The girl traveled through another world and forced the prince to take the imperial examination

Several ladies who often came to Jin Yuhe for tea came forward and asked, "Little girl, what happened in your family? Where is Miss Su?"

Jin Yuhe's two maids are the two daughters of Zhang Fugui. Zhang Dani is now called Zhang Nianzhen, and Zhang Erni is called Zhang Nianxi, both names given by Su Qingyan.

Nianzhen Nianxi lowered her head with a sad and frightened look, refusing to say anything, as if she had told it all.

Several ladies were not happy about this. This was their favorite place to relax and no one dared to bully Jin Yuhe without asking for their consent.

"Little girl, tell me whose family this is. This will satisfy our curiosity."

Everyone was just wondering when they turned and saw that the person speaking was the eldest daughter-in-law of the Jiangzhou Meng family, with Old Madam Meng standing behind her. This was the Meng family, the most prestigious family in Jiangzhou and one of the wealthiest families in the city.

Today, Old Mrs. Meng went out to a banquet with his daughter-in-law and granddaughter Meng Siyue. Meng Siyue remembered that today was the day when Jin Yuhe Embroidery Workshop released new styles, and she insisted on buying some. Old Mrs. Meng couldn't persuade her, so she came to take a look anyway.

The Meng family is Jin Yuhe's largest customer, so Nianzhen and Nianxi hurried forward and bowed politely.

Madam Meng waived the gift, as everyone was still waiting to see the sights, especially since many prominent figures from Jiangzhou Prefecture had come today.

But Nianzhen and Nianxi were crying without saying a word. The people gathered at the door of Jinyuhe Embroidery Workshop felt pity for them and stopped watching them.

Nianzhen, who was a few years older, spoke first, "Ladies, please don't ask any more questions. We, Jin Yuhe, have offended the most powerful family in Jiangzhou. Our Miss Su said that we will close the shop today and will not see each other again. We don't want to cause any trouble and just hope that we can leave Jiangzhou safely."

"What?" Everyone was shocked!

"Who is it? Who did you offend?"

"How did you offend?"

"Jin Yuhe Embroidery Workshop has closed down, so what about the honeycomb coal workshop? Will it close down too?"

"The honeycomb briquettes workshop can't be closed! Where are we going to buy coal if it's closed?"

"Whose family did you offend?"

Nianxi was young and was trembling with fear: "Yes, yes, yes..."

"Shut up!" A cold shout rang out behind everyone.

Everyone turned around to see Su Qingyan, looking haggard, walking towards them, supported by Linglong. She first bowed to the elderly Madam Meng, then turned back to scold Nianxi.

"How many times have I told you that the mouth can cause trouble? Don't speak carelessly."

Unexpectedly, Nian Xi said indignantly: "I didn't say anything nonsense. It's just that the young lady is timid and afraid to speak out. It's the Ning family who bullied us."

"You..." Su Qingyan had no time to stop him and stomped her feet in anxiety.

When everyone heard that it was the Ning family, their expressions changed, and some people immediately understood what was going on.

"What nonsense are you talking about?" Su Qingyan hurriedly scolded Nian Xi.

"I'm not talking nonsense. Look, I have evidence."

Nianxi pulled out the crumpled contract from her bosom and unfolded it for everyone to see. The Ning family crest on the contract couldn't be faked.

"Yesterday, the Ning family came to our house to invite our Boss Zhou for tea. They took out the contract and forced Boss Zhou to sign it. Boss Zhou got so angry that he beat up the second son of the Ning family and ran away. You all saw it at the time and threw it away. I picked it up."

Everyone came over to look at the contents of the contract, and as soon as they saw it, the place exploded.

"Oh my god! This Ning family is really shameless. Isn't this just robbery?"

"It's fine if it's just robbery, but why force them into slavery?"

"Humph! It turns out the Ning family got all their wealth by robbing. They're capable of anything."

After hearing these discussions, only Madam Meng understood. At her age, she had seen everything. She was a thousand-year-old fox spirit. How could she not see through Su Qingyan's scheme? They couldn't get involved in this matter. However, she admired Su Qingyan, this young girl, for her courage and strategy. She dared to challenge the Ning family at such a young age.

Madam Meng and her daughter-in-law retreated silently. The situation immediately changed. Some ladies, like Madam Meng, just watched silently, while others were furious.

"What? This Jiangzhou city has become the property of the Ning family. Do they really want to dominate the world?"

"I think this must be Madam Ning's idea. When Qin was a girl, she liked to steal other people's good things."

"Oh my! Isn't it because she has a generous dowry and can marry into the Ning family?"

"Humph! It's really an ugly person who loves to act like a demon. What's so great about having a large dowry? She really thinks that all the good things in Jiangzhou City must belong to her."

Most of these people were Madam Ning’s younger sisters, and now they are all the mistresses of the aristocratic families in Jiangzhou Prefecture.

It seems that Madam Ning does not have a good reputation in the aristocratic circle of Jiangzhou Prefecture. It is probably because she is ugly and can marry their white moonlight.

Ning Haochen was drinking tea in the teahouse across from the Jinyuhe Embroidery Workshop for the second time. Today, he was still very low-key. However, his eyes were fixed on the beautiful figure in the crowd, and his hands were shaking with excitement.

"It's her, it's actually her! It turns out she's the young master of the Su Trading Company, Su Qingyan... Yan'er!"

Su Qingyan saw that the performance was almost over and that any further performance would be enough, so she quickly led the three maids to take a bow.

"Su Qingyan bids farewell to all the ladies and ladies. We still have things to pack, so we will take our leave first."

Su Qingyan bowed to everyone and hurried away with the three maids.

Ning Haochen stood at the window of the teahouse and looked at the thin figure, feeling sad. He wondered how much she had suffered over the years and why she didn't come to him for help!

Ever since Ning Haokun was carried back yesterday, the atmosphere in the Ning Mansion has been very depressing. The entire mansion is silent. The servants all know that Old Madam Ning is very angry and anyone who appears in front of her will suffer an unexpected disaster.

Ning Haochen returned to the Ning Mansion and went straight back to his own courtyard. He did not go to the study until late at night.

On the surface, Ning Dechang didn't care about his youngest son, but privately he loved him the most. They met in the study every night. This was an agreement between father and son for many years, in order to avoid attracting attention and causing unnecessary trouble.

Tonight was as usual, the father and son chatted casually and relaxedly. Ning Haochen talked in detail about Jin Yuhe's closure, Su Qingyan's retreat to advance, and the people's reaction.

"Hahaha! This girl is quite interesting. She is much smarter than her grandfather." Ning Dechang laughed and praised Su Qingyan without reservation.

Ning Haochen's lips curled up into a beautiful smile. She has always been very smart.

Without coal, everyone in Jiangzhou City's homes were as cold as ice cellars. Everyone felt that this winter was too cold, colder than in previous years.

Who could be blamed for this? It was all because of the Ning family. All of the gentry in Jiangzhou City immediately pointed their fingers at the Ning family.

In reality, the honeycomb briquettes workshop had never ceased production; it had simply moved to a new location. Zhou Da had simply purchased a plot of land outside Jiangzhou Prefecture and moved the workshop there to continue producing honeycomb briquettes. This also gave them a few days to prepare for the outbreak.

I’m afraid that the sales of coal will be even crazier at the end of the year.