Eroge: I can Travel To The Ancient World-Chapter 313: Lian Luoqiu’s Conspiracy

Nanhai City.

Cai Yixue sipped tea as she sat in the courtyard. The breeze of autumn blew quietly, a gentle cold caress over her skin.

" Lady Cai, I have brought the documents you wanted. The business of soap and shampoo is going great."

" Sister Xu, please sit." Cai Yixue nodded with a light smile. " And what is with Lady Cai? Didn’t I tell you to call me Elder Sister?"

Xu Chenlan blushed slightly as she sat before Cai Yixue. " Yes, elder sister."

" En, what do you think about the recent earnings?" Cai Yixue didn’t look at Xu Chenlan as she asked directly. Xu Chenlan pondered for a moment before answering.

" Elder sister, I believe we should transfer at least 30% of our earnings to our smithies. In that way, we will be able to soon change all our soldiers’ equipment batches by batches."

The recent beast tide has already given the Cai Family a chance to expand their military power. Since Jia Hao taught the smithies the new method to forge steels, they can quickly forge their weapons and armors with ease.

" We can smelt the old items or even just sell them. With this way, we can take the first step to strengthen our army."

Cia Yixue nodded as she listened to Xu Chenlan. " Your idea is good, Chenlan. In this way, we can certainly boost our military strength."

" We certainly don’t have to fear for funds for a while, elder sister." Xu Chenlan smiled. " Our medicinal shop is also earning a lot. After everyone realized that their wound can get disinfected by soaps, they are hurrying to buy it."

" Don’t raise the price of soap." Cai Yixue shook her head. " It’s good that common people can afford it. It’s a basic item and I believe we shouldn’t make it expensive."

" Elder sister is kind." Xu Chenlan nodded with a smile.

" So, how was it?"

" Yes?" Xu Chenlan looked at Cai Yixue with slight confusion. " What are you talking about?"

" Jia Hao... I believe you know him rather...intimately." Cai Yixue spoke in a low voice. Xu Chenlan’s face turned red as she lowered her head.

" I... I... I haven’t done it ever since I came here, Elder sister. You can be assured of that." Xu Chenlan stammered as she tried to explain.

" It’s my fault, Chenlan. I shouldn’t have asked such a crass question." Cai Yixue waved her hand. But from the corner of her eyes, she could see Xu Chenlan brooding in thought.

’ Tsk, happy memories of nights, huh?’ Cai Yixue felt a bubble of jealousy in her heart. But her face remained calm as she suddenly thought of something.

" Chenlan, submit me a report about all the earnings. We might need to take a significant amount of our resources for other purposes."

" Is that?" Xu Chenlan felt a bit of confused but she nodded. " Very well, Elder sister. I will submit it to you today."

" Ah, speaking of which..." Cai Yixue looked at her. " You didn’t pick any martial arts from our library, no?"

" That..." Xu Chenlan shook her head. " Elder sister, you already showed so much grace by allowing me to stay here. Martial arts are the top resource of any powerhouses. How can I take it?"

" This won’t do." Cai Yixue shook her head. " You are now a part of our family. Besides, you have blue internal qi, perfectly suitable for heavy martial arts. I am sure we have something good for you."

" Besides..." Cai Yixue gave a half smile. " I don’t think he will like if you don’t get some good treatment from us."

" Anyways..." Cai Yixue stood up. " You’d better practice well, Chenlan. If we get any free time, are you willing to spar with me?"

" Of course!" Xu Chenlan smiled. " It will be my pleasure, Elder sister."

" Lady Cai! Lady Cai!"

Ling’er rushed inside as she held a scroll. Her face was filled with sweat and urgency.

" It’s an imperial letter."

Cai Yixue’s face turned stiff when she heard that. " This...doesn’t sound good."

Opening the scroll, Cai Yixue read the letter. The more she read, the uglier her expression became. She even checked the seal below the letter and realized it was authentic.

" Haah, to think it will turn like this."

Xu Chenlan looked at Cai Yixue with confusion. " What happened, Elder sister?"

" Third Prince is coming for a banquet in Qizhou City. He has summoned everyone from Nanhai City regarding the report of the monster tide."

" Qizhou City? It’s in the center of the Western Province. It will take four days to reach there." Xu Chenlan was stunned.

" Father is busy enough, and he can’t leave. It looks like I have to go there." Cai Yixue sighed, " And that’s precisely what Li Yuan wants."

Xu Chenlan didn’t ask anything as she realized the Third Prince Li Yuan and Cai Yixue probably had some bad past.

" Chenlan, stay here in the estate. When he returns, you can explain the situation to him." Cai Yixue ordered. " I will attend the banquet."

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" We have arrived in the town, Milady. The Qizhou City is only have a distance of half a day."

" Ask everyone to rest here for the night. We should arrive in Qizhou City before noon." Lian Luoqiu ordered as she got out of the carriage. Walking into a luxury suit of an inn, Lian Luoqiu saw a woman standing there with a letter in her hands.

" Is that the letter from the prince?"

" Yes, Lady Luo."

Luo Luoqiu nodded as she took the letter. As she finished reading it, her smirk widened.

" Hehe, looks like Prince Yuan has arrived in Qizhou City. Our plan shall go smoothly."

She turned around and looked at her maid. " Send the letter to the Silkward Chamber of Commerce. Tell them to delay my engagement for one week. The Bian Family can wait."

" Yes, Young Lady." The maid bowed as she walked forward. She helped Lian Luoqiu take off her heavy outer robe.

As Lian Luoqiu settled on the bed, the maid knelt, placing a golden basin with rose petals underneath.

" Haaah, finally a bit of relaxation." Lian Luoqiu sighed. " That bitch Cai Yixue... This time, I swear I will drag her face through the mud."

Clenching her fist, Lian Luoqiu remembered the smug expression of Jia Hao.

" And that bastard husband of hers. Hmph, let’s see what you will do when I humiliate your wife like this."

Everything was going right according to her plan. But the moment Jia Hao appeared in Cai Yixue’s life, like a miracle, he managed to sweep away all her troubles.

Lian Luoqiu didn’t try to remember all those days of humiliation because the Silkward Chamber faced heavy losses due to their silk being burnt in the fire incident.

The other two elders forced her to take all the blame, and even tried to betroth her to an ugly young master of the Bian merchant Family of Central Province.

However, a hope appeared before her as the Third Prince Li Yuan sent her a letter. How could she not be elated when her beloved was helping her out?

" Soon, Cai Yixue... Soon, I will be the phoenix in the sky. And you? I will bury you with that stinky husband of yours."