The First Phoenix

Shi Anxia decided to put the idea of hot springs aside for now and let Shi Anrou figure it out on her own. It would be best if Shi Anrou could show some effort, attract Xiao Sheng's attention, and then marry into the Prince of Jin's mansion.

Whether she is a concubine or a concubine, it is Shi Anrou's own creation.

As for the prince's mansion, she had to let the eldest uncle attack the prince first. As long as the uncle holds the Hou Mansion firmly in his hands, the Hou Mansion cannot become Shi Anrou's backing.

A woman without family support, even a princess, cannot live a good life.

Tang Chujun didn't know Shi Anxia's twists and turns, but that didn't stop her from unconditionally supporting any decision her daughter made.

In short, her daughter did whatever she was told, and she didn't even bother to ask why.

If my daughter wants to say something, she can say it, and if she doesn’t want to say something, she can’t.

After these days, she completely understood the fact that it would never be wrong to follow her daughter.

My daughter said she won’t do hot springs for the time being, so she won’t do it. She doesn’t lack money anyway.

My daughter suggested that we focus on speculation in Zhuangzi first.

Tang Chujun immediately agreed, "Okay, you go make arrangements." Then he asked Aunt Zhong to bring a box full of banknotes and stuffed it into his daughter's hands, "Take them all and use them."

Shi Anxia refused, "My daughter has money of her own."

"Keep yours first." Tang Chujun couldn't help but put the banknote and box into his daughter's hand.

Shi Anxia discovered that her mother had changed a lot.

Not only is her appearance more and more beautiful, but her behavior is also much sharper.

Unlike her previous melancholy and hesitant temperament, she somehow has the demeanor of an aunt.

In the next few days, under Shi Anxia's operation, it was said that a wealthy businessman was involved in the fire, and the price of Zhuangzi soared several times.

Shi Anrou was worried and worried that Shi Anxia would raise the price again.

Fortunately, Shi Anxia was very honest and sent Nan Yan to ask her, "Does Zhuangzi still want the 1,800 taels?"

Shi Anrou didn't hesitate this time, she gritted her teeth and said, "Yes."

Nan Yan smiled and was very happy, "I will go back to our girl now, and go to the government to have her sealed today."

Shi Anrou's heart was bleeding and her head felt like a thousand pounds. She nodded solemnly, "Okay."

But at the same time, it was also a real relief.

Now she can be completely sure that she is the only one who is reborn, unique!

Aunt Wen's heart was bleeding when she handed over one thousand eight hundred taels of silver to Shi Anrou.

This was all she and her two brothers owned.

Her elder brother Wen Zongwei and younger brother Wen Zonghao both worked as shopkeepers in the Hou Mansion's shop and accumulated a lot of money over the years.

After learning that there was a hot spring on Yanhang Mountain and that the King of Jin would be involved later, the two Wen brothers made a desperate move and moved a lot of money from the shop to get together the 1,800 taels.

At this time, Aunt Wen looked at her daughter with eyes that were no longer indifferent, but as if she had devoted her whole life to her expectations, "Rourer, your dream must come true, it must be real! Mother and Your uncles just hope to enjoy the blessings with you."

In fact, Aunt Wen has said this back and forth countless times in recent days.

Shi Anrou went from feeling uneasy at first to being completely numb now. "I understand, Auntie! You and Uncle can just wait to enjoy your life. This dream is not something that anyone can have. Besides, I have already successfully predicted the date of my brother's death. You know it best."

Aunt Wen said cautiously, "I know it all. I know it all in my heart. I believe in you, Rou'er..."

Shi Anrou had never seen her aunt talk to her in this manner before. With so many emotions in her heart, she couldn't help but soften her tone, "Aunt, we spent a lot of money to buy this manor, it means a lot."

These words have been said before, I just said them again to deepen the impression.

After all, the atmosphere has been heightened to this point, and I have to draw the pie again, "I will use this Zhuangzi to find His Highness the King of Jin to surrender. Only if we spend money first can we persuade His Highness the King of Jin to participate and bring all Zhuangzi to the table." Collect them all. When the time comes, we will push down the rotten houses in that village, build a huge and gorgeous village, and introduce the hot springs, and there will be countless silver, and we can't even spend all the flowers."

These words once again pleased and comforted Aunt Wen, as if she could see her daughter become the Princess of Jin in the next moment. With money in hand and noble status, who would look down on them?

Would anyone who is not discerning say that her boss has lost the face of the Hou Mansion? Who else would think that she is just an aunt because of her natural appearance and dress?

If you look down on me now, I will be something you cannot reach in the future. Mother and daughter share the same joy and sorrow at this moment, and both have the same sweet dream.

In the evening, Shi Anxia successfully resold a worthless shabby village to Shi Anrou at a high price.

Shi Anxia only has one feeling now, it's so easy to make money.

She was sitting cross-legged on the soft couch and thinking about her abacus, but she felt that the beads on the abacus made a very pleasant sound.

In just such a short time since her rebirth, she had actually earned over three thousand taels of silver. After deducting some necessary expenses and the small amount of money she paid for tea with the officials, she had earned at least three thousand taels of silver.

After this calculation, if my mother needs to provide money to subsidize the establishment of a clan school in the Hou Mansion, the wool she collects from everywhere will be enough.

But this honor must be properly attributed to her mother, Shi Anxia thought happily.

The news that Zhuangzi sold it for 1,800 taels somehow reached the ears of Prince Changshan.

In fact, this is not a secret. Crown Prince Song is a member of the officialdom and always has a few well-informed friends.

When I told him that, he exploded!

That night, Prince Song went home drunk and dragged Shi Wanzhen out, who was sleeping, and beat her severely.

In fact, since he came out of the government, he has been beating her every three days.

Shi Wanzhen's face was swollen and she cried and begged, "Sir, please stop fighting, stop fighting!"

"Don't fight?" Song Shiguang got angry when he saw her, "Zhuangzi! That Zhuangzi sold one thousand eight hundred taels! What a good thing you did! If you don't fight, you have to go to the house to uncover the tiles!"

Shi Wanzhen understood immediately that it was Zhuangzi who was causing the trouble again.

In the first few days, Mrs. Wen and her daughter came to her to ask about Zhuangzi, and she felt that something bad was going to happen.

But she never imagined that that shabby village could sell for 1,800 taels! I really don’t understand. There has been no movement for so many years. How come Zhuangzi becomes valuable as soon as she gets rid of him?

Shi Wanzhen held her head and cried bitterly, "I just wanted to save you! There's no money left at home, and my parents don't care about you. Am I supposed to just watch you get beaten to death?"

At this moment, she felt inexplicably regretful. If the stick had killed the man, wouldn't she have been beaten?

Shi Wanzhen's resentment towards Bo Mansion reached its peak.

Obviously her husband is the heir apparent of the uncle's family, so why is she the only one working hard for him?

Her parents-in-law, the prince's younger brothers, and the Song family's relatives all refused to help.

This means that she is certain that she will be able to make it happen when she returns to the Hou Mansion! They didn't know that her face and dignity had been trampled into the dirt by a junior.

It's obviously only six hundred taels of silver. It's such a big uncle's house. Is it possible that I can't just scrape it together? Why let her exchange Zhuangzi for the six hundred taels of silver?