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Chapter 58.1 – Hemp vs. Sea Ban
Lan Xiang Courtyard (Fragrant Orchid Courtyard)
Once Wang Qing Lan stepped foot into her room she kicked a chair over.
The two maidservants standing by the door were so scared that they couldn’t speak. The door was closed and they couldn’t see inside the room, but the sound of tables and chairs falling over was constantly coming. This wasn’t the first time that they saw Concubine Wang throwing such a huge tantrum. Before, this happened whenever she suffered a lost to the main wife.
However, Wang Qing Lan was obviously smarter than Fang Jun Ping.
Things like porcelain tea sets and such, if these things were broken then An Zi Ran and Steward Su would eventually find out. But the table and chairs were a different matter. When An Chang Fu favored her, he sent a lot of good things to her courtyard. The table and chairs were made of high quality wood and very resistant to abuse. Every time she got angry she took her anger out on the table and chairs, but they were still not broken.
After venting for a while, Wang Qing Lan let the two maidservants come in to fix up the room.
The table and chairs were returned to their original positions. Although they suffered more dents and scratches, this did not affect the integrity of the furniture.
“You, go call Qi Qiao over here.” Wang Qing Lan said to one of the maids. Qi Qiao was her confidant. She followed Wang Qing Lan when she married into the An family and was the only person Wang Qing Lan trusted.
Qi Qiao had not heard about the incident in the dining room yet. She only knew that Wang Qing Lan was looking for her, so she hurried over. Once she arrived in the room she sent the other two maids out and carefully closed the door. Then she turned around to face Wang Qing Lan. “Madam, what happened?” She was the only one who addressed Wang Qing Lan as Madam and not as Concubine Wang.
Wang Qing Lan gave her a brief explanation of what happened in the dining hall.
Qi Qiao thought for a bit and then said, “Madam, about the second young master, it’s better not to mention anything about him in the future. The young master is shrewd. He won’t let you take care of the second young master. If you persist it will only make him more wary of you.”
“He has never relaxed his guard around me,” Wang Qing Lan sneered. She wasn’t a vapid bimbo. She had taken note of An Zi Ran’s transformation. Compared to before, he was now a hundred times more astute. This type of person was the hardest to deceive. “Today, he suddenly said those words, obviously he’s saying that he suspects us of harming him.”
Qi Qiao nodded. “Madam is right.”
An ominous glint flickered in Wang Qing Lan’s eyes. “If we knew that it would become like this, then at that time…”
“Madam!” Qi Qiao suddenly shouted.
Wang Qing Lan quickly swallowed down the rest of her words.
Qi Qiao whispered, “Madam, these words definitely cannot be said. Be careful of eavesdroppers.” Regardless of whether the young master had ears around the house or not, being careful was always the best policy.
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At the same time, An Zi Ran arrived at his room with Fu Wu Tian. The two servants standing by the door were sent away. Only the two of them were left inside the room. An Zi Ran closed the door and turned around to the eyes of Fu Wu Tian. “There’s something I want to talk to you about.”
Fu Wu Tian’s eyebrows arched precipitously. “That’s all?”
An Zi Ran calmly countered, “If not, what else do you think there is?”
Fu Wu Tian stared at him for a long while, and eventually he actively shifted the topic. “Nothing. What does wang fei want to tell this prince?” It seems that it will still take some time to win wang fei over.
“Is there a way to lift the sea ban in Da Ya?” An Zi Ran asked.
Hearing this sentence, Fu Wu Tian arched an eyebrow in surprise. “Why did wang fei ask this question?”
The sea ban in Da Ya was issued a few years after the Chong Ming Emperor was enthroned. When the sea ban came out, many businessmen mourned at the time, especially the merchants who depended on the sea routes to buy and sell goods. As a result of the prohibition, many businessmen’s lives were ruined. At the time, it was a topic of hot debate, but the Chong Ming Emperor was resolute in his attitude. Even though there were ministers that advised against it, he was still determined to execute it.
As of today, the sea ban policy has been implemented for more than a decade.
Although there were still businessmen who were interested in trading by sea, they also knew that it was a taboo in the heart of the Chong Ming Emperor to lift the sea ban, so it was nearly impossible to lift it, not unless a new emperor was enthroned.
However, the sea ban did not mean that all foreign ports were closed. There were still several ports that were engaged in foreign trade, but the vessels allowed to go out to sea could only be official ships.
It’s not that An Zi Ran wanted to have a sea trade business. Although the profit of maritime trade was huge, he did not have the prerequisites at the moment. So the idea could only be placed on the backburner.
“Because I want to have someone go out to sea to help me find something.”
Thank you for the update!
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Thanks for bab
Fwt ur think to much.. Lol
This bab feel short
Fighting for next chapter
Was expecting the ML to make some move but alas, he is more patient than I am
Thanks for the translation!
FWT, keep in mind that love that comes too fast will dissipate faster too! you’ll have hundreds of chapters to enjoy with wangfei, it’s still early now!
wow….. I hate them even more, like ugh, I just hate seeing people destroying perfectly beautiful works of art and expensive crafts???? punch a punching bag, lady, and build your muscles while you’re at it
I’m really curious of madam An, I hope we get a glimpse of husband-wife An later!
” Jie Qiao was her confidant. “
Thanks, fixed!
An Zi Ran, you guys are in a room, alone, what do you think goes around the mind of a perverted Wang Ye? Nothing much of course!?
Finally a person that doesn’t smash porcelain!!
FWT, the more you wait, the more better it gets ?
Lol XD
I’m surprised AZR didn’t or pretended not to know what FWT was getting at.
Thanks for the great translation ?
I honestly couldn’t tell if AZR was really oblivious or just deflecting. Lol.
4th wife acts highly suspicious ?, if she doesn’t calm down she’ll get exposed soon. xD
I hope we get some more back story about who AZR was in his previous life. I’m guessing some kind of a businessman. Thanks for the chapter ❤️
Ammm Qi Qiao… If there are eavesdroppers the words you said are probably more suspicious than telling the truth. Just give up.
And Vanilla you are a master at creating suspense, now I’m dying to know what AZR is looking for.
As always thanks for the chapter <3
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Thank you for reading! ^-^
thanks 4 the chapter………
Thanks for the chapter! ?
You’re welcome ❤
Thank you for the update , I really fond the interact between mc and the ml
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Glad you like it! ^-^
Thank you for the chapter ?
I was a little shocked that you aren’t listed at novelupdates anymore but someone else.
Hope you stay around, I like your translation.
Glad you like my work. ^-^ I plan to finish translating TBL at least.
I’m not sure what you mean by not listed anymore…
Thank you for the chapter. Was super busy, but i finally have time to read this. I also wanted to inform you, just in case but the NU page for The Big Landlord is now displaying another site translation and not yours. It could also just be my NU not working but i was concerned and wanted you to know of the manner. Other than that, thank you for the chapter, can’t wait for next week!
I’m glad you like it! ^-^ ❤
Thank you for informing me, I’ll look into it. Please let me know if the problem persists for you the next time you check in.
Thank you for the chapter! Phew I was scared for a bit. Yesterday your updates weren’t listed on NU anymore and when I tried to press on your site it told me that your account was being suspended!!? Thankfully it was just a false alarm. Keep up the good work and thanks again! You’re awesome ?
Thank you for your support. ^-^ A couple of other readers have also reported running into problems with the site. I’m currently looking into it.
Yay! I can read again. I was scared until I found your blog. Then I just sat on my hands. 😆
Thank you.
Hahaha, I was feeling a little anxious too. I wanted to get the site back up before Chinese New Year. Good thing it worked out. Thanks for sticking with me!
What can be that something he wants to find? Hmmm.
So that woman was really the killer! How scary!
Thanks for the chapter!
FWT was disappointed, he and AZR’s mind were not in the same wavelength 😂
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