Dressing as Ziwei makes the Qing Dynasty more powerful

After walking for half a day, they finally arrived at Yongqing City, Du Ruolan's hometown, before nightfall.

Ziwei and Fukang'an were monks, and they did not show any signs of fatigue after riding for half a day. However, Yu Wenlong was exhausted. After getting off the horse, his legs were shaking.

"Why don't you stay here tonight? I'll leave him to you." After dinner, Ziwei gave a few instructions and walked towards the door of the inn.

"Chen'er, where are you going? It's getting dark."

Ziwei raised her fist at him and said viciously, "Fukang'an, you deserve a beating. I'm going out, I'll beat you up when I come back."

Fukangan chuckled and stopped trying to stop him.

Yu Wenlong was amazed. "Everyone says that the young general of the Fucha family is a cold-faced devil, but what I saw today really refreshed my understanding. Even a hero cannot resist the temptation of a beautiful woman!"

Being teased like this, Fu Kang'an was not annoyed, and sneered, "Come on, Lord Yu, go to your room. This general wants to have a good talk with you."

"Fukang'an, please let me go. I am your elder after all. You really have no respect for the elderly. Be careful, Princess... Ah... What did you do to me? Ah..."

Ziwei arrived at the door of the Du family. The gatekeeper remembered her and knew that she was a friend of his young lady, so he took her in without informing her.

"Sister Ziwei, why are you back again? Do you think our Yongqing City is better than the capital and want to settle here?" Du Ruolan's voice came before she even entered the door.

Ziwei stood up to greet her and hugged her excitedly. "I came here today to discuss business with you. Are you interested?"

Du Ruolan pulled her to sit down. Seeing that she looked even better than last time, she smiled and said, "You seem to be doing well. Why do you want to do business? Aren't you afraid that you won't be able to find a good husband in the future because of your business?"

"It's only been a few days since we last met, and your thoughts have become so pedantic again, sister? Money is not as important to men as it is to me. My goal is to expand my business to the whole country and become the richest woman in the Qing Dynasty."

"Can such a big goal be achieved? Even with such a small business like my Du family, I am still being gossiped about. If you become the richest woman, those people will drown you in their spit."

Ziwei could hear the disapproval in her words, and probably thought that she was just talking about wanting to be the richest person, but she would make her believe it.

"When you reach a certain level, those rumors will naturally turn into praise. I'm going to Jihua Town soon. When I return to Beijing, you can come to find me there. We'll start our business in the capital."

Hearing about Jihua Town, Du Ruolan stood up in shock. "What? You're going to Jihua Town. Did you know there's a smallpox outbreak there? I heard quite a few people have died there."

"Sister Ruolan knows about the situation in Jihua Town?" If it is really that serious, why hasn't the news reached the capital yet?

Du Ruolan nodded. "I have a business partner who lives in Jihua Town. It's said that Jihua Town has long allowed only people to enter and not leave. No, not even a bird can fly out. And the officials there are said to live outside the town with their families. Every day, they only communicate with people through the gate to learn about the situation inside."

"It's so serious! I must torture that crooked official to death." Ziwei was furious and slammed the table and stood up.

Du Ruolan was shocked. "Sister, what nonsense are you talking about? We can't talk about those officials. Officials protect each other. Otherwise, how could such a big thing not spread? Once you leave my house, you must pretend that you don't know about this. Ziwei, I can help you with any business you want to do, but don't deal with those officials."

Ziwei sneered, "Would I be afraid of them? It seems I can't have a free talk with you today. If you trust me, you can slowly shift the focus of your business to the capital. When I return to the capital, that's when we'll start our business."

Ziwei whispered in her ear, "Sister, go to the Ulanara family after you arrive in Beijing and tell them that Ziwei asked you to find them. They will tell me." Seeing her shocked expression, she smiled and continued, "It's the one you are thinking of, the current queen's family."

After saying that, his face turned gloomy and he walked quickly outside.

Du Ruolan hurried after her, but couldn't catch up. She stood at the gate, staring blankly at the deserted street. Who on earth was this Ziwei? She'd actually asked her to go to the Queen's family home to find her. Was she from the Queen's family? And what were the identities of those people with her at the time? It looked like they were probably quite high.

Why would such a prominent family want to do business with her?

"Oh, my silly daughter, it's so late and you're not going to bed. You're not afraid of catching a cold in the wind. Be careful or you'll get a headache."

Mr. Du came as he was humming a little tune, and from a distance he saw his daughter standing at the gate in a daze. Damn, could it be that some brat came here late at night to seduce his daughter?

Coming back to her senses and seeing that it was him, Du Ruolan pulled him inside mysteriously, "Daddy, your daughter has something very important to tell you."

"What's the matter? Oh, walk slowly, walk slowly."

When only the father and daughter were in the room, Du Ruolan told them in detail what had happened tonight.

After hearing this, Mr. Du was thoughtful. He felt that the group of people were extraordinary at that time. Not only were they dressed gorgeously, but their words and deeds were also noble and elegant. He just didn't expect that they were actually royal relatives. Could it be that Mr. Ai was the father of the current queen?

"Ruolan, what do you say? Do you want to go to the capital?"

"Dad, going to the capital is indeed an opportunity. Yongqing City is so small, it's almost impossible for our family to expand further. And I believe in Ziwei. I think she can succeed."

Master Du nodded and said, "Then go for it. Whether you succeed or not, Daddy supports you."

"Daddy, aren't you afraid that I'll lose everything in the future?"

"Hahaha, you are the only heir of my Du family. This family has been handed over to you a long time ago. No matter whether you succeed or not, as long as you don't regret it, it's fine. Dad is old, so you can decide these matters from now on."

Ziwei ran back to the inn as fast as she could and knocked on Fukang'an's door, but no one answered. She knocked on Yu Yuanpan's door again, and soon Fukang'an's voice came from inside, "Who is it? Come in."

When he opened the door, Fu Kang'an was still holding Yu Wenlong's wrist and injecting spiritual energy into him, while Yu Wenlong's expression was very painful. After all, he was old, and there were many blockages and impurities in his body.

"Fukang'an, I received news that Jihua Town has been sealed off by corrupt officials, and no news has been able to get out at all. How about I leave first? You guys come over later?"

Fu Kang'an stopped the spiritual energy input and stood up. "No, it's so dark, it's not safe for a girl like you to travel alone. I'll go with you."

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