books44 Chapter 176 Spiritual Support
Chapter 176 Spiritual Support
With the help of Mu Qingchen, Qiao Shinian and the three siblings of the Cao family began to establish a successful business in the capital of Zhou State. The soap had become a hot-selling item, with orders scheduled for three months later.
And her ancient learning has reached the third stage, treating everyone with the right attitude.
In the capital of Zhou, the story that the wise king was bewitched by a bed-warming maid and had no self-respect and cultivation as a royal child became a topic of conversation among the people.
The joke was nothing more than that the bed-warming maid was good in bed and seduced the virtuous king into losing his mind.
Or maybe the wise king fell in love with a maid that no one else wanted, and everyone doubted whether he was still sane or had been bewitched by someone.
Generally speaking, they were all mocking Mu Qingchen. It was obvious which faction did this.
Although some people who slandered Qiao Shinian were cleared out, in ancient times when there was no entertainment, the novelty of the corruption of a powerful person became a topic of conversation and entertainment for most people.
After all, gossip has never been cut off since ancient times, and it is one of the few spiritual heritages passed down from ancient times to the present.
At the end of autumn, on the last day of the autumn hunt, Mu Qingchen handed the arrow that belonged to him to Qiao Shinian. Amid the discussions of the crowd, they showed their affection regardless of others, causing Mu Qinglan, who was standing in the distance, to wave away the person in front of her.
She stared fiercely at the two men's receding backs, wishing she could realize the plan in her mind immediately.
Under the night sky, the two of them rode on a horse leisurely on the green grass.
Qiao Shinian nestled in Mu Qingchen's arms and raised her head, her voice lazily saying, "You are so high-profile, doesn't that just prove that I am a witch in those people's mouths? Look, I seduced the virtuous king to lose his mind for me, and he lost his gentlemanly manners, and spent the whole day having fun with the witch.
I have ruined the good reputation of my virtuous prince. Sigh, all the years of hard work have been ruined by women~"
"For you, I am happy to do it." Mu Qingchen lowered his head and buried it in Qiao Shinian's neck, biting her neck gently until Qiao Shinian cried out in pain. "As long as I am tied to you, I don't care about any reputation. No, except the fact that you no longer love me."
Qiao Shinian pushed Mu Qingchen who was clinging to him and coughed softly: "Wen Jiu, it's so late, why don't you rest?"
In the distance, not far away, Wen Jiu was riding a horse and walking towards them face to face.
Tonight the moon is bright and full, and there is not a single cloud in the sky. The sky seems exceptionally high and vast, a scene that cannot be seen in modern nights with bright lights.
Wen Jiu tightened the reins in his hand, and he forced a smile. Seeing that no one was around, he said, "I had a competition with Yu Changming, and the old one is still the best. I lost again."
"You've only been learning martial arts for a short time. Don't be impatient. You need to lay a solid foundation." Qiao Shinian comforted him softly, and then asked, "Have you had a good rest recently? Yu Changming hasn't trained you intensively anymore, right?"
Wen Jiu shook his head.
Before going home last time, Qiao Shinian saw Wen Jiu still doing weight training during his rest time, and couldn't help but feel puzzled. After asking, he learned that Wen Jiu only had five hours of sleep a day. The rest of the time he was either socializing outside, doing physical training, or practicing with Yu Changming.
The high-intensity training has lasted for nearly half a year. For a growing child, such high-intensity training is definitely not acceptable.
So Qiao Shinian immediately pulled Wen Jiu up and had a "cordial, friendly, civilized and polite" conversation with Yu Changming. After Yu Changming walked two steps in silence, he slightly agreed with Qiao Shinian's theory and promised that Wen Jiu's sleep time would not be less than four and a half hours in the future.
After Qiao Shinian pulled Wen Jiu back and kept talking, Yu Changming suddenly agreed with what Qiao Shinian had said before: people will laugh when they are extremely speechless.
He was wondering why Wen Jiu was so quiet tonight and why he was training so actively. It turned out that he was trying to gain sympathy!
"Sister, you don't need to come to the palace next time. They are suspicious of you." Wen Jiu said as he rode closer to Qiao Shinian, "Good night, sister."
"Wait!" Qiao Shinian stopped Wen Jiu who was leaving, and said to him in the face of his puzzled look after he turned around, "Don't be rude. Where's your brother-in-law? Say goodnight to him too."
"Good night, brother-in-law!" Wen Jiu gritted his teeth and said perfunctorily very quickly, then he squeezed the horse's belly hard and ran away.
Seeing that Qiao Shinian still hadn't told him the secret between her and Wen Jiu, Mu Qingchen lowered his eyes slightly, feeling a little disappointed.
The weather was getting colder day by day, and Mu Qingchen finally waited for his favorite winter.
In winter, Qiao Shinian always wanted to stay in bed, always wanted to snuggle in his arms and talk to him about more things.
Early that morning, Mu Qingchen rubbed Qiao Shinian's waist and said in a hoarse voice, "Lie down for a while. The people in the farm are probably busy now. Let's go in the afternoon."
Qiao Shinian slapped Mu Qingchen's hand away in annoyance. They had drunk some wine last night and she had teased him in a moment of haste. As a result, this man held a grudge and tormented her for most of the night. He blocked her mouth and also blocked her voice from admitting her mistakes.
When it was over, she didn't even have the strength to move and could only let him hold her and clean her.
Feeling exhausted, Qiao Shinian could only stare at the culprit and grit his teeth, "How can you break your promise? We agreed to go this morning."
"You forgot, you are representing me now, you are their master, let them wait." Mu Qingchen was very serious about teaching. When he said this, he added: "Look, it's been so long, and you still haven't remembered. Next time, I have to think about how to punish you, a student who doesn't discipline you."
Qiao Shinian lowered his eyes, pouted and said dissatisfiedly: "I am the master, but I don't want to be a master who breaks his promise."
Mu Qingchen said that you can be kind, but you must have dignity. Being kind all the time will only make the subordinates think you are easy to talk to and bully. It is best to distinguish between rewards and punishments. The distance between you and the subordinates should not be too close, as they will be easily deceived; and not too far, as it will make the subordinates think you are too high and mean, which will make them rebellious.
The second phase of the business with the three brothers and sisters of the Cao family has begun. They have found the best blacksmith in the capital to start making springs to make exquisite hairpins.
It is not an easy task to take a share of the pie from businessmen in this era. Qiao Shinian has many things she wants to do and many things she wants to bring from the modern times, but she can't do that before Wen Jiu goes back.
Not only did Wen Jiu openly remind her that the Emperor of Zhou had become suspicious of her, but Mu Qingchen also intentionally or unintentionally whispered in her ear that matters of ghosts and gods were mysterious to begin with, and that it was not a long-term solution for her and Wen Jiu to continue like this, and that they must separate.
Mu Qingchen didn't ask, but Qiao Shinian realized that Mu Qingchen was full of uneasiness about her. He felt uneasy about her concealment, and he seemed to never get much sense of security from her.
No matter how Qiao Shinian told him that she liked him, Mu Qingchen always had a grudge in his heart. Whenever he saw Wen Jiu, his uneasiness would be magnified.
To him, Qiao Shinian was like the moon in the water and the flower in the mirror. Although he kept her by his side, she could leave him quietly at any time.
This uneasiness intensified his inner anxiety. He already possessed her completely, but this was not enough. He followed her all the time, but this was still not enough. He was so afraid that she would disappear from his life like smoke.
He couldn't even imagine his life without Qiao Shinian. If that were the case, he would rather die than live like a walking corpse in this world.
Qiao Shinian had no idea what kind of existence she meant to Mu Qingchen. She didn't know that in just one year that they had been together, she had completely become the pillar of Mu Qingchen's collapsed spirit.