Female consort [Gl]

[53] Resurrection

The wood carving was taken away by Qiu Che, and Li Qingwu did not ask her to return it.

When he woke up the next day, Qiu Che saw an exquisitely wrapped gift box at the bedside. Inside was a carving knife that was exactly the same as the one he remembered in his previous life.

This knife is sharp, delicate and small, retractable, and has a very novel shape. It is ideal for wood carving.

Because it is cleverly made, it is also very good for self-defense.

Thinking of Yaotai's head full of new ideas, Qiu Che probably knew whose advice Li Qingwu had taken to design the gift in his previous life.

None of them mentioned what happened last night, and Li Qingwu seemed to have finally given up on pursuing an answer.

The two returned to the state of mutual respect they had at the beginning.

Li Qingwu's shop was renovated and officially opened for more than a month. He started with clothes, and because of its novel styles, it was gradually passed on by word of mouth among the ladies and young ladies in the capital.

After a month, the income was already quite considerable, and those clothes with bright colors and novel styles were slowly becoming a trend in the city.

The good thing is that Li Qingwu has to count the money every day until his hands are tired. The bad thing is that because "Zhu Yan" has become too famous recently, it is inevitable that he has to share other people's cake. Some people are unwilling to accept this and start spreading rumors around the capital.

It was said that the owner of the shop was a woman, who did not take good care of her husband and children after getting married, but instead came out to cheat people out of their money.

Secondly, the materials of these clothes are not solid, the styles are a mess, and some of them even show arms and legs, which are only worn by prostitutes in brothels. Yet they dare to put them on display and sell them to girls from decent families... and so on and so forth, which is simply immoral.

This kind of talk quickly spread throughout the city, and Li Qingwu's business suddenly slowed down.

Even though some of the ladies knew clearly that Zhu Yan was being targeted, they were still inevitably affected by the rumors and did not dare to step into the shop again.

What's more, they didn't know that the one they called "Madam Zhu Yan" was actually the eldest princess of the current dynasty.

Qiu Che couldn't give her any help in these matters, but when he heard the so-called rumors, he couldn't help but frown again.

There are many people who don't like them, but

Prime Minister Wu, like her, is now in the spotlight and receiving much attention from the emperor. He should not dare to spread such rumors that do not cause any substantial harm.

Qiu Che could only think of one person - the one who knew that the owner of those shops was Li Qingwu and was able to spread rumors on such a large scale... could only be the emperor himself.

Although he favored Qiu Che on the surface, while he was satisfied with Qiu Che, he couldn't help but be wary of her.

However, Li Qingwu, the only "bargaining chip" in his hand that he thinks can give him some leverage over the other party, has recently shown signs of separating from the competition and working on his own.

Qiu Che suspected that the emperor was afraid that if he let them do what they wanted for too long, he would no longer be able to control them.

It would be better to suppress Li Qingwu's momentum first and let her know that it is because of my kindness that she can live such a comfortable life now.