Yan Xuehuai talked with Jiao Ye for two hours, and sent someone to Shuncheng Street to pick up Yu Min as the middle-aged man, and the two parties signed a contract.

When Jiao Ye walked out of Li Shiji, he was already Yan Xuehuai's business partner.

What? The father’s debt is paid back? Is it impossible for Mr. Jiao to get the trouble with Li Shiji?

Until Mr. Jiao walked away, the matter was still being discussed on Huichang Street. At first, he thought Mr. Jiao was here to cause trouble, but he didn't expect that when he left, he smiled. Could it be that the two subordinates were saying the truth, Miss Yan of Li Shiji was Mr. Jiao's life-saving benefactor?

Why is this a bit weird?

Pingcheng is very different from more than a year ago. Although the Empress Dowager is located in Bailu Mountain not far from the city, in the eyes of the people of Pingcheng, the Empress Dowager is almost the same as if he was dead. The people of Pingcheng have almost forgotten her.

Even the Fu Palace, which has been talked about by people in Pingcheng for the past twenty years and has become a topic of conversation after dinner, has not been heard from for a long time.

There are fewer and fewer people from outside Pingcheng. The nobles, officials, and those talented men from Jiangnan who are full of energy seem to have walked clean overnight. Now Pingcheng has become Pingcheng for Pingcheng people, rather than the capital for the whole world.

The news that Jiao Ye came to Li Shiji was like a stone falling in the calm lake. It flew out of Huichang Street and flew across most of the capital with the idle wind in spring.

In Pingcheng Prefecture, the master hurried in: "Sir, Master, Li Shi Ji, Li Shi Ji."

The prefect was drinking tea. When he heard the three words "Li Shiji", his eyes widened, his mouth opened and closed, but he did not say anything.

The master thought that the prefect could not remember what Li Shiji was, so he quickly reminded: "Sir, have you forgotten the news from the capital last month?"

The prefect suddenly realized that last month, his relatives in the capital sent him a letter, and the emperor asked the marriage to Duke Dingguo, and the expectant wife was the boss of Li Shiji, the capital.

At that time, he felt that Li Shiji was familiar. It was only after the master reminded him that he remembered that the divorce case he had broken was Li Shiji's boss's wife, Li Shiji, Pingcheng.

He quickly sent someone to investigate, and after checking, he realized that Li Shiji's boss lady had already brought her daughter back to the capital.

That night, the prefect did not sleep for almost a night. He felt that he knew a little, and the prefect could not sleep anymore.

Now that the new emperor has ascended the throne, many people have been replaced, but his black veil has been saved.

This is also thanks to the Wei Ming Rebellion that he not only did not participate, but when the Seventh Prince sent someone to see him, he judged the situation and opened a door of convenience for the Seventh Prince.

So he always thought that he could keep Wusha because he was blessed by the seventh prince. Now he thought, could it be because of the case of resignation he had sentenced?

These days, the prefect has been thinking about this matter, so the master misunderstood. It was not that the prefect cannot remember Li Shiji, but that he was thinking about it every day and thinking too much. Now that he heard the master mention Li Shiji again, he didn't know whether it was a blessing or a disaster for a moment.

"What's wrong with Li Shiji?" the prefect asked timidly.

The master looked excited: "Li Shiji's boss lady is back. Oh, the student just knew about it and has been back for eight days."

"What?" The magistrate's hand shook, and tea splashed all over his body. He didn't care and stood up, "You said, Mrs. Duke, isn't Li in Pingcheng?"

"Yes, if the students hadn't heard the yamen runners chatting and said that Jiao Junen from Shuncheng Street had gone to Li Shiji, the students wouldn't know about this. It was so sudden, so suddenly." The master rubbed his hands so excitedly.

The prefect was stunned. He had experienced four emperors and had no hope of being promoted to the next level at his age. He thought it would be great if he could retire safely in the position of the prefect.

But now there is the Empress Dowager in Pingcheng, two princes on the left and right, and a Prince Bao'an who is like a mess. The prefect is very worried that he will not be safe until he grows old.

But he never expected that he would have something to do with Duke Ding. Shush, when Duke Ding and his ex-husband were separated, Fusheng came to him. It was so terrible that he couldn't sleep as long as he thought about it.

The prefect sat down dejectedly and finally calmed down.

The master told the news he heard from the yamen runners. Li Qiniang's daughter saved Jiao Junen. Jiao Junen came to thank him. A man was invited in between, and the two sides were likely to cooperate.

"You send someone to tell your wife, ask her to prepare a generous gift and visit her. No, let's send a message first."

"You go there in person and go to Yaxing to ask, what Jiao has cooperated with Li Shiji. By the way, who is that Jiao?"

The master then remembered that the prefect had no idea who Jiao Junen was.

"Jiao family is..."

The prefect understood, but he didn't understand. Jiao Junen was actually a gangster leader, a local snake. What did Li Shiji cooperate with such people?

That was the marriage granted by the Duke of Jungguo, the wife of the Duke of Jungguo, and it was certainly impossible to change.

The heart of the prefect was pounding. If the Duke's wife was plotted by the gangster in Pingcheng, it was over. Not to mention the future, it was hard to say whether she could sit down in this seat.

Yashang will not disclose customer information, so he also has to let the master go there in person. Of course, it was under the banner of the government office to investigate.

The master's investigation soon came to an end. I heard that Yan Xuehuai, not Li Qiniang, was the one who cooperated with Jiao Junen. The prefect breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, it was not the Duke's wife.

But his heart hangs again. Yan Xuehuai is Li Qiniang's daughter, the stepdaughter of the Duke of the Kingdom, a lady from a family, this will affect the reputation of the boudoir.

"I really didn't expect that this girl Yan was the general sale of Qinghe Banquet. The capital is really hidden and crouching. A little girl can take on such a big business."

As soon as the master said that, he felt that he was talking nonsense. His stepfather was Duke Dingguo. What could she not do?

Of course, the master would not know that Yan Xuehuai was able to win the overall sales of the Qinghe Banquet, which had nothing to do with Duke Ding's comfort.

At the same time, the prefect's wife's visit had been sent to Li Shiji.

When he was in the capital, Li Qiniang could hide from her wives, but she couldn't go to Pingcheng.

The prefect who was confiscated the family, should not underestimate her parents, let alone her business in Pingcheng.

But where to entertain? Shizi Hutong is the mansion of Mrs. Ye. There are many people living in Wending Hutong, but there is no room for cleaning up. Li Qiniang thought about it. Since the post was delivered to Li Shiji, let’s receive it in Li Shiji.

The prefect's wife's surname is Liu, and she looks kind. I heard that Li Qiniang has a daughter, and she also brought her younger daughter.

Li Qiniang wanted to greet Liu Gongren, but Liu Gongren quickly stopped him: "Miss Li, this is absolutely impossible."

Liu Gongren is a fourth-ranked person, but if Li Qiniang marrys into the Duke's Mansion, he will be the super-ranked Duke's wife. Liu Gongren thinks that unless she has a brain, she will never dare to accept the gift of Li Qiniang to death.

Li Qiniang had a very good impression of Liu Gongren. Although she had been an official wife for many years, she had no airs. She also heard from Mrs. Ye that the prefect came from a business family and had no one in the court. It was not easy to walk along the way. Liu Gongren was his distant cousin, and the two were childhood sweethearts. They were still in love. The prefect has no concubines and their children were born by Liu Gongren. This is very rare among officials.

Liu Gongren's youngest daughter is fifteen years old and has already been engaged. The marriage is scheduled for next year and rarely goes out on weekdays. If she hadn't been the only one of her unmarried daughters at home, Liu Gongren would not have brought her here.

When Liu Gongren saw Yan Xuehuai, his eyes lit up. He didn't expect that Li's daughter was so good. Like the prefect, she was from a merchant, and she also had a dowry shop and a farm. She usually took care of her. Therefore, she had no objection to women doing business.

Besides, the emperor and Dingguo Duke did not dislike Li Qiniang for showing up in public and opening a restaurant. Why should others point fingers?

It is precisely for this reason that Liu Gongren also looked up to Yan Xuehuai a little bit.

After hearing from her master, this little girl actually took over the business of a wine brand. She thought she would be a woman or a woman who looked a bit tough, but she didn't expect that she was a pretty pretty woman.

Li Qiniang asked Yan Xuehuai to accompany Liu Gongren's youngest daughter to play. Yan Xuehuai didn't know what was fun in Li's Meal Records. She remembered Xin Bo's small vegetable garden and took the guests to see the vegetable field...

Since the marriage was held, Miss Tong San was detained at home to embroider the dowry. Today, she finally came out to breathe. Yan Xuehuai said she would take her to the vegetable garden. She thought it would be a large vegetable field, but she didn't expect it to be just two small pieces, planting some green vegetables and green onions. She couldn't help laughing. Yan Xuehuai also smiled: "You see, the vegetable field in another piece of my house is bigger."

"Hey, is it Mrs. Ye's mansion?" Miss Tong San asked curiously. She heard her mother say that Li Qiniang and her daughter have always lived in Mrs. Ye's mansion in Shizi Hutong.

"No, my family has a house in Pingcheng, in Wending Hutong, but it is a bit far from the shop, so I didn't live there." Yan Xuehuai explained.

"So that's it. By the way, I heard that you are the only one in your family?" asked Miss Tong San.

"Who did Miss Tong San say that I have a younger brother. This year it's National Day and I'm studying in Beijing. I haven't come back with me this time." Yan Xuehuai said.

"That's it. I heard from my mother. She heard from my father. By the way, Miss Yan should not call me Miss Tong San. Everyone in the family called me Shanshan. I was in the hairpin last month, who is the older of us?" Tong Shanshan said.

Yan Xuehuai smiled: "My name is Yan Xuehuai, and I call me Sister Huai. I was last year and I am sixteen this year, one year older than you."

"Then I call you Sister Yan, can you call me Shanshan?" Tong Shanshan said with a smile.

"Okay, I heard you have been engaged, which one is the one you ordered?" Yan Xuehuai asked.

Tong Shanshan's face turned red and she said, "It's the Zhong family."

"Zhong Family?" Yan Xuehuai didn't know much about the wealthy families in Pingcheng, but there was a man named Zhong in front of him. "Coincidentally, my family bought a new shop. The original owner was named Zhong. His family was from a scholarly family. A grandson studied in the capital and happened to be in the same academy as my brother."

Tong Shanshan's face turned redder, and she nodded: "It's him."

Before coming, her mother had already inquired about the shop Li Shiji bought was from the Zhong family.

"Zhong Kefeng? He is a scholar." Yan Xuehuai did not expect that Zhong Kefeng, scholar Zhong, was actually the prospective son-in-law of the prefect.

Tong Shanshan's eyes were full of smiles: "He will come back next year to participate in the provincial examination, and we will get married after the provincial examination."

Yan Xuehuai suddenly remembered that the reason why the Zhong family wanted to sell shops was to buy a house for Zhong Kefeng in the capital.

"Then will you move to the capital after you get married?" Yan Xuehuai asked.

Tong Shanshan nodded: "No matter whether he can pass the imperial examination or not, he will stay in the capital. His family has already said that I will go with him at that time."

Zhong Kefeng is the eldest grandson. The Zhong family does not leave Tong Shanshan to serve her parents-in-law in Pingcheng. First, it is to hold her grandson as soon as possible, and second, it is to hope that someone will take care of Zhong Kefeng.

Yan Xuehuai understood, no wonder Liu Gongren brought Tong Shanshan with him.

"Then we will meet in the capital in the future. I will invite you to my restaurant at that time."

Tong Shanshan breathed a sigh of relief. Before she came, she was worried that Yan Xuehuai would not care about her. Unexpectedly, Sister Yan was approachable and much easier to deal with than the ladies from the official families in Pingcheng.

The two chatted for a while, and they were all interested in their daughter's family. Tong Shanshan was very interested in the matter in the capital. Yan Xuehuai told her what was popular in the capital. Tong Shanshan asked: "Are the Hunan skirts in the capital twenty-four styles popular in the capital? My God, all my new skirts are eight. When I arrived in the capital, wouldn't I be treated as a rustic hat and can't be worn out?"

Yan Xuehuai understood, no wonder Liu Gongren brought Tong Shanshan with him.

"Then we will meet in the capital in the future. I will invite you to my restaurant at that time."

Tong Shanshan breathed a sigh of relief. Before she came, she was worried that Yan Xuehuai would not care about her. Unexpectedly, Sister Yan was approachable and much easier to deal with than the ladies from the official families in Pingcheng.

The two chatted for a while, and they were all interested in their daughter's family. Tong Shanshan was very interested in the matter in the capital. Yan Xuehuai told her what was popular in the capital. Tong Shanshan asked: "Is Hunan skirts in the capital twenty-four popular in the capital? My God, all my new skirts are eight. When I arrived in the capital, wouldn't I be treated as a rustic hat and can't be worn out?" Yan Xuehuai understood, no wonder Liu Gongren would bring Tong Shanshan with him.

"Then we will meet in the capital in the future. I will invite you to my restaurant at that time."

Tong Shanshan breathed a sigh of relief. Before she came, she was worried that Yan Xuehuai would not care about her. Unexpectedly, Sister Yan was approachable and much easier to deal with than the ladies from the official families in Pingcheng.
Chapter completed!