The peasant girl has a private space, and her husband is handsome.

When Huangfu Yuan's carriage arrived at Fuxing Street, the Third Prince Huangfu Hong stopped him.

"Seventh Brother, don't be impulsive. Everyone says that Miss Su from Daqi is not someone to be trifled with. Why don't we stay at the Sifang Inn first and slowly think of a way to deal with Miss Su?"

Mentioning Miss Su only fueled the Seventh Prince's anger.

"Third Brother, why should we, the mighty Southern Yue Kingdom, fear a mere young girl?"

Huangfu Hong was resourceful and shrewd; he never did anything without a certainty of success.

The only thing we can do is try to redirect the Seventh Prince's attention to other things.

"Seventh Brother, the weather is hot now. Since Miss Murong has a way to make ice, we can use it to make money. The floods in Nanyue have caused heavy losses, and we especially need money."

After thinking for a moment, Huangfu Yuan decided to postpone his trip to Gu's Tea House and instead try to steal saltpeter from Murong Yan.

The most important thing in summer is ice; it will steal all the saltpeter.

They rushed to purchase more saltpeter before Miss Su and her husband's family, the Marquis of Guiping, could.

Taking away the saltpeter that Miss Su wanted to buy was tantamount to indirectly punishing her.

The Seventh Prince went straight back to the Sifang Pavilion, took out the 50,000 taels of silver notes given to him by the Emperor of Daqi, and sent all his subordinates out to purchase saltpeter.

If we can't buy it in the capital, then we'll go to the prefectures and counties near the capital to try and buy more saltpeter before Miss Su does.

The next day, Su Qianqian heard that the price of saltpeter had doubled and the price of ice had also doubled.

Mo Xiaobei reported to her that the Murong family and the seventh prince of the Southern Yue Kingdom were both fighting over saltpeter.

Very well, let these people drive up the price of saltpeter to exorbitant levels.

Then she'll take out the ice she's stored in her space and make the Seventh Prince and the Murong family, who have hoarded large amounts of saltpeter, pay up a fortune.

The money that the Emperor of Qi gave to the Seventh Prince of Nanyue was the hard-earned money of the people of Qi, and the Seventh Prince of Nanyue was absolutely not allowed to take the money back to Nanyue.

In just three days, the price of saltpeter increased tenfold, and the price of ice also rose accordingly.

Because the weather is hotter and more abnormal, the surface temperature has reached about 40 degrees Celsius.

I heard someone died from the heat.

Su Qianqian took it upon herself to give each employee ten brick-sized ice cubes.

The guys were overjoyed.

Brother Yuan carried ten blocks of ice and returned to his house in the slums of the southern city, feeling cool and refreshed all the way.

His wife, Wang, was overjoyed.

"Ice is a lifesaver right now. Even if we sold all four of us, we couldn't buy this much ice."

"There is no better employer in the world than Miss Su. Old Yuan, you must risk your life to help Miss Su and repay this kindness."

Brother Yuan nodded. "Don't worry, I understand."

It's getting hotter and hotter lately, and people don't dare to go out during the day. They only go out at night if they have to.

Ice was still selling very well, no matter how expensive it was. People were willing to spend all their savings to buy ice in order to survive and to get a good night's sleep.

Ice became a life-saving medicine, so it became more expensive.

At this moment, there were five large wooden basins filled with ice in the dining room of the Murong family.

Five maids stood beside the wooden basin, constantly fanning themselves, spreading the refreshing coolness of the ice to every corner of the room.

Therefore, the dining room was very cool.

Murong Yan, who was eating, received high praise from the family head, Murong Fu.

There was only one bear paw on the plate in the center of the table, and it was cut in half.

However, the head of the family, Murong Fu, handed the entire plate of bear paws to Murong Yan.

"Yan'er, you did a great job. You are a great contributor to the Murong family. Although saltpeter is much more expensive, ice is even more expensive. Our Murong family has made tens of thousands of taels of silver these past few days by using saltpeter to make ice."

With an initial investment of tens of thousands of taels of silver, the profit doubled in just a few days.

There is no industry in the world more profitable than ice-making with saltpeter.

Murong Yan ate a whole bear paw.

This thing was already a protected animal before I transmigrated; it was absolutely forbidden to eat it.

Now, however, they have easily tasted it.

The taste is not bad.

The cook in the Murong family had a very good grasp of the cooking time when stewing bear paws. The resulting bear paws were thick with collagen, soft and smooth, just like well-cooked beef tendons, and had a very good texture.

Murong Yan was very proud. What an honor it was to have the head of the Murong family personally serve her food!

Although she was only the sixth daughter born out of wedlock, she was favored from a young age because of her time-travel ability.

Murong Yan compared herself to that Miss Su.

Everyone says that Gu's Tea House is profitable, but it can't possibly be more profitable than saltpeter.

She was the one who suggested the business of making ice with saltpeter, and it will definitely make more money in the future, all thanks to her efforts.

She will definitely demonstrate a stronger earning ability than Miss Su, making the head of the family look at her with even greater respect.

The incomparably handsome prince will soon take notice of her abilities.

"Father, summer is still long. Our Murong family should devote more energy to the ice-making business."

Murong Fu shared the same thought: since making ice was so profitable, he certainly couldn't let others take away such a lucrative business.

Summer is the peak season for making money through ice making, so it's not an opportunity to miss out.

"I have made a decision. I will allocate 200,000 taels of silver for the time being specifically for the business of making ice from saltpeter. I estimate that I can make at least 200,000 taels of profit."

Murong Changyu advised, "Father, now that more people know the secret method of making ice with saltpeter, the price of saltpeter is being driven higher and higher. Shouldn't we be more cautious?"

However, his statement was not affirmed by Murong Fu; instead, it was met with disdain.

"Changyu, you're too closed-minded. You should learn from your sister. As the future head of the Murong family, you must have courage."

This year is hotter than usual, and the price of ice has skyrocketed, becoming shockingly expensive.

Even Emperor Qi Jing in the palace couldn't handle it.

The weather is getting hotter every day, and the price of ice is changing daily. With over a hundred concubines in the harem, the daily consumption of ice is enormous.

However, the national treasury was running low on funds. The ministers had donated very little silver this time, not even enough to cover the 50,000 taels needed to supply the seventh prince of Nanyue.

After much deliberation, Emperor Qi Jing decided that in order to save money on ice, he could only order all his concubines to go home to visit their families.

With only him, the Empress Dowager, and the Empress remaining in the palace, he no longer had to worry about the enormous daily expense of buying ice.

Marquis Guiping, however, had no shortage of ice; his wife personally delivered two cartloads of ice to the Empress Dowager at the palace.

He also praised his future daughter-in-law to the skies, saying she was the best woman in the world.

"Our Guiping Marquis's residence bought cheap saltpeter a long time ago to make ice, so the ice this year didn't cost much."

The Marquis's family bought the saltpeter early on, so the price was particularly cheap.

The saltpeter purchased in the early stages was sufficient for the Marquis's needs, so the current skyrocketing price of ice has nothing to do with the Marquis of Guiping's residence.

The Empress Dowager regarded her maternal family as her own eyes and couldn't help but praise them a few times.

"Qian is really amazing!"

Lady Hou waved her hand, "It's not that amazing. Qian said that a fairy told her the method of making ice in her dream."

The Empress Dowager was overjoyed to hear this. "Oh my, Yu'er's future daughter-in-law has actually been chosen by a deity. It seems you will have endless blessings in the future."

The Great Qi believed in ghosts and gods, and thought that those favored by the gods were the most powerful.