Traveling to an ancient peasant family: I got rich by doing business

The letter Li Yu wrote was not long, just a few sentences. After writing it, he put it in an envelope and gave it to Lu Xuan, asking him to go to the residence of the Minister of Rites.

Lu Xuan knew the relationship between the wife of the Minister of Rites and Miss Zhen, and asked, "Is this letter related to Miss Zhen?"

Li Yu did not hide it from him and told him that Miss Zhen wanted to marry Huang Xiangru.

Lu Xuan held the envelope, a little puzzled, "If you tell the news to the wife of the Minister of Rites, she will most likely go to stop Zhen. Do you want to help Zhen?"

Li Yu: "No, I'm helping us."

Lu Xuan didn’t quite understand what she meant.

Li Yu explained: "Ms. Zhen has deep feelings for Huang Xiangru. If she really marries him, she will tell him everything she knows. What if the two of them mention her relationship with me during their conversation...

Huang Xiangru is not a fool. She might connect all the facts and eventually suspect us. For our safety, we must get rid of her."

Lu Xuan understood, thought for a moment and said, "In fact, killing Zhen would be the easiest. Even if we get rid of her, she will still keep in touch with Huang Xiangru through letters."

Li Yu: "Ms. Zhen has been staying at the house in Qiushui Lane recently, and has been going to the Shangshu Mansion, the Minister of Rites Mansion, and my store. If she dies, we will be the first to be suspected."

"We can wait until she leaves the capital before killing her."

"She came all the way from Qingzhou Prefecture, and she was able to be safe and sound because she brought a lot of people with her. I heard from the beggar that there are more than 20 big and strong men living in Qiushui Lane. They should be her bodyguards."

Lu Xuan: “…”

Li Yu said: "Let's get her out of the capital first. As for letters, she probably won't be able to write in the short term. Even if she can, I will find a way to prevent her letters from reaching Huang Xiangru."

Lu Xuan took the letter and left.

Li Yu sat back in his chair, wrote another letter after a while, and asked Chen Jiu to deliver it to Qiu Shui Lane, addressing it to Miss Zhen.

After doing this, she sat on the chair and drank her tea slowly.

She had met the wife of the Minister of Rites several times. She seemed to be a decent person and she thought she would not disappoint her.

If things don't go as she expected, she will try other methods.

*

House of Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue.

Miss Zhen walked into the gate of the Shangshu Mansion under the curious gazes of others.

Her personal maid was very embarrassed and pulled her, saying, "Miss, let's not go in. You are not engaged yet, and if you go to the Shangshu Mansion frequently, people will inevitably gossip about you." Besides, the Shangshu Mansion has a very bad reputation now.

In the past, Miss Zhen would hesitate, not because she was afraid of what others would say, but because she was afraid that Huang Xiangru would think she was not reserved. But today, she did not hesitate at all, broke free from the maid's hand, and said firmly: "Xiangru is experiencing criticism and torture right now, how can I abandon him and ignore him, what would I become? Let others say whatever they want, I am not afraid, I want to be with Xiangru."

Maid: “…”

She wanted to persuade him again, but Mrs. Huang came out and took Miss Zhen's hand and said affectionately, "You are here. Xiangru has been waiting for you for a long time."

Mrs. Huang's voice was so loud that everyone standing outside could hear it, and they looked at Miss Zhen with increasingly amused eyes.

Miss Zhen's mind was entirely on Huang Xiangru, and she didn't notice these changes at all.

*

Several people moved to the courtyard where Huang Xiangru lived.

Madam Huang said a few words to Miss Zhen, then she said, "Ah, I remember I have something else to do. I can't accompany you. You guys chat first. I'll go and do my business."

After saying this, she left without hesitation with her maids and servants.

After Miss Zhen saw her leave, she turned around and looked at Huang Xiangru with heartache and shyness.

"Xiangru." She walked to the bed in small steps, tears filling her eyelashes.

Huang Xiangru motioned for Miss Zhen to sit down, then took her hand and said, "I..."

The touch of her hand made Miss Zhen's cheeks red, and she stammered, "You...I understand what you are thinking. I think the same as you."

*

After hearing the report from her servants, Mrs. Huang breathed a sigh of relief.

Her son was publicly pointed out by the Emperor for his poor moral character in the court, and the noble ladies in the capital would not marry him. But Xiangru in her family had to get married, and after careful consideration, only Zhen was suitable.

She was the youngest girl in the family and was doted on. Although she came from a merchant family, she had an aunt who was the wife of the Minister of Rites, which made her barely worthy of their family.

Moreover, the Zhen family is extremely wealthy, and the fight between the Third Prince and the Crown Prince would inevitably require money, and the Zhen family could just serve as a money bag.

Touching the hairpin by her temple, Madam Huang called a maid over and said, "Go and give the invitation I wrote in advance to the concierge, and ask a few ladies to come over."

She wanted others to see Zhen and her daughter Xiangru together. Zhen's reputation would be ruined, and the Zhen family would give their daughter more dowry in order to make her life better, and she would have more reasons to control Zhen in the future.

*

Mrs. Huang was making plans in her mind, but unexpectedly, the wife of the Minister of Rites arrived before the wives of other families.

And after arriving at the place, she had someone take Miss Zhen away without saying a word.

Mrs. Huang was afraid that the duck in her mouth would fly away, so she hurried to stop it.

The wife of the Minister of Rites, who was always gentle and polite to the outside world, was surprisingly tough at this moment, "Madam Huang, my sister-in-law from my mother's family is in trouble. Now we have to go back to Qingzhou Prefecture. Do you want to prevent her from seeing her mother for the last time?"

Madam Huang: “…”

Miss Zhen heard what the wife of the Minister of Rites said and stopped struggling. She couldn't believe it and said, "Aunt, my mother...my mother..."

The wife of the Minister of Rites lowered her eyes, looking sad, "Your mother is too sick to get out of bed, please come back with me."

After saying this, she took Miss Zhen and left.

The several tall and strong women who came with her immediately walked behind the two of them, blocking their sight.

*

Miss Zhen was almost dragged into the carriage.

The wife of the Minister of Rites gave a look and the driver whipped the horse and drove away immediately.

Miss Zhen was at a loss for a long time. When she was about to leave the inner city, she finally thought of something, "Aunt, I need to go back to the house to get some things."

"I have arranged for the maid I brought with me to clean up." The wife of the Minister of Rites said, "Time is tight. Let's go first and the rest of us will follow."

Miss Zhen: "How could my mother...Aunt, where is the letter from my family? I want to see it."

The wife of the Minister of Rites' eyes flickered. "I forgot the letter at home. It would take too much time to go back and get it now. Let's go quickly. Let's travel overnight and get home as soon as possible."

Miss Zhen could only agree.

*

At the intersection of Taiping Street, Li Yu watched the carriage of the Minister of Rites' residence leave, and listened to the report from Lu Xuan who came with them. He thought that he had made the right bet. The wife of the Minister of Rites really could not accept Miss Zhen and Huang Xiangru being together.

"Let's go, let's go back and rest first, and then we can just go with the flow."

Lu Xuan: “Don’t you need to do anything else?”

"No need." Li Yu said, "We have done what we should do, and we can deal with the rest later."

*

The wife of the Minister of Rites went to the Minister of Revenue's residence openly and brought Miss Zhen out. When the news spread, some respectable families in the capital felt that Miss Zhen's behavior was inappropriate.

The discussion was heated for a while, and many people said that Miss Zhen and Huang Xiangru had a secret relationship.

But Miss Zhen had already left the capital, so all the rumors focused on Huang Xiangru.

Li Yu listened and felt that Huang Xiangru had brought this upon himself and he deserved it!

*

The rumor spread for some time and gradually dissipated before the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Li Yu plans to make some mooncakes to sell during the Mid-Autumn Festival this year. She also plans to build a small oven at home.

That day, she directed Fangfu Si'er and Lu Xuan to move bricks to the yard. They were preparing to build the house when someone from the East Palace suddenly came.