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

This is asking Jiang Jiu to act in a personal way.

"Mingyue, this isn't right. If Master Chang has talent, he'll naturally pass the imperial examination. If he doesn't have talent, even if he becomes an official in the future, he won't be like his uncle..."

Jiang Jiu refused without even thinking about it. She didn't want Lu Yunyang to waste his favor on some trivial matter.

But to Jiang Mingyue, this matter seemed very easy.

"I just want Mr. Lu to mention it to the prince. The exam must be taken. Besides, if he really passes, we can go to the capital together in the future and support each other."

It's easy to say.

Jiang Jiu still looked very embarrassed: "But the prince has been in poor health recently and has not seen anyone. Even if I wanted to, my husband is powerless."

The Ninth Prince encountered an assassin at the Dragon Boat Festival banquet and was frightened and seriously ill. He has not seen anyone. News has just come out that the gates of the palace have been closed and the drums in front of the gate have been moved back inside the palace...

Jiang Mingyue's face darkened when she saw Jiang Jiu making excuses.

"Jiang Jiu, don't forget that you have this day. It was I who gave you the marriage. Otherwise, it would be Master Lu and I who are close to the prince today..."

Jiang Jiu didn't even pay attention to her, still drinking tea, took a sip and put it down.

"Summer Solstice, the tea is cold, go get a hot cup."

People are gone, tea is cold, she is no longer a member of the Jiang family, is there any use in saying so much?

Jiang Mingyue was so angry that she suddenly stood up, raised one corner of her lips, glanced at Jiang Jiu, and exhaled slowly: "My mother is hosting a banquet the day after tomorrow, remember to go back, and don't forget to bring a gift..."

Jiang Mingyue left angrily, and only Nanny Qian saw her off. Jiang Jiu didn't even get up.

Xia Zhi brought in some hot tea and said, "Miss, the master and his wife are now living in Master Chang's house. I heard that the yard is rented and not very big. Do we really want to go?"

Jiang Jiu was also helpless. When it came to the word "filial piety", she couldn't go against morality.

"Of course we have to go. Prepare a box of tea, a piece of silk, and, oh, by the way, the old lady of the Chang family. We are representing our uncle, so we must be polite."

Jiang Jiu opened the hundred-year-old ginseng that Jiang Mingyue brought over.

The ginseng is good ginseng, not a hundred years old. It was really a trick to fool an ignorant woman like her. It's a pity that she doesn't want it, and neither does Lu Yunyang.

"Xiazhi, Madam Qian has been feeling a bit low on energy lately. Give this to her to replenish her body."

Nanny Qian sent Jiang Mingyue away, then turned around and brought Chu Yu and Nishang over.

As soon as Chu Yu entered the room, she snatched the fan from Xia Zhi's hand, sat on the chair, and fanned herself wildly.

"It's getting hotter and hotter these days. I'm wearing layers and layers of clothes. I miss the clothes I used to wear when I was dancing."

Nichang didn't dare to sit down. She came to Jiang Jiu politely, bowed, and stood still.

"Girls, the shop will open the day after tomorrow. I heard that the young master is doing much better now. Do you want to go and see him?"

After half a month of fermentation, Hua Manlou's business promotion has become known to everyone. Many people will stop to take a look when passing by that place, trying to peek at the beautiful faces of the two courtesans.

But since she has never succeeded, the beauty seems even more mysterious.

When this was mentioned, Jiang Jiu instantly became energetic.

"Of course. Have you practiced the music? The process is pretty much the same as in Xiang County. The two of you, one quiet and one active, complement each other perfectly. Okay, let's go tomorrow..."

But then, Nichang took out an ancient notice from her arms. Jiang Jiu looked closely and found that it was from the Sucheng Chamber of Commerce.

Chu Yu rolled his eyes sarcastically and waved his hand: "What a bullshit Chamber of Commerce! They really take themselves seriously. I don't believe that if we ignore them, our Hua Man Lou will not be able to bloom."

Nichang acted prudently and carefully, and told Jiang Jiu the information she had found out.

"Miss, the Sucheng Chamber of Commerce has two main groups of people. One is the shopkeepers of Yiye Guzhou, and the other is the Jiang family."

Jiang Jiu had heard that the owner of Yiyeguzhou was a woman. She had made a big business, but she had a very strange rule: the business was passed down to daughters, not sons.

Jiang Jiu's mother is also a daughter of the Jiang family. She has followed her boss in doing business since she was a child. She is very smart and has a talent for business. Her only shortcoming is that she is in love.

The Jiang family still has men, so they certainly can't let all the business be done by women.

However, Yiyeguzhou's business is not something that the Jiang family can take away, as several of their businesses are monopolized.

For example, soap, white sugar, glass cups, and even the official salt eaten by everyone in Suzhou were also owned by a small boat.

The Jiang family is the best at traditional businesses such as porcelain, textiles, and embroidery, so the Chamber of Commerce in Su City is actually a three-legged tripod.

A small boat, the Jiang family, and other merchants.

"Hua Man Lou is opening. Nishang, go prepare two invitations. I want to invite the head shopkeeper of Yiye Pianzhou and the head of the Jiang family to the banquet."

The weather will be cooler in the evening, but if the windows are open, mosquitoes will fly into the room.

Most families would smoke their houses with tobacco in the evening.

Rich people would put screens on their windows.

After taking a bath and smoking some incense, Jiang Jiu felt much more relaxed. He rummaged through the drawers and found a miscellaneous book on her bookshelf.

Lu Yunyang had just woken up after sleeping for the whole afternoon. He stretched comfortably and saw Jiang Jiu writing something seriously at the desk, so he went over to him.

"What are you doing?"

Jiang Jiu took out a bar of soap from the drawer: "Check out how this thing is made."

Lu Yunyang took a look and found that it was soap. He picked it up and smelled it.

"Don't worry. If there was a recipe, the Jiang family would have found it long ago. Why would you need to look for it? This is exclusive to Yiye Pianzhou."

Jiang Jiu was a little surprised: "Why?"

Making glass is a bit difficult, but ancient people should have been able to make something as simple as soap, especially soapberries and quicklime, which were available in ancient times.

Lu Yunyang looked at Jiang Jiu as if he were a fool.

"Why? There is no reason. How could the Jiang family know the secret recipe of Yiye Pianzhou? Even though they have the same surname, the Jiang family also has men and women."

Then, Jiang Jiu took out a bar of soap from another drawer.

"What do you think this is?"

Lu Yunyang picked it up and took a look: "If this isn't from Yiye Pianzhou, who made it? If you knew someone like this, you could snatch the business away."

Everything made from a small boat bears the mark of a sailboat.

But what Jiang Jiu just took out was nothing.

Jiang Jiu has been traveling through time for so many years and has long known that this era is fictional.

In her history books, there was information about how to make soap, but here, there was nothing.

Since there is no such thing, how did the owner of Yiye Xiaozhou do it?

There are so many modern things, which makes Jiang Jiu suspect that the founder of Yiye Pianzhou is a time traveler like her.

"Soap, sugar, salt, and glass..."

I am really curious about whether there is a toilet in the home of the founder of Yiye Pianzhou, whether there are glass windows in her room, and whether her home is decorated in modern or ancient style.

However, all this was just Jiang Jiu's guess.

Lu Yunyang stared at Jiang Jiu carefully and asked hesitantly, "These are all their products. Although they are very expensive, they sell very well, especially the soap. Even the nobles in the palace and the capital use it."

"If you really find someone with the same skills, you can compete with them."

If Jiang Jiu took the ring and contacted the owner of Yiye Pianzhou, he could get the business back directly.

Lu Yunyang's eyes sparkled as he looked at Jiang Jiu expectantly...