If you keep making noise, I won’t stand it anymore!

Zhou Dongjia of Zhou's Rice Store, Yang Dongjia of Yang's Rice Store and Zhang Dongjia of Zhang's Rice Store are all locals. Three generations of Zhou and Yang's ancestors were in the rice business in Liuzhou Prefecture. Zhang Dongjia also took over Zhang's Rice Store from his father.

When they saw the information about Mr. Liu, the owner of Liu's Rice and Grain Store, they understood why Sister Xiang'er had such feelings.

Mr. Liu's real name is Liu Xuanyi. He is eighteen years old and is the eldest son of the Liu family, a wealthy family in Jizhou. After the main wife gave birth to a legitimate son, she could no longer accommodate him and his mother. It happened that Mr. Liu had a new love and lost interest in the concubine who was brought into the mansion at the beginning. This made the life of Liu Xuanyi and his mother in the Liu mansion even worse.

Five years ago, when bandits were rampant in Jizhou, Liu Xuanyi took advantage of the chaos to flee Jizhou with his mother and settled in the remote Liuzhou Prefecture. But how could the eldest wife of the Liu Mansion, who had always regarded them as a thorn in her side, give up easily before confirming whether they were killed by bandits?

A year ago, the people from the Liu Mansion's main house found Liuzhou Mansion, but because of the reputation of the commander, they just kept sending people to persuade them and never dared to kill them easily. However, this time Liuzhou Mansion changed its owner, and who knows what tricks the Liu Mansion, which is already a little impatient, will use. This is also a big reason why Liu Xuanyi frequently showed goodwill.

After reading the information in his hand, Chu Zeming glanced at Feng Yizhen who was sitting next to him, then turned to Meixiang and said, "Sister Xiang'er, this Liu Dongjia may have seen through the identities of me, Brother Feng, and Brother Situ."

"Jizhou is not far from the capital, and the three of us often travel to various prefectures. Now that we are sitting in the government office of Liuzhou Prefecture, and given our last names, it shouldn't be difficult for him to guess the answer."

Chu Zeming added: "He even guessed almost exactly what Sister Xiang'er's identity was. By the way, he sensed someone behind the door curtain the first time."

Meixiang paused for a moment as she brought the tea bowl to her mouth, and then continued to drink tea as if nothing had happened. "In that case, it's not surprising that he discovered someone behind the door curtain and guessed our true identity. A child who grew up in such a family environment must naturally maintain a high level of vigilance, otherwise he wouldn't be alive today."

Feng Yizheng and Chu Zeming agreed deeply with Meixiang's words. Not to mention that children who grew up in that kind of family environment, even the young master of the Sun family who also lived in the capital was different from them. The cruelty of the infighting in a big family was beyond their imagination.

Chen Da hurried in and interrupted their conversation: "Miss, Sir, Mr. Liu from Liu's Rice and Grain Store wants to see you. He came back alone from the government office."

"Oh, you've come to my house so soon? It looks like you're being forced into a corner." Mei Xiang glanced at Feng Yizhen and Chu Zeming who were sitting opposite her and asked, "Should we meet?"

"If you want to meet, then meet. Since we are both targeted in Liuzhou Prefecture, we will meet sooner or later, right?" Chu Zeming said with a little doting as he looked at Meixiang's eager expression.

"Since he has guessed it, Sister Xiang'er doesn't need to avoid it this time." Feng Yizhen then turned to Chen Da and ordered, "Please let him in."

When Master Liu entered the reception room of the government office for the second time today, he saw Meixiang sitting in the first seat on the right as soon as he entered the door. His eyes flashed, and he took two quick steps, then he lifted his skirt and knelt down half a meter away from Meixiang, "Liu Xuanyi of the Liu family of Jizhou pays homage to the eldest princess, Master Feng, and Master Chu."

"Mr. Liu, we meet again. Let's get up and talk." Meixiang looked at him and said.

Liu Xuanyi clenched his hands tightly at his sides several times, then he gritted his teeth and suddenly raised his head: "Please accept me, Princess!" After that, he kowtowed three times on the ground, and when he raised his forehead again, it was visibly red and swollen.

Meixiang asked calmly while holding the tea bowl, without even turning her head. "Oh, why should I accept you? To put it bluntly, with your troubled identity, why would you let me wade into this muddy water?"

"As long as the princess can protect my mother's life and property, I will go through fire and water for her."

"You also know that with my current status, I have no shortage of servants who are willing to go through fire and water for me. Not to mention the servants in my house, there are only two of them, Master Feng and Master Chu. If I really encounter danger, they will be protected by me." Meixiang continued while blowing the tea foam in the tea bowl.

Hearing this, Liu Xuanyi knew that if he didn't come up with a real reason that would move Meixiang's heart, she would not protect him at all. Now he had been forced by the eldest house and had no other choice. Although he had accumulated some power over the years, it was undoubtedly like an egg hitting a stone compared to the eldest house, unless they risked their lives not to fight them.

He also didn't want to live in hiding with his elderly mother. If they could find them in such a remote Liuzhou Prefecture, where else could they escape to? Besides, his mother's body could not withstand the pain of fleeing again.

Thinking of this, he suddenly raised his head again and looked at Meixiang with a firm gaze: "I can take over the rice market in the nearby states for the princess."

Meixiang finally showed some interest after hearing what he said. She put down the tea bowl she had been holding, slightly moved to the side of the door, turned her head and looked at Mr. Liu and said, "Tell me more about it."

"Liufu Prefecture is geographically remote and has a large area occupied by mountains. There are not many arable lands, and most of the young and middle-aged laborers have joined the army. Therefore, the rice production is not high, and the extra rice is divided and snatched by the three families of Zhou. Therefore, in the past few years, my rice has been purchased from the nearby prefectures," said Liu Xuanyi, gritted his teeth again and revealed all his past, and then said: "In these years, I am not talented, only 90% of the rice shops in the five prefectures near Liuzhou Prefecture are mine, and there are three more prefectures outside. Of course, Princess, don't worry, I have never done anything that violates the laws of Haoyue, and I have never harmed the people."

"Five prefectures and cities, 90%? Three prefectures and 30%?" Mei Xiang was so shocked that she almost jumped up. What kind of big fish did she catch?

Feng Yizhen and Chu Zeming were also shocked. If this Liu was not met by Meixiang but was replaced by someone else with ulterior motives, then the consequences... The two of them couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.

"Yes, if I were free to do more and have more people and money, I should be able to accomplish more." Liu Xuanyi replied cautiously with a little uneasiness.

Meixiang looked at Feng Yizheng and Chu Zeming opposite her with a questioning look, and saw that they both nodded slightly at the same time.

"Sign a contract to sell yourself - a contract to die!"