An Zaixin signaled Zhong Jiuge to go over and receive him, while she loitered around the room.

This shop was very big. In such a small place like Fang Bancheng, to be able to buy such a big shop, it was not because of Zhong Jiuge"s ability, but rather the amount of start-up funds that An Zaihai had given him.

Actually, the decorations of the house itself were not bad, and it was only slightly altered, so the project wasn"t very big.

Zhong Jiuge and the woman quickly got into a heated conversation. It seemed like they were closer than sisters, so An Zhe couldn"t help but admire Zhong Jiuge"s skill.

About ten minutes later, the woman left with a box of rouge that Zhong Jiuge had given her. She was satisfied.

Before he left, he gave Zhong Jiuge several hundred pounds of Qiubo with a smile in his eyes.

Zhong Jiuge brought An Ying into the room, sat down and took a deep breath, ""Dealing with these women is much more troublesome than dealing with those gangsters.""

""What do you think this man has to do with Li Changlu?""

Zhong Jiuge laughed, ""You won"t be able to guess.""

""Li Changlu"s woman?""

Zhong Jiuge said, ""Boss, it"s meaningless if you act like this … That"s right, she"s Zhong Jiuge"s woman.""

You said a eunuch was raising a woman outside.

I"ve only just learned about it, and I haven"t had time to report it to you yet.

The woman had an engagement with Li Changlu, but it was dissolved when Li Changlu"s family fell. ""

""Later on, Li Changlu was doted upon in the palace and hated you more and more. He thought about the time when you had reneged on your marriage, and I wouldn"t let you get married.

He might as well throw away the money and keep this woman for himself.

""This woman is originally one who likes to be poor but loves to be rich, she is indeed beautiful …""

""Wipe the water out of your mouth.""

Zhong Jiuge smiled embarra.s.sedly, ""She"s called Zhou Mengdie, and her family is considered a small rich family.""

Now she lived with a few servants in a house in the east of the city, bought by Li Changlu.

""Zhou Mengdie"s father still doesn"t know what"s wrong with his daughter, so he can"t be bothered.""

""Seems like this woman is interested in you.""

Zhong Jiuge shook her head, ""Boss, don"t say it like that. Li Changlu is not that bad. This woman is rather interested in those who have some ability.""

An Zeng laughed out loud, ""You talk too much.""

Zhong Jiuge said, ""It"s not that I don"t want to be virtuous, but Li Changlu is using money to raise her, and she is using money to raise a pretty boy.""

An Zhan sighed, ""With Li Changlu"s current strength, it"s obvious that he"s sincere towards her.""

Zhong Jiuge said, ""That"s why I said that this woman is very important.""

If he captured this woman, Li Changlu might give in.

It shouldn"t be hard for this woman to force Li Changlu to appear alone. ""

An Zaiyue glanced at Zhong Jiuge, ""No matter how much Li Changlu has done, no matter what this woman"s character is, she can"t be kidnapped to obtain the result.""

Zhong Jiuge asked, ""Why?""

""Li Changlu and this woman aren"t good people.""

An Zhan shook his head, ""There are some bottom lines that you can"t touch. Once you open this hole, you will become accustomed to doing such things in the future.""

Zhong Jiuge said, ""Then we can only find out more slowly.""

""Right … You said you want to build a cargo bank, how do you intend to operate it?""

An Xuan said, ""That"s not difficult. I"ll go back to the Military Department to talk about it.""

The army"s fleet of carriages was not enough to transport goods to the Southern Wilderness, and the recruitment of civilian carriages was not enough as well.

I had Madman Qu to be the storekeeper of the warehouse, delivering goods for the Infantry Division to the southern border.

However, Madman Qu"s background isn"t good enough, this trading firm secretly wants you to manage it. ""

Zhong Jiuge nodded, ""No problem. As long as the things on the surface are sorted out, everything else can be discussed.""

""It is not difficult, and I trust you.""

""However, there is one thing I want to say … Every copper coin I sent you to the border to treat and settle refugees, you can"t touch. If you touch one, I"ll kill you. It"s life saving money.""

Zhong Jiuge said, ""Boss, I also have a baseline.""

""Those rich ladies don"t earn money for nothing, but I don"t dare to covet this money. Even if I"m not afraid of death, I"m still afraid of having nightmares.""

An Zhan smiled, and patted Zhong Jiuge on the shoulder, ""Brother Ming, I"ll leave this matter to you.""

Zhong Jiuge sent An Zaiyue off to fight for the shop. Looking at An Zaiyue"s departing back, Zhong Jiuge felt that until now, he still didn"t understand An Zaixin"s intentions. He still didn"t understand why he would always look into An Zaiyue"s eyes, thinking that those eyes could see through everything.

Therefore, he was unable to understand himself. He had cultivated a thousand scams for so many years, why was he unable to tell a single lie in front of An Zhe.

While An Xuan and Zhong Jiuge were chatting, Little Seven packed up the things she needed. She left with a small kettle and a small backpack full of silver and snacks, then she left in high spirits. … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … …

Auntie Ye stood at the door of the room and watched the child with eyes full of gratification.

""Be careful.""

she cried.

Xiao Qidao didn"t turn around, but waved his hand. ""Don"t worry, mother. Big brother An Chou said that I"ve grown up and that"s why I want to become strong and mature.""

My brother Anjou said I had to get to know the city, and Anjou had so much to do that I had to do it on my own.

""I"ve been going out every day for this time. I"ll be fine.""

He had been away for days to familiarize himself with Fang Bancheng, so Aunty Ye was not too worried.

When her son walked out the door, Auntie Ye turned around and went back to her room.

As she came in, she looked up at the wine flag hanging at the door of the room.

Then she thought of the man who had been so important in her life, and the last words of the man before he died.

He was the one who sent the wine flag, and he was the one who begged for it with all his might.

He knew that he was dead without a doubt. If he had left behind this wine flag back then, with the help of the world-shocking sword intent from the wine flag, it shouldn"t be difficult for him to slaughter his way out of Fang Gu City.

But at the last moment of life and death, he chose to leave the wine flag to Aunty Ye.

""When the child grows up, he looks more and more like you.""

Auntie Ye raised her head and said in a low voice to the wine flag, ""I will listen to your instructions and won"t let him take revenge for you or partic.i.p.ate in the matter with Great Yan.

When my body recovers, I will bid farewell to An Zhan and leave this place with Xiao Qidao.

We will follow the path I took with you and tell Little Qidao where his father was and what sort of a man he was. ""

A little further away, Gu Qianye looked at the murmuring Aunty Ye and said sadly, ""How much can a relationship affect a woman?""

Just look at Auntie Ye.

Even after all these years, she would never forget that man. ""

Qu Liuxi nodded her head. ""Right now, I"m rather curious about the former crown prince of Great Yan. He should be an especially good man. Otherwise, I won"t let Aunty Ye repay him with her body and will never forget him.""

Gu Qianye grabbed Qu Liuxi: ""Let"s go find the answer.""

Qu Liuxi was dragged along by her, ""Where are we going to find it?""

""Have you forgotten about that Lord Li?"" Gu Qianye asked cunningly.

Only now did Qu Liuxi remember that Li Yinian of the Department for Purging Officials lived not too far away from the Heavenly Ascension Sect.

The two girls couldn"t hold back their curiosity any longer. However, they didn"t act rashly and directly ran over. Instead, they intentionally circled around to make sure no one followed them into the small courtyard.

At this time, the melon fruits and vegetables planted in Li Yinian"s courtyard already looked rather sizeable. Li Yinian, who wore a straw hat, looked more like an old farmer than a former Minister of Rites.

Li Yenian was surprised to see the two little girls. ""Did Sect Master An ask you to come?""

""What"s the matter?""

Gu Qianye said, ""No, no, we"re just … Forget it, I"ll just say it straight.""

""We"re just curious about the former crown prince of Great Yan. We want to know why he was killed by the empress dowager.""

Li Yinian"s expression abruptly changed. He hurriedly waved his hand, turned around, and quickly walked into the room.

Gu Qian Ye and Qu Liuxi followed him in, and when they saw Li Yinian, their faces turned pale with fright.

""You two really don"t know how dangerous it is.""

""If the pa.s.sersby were to hear what I"ve asked you just now, you might provoke a disaster that will kill you … However, why are you all suddenly curious about him?""

Gu Qianye didn"t want to explain anything, so he simply said shamelessly, ""Just tell us, or else we won"t be leaving today.""

Li Yannian sighed. Perhaps it was because no one had talked to him for so long that he was in the mood to chat.

He brewed a pot of tea and sat down before saying, ""The former crown prince, Mu Changan … is a person with a very strong and fair personality. Otherwise, he wouldn"t be tolerated by the empress dowager.""

The late king regarded the Crown Prince with great importance and had already arranged for him to handle the government affairs.

He remembered … that year, the Great Yan had been raining for nearly half a month. The Yongding River in the south had flooded many families and fertile lands.

""The late king sent three ministers to help with the local disaster, but they all returned empty-handed.""

""The crown prince asked for permission to go in person. It was only when we reached the south that we discovered that the funds allocated by the imperial court to the local people for the rescue had been moved away by the empress dowager.""

The first three ministers came, and there was nothing they could do without money.

The crown prince had a straightforward disposition. He killed 137 people in the south, all of whom were the empress dowager"s henchmen.

Then intercepted the timber and stone that were to be transported from the south to Fanggu to be used for the expansion and repair of the Embroidery Palace, and used to stabilize the levee. ""

""The crown prince stayed in the south for one hundred and thirty-seven days, killing people almost every day. However, it only took him one hundred and thirty-seven days to complete the construction of the causeway that he hadn"t built in over ten years.

Could local officials really not build the levee?

Of course not. They were asking for money from the imperial court.

""Now, not only did the crown prince offend the empress dowager, he also offended the local powers.""

Li Yinian let out a long sigh. ""It"s precisely because of this that the empress dowager knows that once the crown prince takes over the throne in the future, she won"t have a good life to lead.""

Gu Qianye clenched his fist. ""This woman really deserves to be killed!""

Li Yenian shook his head. ""Should I kill him?""

Who didn"t know she should be killed?

But since the late king"s death, no one had been able to do anything to her.

The current King was actually smarter than the previous Crown Prince, so he was still alive.

""But even so, I was thinking that Her Majesty must be plotting something in secret, that sooner or later she would make a move against the King.""

At the same time, Xiao Qitao carried a small backpack and ate as he walked with a handful of melon seeds in his hands. He put the melon seeds into his own small pocket and didn"t throw a single piece on the ground.

For his brother Anshou had said that those who cast away the trash wherever they were were sc.u.m.

His immature figure crossed the street and crossed the alleyway, committing all that he saw to memory.

Little Seven was so beautiful that pa.s.sersby would often notice him wherever he went.

Just as he turned a corner and saw that it was a dead end alley, a person standing on the side of the road suddenly threw a handful of powdery objects at him. He then put a sack on his head, picked up the sack and ran.

A moment later, the sack containing Xiao Qi was tossed onto a carriage. The carriage traveled down the street and headed further away from the Heavenly Ascension Sect.