In ancient times, I just wanted to be a salted fish

Tian had always sent people to monitor Qiao Zien. When Qiao Zien was beaten by the people she sent, she thought that if she didn't die, she would lose half her life and become disabled. But she didn't expect that she was rescued and later entered the famous Zhishan Academy to study. She was furious, so she punished the servant and replaced him with a capable servant, Qiao Dazhuang, to go to the academy to find out about Qiao Zien's situation and the people who rescued her.

Qiao Dazhuang was efficient and found out that the person who saved Qiao Zien was called Chen Guchuan, but he did not know Chen Guchuan. He only knew that Zhenpin Pavilion was Chen Guchuan's property.

At that time, Qiao Zien was supervising the renovation of Zhenpin Pavilion, and Chen Guchuan went south. Therefore, Qiao Dazhuang hurried back to the capital to report the matter. Tian asked him to go back and continue to monitor Qiao Zien and Chen Guchuan's every move. She wanted to find a suitable opportunity to deal with the two of them. Unexpectedly, Qiao Zien found someone following them, so she called some little beggars and put Qiao Dazhuang in a sack. After a severe beating, his leg was broken. In desperation, Qiao Dazhuang returned to the capital crying to recover from his injuries.

Tian thought that Chen Guchuan's men must have discovered Qiao Dazhuang's tracking, so they attacked and injured him. She didn't doubt Qiao Zien at all, because in her eyes, Qiao Zien was just a weakling, weak and incompetent, ridiculous, and she was manipulated by him. He also suspected that Qiao Zien had fallen in love with someone else and had an affair with Chen Guchuan. So, this time when she came to Pingyang Mansion, she wanted to see what kind of person Chen Guchuan was. If they really had that kind of relationship, she would be happy to watch their show. A person who has lost his reputation, even if he is not disabled, can't pass the exam for a scholar, and spit can drown him. Qiao Zien can kill herself without her doing anything. As for Fang Wenxuan, he is a useless person. If he doesn't listen to her, then forget it. This chess piece is not needed. Having Chen Guchuan is enough.

Why was Tian so confident that Qiao Zien and Chen Guchuan had a special relationship? Because she had successfully used Fang Wenxuan to seduce Qiao Zien. The servant who had been staring at Qiao Zien had seen them hugging each other and heard what they said: "Brother Zien, I can't leave you. Let's be together for the rest of our lives, okay?" "Okay, Brother Wenxuan, only Brother Wenxuan treats me the best. I want to be with Brother Wenxuan forever!" That sweetness gave the servant goose bumps all over his body. If this isn't a homosexual relationship, what is this? Alas! It's really embarrassing for the Marquis' Mansion! He was embarrassed for them, but thinking that this was the result that the lady wanted to see, he let it go.

So, the servant went back and reported the truth to Tian. Tian smiled lewdly, "Even more slutty than a little bitch. It seems Fang Wenxuan has seduced him and made him a homosexual. Even if it's not him, Fang Wenxuan, there will be someone else. How can such a person be the heir of the Marquis' Mansion? My son's position as the heir is secure."

But Tian still didn't let Qiao Zien go. She felt that if she didn't torture Qiao Zien, she would feel uncomfortable, because every time she thought of her first wife Jiang, she wanted to torture Qiao Zien. So, she sent people to cripple Qiao Zien, but unexpectedly, after a few hits, he fainted. The perpetrators didn't dare to beat him again, fearing that someone would die. But unexpectedly, he only fractured his leg, not his bones, and he would be fine after some rest. This made Tian extremely unhappy, so she came to Pingyang Mansion in person not only to purchase goods, but also to see how the boy was doing.

Tian also wanted to control Qiao Zien and let Chen Guchuan do glass and porcelain business with her, and slowly transfer Chen Guchuan's business to her own name.

If Chen Ruotong knew what Tian was thinking, she could only laugh: You wish! You'd better go to bed. You can dream of anything.

Tian and Qiao Yuyan got off the carriage and walked into Zhenpin Pavilion. Even though Tian had seen too many grand shops in the capital, she was still impressed by the noble and luxurious decoration style of Zhenpin Pavilion, and her arrogance was immediately reduced by half.

It was past three in the afternoon, and there were only a few customers shopping in the store. Tian looked around and saw the glass products on the shelf. Her eyes were full of stars, so she went to look at the glass fruit plate. She liked it at first sight, but was shocked when she saw the price. Forget it, she had already spent too much today! She also saw that the perfume was priced at ten taels and the shampoo was priced at five taels. She hated the agent for selling it at such a high price. The perfume was sold at twenty taels a bottle. It was too shabby! So she called the waiter and said, "Give me ten bottles of this shampoo and ten bottles of this perfume."

Qi Da hurriedly apologized, "Ma'am, I'm sorry, we only have one bottle of perfume and two bottles of shampoo left in the store today."

"For such a big store, are there only a few bottles?"

"Madam, please see the notice at the door. We are limiting sales. We only sell 20 bottles of each item per day. We won't sell more. If you want to buy more, please come back tomorrow!"

"How can this be true? How can you sell goods this way?" Tian didn't understand and was very confused, but she didn't dare to lose her temper because this Zhenpin Pavilion was special.

I think that Chen Guchuan is also a powerful person, so I'll observe him first. She glanced at Chen Erjiang at the cashier counter. Is this Chen Guchuan? He looks ordinary, not much better than Fang Wenxuan. So she stepped forward and asked, "Excuse me, is this Mr. Chen?"

Chen Erjiang politely replied, "Yes, it is me. Madam, is there anything I can do for you?"

Tian smiled and said, "Nothing, I just came to your store to buy perfume and shampoo!"

Chen Erjiang said: "Welcome, please do as you please!"

So, Tian bought the remaining bottle of perfume and two bottles of shampoo, and did not talk to Chen Erjiang. She wanted to observe first and then make plans.

When she walked out of the gate of Zhenpin Pavilion with Qiao Yuyan and two maids, she happened to run into Qiao Zien, who glanced at her and went into the building.

Tian didn't recognize Qiao Zien because she hadn't seen him for eight years. Qiao Zien had grown from a five-year-old kid into a handsome thirteen-year-old boy. He was almost five feet seventy tall, with an elegant and cool demeanor. He was no longer the timid person he used to be. How could she recognize him?

Qiao Zien still recognized her. Although she was already thirty years old after eight years, she had not changed much, just a little fatter. Qiao Zien didn't want to talk to someone he disliked and affect his good mood. If she didn't provoke him, it would be fine; if she had any intentions towards him, he would not be polite. The original owner was afraid of her, but he, Qiao Zien, was not afraid.

Tian and his group stayed at the inn and would go shopping at Zhenpin Pavilion and Huicui Building tomorrow, and then go to the academy to inquire about Qiao Zien's news.

Qiao Zien learned that Chen Guchuan was running a store in Huicui Building, so she went to find him.

"Hey, Brother Zien, you got out of school pretty early today!"

"Yeah, it's boring to stay at home alone, so I came to see how business is going."

"I was very busy in the morning and relaxed in the afternoon. However, I met someone you would never expect today - the wife of your Loyal and Brave Marquis Mansion, who came to the store and wanted to be an agent."

"Haha, I saw her. She went to Zhenpin Pavilion and seemed to have bought a few small things. She didn't recognize me and took her precious daughter to the inn."

"I think she has bad intentions. She's not just here to buy things, right? As long as you live well, she can't stand it, right?" Chen Ruotong said jokingly.