I was a queen in ancient times, no, a maid!

After Zhao Rulan finished talking with Cheng Yu, they arrived at Jiangbei City on that day.

She owns a cloth shop in Jiangbei City, which integrates operations from dyeing cloth to selling and cutting clothes.

Now, he has listened to Cheng Yu's advice and made some beautiful patterns. The woven and dyed fabrics are of good quality, with good patterns, and they sell well.

Her business in Jiangbei City is very big, and some cloth merchants also like to come to her clothing shop to buy large quantities of cloth.

The fabric's good reputation has spread and many people are buying it.

I heard from the old shopkeeper that someone wanted to buy their dyeing workshop two years ago. At that time, Zhao Rulan was still in the Lu family and was not interested in business, so she didn't ask much.

Just a few days ago, the old shopkeeper left and that man came again, saying that he wanted to buy their dyeing workshop.

After Zhao Rulan arrived in Jiangbei City, she went to the dyeing workshop and paid a visit to the old manager.

The old shopkeeper's whole family is in Jiangbei City, and Zhao Rulan came to visit the shopkeeper as the boss.

The old shopkeeper's eldest son came forward.

"Meet the boss, my father, he has passed away."

"Condolences."

"Here is some money. You can use it to take care of the old shopkeeper's funeral."

After Zhao Rulan finished speaking, Dingxiang gave some money to the shopkeeper's eldest son, went to see the old shopkeeper's wife, and chatted with her for a few words to comfort her.

The old lady wanted her eldest son Sun Qian to work in the shop as the head shopkeeper.

But this Sun Qian is naturally not as good as his father, the shopkeeper Sun, so Zhao Rulan does not want to use him.

So I rejected it outright.

But this also offended Old Lady Sun.

"I have worked in your cloth shop all my life. If you don't accept my son as the head shopkeeper, I will hit my head and die in the yard."

Old Mrs. Sun took advantage of the fact that her husband was valued by Zhao Rulan and wanted to take advantage of her seniority.

Little did she know that the current Zhao Rulan is no longer the same Zhao Rulan as before.

"I still say the same thing. Sun Qian doesn't have the ability to stand on his own. He has only learned less than half of the old shopkeeper's skills. How can I use him?"

"The old lady doesn't need to threaten me with death."

"Lilac, let's go."

Zhao Rulan turned around to leave, but heard a bang. Old Mrs. Sun hit the wall. Fortunately, she was stopped by someone, but she still hit her head and her head was covered in blood.

Zhao Rulan turned around and left without even looking back.

Ding Xiang asked worriedly from behind, "Miss, is it okay for us to leave like this? The Sun family's main residence is in Jiangbei City. I'm worried that they will be resentful and cause trouble for you or the dyeing workshop again."

"Are all the officials in Jiangbei City just there to eat and work?"

Zhao Rulan trusted the officials of Jiangbei City too much and underestimated the bad behavior of the Sun family in Jiangbei City.

Manager Sun has made a lot of money over the years thanks to Zhao Rulan, and the Sun family is considered a wealthy family among ordinary people.

Especially Sun Qian’s second brother, who was the second son of the shopkeeper Sun, was a scholar.

He directly wrote a complaint, accusing Zhao Rulan, the eldest daughter of Prince Jing's Mansion, of forcing his mother to death...

This matter became a big deal in Jiangbei City, and Zhao Rulan only found out about it then.

"What should I do now, young lady?"

"Not in a hurry."

Zhao Rulan was also a little panicked. Unexpectedly, at this moment, she heard the servant come to report that someone wanted to see the young lady and the carriage was parked outside the inn.

After Zhao Rulan arrived in Jiangbei City, she stayed in the largest inn in the city.

She asked who it was?

The servant said that it was Mr. Meng Yan, the richest man in Jiangbei City.

is her?

The old man Meng Lang who said he wanted to marry her.

"Big girl, do you want to go?"

"Of course I have to go. Didn't you hear what the servant said? That's the Meng family, the richest family in Jiangbei City. I'm afraid this is a trap set by him. I'll go and see for myself what he wants to do."

Zhao Rulan snorted coldly and asked her maid to dress her up, so as not to lose face.

The place Zhao Rulan went to was Meng Yan's home.

The gate of the Meng family looks like that of an ordinary wealthy family, but only when you enter the Meng family can you see the real situation inside. It is really luxurious everywhere, and there are many maids and servants inside.

There are rockery, flowing water, ponds and pavilions, and a garden in every courtyard. In this season, there are endless flowers blooming in the Meng family's yard.

"Please come in, young lady. The master is waiting for you in the study."

"Do you like wintersweets? I'll pick a few for you."

The servant was good at observing people's expressions.

Zhao Rulan was curious and asked, "In the past, not many wintersweets bloomed during this season. Most of them did not bloom at the beginning of winter. Why are there so many flowers blooming in your yard?"

"This is a different variety. These wintersweets were transplanted from other places by the owner of the house."

Zhao Rulan likes orchids, and her second favorite is plum blossoms.

She really likes this mandarin duck-colored wintersweet.

Just as she was hesitating and hadn't yet walked into the study, Meng Yan, dressed in blue, walked out of the study.

He looked at Zhao Rulan and said, "If you like it, I'll transplant a few plants for you next year."

"It's cold outside, come inside and talk."

Look at the tone of his voice, it's so familiar, as if they are a couple.

Zhao Rulan frowned. Ever since she married Lu Er, she had completely lost interest in men.

Now looking at Meng Yan, she doesn't have a good impression of him.

But putting all that aside, Meng Yan was pretty nice to her, and was as tolerant as an elder would be to a younger one.

Did she misunderstand Meng Yan?

Zhao Rulan calmed her facial expression and the inexplicable anger she felt towards Meng Yan.

He steadied his voice and asked, "Master Meng asked me to come here today, but is there something you want to talk about? Or is it that all the affairs of the Sun family were arranged by Master Meng?"

Meng Yan frowned, and there was a hint of anger on his handsome and gentle face.

"Am I, Meng Yan, such a despicable person in your eyes, Zhao Rulan?"

"I'm telling you, I didn't do that. Besides, I've already told the people in the government office, and the matter has been suppressed. In addition, I've dealt with the Sun family, and I've asked Sun Qian to be the shopkeeper of a fur shop under my name."

"The main reason I invited you here today is to show my hospitality as a host."

Zhao Rulan's face turned a little uncomfortable.

The pretty face is slightly red.

Feeling a little embarrassed and uncomfortable, she felt guilty for her narrow-mindedness.

But she couldn't say sorry.

When has Zhao Rulan ever apologized to anyone?

Someone as smart as Meng Yan naturally saw it.

"Don't feel sorry, young lady. It's my fault for not letting someone explain it to you in advance."

"Please take a seat."

Zhao Rulan then bowed slightly, "You are too polite, sir."

"It was my preconceived idea that made me misjudge you."

Meng Yan chuckled, "You sound the most pleasant when you speak like this."

Without waiting for Zhao Rulan to get angry, Meng Yan changed the subject, "I want to cooperate with you to do the border medicinal materials business. I wonder if the young lady is willing?"

Zhao Rulan was surprised, "Why does the great official want to cooperate with me? My business is ordinary, and I have never been in the medicinal materials business."

"I am happy to see you. I want to make money with you. Don't you like it?"

Zhao Rulan shook her head slightly. "No reward without merit. A gentleman loves money but gets it in a proper way. I think there is no need for us to cooperate."

"I have a condition."

Meng Yan seemed nonchalant, but he was actually anxious.

He thought that since she was doing business, and he could cooperate with her in making money, he could bring the two of them closer.

Unexpectedly, Zhao Rulan wanted to make money, but didn't want to make money with him.

He could only think of another way.