Marry the villain and the whole court kneels down and calls her the queen

Jiang Jiu weighed it and looked at the quality before he was satisfied.

"Wait, then."

After entering the room, I don’t know what everyone had to talk about, but they all had smiles on their faces.

When Zhao Zhuoxi saw Jiang Jiu coming in, the corners of his mouth curled up.

Then Jiang Jiu replied, "Your Majesty, Madam Chang and the three Miss Changs request an audience."

Chang Mingyuan frowned slightly, and before he could say anything, he saw Zhao Zhuoxi waving his hand.

"I heard that Lord Chang's daughters are all talented women, proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting. I would like to meet them. Please come in."

Mrs. Chang came in with her three daughters, and Jiang Mingyue was sitting at the very edge.

Zhao Zhuoxi glanced at them indifferently and stretched out his hand.

"You, what can you do?"

The girls of the Chang family all stood there with their eyes on the nose and their noses on the heart. When they heard Zhao Zhuoxi's voice, they looked in the direction of the finger and found that it was actually Jiang Mingyue.

They were all secretly sulking.

There are only two girls waiting to get married in the Chang family, and Jiang Mingyue is a widow.

Mrs. Chang originally didn't want to bring her to see the two princes, but Nanny Qian only asked, "Why can't I bring her?"

Mrs. Chang actually brought her here.

Unexpectedly, as soon as she arrived, she was really favored by the King of Qi.

Madam Chang quickly stepped forward to smooth things over: "She doesn't know much, why not let them play for the prince together..."

Zhao Zhuoxi didn't comment and nodded slightly.

The warm room was large and warm. Zhao Zhuoxi discovered that most of the ministers in the court came and drank in the warm room with Chang Mingyuan.

One after another, women came to perform, and he watched without surprise or joy.

The Chang family's daughter came, and Zhao Zhuoxi suddenly tilted his head and asked Chang Mingyuan.

"Is this Jiang's daughter?"

Chang Mingyuan's expression changed, and he had no choice but to answer, "Yes."

Suddenly, Zhao Zhuoxi asked, "Master Chang, how about letting her be my concubine?"

Chang Mingyuan's heart skipped a beat, and he unconsciously glanced at the Sixth Prince Zhao Zhuoran.

"This... little girl doesn't deserve it. She is not innocent."

Zhao Zhuoxi held up his wine glass and said nonchalantly, "But she is the young master of Yiye Pianzhou Trading Company."

"The One Leaf Boat Chamber of Commerce originated in Su City and was thriving, but they still haven't found their young master's child. Now, Lord Chang has found him. I wonder if the shopkeepers of the One Leaf Boat have also followed Lord Chang."

The question was asked quite directly, without even giving Chang Mingyuan a chance to react.

First, Chang Mingyuan went to check on Jiang Mingyue's situation. She seemed to have no idea about the incident with the small boat.

Later, he asked the shopkeepers of Yiye Pianzhou, but it seemed that none of them had heard of the young master's return.

Sucheng is Zhao Zhuoxi's territory. If he says he knows nothing, then his title as a prince is in vain.

But if you want to know what he knows, some of the shopkeepers of Yiye Pingzhou have long been under the rule of the imperial court.

The most important thing is that Chang Mingyuan doesn’t know how much Zhao Zhuoxi knows?

So he didn't dare to answer.

Although the Yiye Pianzhou business was prosperous fifteen years ago, the King of Qi was still young at that time and didn't know much.

Over the past fifteen years, this small business without an owner has been bought or suppressed by local officials, and its business is no longer as prosperous as it was fifteen years ago.

But their foundation is still there, and secretly, there are still many shop owners who refuse to cooperate with the court because they hold the production secrets and even the government can't do anything to them.

You can't live without salt, and you can't live without sugar.

Once the prices of salt and sugar go up, ordinary people will suffer.

If ordinary people cannot afford to buy things, they will steal and rob, and officials will protect each other and collude with businessmen.

Chang Mingyuan didn't know how Zhao Zhuoxi knew Jiang's identity. When Zhao Zhuoxi asked this, his face turned red and white, like a color palette.

"She seems to know nothing."

Zhao Zhuoxi snorted coldly: "It doesn't matter whether she knows it or not. What matters is her identity. With her, some of the old people in Yiye Pingzhou will still follow Master Chang to do business..."

"Master Chang, am I right?"

What could Chang Mingyuan say about this? He kept Jiang Mingyue at home and wanted to wait for the shopkeepers of Yiye Pianzhou to come. Now that Nanny Qian has come, how far are the other shopkeepers?

"Your Highness, I didn't think too much about it. I just wanted to find a good husband for my daughter. She hasn't been with me since she was a child. I didn't expect her life to be so miserable. She married a husband she didn't like and was even divorced... They bullied her because she didn't have her family's support."

Unexpectedly, Zhao Zhuoxi refused to agree.

"I have also heard about this matter, Lady Chang. The Master Lu she married happened to be very compatible with me. It wasn't Master Lu who wanted to divorce her, but she wanted a divorce. When she learned that I was the daughter of the Left Prime Minister, she insisted on a divorce and even threatened to kill herself."

"My friend is quite resolute. She actually divorced. Otherwise, with such a powerful backer like you, if I were her husband, I would definitely follow you to the capital."

Chang Mingyuan smiled bitterly. He had never expected that his daughter had any connection with the King of Qi.

Zhao Zhuoxi smiled meaningfully: "Okay, then please trouble Master Chang to find a good husband for her."

"As for the business of Yiye Pianzhou, I have already proposed to the Emperor that the salt-making skills should be confiscated. After all, as long as the court controls it, the price of salt will not be chaotic."

"This king has already bought the salt fields along the coast of Sucheng."

The meaning is very clear. No matter how powerful a small boat is, it cannot fight against the imperial court.

Chang Mingyuan shouldn't be too selfish. The imperial court can help a small boat grow bigger, but it doesn't necessarily allow court officials to interfere in the boat's business.

The two people's private conversation began and ended with music.

No one knew what the two were talking about, but they seemed to be having a great time.

Zhao Zhuoxi suddenly asked again, "Master Chang, why don't you agree with me marrying her? Or is that rumor true?"

Chang Mingyuan shuddered: "What rumor?"

Zhao Zhuoxi stroked his chin, thoughtfully: "The shopkeepers of Yiye Pianzhou have spread rumors that the daughter Jiang gave birth to was not Master Chang's, but the third..."

Before he could finish his words, Zhao Zhuoxi denied it himself.

"I guess they're all talking nonsense. Jiang came to Beijing with Master Chang back then. How could there be someone else..."

Chang Mingyuan was covered in cold sweat. The legendary Ninth Prince seemed to know more than he imagined.

He smiled bitterly twice and didn't dare to answer a word.

Unexpectedly, at this moment, Jiang Mingyue suddenly turned around, drew out the sharp sword of the guard beside him, and stabbed towards Madam Chang.

Her movements were too fast, and everyone's attention was on the dance, some even wanted to secretly listen to the conversation between Chang Mingyuan and King Qi.

Everyone pricked up their ears, and some even tried to translate the spoken language, just to find out what the two were saying.

Little did she know that Jiang Mingyue's movements were too swift, and the long sword pierced directly into Madam Chang's heart, causing her to bleed profusely.

"you you……"

Everyone was panicked. Jiang Jiu reacted the fastest. He stepped forward and helped Mrs. Chang up. He seemed to be pressing the wound with a handkerchief, but in fact he was poking the sword deeper.

"Quick, call the doctor, call the imperial physician."

"Catch the man..." someone shouted in shock.

Jiang Mingyue pushed the man away and put the sword on his neck.

"Who dares to come here..."