Chapter 553 - 550: Take Charge_1
Lu Ping, realizing the urgency of the situation, did not dare to delay. He snapped the whip, urging his horse to gallop swiftly towards Dengzhou City.
In Dengzhou City.
Princess Mingcheng had been arranged to stay at Dong Mansion. Renowned doctors from the surrounding counties of Dengzhou gathered, racking their brains to save Princess Mingcheng’s life.
Dong Qingyue, deeply moved by Princess Mingcheng’s loyalty to her country and marriage alliance, instructed that no matter the medication, as long as the doctors needed it, Dong family would spare no expense. If Dong Mansion didn’t have it, they would scour the entire city to obtain it for the princess.
Xiao Rongyan was deeply grateful to Dong Qingyue. Unable to intervene directly in Princess Mingcheng’s situation, he instead discussed the prospect of a mutual market with Dong Qingyue. He expressed his willingness to visit Nanrong to explore the possibility of establishing a mutual market between the two countries, preventing Rong from plundering the Jin Kingdom in the future.
However, Dong Qingyue had other plans in mind, waiting for Rong to come and plunder. Smiling, he refused Xiao Rongyan, stating that since Jin Kingdom had just rescued Princess Mingcheng from Nanrong, causing trouble for them, sending Xiao Rongyan to discuss mutual market affairs might unfairly involve him. Furthermore, the matter still required the Emperor’s approval and should be postponed until the following year, when things had stabilized.
Dong Qingyue’s disapproval did not deter Xiao Rongyan, who then spent the next few days exploring shops in Dengzhou City, accompanied by the Dong family’s guards.
Xiao Rongyan was transparent with Dong Qingyue and Dong Changlan, stating his plans to establish a shop as a rendezvous point. He intended to trade high-quality furs from Rong, processing them in Dengzhou into luxurious garments and then distributing them to Jin, Yan, and Wei Kingdoms for profit.