The stepsister of a peasant family in a book is spoiled by the big brothers

Li Congxiao saw the ice box on the table and asked her, "Why is it still here? This medicine can't be left out for too long. We need to make it into an ointment soon, otherwise it will affect the effect."

Xia Ruwan pressed his arm, lowered her eyes and said, "Yinyin just mentioned a worrying issue."

She conveyed to him what Qin Huiyin had said.

"Although Lord Tang is overly concerned, his worries are not groundless. I don't want you to offend those difficult officials because of this herbal medicine incident."

"I thought it was something else, but it turns out to be this." Li Congxiao smiled at her, "Don't worry, I paid a small fortune to keep it secret before I left. The auction house will keep their mouth shut and won't tell anyone who bought the herbs. As long as no one knows, there will be no trouble."

"Really?"

"Really." Li Congxiao pinched her cheek. "Miss Xia, you're not the shy type. Why do you act like a frightened little mouse after entering the capital?"

"The capital is a wealthy city. Those powerful people can make us disappear with just a flick of their fingers. Of course, we have to be careful."

"That's not that exaggerated. You just need to heal your face and take good care of your Xia family's business. Leave the rest to me."

The attendant came in and saw the two people behaving intimately, so he didn't dare to go any closer and could only stand at the door.

"I have found some information, but I don't know whether I should tell you or not."

"Speak." Li Congxiao said calmly.

"The reason why the Xia family's goods were seized by the Maritime Customs was because of the eldest lady's manipulation. The eldest lady bribed the people from the Maritime Customs, so..."

"Li Jingyan is also in Beijing?" Xia Ruwan frowned.

"The eldest lady has arrived, but she didn't announce it publicly. Instead, she entered the capital as the concubine of Prince Ning."

Xia Ruwan looked at Li Congxiao in surprise: "Your mentally ill sister became the concubine of Prince Ning?"

Li Congxiao pressed his eyebrows together and said, "Don't say you're surprised. I'm quite surprised too. No one told me about this. I'm afraid even the Li family doesn't know about it."

Even if they knew, they wouldn't object. The Li family was just an ordinary merchant family, and their eldest daughter would be overjoyed to be able to marry into a powerful family like the Prince of Ning.

In addition, Li Jingyan, as the heir of the Li family, is in trouble again as he has relied on such a powerful person.

Li Jingyan just didn't want him to have an easy time.

"It seems I have no choice but to give up this batch of goods."

"Who said that?" Li Congxiao laughed. "Your good sister's brother is the Chief Censor, with the power to supervise officials. He's a new official and needs achievements. Isn't this an achievement that comes right to his door?"

"You are right, but if this matter troubles Lord Tang, will it implicate Lord Tang?" Xia Ruwan is familiar with other people in the Tang family, but not with Lord Tang, so she really doesn't know how to bring up the subject.

"If you don't ask him, how do you know this is a problem and not an opportunity?" Li Congxiao said, "I'm recovered and can get out of bed. Leave this matter to me. After all, it's not convenient for an unmarried woman like you to go to the Tang family alone. His sister is more convenient, but you can't always ask your good sister to come forward. How will that Lord Tang view your sisterly love?"

"You should keep him. I'll go find Lord Tang myself. This is my Xia family's business. There's no point in asking a sickly person like you to run around for me. So what if I'm a woman? I've been doing business for so many years, and this is the first time I've heard anyone say that I'm inconvenient. When the Tang family knew me, I was a woman in business, and I took the lead in everything myself." After Xia Ruwan finished speaking, she said to her followers, "Keep an eye on your young master. If he doesn't obey, break his legs and make him stay in bed."

Follower: "..."

Li Congxiao laughed: "How fierce!"

After Xia Ruwan left, the attendant said to Li Congxiao, "Master, do you really have to like this? Or... this is better. Only in this way can you behave like a mistress of a house."

When the follower saw Li Congxiao's dangerous look, he immediately changed his words.

"Go and find out what Li Jingyan has done recently."

"Yes."

Li Congxiao sniffed the sachet left by Xia Ruwan and said calmly, "Li Jingyan is capable and shameless enough to have hooked up with Prince Ning. However, the status of a concubine is a constraint. Prince Ning has a wife and even other concubines. If a concubine died in the harem, few would care."

Xia Ruwan stepped into the Tang family again.

When the Tang family servants saw her, they treated her like their own master. Not only would they not stop her, they would also bow and greet her.

"I want to see Master Tang."

"Miss Xia wants to see Lord Tang, not the Second Young Master? The Second Young Master just returned home, and the eldest lady asked me to go and talk to you!"

"The Second Young Master is also looking for this. Give him this ice box and he'll know what's going on. Also, please let him know that I want to see Master Tang."

The servant asked another servant to go in and pass the message. He took the ice box that Xia Ruwan gave him and went to find Tang Yi and smiled.

The servant met Qin Huiyin halfway.

When Qin Huiyin saw the ice box in his hand, she knew what was going on. She took the ice box and went to Tang Yixiao's courtyard in person.

Qin Huiyin seldom stepped into Tang Yixiao's courtyard. On weekdays, the sisters would gather outside either in the teahouse, Tingyuxuan, or in the pavilion.

As soon as he stepped into the courtyard, he saw many small animals in the yard. Tang Yi was holding a puppy, and the puppy was injured, and he was bandaging its wound.

Tang Yi's attendant came forward with a smile and said to Qin Huiyin, "The Second Young Master has picked up another stray dog. This dog is covered in lice and it's very troublesome to take care of. Miss, please don't get too close to the Second Young Master. He hasn't cleaned up his clothes yet. Be careful not to let those bugs jump on you."

"Miss, you have to stay away from it. Lice are very troublesome." Zhilan said from the side.

"Okay, it's not that exaggerated." Qin Huiyin said, calling Tang Yixiao, "Little brother, I'm busy!"

Tang Yi smiled and bandaged the puppy. He said to Qin Huiyin, "They are right. Second sister, don't get too close to me. What do you want from me?"

"Nuo, I've found the herbs Wan'er needs. I need you to prepare the medicine for her."

"I'll be matched tonight." Tang Yi said with a smile, "Sister Wan'er is lucky too."

"Of course she's lucky. After all, good things come to good people!" Qin Huiyin said, "This is my first time stepping into your yard. Look, it's almost turned into a pet hospital. It's not a good idea to keep them roaming around like this. What if they run around and scare others? You should make an area for them in the back. Don't let them run around all over the yard. Otherwise, not only will it be difficult to manage, but there will also be feces everywhere."

"Sister, you're right." Tang Yi smiled and wiped the stains off his hands. He took the ice box and opened it. The herbs inside exuded a rich aroma. "I'll make it tonight."