Seeing Shen Jia's expression, Chen Yuan had no choice but to tell the truth. "The person behind our escort agency's owner was involved in the struggle for the throne and has now been imprisoned. Escorts like us don't have to sell ourselves into prison. After the agency is shut down, everyone can still find a way out on their own."

It's only been a few years, and the fight for the throne in Shengjing has become so serious?

Shen Jia thought about Chen Yuan's hesitation just now, and asked with a chuckle, as if thinking about something:

"Could it be related to the Third Prince Zhao Yuantan?"

Chen Yuan thought that he clearly didn't reveal anything, so how could the lady guess this?

Seeing Shen Jia's understanding look, he finally revealed everything he knew, "Everyone in Shengjing is in danger right now. The princes are vying for power and stirring up trouble.

The Third Prince, in particular, wasn't particularly prominent, having only a good reputation. Now, even that's gone. He was caught in the same room with the eldest daughter of the Marquis of Changle. The Emperor was furious, but for the sake of his reputation, he still arranged a marriage for the two.

You are also aware of the situation in Changle Marquis' Mansion. Its power is declining, and you have to make up for the deficit in the mansion. Now the situation is getting worse.

Besides that, the other princes aren't much better off. The court officials have been replaced one after another, and the people are having a hard time. It's Chen Yuan's good fortune to be able to come to the Northern Territory."

After hearing what Chen Yuan said, Shen Jia realized that his previous secret letter had indeed brought unexpected results. This Fu Qu was actually smarter than he had imagined.

Shengjing was becoming more chaotic faster than she had expected. Feeling the warmth on the back of her hand, she thought it would be better to go into the house first.

"Let's not talk too much. You just happened to arrive on New Year's Eve. Let's go inside and talk about other things. You can also have a good New Year with Fuqiu this year."

"Thank you, miss."

After entering the house, Shen Jia handed the couplet in his hand to Ma Song, asking him and his sister Ma Zhuzhu to finish pasting it together, while he took Chen Yuan to where the Shen family was.

As soon as he entered the room, Shen Jia shouted to his grandfather who was talking, "Look, whose distinguished guest has arrived?"

Chen Yuan felt embarrassed by Shen Jia's introduction and quickly bowed and greeted the elders of the Shen family.

Everyone was also surprised. Why did Chen Yuanda pass by Hezhou during the New Year? Didn’t their escort company always rush back to Shengjing in autumn?

Chen Yuan also explained this, but the reason was not the same as what he had just explained to Shen Jia. He said that he had also decided to settle in the North and felt that this was a rare and good place.

Everyone was very happy and felt that the two siblings could take care of each other in the North. Being reunited as a family was better than anything else.

Now the Shen family finally had the most reunited New Year's Eve. The next day they ate hot dumplings and started a happy year.

Taking advantage of the rest days, thinking about his previous goals, Shen Jia felt that he might be able to get some information from Chen Yuan.

So he called the two brothers and sisters of the Chen family together and gathered them in his room to chat.

The two of them looked at Shen Jia calling them together, thinking that he had some important instructions. Fuqiu asked anxiously:

"Jia Niang, do you have any instructions?"

"It's nothing, you two sit down, I just asked you two to come and chat." Shen Jia stood up hurriedly, lowered his hands, and motioned for the two to sit down first.

Chen Yuan and the other man were also a little confused, but seeing Shen Jiafeng's calm look, they immediately felt at ease.

Shen Jia first asked about Fuqiu's visit to the Treasure Pavilion, because Fuqiu came back too late and she had not had time to ask about it in person these days.

After hearing about this, Fuqiu immediately told everyone she knew.

"Don't worry, Zhenwei Pavilion has already become famous throughout Hezhou because of your previous store. They will be overjoyed if we open a branch. Based on the current trend, I think we might be able to open branches in the dozen or so states in the Northern Territory this year."

"Just keep this in mind. If you need any help, just go find someone from the Shen family in each location."

Then she looked in Chen Yuan's direction and asked, "Since you have decided to stay in the Northern Territory from now on, what are your thoughts now?"

When Chen Yuan heard this, he immediately stood up, bowed deeply to Shen Jia's position, and said with his head down:

"I came from Shengjing to seek refuge with the young lady. You saved my life. If you have any mission, just tell Chen Yuan."

Seeing Chen Yuan's sudden move, Shen Jia was so frightened that her heart skipped a beat. She quickly helped him up.

"Let's talk it over. What are you doing? Our Shen's Workshop is currently mainly involved in tofu, Fuqiu's Treasure Pavilion, and General Yan Xuyan's coal shop. Is there anything you're interested in?"

After hearing the last few words, Chen Yuan thought there was something wrong with his ears and asked in disbelief:

"Yan? General Yan?"

"We're currently using coal in our house, which has a similar effect to charcoal. We definitely can't keep this stuff on our own, so we've asked General Yan to work with us."

Now Chen Yuan admires the Shen family even more. They have fallen into exile and not only are they looking for a good way out, but they are also able to get to know General Yan, who is famous in the north, and even work together.

But he still felt that he didn't know what to do and wanted Shen Jia to arrange it for him.

"I am a rough man. Apart from my martial arts, I have nothing else to show for it. Miss, please give me a job. I will do my best to do it well."

Hearing Chen Yuan's words that he was at her disposal again, Shen Jia remembered her previous goal. In her eyes, the people of the Western Regions were just a pile of treasures waiting to be excavated.

So she didn't directly answer Chen Yuan's question, but asked other questions:

"You've been traveling back and forth between the Western Regions and Shengjing for the past few years. How much do you know about the countries in the Western Regions? And how clear are you about the trade relations in the West?"

Although he didn't understand Shen Jia's deeper meaning, Chen Yuan still told him everything he knew.

It sounded quite interesting. Shen Jia and Fuqiu were both fascinated by it, but when they heard about the dangerous situation later, they began to get scared again.

Although there are many dangers, opportunities and dangers coexist. As long as you can find your own route, it is only a matter of time before you gain extraordinary benefits from it.

Most importantly, she also thought that the countries in the Western Regions might have other things she wanted, such as corn, potatoes, sweet potatoes, watermelons and other ingredients, as well as other precious spices and gold and silver.

So after hearing this, Shen Jia asked seriously, "If I want you to establish a caravan belonging to the Shen family to trade with the Western Regions, would you be willing?"

Being able to become the head of a caravan is a job he is familiar with, so Chen Yuan naturally has no objection.

But he recalled the scene when he and the escort agency went to the border of the Western Region to trade, and couldn't help but remind him:

“Chen Yuan naturally agreed with the young lady’s arrangement, but trading with the countries in the Western Regions is not an easy task.

Because we have been exchanging silk and porcelain over the years, their requirements have also increased a lot over the years. It is difficult for us to get a good commodity transaction in our current situation.

So these things still need to be considered in the long term, and I still need to find some suitable personnel. I don't think I can achieve the young lady's goal in a short period of time."

Since she had a goal, Shen Jia certainly wouldn't speak casually. She looked at Chen Yuan's guilty expression and said:

"Don't worry, I'll prepare the goods, and we've trained a lot of guards in our workshop. You can find some suitable personnel when the time comes. If you're short, you can hire from outside. I'll make the arrangements for the caravan's opening date, so for now, you can prepare for it."

Looking at the Shen family who were confident, Chen Yuan's worried heart suddenly calmed down and he promised:

"I will definitely train a qualified caravan for you, young lady."

"From now on, you should call me Jia Niang or Dong Jia, not Miss. I should have given up my previous identities long ago."

"Yes, Boss."

Then they began to discuss the caravan. When it came to opening a shop, Shen Jia and Fuqiu had more experience, and they could also introduce Chen Yuan and An Yun to each other. They could still exchange some of their current work content.

Because of Shen Jia's shelter and care, An Yun has now bought the yard next to the Shen Mansion, and no one will be able to drive their family out in the future.

Seeing this, on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, Chen Yuan bought the house next to the Shen Mansion, saying that the two families could continue to have close interactions in the future.

Since Chen Yuan was going to settle in the northern border, they were not from the same family as the Shen family, so the best way was to move out, otherwise there would probably be a lot of gossip.

On the seventh day of the first lunar month, it was time for Shen's company to start work in full swing. Shen Jia also began to get busy, while Fuqiu went to Hezhou with Chen Yuan.

After several days of discussion, they finally decided that it would be better to build the caravan in Hezhou Prefecture. This would be better for both the Shen family and Zhenwei Pavilion. The resources in the prefecture were incomparable to those in Ning'an Town.

Originally, Shen Jia planned to wait until school started, assign his teaching tasks, and then go to Xing'an Prefecture to deal with the coal mine problem.

Because the Yan family sent a letter saying that as long as she helped find a coal mine near Quanningwei, all the coal mines in Yanhe Town would belong to the Shen family in the future, and the other coal mine could also be split 50-50 with the Shen family.

Although he didn't know why the other party was so sure that he could find the coal mine, but looking at the other party's attitude so far, Shen Jia felt that he could take the risk and give it a try.

Ever since she established the girls' academy, she felt even more powerless and decided that she had to develop the academy as quickly as possible.

She saw that many people in the academy were beginning to awaken their consciousness, and the women's academy could help them recognize their own value as soon as possible, so that they could start a completely different life.

Time is running out. The only thing to be thankful for now is that at least the Shen family is now tied to the Yan family and can still breathe for a while. They have enough time and ability to achieve this goal.

But just at this time, the sound of gongs and drums suddenly came from the street. From a distance, I saw a group of people holding bright yellow things in their hands, and County Magistrate Wu was accompanying them.

The Shen family and their group went out to greet them because they were reminded by the servant he sent. Now it was obvious that something big had happened.

The faint yellow color and the posture of the person holding something suddenly gave Shen Jia a strange feeling.