Luohuang City, County Residence

Shangguan Hao held a white letter in silence.

When the other people in the study saw that Shangguan Hao hadn’t said a word for a long time, they stood up anxiously and asked, “General, what did the beast Su Mochi write?”

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Shangguan Hao raised his head and said, “Actually, I don’t know?”

“Ah?!” The questioner was dumbfounded.

Shangguan Hao handed him the letter, and then this military officer instantly became furious. “What exactly does Su Mochi mean? He doesn’t put us in his eyes, actually humiliating us like this!”

Other people went up and took a look, and they were immediately conflicted.

On the snow-white paper, the messy ink splotches were twisted this way and that way like ghost symbols. No one could understand what was written. It was even worse than what a three-year-old kid could write.

An old gentleman shook his head in deep lament and said: “The Emperor is muddleheaded and incompetent, the Crown Prince is uneducated, the kingdom in their hands will sooner or later be conquered by the neighboring countries. General Shangguan we have just gained a victory, it is the perfect timing to go on the offensive! As long as we occupy Luohuang City and the surrounding cities and cut off the supply of food, the imperial city will inevitably be thrown in upheaval. It is the perfect opportunity to capture and kill the dog Emperor and Crown Prince!”

“The people’s popular sentiment in the imperial city had long been in upheaval, but Su Mochi is still perfectly unharmed and intact. Why is this?”

Shangguan Hao glanced around and seeing no one answered, he then said: “Because of his high martial arts, and in order to continue the unscrupulous corruption and perverting of the law, the traitorous officials in the imperial court must set up a shield and protect him as well. Besides, even if we occupy the imperial city, I won’t be able to catch Su Mochi or kill him. When that happens, and he is driven into a corner he will kill us all one by one, and still he will be able to live well. Su Mochi sent a messenger to spread the word if we dared to seize other cities, he will slaughter Luohuang City.”

“Su Mochi, that beast! Then should we just watch the displacement and starvation of the people of Qing kingdom?”

Shangguan Hao clenched his fists tightly, and stared into the distance, saying decisively: “No, I will hang the heads of the dog Emperor and Crown Prince at the entrance of the market to pay tribute to all those who died in grievance because of their actions.”

Shangguan Hao revealed a bloodthirsty smile and said: “It won’t be long before this day will come.”

After seeing Shangguan Hao’s terrifying smile, everyone suddenly felt fear.

Realizing his loss in composure, Shangguan Hao immediately hid his emotions and said to those sitting around him: “You don’t need to worry, the Lord Master has set everything up. It won’t take long before we can seize the capital and capture the dog Emperor and Crown Prince alive. All we have to do now is to wait.”

Su Mu knew that his goal was achieved after hearing from the messenger.

At the same time, Chen Wei, the general who volunteered to lead the army during morning assembly, offended Su Mochi somehow, and all his family members were secretly executed, and Chen Wei himself had disappeared.

Three months later, Chen Wei, who took 50,000 soldiers and fled overnight, occupied the northern Bailu County and announced his rebellion of the imperial court.

In this way, Qing kingdom can be said to be surrounded on all sides and in a dangerous state, the Su royal family about to collapse at any time.

After knowing of the incident, the Crown Prince flew into a rage and violently killed more than a dozen people in the Crown Prince’s Palace, and violently demolished half of it before quelling his anger. Among these dozen people included the Crown Prince’s royal bodyguard Han Yi.

Crown Prince’s Palace, Feiyu Pavilion

Qin Ye, who had received the news, threw back his head and laughed: “Hahaha, retribution! Fortunately, I am not dead. You actually have today, Su Mochi. Let me see how long you can survive the siege from all directions in the south, east, north and west.”

Yun Feiyu, who was attending to the orchids, listened to Qin Ye’s crazy laughter and said nothing, no emotions could be seen in his dark eyes.

At the same time, in the tall and majestic palace located in the Shi kingdom southwest of the Qing kingdom, a handsome but cold and harsh looking man recieved news. Suddenly the look in his eyes became incomparably intimidating, and slowly his thin lips lifted up in a determined smile.

Crown Prince’s Palace

Han Yang stood respectfully next the debris that had once been the Crown Prince’s personal quarters. He resisted the emotions surging in his heart, and said in as calm a voice as much as possible: “Your Highness, a letter from Han Yi.”

Receiving the letter from Han Yang and opening it, only two words appeared, already settled.

After seeing it, Su Mu picked up a brush and wrote a few words before putting it in the envelope.

Then Su Mu disguised himself and with two small paper bags, came to the largest trading company in the seven kingdoms, Xingluo trading company.

Su Mu appeared directly in the person in charge’s room in the middle of the night.

Therefore, as soon as Yan Ming opened the door, he saw a veiled noble Gongzi sitting in a chair waiting for him. Yan Ming didn’t yell or run, instead he closed the door and walked up to Su Mu with a smiling face and said: “Don’t know why Gongzi has come to my humble house?”

Su Mu privately nodded his head, his his ability to keep calm was really good.

Su Mu said: “Naturally to discuss business.”

Yan Ming asked with a smile: “Don’t know what business Gongzi wants to discuss with me?”

“This.” Su Mu pointed to the two paper bags on the table.

A square-shaped plastered object and a pile of paper that is thin enough to transmit light?

“Don’t know what these two things are? And what they are used for?” Yan Ming asked.

“This is called laundry soap, this is toilet paper, which is used when going to the toilet.” Su Mu introduced.

Although it was a ripoff product that was tens of thousands of miles worse than the modern versions, it was still hard to come by in this time and space.

Yan Ming’s eyes brightened, and the businessman’s intuition made him feel that these two things will be profitable.

“Don’t know how to use this laundry soap? And what is the effect?”

Su Mu said: “Just try it and you will know.”

Two bowls of water and greased cloth that had been prepared long ago were taken out by Shi Nuo, another bodyguard who had been standing next to Su Mu.

According to Su Mu’s instructions, Shi Nuo dipped the dirty cloth in the water, and then put on laundry soap.

When a piece of clean cloth was presented to Yan Ming, Yan Ming’s eyes suddenly became brighter, and he asked: “Can it be mass-produced and how much is the price?”

Su Mu said: “It can’t be mass-produced, 50 coins for one piece.”

“How about a three-to-seven split? Gongzi.” Yan Ming secretly calculated out how to obtain greater benefits, waiting for Su Mu to make a counteroffer.

However, he did not expect that Su Mu directly agreed, but hoped the Xingluo trading company keep jis information secret. Yan Ming also requested refund for invalid products and exclusive cooperation, which Su Mu also agreed.

At the Crown Prince’s Palace, Su Mu just arrived at the entrance of his private quarters when he smelled a faint orchid fragrance, but the refreshing orchid fragrance did not calm Su Mu’s mind.

Yun Feiyu, what was he doing here?

Like the appearance of a fresh orchid after rain, it seemed incompatible with the ostentatious magnificence of the Crown Prince’s Palace.

He should be a hermit in the mountains, a mysterious person who is knowledgeable of important matters of kingdoms and possessed ability to set the world to rights, and not a small male companion in the harem.

Su Mu felt unfortunate for Yun Feiyu, but he dare not let him go. Once such a person like him was free, it would be like a dragon entering the sea, able to call the wind and call the rain (TN: expression for stirring up trouble).

He also couldn’t bear to kill him, didn’t want to kill him, so he could only slowly conquer him. What’s more, he may not be able to kill him anyway.

“Why are you here?” Su Mu walked over and asked.

“I heard that Your Highness is in a bad mood, so specially here to invite Your Highness to go boating on Yuping Lake.” When Yun Feiyu’s eyes are full of you, most people would never resist his gentle offense.

Su Mu smiled and said, “Alright.” He wanted to see what he was going to do.

At this time, it was late summer and early autumn, and the residual heat in the imperial city had not yet receded, but here it was very cool.

Under the soft starlight, a small boat quietly floated on the lake. The lake water was like a mirror reflecting the sky and stars. The beautiful faces of the two under the moonlight made this picture more perfect.

The ethereal sound of the qin (TN: 7 string plucked instrument) made people involuntarily calm, and appreciate the beauty of nature and the sound of the qin.

Sitting at the bow of the ship, Su Mu looked at the stars in the sky, the silhouette of the mountains, while listening to the beautiful qin sounds, his eyes gradually blurred. Truly, it would be wonderful if time could stop here.

It’s just that no matter how beautiful the qin sound was, the song will still end.

Yun Feiyu quietly looked at Su Mu’s perfect profile. The starlight coated him with a soft brilliance, as beautiful as a night elf.

How can a person change so much in just a few months? It was obviously the same person with the same face, but it made others feel that they were completely different people.

Are you really the Crown Prince? Yun Feiyu looked at Su Mu quietly, suddenly his heart beat faster. He hurriedly pressed down the emotion sprouting in his heart, and the look in his eyes deepened once again.

He looked at the stars and said, “These stars are so beautiful, don’t know if the gods and immortals in the sky are truly carefree.”

Su Mu said without turning his head: “If some things are too close, you will find his original ugly face. These stars shine because they are burning.”

Yun Feiyu looked at him with an expression of unexpectedness and said: “How does Your Highness know this?”

Su Mu was about to say something when he caught a glimpse of something moving on the shore, and then a sharp arrow flew through the air towards them.

A sharp cold light flashed in his eyes, and Su Mu’s sleeves flicked, and the short arrow turned into powder in front of Su Mu, scattering into the lake.

“Stay on the boat.” After saying so Su Mu’s foot tapped the boat lightly and appeared on the shore of the lake in the blink of an eye.

Soon, fierce fighting came from the woods.

Eight people in black blocked Su Mu’s retreat from eight directions. Six people in black hindered Su Mu, while the other two focused on Su Mu’s vital points and continued to attack.

A cold light flashed in Su Mu’s eyes, and he locked on a target and launched a fierce attack, in just a moment, the man in black lost ground and was sent flying by Su Mu. Slowly Su Mu made more and more fierce shots, and the killing intent in his eyes became heavier.

After sending another one flying, Su Mu frowned. He sensed that he was losing control. If he didn’t stop now, once he lost control completely he won’t be able to stop at all without killing enough people.

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Just as Su Mu was about to get rid of these people quickly, there was a momentary blankness that struck him.

When Su Mu came back to his senses, a cold sharp blade had already penetrated his shoulder.

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After rejecting Yun Feiyu’s villa, he saw several other locations, and finally chose a mountain villa with an open terrain that can accommodate four or five hundred people.

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Speaking of the origin of this villa, Su Mu was quite speechless. The place was built by a wealthy businessman from the south, but he just finished building only to come upon Su Mochi beginning his havoc causing ways. In the beginning, the wealthy businessmen could persist for the money.

But three years ago, after Su Mochi’s massacre of the nine cities, this wealthy businessman was frightened into a stroke and ran away to the neighboring Jin kingdom with his family overnight. Since then, he did not dare to step into the Qing kingdom.

And as for his villa, it was put up for sale. It’s just that what rich person would run to Su Mochi’s territory to buy a house!

The house had been empty for three years and cannot be lived in for the time being. Su Mu ordered people to clean the house and hired a few commoners who could make rough paper. Of course, their families would live with them in the villa.

Half a month later, there were already more than 100 people in the villa, most of whom were slaves and belonging to Su Mu’s private property.

Su Mu sat on the chair of Chinese cedar, behind him was Han Yi and Han Yang who were dressed in plain clothes but still not at all lacking in their out of the ordinary aura. Su Mu’ demeanor was also even more unspeakably noble.

The slaves and craftsmen stood in the courtyard waiting for instruction, some of them couldn’t help but peek at Su Mu, and then realized that they couldn’t move their eyes.

That little skin is so tender! That little mouth is so attractive! Those little eyes are so bright……

Of course these were the descriptions by a certain infatuated commoner who lacked vocabulary.

Most people just think that Su Mu’s handsomeness was out of the ordinary, knowing just from a glance that he was a dragon or phoenix among men. Privately they couldn’t help but look forward to the coming days. After all, the wages negotiated at the beginning were not low.

A sharp gaze swept across the crowd, and those who were peeking at Su Mu suddenly startled and hurriedly lowered their heads to listen to the instructions.

Of course, there was no need for Su Mu to come in person to give out instructions, he just came to have them recognize their furture master. And also to take care of the matter of soap, toilet paper and movable type printing.

After Han Yi made threats and promises, Su Mu brought three old men who could made coarse paper to the main hall.

After seeing Su Mu sitting down, the three of them bowed lowly and said: “Don’t know what orders Gongzi have for the three of us.”

Su Mu looked at the three elderly men who were visibly nervous and said with a smile, “The three of you don’t have to be so formal, please sit down.”

The old man hurriedly said: “How can this be done? This old man, I can just stand up. If you have any orders, please just let us know.”

Su Mu did not force the matter, putting down the tea cup, he said: “It is like this, I want the three of you to help me make a paper that is as white as snow, soft as silk, thin as gauze, and melts in water.”

“This……” The three old men looked at each other. As thin as gauze and melts when in water. What can this paper be used for, it would definitely be impossible to write on!

An old man in his early fifties stepped forward and said: “Don’t know what Gongzi wants this kind of paper for. Forgive this old man for saying so but this kind of paper that can neither write nor be used to paste windows, no one will be willing to buy. Also how can paper be white ike snow, soft as silk, thin as gauze, and melts in water?”

Su Mu said: “How it can be made, I don’t know, but I know it can definitely be done. Just follow the usual steps, but slowly make changes and improvements, this requires the three of you to spend more energy.”

“Gongzi is joking, this is originally what we should be doing.”

After the three old men left, Su Mu called in two other people.

“Master.” These were two middle-aged men who were demoted to slaves for offending officials, and both were literate.

Su Mu said: “I need two people to use grass dust and grease to make things that can wash clothes stains, how much grease and grass dust should be used, you two slowly experiment. You can also try to add other things.”

The two looked at each other, and then replied in unison: “Yes.”

After calling in the third wave of craftsmen to tell them how to make movable type printing, the sky was already dark.

After Su Mu left a dew dozens of guards to guard Qingye Villa, he went back home.

The outskirts of the city had particularly bad roads, causing Su Mu to become dizzy while sitting in the carriage, thinking to himself that he must quickly repair the roads.

But, he, had, no, money!

Su Mu felt that he was going crazy from being poor, so Su Mu who had been pretending to be a statue during morning assembly after it was resumed, felt that he should act.

The next day, after all officials had reported their official affairs, Su Mu who had not spoken in the hall for a month, suddenly smiled.

All the officials suddenly got a bad feeling.

Sure enough, the Crown Prince’s voice immediately sounded: “The whole of Qing kingdom, with a territory of hundreds of thousands of miles, but the treasury has only a mere five hundred thousand taels.” Su Mu paused, an expression half angry half amused on his face.

The officials below felt like their hearts were swinging up and down.

Su Mu beckoned to behind him and took a memorial from the old eunuch.

Su Mu casually opened the memorial, and sneered: “Using swallow’s nest soup to rinse mouth, ginseng decoction to soak feet, gold to pave the floors, white jade to construct tables……”

Along with each word recited by Su Mu, the officials’ faces became even more pale. For so many years, the Emperor had no interest in political affairs, spending whole days in the harem. The Crown Prince also only knew how to kill people and snatch men, disregarding of everything else. So these officials vigorously embezzled money to the best of their ability. Who knew that the Crown Prince would suddenly change his behavior, seeming to make better efforts.

And everyone knew who was mentioned in the memorial.

Su Mu closed the memorial, and stared at a certain official with sharp eyes, throwing the memorial to the floor on the spot, and said angrily: “Lord Zhang, Zhang Fu’an, you are truly rich!”

Zhang Fu’an knelt on the ground with a plop, howling and crying: “Your Highness, please spare me, Your Highness, please spare me……!” Zhang Fu’an knocked his head on the ground, not daring to stop even after he began bleeding from his forehead.

“Your Highness, please spare me, Your Highness, please spare me……!”

Su Mu’s eyes flashed with an icy light, and he coldly snorted: “You corrupt the law, selling and buying official titles and treat human life as grass yet you want Ben Gong to spare you?”

Wasn’t this model set by the Emperor and you? You promoted Liu Yuanhua for the sake of Liu Xi, and for Ye Qingfeng, you massacred hundreds in Xuefeng Villa!

Of course, the officials only dared to complain silently in their hearts, not daring to show the least bit of it on their faces.

Zhang Fu’an’s face was ashy grey and his whole body lost feeling. “Your Highness, chen, chen……”

A faint cold light flashed in Su Mu’s eyes, and he sternly called out: “Guards, take Zhang Fu’an away to be executed!”

The pleads and screams from outside the great hall doors came to an abrupt halt, and the officials in the Taihe Hall all broke out in a cold sweat, for fear that it would be their turn next.

Su Mu’s gaze swept the group of officials who appeared as obedient as little rabbits, and his mood became slightly happier. After a while of silence, he called out: “The Ministry of Justice……”

Before Su Mu’s words had yet to finish, the Taihe Hall began to eagerly echo with roof shaking screams.

“Your, Royal, Highness, this, old, chen, have, been, wronged!!!”

The harsh sound penetrated Su Mu’s ears, causing him to frown uncomfortably, and he shouted, “Shut up.”

Shangshu of the Ministry of Justice was like a duck pinched by the neck, his screams abruptly stopping.

Su Mu glanced at Chen Xurong, who was constantly wiping at sweat and shaking like a sieve. He frowned and said: “What are you shaking for? Ben Gong only wanted you to seize and confiscate Zhang Fu’an’s family property for the kingdom’s treasury.”

“Your, Your Highness……” Chen Xurong was overjoyed and promised that Zhang Fu’an’s estate would be seized and confiscated cleanly and completely, not even the newly born mice who haven’t even opened their eyes will be exempted.

Su Mu nodded with satisfaction, and slowly said: “The monarch is like a boat, the people are like water, and the water can carry and overturn the boat. Recently, 100,000 people are displaced by the Xijiang River flooding. Ben Gong’s heart feel anxious on their behalf but the treasury is empty and unable to provide disaster relief. In order to set an example, Ben Gong will donate 300,000 taels of gold and 100,000 taels of silver. I hope that you all will also contribute to the people.”

At the end of the speech, Su Mu’s tone had a clear chill, clear naked threat being conveyed. He donated his pure gold bed, do you all dare not to donate as well?!

Poor Zhang Fu’an was the chicken that was killed to warn the monkey (TN: expression that refers to punishing an individual as an example to others).

Su Mu’s intimidation techniques were very effective. After the morning assembly, hundreds of civil and military officials rushed home to check their property.

On the first day, two million taels of gold and 10 million taels of silver.

On the second day, seven hundred thousand taels of gold and five million taels of silver.

On the third day, one hundred thousand taels of gold and nine hundred thousand taels of silver.

In an instant, Su Mu raked in this much money that even when dreaming he would wake up laughing. But at the same time, he was deeply worried.

This country was already rotten to the roots, and it was as difficult to save it as it was to climb the sky. The Qing kingdom had yet to collapse so far because of Su Mochi’s horrifying martial prowess suppressing it. Su Mochi’s massacre of the nine cites prevented anyone from making a move, for fear of angering Su Mochi, and committing another “Bloodbath of the Nine Cities.”

Even so, the situation was already very bad. The borders continue to have friction every year and the kingdom’s territory was continuously shrinking. If this continued, sooner or later Qing kingdom will be wiped out.

Su Mu looked at the memorial reporting that the Southwest Army had occupied Luohuang city, and his expression became dark.

Luohuang city was located in the middle reaches of the Xijiang River, surrounded by tens of thousands of hectares of grain fields. One-third of the grains in the Qing kingdom came from Luohuang city and surrounding cities.

Su Mu rubbed his painful forehead, feeling that his head was about to explode. Most of the military officials in the imperial court were useless straw bags. And the only one capable, General Zhenyuan Qin Kunyu had hatred for him.

Su Mu thought about it for a long time, but he didn’t come up with anyone suitable for leading a campaign.

So the next morning, Su Mu asked directly: “Who is willing to lead soldiers to fight?”

Su Mu waited for a long time but didn’t see anyone stand out. The anger he had accumulated over the whole night broke out instantly, and the pure gold dragon chair under him instantly fell apart. “A bunch of useless pieces of trash, cowards, does the imperial court raise you for free, do you still have the face to go out in public? Ben Gong will ask again, who is willing to lead soldiers to fight?”

The officials practically wished to bury their heads into the ground, and the military officials in particular wished to shout out how wronged they were.

Who would dare to lead a group of soldiers who love ease and comfort but hate work and who can’t even lift their weapons? What’s more, most soldiers don’t even have weapons.

Suddenly, a plain-looking young general hesitated for a while and walked to the middle, saying: “Your Royal Highness, chen is willing to fight, but……”

Su Mu looked delighted and waved his hand, asking: “Just what, speak.”

The young military commander said: “It’s just that the soldiers have not been on campaigns for many years and lack weapons. Once they face the heavily armed Southwest Army, they will have no chance of winning.”

Su Mu silently paced back and forth. This was indeed a big problem. Without weapons it was just running to their deaths no matter how many soldiers there were, but the weapons cannot be made instantly.

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In the end, Su Mu could only grit his teeth and swallow down blood, he will remember this account.

But Su Mu can’t do nothing, otherwise it would not just be Luohuang city that will fall.

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Huang Xuan was stunned, lifted his foot forcefully and walked inside.

A secret fragrance penetrated his nostrils, and the door slowly closed. Huang Xuan’s heart trembled and had no choice but to put on a brave front and walk to the luxurious pure gold bed.

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The soft gauze curtains hung to the ground, and the figure on the bed only appeared half visible. The faint harsh breathing and moans that came from behind the curtains made Huang Xuan gradually forget his fear. A wave of heat gradually gathered in his lower abdomen.

He lifted the gauze curtains and saw a scene that would have anyone’s blood rushing in their veins.
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Sure enough, after a round, he was all refreshed and alert.

When Su Mu opened his eyes in the morning, he thought of a brilliant idea, and sat up suddenly from the bed. Huang Xuan, who was next to him, was suddenly awakened and hurriedly knelt on the bed, saying with unease: “Your Highness.”

After realizing that he was completely naked, he hurriedly pulled over the bed sheet to cover the most private part. Face flushed red, he lowered his head and from time to time took peeks at the Crown Prince who was also similarly undressed. When he saw Su Mu’s waist, where slight finger shaped bruises were still visible, his face turned even redder.

At this moment, Su Mu felt that the whole world was brighter, everything was seen in a pleasant light. He was even more pleased when his eyes laid on the person who served him the whole of last night, so he threw himself over and grabbed Huang Xuan in a hot kiss.

After the both of them had bodily reactions from the deep kiss Su Mu hurriedly stepped on the brakes. Su Mu bit Huang Xuan’s lip one last time, and moved to whisper into Huang Xuan’s ear, “Babe, you were awesome!”

“Peng” Huang Xuan exploded in embarrassment, face and body blushing completely.

Su Mu jumped out of bed and washed up quickly, and then went to the study where he spread out the paper and used ink and brush to write a plan.

The corners of his eyes and eyebrows curved from excited smiles. Different from the previous Su Mochi’s cruel and vicious aura, Su Mu at this moment was like a shining pearl that gleamed with brilliance, causing people to be reluctant to remove their eyes.

Yuzhu stared at Su Mu blankly, and even forgot to rub the ink. She didn’t come back to her senses until Su Mu stopped his writing.

Then, looking down, her pretty face suddenly became scrunched up.

On the paper that Su Mu had just wrote on in a rush, there were a mess of ink blotches arranged in an indecipherable array, just like the masterpiece of a three-year-old child who just learned to write.

In fact, this really can’t be blamed on Su Mu. In the modern times, he hadn’t learned calligraphy not to mention it was not only difficult to master the brush, there were also a lot of strokes in traditional characters. And add that to the fact that he was in a rush, so the end result was something that can’t even fully be described as “horrible”.

Su Mu didn’t have this self-awareness though. He looked at his “masterpiece” as if seeing a road paved in gold beckoning to him.

But after a while, he frowned again. After Su Mu calmed down he sat back in the chair, his index and middle fingers tapping at the tabletop rhythmically.

There were many modern things that could be transplanted to the ancient times, but he didn’t remember much of them. But there is one essential thing in life that was found in the modern times that he did remember.

That is, toi-let pa-per!

Su Mu didn’t know how toilet paper was made, but he remembered what toilet paper looked like. This time and space can already produce writing paper, so as long as he provided the ideas, it should not be difficult to do be manufactured.

There was also soap. Su Mu once accidentally saw on the Internet that soap could be made from plant ash and oil.

But in truth, what excited Su Mu most was the “movable type printing”, one of China’s four great inventions. In this era of hand-copying and engraved printing, it was simply too high-ended in comparison.

It’s just that this technology was too easy to be learned. To Su Mu the most profitable was still toilet paper and soap.

But Su Mu was currently lacking the most important and critical element, people!

Su Mochi’s notorious name spread wide and far. People in the imperial city will hide far away if they even hear someone mention his name. Who dared to seek livlihood with him?

It wasn’t as if he could do it all by himself! Moreover, to tell the truth, there were really many things that he simply couldn’t compare to ancient people.

Su Mu frowned in distress, and finally decided to get the things out first before planning anything, so he ordered Yuzhu: “Go call Han Yi and Han Yang.”

At this time, at the other end of the Crown Prince’s Palace, Huang Xuan, who just walked to the door, was greeted by an anxious Qin Ye: “How are you? Where are you uncomfortable? Qian Gonggong (TN: title for eunuch), please call the royal doctor!”

Huang Xuan hurriedly pulled the anxious Qin Ye, in his heart he was a little moved, saying, “Brother Qin, I am fine.”

Qin Ye immediately said angrily: “How could you be fine, that beast Su Mochi……Don’t be shy it will be trouble if you let your injuries fester.”

“I’m truly fine, Brother Qin, if you don’t believe me then look for yourself.” Huang Xuan smiled and jumped on the ground a few times. It didn’t look like anything happened at all, in fact he appeared more energetic than usual.

Qin Ye suddenly couldn’t figure it out, and said, “Were you with the Crown Prince last night?”

Huang Xuan blushed and nodded.

“He didn’t do anything to you?” Qin Ye asked again.

Huang Xuan hurriedly shook his head, but then blushed and nodded.

“Did he or not?” Qin Ye asked irritably.

“No, no!” Huang Xuan stuttered.

“Then you……”

Yun Feiyu, who had been sitting on the side, interrupted: “Qin Ye.”

As soon as Yun Feiyu spoke up, Qin Ye immediately swallowed the words he was about to speak.

A faint orchid fragrance lingered in the air, Yun Feiyu got up and gently said to Huang Xuan: “You go back and rest first.”

Huang Xuan nodded and went back to his room.

“What the hell is Su Mochi planning? First, he announced that he would resume morning assembly, hadn’t touched a man for a month but then suddenly summoned Huang Xuan to shi qin. Is it because he knew that he had committed too many sins and would be punished, so therefore paying repentance?” Qin Ye said mockingly. As long as the name Su Mochi was mentioned, Qin Ye never had a good expression.

Yun Feiyu turned around and fiddled with the orchids in the basin, and said, “Isn’t it a good thing that the Crown Prince is not killing people anymore?”

“Don’t you know Su Mochi’s nature? The sky will rain gold before Su Mochi change his evil ways!” Qin Ye said with a sneer.

Yun Feiyu did not respond, gently wiping the green leaves of the orchid, his expression appeared dim and unclear.

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A gentleman like jade, warm to the touch.

The slanting raindrops drizzled down one after another, jet black hair and green blue robe call to mind orchids and bamboos, and in the light white mist, the figure stood quietly under the willow trees, faint like a dream.

Su Mu was stunned briefly when he saw Yun Feiyu, and then remembered the long forgotten verse. He couldn’t help changing his original direction and walked towards him.

“You are, Yun Feiyu?” Su Mu inherited the complete memory of Su Mochi. He knew that this person was Su Mochi’s number one male companion, the eldest son of the Shangshu of the Ministry of Appointments, and the famed jade-like Gongzi of the capital.

Even if it was their first real meeting, Su Mu couldn’t help sighing, Su Mochi you truly committed a crime, how can you torment this kind of person.

Seeing Su Mu coming, Yun Feiyu raised the corner of his mouth lightly, saying: “Greetings to His Royal Highness.”

The lethality was too great. As a man who liked men, Yun Feiyu was simply a weapon of mass destruction, a man-killer.

This aura, this face, this figure, this demeanor, this skin, it all absolutely overshadowed hundreds of millions of women from the modern times.

Seeing him, Su Mu unconsciously softened his voice, and said: “You may get up.” Then he said: “What are you doing here when it is raining? Go back quickly.”

“Thank you, Your Highness.” Yun Feiyu smiled lightly, toppling cities and all living beings, gentle eyes looked at Su Mu: “I heard from imperial bodyguard Han saying that Your Highness wanted to find a villa?”

Su Mu nodded, he couldn’t possibly make soap or anything in the Crown Prince’s Palace.

Yun Feiyu smiled and said: “This caomin (TN: commoner referring to themselves when speaking with officials or royal members) have a villa lying idle in the south of the city, and the scenery is very good. If Your Highness doesn’t mind, please take it.”

“How can I take your things, in such a large imperial city would I be afraid of being unable to find a house?” Ingratiation from out of nowhere was something to be wary of.

Yun Feiyu was a very special person in Su Mochi’s memory.

Three years ago, Yun Jing suddenly announced the return of his sickly eldest son, who had been raised outside the capital since he was young. In just three months of returning to the capital, he became the lauded jade-like Gongzi by everyone in the imperial city.

After Su Mochi learned that Yun Feiyu was secretly named the first beautiful man in the Qing kingdom by the young ladies and wives in the imperial city, he decisively snatched the person.

Su Mu couldn’t help but think of the scene when Su Mochi saw Yun Feiyu for the first time.

By the edge of the Yuping Lake, peach blossoms fell like rain, and dressed in a white brocade robe Yun Feiyu was like an immortal descended from the heavens. Standing quietly by the lake all the landscape became his foil.

Even twisted as Su Mochi couldn’t help but be struck in a daze for a while, and then immediately snatching him away after coming back to himself. Additionally, Su Mochi was much gentler to Yun Feiyu. Of course, this “gentleness” was relative to other people.

Su Mu’s perfect face was reflected in the warm eyes of Yun Feiyu, and Yun Feiyu sighed softly, “Your Highness, do you dislike me?”

Just a light sigh, still with a gentle smile on his face, but it could make everyone clearly feel his disappointment and desperately wishing to beat up the person who made him sad.

It’s just that towards Yun Feiyu Su Mu had a vigilant heart, no matter how he looked this Yun Feiyu had a problem, alright?

When facing Su Mochi or Su Mu, there was no emotion in his eyes except gentleness. Even if Su Mochi left him with humiliating scars, he never had any hatred or fear in his eyes.

Such an obvious abnormality can only go undetected by the pig brained Su Mochi.

Su Mu wiped all his emotions and said, “Why, you think too much.”

Yun Feiyu did not refute, but only slowly moved forward until their breaths blended together. Clear and bright eyes looked into Su Mu’s eyes, if it was any other ordinary person they would either become intoxicated or retreat in embarrassment.

Su Mu did not retreat, nor was he intoxicated. He chuckled in a frivolous manner: “In broad daylight and in public, does Yun Gongzi plan to throw yourself into my embrace?”

After Yun Feiyu saw the two needle-sized moles behind Su Mu’s ears, his eyes flickered.

Yun Feiyu stepped back and looked at Su Mu and said, “I’m afraid that Your Highness doesn’t need Feiyu to throw myself into your embrace anymore.” Then he bowed and said, “Caomin will not disturb His Royal Highness, caomin ask to be excused.”

Su Mu watched Yun Feiyu’s slender figure disappear behind the high wall, his expression indecipherable.

At noon, Han Yi and Han Yang reported that there was a nice villa in the south of the city, and the price was fair, and asked Su Mu if he wanted to buy it.

“The southern part?” Su Mu, who was sitting behind his desk, suspected something, and then said: “You go and find out who the owner of that villa is.”

“Yes, Your Highness.” After Han Yi and Han Yang went out, Su Mu somehow kept recalling the blue green figure in the drizzling rain in his head, falling asleep without knowing it.

Su Mu opened his eyes and saw the golden canopy of his bed, wondering how he suddenly found himself sleeping on the bed.

“Your Highness, you are awake, your servant will go and tell the kitchen to prepare dinner for you.” Yuzhu’s voice sounded nearby.

Su Mu nodded, saw that it was already dark outside and asked, “What time is it now?”

“It’s xu shi (TN: 7-9pm) Your Highness.” Yuzhu replied.

Su Mu waved his hand and said, “Hnn, go ahead, and call in Han Yi and Han Yang.”

Han Yi and Han Yang arrived shortly after Yuzhu walked out.

“Paying respects to His Royal Highness.” The two said at the same time.

“You may stand, have you found anything?” Su Mu asked.

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Han Yi bent over and cupped his fist, and said: “Answering to His Royal Highness, the villa was given to Yun Gongzi by Lord Yun when Yun Gongzi just returned three years ago.”

Su Mu suddenly narrowed his eyes dangerously: “Yun Feiyu.”

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