This was a decision Feng Bailing considered for an entire night.
Undoubtedly, what still troubled her was what to do with Xiaojin.
Xiaojin was her own flesh and blood, separated from her for four years. Her son was right before her eyes, yet she couldn’t acknowledge him, and even had to part with him again. If Xiaojin learned the truth, he might very well hate her.
Seeing Feng Bailing in such a state, Princess Mingxia expressed concern.
"Sister-in-law, do not be upset by the Queen Mother’s words. Brother’s reluctance to take a concubine shows he cares for you. You shouldn’t mind those outside rumors. What happened between brother and Nalan Yan’er is all in the past."
Princess Mingxia was very understanding, fearing that Feng Bailing harbored a grudge in her heart.
Her brother was not good at speaking, nor did he know how to sweet-talk won. Sister-in-law must have heard those idle gossips outside.
"Mingxia, actually, between your brother and ..."
Feng Bailing hesitated, already good friends with Princess Mingxia, it should not be right to keep her relationship with Dugu Wu a secret. Thinking about leaving in half a year, Princess Mingxia would likely be very upset by then; perhaps she should reveal her relationship with Dugu Wu sooner.
Just as Feng Bailing was about to speak, she suddenly felt a turmoil in her stomach, and a wave of acid rushed up her throat.
Feng Bailing looked distressed, and Princess Mingxia’s expression changed upon seeing this.
"Sister-in-law?"
Feng Bailing herself was a Divine Doctor, and since marrying into Prince Shun’s Mansion, she had always been vigorous. It was the first ti Princess Mingxia saw her in such a state.
"It’s nothing serious."
Feng Bailing quickly drank so water.
"I probably didn’t rest well last night, and I had no appetite this morning, just randomly ate a few bites of porridge."
Feng Bailing was very familiar with her own body; she thought it was due to being overworked recently and did not take it to heart too much.
"Sister-in-law, could it be that you are pregnant?"
Princess Mingxia suddenly exclaid joyfully, recalling when her second sister, Princess Mingyue, was pregnant, she had looked like this as well.
Pregnant?
Feng Bailing suddenly rembered that during the months she participated in the Competition Among Ten Countries, her period did not co.
Feng Bailing’s period was not very regular, especially since she had recently tried to lose weight. Rapid weight loss generally causes irregular periods, so she hadn’t paid much attention to it before.
But upon reflection, she and Dugu Wu had been intimate twice... The first ti she did not care because Li Qing had given her contraception, and the second ti after getting mixed up with Dugu Wu, she hurriedly took the dicine Li Qing provided.
Having taken the dicine, it shouldn’t be possible to get pregnant.
Feng Bailing forced a smile.
"What nonsense are you talking, how could I possibly be pregnant? Your brother joked about having a third child, his current condition isn’t suitable for conceiving."
Feng Bailing evaded further with a few words. Princess Mingxia did not pursue it anymore, and took out the ledger to report the situation of the Phoenix Chamber of Comrce to Feng Bailing.
By the ti Princess Mingxia finished reporting, an hour had passed.
Feng Bailing ate so hot porridge brought by Chun Liu and felt slightly better in her stomach.
She checked the account book, nodding her head with satisfaction.
"Mingxia, you have done very well. I originally thought that you might be a little unfamiliar with managing at first, but you are no less competent than Su Wang. You truly have a natural talent for business."
Feng Bailing was always generous with praise for her subordinates.
Princess Mingxia blushed a few tis after being praised by Feng Bailing. From a young age, due to her being a woman, she hadn’t been particularly favored by Princess Consort Shun.
Even at Yuxiu Academy, she was just a diocre presence, but it was only after eting Feng Bailing that she found her true calling in comrce.
"Phoenix Chamber of Comrce will soon have new products, and I hope you can collaborate with Xinglin Spring to sell dicine liquid. Additionally, we will be acquiring a Weapons Workshop under the na of Phoenix Chamber of Comrce. There, we will sell so special weaponry. I have not yet obtained the weapons, but I should have them within half a month, and then I will organize the weapons workshop with Su Wang and you."
The matter concerning Dugu Wu weighed heavily on Feng Bailing, but she was a person of strong resolve. Having made her decision, she wouldn’t change it, and she would leave with Feng Xiaoli in six months’ ti.
As for Dugu Xiaojin, Feng Bailing hadn’t yet planned, only to consider over the next six months.
After the Underworld Market suffered setbacks in Qinghe City, it had beco more restrained, and there were no signs of its activities in Chu City. Feng Bailing had also inquired, and it was the sa in other countries.
A loss of tens of millions of taels was not small for the entire Underworld Market. While it remained dormant, it was an opportune ti for the Phoenix Chamber of Comrce to expand.
Now was also a good ti to refine chromium tal, which would definitely benefit the Phoenix Chamber of Comrce.
Princess Mingxia listened, her eyes gleaming. She knew that the Phoenix Chamber of Comrce was already the largest in Chu City. If they could also lead in dicine and weaponry, the Phoenix Chamber of Comrce might establish deep roots in Great Chu and possibly even beco the largest chamber of comrce across the Ten Countries in the future.
"By the way, besides Phoenix Chamber of Comrce, there is another matter. A new restaurant called Wushuang Building has recently opened in the city. It has been established for only a month, but it has already taken over much of the business from Zuixian Inn."
Princess Mingxia rembered sothing after completing the accounts and inford Feng Bailing.
Wushuang Building?
Feng Bailing was surprised; in her mory of that era, there was no restaurant nad Wushuang Building in Chu City.
After Chuyue Tower was acquired by Phoenix Mountain eting, there was no other restaurant in Chu City that could compete with Zuixian Inn.
Relying on ingredients from Xinqi Village, Zuixian Inn was already considered the top restaurant in Chu City. Feng Bailing hadn’t expected that within a few months of her departure from Chu City, a new Wushuang Building would erge.
"This Wushuang Building has a mysterious background; its owner’s identity is still unknown. However, I heard that the new Noble Consort Dugu in the palace particularly likes the dishes at Wushuang Building, and had even personally written a plaque for it, which contributed to its growing popularity in Chu City,"
Princess Mingxia said.
That Noble Consort Dugu again?
Feng Bailing thought of the Noble Consort Dugu whom she had heard about before.
"Have you t this Noble Consort Dugu? What do you think of her?"
Feng Bailing casually asked.
She planned to return to Chu City, and she ought to visit the Empress Dowager and Noble Consort Guo in the Imperial Palace.
Noble Consort Guo was currently five or six months pregnant, and Feng Bailing also intended to check on her and the baby’s health.
Knowing oneself and the enemy assures victory in every battle. It was better to find out more about Noble Consort Dugu before entering the palace, so she could handle any encounters calmly.
"This Noble Consort Dugu is exceedingly beautiful."
Princess Mingxia took a while before providing her assessnt.
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