The Beloved Imperial Consort

Chapter 44

Chapter 44

On the following day, Yuancheng Emperor had an audience with Zhong Zheng Lin at the study for half an hour. Afterward, he nodded his head with a smile, indicating Zhong Zheng Lin to go back and attend to his duties attentively. Everything went as expected. Mu Xi Yao passed on a completely new art "Flower Cladding". In addition, she had also explained meticulously all the needed tools and procedure.

Regarding the matter how many benefits Zhong Zheng had fished out in this matter, Mu Xi Yao was too lazy to ask. However, her Jia Yi workshop has risen to popularity overnight. The little items laid out inside for selling, as long as they were related to lady Mu's cladded flowers, were all snapped up. The noble ladies and misses of Shengjin were like on a wild-goose chase. For a moment, even though Jia Yi workshop set to work fully-committed, they still weren't able to satisfy the orders that surged forward.

When Mu Xi Yao met steward of Jia Yi workshop at the study, saw her anxious face and heard her frustrated words, she made a simple statement "imit the orders" and then cast aside the matter, paying it no more attention.

Once this considerably eccentric rule of Jia Yi workshop came out, not only didn't they lose customers like how some people have envisioned, instead, it had raised the prices of valuable goods of Jia Yi workshop that were of a limited quantity, going as far as to vaguely becoming the objects of comparison between noblewomen.

Zhong Zheng Lin didn't know whether to cry or laugh at Mu Xi Yao's indolent nature. This woman goofed off on her own yet made such a commotion. Even consort Shu had mentioned in front of him how well-received was that Jia Yi workshop of his cefei in the palace. When Zhong Zheng Lin heard it, he could only sigh inwardly. The little woman indeed had planned assiduously. It's no wonder that she had requested to go to Huizhou. So this was the reason. Indeed a smart girl. She even dared to cook up schemes about about Empress Dowager's birthday banquet. Only she could do such a thing.

Outside, steward of Jia Yi workshop has strictly implemented all of Mu cefei's plans, growing Jia Yi workshop to the fifth store at Great Wei and then stopping its expansion, firmly maintaining its monthly quantity. The advance reservation rule started to operate smoothly. The business was quite booming.

This unique and effective way of running a business made even Yuancheng Emperor praise greatly. Only Zhong Zheng Lin knew that it was the woman's laziness that had recurred. If the business went large scale, she would be unhappy. Using her words, it would be "it's quite sufficient for qie's expenditure having just these few stores". Zhong Zheng Lin was amused whenever he recalled it.

Mu Xi Yao had no time to pay attention to the excitement outside. She was a cefei now. Every month there were two days when she had to go to her Ladyship consort Shu's palace to pay respect. Besides, a big matter was awaiting for her to attend nowadays. The New Year festival was approaching. The social engagements in the estate stuck around for her, the newly appointed cefei, to take care of. When Mu Xi Yao recollected those cumbersome matters, she was unable to raise her spirit. In the end, an idea formed in Mu Xi Yao's head. She thought that she still needed to hold on his sixth prince's thigh.

After Zhong Zheng Lin returned back to the room in the evening, he saw Mu Xi Yao hospitably serve him tea, enquiring solicitously about his well-being. He needn't think to know that this woman had something to request.

"Say it. What's the matter?" Zhong Zheng Lin lied on the soft chair and let her fawn on him by massaging his shoulders. In fact, it wasn't a massage. Compared to Tang shi's skillfulness, this woman was kneading. But who told him to just enjoy it?

Mu Xi Yao didn't feel ashamed after her trick was exposed. She, very brazenly, dug into the man's embrace and curried favor with him, "Your Highness, qie just wants to ask how was New Year festival run in the estate in previous years. As a matter of fact, qie hadn't organized it before." She swayed delicately in Zhong Zheng Lin's arms, from time to time sticking out her bulged belly to remind him that she was a pregnant woman and that it was not appropriate to tire her.