“Alright then, in return, I’ll give you this Ambergris Pill. I don’t need to say any more about its effects. You have always been set on business and I’m afraid that it would be hard for your martial cultivation to have that much of an improvement. You also don’t need other pills, because this one suits you just right.” Ling Chuxi generously took out a few porcelain bottles and passed them to Gao Wentian.
“I will accept these then, thank you.” Gao Wentian eagerly took the porcelain bottles, looking excited. He knew the value of the Ambergris pill better than anyone else.
“Just now you said that I was too formal, but aren’t you doing it too?” Ling Chuxi said with a smile.
“Chuxi, you really don’t need to be courteous with him. His Gao family’s Chamber of Commerce will very quickly become the number one chamber of commerce in Nan Xia, and perhaps it won’t be long before it becomes the number one chamber of commerce in other countries too,” Lan Xinyu called out teasingly.
“It is merely a chamber of commerce, how can it be compared to the Lan family and Ling family? Once the war ends, your clans will be the top noble families in Nan Xia. How could my small chamber of commerce be compared to you then?” Gao Wentian replied with a smile.
What he mentioned was not the least bit wrong. During the critical period of war in Nan Xia when the court was in chaos and some of the princes had secretly defected to Ding Lin Country with the second prince leading, if not for the Lan family, the Ling family, and the Gao family’s Chamber of Commerce supporting the fifth princess and Fu Chengyu, rations for the frontline armies might not have even been there. Nan Xia Country might not have been able to hold on if not for them.
Now that Ding Lin’s army had retreated, and the fifth princess had ascended the throne, the clans that had contributed at the risk of being annihilated would naturally receive ten times or hundred times the repayment.
“Whether or not we can become top noble families isn’t up to us, but rather, the rich little lady. Eh, where is she?” Lan Xinyu looked around. The rich little lady she was talking about was, of course, the former fifth princess, the current empress, Her Majesty.
“I am here!” Fu Huayi peeked out from under the table.
“Wow, what a huge pig head!” The others exclaimed and then burst out laughing.
The Empress pouted, wanting to cry.
“You’re already an empress and yet you insist on seeking abuse. Why the need?” Lan Xinyu gasped amidst laughter, holding her aching stomach.
The small group knew Fu Huayi well, and only with them could she put away the pretense of an Empress, and let her emotions show freely like a normal girl her age. In the future, even if everyone was willing, they might not feel the same way they did now, so they really treasured this friendship. She purposely neglected her identity and position, acting like she did in the past, teasing and giggling.
“Do you think I am willing? Those envoys and sect disciples request to meet me every day. Can I not hide here for a bit? It’s so boring to be cooped up in the palace,” Fu Huayi complained helplessly.
“No matter what, they are still the disciples of sects, and even a messenger of the Deity Temple. Wouldn’t you agitate them if you hide like this?” Lan Xinyu asked worriedly, having matured quite a bit.
“You don’t have to worry about that. I have already made a statement saying that I am severely ill, so they won’t be so calculative towards me,” Fu Huayi said proudly.
“What severe illness could be so serious?” Lan Xinyu asked out of curiosity.
“That I’m pregnant,” Fu Huayi said calmly.
Preg… Pregnant?! Ling Chuxi and the rest were shocked.
Xia Zhuoyi was also panicking as he looked at the sky sorrowfully. ‘Innocent, I am innocent!’
Fu Chengyu looked to the heavens in grief and helplessness. Nan Xia’s Imperial Family’s reputation was done for!