Yi Xin as a concubine

Chapter 168: Ups and Downs in the World

"Your 'capital verification' is quite strange. Aren't you afraid that some people will be dissatisfied with this system and cause trouble?" Chu Xingchen asked curiously.

"Do you know what is most important in the eyes of these wealthy people?" Xin Baoer asked with a mysterious smile.

Seeing Chu Xingchen looking over, Xin Baoer stopped keeping the secret and said, "Of course it's face, identity and status. This system is like a threshold, a symbol of identity and worth. Not only will it not make them dissatisfied, but it will make them more vain and willing to pay more money."

"I admire you! I admire you!" Chu Xingchen showed a rare funny expression and bowed.

"Okay, stop teasing me. If it weren't for the quick money, the convenience of collecting all kinds of information, and the ease of muddying the waters in Shengjing City, which would make it easier for us to act in the future, I really wouldn't want to do this unethical business."

"Since we've done it, we have to avoid unnecessary trouble. Ordinary people already have a hard life, and we can't let them get involved in these bad habits, at least not in my place."

After Xin Baoer finished speaking, she saw Dongxia had returned quietly and nodded to her, indicating that the message had been passed on to the manager here.

Xin Baoer nodded in satisfaction and said to Chu Xingchen, "Okay, we've almost finished shopping. We shouldn't stay out for too long. Let's go back."

"Okay." Chu Xingchen reached out and held her hand, and the two of them left the entertainment city hand in hand through a less crowded path.

The entertainment city is just what Xin Baoer called it. The plaque on the gate reads "Fuchen Renjian Entertainment Club" in a neat and tidy manner.

The two of them walked along the secret passage back to the courtyard. Yu Si came out from somewhere and said coldly, "Second Master, Miss Xin, there are three people in the distance, not close yet."

"Okay, thank you for your hard work, Yu Si, go and have a rest!"

When facing other people, Chu Xingchen's expression was as gentle but cold as always, so Xin Baoer had to interrupt herself.

Yu Si's pretty face seemed to be frozen, with no extra expression. He just nodded, and that was it.

"It seems terrible to have such a person around all year round. Maybe the master will become depressed." Xin Baoer looked at Yu Si's back and joked.

Xin Baoer's voice was neither loud nor soft. Yu Si, who had walked a few steps away, seemed to pause for a moment, then walked a little faster.

"Are you really not planning to take them in sooner?" Chu Xingchen asked.

Xin Baoer shook her head and said, "A forced melon is not sweet. It's not like bandits are trying to steal wives. They still have to be willing." She looked in the direction of the training ground and added nonchalantly, "But the longer it takes, the less affection there will be."

Chu Xingchen said: "That's right. If you still can't see your own situation clearly, you'd better give up early!"

"Okay, let's not talk about them. Let's ask Sheng'er how his studies are doing recently. Go and give him some trouble." The two of them chatted and laughed as they walked towards the study.

The opening of the entertainment city at this time undoubtedly added fuel to the fire in Shengjing City. The fire, which had just begun to die out, began to boil again.

When the facilities were just half built, Xin Baoer ordered people to secretly promote it in the city and rented horse-drawn carriages to take people to visit for free. When they arrived, they were provided with food and drinks, and could also experience various projects.

Food was precious in everyone's home these days, and even the landlords were running out of surplus grain. When people heard that there was food and drink available, everyone wanted to take advantage of it. As time went by, word of mouth spread, and the fame spread.

With this foundation in place, and it being the first month of the year, the New Year atmosphere had not yet passed, and for several days in a row, there were always large and small cars, with families rushing to the outskirts of the city, leaving the city in the early morning and returning at dusk.

The bloody smell that had accumulated in Caishikou finally faded away amid the hustle and bustle of traffic and was soon forgotten.

Rather than saying that it has been forgotten, Xin Baoer believes that it is because humans have a small brain capacity and prefer to remember those beautiful things that make them happy and at ease, while the suffering that has nothing to do with them will be forgotten as soon as they see it.

The prosperous world that Xin Baoer had carefully prepared also gave those aristocratic families, who had just been suppressed, a glimmer of hope for recovery.

As a result, those hidden courtyards were packed every day, and those who came brought their families with them, which did not arouse suspicion. Xin Baoer also made a lot of money, and her mood naturally became happier day by day.

Of course, a tall tree attracts the wind, and there was an endless stream of people who came to inquire about the manor owner's family, openly or secretly. However, apart from the fact that the proprietress was a cold-looking woman in her twenties or thirties, all that could be found was that there was a fairly powerful underworld force behind the family.

This is also the reason why Xin Baoer asked Ling Niang to manage this place. The martial arts world has its own rules, and it is not taken seriously by the high-ranking eunuch clans. If they are looked down upon, they will not spend too much manpower and resources. Instead, those powerful martial arts sects begin to move.

The martial arts sects are not like the aristocratic families. Although they have permanent assets to ensure the normal operation of the sect, most of them are not good at management. In order to develop the sect, they have to constantly recruit new disciples, and more money is always better.

The entertainment city is located in Shengjing City, the place with the most up-to-date news. As soon as something becomes popular here, the news will be received everywhere.

Ling Niang has been managing the sect for many years and has experienced the bitter consequences of acting too hastily in the past. She was also criticized several times by Xin Baoer, intentionally or unintentionally. Now she is more calm and cautious in doing things and does not give anyone the opportunity to take advantage of her.

He dealt with threats and inducements from various sects calmly and neither servilely nor arrogantly. With the secret help of Heqi Tower, none of the forces with ulterior motives gained any benefit, and gradually fewer people came to inquire about and cause trouble.

After the first month, on the second day of the second month, the dragon raises its head.

The frontier guards who had secretly returned to Beijing finally appeared in public. They were all very heroic and vigorous. Even when they rode their horses through the streets, they carried an awe-inspiring domineering aura, which made people afraid.

The sound of "clack clack" horses' hooves and the sound of uniform footsteps intertwined and gradually faded away.

"Are these the big guys leaving Beijing?" Xin Baoer was hiding by the wall to rest. When she heard the faint noise coming from outside the wall, she said to herself.

"Master, do you want me to go and take a look?" Dongxia asked after hearing this.

Xin Baoer: "No need."

"Okay, I caught you slacking off again, right?"

A childish voice sounded behind her. Xin Baoer turned around and saw the sweaty little boy, his arms supporting his knees, panting and talking with a smug look on his face.

Xin Baoer rolled her eyes very ungracefully, walked out from the shadows, looked at the little boy with unfriendly eyes, and spoke in a gloomy tone.

"Sheng'er, have you been idle again recently? Do you want me to assign you some difficult questions to pass the time?"

The little boy heard this and ran away very tactfully, gritting his teeth as he ran, thinking to himself, "Why hasn't Master Wei Yu come back yet?"

Xin Baoer doesn't care how the little kids complain about her. She is always the "difficult one" when exercising in the morning every day. For her, going from being out of breath after running a few steps to being able to run a lap slowly is a revolutionary change.

Chu Xingchen ran over and stopped beside Xin Baoer. He looked clean and refreshed, and it was hard to tell that he had already run two laps and performed several sets of punches.

Comparing yourself with others is really frustrating. Xin Baoer didn't want to talk to him, so she turned around and jogged reluctantly.

Chu Xingchen looked at the little girl's cute expression with a look of deep hatred and hatred, and smiled helplessly but dotingly.

"It seems that those people didn't give you any money." Chu Xingchen caught up with the little girl in a few steps and said in a light tone.

"How do you know they don't have it?" Xin Baoer couldn't help feeling a little proud when she said this, and she even quickened her pace.

"Oh, was the harvest better than you expected?" Chu Xingchen asked again. When he was with her, he couldn't help but talk more.

Speaking of this, Xin Baoer's expression couldn't help but become a little more solemn. She stopped and turned to look at Chu Xingchen.

Seeing this, Chu Xingchen couldn't help but frowned, "What's the matter?"

"Let's talk in your study!" Xin Baoer retracted her gaze and quickened her pace.

Chu Xingchen followed silently, and the two of them entered the study one after the other.

The study door was closed, and Wangchuan and Dongxia were guarding outside, so the two could talk without worry.

"What is your relationship with General Xu in the north? Cooperation or is he your man?"

Xin Baoer asked seriously, and Chu Xingchen knew that this matter was not trivial as soon as he heard it.

"It's not said explicitly, but it's tacitly understood." Chu Xingchen said pertinently.

Xin Baoer understood. She was probably thinking that General Xu was seeking stability. As long as the north was peaceful, he didn't care who the person in charge was. From the fact that he didn't come to Beijing in person this time, it could be seen that he had no intention of participating in the change of power.