Chapter 57: The Ox-Powered Waterwheel
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With the return of merchants from Qingzhou, the news of Prince Qi establishing the trade guild and auctioning off the rights to sell soap, perfume, and Drunken Qingzhou across Dayu quickly spread throughout the empire.
As the political heart of Dayu, Chang’an’s nobles were always particularly sensitive to such matters.
Outside Chang’an, the Second Prince Xiao Ju rode through the forest alongside the Sixth Prince Xiao Mu, both dressed in military attire.
Behind them trailed several hundred guards, servants, and hunting dogs scouring the woods for prey.
Xiao Ju, gripping his bow, scanned the forest as his brother smirked.
“Second Brother, I never realized our Seventh Brother had such cunning in him.”
Xiao Ju sneered.
“Cunning? It’s nothing but petty tricks. Spending his days mingling with lowly merchants—he’s still a baseborn wretch!”
Xiao Mu laughed along.
“Indeed! Even if he clings to Consort Zhen, what can the daughter of a mere seventh-rank county magistrate do? He thinks flattering the Crown Prince will make him a phoenix—how laughable!”
Xiao Ju’s cold smile grew wider.