Shangguan Yunting said goodbye to the Queen Mother before leaving because she was unhappy with him and her brother's disobedience yesterday.

But when he came back and thought about it, he felt that his son was right. After all, this was the Shangguan family's kingdom, and even royal relatives could not usurp the imperial power.

After thinking it through, he no longer blamed his two sons. He sent a message to his elder brother, asking him to remember the relationship between the ruler and his subjects. He also said that Shangguan Yunting and Huo Xi were not suitable, and that he would choose a good family of equal status for his niece to marry as soon as possible.

The palace maid told Prime Minister Huo every word the Queen Mother said, and he was furious after hearing it.

He slammed the table and roared, "If I hadn't intervened for you and your son at court, would you, Shangguan Mo, have ascended the throne? Would you have been able to hold on to your position as empress and queen mother?"

"Now that the throne is secure, you want to cross the river and demolish the bridge without the help of my Huo family. If you, Shangguan Mo, are disobedient, your son may not be disobedient either. We will wait and see."

When Huo Xi learned that Shangguan Yunting was unwilling to marry her, she lay on the bed and cried, expressing her grievances.

Seeing her crying so sadly, the servant comforted her, "Miss, I heard from the messenger in the palace that Prince Mu is leaving soon, and we don't know when he will come back. Why don't you go and see him? Seeing him will make you fall in love, and maybe Prince Mu will change his mind."

Huo Xi quickly wiped away her tears and ran out of the mansion, then took a carriage to the palace gate.

Shangguan Yunting and Shangguan Rui came out of the Empress Dowager's palace, chatting as they walked.

"Uncle Nine, my father has ordered me to follow you to the military camp for training."

"You can follow me, but you have to be obedient."

"I promise to be obedient."

"it is good"

They had just mounted their horses when a girl got out of the opposite carriage and walked towards them angrily.

"cousin……"

Shangguan Yunting's expression changed drastically when he saw Huo Xi. "Why are you here?"

"My aunt sent me a message saying you don't want to marry me. Why? Tell me what's wrong with me and I'll change."

"You are good in every way, but we are not suitable?"

Huo Xi ran to Shangguan Yunting's horse regardless of everything and blocked his way.

Her eyes were filled with anger and resentment, and she yelled loudly: "I am good in every way, why am I not suitable? I have liked you for many years, and I am almost becoming an old maid waiting for you. Why are you so heartless? We are your cousins."

Her voice trembled slightly, as if she was trying hard to suppress the pain in her heart. She didn't care even though her hair brushed against her cheek.

Shangguan Yunting looked at her quietly, his face expressionless. His eyes were cold and distant, as if he was looking at a stranger.

Huo Xi clenched his fists in anger, his nails digging deep into his palms, and tears flowed uncontrollably.

"Cousin, why don't you speak?"

Shangguan Yunting was silent for a moment, then said coldly, "I've said everything I need to say. Get out of the way..."

His words were like an ice-cold blade, piercing Huo Xi's heart. Her body trembled slightly, as if she could not bear the blow.

"I don't believe you don't like me. You always took me out to play when we were little, and even said you would marry me as your principal wife when I grew up. Why did you suddenly change? Do you have a woman you like outside? How can she compare to me?"

"You took the jokes we made when we were kids seriously. We're grown up now and our minds are different. You should find a man you like and get married. Don't focus on me anymore. We won't get married, and there's no chance of us having a future together."

"I only like you, I don't like other men."

"That's your business and has nothing to do with me."

Huo Xi had always had his way since childhood and had never suffered such humiliation. Now he had forgotten the rules of etiquette.

She screamed loudly: "You must be lying to me, I don't believe it."

"Xu Yang..."

Xu Yang dismounted and without mercy, he grabbed Huo Xi and dragged her aside, letting Shangguan Yunting go first.

Huo Xi's eyes were filled with resentment. She punched and kicked Xu Yang, venting her anger. However, Xu Yang had a cold face and held her tightly, not letting her break free.

Shangguan Yunting rode away on his horse without looking back.

Huo Xi cried heartbreakingly: "Cousin... Cousin... You are so heartless..."

Xu Yang watched Shangguan Yunting ride away on his horse, and did not let go of Huo Xi until his figure disappeared from his sight.

Huo Xi lost his support and collapsed to the ground, tears streaming down his face, his heart filled with despair and helplessness.

The servant ran over and comforted her, but she cried even louder.

"Ninth Uncle, you are so inconsiderate and unkind to women, how could any girl like you in the future?"

"You know how to be gentle and considerate to women. I have no objection if you marry Huo Xi back home as your principal wife."

"Ninth Uncle, how old am I?"

"It's okay. You can get engaged first and marry her when you're over the age of coming of age."

"Am I crazy?"

"You're not crazy, she's crazy."

Shangguan Rui quickened his pace to catch up with Shangguan Yunting, and they galloped towards Yunzhou.

Shen Rou brought her grandmother and brother to Yunzhou and spent two days looking for a shop. The shop in a good market cost more than one hundred taels of silver a year.

Today she brought her grandmother and brother to a secluded place and saw a shop with two storefronts and a yard at the back. It had four side rooms and a stable, which was suitable for living.

"Boss, how much does your shop cost per year?"

"My seat is a little out of the way, but I have two storefronts and four side rooms where I can live. Seventy-five taels a year."

"It's so expensive, can you make it a little cheaper? Look, it's not easy for the three of us, the grandparents and grandchildren. How about sixty-five taels? If yes, we can sign the agreement today. If not, we can wait and see. After all, your position is not good, and doing business may not be good either."

"Young Master, you are too cruel! Return me ten taels of silver in one go, at least seventy-two taels. If you agree, then we can sign the agreement. If not, I can't do anything about it."

Shen Rou looked at her grandmother and asked, "Grandma, what do you think?"

"You asked me to say that ten taels of silver is too expensive. Seventy-two taels of silver is too expensive. I don't like this place either. It's not in the downtown area in front, and it's so expensive. If we don't rent it out, he won't be able to rent it out either."

"Boss, look, even my grandma thinks it's expensive. The main reason is that the market is not good, so it may not be a good place to do business."

"I'll give you two taels less. I won't rent you for less than seventy taels."

"Grandma, what do you say?"

"Look for yourself, I'm just an old country woman and I don't understand these things."

"Alright! Sign it now!"

"Young Master, you guys are amazing! The two shops in the downtown area above cost over a hundred taels of silver, but I only have seventy taels of silver for my two shops. It's such a loss."

"Boss, business depends on good market conditions. Your back street is separated from the busy city in front by a street, so the business is different."

They signed the agreement quickly. Shen Rou was very excited looking at the shop. It had been almost two months since she came here. She was either on the road or on her way to the road. Now she finally had a home. Although it was rented, it gave her a sense of belonging.

"Big sister, grandma, we have a home now. When my second sister comes back, I will give her all the delicious food. She will definitely be happy."

Shen Rou patted her brother's head and said, "Xiao Nan is so good. Let's go see what we need to buy. We can buy them all at once and then we can open the store."

"Xiao Rou, you have to teach grandma how to do this so she can help you."

"Don't worry! Grandma, you're so smart, you'll learn it quickly. I'll write a letter and send it back to reassure Grandpa and Uncle. When our business picks up, they can come over."

"Can you really let your uncle and cousin come?"

"of course can."

"That's a good feeling."

"Go shopping today and send Xiaonan to the academy tomorrow."

"it is good."

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