Love is deep but fate is shallow, this beautiful wife has waited for a thousand years

Chapter 162: This Time I Made a Fortune

Mu Xiaoqiao slowly let go of Nichang and said, "Nichang, compile all the information about the Phantom Guard into a report and give it to me tomorrow."

"Report?" Nichang was a little confused. What was this?

"It is to form a text, the duties of the Phantom Guard, the team distribution, the leader's profile, and all the other situations. I can be of great use."

Nishang hesitated. Isn't the commander the one who knows these things best? The commander seemed a little strange tonight. And Your Highness, why didn't you say a word?

Mu Xiaoqiao raised an eyebrow, "What? Is there a problem?"

Nichang stared at her closely, "Commander, there is no problem, but are you... okay?"

This is definitely the Commander and His Highness.

Mu Xiaoqiao felt a little guilty, but couldn't show it, so she just said calmly: "What can I do? Just obey the instructions."

The Phantom Guards were very strict in their management, so Nishang didn't dare to ask any more questions and just replied, "Yes!"

After Nishang left, Ruan Haoyu said, "If I want to know your background, it seems I can only start from Concubine Rou."

Mu Xiaoqiao nodded, "That's right, we can only ask Concubine Rou first, but we can't go back to Dayui Kingdom yet. It's a serious crime for a hostage to go back to the country without permission. If you go back like this, I'm afraid you won't even be able to enter the palace and will be thrown into prison directly, let alone see Concubine Rou."

"Yes, now we can't go back to Yanling City or Dari State. We can only go to Fengshui City as planned, make some money, and see how Chu State plans to deal with this matter."

The two men reached a consensus and decided to stay in Fengshui City for a while. On the one hand, they could earn some money for travel expenses later, and on the other hand, they could take a break and not run back and forth in this crisis to avoid being captured by the General's Mansion or the Chu royal family.

Mu Xiaoqiao transformed Ruan Haoyu into a dark-faced and unremarkable man, and also painted her own face yellow and dotted it with pockmarks, turning herself into a middle-aged woman with ordinary looks.

Modern makeup techniques are really amazing. Although the cosmetics are not very handy, with the limited tools available, this effect is really good.

Mu Xiaoqiao looked left and right at Ruan Haoyu's face and was very satisfied with her work. "This way, even if you stand in front of Hu Sanniang, she won't recognize you. We can go on our journey tomorrow without any worries."

"My lady is a master of crafts." Ruan Haoyu praised her highly.

"A good hand gives birth to an ugly man." Mu Xiaoqiao couldn't help laughing when she saw Ruan Haoyu's appearance.

After changing their costumes, the two put their worries aside for the most part. Instead, they were no longer in a hurry to travel and slept until dawn before setting off again. They enjoyed the scenery, talked and laughed along the way, and felt very comfortable.

In the evening, Nichang sent the distribution map of the Phantom Guards.

Mu Xiaoqiao took the distribution map and studied it carefully.

The leader of the Phantom Guard is herself, and she is divided into ten teams, each with a hundred people and a leader. Team one is the team led by Nishang, and their responsibility is to protect His Highness' safety.

There are other teams that specialize in gathering information, teams that specialize in monitoring people, teams of spies that infiltrate various places, teams that do business in various countries, and teams that stay in the Great Rui Kingdom.

Every day, the information of each team will be summarized in Nichang's hands through special channels, and then handed over to Mu Xiaoqiao by Nichang, which is equivalent to handing it over to His Highness. If His Highness has any instructions, they will be passed to Nichang through Mu Xiaoqiao, and then Nichang will distribute the information.

It seems that Nichang has great power. Mu Xiaoqiao considered the disadvantages. If something happens to Nichang, won’t the entire Phantom Guard be paralyzed?

It seems that there is still room for improvement.

"Nichang, send a team of 20 people back to the Great Rui Kingdom to investigate my background. If you find any news, report it immediately."

"Yes!"

"Also, organize the leaders of each team of the Phantom Guard. I will hold a leaders' meeting in three days. All leaders must be present. Those who fail to show up will be expelled from the Phantom Guard and will never be employed again."

Nichang was shocked. Never hire her again? Is this serious?

"However, two teams of Phantom Guards are now thousands of miles away in the Great Rui Kingdom. They will definitely not be able to arrive in three days."

"Except for special circumstances, those who are nearby must go."

"Yes!"

Nichang went to pass on the message. Ruan Haoyu asked, "Are you planning to reorganize these Phantom Guards?"

"That's right. Now Nichang and I are the only ones in contact, and I can't see anyone else. If anything happens to Nichang, the Phantom Guard will immediately have nothing to do with us. Since we have a ready-made team, can we still not be good at being the helmsman?"

Ruan Haoyu smiled, "I almost forgot that you are the helmsman of the Mu Group. Although you have suffered losses before, it seems that this lesson has made you grow up."

Back then, Mu Xiaoqiao handed over full power of the Mu family to Chen Taorui, which resulted in a complete loss. Now, she will not make the same mistake again.

"I'll need your guidance as the leader of Interstellar Group." Mu Xiaoqiao smiled sweetly, but unfortunately, the makeup made her smile less charming.

Ruan Haoyu sighed, he still wanted to see Mu Xiaoqiao's original appearance.

Mu Xiaoqiao stared at the business team on the distribution map, and her mind began to become active. Could it be that Ruan Haoyu was doing some big business before? She just noticed that there was a special team of Phantom Guards doing business in various countries.

It seems that Ruan Haoyu was no pushover either. He actually used a thousand people to involve all walks of life and set up such a big plan. He was worried about making money before, but now it seems that those who plant trees will enjoy the shade.

"Tell me, how much wealth did your predecessor save for you?" Mu Xiaoqiao looked at Ruan Haoyu with shining eyes, as if he was looking at a gold mine.

Ruan Haoyu was helpless. This gold-digger didn't know how to restrain herself at all.

"The greater the hope, the greater the disappointment."

Ruan Haoyu leaned leisurely on the carriage. If he didn't have to worry about going back home, life here was actually quite good.

Three days later, the two arrived at Fengshui City.

This place is indeed prosperous, not inferior to Yanling City at all. As soon as you enter the city gate, you will see shops everywhere and vendors everywhere, it is extremely lively.

Mu Xiaoqiao happily jumped off the carriage and went shopping. It is a woman's nature to like shopping, and Mu Xiaoqiao is no exception. In her previous two lives, she could not live according to her own wishes. In this life, she was finally free.

Nichang drew a star pattern for her and told her that all the shops run by the Phantom Guards had this mark on them. Whenever she saw it, she could go in and withdraw money at will, or take whatever she needed.

Mu Xiaoqiao initially thought that it was just a guard corps of a hundred people, and that they would at most open a chain store and have one in every city. However, after a round of shopping, she was almost shocked to find that the Phantom Guard's store actually covered all walks of life!

Silk shops, restaurants, inns, casinos, silver shops, pawnshops...

Mu Xiaoqiao almost thought she was seeing things. Why did two-thirds of the shops on one street have this sign?

If it's really all run by the Phantom Guard, doesn't that mean she's made a fortune?