The general kneels on the washboard again

Fu Shiqing became increasingly indifferent: "Easy? To be honest, I've had the hardest time these years. Just tell me if you can accept this condition."

Yue Niang remained silent. "Father said that if I don't find a husband by the agreed time, I'll lose both my money and my home. If I do find one, my family's status must be at least as high as the Fu family's, and they'll remove me from the family tree on the day of my wedding. Even if I take the 50%, I'm afraid the rest of my life won't be easy."

In the past few months, the two of them have not made any business deals. Fu Shiqing cannot afford to take the risk, but after he came to his senses, he realized that he has a large family and a lot of business, so he can take his time.

But Yue Niang's business of perfumed dew is the mainstay of her survival in Lingzhou, and now it is almost at the end of its rope. Even though everyone knows that her perfumed dew is fine, only Yan Huapu is still flocking to it.

Think again and again.

"Okay, I agree, but I want to go back to Yunzhou."

Seeing Yue Niang's straightforwardness, Fu Shiqing also agreed: "You go."

Yue Niang took the contract, looked at it carefully, and signed it readily.

The two reached a cooperation, and Yue Niang handed over the formula of the fragrant dew according to the contract.

Fu Shiqing was shocked when he saw the word "Ambergris" and said, "Ambergris? Such a precious thing, are you kidding me?"

Yue Niang quickly denied it: "I mean what I say. The most important thing in here is ambergris. But even if there's no ambergris, as long as father doesn't poison it, the fragrance will naturally be there."

Fu Shiqing was a little anxious: "Where did you get such a valuable thing?"

Yue Niang kept it a secret: "I also got it by chance, but I used it up a long time ago. Father is so powerful, he must have been able to get this kind of thing."

Fu Shiqing left Yuechenyuan with great worry.

Dong Zhu came in with tea: "Miss, what's wrong with the master? He looks so dejected?"

Yue Niang smiled faintly: "I'm afraid he has encountered some troubles. Don't worry about him, Dong Zhu, let's go to the street to buy some things and return to Yunzhou."

"Master agreed?" Dong Zhu was also overjoyed.

Yue Niang nodded: "Yes, I agree."

Although she lost so many properties, Yue Niang felt relieved. As for the future, she should take a long-term view.

The master and servant came to Lingzhou Street. It was a place full of prosperity and dazzling things. They must let Ruoyan and the others come to see it in the future.

Yue Niang picked out gifts for everyone, and then she thought of Cao Jin. She hadn't seen him for several months, and now she was leaving, so she would definitely say goodbye to him.

Yue Niang went back to Fu's Mansion, picked up the gifts she had prepared, and then went to the Duke's Mansion.

Cao Jin has been free these two days. Jiang Yunxiao has been well-behaved for a few months, but he couldn't stand the loneliness anymore, so he made an appointment with some friends to go boating on the lake today.

When Cao Jin heard that it was Yue Niang who came, he was so happy that he dropped the account book in his hand and said, "Please come in quickly."

The two hadn't seen each other for a long time. Cao Jin touched Yue Niang's little face and said, "Why are you getting thinner? Did the Fu family still not give you enough food?"

Yue Niang's eyebrows lit up with joy, and Cao Jin also noticed it: "What's so happy about this? Tell me so that your aunt can be happy too."

Yue Niang handed over the sachet in her hand and said, "Thank you for your care during this period, Auntie. I will be leaving for Yunzhou soon."

"So sudden? What happened?" Cao Jin asked with concern.

Yue Niang's voice was also filled with joy: "No, aunt, I finally reached an agreement with my father."

"It's settled? Will he let you go so easily? After all, those businesses can only be preserved if you stay with him."

Yue Niang told Cao Jin about the contract: "Aunt, this is the situation now, but I have no choice now. I have figured out what I need to understand. The most urgent thing is to sever ties with the Fu family."

Cao Jin felt really distressed when he saw Yue Niang being so opinionated. "Alas, if you return to Yunzhou, will he let you go?"

"Of course not, but I have made a will. If I die in this period, he won't get a penny."

Cao Jin didn't understand much: "We are all family, and you are his biological daughter. How could he be so cruel?"

Yue Niang suddenly remembered this matter, took Cao Jin's hand, and asked earnestly: "Aunt, I was just about to ask you, did my mother have any affairs with other men when she was still in the boudoir?"

Cao Jin looked at Yue Niang suspiciously: "Do you doubt that you are not your father's daughter?"

Yue Niang nodded with difficulty: "I don't understand why a father could be so heartless to his daughter."

Cao Jin thought for a moment and said, "Although your mother is famous in the capital, she has a quiet personality and was not particularly close to that man. However, at a family dinner hosted by the Empress..."

Cao Jin realized that he had spoken out of turn and said to everyone in the room, "Go down and prepare the banquet first."

Yue Niang looked at Dong Zhu and said, "Dong Zhu, you should go down too."

After everyone in the room had left, Cao Jin said, "At that time, your mother had already married your father and was pregnant with you. Someone saw the current emperor coming out of the room where your mother was taking a nap. Later, rumors spread in the palace that the emperor wanted to marry your mother.

But those were just rumors. Later, Concubine Xue, the Third Prince's biological mother, Concubine Jing, arranged a marriage for your mother, and the matter was never brought to light again."

Ever since Yue Niang could remember, Fu Shiqing had always treated her and her daughter coldly. Even when Xu Shushen passed away, Fu Shiqing didn't shed a single tear. Now, could it be that she really wasn't his biological daughter?

These are just groundless speculations.

Cao Jin naturally understood and comforted Yue Niang softly, "Don't worry about these unfounded things. If you really can't find a husband when you return, then marry my silly son."

When talking about Jiang Yunxiao, Yue Niang's face inexplicably turned red and she didn't dare to respond.

Yue Niang looked at the sachet in Cao Jin's hand and said, "Aunt, this sachet contains a lot of calming herbs. You always get angry because of Brother Yun Xiao, and this sachet can help you calm down."

Cao Jin touched Yue Niang's head and said, "Oh, it would be so great if I also had a daughter like you. But I'm still worried about you going back alone. Why don't I let Yun Xiao take you back? His father is in Queguan anyway. Letting him out will also make me feel relieved."

Before Yue Niang could refuse, Cao Jin went out to check out the banquet.

Dong Zhu stepped forward and asked, "Miss, why did the Duke's wife leave in such a hurry?"

Yue Niang spread her hands and said, "Maybe she's hungry."

Just like that, Yue Niang was in a hurry when she came and even more in a hurry when she left. She hurried to Yunzhou the next day.

Tian didn't understand Fu Shiqing's plan: "If you let her go like this, what will happen to the properties?"

Fu Shiqing looked at his two daughters chasing butterflies in the yard and said, "Do you think she can marry into a good family when she comes back? Even if she does, she'll be kicked out of the family on the wedding day. It will be shameful for her in-laws, like a hot potato."

Tian also laughed obscenely.

Jiang Yunxiao escorted him all the way, muttering all the way: "If you don't know, you would think you are my mother's biological child."

Yue Niang opened the curtain and met Jiang Yunxiao's eyes: "You don't want to see me off? Then go back now."

Jiang Yunxiao shut up at the right time, but he was saying in his heart: I want to give it to you.