Chapter 252

"Brother-in-law is truly too bad."

"Imperial brother, oh Imperial brother, you are truly too pitiful!"

After returning to the palace, I will present this book to Father; I am sure he will definitely...

Laughing, Qin Mu turned and walked toward the inn.

A small town north of Jiannan.

Inside the courtyard.

"Uncle, I'm back!"

Li Chengqian ran in from outside, his happy expression as if he had won a big prize.

"How did it go?"

Zhangsun Wuji's face was livid.

He had no intention of joking with Li Chengqian.

His own son was already dead!

Once the trade was completed, he would return to Chang'an immediately to plan his revenge!

"Uncle, it's done."

"Hmm, it seems it went quite smoothly; where is the 500,000 taels of silver?"

"Uncle, Qin Mu didn't have 500,000 taels of silver, but he gave me something even more precious."

"What did you say!?"

Zhangsun Wuji's face changed suddenly.

His first reaction was that he had been cheated!

"Uncle, don't be anxious; look at what this is?"

Li Chengqian didn't dare to beat around the bush with Zhangsun Wuji and hurried to open all the boxes behind him.

Books lay quietly inside.

"This is!?"

Seeing these books, Zhangsun Wuji was somewhat shocked.

He understood the value of these books even better than Li Chengqian.

"This is what Qin Mu used for the trade. How about it, Uncle? Isn't it priceless?" Li Chengqian raised his head triumphantly.

Zhangsun Wuji didn't respond, but instead picked up a book with trembling hands, silently flipping it open; the scent of ancient ink wafted toward him.

The silky smooth paper made one unable to put it down.

Not only was the handwriting neat, but it was also well-preserved.

"Good handwriting! Good book! Good paper!"

Zhangsun Wuji couldn't help but nod repeatedly.

Truly a good treasure!

"Uncle, aren't these large boxes of books more fragrant than 500,000 taels of silver?"

"If we take them to the capital and sell them all, wouldn't it be more than 500,000 taels of silver?"

Li Chengqian said excitedly.

"Hmm, indeed not bad."

"Crown Prince, let's set off overnight and hurry back to the capital; we absolutely cannot stay here overnight."

"Qin Mu is deep in schemes; for him to give us these priceless books so easily, there might be a trap, so we must be on guard!" Zhangsun Wuji held the books, unable to put them down, fearing Qin Mu would kill them and seize the goods in the middle of the night.

Little did he know that these treasures in his hands were owned by almost everyone in Great Qin.

Some people even used these books to solve urgent needs when they couldn't get to the latrine in time.

"Uncle, you are truly far-sighted!"

Li Chengqian nodded seriously and gave Zhangsun Wuji a thumbs up.

Inside the private room of the Jiannan inn.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, Zhangsun Wuji and Li Chengqian have set off overnight to return to the capital."

Yu Huatian stood respectfully before Qin Mu and reported.

"They slipped away quite fast; I'm afraid they are worried that going bankrupt won't come fast enough." Qin Mu nodded and smiled playfully.

Behind him.

Li Xueyan was massaging his shoulders.

The comfortable pressure made Qin Mu feel very comfortable.

"Giggle!"

"Husband, this move of yours was truly brilliant!"

"Using only 100 books to trade for nearly half of Great Tang's iron ore!" Li Xueyan's eyes were full of admiration.

Being with Qin Mu gave her an unprecedented sense of security.

Li Xueyan even felt some regret.

Regret for why she didn't surrender to Qin Mu sooner!

If she had surrendered sooner, wouldn't her happy life have come even earlier?

I am truly a stupid woman!

"After Fang Xuanling returns to the capital with 100,000 books, the 100 books in Zhangsun Wuji's hands will be greatly discounted, and might even be stuck in his hands."

"And the iron ore resources that the Zhangsun family has accumulated for generations will also be exhausted in this trade."

"Without iron ore resources, the Zhangsun family's status among the noble families will decline rapidly."

"However, I still have one worry."

As he spoke, Qin Mu suddenly changed the subject.

"What is Husband worried about?"

Li Xueyan also held her breath nervously.

"Worried about whether that old fox Zhangsun Wuji will be unable to think straight."

"If he dies too early, wouldn't my fun be much less?"