mesbooks Chapter 305
Chapter 305
After Zhao Zhen returned to the palace, he immediately began to investigate the assassination. After interrogation, the captured assassins finally revealed the truth: this thrilling assassination was secretly planned by Prince Gun and the Cao family.
When Zhao Zhen heard the news, he was furious, but he knew that the matter was of great importance and that he could not touch Prince Gong yet. So he ordered all the evidence he had collected to be sorted out and personally delivered to the Queen's palace.
When Empress Cao saw this overwhelming evidence, her face turned pale. She knew she had committed a grave mistake and could no longer evade responsibility. Resolutely, Empress Cao knelt and kowtowed, begging Zhao Zhen to depose her and pleading with the Emperor to spare the lives of the Cao family, based on their past friendship.
Zhao Zhen gazed at the woman who had shared his joys and sorrows, a mixture of emotions welling up in his heart. However, the laws of the land were ruthless, and he could not disregard them for personal reasons. Ultimately, Zhao Zhen issued an edict: Empress Cao was demoted to Consort Cao for her crimes and confined to Huihe Palace, forbidden to leave. Simultaneously, all three members of the Cao clan were exiled to Lingnan as a warning to others.
Meanwhile, Molan, seeing Zhao Zhen had already left, had no desire to linger in Huangjue Temple any longer. She immediately set off with Mo Ran and the other four, preparing to return to the Sheng family. Before departing, Molan took out a bottle of precious elixir and handed it to Mingcheng, solemnly informing him, "This elixir will increase your power by twenty years. However, remember, each person can only take one pill; more than that will not benefit you." Upon hearing this, a flash of surprise crossed Mingcheng's eyes. He quickly took the elixir bottle with both hands, nodded respectfully, and replied, "Thank you, Master Feng, for your generous gift! If you need anything in the future, I will do my best to help you." With a slight nod, Molan turned and led the others out of Huangjue Temple.
After a short journey, they arrived at the gate of the Sheng Mansion. After entering the mansion, Mo Lan rested for a while before handing over the soap-making method and the secret recipe for the essential oil to Mo Ran. At the same time, she took out a sum of money from her private vault, handed it to Mo Ran, and instructed him, "Take this money and quickly go and buy some capable servants. Then, carefully make them according to the recipe I've taught you. Once the finished product is ready, you can find a suitable store in the city and open a shop called 'Hua Xiangrong', specifically to sell these novelties. You must run it with all your heart and do not let me down." Mo Ran took the order and left, carrying the recipe and money in his arms, happily setting about the matter.
Afterwards, Molan carefully packed the potatoes and sweet potato seeds that she had prepared earlier into another sturdy large box, and called Mo Yan.
"Mo Yan, please go to Huangjue Temple and hand this box to Master Mingcheng. Please ask him to arrange some experienced monks to go to our farm and plant these seeds properly according to the instructions on the recipe I wrote." Mo Lan whispered.
Mo Yan nodded respectfully, took the box, and hurried away. Meanwhile, Mo Lan didn't pause. She turned to Mo Xuan and said, "Mo Xuan, quickly go to the city and find those renowned carpenters and blacksmiths. Remember to bring my blueprints with you. Have them build the curved plow and the spinning jenny according to the designs."
Mo Xuan took his orders and soon returned to the mansion with a group of skilled craftsmen. After several days of hard work, they finally succeeded in creating the curved plow and the spinning jenny. Mo Lan personally inspected them and was very satisfied. She immediately had the curved plow delivered to the manor for use.
Meanwhile, Mo Xue was also busy. At Mo Lan's request, she went to a textile company and carefully selected 20 clever and capable servants. Mo Lan then patiently taught these servants how to operate a spinning jenny. Under her meticulous guidance, the servants quickly mastered the essentials and expertly spun exquisite cloth.
With an ample supply of fabric, Molan seized the opportunity and opened a large-scale cloth shop, Nishang Cloth Shop, in the capital's most prosperous district. The shop was beautifully decorated, and the variety of fabrics on display was dazzling. Because the cloth sold here was of high quality and had novel styles, business was booming, with customers flocking in daily, and the shop was making a fortune.
However, a flourishing business naturally attracted the attention of many. Some with ulterior motives attempted to disrupt the business or steal the secret recipe, but Zhao Zhen was supportive. He had deployed personnel to secretly protect the Nishang Cloth Shop and its farm. If anyone was spotted with malicious intent, they would be subdued and handed over to the authorities. Thus, with Zhao Zhen's strong support, Molan's plan could be carried out!