12dz Chapter 529 A visitor is coming
Chapter 529 A visitor is coming
Shen Sui'an thought that the visitor was the boatman sent by Shui Yanze to help her run the shipyard, and she never thought that he would come to Suzhou in person.
Seeing the Shui Yanze siblings gradually approaching, she could no longer conceal the surprise in her eyes.
"Mr. Shui, Qingqing, why are you here?" Shen Suian's lips curved into a smile, his voice filled with joy.
"Greetings, Princess." Shui Yanze bowed and seemed calm and composed, but his slightly raised tone also revealed his excitement at the moment.
Shui Qingqing knelt directly in front of Shen Sui'an, "Sister Shen, I finally see you."
Shen Sui'an quickly helped her up and looked at Shui Yanze with a smile, "Why didn't you tell me in advance? I'm very happy to see you."
Only then did she notice that there was a strange young woman behind Shui Yanze. She had her hair combed in a bun, and had a pretty face and clear eyes.
"Who is this?" Shen Suian vaguely guessed her identity.
Shui Yanze then remembered that he had not yet introduced her, "Princess, this is Gui Niang, my new bride."
The smile in Shen Sui'an's eyes grew even brighter.
Gui Niang bowed respectfully and said, "Greetings, Princess."
"Please stand up." Shen Sui'an looked at her with a smile, "What a pretty girl, you and Mr. Shui are a perfect match."
She took off the jade bracelet and put it on Gui Niang's wrist. "I was unable to congratulate you on your wedding. This bracelet is for your wedding. May you and Mr. Shui live happily together forever."
A flash of panic flashed across Gui Niang's face. "My Lady Princess, this... is too valuable. I can't accept it."
Shen Sui'an held her hand and said, "You can accept it no matter how valuable it is. Besides, it's just a bracelet. What's the big deal about it being expensive or not?"
"This..." Gui Niang turned and looked at Shui Yanze.
Shui Yanze just smiled and nodded, "Thank you, Princess."
Only then did Gui Niang blush and accept Shen Sui'an's bracelet, bowing shyly, "Thank you, Princess."
Shen Sui'an asked them all to sit down and talk, "You are all here, where is Madam Shui?"
"Sister Shen, my mother is here too, but she caught a cold on the road, so she didn't come to pay her respects to you. She asked me to do the greetings on her behalf and will come to kowtow to you after she recovers." Shui Qingqing said.
"Have you seen a doctor?" Shen Sui'an looked at Zhao Jiuling.
"We've found a doctor for Madam Shui. She's fine. She just needs to rest in bed for two days." Zhao Jiuling said.
Shen Sui'an glared at him, "You have also learned to hide things from me. You haven't revealed a single word."
Zhao Jiuling smiled faintly, "Sister, this surprise is so wonderful."
Of course I am happy.
But Shen Sui'an still had some doubts, "Mr. Shui, can you trust Hengshui Dachuantun?"
The smile on Shui Yanze's face faded, and a hint of sadness appeared in his eyes.
It seems that something happened in Hengshui Ship Village.
"To be honest with you, Princess Princess, I no longer have control over the affairs of Hengshui Ship Village." Shui Yan gave a bitter smile and told the story of what happened after Shen Suian left Yong Dynasty.
Ever since Shen Suian handed over the Hengshui ship station to him, everything went smoothly at the beginning. The ship station operated as usual and Zhao Jiuling's fleet was not subject to any other restrictions.
Later, the Yao family began to intervene in Chuantun. Originally, Chuantun was a joint venture between Shen Sui'an and Yao Xinling, but after Yao Xinling came back, her power was stripped away by the Yao family and she was detained at home to wait for her to get married.
Queen Mother Yao ordered other members of the Yao family to take over Chuantun.
A person in power who does not understand the operation of a shipping settlement but wants to gain huge profits from the shipping settlement and caravans cannot get along with Shui Yanze at all.
Even though Shui Yanze was the owner of the shipyard, how could he go against the Yao family who had the Queen Mother as their backer?
His confidants were sent away one by one with various excuses, and in the end he was left alone in Chuantun, which was really disheartening.
"...The young master of the Yao family wanted to take Qingqing as a concubine, and I got so angry that I beat him up."
"In the end, it was Miss Yao who spoke up for me. Although my life was saved, I couldn't stay in Chuantun any longer, so I had no choice but to bring my whole family to seek refuge with the princess."
When Shen Sui'an learned about Fu Jinyuan's background, she sold the ownership of Chuantun. In order to prevent the Yao family from taking it all for themselves, she gave Chuantun to Zhao Jiuling.
However, Zhao Jiuling was out at sea and did not actually manage the ship settlement much. Unexpectedly, it eventually fell into the hands of Empress Dowager Yao.
"Isn't Jiuling the one with the largest share in Chuantun?" Shen Sui'an asked.
Shui Yan nodded, "Yes, it's just that the Yao family forcibly took away the Shui family's share. Now they have the same share as Mr. Zhao."
"The Yao family believes that Mr. Zhao has been sailing overseas for many years and is not a threat at all. They don't even know that he is in Suzhou."
Shen Suian's eyes were gloomy. Hengshui Datantun was her hard work, and she was unwilling to just hand it over to the Yao family.
Unfortunately, she was out of reach, and even if she wanted to take it back, she couldn't do it for the time being.
"Has Miss Yao married into the palace?" Shen Suian asked in a low voice.
Shui Yanze nodded, "When we set out, it was the wedding of the Emperor and Empress. Miss Yao should be the Empress now."
Shen Sui'an chuckled softly.
"Let Yao Xinling enter the palace to be the queen and hand over the ship to Young Master Yao. What is this Queen Mother Yao thinking?" Shen Suian said with a hint of coldness in his eyes.
If I remember correctly, that young Master Yao was a homosexual. He slept with the youngest son of the second branch of the Lu family in the academy and was caught red-handed.
Only a few years later, he still wanted to marry and take concubines, and had the foolish wishful thinking of swallowing up the Hengshui Datantun.
"After the opening of sea transportation, small and large boat settlements were rebuilt in Tianhe City. The Hengshui large ship settlement has the most complete caravans, and the annual profit is a considerable figure. Anyone who sees it will be tempted." Zhao Jiuling said in a low voice.
How come Empress Dowager Yao used to be a very smart and insightful person? But after becoming the empress dowager, she became so stupid?
Oh, no, it's not that I can't see through it.
Queen Mother Yao felt that she was in a high position and had great power, and no one needed her to go out of her way to please them. She could do whatever she wanted and get whatever she wanted.
When people have power, they take everything for granted.
Shen Sui'an asked, "Which girl did Young Master Yao marry?"
"She is the second daughter of the Wang family." Shui Yan thought for a moment and replied.
"Okay." Shen Sui'an just nodded.
"Mr. Shui, to be honest, I'm very happy that you can come to Suzhou. However, Suzhou is different from Tianhe City. You haven't been to the port yet. I have nothing here, and the shipyard has not been built yet. Everything is starting from scratch."
Shui Yanze smiled when he heard this, "Princess, Jiu Ling took me to Yingzui Bay yesterday. As long as this place is built, I believe it will not be worse than Tianhe City."
"Then how many people do you need? I will try my best to find them for you and build the shipyard as quickly as possible," said Shen Suian.
"This..." Shui Yan hesitated for a moment, "Princess, when I left, many boatmen also left from the boat village and wanted to follow me. I agreed to their request without even asking for your opinion..."
Shen Sui'an's eyes lit up, "As long as they are willing to come to Suzhou, I will immediately have someone register their household registration so that they can live in Suzhou with peace of mind from now on."
Shui Yanze immediately bowed, "Then I will thank the princess on their behalf."