I just want to rob you of your luck

Lin Jiuer came back to her senses and coughed awkwardly: "Um, thank you, Master Rong, for saving my life. I have no way to repay you, so how about..." repaying you with my body?

She almost said it, but luckily she changed her mind and said, "Why don't we invite Prince Rong to dinner another day?"

Xiaoyun was speechless. Miss, do you know what you are talking about? How can a woman invite a man to dinner casually?

Rong Qingchen was stunned when he heard this. He didn't expect her to be so proactive. His eyes lit up: "Okay, I don't know the lady's name yet."

"My daughter's name is Lin Jiuer. I will send a letter to the prince in advance when we have dinner. I wonder where to send it?"

"Just send it to Jingyuan Marquis's Mansion."

Thinking that the people in the teahouse next door must have seen this scene, he didn't want Lin Jiuer to attract their attention.

"I have something else to do, so I'll take my leave now." After saying that, he went straight into the teahouse opposite.

Lin Jiuer also lost interest in shopping: "Let's go, Xiaoyun, let's go back to the general's mansion."

So she took Xiaoyun and got on the carriage and left.

In the carriage.

"Miss, are you really going to treat Prince Rong to a meal?"

Lin Jiuer nodded: "What's wrong? I just want to thank him for saving me just now. It's okay to treat him to a meal, right?"

"Miss, you are getting married soon. It is not appropriate to take the initiative to invite a man to dinner. It will not sound good if it gets out. Besides, Prince Rong is already engaged."

Lin Jiuer then reacted. Yes, she was used to the modern way of thinking and forgot that there was a strict separation between men and women in this dynasty. This was inappropriate.

But the words have been spoken and the other party has agreed, so I can't go back on my word.

"Okay, forget it this time. I can't break my promise to someone."

Xiaoyun was helpless. She really couldn't figure out the young lady's temper now.

The carriage quickly returned to the general's mansion. Lin Jiuer went to her room and drank a cup of tea.

She opened the system task panel out of boredom. The task was progressing too slowly and she was a little anxious.

Suddenly she opened her mouth in surprise. What? The system task progress bar is now 15%.

When she checked yesterday, it was still 5%, so it went up 10% after she went out today?

In the end what happened?

In other words, when she went out, she came into contact with someone who could trigger the mission?

She recalled that apart from her mother, Yao, there was Uncle An, and then Prince Rong.

If we exclude the Yao family, then it would be Uncle An or Prince Rong.

She wondered if Uncle An could really be with Yao and bring her happiness. In that case, the increased progress of the mission would make sense.

As for Prince Rong, he is already engaged, so it is definitely impossible for him to be with her.

It seems that I need to try harder to bring her mother and Uncle An together in the future.

She was in a good mood and thinking about something when Xiaoyun walked in.

"Miss, General Xiao is here."

Lin Jiuer was a little curious about why he came to see her, and it was probably not a good thing.

"Invite him in."

After a while, Xiao Zijie came in. He hesitated for a moment and said:

"Jiu'er, I just want to ask if you really can't agree to let me marry Rou'er as my co-wife? I promise you that she will never shake your position as mistress."

Lin Jiuer looked at Xiao Zijie expressionlessly: "This is absolutely impossible. I know that the general is grateful for Miss Qu's three years of companionship, but what is my contribution in these three years?

Don't forget that without the support of my Lin family, the general probably wouldn't have been able to climb to the position of a fourth-rank cavalry general so quickly."

Lin Jiuer was deliberately going against them. How could the mission be carried out without provoking them?

Sure enough, after she said these words, Xiao Zijie's face turned red and white, and finally turned black.

Originally, he was grateful to Lin Jiuer. During the years when he was working hard outside, Lin Jiuer managed the general's mansion in order.

He took good care of his mother, making her face beam with joy. However, her words today made him feel very embarrassed.

After all, her Lin family just has some dirty money, otherwise how could he marry a merchant girl with his status.

Besides, the Lin family was protected by his reputation and was able to gain a firm foothold in the business world of Shangjing.

After all, no one would bully the families of generals who defend the country.

But now it seems as if the Lin family is the one paying the price, which makes Xiao Zijie very dissatisfied.

Since she is so ungrateful, there is no need to be polite to her.

"Just now mother said that you have handed over the housekeeping power. Since you don't want to be the housekeeper, then you can give the housekeeping power to Rou'er in the future."

Lin Jiuer couldn't hold back her smile, and said quickly, "Okay, I couldn't ask for more."

It's ridiculous that you really think anyone is willing to take care of this general's mansion.

"By the way, General, you should think about how to prepare the betrothal gifts and wedding banquet."

Xiao Zijie was stunned. He didn't worry about this. Could it be that his mother hadn't prepared the betrothal gifts yet?

His face was livid as he said, "Don't worry, the General's Mansion is not unable to afford the betrothal gift."

After saying that, he turned around and left.

Lin Jiuer looked at his back and laughed out loud. She knew the situation in the General's Mansion better than anyone else.

By the time they have collected money to prepare the betrothal gifts and the wedding banquet, they will probably be completely penniless. It would be perfect to let Qu Rouer take care of the household chores at that time.

The next day, Xiaoyun happily told Lin Jiuer, "Miss, today I heard that the general and Miss Qu had a quarrel last night."

Lin Jiuer curled her lips and smiled. It must be Xiao Zijie who told Qu Rouer that she did not agree to let her be his co-wife.

How could an ambitious woman like Qu Rouer tolerate her plans failing step by step? She must have lost patience and started quarreling with Xiao Zijie.

This is great. I guess Qu Rouer will take action soon.

In her previous life, Qu Rouer also did something before the wedding that made Xiao Zijie determined to marry her as his principal wife and make the original owner his concubine.

In this life, there is no way she can succeed as long as she is here.

Two days later, Lin Jiuer learned from Yao that the General's Mansion had sold the three shops and 500 acres of land that they had bought from Lin Jiuer at a low price.

Yao sent someone to buy it back successfully.

These three shops are in good locations and will be profitable once we take over.

The 500-acre field was also rich in grain and vegetables. Not only could they be self-sufficient, but the surplus could also be sold to make money.

Since acquiring that piece of land, the general's mansion has almost never bought food and vegetables from outside.

At that time, Lin Jiuer almost sold or gave away these shops and fields for a total of 50,000 taels of silver. This time, the General's Mansion was in a hurry to sell them, so the price was lowered to 35,000 taels.

With the shop and land back, Lin made a profit of 15,000 taels for free.

Lin Jiuer was so happy to receive the news that she thought about going out to celebrate.

Suddenly she remembered that she had promised to treat Prince Rong to a meal a few days ago.

It is better to do it today than to wait for a day. I just didn’t inform him in advance and I don’t know if he has time.

The carriage arrived at the gate of Marquis Jingyuan's mansion. Xiaoyun stepped forward and told the doorman, who went in to report.

Soon the door opened, and Lin Jiuer saw a handsome man in red clothes from the car window.

This person doesn't look like a real person at all, he looks like a character from an ancient comic book.

Rong Qingchen walked closer to the car window and saw Lin Jiuer looking at him infatuatedly, and couldn't help but curl the corners of his lips.

"Ms. Lin, are you planning to treat me to a meal today as promised?"

Lin Jiuer came back to her senses and nodded quickly: "Well, I wonder if Master Rong has time?"

"I have nothing to do today."

"That's great, let's get in the car?" "Okay."

Xiaoyun looked at Lin Jiuer in surprise. Is this young lady crazy? She actually invited Rong Shizi to ride in the same carriage with her?

Prince Rong could obviously ride a horse or take the carriage of Marquis Jingyuan's mansion.

Lin Jiuer was even crazier. She looked at Xiaoyun and said, "Xiaoyun, I'm sorry to ask you to go outside and squeeze with the driver."

Xiaoyun: ? ? "Miss, this is probably inappropriate, right?"

"Xiao Yun, it's okay. The driver is fifty years old. No one will misunderstand you."

Xiao Yun: ? She means that it is not appropriate for the young lady to sit in the carriage with Rong Shizi alone, okay?

"Go quickly, don't keep Prince Rong waiting for too long."

Xiaoyun had no choice but to go out and sit next to the driver reluctantly.

Rong Qingchen did not hesitate and did not bring any followers with him. He got on the carriage directly.