Being rejected by a scholar? She is so rich, what is she afraid of?

Although Yun Yan has only been in the army for a year, he and Yun Xi had started from scratch before that, so he can be considered a genuine businessman.

This gives him a bit of businessman's character when dealing with everything.

The battle with the King of Jin was different from the battle with foreign enemies. No one wanted to fight. The casualties were all soldiers of their own country, and the civilians were also implicated.

Yun Yan came up with an idea and went to Jingzhou disguised as a businessman. He sold precious white paper, soap and plump white rice. He made a lot of money every day.

It soon attracted the attention of King Jin.

Who wouldn't want to get a piece of such a lucrative business? Yun Yan was also looking for ways to get close to the people around King Jin, spreading the word that he wanted to find a big backer to do business with and was willing to give up some of the profits.

Prince Jin was also jealous of these businesses. He had no way of confirming the source of goods, but he couldn't do without Yun Yan either.

It was a two-way trip. In order to finalize the profit sharing, he finally met with Yun Yan.

When meeting someone, you should not only talk about business, but also give gifts.

Yun Yan sent a lot of good things, even to the people around King Jin, and also asked people to make the unique cakes that Yun Xi had developed.

These pastries are all very particular and are poisoned.

The one who poisoned her was Lü Peixiu. Lü Peixiu had followed Ren Dong and learned some anti-poison techniques, as well as many methods of making poison.

And when she left, Honeysuckle gave her some poison powder for self-defense.

As a result, they all came in handy here with King Jin.

Is it possible that King Jin had no precautions against the food Yun Yan sent?

Yun Yan had tasted almost every kind of cake himself, and they had also tested it with silver needles. There was nothing wrong with it, so King Jin and his entourage could eat it without worry.

Yun Yan was fine because he had taken the antidote beforehand. And the silver needles could not detect the poison because of Ren Dong's good poison making skills. At the beginning, it was said that her poison skills were much better than her medical skills, and ordinary people were no match for her.

"So Lü Peixiu also made great contributions in this operation, and Jin Dong also made an important contribution?"

Yun Yan nodded heavily, "Yes, if it weren't for Ah Xiu and Ren Dong's poison, things wouldn't have gone so smoothly."

"A Xiu?" Yun Xi quickly caught on to Yun Yan's intimate address.

Yun Yan's face suddenly turned red and he stammered, unable to speak.

Yun Xi and Ying Tianchen looked at each other: Is there something going on?

Thinking about Lu Peixiu, it seems that except for his stubborn and willful temper, this bad habit has been improved a lot, and he is much more restrained now. Other aspects are also remarkable.

She is not a bad person by nature. If she really wants to be her second sister-in-law and her second brother really likes her, she will naturally not interfere.

"Where is she? Did she go to Beijing with you?" Yun Xi asked.

Yun Yan bared his teeth and nodded, "Yes, she went back to her family when she arrived in the capital."

Yun Xi smiled and said, "Then I'll go back and play with her."

All of Yunxi’s old friends are in Guangxin City. Now that one of them has finally come to the capital, she is very happy.

Ying Tianchen said, "Why do you need to go find her? Send someone to Lu's mansion to pass on a message and ask her to come to the palace to see you."

"Okay."

Yun Xi readily agreed and asked Rendong to lead the team personally.

Lu Mansion.

After Lu Peixiu came back, he first visited his elders and then returned to the courtyard of their family's mansion.

Their family lived in the south all year round and seldom returned to Beijing. In addition, her father, Lü Boda, was born out of wedlock and was not favored in the Lü family. Therefore, the courtyard allocated to their family was relatively remote.

But what she didn't expect was that the yard was remote, and there wasn't even a servant to clean it. The whole yard was in a state of disrepair, with weeds half a person tall.

Lu Peixiu's brows were furrowed so tightly that they could pinch a fly to death. How come there wasn't even a maid or old woman to take care of her in the mansion?

"I didn't know you were going to come back so suddenly. You should have sent a message earlier so we could send someone to clean up."

As soon as Lu Peixiu arrived at their yard, the eldest wife of the Lu family, who was in charge of the household affairs, came with her maid.

There were a group of servants behind him, and they seemed to be here to clean up the yard.

"Aunt." Lu Peixiu bowed obediently. She was annoyed. Was she blaming her for coming back so suddenly?

Madam Lu's tone was cold and her face was serious.

"You haven't been back for many years. I have dismissed all the servants in this courtyard. Such a big family requires a lot of expenses. It is a waste to keep them for nothing."

Lu Peixiu listened, pursed her lips and said nothing. If she had been in her old temper, she would have definitely made a scene and let her grandfather seek justice.

But now she knew that even if she brought this matter to her grandfather, it would be useless.

Not only would her great aunt be unhappy, but she would still have to handle the matter.

Her illegitimate grandmother would definitely take the opportunity to flatter her, making her grandfather dislike her even more, and causing him to hate her father as well.

She didn't want to suffer the same loss as she did in her childhood a second time.

Now that she is grown up, her father has become a general with his own ability. Although she is still not liked by the Lu family, she no longer has to live under their will.

If it weren't for the fact that family values ​​are emphasized nowadays and the pressure of filial piety, she would not have wanted to go back to the Lu Mansion after arriving in the capital.

She couldn't feel the warmth of home here, and it was even more uncomfortable than staying in an inn.

Seeing the yard like this now, I secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

"Aunt, since the yard still needs to be cleaned up, I will go find an inn to stay in first. I will come back after this is cleaned up."

Anyway, she didn't plan to stay in the capital for long, so she would go back to the south in a few days.

As he said this, he pretended to leave.

"Stop." Mrs. Lu shouted.

"What did your parents teach you? Why are you so ignorant of the rules?"

Madam Lu slowly came up to Lu Peixiu and lectured him with a stern face.

"You are the daughter of the Lu family. When you return to the capital, you choose to stay at an inn instead of staying at the mansion. Aren't you afraid of being laughed at if this gets out?"

"Your parents are not affected by how others laugh at them in the South, but the entire Lu family cannot hold their heads up in the capital because of your ignorance. Do you admit your guilt?"

Lu Peixiu's eyes widened, as if a huge hat had been put on her.

"Aunt, I'm not in the capital for a long time, and no one knows me."

The implication is that even if she stayed at the inn, no one would know that she was a member of the Lu family.

Madam Lu frowned, "You have already entered the Lu Mansion, and those who are interested will naturally know who you are."

Lu Peixiu shrugged helplessly and pointed at the messy yard. "I can't live here, can I? It will take three to five days to repair it."

Mrs. Lu looked at her shrugging and frowned even more tightly.

"Watch your words and actions. The capital is not like the south. Now that you are back, you must behave like a lady from a noble family. Don't bring your old habits back with you. Otherwise, you will bring shame to the entire Lu family."

Lu Peixiu bowed in a fake manner, "Yes, aunt."

Mrs. Lu's face turned unhappy when she saw that she was so insincere.

"You can live in Peiyun's yard first, and move back after this place is cleaned up."

After a pause, he continued, "Don't go out for the next few days. I will arrange for the nanny to teach you some etiquette first."