If I were born again, I would marry a strong but short-lived husband.

After coming out of the Rouge and Powder Shop, Shen Sui'an said to Qingluo, "You should learn well from Madam Xia. In addition to learning how to be a shopkeeper, you also need to learn how to deal with customers."

"We need to think of a new name for the store. We want to make our rouge and powder exclusive so that when people mention rouge, they will think of our store."

"I have a few rouge recipes. I'll have someone try to make them first. If they're successful, you can bring them to the store and sell them."

Qingluo silently remembered Shen Suian's words, but after hearing the end, even she was a little confused.

"Madam, do you think Madam Xia is untrustworthy?" Qingluo asked in a low voice.

Shen Sui'an: "No, it's just that I value you more, Qingluo. You are my right-hand man. You must stand up so that you can do more for me outside in the future."

Madam Xia is her mother's companion. Shen Sui'an believes in her loyalty, but when she has to do more things in the future, she will be more inclined to trust Qingluo, who has been serving her since she was a child.

Qingluo suppressed her emotions and said, "Madam, I will definitely study hard."

Shen Sui'an has bigger plans in mind, and relying solely on Qingluo is naturally not enough.

She also needs to cultivate more confidants to work for her.

Especially after a year, the imperial court allowed special shipping, and she wanted to compete with the Bai family for this special right.

Then she must first have the financial resources to compete with the Bai family.

Her dowry was generous, but compared with the Bai family, it was a drop in the bucket.

We still have to find ways to make money make more money.

Shen Sui'an closed her eyes and leaned against the soft pillow, thinking about the opportunities that she might have overlooked.

"Young Mistress, here we are."

Shi Qing's voice came from outside.

"This small courtyard was bought by Aunt Guan for Madam Deng and her family to live in."

The man that Mrs. Deng remarried was just an ordinary man. I heard that he was Mrs. Deng’s former neighbor and now worked as a chef in a restaurant.

Shi Qing went forward and knocked on the door, and soon a doorman came out to open it.

When he saw that Shi Qing and others were dressed like nobles, he did not try to chase them away.

"Who are you looking for?"

Shi Qing: "Our young mistress is here to see Madam Deng, please let her know."

The servant said: "You have come to the wrong place. Our master's surname is Song, and he has not married yet. There is no mistress at home."

"..." Shi Qing was stunned for a moment and took two steps back.

I looked carefully again, it’s here!

It was he who found this small courtyard, and later gave it to Madam Deng through Aunt Guan.

Although he hadn't been here for two years, there was no way he would make a mistake.

"When did your master move into this courtyard?" Shen Suian's voice came from the carriage.

The servant said, "We have lived here for a year. This yard was bought by our husband. The person you are looking for may be the previous owner."

"Excuse me." Shi Qing nodded.

He came to the carriage and said, "Madam, Mrs. Deng may have sold the yard."

"Go and find out where Madam Deng has moved to now." Shen Sui'an said in a low voice.

The servant just said that his master had moved to this small courtyard a year ago, but Aunt Guan never mentioned it.

Doesn’t Aunt Guan give money to Madam Deng every month?

Why didn't she mention this.

Shi Qing responded in a low voice, feeling a little guilty for his negligence today.

Fortunately, some of the neighbors knew Mrs. Deng and knew that her family had moved to Jixiang in the west of the city.

"Ji Xiang?" Shen Sui'an was a little surprised.

Although she had never been there, she knew what Jixiang was.

It is the most mixed place in the capital, inhabited only by the poor and miserable lower-class people.

Why did Madam Deng move there?

"Go and take a look." Shen Sui'an frowned and ordered.

Shi Qing: "Madam, Jixiang is a place full of smoke and foul smells. You are a precious person, how can you go to such a place?"

"Since it's so chaotic, we have to go and see why Madam Deng moved there."

"Yes." Shi Qing had no choice but to take Shen Suian to Jixiang.

The houses in Jixiang are densely packed and short, with rows of low houses stretching endlessly, blocking out the sky and the sun.

Occasionally, homeless people can be seen on both sides of the road.

In some alleys, there are people setting up stalls and shouting at the top of their lungs.

All the sounds coming together sound extremely chaotic.

Shen Sui'an's carriage appeared in the narrow alley and immediately attracted a lot of attention.

"Madam, I have seen Madam Deng."

In front of a small bungalow, Mrs. Deng was cooking medicine. She was wearing coarse cloth clothes and her hair at the temples had turned a little gray.

She is not yet thirty years old.

"Madam Deng, why did you move to this place?" Shi Qing asked in surprise.

Madam Deng raised her head and looked at Shi Qing, whose face was sallow and pale, the result of years of hard work and poor diet.

She finally recognized Shi Qing, her face changed slightly, and she picked up the medicine stove and went back to the house and closed the door.

"Madam Deng, our eldest young mistress is here to see you." Shi Qing called her over quickly, "If you have any difficulties, you can tell the young mistress."

Madam Deng sneered, "No need to pretend. The courtyard we gave you can be taken back. You pretend to be affectionate and loyal to others, isn't it because you are in a high position and you know that we are humble and dare not speak the truth?"

"I've already hidden here, what else do you want? Do you want to kill me to silence me?"

Shen Sui'an frowned: "Did Guan Yue tell you that she wanted to take back the yard?"

Madam Deng looked over and saw a beautiful young woman walking out of the carriage. Her skin was as white as any white jade she had ever seen.

The eyes are bright and charming, and the light is dazzling.

That evil ghost Lu Yuan actually married such a beautiful girl.

Shen Sui'an had already come to Madam Deng and smiled slightly, "Madam Deng, my husband has never taken back the yard you live in. Since my husband bought it for your daughter, it is naturally yours."

"That's right, Madam Deng, don't misunderstand." Shi Qing said hurriedly.

Madam Deng looked at Shen Sui'an suspiciously, "So what do you want to say now?"

"I heard from Aunt Guan that your daughter is sick. I came to visit her on behalf of your husband. Have you seen the doctor?" Shen Sui'an asked.

"The doctor prescribed some medicine, but we can't afford it..." Mrs. Deng turned her face away in embarrassment.

Shen Sui'an: "Shi Qing, go ask Doctor Zhou to come over. Madam Deng, I think you have a misunderstanding about my husband. Let's sit down and have a good chat."

Mrs. Deng was stunned for a moment, then watched Shi Qing turn around and leave.

She frowned: "I don't want to have anything to do with you anymore."

"Does Aunt Guan know that you moved here?" Shen Sui'an asked.

"She has been forced by your husband to be his concubine. I didn't want to implicate her, so I didn't tell her to move here," said Madam Deng.

Shen Suian's eyes darkened slightly.

Force her to be a concubine? Aunt Guan really made herself proud.

"Then how did Aunt Guan know that your daughter was sick this time?" Shen Sui'an asked.

Madam Deng: "I really can't afford the money, so I have to go to her secretly."

Unexpectedly, Guan Yue was also having a hard time and couldn't give her much money.

I heard that she will be treated harshly by the new young mistress.

Isn’t this the extremely beautiful woman in front of me?