Xie Shangshan gritted his teeth and hated the old boss to death.
She traveled north five years ago and encountered bandits, and was rescued by Qi Ye. Since then, she has fallen in love with him, but no matter how hard she stalked him, Qi Ye refused to look at her.
Xie Shangshan begged Concubine Zhao and the third prince to recruit Qi Ye as his consort, but Qi Ye was very hard on him. He either used his grandfather's period of filial piety to hold him back, or pretended to be dead, and even refused to return to the capital.
The emperor's attitude is also very subtle, and Xie Shangshan still doesn't get what he wants.
During this food and grass incident, the third brother promised her that he would spare Qi Ye's life and let Qi Ye become her husband-in-law. That's why Xie Shangshan appeared here.
Xie Shangshan: "You can submit the post to the military camp tomorrow. I must see him!"
"Princess! Princess, you have to make the decision for us!"
Mrs. Zhao pushed aside the guards blocking her way and knelt at the door.
Xie Shangshan said impatiently: "What are you crying and shouting about? It's so annoying!"
Her attendant walked into the room, leaned on her shoulder and whispered something.
Xie Shanteng stood up and said, "Qi Ye is here?! Where is he!"
"Princess must make the decision for my son! Then Qi Ye...cut off my son's right hand, how will my son live for the rest of his life!"
"I didn't ask you this, I asked you where Qi Ye is!"
"Come here! Take Madam down!"
Zhao Li came late, and with a cold face asked someone to drag Mrs. Zhao away. He walked forward and bowed with his hands.
"The general went to the magistrate's office today with the old girl. Because my son said a few words to the girl, he cut off one of his arms. He also said that we, the Zhao family, should go directly to the military camp to ask for an explanation. , Don’t find the wrong person. The general treats that year-old girl very differently!"
Xie Shangshan's eyes were red with jealousy. She had tried to please Qi Ye a lot before, but he had never treated her so easily!
How could a mere merchant woman dare to get above her!
"Where is that bitch! Let me tear her apart if I don't!"
Xie Shangshan was about to rush out when he suddenly thought of something and stopped.
She looked back at Zhao Li, her eyes fierce and cold.
The corners of his mouth curved slightly, "I almost forgot that there is a more powerful knife in your hand."
Zhao Li's eyes trembled.
Xie Shangshan glanced at the maid, and she immediately retreated outside the house, closed the carved wooden door tightly, and called out all the servants in the courtyard.
Xie Shangshan walked to the kang and sat down, glancing at Zhao Li.
"Has Muchaha contacted you in the past few days?"
This Muchaha is the eldest prince of Wala, and no one knows that Zhao Li knows him.
When Zhao Li came to Yan'an Prefecture to run business, he accidentally rescued him. Muchaha happened to be in charge of Oara's foreign trade, and Zhao Li urgently needed to establish a foothold in Yan'an Prefecture. The two hit it off.
Muchaha gave him wool, horses, and jewelry at prices lower than the mutual market prices. He privately gave Muchaha iron tools and weapons. These things were not allowed for export by the public. The two had been communicating in private for several years.
This time Wala was defeated, Muchaha's two sons were captured alive, and he still had about 30,000 to 40,000 troops behind him.
If he went back like this, he would definitely be scolded by the Great Khan of Wala, and his storage position would definitely not be guaranteed. He seemed to want to give it a try and sneak attack the Qin border defenses, so he sent a letter asking Zhao Li for a defense map.
Of course, Zhao Li couldn't give him such an important thing, so he settled for the next best thing and bought a large number of firearms at high prices.
What a coincidence, this matter was discovered by Xie Shangshan.
Zhao Li frowned, "That idiot's team was discovered by the Dragon and Tiger Army as soon as they arrived at the border. They should be preparing for war at the moment and can't take care of us."
Xie Shangshan narrowed his eyes,
"Very good, you have helped him so much, now it is time for him to repay you!"
"Keep an eye on that bitch, and when she leaves Yan'an Mansion, send a message to Muchaha. Tell him that if he wants to save his two sons and make a comeback, he can only seize Qi Ye's weakness, and that The bitch can buy him a chance of survival..."
Zhao Li didn't expect that he wanted to borrow a knife to kill someone, but he was stabbed back by the knife.
Zhao Li didn't dare to find Mu Chaha. It was just a matter of smuggling, so it was easy to get rid of the relationship, but once the lives of these people were involved - it would not be a joke if the incident happened.
"Princess……"
"What? Your son's arm should not be reattached, and it will be ruined for the rest of his life. Don't you want to take revenge?"
Zhao Li gritted his teeth.
Xie Shangshan stood up and said, "Don't worry, after the matter is completed, I will ask grandpa to remember your family's great contribution, so that you will not suffer in vain."
She changed the subject, "Now you go and find out where that bitch lives first. Then go and find out where Qi Ye is! I must see him!"
Zhao Li had no choice but to say, "Yes."
…
Time goes by, and it’s half a month again in a blink of an eye.
There were several heavy snowfalls in Yan'an Prefecture, but with four merchants opening warehouses to release grain, the price of grain was brought down, and everything was back on track.
Most of the houses that were affected previously have been rebuilt, and the temporarily homeless people are living well in the refugee camps.
I don't know who was behind it. Even the people in the small county knew that a girl named Lin Sui ran around and saved the people in the snow disaster.
In just ten days, the people had erected a merit monument for her in front of the city gate that she must pass through in Yan'an Mansion. Many people went to worship it every day.
The business of Tongji Drug Store is also booming, and it once overtook several other time-honored drug stores.
Xie Shangshan hated Ji Shu's achievements for blocking her own limelight, but she couldn't find where Ji Shu was, so she could only arrange for Zhao's servants to go to the drug store to cause trouble.
The result was exposed. Not only did the plan fail, but the Zhao family was also dragged into trouble.
Originally, four merchants opened warehouses, which brought the only silent Zhao family to the forefront. This time, it even aroused public outrage.
Several shops in the Zhao family were smashed, and people poured feces and water on the walls of the Zhao family in the middle of the night.
Unknowingly, New Year's Eve has arrived, and the New Year's Eve in Yan'an Mansion is in full swing.
In a house on Tianshui Street, people from the escort agency were hanging lanterns and red cloth under the eaves, and pasting blessing characters and window grilles on the windows.
Although it is not a place where I live permanently, it is very festive to decorate it.
The low-key green carriage stopped in front of the mansion. Ji Shu stepped off the bench and entered the mansion with the Spring Festival couplets he ordered two days ago.
Chengan walked through the two doors and came forward.
"Cheng'an, hurry up and put up the Spring Festival couplets. I also bought firecrackers and let them go off tonight to celebrate!"
Ji Shu signaled Qingtan to stuff something into Chengan.
Daqin does not have a curfew on Zhengdan every year. There are night markets on the two days of Shou Sui and Zhengdan, which will be particularly lively.
Chengan took it in his arms and reluctantly raised his head from behind a pile of things.
"Girl, are you going to the night market today?"
"Let's talk later." Ji Shu replied, slowly returning to the east wing.
Qingtan took out the clothes she had just bought and laid them out, and said with a smile: "Miss, please put on new clothes."
Ji Shu was in a trance and responded in a daze, then stood up and let Qingtan manipulate him.
After a while, she put on new clothes, a crimson cotton dress embroidered with gold, with a pair of lifelike cranes on the embroidery, and auspicious clouds on the skirt. The embroidery work alone was top-notch.
A white rabbit velvet scarf was wrapped around Xue's neck. It was too warm to let in any cold wind. Qingtan was still uneasy and tied the cloak on her.
Ji Shu's gorgeous appearance paired with this red dress is like a flower of wealth in the world, graceful and dignified, not vulgar at all.
Qingtan was extremely satisfied. Even in this remote place, she could never wrong the young lady.
"Miss, this outfit is really beautiful!"
"oh."
Ji Shu was absent-minded, and Qingtan guessed what she was thinking about, "Miss, are you thinking about General Qi?"
