In my previous life, I killed my whole family. In my next life, I killed the royal family.

The eldest daughter of the Qi family solved the difficulties of the Lu family and announced two things in public: one is that if the Lu family comes to the Qi family's shop to buy things, the price will be doubled. The other is that the Qi family will open a silver bill shop to compete with the Lu family.

This news spread quickly in the capital, and people were talking about it, and no one was optimistic that the Qi family could defeat the Lu family.

An official said: "The eldest daughter of the Qi family dared to fight against the Lu family. She relied on two people, one was the prime minister and the other was Qi Xiang."

Another official said: "Qi Xiang is doing maritime trade for the royal family. Half of the court's income is earned by him and his men."

He analyzed, “If these two companies fight, it’s hard to say who will win.”

Qin Gaoming secretly helped the Qi government. He signaled the officials of the Zongzheng Temple to say to the people in the casino: "For such a good thing, you should start a game and give some money to help the Qi government. Otherwise..."

Otherwise, don’t even think about opening a successful casino in Beijing.

When the patriarch of the Lu family heard what the eldest wife had done, he became furious and immediately notified several other families to discuss the matter.

Old Master Lu had a cold face. After he found out the whole story, he scolded Cheng in front of the clan members, "You are simply stupid. If you look for the Qi Mansion's affairs at this time, people will say that our Lu Mansion is taking advantage of others' misfortune."

"The head lady of the Qi Mansion didn't even show up, and a young lady easily solved your problem. Not only did you lose face yourself, but you also lost face for the Lu Mansion."

"You are short-sighted and have brought disaster upon the family, seizing the stewardship."

Cheng was filled with shame and indignation. She handed over her management power in disgrace and then fell ill.

Whenever Lu Fengyun came to greet her and serve her, she would always cry and say, "Son, avenge me!"

She forced Lu Fengyun, "Either that damned girl from the Qi family dies, or I die for my mother!"

Lu Fengyun was helpless about his mother's insistence and just said, "Son will find a way."

Qi Wan didn't know about the Lu family, nor did he know that Cheng hated him so much that she wanted him dead.

She took Wu Yi to the incense shop again. Commander Zuo came in the morning to buy incense for the empress in the palace. He asked for a hundred boxes of incense, each box costing one thousand taels.

Commander Zuo came to cause trouble at this time because he saw that the shop was doing good business and wanted to take over the incense shop.

This was the news that General Cheng had secretly revealed to Qi Ze a long time ago.

"Zuo Xing!" Qi Wan thought to himself, "If I didn't want you to die miserably, I would have dealt with you long ago."

Wu Yi asked: "Master, how about I go and kill Zuo Xing?"

"No, he must die on the execution ground." Qi Wan said.

Wu Yi smiled, "This is a bit more difficult, but more interesting."

Qi Wan had a sneer on his face. "He has been jumping on the edge of death. If he takes a wrong step, he will die without a burial place."

As they were talking, they arrived at the incense shop. There was still a long crowd following behind them. They were curious about what Miss Qi was going to do.

Qi Wan entered the incense shop. Manager Wu brought a chair and placed it in the hall. His mother, Wu Ma, came forward to make tea for the young lady, and Bai Ma placed snacks for the young lady.

They were waiting for Commander Zuo to come and buy incense.

Commander Zuo was not on duty. He brought a few of his men to the incense shop. On the street, he heard that Miss Qi had defeated Madam Lu.

Commander Zuo laughed and said, "The Lu family can't even defeat a young lady. They are too weak."

He strode down the street with his men, thinking about how to take advantage of the Qi Mansion's loss of military power to seize the incense shop.

General Cheng saw him when he passed the fork in the road, chased after him, and asked enthusiastically: "Where are you going, Commander Zuo?"

"Brother, come here." Commander Zuo waved.

He said bluntly to General Cheng: "Accompany me to seize the shop in the Qi Mansion."

"Seizing the shop at this time?" General Cheng asked in surprise.

"I've had my eyes on this shop for a long time. It makes a fortune every day." Commander Zuo said as he walked. "Give it to the Imperial Concubine. She will definitely like it."

Commander Zuo's daughter was the new emperor's concubine. When he married his daughter to the Eastern Palace as a concubine, she didn't have much dowry. When he heard that the concubine liked this shop, he wanted to seize it and give it to the concubine.

General Cheng rolled his eyes, trying to persuade Commander Zuo to give up on seizing the Qi family's shop.

He first laughed and said, "That's great." Then he asked, "What if we can't find the way to burn incense after we take over the shop?"

Commander Zuo paused for a moment and said, "No way, it should be easy to find."

General Cheng asked, "Why is there only one in the capital? Even people in the Western Regions don't have such an incense shop?"

"You mean, the people who made the incense were from the Qi Mansion?" Commander Zuo seemed to understand the key to the incense shop.

"That's right." General Cheng talked about this and that. "Like Song's shoe shop, why is the business so good, and why are other boots not doing so well? And Hu's steamed bun shop, there are so many steamed bun shops in Beijing, but theirs is the most delicious, and..."

Commander Zuo agreed with what he thought. If you seize the incense shop by force, they will definitely not give you the people and technology to make incense.

He thought to himself, "It seems that I have to find a way to make the people in the Qi Mansion live in a dilemma, so that they will use their incense-making technology and have to obey."

The two chatted all the way to the incense shop. The people outside who were watching the excitement, when they saw that it was the commander of the Royal Guards leading his men, they dispersed in a hurry, for fear of getting involved.

Qi Wan was sitting on a chair with a veil on. She didn't move when people entered the shop.

Shopkeeper Wu stepped forward and bowed, and according to Qi Wan's instructions, he told the other party, "Commander Zuo, if you want to buy incense, please pay first. The incense is ready."

Commander Zuo had nothing in his pocket. He had not come to buy incense, but to cause trouble. But now that he had listened to General Cheng's advice, he no longer wanted to occupy the shop.

He laughed awkwardly a few times and said, "Maybe in a few days. I won't buy it today."

He added, "The ladies have to wait until after the coronation ceremony to use the incense. If you buy it now, you can't use it."

"I understand. Commander Zuo, we'll buy it later." Shopkeeper Wu said with a smile, feeling relieved.

Wu Yi glanced at General Cheng, who had a smile on his face, and thought: Maybe he was the one who persuaded Commander Zuo to stay. He is still a good person.

General Cheng never imagined that one day he would receive huge benefits because of his protection of the Qi Mansion.

Commander Zuo pulled Shopkeeper Wu outside and tried to bribe him. "Did you make these incense sticks? Or did your family make them? You might as well follow me, and I will release your indenture and give you dividends."

Shopkeeper Wu looked embarrassed: "Commander Zuo, if I had that ability, would my family still be slaves?"

Commander Zuo asked, "Who is making these incense sticks?"

"I don't know." Shopkeeper Wu spread his hands.

Commander Zuo told Shopkeeper Wu, "The boss you follow has lost his military power. You will only get worse and worse. Think of a way out."

He hinted, “Let your boss send incense to Empress Zuo in the palace, and even give her the incense-making technology. I’m afraid that’s the only way to save the Qi family.”

He looked at the people sitting in the room, and spoke so that they could hear it.

Qi Wan didn't move and ignored him.

Commander Zuo was very upset. He felt that he was being looked down upon and insulted.

So he strode forward and said in a low and majestic voice: "This general wants to see the true face of this mysterious man with his own eyes." As he spoke, he stretched out his hand and tried to lift Qi Wan's veil.

At this moment, a black shadow flashed by quickly, as fast as lightning. A strong and powerful hand tightly grasped Commander Zuo's wrist, then twisted it violently and pressed his body to the ground.

Commander Zuo's eyes widened in fear, his body completely out of control, as if he was tightly bound by an invisible force, unable to move at all. He could only feel the powerful force pressing down on him like a mountain, making it difficult for him to breathe.

If outsiders saw this shocking scene, his reputation as the commander of the Imperial Guard would be completely lost!

Several of his men were shocked at first. How could someone dare to attack the commander of the Imperial Guards?

However, when they looked closely, they found that the attacker was thin and looked harmless, but his moves were so fierce and his skills were so strong that they were frightened and took a step back involuntarily.

But soon, they came to their senses, drew their swords, stepped forward, and shouted angrily: "Boy, if you don't want to die, let go of our leader!"

Seeing this, General Cheng's face changed drastically. He quickly stepped forward to stop the conflict. He shouted anxiously: "Everyone calm down, don't be impulsive!"

He saluted Wu Yi again, and seeing that Wu Yi was a woman dressed in men's clothes, he praised her, "Please show mercy, my good man."

A trace of disgust flashed across Wu Yi's eyes, and he suddenly loosened his hand, stood up, took two steps back, patted his coarse clothes and wiped his hands with a wet cloth.

She used violence to fight violence and taught the high and mighty commander a lesson - don't act rashly, otherwise you will only bring trouble upon yourself.

At this time, General Cheng came over and helped Commander Zuo up from the ground and pulled him out of the shop. He said to Commander Zuo with a smile on his face: "Commander, I invite you to have some wine, haha."

Commander Zuo was in a state of panic, but he could not vent his anger, so he could only listen to General Cheng's advice. After they walked out of the shop, they heard a burst of laughter behind them.

General Cheng lowered his voice and advised: "Commander, if you defeat the enemy, it will be a matter of course; but if you lose, I am afraid someone will take advantage of the opportunity to seize your position!"

He pointed in the direction of Empress Lu's maiden home, the Lu Mansion, and then pointed in the direction of Empress Dowager Li's maiden home, the Li Mansion.

Commander Zuo naturally understood this, so he pretended nothing had happened and left with General Cheng to go to the brothel to enjoy fine wine and delicious food.