Crossing the Unknown Country

Chapter 351 The 9th Prince Knows the Inside Story

When Shopkeeper Wu returned to see the Ninth Prince, he knelt before him and the Ninth Prince asked him to stand up and talk. He asked him to sit on a stool nearby and then asked him, "You met the father and daughter of the Su family. How was the conversation? This father and daughter are quite interesting."

Shopkeeper Wu said with a smile on his face: "Master Jiu, this father and daughter are old acquaintances of ours. Our recipes came from the Su family's daughter, and she also taught us the noodles and some cooking techniques herself."

The Ninth Prince suddenly perked up and said in surprise, "So we've been doing business with them before. That's great. When you have time, come over often. If you see anything new, buy it and move it to our store."

Shopkeeper Wu smiled and nodded, saying, "Even if you didn't tell me, I would come here often. They were threatened in Fengyu City, so they came to Fenggu City. It's good here too. Most people don't dare to reach out here."

The Ninth Prince's face darkened and he said, "They are a little tactless and dare to set their sights on us. We can't be so high-profile right now. They also said they won't go anywhere else. Then we can open a shop somewhere else and make some money first."

Shopkeeper Wu understood the meaning of this and said, "Let's try to avoid letting others know about them. After all, they are insignificant and cannot fight against them."

After the Ninth Prince pondered for a moment, he told Shopkeeper Wu: "I will send someone to open a small shop next to them. Don't alarm others, just protect them secretly. You will have a place to stay here, and don't move the original secret agents."

Shopkeeper Wu said he knew. He must be on the lookout for this. They had a special channel for information transmission. The Ninth Prince had to make arrangements in advance, or he would not know how he died in the end.

This time he met the Ninth Prince, who looked much more mature. The changes in the palace made him realize the power of the emperor. Without the support of his father, he would be constrained in every way.

He had to grow up quickly, otherwise he would be bullied to the point of being left with nothing. Power and money were both necessary. As a member of the royal family, he had to at least be able to protect himself, and the accumulation of wealth was essential.

He had no intention of that position, so he had to be able to take his mother and concubine to his own fiefdom safely when he was far away from the imperial city. The premise was that he had to have money to pave the way wherever he went.

He had been in the palace for so many years and knew that the national treasury was often empty. Once a war or disaster occurred, the national treasury would basically be emptied to raise supplies to support the front lines and disaster areas.

Seeing their father living in a magnificent palace, eating exquisite food, wearing silk and satin, and being able to reward thousands of gold at will, they all knew that he often went to the elder ministers to discuss countermeasures for the filling of the treasury.

They have been in the court for so long, many of them are veterans of three dynasties, and they understand everything. Everyone knows that a country is like a big family, it looks glamorous on the outside, but there are so many problems inside, which family can be without them.

When he was in charge of a place, he hoped not to be swayed by money, so he had to make a lot of money. On the premise of not doing anything shady, he could open a restaurant or teahouse to make money openly and collect information from all over the place.

Before coming to Donggou City, he had already learned about this place and knew the strength of General Wang An, so he dared to ask his father to come here for peace talks. Otherwise, he would not risk his life to come here. If the garrison here is unreliable, he would come here to die.

Just as the rumors said, General Wang An defended Fenggou City like an impregnable fortress, and with so many good military advisors, there should be no problem for such a border city for the next decade or so.

After Shopkeeper Wu finished talking with the Ninth Prince, he went downstairs to rest. He came here without stopping and went straight to the teahouse. Now that the matter is done, he can rest assured.