Your Majesty, the princess is fleeing famine with her child!

Chapter 173 Golden Cream

Yun Gansong and Xiang both thought that Yun Qingmu suddenly came back because he heard that something happened at home recently.

When they learned that there was another reason, they both felt an indescribable emotion in their hearts.

When Yun Gansong came to his senses, Xiang had already walked up to Yun Qingmu and was looking left and right, his face full of anxiety and worry.

"What happened?"

"Did you get bullied in the academy?"

"Why do you look so much thinner?"

As soon as he opened his mouth he started blabbering on for a long time.

Yun Qingmu knew that Xiang would become particularly nagging whenever he encountered something concerning him.

Although he felt helpless, he also felt very warm about such concern.

He stopped Xiang from nagging any further and said, "I'm fine. I'm doing well in the academy."

He looked up at Yun Gansong and said seriously, "Dad, I came back this time to ask for some money from my family."

"I have recently made friends with the Prince of Shun, the seventh son of Duke Cheng'en, and the second grandson of the Minister of Personnel."

"They want to start a business in Beijing together. I finally got the opportunity, and I want a share of this business."

"But you need capital to run a business, and the little pocket money I have is not enough..."

Yun Qingmu chuckled and said to Yun Gansong in a flattering way, "Dad, Prince Shun's Mansion, Duke Cheng'en's Mansion and the Minister of Personnel are all very important in the court. If I can get access to this network, it will be very helpful for my future career."

"I plan to give it a try next year. If I can pass the exam and become an official in the imperial court, will our branch still have to be afraid of Yun Fuling?"

Yun Qingmu's words really touched Yun Gansong's heart.

Even if a doctor is the best in the world, he is just a craftsman in the eyes of the world and is ordered around by others.

Like Grandpa Yun, he is the only one in history who can be conferred the title of marquis as a doctor.

Moreover, the title of Marquis Jichun was not only based on Mr. Yun’s medical skills, but also on the friendship with Emperor Taizu that they had shared life and death together.

If later generations want to be awarded a title based on their medical skills, it would be almost impossible.

And Mr. Yun’s successor, Yun Fuling’s father, was commended by Jing ** and praised by the world not only because of the medical skills inherited from Mr. Yun, but also because of his extraordinary literary talent and he once won the third place in the imperial examination.

Scholars, farmers, merchants and artisans, these are the classes that have remained unchanged throughout the ages.

Everyone wants to be a superior taxi driver.

That's why Yun Gansong didn't let Yun Qingmu study medicine, but sent him to study since he was a child, hoping that he could pass the exam and get a good academic title.

If Yun Qingmu could achieve fame and enter the official career, then his branch would truly have a foundation from then on.

What concubine's son, what Yun family bloodline, they are totally insignificant.

This was the path Yun Gansong had prepared for Yun Qingmu a long time ago.

Now that their branch has been driven out of Jichunhou Mansion and is being suppressed by Yun Fuling, Yun Gansong has placed all his hopes on Yun Qingmu.

As long as Yun Qingmu can pass the imperial examination, even if Yun Fuling becomes Princess Yi, she won't be able to touch them easily.

In an instant, Yun Gansong understood the pros and cons.

He asked, "How much silver do you want?"

Yun Qingmu stretched out a finger, "Ten thousand taels."

Yun Gansong almost choked on his own saliva.

Xiang was even more shocked and blurted out, "Ten thousand taels?"

An average family of six would spend only ten taels of silver on food, clothing and other necessities in a year.

You can imagine how huge a sum of money ten thousand taels of silver is.

Even in the past, when they still occupied the Marquis Jichun's Mansion, the ten thousand taels were not something they could just take away casually.

What's more, what about now?

All of Yun Gansong's properties added together were worth only a few hundred thousand taels.

He felt a little painful to give out ten thousand taels at once.

Yun Gansong did not directly say no, but asked: "What kind of business are you going to do? Why do you need so much capital? In addition to you, will Prince Shun and his men also give 10,000 taels?"

Yun Qingmu realized that if he didn't explain things clearly today, he might not be able to get the ten thousand taels of silver.

He carefully took out a small porcelain box painted with gold and colorful patterns from his bosom.

The small porcelain box was only the size of a child's palm. Once it was opened, a yellow paste that looked like gold was revealed inside.

"Dad, Mom, this is golden cream, the most popular good thing in Jiangnan nowadays."

"This thing is extremely valuable, more valuable than gold. This box was given to me by Prince Shun."

"This stuff can make people feel like gods and forget all the troubles in the world, so this golden ointment is also called the immortal ointment."

"That is to say, Jiangnan is very far away from the capital, so this golden paste has not yet become popular in the capital."

"Prince Shun and his men have spotted this business opportunity and want to make a fortune by doing the golden cream business in the capital before others do."

"We plan to open a fairy hall in the capital. Each person will contribute 10,000 taels of silver as capital, and we will split the profits equally."

After hearing this, Yun Gansong felt that Prince Shun and his men were quite kind.

He picked up the golden ointment in Yun Qingmu's hand and looked at it carefully, then pinched a little bit of the ointment and twisted it between his fingers.

He studied it for a long time but couldn't figure out what it was.

When asked about Yun Qingmu, he knew nothing about anything. He just said that there were people who specialized in supplying this stuff and they didn't need to worry about it and were only responsible for selling it.

Yun Qingmu felt so heartbroken when he looked at the lump of golden paste that Yun Gansong had dug out.

Such a small box of gold paste costs dozens of taels of silver.

Moreover, after he got it, he only smoked it once, and the ecstatic feeling really made him addicted.

This box of golden paste is now his most precious thing.

Yun Gansong thought for a while, and finally nodded and agreed to give Yun Qingmu ten thousand taels of silver.

After all, it is a business jointly run by Prince Shun and others, so I don't think they will lose money.

What's more, the family's income is decreasing day by day, so we have to find a way to make money again.

Perhaps the golden paste business done in cooperation with Prince Shun would be a new source of income for their family.

Yun Qingmu received the 10,000 taels of silver note and was so happy that his eyes narrowed with smiles.

Because Yun Qingmu came back, Xiang specifically instructed the kitchen to prepare a few more dishes that Yun Qingmu liked.

It was not until lunch time that Yun Qingmu realized that Yun Shanhu was not there.

"Dad, Mom, why don't you see my little sister?"

When Yun Shanhu was mentioned, Yun Gansong and Xiang's faces instantly turned even uglier.

If Yun Shanhu had not turned against them, they would not have been defeated so badly and so quickly.

Yun Gansong slammed his chopsticks and said, "Don't mention that evildoer!"

Xiang explained, "We raised her with great care, but we never expected that she would turn out to be an ungrateful person."

"She was disfigured by Yun Fuling, but instead of seeking revenge, she helped Yun Fuling to deal with us."

"That girl is simply insane."

"She is now with Yun Fuling. I don't know what kind of drug was given to her."