Pampered Poisonous Royal Wife Ch 69

(TN: OMG I made a mistake with Yunyao’s guard’s name. It’s not Liu Er but Liu Liang. I just realized it in this chapter. Hope everyone forgives me. In translation, both are translated as six or two. With my meagre Chinese knowledge, I assumed it was Er(2).... But Liang can also means two.)

Chapter 69 Borrowing People

   "Master wants to add more people?" Liu Liang inquired.

  "Yes, it takes too long to train people directly at present. I will find some readily available subordinates for you."

    Outside the carriage, Liu Liang’s eyes moved, and there was chillness in the eyes. He remembered the man who had laid his sword across his neck yesterday. He tried his best, but he could not kill his opponent. He had not even been able to touch the corner of his clothes!

    The master had just said that she was going to find some readily available subordinates, was she going to ask for help from that person? When he found that he was not needed to complete the task, his eyebrows were already tightly wrinkled.

    Mu Yunyao did not know Liu Liang's thought process. After returning home, she hurriedly ate some food and then retreated to the room with the excuse of a headache. Then she waited until the unassured Su Qing came to check on her once, before she turned over and got out of bed, put on good clothes and called Liu Liang over.

    "I want to go to the Jinxiu Garden next door, you’ll send me over."

    Liu Liang looked at the wall, and the cold and silent eyes flashed in disappointment: "Master?"

    Mu Yunyao held the dagger in her hand: "What is it, so you can't jump over the high wall?"

    "No..."

    Mu Yunyao was rushed so she urged Liu Liang to extend his hands: "That's faster. I’ll have to come back to rest earlier after the discussion. It’s really a headache."

    Liu Liang’s heart tightened, hardly pursed his lips, one hand holding Mu Yunyao's hand, another hand around her waist, flew over the fence.

    Mu Yunyao only felt that the scenery in front of her had changed. It made her feel a little dizzy, but she was extremely addicted. She could not help but lamented: “It’s really convenient to be able to use martial arts.”

    Liu Liang clenched his fists and his whole person was extremely stiff. When he heard Mu Yunyao's words, he was still somewhat distracted. Suddenly, he looked astringent and pulled out his sword fiercely, blocking Mu Yunyao's body in front of her.

    A broad-faced old man came and saw Mu Yunyao’s eyes shining brightly: "Greetings to Miss Mu. This old slave is the administrator of Jinxiu Garden, Qin Guan. But, is miss looking for the master?"

    "Excuse me, I'll be troubling Qin Guan Shi to inform Ning Siye that I’m here to see him."

Shi - added to refer to Qin Guan but it's awkward to call him Mr. Qin Guan. Hence, the shi.

    "Please come with me, the master is in the study room."

   Yue Wang was reading some letters when he heard the incoming footsteps outside the study. His eyebrows wrinkled at the interruption. After he saw who it was, the coldness in his eyes was slightly reduced.

    Qin Guan entered the door and reported: "My Lord, Miss Mu came to see you."

   In his heart, Yue Wang thought that it was no wonder that one of the footsteps was particularly soft, it turned out to be Mu Yunyao’s: "Let her come in."

    "Yes, the old slave will go to prepare some refreshments.” Qin Guan’s footsteps were brisk, and the eyes were faintly tinged with excitement, which made the prince feel confused.

    After he invited Mu Yunyao into the study room, Qin Guan immediately found Yu Heng and gave him a wink.

    Yu Heng was somewhat unsure: "What happened?"

    "Didn't you see it! There was a guard brought by Miss Mu? How can I let him wait alone at the door? You need to go sit with him and have some tea and snacks in the Floral Hall"

   "Since he's a guard, naturally he should know that we always pay attention to the safety of the master. It would be strange if he could leave!"

    Qin Guan was anxious and kicked him: "If I tell you to go then you have to go, even if you can't lead him to the Floral Hall, take him far away. You can’t let him interfere with the beautiful scenery of this beautiful place. It’s really a blockhead problem."

    "Oh, I see, that Miss Mu and the master must be talking about some secrets. You’re afraid that someone might eavesdrop on it. He’s so careful...” Yu Heng said while going forward and talking with Liu Liang about the beautiful scenery, but there were only dark and sloppy-painted walls, what beautiful scenery could be enjoyed?

    In the study room, the prince put down the letter in his hand and looked up at Mu Yunyao. His sight fell on her neck. Although it was covered with some powder, he could still see some traces of the wound from the previous night, but it was extremely faint, and it could only be seen on careful observation. Mu Yunyao tightened her fists slightly. Every time she saw the eyes of the prince, she could feel a strong sense of oppression. As if all her secrets were laid bare in front of him, she was always involuntarily guarding herself: "Siye, I came today to discuss the future development of Niyunfang."

    "Future development of Niyunfang?” Niyunfang was only opened for less than two months and beginning to gain a foothold. To talk about the future development of the shop at this stage seemed too early.

   "Siye, now you are also the owner of Neiyunfang. If there’s something I need, I will say it directly. Niyunfang does not have enough people now, so I plan to find more people. However, recruiting people from the outside will bring some trouble and worries such as in regards to their loyalty. Thus, I want to borrow some people from you.”

    Yue Wang’s eyes looked at Mu Yunyao with amazement. He did not think that she would ask for such a request: “You feels reassured with using my people?”

    “Anyway, you also have 30%  share of Niyunfang. I think you won’t persecute your own property.”

    “The people under my hand can't embroider.” The people under his hand could just handle the knife. If you wanted them to take up the needle, might as well kill them directly.

    "Ning Siye’s men can have some martial arts, but need to look more like ordinary boys and girls."

    The prince looked at her eyes and became more and more surprised: "You need boys and girls for?"

    "Ning Siye rest assured. I do not do flesh trade (prostitution), but a serious business. I intend to open a tea house. If those people come, I want them to help serve the tea to entertain the guests.”

    Yue Wang’s eyes moved slightly: “What’re they doing specifically?”

    “Was it not already said? Let them make tea to entertain guests." Mu Yunyao's eyes were clear, her lips had a shallow smile, but his heart felt a little uncomfortable.

    The brothels, tea houses and wine stores have always been the best places to inquire about the news and she had provided a place for Yue Wang. If he wanted to use this wisdom of hers, he should not miss this chance.

    Yue Wang carefully pondered about it for a moment: "Can you be sure of the success?"

    "As long as Ning Siye provides the manpower, I’m 100% sure I can open the tea house.

    “What I want is more than just a tea house." Yue Wang always felt this person was not simply laughing. Although she had a clear gaze with beautiful bottomless eyes without the slightest anomaly, one could not feel completely at ease. 

    If it wasn’t for all the years of tempering in the frontier, grappling between life and death continuously that moulded his astute intuition, he was afraid that even he would be deceived by her guilelessness. She dared to come over on her own, she must have known that the chips in her hand were enough to make him listen to her suggestions. She had a keen mind, thinking in long-term, and had a reason for every step she took. Such a girl with a lot of wisdom and demonlike demeanor, raised his interest from the bottom of his heart. Moreover, he had already decided that Su family's affairs certainly had something to do with her!

    Mu Yunyao’s smile was unchanged: "What I want is just a tea house!"

    Regardless of what Yue Wang used the tea house for, her only purpose was to earn more silver. In fact, she knew that it was very likely that she would become a pawn in the hands of this prince. In the future, once identified, she was likely to be abandoned by him. 

(Basically meaning that if someone were to identify her business as being a spy or gathering information, then Yue Wang would abandon her)

    However, there was no danger of that at the moment. After she returned to the Su family, this prince would not give up on her, and she could still be able to use the tea house to do something.

   Yue Wang squinted his eyes sharply, and the black eyes deepened: "How many people do you need?"

    Mu Yunyao’s heart rejoiced, this matter was approved!

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