"I stayed at Xu's shop not just for the money."

It was clear that the other party really wanted to poach her, but Su Yue genuinely didn't want to leave Xu's. Under the other party's questioning gaze, she said, "Although I am not as wealthy as Madam, and I haven't read many books, I know what it means to be grateful. If it weren't for Aunt Xu, I would still be struggling to make a living in the village, let alone have the money to settle down in this huge capital city."

"She's using you; she's using you to make money for herself!"

Wang couldn't help but sneer, "Looking at Su Yue is like looking at an idiot, you moron!"

But Su Yue wasn't angry. Instead, she smiled and said, "So what? At least it shows I have value. Besides, isn't Madam trying to poach me just to use me?"

Su Yue looked at Wang Shi, who felt as if all her thoughts had been seen through by Su Yue, and couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed.

"It's getting late, Madam. You should head back soon to avoid encountering bad people on the way."

Su Yue ignored the master and servant pair, opened the door herself, and then locked it from the inside.

Wang, who was locked out, was so angry that her face turned red. She stomped her foot and left, cursing as she went, "Xu Yan is a fox, and how come all the people around her are even more cunning than the last! What kind of creatures are they reincarnated from!"

Hearing the cursing outside the door, Su Yue just smiled and ignored it.

Once inside, I turned on the lights, made myself some simple noodles, and while eating, mentally counted my savings.

Although Xu's Shop is a shop, it has grown to a large scale. The previous small building with a courtyard was no longer enough, so Aunt Xu took over several branch shops. The group of embroiderers she trained could also train apprentices. Aunt Xu let her focus on design, which made her life much easier, but the wages kept increasing.

It's only been two or three months, and she's already saved more than two thousand taels. Plus, Aunt Xu said she'd get a bonus at the end of the year, which would definitely be another huge sum of money.

The small courtyard where she is now living was found for her by Aunt Xu. It is safe and secure, so even if she is alone, she doesn't have to worry about anything happening. And even if something does happen, it is only two alleys away from the Changxing Marquis's residence, so she can ask the people of the Changxing Marquis's residence for help.

In fact, Su Yue understood that this was the difference between those who came to poach her and Aunt Xu. Aunt Xu genuinely cared about her, while those people only wanted to use her to deal with Aunt Xu. Although they offered very good terms, they didn't truly care about her.

However, since Aunt Xu rented the courtyard, she couldn't keep accepting the favor indefinitely. She planned to pay back the rent to Aunt Xu at the end of the year, buy the courtyard, bring her younger brother over, and let him prepare for the imperial examinations in peace.

After finishing her noodles, Su Yue sighed as she washed the dishes.

It's amazing how wonderful this world is. Who would have thought that Uncle Chuan, who makes a living by buying and selling goods, is actually the long-lost son of the Marquis of Changxing!

She had long seen through her brother's feelings for Chuanwen, but now Chuanwen was the granddaughter of the Marquis of Changxing, and had even been favored by the Emperor to be a tutor to the little princess in the palace. It seemed that her brother had no chance!

While Su Yue was full of anticipation for the future, Wang Shi, who had been rebuffed by her, was not in a good mood.

She didn't know what bad luck she had, but the worse her mood was, the more unlucky she became. She was walking too fast and accidentally twisted her ankle, almost falling over. Luckily, Qiuye, who was following closely behind, caught her.

However, in that brief moment of movement, she inadvertently saw what appeared to be someone flashing past behind her. When she turned around to look, it was dark and there was nothing there.

"What's wrong, Madam?"

Qiu Ye also turned around to look, but saw nothing at all.

Looking at the darkening sky, it was clear that most families had gone home for dinner, and there were few pedestrians on the street. It was much quieter than usual, and the patrolmen had not yet arrived.

Wang suddenly felt a little scared. She had been feeling strange these past few days, and whenever she went out, she felt like someone was following them.

"Akiba, let's go back quickly!"

Wang's voice trembled slightly as she spoke, and Qiu Ye was also affected by her nervousness. The two quickly boarded the carriage that was waiting not far away and then told the driver to hurry back to the Changxing Marquis's residence.

Back at the Marquis of Changxing's residence, Madam Wang felt increasingly uneasy. Who could be following her? After much thought, she could only think of Xu Yan and the others.

It's very possible that she's now running a shop, which has made Xu Yan feel threatened, so she sent someone to harm her!

They've done these harmful things before!

Since Chuanwen exposed many corrupt officials, many assassins have entered the Changxing Marquis's mansion. Although Chuanhai told Wang Shi that he had offended people by investigating the embezzlement case of disaster relief funds, Wang Shi did not believe him. So many people have investigated corrupt officials, so why haven't they been assassinated? It must be that Chuanrui and his group want to kill them. Even if it's not entirely true, at least Chuanrui and his group have sent assassins to take advantage of the chaos!

Wang grew increasingly resentful. "Bah! So vicious!" she thought. "Once I catch them red-handed, I'll make sure everyone sees their true colors!"

So the next day, Wang went out early again. She ignored Chuanhai's question about where she was going and left with high spirits.

Once the carriage left the city gate, she deliberately instructed the driver to take a secluded road that few people traveled on.

Inside the carriage, Wang secretly peeked back and saw the bushes rustling from time to time. Several times she even caught a glimpse of the man's poorly concealed clothing.

Wang smiled and smirked. "Hmph! Trying to mess with me!"

Seeing that the man was getting closer and closer to their carriage, Madam Wang suddenly stopped the carriage and ordered two guards to go to the back and arrest the man.

The people following them weren't very skilled, so the four guards noticed they were being followed as soon as they left the city gate. When their master spoke, the four exchanged glances, two of them stood guard on either side of the carriage, while the other two quietly walked to the back.

The two guards walked into the patch of grass that had been shaking, and with a sudden push, pulled out a smelly beggar.

The beggar, still in pain from the guards' grip, continued to yell and scream, "What are you doing! I'm your wife's brother! How dare you treat me like this? I'll have your wife fire you! Let me go! Let me go!"

The two guards exchanged a glance, then one of them punched the beggar hard. "What nonsense are you spouting! How dare a beggar like you try to get close to my mistress!"

Their wife's family is the Wang family, which works in the Ministry of Justice. She has only three older brothers, two of whom also work in the court and are respectable people. One of them just died, and their funeral was held a few days ago. Where did this beggar brother come from?

Thinking this, the two guards didn't hold back. Their fists and feet rained down on the stinking beggar, cursing as they beat him, "You'll learn your lesson for talking nonsense! You'll learn your lesson for following us! We'll beat you to death!"

The beggar screamed in agony as he was beaten, repeatedly crying out, "Sister, save me! Sister, save me!"

The more they called for two guards, the fiercer the beating became, and they still dared to talk nonsense!

The woman in the carriage, is she a beggar? Or her brother?

She suddenly remembered her third brother, whose travel expenses had been stolen in Longshi, and got out of the car and came over.

"Stop hitting! Stop hitting!"

Wang was anxious to see the beggar's face clearly, so she pulled away the two guards.