My elder sister stole my marriage? She regretted and cried after I married the general.

At Huaxi Villa, Shen Ling had just finished discussing something with Qin Baochen.

After receiving Feng He's letter, he just frowned and threw it aside: "I guessed it."

"Then the general still keeps her?" Feng He asked.

"She and my second brother have some history in the North. Let's wait until my second brother comes back."

"General, you are so kind-hearted. Aren't you afraid of being schemed against by the Second Young Master?" Feng He was unwilling.

Madam has already reminded the general, why doesn’t he realize it?

Qin Baochen smiled: "If your general was afraid, he wouldn't have kept Bai Zhi. What else is in his hand?"

"General, this is the dividend my wife earned from selling charcoal..."

"I don't need the money, let her keep it." Shen Lin didn't even touch the banknote.

Qin Baochen asked curiously: "Selling charcoal? What kind of charcoal?"

"Madam collected some charcoal in the fall and has sold it all," Feng He said.

Qin Baochen was even more shocked and asked Shen Lin: "General, is your wife still doing business?"

"Yes. We still need to sell cloth later. Lord Qin must support us." Shen Lin's handsome eyes were tinged with pride.

"We must support you!" Qin Baochen slapped his thigh generously, "However, there have been two heavy snowstorms at the border, so we still need to prepare for military rations early."

When it comes to military rations, Shen Lin is also worried!

The Third Prince bore a grudge against him for killing the Duke of Zhenguo, and had been making things difficult for him recently regarding the allocation of military rations.

If this winter is as cold as Ye Qinghuan said, the Shen family army will have a hard time.

"General, why don't you use this money to buy food?" Feng He handed over the banknote again.

"Two thousand taels is just a drop in the bucket." Shen Lin shook his head, "You can go back. Don't tell my wife about the military rations, so she won't worry."

"Yes."

Feng He left.

Qin Baochen acted like a dandy and said, "Madam has so much dowry, but the general has never been tempted?"

"Shut up! That's her stuff. Only useless men spend a woman's dowry."

"Yes, yes, our General Shen is the most useful. Tomorrow we will continue to go to the court to argue with the Third Prince and try to get military rations."

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The wind and snow were getting stronger and stronger, and it kept falling.

The price of charcoal in Shengjing rose unknowingly, and charcoal shortage began.

From initially buying and selling by the cart, to later counting by sacks, and then to weighing by kilogram.

Even some wealthy families began to worry.

For example, Prince Rui’s Palace.

Because Concubine Yu was afraid of cold, she had to use a lot of charcoal every winter. In addition to the gold-thread charcoal given by the palace, she also had to buy silver-bone charcoal herself.

Now, in order to buy enough silver bone charcoal for her mother-in-law's needs, Princess Rui went out to purchase it herself.

Ye Qinghuan saw her in Tan City and was very surprised: "Princess Rui?"

"Madam Ye, are you here to buy charcoal as well? Alas, I don't know why the weather is so cold this year and there is so little charcoal. I'm really worried." Princess Rui said.

Ye Qinghuan felt strange: "The silver bone charcoal used in the palace shouldn't be difficult to buy, right?"

"It's difficult. The price is high and good charcoal is hard to come by. The concubine is afraid of cold and coughs often. I bought charcoal at a high price several times but it was not good enough, so I came here in person." Princess Rui said.

Ye Qinghuan frowned.

Jiang Shiming had clearly collected a lot of gold-thread charcoal and silver-bone charcoal, but he refused to release them, deliberately causing a shortage in the market. He was so blinded by money that he didn't care about the consequences!

"How is Madam Shen these days? Has your house prepared the charcoal fire?" asked Princess Rui.

Ye Qinghuan said, "Thank you for your concern, Princess. I have just taken charge of the household this year and have no experience. I have prepared a lot since winter began. I will have someone send a cart of silver bone charcoal to the palace later!"

"Is that so? That's great!" Princess Rui was delighted. "Then I'll settle it with you at the market price..."

"Your Highness, you are too polite. The Concubine Dowager has been so kind to the general. Just consider this little bit of charcoal as our honor to our elders." Ye Qing said with a smile.

She was generous, and Princess Rui was not hypocritical: "Although you and I are much older, we are equals. From now on, we will get along as sisters. If you need anything in the future, just send someone to the palace to tell me."

"Thank you, sister Princess."

"Okay, I'll go back first. It's too cold today."

"Sister Princess, take care!"

After watching the carriage from Prince Rui's Mansion leave, Ye Qinghuan took Chunyan and Chunyu for a walk in the market.

The further I walked, the more frightened I became.

Jiang Shiming is so ruthless that he even sells ordinary black charcoal at double the price!

He made money, but harmed the common people.

"Madam, didn't you say that maliciously inflating the price of coal is illegal? Why is no one keeping Prince Jiang in check?" Chunyan asked in a low voice.

Ye Qinghuan groaned and said, "Maybe no one reported it, maybe he got some connections."

"That's really a bargain for him. The charcoal we sold to him has become free wealth."

"Will not."

Ye Qinghuan had been doing business in his previous life and was very clear about the bottom line of making money.

Although there are corrupt officials under the emperor's feet, there are also righteous people. How can we allow them to take advantage of the situation and suck the blood of the people?

Something will happen to Jiang Shiming sooner or later!

"Sister, are you here to buy charcoal too?" Ye Qinglan saw Ye Qinghuan from afar and came over to say hello.

Today, she not only has money, but also coal! This winter, she is both warm and rich.

But Ye Qinghuan was different, she was worried to death about charcoal!

A family as big as the General's Mansion cannot be satisfied with just a few carts of charcoal. Old Madam Shen is particular and wants to use at least red charcoal.

Now, all the good charcoal in the market is concentrated in her and the prince's hands. If Ye Qinghuan wants to buy charcoal, he must first ask her if she is willing to sell it!