Chapter 620: and translation of chapter title

"This time, husband really guessed wrong, it was San Niang's idea." Qin Zhanhong lay sideways beside Chen Wuji, pulling aside the skirt she had just covered, deliberately tugging it left and right; even after finishing, she still didn't forget to show Chen Wuji her impressive figure.

Chen Wuji picked up one of the undergarments, "It really is San Niang's idea; San Niang, following you all these days, has also learned to be bad, and now you're making me guess again?"

"Exactly."

Chen Wuji took out all the undergarments, examined them carefully, then gave up.

"Now there's no way to guess; you change your scent pouches every few days, how could I still guess?" Chen Wuji shook his head helplessly. Back when we were poor, everyone's things were fixed, and the scents on our bodies differed, making them relatively distinct.

But now, today is different from before.

San Niang and the others' aesthetics and pursuits have also been changing; the clothing styles are also quite different, so for him to keep guessing is utterly impossible.

"Any letters?" Chen Wuji asked, and his hand happened to pull the letter out of the bundle.

The letter is thick, bulging.

Chen Wuji sat cross-legged, opened the letter and began to read.

The first letter is from Huo Sanniang.

However, judging by the handwriting, it was likely written by Shen Youwei on her behalf.

In the letter, Huo Sanniang used the simplest words to describe their daily life in Hezhou.

The tavern opened smoothly, business remains as good as ever, and is very popular with the people of Hezhou.

Their dishes now count as one of Hezhou's major specialties.

When mentioning these, Huo Sanniang's tone carries a hint of pride.

Obviously, she is content with her current life and satisfied with the career they have built.

In the latter half of the letter, Huo Sanniang nagged Chen Wuji to look after his health and avoid injury, every word full of concern, yet she didn't mention a word about what they were doing.

Chen Wuji understands and knows their worries, but since setting foot on this path, many things have long been beyond his control.

He is now the master of a commandery, the commander of tens of thousands of troops behind him, and the shelter of millions of people.

He has long had no retreat, and cannot show any hesitation.

Xishan Village, he can still return, but his former identity can absolutely never be reclaimed.

After setting Huo Sanniang's letter aside, Chen Wuji picked up the second one.

This is from Xiao Yuji.

What she first mentioned is still her career.

Although not yet married, Xiao Yuji has already given herself to him.

Recently, she has integrated the paper workshop with the Xiao family business under her control, daily receiving and sending off, busy to the point of not touching the ground, and has earned a lot of money.

Xiao Yuji herself says she feels like she's making a fortune daily.

The paper business is very good; caravans coming to Hezhou to purchase paper are no longer limited to Nan Jun and San Guan Jun, and recently several caravans have come from the north of Shenxian Ling.

Besides these, she especially mentioned that big merchant in the capital.

That is His Majesty the Emperor.

Though seen as weak and ineffectual, lacking real power, His Majesty the Emperor acted extremely generously, sending at once fifty thousand taels each of gold and silver, not enough to ship all the finished paper the workshop currently has.

After consulting with the palace emissaries, Xiao Yuji decided to send a batch each month.

This way, the palace gets a temporary explanation, and other caravans can also be supplied partially.

"His Majesty the Emperor taking out a hundred thousand taels of gold and silver shouldn't be considered much, right?" Chen Wuji asked.

Qin Zhanhong used her foot to nudge Chen Wuji, nodding, "That definitely isn't much, after all he's the Son of Heaven; if a hundred thousand taels of gold and silver counts as a lot for His Majesty, then he might really consider abdicating."

"The paper workshop's scale is still too small; we need to keep expanding!" Chen Wuji said.

But since sales have risen, we've already reached a state of demand outstripping supply; the scale must keep up.

Chen Wuji pondered for a moment, then fixed his gaze on the Dingzhou surrender troops.

Of the twenty-seven thousand surrendered soldiers, picking and choosing could surely yield several thousand; if we find them a profitable livelihood, they should not refuse.

The workers at the paper workshop actually earn not low wages; in the whole Nan Jun they could be considered a good job.

Chen Wuji temporarily noted this matter, then continued looking further.

After the serious talk, Xiao Yuji's lustful words began to spill out.

Her letter is self-written; her diction is obviously much more unrestrained, using phrases like tossing and turning, wetting the bedding, etc.

Chen Wuji, reading on, began to laugh.

He patted Qin Zhanhong's pert buttocks and said, "Grind the ink for me; I'll write replies to them, reading and writing at once so I don't forget later."

"Husband, can I grind the ink like this?" Qin Zhanhong tugged at her skirt, coquettishly saying. In the art of seduction, she ranks second; no one dares claim second, not even Shen Youwei or Xiao Yuji, who must honestly yield a place.

Chen Wuji laughed, "Sure, do whatever you want; anyway, no one will surely come in to disturb us in this room."

Chen Wuyi and the others stood guard outside; if they heard any movement, they would surely withdraw farther to stand watch, and would also block anyone coming to see him.

This matter, Chen Wuji has now confirmed, and can thus relax.

"Well then, I'm really coming now." Qin Zhanhong's eyes lit up, and she instantly grabbed her skirt.

She is inherently a woman of no taboos, reckless and fearless, naturally coming for the fiercest.

Chen Wuji stared, then laughed and nodded, "Don't say that; actually I also like it this way."

Quite stimulating!

This scene is fiercer than any historical drama he's watched before.

"If husband likes it, would it be alright if I do this more often? I'll seduce you well, and we can have more adultery, best of both worlds." Qin Zhanhong chuckled.

Chen Wuji: ……

This plan caught him a little off guard.

The beautiful enchantress grinding ink, Chen Wuji picked up his pen, reading the letter and writing a reply at the same time.

Shen Youwei's letter is all domestic trifles, just the interesting things she's done lately, and incidentally she teased Chen Wuji a bit.

The most reserved, also the briefest, still was Xue Hongdou.

She said a bit about daily life, then apologetically told Chen Wuji that she was disappointing, her belly still showed no movement, etc.

This insecure and introverted girl, even in this carefree family where there were almost no reservations, still found it hard to be open and bold.

"Yes, husband, I almost forgot something." Her butt deliberately half-leaned on the desk, Qin Zhanhong, who was striking a sexy pose for Chen Wuji, suddenly said, "Besides writing letters, San Niang also brought a verbal message; they've recently taken a liking to a residence, not too big, not too small, just about right for our family to live in. San Niang wants to ask your opinion, husband—should we buy it?"

"How big?" Chen Wuji asked.

"A four-courtyard compound."