The Vicious Female Supporting Character Just Wants to Cuddle with the Heroine - Chapter 27

“What else does the Second Prince want to say?”

“I’m not forcing you to take sides. I just hope that when I make my move, you can help me. Shen Huizhi is already married to my third brother, and from your side, we can definitely find a better opportunity.”

Shen Qingzhi’s brow remained furrowed. The Tian Sheng Kingdom was already so corrupt that people were using her, a person who was defending the country, for their power struggles. And for her to win and bring lasting peace to the Tian Sheng Kingdom, she had to negotiate terms. Ha, how ridiculous.

The disappointment in Shen Qingzhi’s eyes shocked Huangfu Zheng. He had never seen such a look before. For a moment, he even wondered if he had done something wrong, but what was wrong with wanting to fight for the supreme position? Only if he successfully ascended the throne could the Tian Sheng Kingdom be a better place.

Their thoughts swirled, and after some hesitation, Shen Qingzhi finally spoke: “The Second Prince could have asked me for help openly, but instead, you’re using this matter to negotiate terms with me. I’m afraid I can’t agree.”

“Originally, when Your Highness came with the military supplies, I thought you were different from those who only knew how to fight for power. Now it seems that you are no different from them. Using the nation’s foundation and the lives of countless common people as bargaining chips, I imagine that if Your Highness were to ascend to that supreme position in the future, it would be no different from now.”

Shen Qingzhi’s words were blunt and unpleasant. Huangfu Zheng’s expression became very ugly, but he couldn’t refute her because what Shen Qingzhi said was true.

He had thought everything would go smoothly before he came, and he had thought he had guessed all of Shen Qingzhi’s thoughts. But why was the result like this? Just because of that one request of his, which he thought was insignificant? “Your Highness should return as soon as possible. Swords have no eyes on the battlefield. Don’t get hurt.”

After saying that, Shen Qingzhi left the tent with a cold face.

Huangfu Zheng sat down alone in a daze, his mind filled with the words Shen Qingzhi had just said to him.

He had long been determined to be an enlightened ruler. He had always been very confident. His father had more than one son, and he thought that using some methods to get to the top was actually harmless. But why did Shen Qingzhi refuse? Killing Huangfu Yi and Shen Huizhi, wasn’t that what Shen Qingzhi also wanted? Why was she unwilling? Shen Qingzhi didn’t know what Huangfu Zheng was thinking. The reason she dared to be so direct was that she was gambling, gambling that Huangfu Zheng still had a little conscience. After all, the fact that he was willing to come this time showed that he was a little different from those people in the imperial city. If she had agreed to Huangfu Zheng’s request directly, it would only have made him go further astray. She wanted Huangfu Zheng to know that not all officials in the Tian Sheng Kingdom relied on power and manipulation.

She hoped this would be a good outcome. Shen Qingzhi thought to herself.

At this time, Ning Xin was busy on the other side. After finding cotton, she and the craftsmen studied how to card it. After finally figuring it out, she also had to hire people to make winter clothes. The number she needed was huge, but fortunately, it was not the busy farming season, so she didn’t have to worry about a lack of workers.

Zhang Ran watched as large sums of money were spent, and his heart ached. “Miss, why are you making so many?”

“What, you feel bad? We’re already getting a great deal on this. Cotton hasn’t been widely adopted yet. When it is, the money we’re spending now won’t even buy a tenth of this.”

“I know that, but Miss, you want 200,000 winter coats. Where are they going to wear them all?”

“They’re not for wearing. I’m going to give them away. Don’t worry, your Miss can still make money.”

Ning Xin had indeed spent a lot of money during this time. The money she had on hand was all gone. She had no choice but to write some stories and have Zhang Ran sell them. In various opera troupes, brothels, and teahouses, she made another sum, which was just barely enough.

However, for the people of Qin Cheng, who discovered the cotton, the money was not the most important thing. The most important thing was the way to use the cotton. Because the method was Ning Xin’s idea, they were willing to do the business with Ning Xin for just the labor cost.

Ning Xin was very grateful for this. The people of Qin Cheng were also very grateful. Their Qin Cheng was poor, and now that they had this path, they would only get richer in the future. The Prefect of Qin Cheng, Zheng Hao, even met with Ning Xin because of this, fully supporting her and helping her finish making all the winter clothes.

Zhang Ran worried: “I know Miss can make money, but Miss, you’ve been so busy these past two months that you haven’t even slept much. We, your subordinates, feel bad for you. We won’t be able to explain it to Miss Shen when she returns.”

“Explain what? You all listen to me. If anyone needs to explain, it’s me. Besides, after the work is finished next month, I’ll take the stuff to see her. You’ll have to stay here for a while longer.”

“Huh?”

“The business here will pick up soon, and we need to get a foothold. We still have to make money. I feel better if you stay.”

Ning Xin finished and patted Zhang Ran on the shoulder with a serious expression.

Zhang Ran forced a smile that was uglier than crying. There was nothing he could do. Miss was luring him with money. Even if he didn’t want to stay, he had to.

The grains in several places were also almost ready. Ning Xin estimated the time. She would take everything with her in a month. According to the time in the novel, it should be just right. She really didn’t know how Shen Qingzhi was doing now, if she was injured, or if the medicine she had brought was all used up. Thinking of the medicine, Ning Xin decided to bring more wound medicine with her this time. However, medicine was much more expensive than grain and cotton. She didn’t have enough money.

Sigh, she had to find a way to make money again. There was still a month. She would make as much as she could. Having something was always better than nothing.

Although the court didn’t provide enough money and grain, they did give plenty of medicinal herbs because Huangfu Lianxiang didn’t want to get a reputation for treating the soldiers harshly. Anyway, if the money and grain were not enough, as long as they were willing to return to the imperial city, they would all be replenished.

Ning Xin didn’t know any of this. She just wanted to do her best to give Shen Qingzhi the best.

If two months ago Ning Xin was still hesitant about her feelings, she had now completely confirmed her feelings. This feeling of longing was different from the one she had for a friend.

She might have fallen in love with Shen Qingzhi without realizing it, but she was unwilling to believe it or admit it, and even after discovering Shen Qingzhi’s feelings, she only wanted to escape. But the longer they were apart, the more she missed Shen Qingzhi, which made it impossible for her to avoid anything anymore. It took Ning Xin two months to go from being unwilling to believe to finally accepting it.

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