Xiwei covered her face all the way and walked quickly towards the servants' room.

The head maid in the Shen residence shared a room with two other maids, and Dongzhi and Xiwei lived in one room.

Xiwei went back to her room, lay down on the bed and started crying.

Dongzhi and Xiwei were both maids who came with Zhang as her dowry.

She knew from a young age how difficult it was to be a concubine.

There has always been only one wife in Censor Zhang's mansion, the Censor's wife, and he has never had a concubine.

Even if the wife of the censor was injured after giving birth to a child and could not have another child.

Censor Zhang never mentioned taking a concubine.

Even when his old mother put pressure on him, he never gave in.

He was so determined to stick to his original intention, but he fell into the trap because of the people around his wife.

During that time, not only the old lady was sad, but the censor was also full of regret.

If the maid had not been pregnant, the censor would have sold her.

The old lady was kind and did not punish them, but the mother and daughter were both more cruel than each other.

Until later, the maid fell ill and died, and she was still just a servant.

Dongshiba also knew a little about Xiwei's thoughts.

I just feel that I am the biological daughter of the Censor, so why should I be a slave and serve others all my life.

Since the Zhang family treats her like this, don't blame her for fighting for her own future.

Dongzhi sat beside his bed, just watching Xiwei crying breathlessly.

She looked down upon Xiwei's behavior. On the one hand, she was thinking about how to climb into her master's bed, while on the other hand, she was still hanging on to the guard who had feelings for her.

Dongzhi sneered, "What do you think you are wronged about?"

Xiwei straightened up suddenly, "What do you know, you lowly maid? I am the daughter of the Zhang family, why can I only be a servant for the rest of my life?"

"Am I not a servant now?"

Xiwei heard this and said, "How can it be the same? Although I am a concubine, I am still half a master. What's more, I am the daughter of the Zhang family and the sister of the lady."

Seeing that she was still talking about her shameful identity, Dongzhi knew that she was hopeless and was too lazy to talk to her anymore.

Get up and go to duty.

In the main room, Shen Zhui was still holding his wife tightly.

"Madam, are you selling wine in partnership with the Yan family?"

Mrs. Shen felt a little hot, so she pushed Shen Zhui away with disgust.

"It's so hot, stay away."

Shen Zhui, who was despised, did not get angry. He let go of her hand, picked up the round fan on the table and started fanning his wife.

Seeing that he was so understanding, I kindly explained to him, "Huan'er came back and said that Yan Xiucai wanted to cooperate with him to open a wine shop. He was unsure so he came to me. After that, Yan Xiucai came directly to me."

"Ma'am, do you know the value of the wine you sell?"

The reason why Shen Zhui asked this was because Mrs. Shen knew nothing about wine, and her dowry shop was only managed by her servants, and she was just waiting to collect the money at the end of the month.

Mrs. Shen is the only daughter of the Zhang family. The family tradition is clean and there is no messy things.

Therefore, life in the boudoir can be said to be carefree and pampered.

I don't know much about business.

That's why he feels so relieved because of cooperating with the Yan family.

Whenever she cooperates with other people, Shen Zhui will not be at ease and will not ask about it.

He can trust the character of the Yan family.

They disdain those despicable means.

Seeing the confused look in the lady's eyes, Shen Zhui understood.

I guess the lady is relieved because she believes that the Yan family will not let her suffer any loss.

“I don’t know what the value is, but I know it makes a lot of money.”

"Is that Purple Jade Nectar very famous?"

Shen Zhui nodded helplessly, "Madam, we have accepted the favor from the Yan family."

"What's the big deal? We can just help wherever we can. After all, a family like the Yan family, who has a clean family tradition, wouldn't do anything outrageous."

"At most, we can just open the door for convenience. How difficult can it be? If something is too difficult, the Yan family won't ask for it."

Shen Zhui was shocked when he heard his wife's words.

Yes, it turns out that I am not as clear-sighted as my wife.

I was just being too obsessed and shouldn't have thought things were so complicated.

After seeing so many dirty things, whenever I encounter something, I will first consider whether it is clean or not.

But we ignore the essential differences in the people or things we encounter.

The Yan family is not the same people he has come into contact with before, and should not be viewed in the same way.

Shen Zhui hugged his wife and pecked her gently, "Madam is still very insightful."

"Go away, you are so unruly."

Shen Zhui was pushed by his wife and staggered and fell to the ground.

Seeing this, Madam Shen smiled awkwardly at Shen Zhui who was lying on the ground in a daze, "Is my husband okay?"

"You see, I didn't use much strength. I should exercise more when I have nothing to do recently. I think the Tai Chi that the children of the Yan family are learning is pretty good."

"Huan'er came back and said that his martial arts master was amazed at that set of boxing techniques."

"Ruyu said she was going to bring me the blood swallows, why hasn't she come back yet? I'll go check on her..."

After saying that, he left in a hurry, leaving Shen Zhui sitting on the ground.

He came back to his senses, and slowly got up from the ground, holding his buttocks, "Madam's strength has increased again..."

Zhang, who fled in a panic, was also extremely ashamed and angry, as she was born with great strength.

When she was still in her boudoir, she was laughed at by the other ladies in the capital, saying that her grip was stronger than that of a servant.

She was so ashamed that she dared not leave the house after being told about her affair by several rich girls. Even when she reached marriageable age, no one came to propose marriage to her.

It was also that time when he was subduing a thief on Chang Street that he was seen by the eldest princess's second son Shen Zhui, and from then on the two of them fell in love.

Thinking of this, Zhang's face flushed and looked as rosy as a peach.

The next day.

The servant brought word that Mr. Yan had come to discuss the shop's business.

When Zhang arrived, the two were playing chess.

It is midsummer, the courtyard is shaded by green trees, and the breeze brings a hint of coolness.

In a quiet corner of the courtyard in front of the main hall, a chessboard was placed on a stone table, and Yan Nansheng and Shen Zhui sat opposite each other.

There is a white jade chessboard on the stone table.

Yan Nansheng's eyes were calm, and her small hands gently picked up the chess piece. It seemed that she put it down casually, but it contained a mystery.

Shen Zhui frowned slightly and responded with full concentration. He was the second son of the eldest princess. He had studied chess in depth since he was young and was full of confidence.

The sunlight shines through the gaps in the leaves and falls onto the chessboard, forming spots of light.

As the game progressed, Yan Nansheng's moves gradually revealed the strategies of military tactics.

Sometimes she made a feint to the east and attacked in the west, sometimes she lured the enemy deep into our territory, and she cleverly arranged her moves one by one.

The more Shen Zhui thought about it, the more frightened he became, and beads of sweat gradually appeared on his forehead.

The sound of cicadas chirping one after another seemed to be cheering for this exciting game.

Zhang walked aside and watched Yan Nansheng's chess moves, nodding and praising him: "This child, his chess skills are so exquisite!"

Shen Zhui was so surprised that he could not express it in words. He could never have imagined that he would lose to a teenager on the chessboard.

He never took his eyes off the chessboard. "At this age, you can actually integrate military tactics into chess. I, Shen Zhui, am ashamed of myself!"

In the end, Yan Nansheng won the game with clever planning and decisive decision-making.

Shen Zhui stared at the chessboard. He was stunned for a moment before he came to his senses. He sighed and said, "I, Shen Zhui, was proud of my chess skills, but today I was defeated by a kid like you. I am really ashamed!"

Zhang liked Yan Nansheng even more. "Stay for lunch. I told the kitchen to prepare your favorite food when I came."

The brat in his own family is seven years older than Yan Nansheng, and still looks so lazy. If he had not been sent to the Yan family school, there is no telling what he would look like.

Yan Nansheng couldn't refuse, so he had to stay.

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