustling sound behind her, Yu Zixi seemed to be putting something on the bed. Unable to resist, Wei Dongling turned her face to look. Under the bright moonlight shining on the bedside, there were a whole pile of gold bricks, silver notes and silver ingots beside her.
The frosty look in Wei Dongling's eyes instantly sparkled. Regardless of the pain on her shoulder, she got up and felt each gold brick one by one, with a silly smile on her face.
Yu Zixi sat down on the floor and coughed softly. "My lady, wipe the drool off."
Wei Dongling hugged the gold bricks and silver notes tightly and pouted. "Once they're in my hands, they're mine!"
Yu Zixi nodded repeatedly and smiled. "I just went back to the Yunzhu Courtyard and Xiaoxiang Pavilion. Naturally, these all belong to my wife!"
Wei Dongling bit each gold brick and nodded in satisfaction.
Yu Zixi said softly, "My lady, I really know I was wrong. I promise you that from now on, I won't have any connection with other women."
Wei Dongling ignored him. She took out the silver notes and looked at them one by one. Although the moonlight was dim and she couldn't see clearly, the solid feeling in her hands made her feel happy.
Yu Zixi reached out his hand and pitifully tugged at the sleeve of her inner garment, whining, "My lady, you once told me that you didn't want to share a husband with others. In the past, I never bared my heart to you, but I really had plans. I intended to dismiss all my concubines before marrying you. Those women have been in the mansion for more than three years. I swear to God, I've never touched them!"
Huh?
Wei Dongling's heart skipped a beat, but she still kept silent on the surface and continued to feel the silver ingots in her hand.
Yu Zixi added, "As for Yaoyao, there's no possibility between us. I made it clear to her that day and told her to give up that thought. In this life, I only want to marry you."
Wei Dongling glanced at him and asked while feeling the silver in her hand, "Do you plan to take that position in the future?"
Yu Zixi kept silent.
Wei Dongling asked again, "You once promised to take me to the south of the Yangtze River to watch the rain. But if you take that position, how can you take me away and roam freely?"
Yu Zixi said in a deep voice, "I really want to be reckless and roam the world with you. But my great revenge is yet to be avenged and my birth mother is still suffering. Only by taking that position can I be reunited with my mother openly. Dongling, can you wait for me for a while longer?"
Wei Dongling smiled bitterly. "How long? Ten years or eight years, waiting for you to take that position? Or waiting for you to get tired of it and then leave with you? Zixi, I'm not young anymore."
Yu Zixi grabbed Wei Dongling's hand and his eyes sparkled in the dark. "I'll go back to the Yu Mansion right now to let them know. Let's get married first, okay!"
Wei Dongling looked up at his cold outline and said in a low voice, "You're already restricted everywhere in the Yu Mansion. Do you plan to let me be the same?"
Naturally, Yu Zixi didn't want that. Who knew what dirty things those people in the Yu Mansion would do behind their backs? His Dongling had already suffered so much and was covered with wounds.
Thinking about Yu Zixi's situation, Wei Dongling couldn't bear to continue asking. She could only sigh in a low voice, "Now I have my relatives around me. I also want to accompany them for a longer time. You should focus on your own business."
Yu Zixi lowered his head and hugged Wei Dongling's slender waist. He kissed her smooth forehead and murmured, "Dongling, my heart is full of you. Don't leave me!"
His abdominal wound still hurt and he trembled slightly when he bent over to hug her, which made Wei Dongling feel a pang of heartache.
Yu Zixi greedily smelled the fragrance on her body and felt much more at ease. He said softly, "We've already fallen out with the Crown Prince in Xingshan. I'm afraid we'll be harassed by him in the future. I don't really care, but I'm worried about you."
Wei Dongling pondered for a moment. "I'll stay in the Listening Wind Tower to recuperate and won't go out. With Uncle Li and the others protecting me, the Crown Prince's people shouldn't be able to hurt me. But you should be more careful."
Her concern deeply touched Yu Zixi. He reluctantly stroked Wei Dongling's satin-like black hair and said softly, "I've secretly trained a group of official prostitutes. There are some clues. We'll deal with the Crown Prince slowly."
Wei Dongling nodded slightly.
That night, lying on a pile of gold bricks and silver notes, Wei Dongling didn't even mind the discomfort. She slept quite soundly.
Unfortunately, early the next morning, she was woken up by the noisy gongs and drums outside.
Wei Dongling sat up dazedly with sleepy eyes. Seeing several shiny gold bricks beside her, she quickly hugged them happily.
"Did the noise wake you up?" Cuihuan came in with the medicine in her hand. She put it on the table beside the bed and reached out to draw back the bed curtain. Seeing Wei Dongling hugging the gold bricks and silver notes and looking infatuated, she said with a laugh, "What? Are you so quick to forgive that scumbag under the attack of money?"
Wei Dongling was extremely surprised. She didn't expect that Cuihuan had picked up the word "scumbag" from her surroundings. She waved her hand and said with a smile, "Hey! How can I be at odds with silver? Besides, he's your senior brother!"
Cuihuan couldn't help laughing. She took a wet towel to wash Wei Dongling's face and hands and served her to drink the medicine.
Wei Dongling stuffed the gold bricks and silver notes one by one into the small box at the bedside. She raised her eyebrows and asked, "What's going on outside? Why is it so lively?"
Cuihuan lowered her eyes and said, "The commercial firm opposite our place closed down a while ago due to poor management. I heard that someone recently bought the shop and is going to open a teahouse. It seems to be opening for business today!"
The newly opened teahouse was right opposite the Listening Wind Tower. Wouldn't it be stealing their business?
Wei Dongling's face darkened. She frowned and said, "If they block us in front, how can we have any business? There are already few customers coming in to drink tea on a hot day. You go and have a look later to see what they're selling."
After Wei Dongling finished drinking the medicine and was counting the silver while leaning against the head of the bed, Cuihuan came back and handed her a note. It detailed the types of tea sold in the newly opened teahouse, as well as the prices and flavors.
It was clear and detailed. Cuihuan really did things with great care. Wei Dongling carefully looked at the prices on the note. They were much higher than those in the Listening Wind Tower. She couldn't help wondering, "The prices are so high. Can they really sell their tea?"
Cuihuan handed her a bowl of congee and some side dishes and replied softly, "This teahouse is a bit unusual. Most of the people who came to support it today are either rich or noble. The boss behind it must have a great background."
Wei Dongling put down the note and hesitantly took the bowl of congee. She took small sips.
Cuihuan added, "Most of the tea they sell is of rare and top - grade quality in the market. They can also provide ice cubes according to the customers' needs."
"Ice cubes?" Wei Dongling was extremely surprised. "Ice cubes are rare in the hot summer. In our dynasty, ice cubes are all in the hands of the royal family and nobles. No wonder their tea is so expensive."
Cuihuan sighed. "Once it opens, I'm afraid we won't have much business in the future. We can only wait until autumn and winter to see if we can win with lower prices."
Wei Dongling thought for a moment and raised her eyebrows with a smile. "I can't wait until autumn and winter. Wouldn't that mean letting others earn all the silver?"