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The world was empty, and some things were slightly different from the times she lived in.

For example, the Gold Silk, the golden silkworm was hard to find since ancient times, and the golden silkworm was even harder to find.

Although the golden silkworm was valuable, it was not considered rare. In addition, as long as one was not lazy, one would be able to eat their fill, and as long as one worked harder, the commoners would still be able to afford to use the Gold Silk.

Golden silkworms were very rare in this imperial empire, and they were different from the golden silkworms of her era.

The golden silkworm here was a mutated modern version of the golden silkworm. The clothes and fabrics made of the golden silkworm here were not only soft and smooth, but also warm and cool in the summer.

The reason why he used the word "practically" wasn't because the quality of the Gold Silk Cloth clothes wasn't high enough, but rather that the weapon manufacturing techniques of this era were also excellent. If he met a treasured sword that could slice through iron like mud, it was unknown whether he could slash a Gold Silk.

Looking at it from the side, putting on the Gold Silk's clothes was almost equivalent to adding an extra layer of life insurance. Adding on to that, it would automatically adjust the temperature along with the season, making clothes that were naturally worthy of a priceless treasure.

The rarer the item, the more expensive it is. Since it is a priceless treasure, it is hard to find.

In the vast Bai Chuan, only two families had been able to find the golden silkworm so far.

North River Du Family, Shangguan Family of Linzhou.

It was said that a hundred years ago, the two families had some connections. They had arranged a meeting to find the legendary golden silkworms. After roaming around outside for twenty years, they had actually found two golden silkworms.

One at a time, of course.

Although the Jiangbei Du Family did not engage in silk business, they did engage in wood and salt business. These two industries had a wide range of nationals, and in a short period of time, they had acquired a large amount of wealth. In addition to that, the founder of the Bai Chuan Country once helped with the assessment of rebellion, even if it was the royal family, the soldiers who looked down on merchants, still had to give the Du Family some face.

No one knew what the Du Family's golden silkworms were used for, but the Royal Family had promised not to touch their family treasure, so the Du Family's golden silkworms were naturally safe and sound.

But the Shangguan family was not so lucky.

In addition, the Shangguan Family's ancestors were a little unlucky. They had clashed with the Shangguan Family a few times and caused a few big and small calamities, and in Shangguan Bai's generation, he no longer had any heaven defying financial resources. Even as the wealthiest in Linzhou, he was only a little richer than the other merchants.

In other words, he had a treasure in his hands, but didn't have the ability to protect it. If he didn't covet it, who would he covet?

Thus, in the vicinity of Shangguan Bai's father, the old emperor gave an edict that every three years, the Shangguan family would send a robe made from Gold Silk to him.

These golden silkworms weren't very ambitious. In the past hundred years, only three survived.

How much silk did the three golden silkworms spit out?

Even if he paid the rent once every three years, it would be a huge burden to the Shangguan Family.

It could also be said that although the family had golden silkworms, the Shangguan family was so poor that their own people couldn't even wear the clothes of the golden silkworm.

Fortunately, the old emperor didn't have much animosity towards him and gave him preferential treatment in other areas.

Of course, this was not the important point. The important point was, the clothes made from Gold Silk were incomparably precious.

Afterwards, people were selfish. The empress dowager casually gave such a precious thing to Princess Qingxia. It could be seen how much she doted on him.

When something happened to the Princess Qingxia, it was no wonder that the empress dowager would be furious and take all the Shangguan family members into custody.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk." Chen Mu sighed emotionally, "I only knew that the empress dowager had a precious son, the current emperor, but didn't know that she had an adopted daughter called Princess Qingxia. I really doted on her."

When Shangguan Bai heard this, his eyes darkened. He looked at Chen Mu Mu Mu, a little hesitant.

"You have been in the capital for over a month, but you don't know about the Princess Qingxia?"

"I don't know." Chen Mu spread out his hands. "There are so many royal soldiers in the capital. How can I understand them in such a short period of time?"

That's not important. What's important is, "The Princess Qingxia might be a bit too low-key. He was doted on so much by the empress dowager that his name was unknown. I didn't even know that such a big case had to do with a woman. "

Shangguan Bai's expression faltered slightly, as if he had thought of something, and he sighed softly.

"It is indeed low-key. There's a rumor that the empress dowager is so protective of Princess Qingxia, she'll definitely cover it up. "

Thus, even if it were the people of the imperial city, they only knew that the Shangguan Family did not know their place and how high the sky was, and that the clothes they sent out contained poison and wanted to murder the empress dowager. This caused the empress dowager to be enraged and all of them were imprisoned, but they didn't know that the empress dowager's anger was due to the Princess Qingxia.

Hearing Shangguan Bai's words, Chen Mu Mu Mu also became interested.

"Who is this Princess Qingxia? They rarely hear of him in the imperial family, so why do they get the empress dowager to pay so much attention to him?"

A difference of one word between a princess and a princess meant that the princess was not the emperor's daughter, but was instead just another heir of the imperial clan.

Even so, the princess held a high position. The empress dowager had even specially adopted her as an adopted daughter, naturally liking her outstandingly.

"Princess Qingxia is an adopted daughter picked up by Prime Minister Su Huguo. Her name is Su Yanyan, and she had a weak body with many ailments. She rarely goes out to meet people, so outsiders wouldn't be able to recognize her face." Shangguan Bai said.

When he mentioned the Princess Qingxia, his expression was very strange, as though he wanted to say something, but was at the same time disdainful and disdainful.

Chen Mu was baffled. "She's just an adopted daughter?"

It was not the daughter of a royal family, nor was it the direct daughter of the Prime Minister Su, but an adopted daughter.

In this era, the difference in levels was distinct, and the difference in status was very important.

The adopted daughter was only a daughter that he had picked up.

If he met a good family, he would raise them as his own daughter.

When he met a rich family that had many sons and many grandchildren, the direct daughter had a higher status than the daughter born from the concubine, and the daughter born from the concubine had a higher status than the adopted daughter.

After all, a concubine was the daughter of a rich family, and an adopted daughter was not even related by blood. She was picked up like a maidservant.

Chen Mu Mu Mu's eyes twitched, "Looks like Prime Minister Su really likes this adopted daughter."

Shangguan Bai declined to comment: "Prime Minister Su can be considered to be a very popular person, with an impressive title, there are a total of ninety-eight rooms for wives. And under his knee, there are a total of eighteen sons and twenty-three daughters. "

Chen Mu Mu was speechless.

Is this a stallion? Are they still stud horses?

The emperor had three palaces and six courtyards, and he wasn't as diligent in sowing seeds as the old emperor. This was especially so since the old emperor had already died, and only six princes and princesses had survived.

She had once counted that the princes Qin Tianshui, Qin Tianliang, Qin Tian, the young emperor, and the princess were Qin Muxu and an unfavored concubine who gave birth to the eighth princess.

From the looks of it, the Prime Minister Su was really committed to the cause of sowing seeds.

When she had the chance, she really wanted to see how this Prime Minister Su's body would be hollowed out.

No, that wasn't the main point. Why was her attention diverted?

What she wanted to ask was —

"Prime Minister Su clearly has so many children. Why can't she pick up a daughter to raise?"

Could it be that he had the control of his children, and seeing children was like seeing gold, the more the better?

But with so many children and wives, could his family afford it?

No, he would definitely be able to hold on.

After all, if the number one official in the capital asked who it was, it would definitely be Prime Minister Su Huguo.

However, even though the world knew that Su Huguo was greedy, and that the old emperor was the ruler, he had never punished Su Huguo.

After the little emperor ascended the throne, the empress dowager held court from behind the screen. With such a valiant woman, there was no room for greed in her eyes, but she still had not dealt with Su Huguo.

A beam of light flashed past Chen Mu Mu's mind, but he didn't manage to grab hold of it in time.

Shangguan Bai looked at Chen Mu's strange expression, and the corner of his mouth curled up: "To be honest, I also find it strange."

Chen Mu Bai glanced at him: "Stop bullshitting with me. Who are you trying to trick, with your face that I know how to gossip?" "Let's hear it. What do you have to say about the gossip you've collected?"

Businessmen did not make business official, but that did not mean that merchants were useless.

Besides being able to earn money, a merchant also had another skill — having the most well-connected information channels.

If the merchant was not well-informed, there would be no job of making money.

Thus, merchants were also the most gossipy people.

When the empress dowager gifted the precious Gold Silk Cloth to the Princess Qingxia, she probably requested the Shangguan family to make it into the style of a girl's clothes.

Let's not talk about the Shangguan family, Shangguan Bai was definitely not as harmless as he looked on the surface. It was impossible for him to not be curious about this.

If a person was curious, he would look for an answer. For short, gossip.

Shangguan Bai smiled faintly, his eyes flitting about. The smile at the corner of his eyes seemed to be a bit wicked?

Before Chen Mu Mu could figure out the meaning behind Shangguan Bai's smile, Shangguan Bai's voice had already rang out.

"If you were to ask for serious information, I really wouldn't know. However, if you were to ask for gossip, I actually have some information regarding the Princess Qingxia and Empress Dowager."

As expected, this guy was an old woman.

No matter how transcendent her appearance or how elegant her demeanor was, it would not be able to change the essence of her eight grandma.

Chen Mu made a gesture with his hand. "Speak, it doesn't matter if it's true or false. It's good to satisfy our little curiosity."

The corners of Shangguan Bai's lips curled up as he threw out a heavyweight piece of news.

"I heard that this Princess Qingxia is the empress dowager's own daughter."

"Huh?" Although his mental endurance was strong, Chen Mu Mu Mu was still struck by lightning. "You mean the empress dowager is having an affair with that Prime Minister Su?"

Empress Dowager, ah, empress dowager, no matter what, she was still the mother of a nation, why couldn't she bear to think about it?

She didn't know what the old emperor looked like, but the royal family had good genes, or at least he didn't look too bad.

The empress dowager would not suffer any losses if she married — even if it was an old husband and a young wife, the position of the mother of a nation was held so high that every word and deed was closely watched by others. Would she dare to put on a green hat for the emperor when she was full?

So what if she wore it? After all, the Emperor's physique couldn't satisfy her. It wouldn't matter even if she split her legs when she was lonely and empty.

But why Prime Minister Su Dumas?

Was her old emperor husband not enough to satisfy her dream of rearing horses?

Shangguan Bai hadn't expected Chen Mu Mu to think this way, he choked a bit, as if he had been struck by lightning.

After a while, he took a deep breath and threw down another heavyweight message.

"According to some rumors, the empress dowager gave birth to a princess. In order to secure her position as empress, she exchanged herself for a crown prince."

So, the Princess Qingxia is the real princess, and the little emperor is picked up by the side of the road?