My reborn husband and son are thinking about how to kill me every day.

Lu Xumu pondered for a moment and said, "Notify all departments to prepare for the retreat in advance."

Lu Zilin asked with some regret, "Third Brother? Are you really retreating?"

It must be said that the high-ranking officials and nobles in the capital are truly wealthy.

They've only been in the capital for a short time, yet they've already made a fortune.

How can you not feel sorry when your business comes to an abrupt end just as it's growing bigger and bigger?

Lu Xumu could tell what his fourth brother was thinking just by looking at his expression. He shook his head.

My fourth brother has grown a lot in the past two years. But he is still young and needs more training.

He said, "What? You can't bear to part with it? Don't forget how we got to where we are today, and why we came to the capital."

Lu Zilin scratched his head awkwardly. "I'm not reluctant to part with it, I just feel a little regretful."

"Of course I know who we are where we are today because of. Third Brother, don't worry, I won't forget. And I will never do anything to betray my sister-in-law."

"It's good that you know, but don't forget our original intention in doing these things." Lu Xumu said, "As for retreating when the time comes, it's not a big deal that we've worked so hard to build up this business."

"We'll always be able to get things going again if the opportunity arises. Besides, it's just these few businesses we're withdrawing from, not all of them."

As long as his sister-in-law hasn't taken control of the capital, he won't easily leave.

I should always do something useful for my sister-in-law.

"However, you should act decisively and efficiently, and not leave any loose ends or give others clues."

Lu Zilin assured him, "Third Brother, don't worry, I know what I'm doing and I won't be confused about important matters."

Lu Xumu nodded.

He trusted his fourth brother's character.

However, his fourth brother was young and impulsive, so he had to give him a lot of advice, lest his brother go astray.

*

The two brothers acted swiftly, and almost overnight, all sorts of storybooks appeared in various bookstores.

These storybooks are so well-written that they are impossible to put down. The world depicted in these stories and the decisions made within them have also sparked much discussion.

"Big sister, do you think everything in these stories is true? Are women really allowed to become officials there?"

Inside the Ningyuan Marquis's residence, Xie Linlang, the youngest daughter of the Ningyuan Marquis, rested one hand on a storybook and the other on her chin, looking intently at her older sister.

There was also a storybook in front of Xie Yuyan, and on the table next to her, there was a tall stack of storybooks.

These stories are the most popular in the capital recently, and they are all related to Ji Yunshuang.

Some stories are written from the perspective of ordinary people, while others focus directly on Ji Yunshuang as the protagonist. Still others unfold through the perspective of former officials of the Qi Kingdom.

Xie Yuyan read all of these storybooks.

Each book deeply impressed her.

The story, featuring ordinary people as the main characters, tells the tale of a girl named Hua Ling. When Hua Ling was thirteen, her younger brother fell ill, and her family had no money to treat him. In the end, her parents sold her with tears in their eyes.

Compared to other girls who were sold, she was quite lucky. She wasn't sold to a brothel, nor was she sold to a wealthy family as a concubine.

Instead, it was bought by a kind couple.

The couple bought her and took her home to be their son's wife.

The couple's son was sick as a child and his mental development was not as good as normal. He was still unmarried at the age of 25.

The couple had no other choice but to spend money to buy a wife for their son, hoping to ensure he would have an heir.

Hua Ling's husband is called Silly Ox.

Although Silly Cow is a bit simple-minded, he treats Hua Ling very well. He shares his food with her, and when her feet are cold, he puts them on his stomach to warm them up.

Silly Cow's parents were good to Hualing and never treated her harshly in the slightest.

Hua Ling even felt that life at Sha Niu's house was better than before she was sold.

Gradually, she accepted her husband, Silly Ox, and treated his parents with the same respect and filial piety as her own.

In the fourth year after being bought back by the Silly Cow family, Hua Ling gave birth to a daughter, whom she named Hu Niu.

After Tiger Girl was born, the family was filled with laughter and joy, and everyone felt that they had something to look forward to.

But the good times didn't last long.

When Hu Niu was six months old, the government conscripted laborers, and both Sha Niu and his father were forcibly conscripted.

Two people went there alive, but returned as two corpses.

When the silly cow's mother saw that her husband and son had died, she was greatly shocked and fell ill.

Hua Ling lost her husband and in-laws in an instant, leaving her a widow and a six-month-old child alone in the house.

The clan seized her house and land under the pretext that women did not inherit land, and the village scoundrels harassed her and her daughter, trying to take advantage of them.

Hua Ling felt hopeless and had lost all hope. She tried to commit suicide by jumping into a river with her child, but was saved by a female general.

The female general asked her why she jumped into the river.

Hua Ling told her about her experiences, saying that she really couldn't live anymore.

The female general gave her some silver and told her to live well, saying that the world wouldn't always be like this.

They said she would conquer this land and amend the laws.

They said that in the future, women can also establish their own households, and women will also have the right to land allocation. In the future, the law will protect you, and your property will no longer be taken away just because you are a woman.

Hua Ling thought this was impossible.

For thousands of years, women have never had the right to land allocation, let alone the right to establish female household registration.

Unexpectedly, not long after, the female general actually overthrew the incompetent emperor, established a new country, and even revised the laws.

Hua Ling established a female household in the yamen and reclaimed the house that had been forcibly seized by her clansmen.

But the changes in the country are not limited to these.

The story, told from Hua Ling's perspective and with delicate writing, recounts the different changes in two dynasties.

When Hua Ling's house and land were seized, Xie Yuyan was so angry she almost smashed the table. When Hua Ling jumped into the river with her child, Xie Yuyan cried again.

Hua Ling was rescued, and she sincerely thanked the female general.

Watching the female general overthrow the incompetent emperor and establish a new dynasty, she clapped her hands and cheered.

This story brought her to tears and made her remember the author, "Abandoning the Knife and Holding the Ink."

She read the storybook countless times, and then sent her servant to buy back every storybook on the market that had been written by someone who had abandoned writing and picked up a pen.

She discovered that the person who abandoned the knife for ink was truly remarkable.

This author, known as "Abandoning the Knife and Holding the Ink," not only wrote stories about Hua Ling, a small figure from the lower rungs of society.

He also wrote many stories featuring important figures as protagonists.

One of the books takes place in the State of Qi, and the main characters are ministers in the Qi court.

At first, Xie Yuyan didn't really like the story. But as she read on, she found it to be quite interesting.

The protagonist of this story was originally a man who spent his days scheming against each other and didn't care about the lives of ordinary people at all.

In his eyes, there was only promotion and wealth; all his principles in life were geared towards achieving these goals.

As a result, the once-powerful state of Qi was destroyed in a single day.