3340 Just to Show Up

"Loan sharking is nothing good. Throughout history, who knows how many people it has ruined, breaking up families and leading to their demise," Mo Lian said, pulling her to sit beside him. "The court explicitly banned this before the New Year, yet some people are still secretly engaging in these illicit activities."

Upon hearing this, Qiaomu's spirits lifted slightly. She snuggled into his arms and said, "Then let's report this Fenlou to the Jingzhao Mansion for illegal dealings. Let Cao Juetou investigate it!"

"Then, we'll drag out that Manager Li from Fenlou and make him spit out everything he swallowed!"

Mo Lian couldn't help but chuckle, looking down at her. "You just want to beat him up, don't you?"

Qiaomu gave him an expressionless look, turned her little head away, and mumbled, "So that Mrs. Hua doesn't go around telling everyone that the only reason she got into loan sharking was because she lost money to me playing mahjong and had no money to spend."

"She actually said that?" Mo Lian frowned slightly, raised his hand, and Ao Ye appeared before them with a whoosh.

"Your Highness, what are your orders?" Ao Ye asked with a grin.

"Go to the Fifth Household's courtyard and convey my message to Mu Jingyang."

"If I hear again that his wife is spreading nonsense and slandering the Crown Princess, I'll cut out her tongue."

Ao Ye immediately bowed and left.

Qiaomu glanced at him, then moved her small head in his arms. "Don't bother with them. Fifth Madam is also quite funny; she clearly has a fair amount of money. She lent ten million spirit coins to that Fenlou, yet she couldn't pay the remaining balance for the Old Master's birthday gift."

Mo Lian curled his lips. "So it's not your problem; she's just ill herself."

Qiaomu neither confirmed nor denied, but poked her little head out of his embrace, her eyes blinking. "Tomorrow will probably be quite lively."

Mo Lian reached out and poked her small nose. "Everyone is currently in the preliminary rounds. When do you plan to go?"

"Big Brother is helping me draw talismans," the little one pouted.

Mo Lian couldn't help but laugh. "Then don't you have to at least go and show your face?"

"Of course, but there's still plenty of time." Qiaomu wasn't bragging. With her talisman-making speed, even if she went in the last hour, she could still completely surpass everyone there.

"So when do you plan to go?" Mo Lian couldn't help but be amused.

"After dinner, I guess," the little one tilted her head, thinking: I'll go draw for half an hour after dinner, then come back and sleep.

"When I get there, I'll see how many talismans the person with the most has drawn, and I'll just draw about the same number as them." Qiaomu actually really wanted to try her talismans against someone else's.

She really wanted to know, with the same number of talismans and the same type of talismans, how much stronger her talismans would be compared to her peers.

Crown Prince Mo couldn't help but chuckle, nodding. "Then I'll go with you."

"No need." The little one wiggled in his arms and reached out a small hand to touch his face. "If you go, it'll distract many people, so it's better not to."

Mo Lian couldn't help but secretly laugh. His wife was indirectly complimenting his beauty!

His wife must think that if someone as handsome and unparalleled as him were to go, he would surely attract many people's attention, causing them to stop drawing talismans and just stare at him!

Qiaomu looked at him strangely. Why did her husband's expression seem like a mix of a smile and a hint of smugness?

He must be proud of Grand Master Qiao Qiao, the little one thought.

And rightly so, Grand Master Qiao Qiao's talisman-making could almost be said to be the best in the world.