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

Jiang Jiu frowned, his expression full of resentment. "She's an old friend from my hometown. Her name is Bai Zhi. She came to Beijing to look for her relatives. I happened to run into her and saw that she had nowhere to go, so I took it upon myself to bring her back."

"Sister-in-law, all her expenses will be deducted from my side. When I help her find her relatives, it can be regarded as a good karma."

Shen didn't care about money, she just didn't like people of unknown origin entering the house.

After hearing what Jiang Jiu said, he nodded.

"Okay, Miss Bai, I wonder who you are looking for? Do you have any tokens? I know more people in the capital than Xiaojiu, so I can help you find it."

When Bai Zhi heard this, she immediately knelt down in gratitude.

"Thank you very much, ma'am. The story has to start from three years ago."

"Three years ago, our Bai family owned a clinic in the capital and had lived there for decades. Suddenly, one day, the clinic caught fire, and my parents, brother, and sister-in-law all died."

"Thankfully, I was out delivering medicine that day and stayed out all night, which saved us from disaster. I packed my bags and returned to my hometown in Suzhou."

"Later, the more I thought about it, the more I felt something was amiss. I felt that the fire had started in a strange way. I was afraid that I had accidentally offended someone..."

"But our Bai family is just a small doctor. We have saved countless lives but never killed anyone. After much thought, we want to go to Beijing to find out the truth."

Shen nodded slightly. Such incoherent things often happened in the capital. There were too many powerful people in the capital, and the filth inside was hard to describe.

If you really want to investigate, it is not impossible to find out the truth, it just depends on who is guilty.

"You are a weak woman with no power or influence in the capital. How are you going to investigate? Or do you have someone you are looking for..."

When Shen asked this, Bai Zhi's face showed a hint of shyness, and she took out a jade pendant and a letter from her arms.

"To be honest, I was engaged back in the capital, but it was a secret engagement, and my parents didn't know about it. Plus, I was young and timid, so when things got tough, I just wanted to find my family for refuge."

"Now that I've grown up, I realize I need to seek justice for the deaths of my parents, brother, and sister-in-law. This is the young man I'm secretly engaged to marry, along with the letter he wrote me. If he's willing to help, that would be great. If he doesn't agree to help, even if I die in the capital today, I'll definitely seek justice for my parents."

It seems that Bai Zhi came to the capital for the sake of her parents and family, and she was determined to die.

Little did she know that when the maid handed Baizhi's jade pendant and the letter to Shen, Shen's face changed drastically. She opened the letter with trembling hands, took a quick glance, and felt a chill rising from her spine.

"Oh, fine then. You can stay here. We can take our time in finding the person, and there's no rush to find out the truth. You must have come a long way from Sucheng to Beijing. Rest well for a few days. I believe Xiaojiu will definitely help you."

Just now he said kindly that he would help.

Now she changed her mind and asked Jiang Jiu to help. Jiang Jiu saw Shen's face turned pale, pursed his lips, did not say anything, and stood up and saluted.

"Thank you, sister-in-law, for taking her in. Xiaojiu is very grateful. I will take her back to her room now."

Wait until Jiang Jiu takes Bai Zhi out of the main hall.

Only then did Shen realize that her fingernails had pierced the palm of her hand.

The maid carefully put the medicine on her, and couldn't help wondering: "Young Madam, the jade pendant that girl is holding looks like our young master..."

Little did she know that the jade pendant was actually the one her brother had lost.

And the affectionate letter was also written by her brother.

She never knew why her brother fell in love with a female doctor.

No, she had to go back to her brother as soon as possible to ask for clarification.

"Tell Zilan to keep an eye on Miss Bai and Xiaojiu. If they leave the house together, she must report to me. If I'm not at home, she must stop them and wait for me to come back."

The maid understood that things might not be that simple.

Of course, things are not simple. None of the eight concubines Zhao Zhuoxi had a simple identity.

Although Bai Zhi was nominally his concubine, he received intelligence that the murderer who burned Bai Zhi's family to death was closely related to Shen's brother Shen Zerui.

Originally, Zhao Zhuoxi didn't want to investigate further, but when he learned that the Shen family and the Zhou family were getting married, Zhao Zhuoxi was unwilling to give up any clues.

Unlike Shen, Jiang Jiu was overjoyed to see Bai Zhi.

"If I had known you were coming, I would have been so happy. Look, I found a sunscreen recipe from an ancient medical book. Hurry and prepare it for me."

"If the effect is good, send the detailed recipe to Jiao Niang. If Sucheng and Jingcheng jointly launch this sunscreen set, they will definitely make a lot of money."

When Bai Zhi was in Xiang County, Jiang Jiu knew that she was a female doctor and had medical skills.

She was transferred to Jiao Niang's rouge shop to study the formulas of rouge with various effects.

Moisturizing, whitening, and freckle-removing products, but sunscreen didn’t sell very well in ancient times.

This is because girls in ancient times never went out of the house, so they had no need for sunscreen at all. Moreover, the clothes they wore covered their skin, so sunscreen was unnecessary.

It was different when he arrived in the capital. Jiang Jiu discovered that the noble ladies in the capital wore cool clothes even in the hot summer.

Then I thought maybe I could do some sun protection.

Bai Zhi smiled and said, "Madam has so many ideas. Okay, let's give it a try."

Jiang Jiu took Bai Zhi's hand and walked into the west wing of her courtyard: "This is the Zhou family, not the prince's residence, nor the Chang family. In order to avoid revealing your identity, you will live with me temporarily. Don't call me Madam anymore. Just call me Miss Jiu like them."

Bai Zhi blinked her innocent eyes. "I heard from the Master that you are now the second daughter of the Chang family, not his wife. He also said that if he wants to marry you, it will take three years, and he needs the consent of Lord Chang, Lord Zhou, and the Emperor. He also needs three matchmakers and six betrothals, and a long wedding ceremony. Alas, seeing the Master's resentful look, I wish I could fly to your side right away."

In front of his own people, Zhao Zhuoxi did not hide his love and affection for Jiang Jiu at all.

Jiang Jiu also used his talents to make other women surrender to him.

"Oh, why bring him up? It's such a letdown. Let's talk about Sucheng. How's business going with Jiaoniang?"

"And Peony, Peony, Begonia, and the others, have they all made any money?"

Bai Zhi sighed heavily, "Don't mention it. We're all so busy that we don't have time to see each other. We only get together during the Chinese New Year. When I left, everyone asked me to bring you gifts. On weekdays, we're all busy with our own things..."

"The busiest one is Mudan. She said she's been so busy with her bills that her hair has turned gray, and she's only in her early twenties... But it seems Mudan has someone she likes..."

"Who is it? Who is it?" Before Jiang Jiu could speak, Aunt Qian was very gossipy.

Bai Zhi smiled gently: "If I mention it, you all must know it..."

Jiang Jiu's eyes rolled: "Could it be Gu Chengyan?"

Bai Zhi opened her eyes wide in surprise: "How did you know that, girl?"

Jiang Jiu rolled his eyes speechlessly: "I'm not blind, so of course I saw it. Last year, I brought Mudan and you all from Xiang County to the palace. When Gu Chengyan saw Mudan, his eyes almost popped out of his head."

"I just don't know when he will remember to chase me. Now it seems that he has the will but not the courage. He will probably wait until the prince and I leave Su City before he starts."

Bai Zhi gave Jiang Jiu a thumbs up and said, "You are really smart, young lady."