Starting with a cub, the superpower boss becomes the richest man by lying flat

Chapter 194 She's actually quite sensible.

After calming Fu Qing down, Madam Fu returned to her room, where Mr. Fu immediately came to greet her, asking, "How did you feel?"

"It's done!" Madam Fu sat on the bed, her thoughts drifting for a moment. "I've been planning for so long, and it's all been ruined. I'm so unwilling to accept this!"

"Even without Mo Ziyuan, having Mo Zichen would be the same. The Mo family is doomed anyway; it's just a matter of sooner or later. There's no need to rush," Master Fu comforted her.

“I know, but I’m just not reconciled,” Madam Fu said, trying to cheer herself up. “Mo Zichen is not like Mo Ziyuan. Getting the Qi family to agree is probably harder than climbing to heaven.”

Master Fu was also very troubled by this, and couldn't help but curse his master again, "That old bastard, he had such good things but didn't use them. He destroyed them after I saw them. Otherwise, why would we have to go through all this trouble!"

"Forget it, that Gu worm thing sounds unreliable. Besides, you haven't learned how to make it yet, so don't bring it up again." Madam Fu waved her hand irritably.

"Sigh! Let them try it out first. If it really doesn't work out, we'll have to sacrifice our daughter," said Master Fu.

"Let's think about it again!" Madam Fu neither agreed nor disagreed.

Early the next morning, Mo Ziyuan arrived at Lin Xin's house dressed in a black casual outfit.

"Ha~ You're up so early today!" Lin Xin said to him with a yawn.

"It's getting late. We need to go to the palace to express our gratitude after breakfast."

"Fine!" Lin Xin slumped onto the table, feeling utterly hopeless. She was starting to regret agreeing to let Mo Ziyuan arrange the marriage between them with Chu Qingye; there were just too many troublesome things to deal with.

"It's just a formality, and His Majesty doesn't have that much time, but the Empress Dowager might summon us. She's a very nice person, so you don't need to be too nervous." Mo Ziyuan saw through Lin Xin's thoughts at a glance and quickly explained.

"Sigh! Back in the village, everyone was afraid of me. Now, nobody's afraid of me anymore. Just think how many people I've knelt down to," Lin Xin complained.

"Xin'er, be good, just bear with it a little longer. After a while, I will apply to His Majesty to go to the Western Frontier to guard it. You can come with me then, and neither of us will have to kneel."

"Western Xinjiang..." Lin Xin narrowed her eyes, "Will there be a war?"

"Yes!" Mo Ziyuan answered decisively.

"That's great. I've been feeling so frustrated lately, so I might as well take advantage of this easy opportunity to vent my anger."

Hearing her words, Mo Ziyuan smiled quietly; he knew Xin'er would react this way.

After a simple breakfast, the two took a carriage into the palace. As Mo Ziyuan had expected, Chu Qingye was indeed very busy today. He only said a few words, gave them a bunch of gifts, and then let them leave.

"Young Master Mo, Miss Lin," as soon as they left the Imperial Study, Eunuch An approached with a smile and pointed to a middle-aged eunuch at the bottom of the steps, saying, "This is Bingliang, an eunuch from the Empress Dowager's palace. The Empress Dowager wishes to see you. Go quickly!"

"Thank you, sir!" Mo Ziyuan said, handing over the purse he had prepared beforehand.

Eunuch An chuckled and pinched it, then put it away with satisfaction. He winked at the eunuch below the steps, then went back to guard Chu Qingye.

Mo Ziyuan and Lin Xin were led by Bingliang to the Empress Dowager's palace, and of course, they received a generous gift of purses. When they boarded the carriage for the return journey, it was already half full of various boxes and bolts of cloth, all gifts bestowed by the palace.

Lin Xin looked at the pile of things and her lips twitched. She said, "The money you gave away should be enough to buy all this stuff!"

Mo Ziyuan smiled and said, "This is different. These are all bestowed by the palace. They represent prestige."

"Hehe," Lin Xin smiled noncommittally.

Mo Ziyuan knew that Lin Xin had many strange and inappropriate ideas in her mind, so he didn't continue to argue with her. Instead, he brought up another matter, "Xin'er, do you want to send Nan Nan to school in the future or let him study with Yi Chen?"

"If you can go to school, you should! It's definitely more interesting to be with people your own age than to be with Meng Yichen all the time, don't you think?"

"Alright, I'll go back and see if I can get him into the Imperial Academy."

"No need," Lin Xin shook her head vigorously. The Imperial Academy! It's the highest institution of learning in the country. The students there are all from wealthy and noble families. Even the few students from poor families have powerful backers. She didn't want Lin Nan to be ostracized and ridiculed there.

"Recommend a school with a large number of ordinary people!"

“There are many common people…” Mo Ziyuan thought for a while and said, “The Baiyun Academy in the eastern suburbs and the Langya Academy in the western suburbs have a good reputation. Every year, they have a lot of people who pass the imperial examinations, including Xiucai, Juren and Jinshi. Almost every year, someone ranks first in the class.”

"Baiyun Academy, Langya Academy..." Lin Xin muttered to herself, "I'll take Nannan there tomorrow to take a look, and he can choose whichever he likes!"

This time, it was Mo Ziyuan's turn to have his lips twitch. These two academies were the best schools in the entire capital besides the Imperial Academy. Not just anyone could get in; they were selective! How come it's become two academies for you to choose from here?
The two then began discussing several academies in the capital. Just as they were getting into the conversation, the carriage suddenly stopped. Neither of them was on guard, but fortunately, they were both quite skilled. Although they were a bit disheveled, they were not seriously injured.

"Your Highness," the coachman, half-dead with fear, said to Mo Ziyuan in the carriage, "A child just rushed out from the side. This old servant was caught off guard and frightened Your Highness and Miss Lin. Please punish me, Your Highness."

Mo Ziyuan frowned, took a step forward, squatted down inside the carriage, lifted the curtain, and looked ahead. Sure enough, he saw a crowd gathering in front of him.

"If it doesn't work, let's take a detour!" Lin Xin said, straightening her slightly disheveled skirt.

"There's no way to go around now. Look behind you," Mo Ziyuan said, lowering the carriage curtain behind him, his expression not very pleasant.

"What's wrong?" Lin Xin also leaned over and saw that several carriages were following closely behind their carriage, leaving them no place to turn around.

"Those carriages don't seem to have any markings. Do you know whose they are?"

"Hmph, no matter whose family it is, once they're here, they can forget about leaving," Mo Ziyuan said coldly, his lips slightly parted.

"Do you know who they are?" Lin Xin asked curiously.

"Not sure, let's see!" Mo Ziyuan said, raising his hand to bring the longsword to a place within easy reach.

Lin Xin's eyes lit up. It seemed like a fight was about to break out. Great! She finally had a place to vent her frustration. Whoever came was quite sensible!