According to her previous plan, since Lu Shaogan and Sun Wanwan were married in this life, he would naturally not go to the border again. He could work in the capital. Although he could not be promoted as quickly as those outside, with the support of the Sun and Lu families, his future was not bad.

As for General Sun, as long as she sends someone to capture the spies, the war will be worry-free. General Sun has made great contributions, and with the Sun family's help, Lu Shaogan will naturally be promoted without worry.

Now things have gotten complicated. Aunt Chen has stirred things up, and Lu Shaogan is going to the border again, and the Emperor has agreed.

This is definitely bad news for Mrs. Sun.

Sun Wanwan's marriage was just like hers, or even worse.

She and General Sun only went to the border after Sun Wanwan was born, while Sun Wanwan stayed in the capital, leaving her to shuttle between the two places.

On the day of Sun Wanwan's wedding, Lu Shaogan was about to leave, and it was uncertain when he would return. Sun Wanwan was certain that she would go with him.

If she's lucky enough to have a child early, Sun Wanwan will be able to return home and, like her, travel back and forth between the border and the capital.

The border region is bitterly cold. Let alone the long journey between the two places, just thinking about the desolate northern lands, even if Sun Wanwan only lived there for a short period of time, Madam Sun would not be able to bear to leave.

"Oh dear, why is this young man so easily provoked! Let Aunt Chen say whatever she wants, why is she being so stubborn?"

"Aunt, don't worry. Wanwan should already know about this. What is she thinking?"

"You mean that girl? She's overjoyed. She's admired her father since she was little, and Shaogan's actions have really touched her heart. Yesterday, Shaogan came to talk to her about it, and her eyes were sparkling as she stared at him. She couldn't even see it from me, her own mother."

Madam Sun was furious.

“This girl was raised for nothing. She’s not even married yet, and she already has a husband who doesn’t want her old mother anymore.”

Jiang Shuwan was amused by her words, and when Madam Sun saw her laugh, she couldn't help but laugh as well.

The matter is already settled. If Sun Wanwan makes a scene, the engagement will have to be broken off, and the Sun family will be in a very bad position.

Her daughter may be a bit simple-minded, but she has very sound values. When she said she wanted to go to the border with Lu Shaogan, she immediately started packing. Although she felt sorry for her daughter, she was also very proud to have such a daughter.

“In that case, Auntie should make preparations for their journey north as soon as possible. Although the border is harsh and cold, your family will be able to reunite.”

Madam Sun nodded and went to make the preparations.

Jiang Shuwan stared blankly at the empty teacup. Although Aunt Chen had disrupted her plans in this life, the Emperor still assigned Lu Shaogan to the north, just like in the previous life.

The general stationed in the north is General Sun. Like father, like son, they will fight side by side. In this life, they will only be more in sync. Madam Sun will also go to the border with Sun Wanwan and Lu Shaogan. When the family is reunited, it will be no worse than she imagined.

Having made up her mind, Jiang Shuwan began to prepare dowry for Sun Wanwan. She originally thought that Sun Wanwan would stay in the capital, so she prepared a lot of expensive jewelry and other items for her.

Now that Sun Wanwan is going to the border, the jewelry is no longer of any use. The most scarce resource at the border is supplies. She ordered Nai Ge to set up a caravan with the merchants of the West Market. The caravan travels between the north and the capital, selling the things needed in the north and buying up valuable furs from the north to sell to the nobles in the capital.

Such a round trip can yield considerable profits. More importantly, the spy in the previous life was exposed because of his extravagant spending, which was far beyond his income, leading General Sun to capture him.

This time, she sent a merchant caravan directly. That person loves to shop, so she would inform General Sun, and only then would General Sun reply to her.

Otherwise, if a young mistress of a marquis's mansion far away in the capital said that someone was a spy, no one would believe her.

Once the war begins, and once the Sun and Lu families have made great contributions, she refuses to believe that the Sun family can be destroyed like in her previous life.

"Wanwan, you're so good to me!"

As soon as Sun Wanwan saw Jiang Shuwan, she rushed over. She thought that Jiang Shuwan was running a caravan to make it easier to write letters to her and was even bringing her delicious food and fun things from the capital.

Jiang Shuwan didn't say anything, and the two held hands and talked for a long time.

On the day of Sun Wanwan's wedding, she and Lu Shaogan set off for the border, their eyes red with tears.

After a good cry, they had to part ways. Jiang Shuwan saw Sun Wanwan and Madam Sun off at the ten-mile pavilion outside the city. After a reluctant farewell, she watched their figures walk further and further away.

Accompanying Madam Sun and Sun Wanwan was their caravan from the West Market, including Fang Pozi's son, Fang Xiaozi.

"Are you reluctant to part with them?" Jiang Shuwan asked Granny Fang, whose eyes were red, as she watched their retreating figures.

"Young mistress, of course I'm reluctant to part with my only son, but I also know that this is his good fortune, and I'm happy about it."

Granny Fang wiped away her tears, feeling reluctant to part, but her mind was perfectly clear.

When Jiang Shuwan sent Fang Xiaozi to assist Brother Nai last time, she knew that her son would go into business in the future. Businessmen inevitably travel all over the country. Jiang Shuwan's decision to send her son to the north this time is the beginning of her giving him important responsibilities.

If they perform well, their future is limitless.

"It's good that you think that way. Don't worry, I've already instructed the other merchants to take good care of him and not let him be bullied. Besides, the North is General Sun's territory, so no one dares to offend our caravan."

As Jiang Shuwan spoke, she patted Granny Fang on the shoulder.

Fang's qualifications and abilities are not yet sufficient to stand on his own. This time, she sent him to the North for two reasons: first, to train him, and second, to deal with the matter of spies. Spies are of great importance, and she would only feel at ease entrusting them to her own people.

After seeing Sun Wanwan off, Jiang Shuwan returned to her residence and rested for two days before starting to handle matters concerning the shops within the residence.

A while ago, Madam Pei assigned her even more shops to manage. For Jiang Shuwan, doing business was as easy as eating and drinking. She called all the shopkeepers over to meet them and gave them a few pointers. After that, Jiang Shuwan had nothing to do.

Everything went according to plan, and she gained more and more power. Madam Wen had no way to deal with her and could only focus on the affairs of the manor, afraid that if she did something wrong, Jiang Shuwan would take advantage of the situation. As a result, Madam Wen had no free time at all and even skipped the usual morning and evening wake-up calls.

When these messages reached Jiang Yao's ears, she was so angry she jumped up and down.

In her previous life, she married into the Marquis's mansion and suffered endless torment at the hands of the Wen family, ultimately dying young.

Jiang Shuwan is quite something; she doesn't even need to wake up at dawn or dusk.

Why? Why?!

Jiang Yao was so angry she vomited blood. Her aunt was causing her trouble every day, and she couldn't even find Pei Lingyu, her only source of comfort.

At the last poetry gathering, Pei Yanzhi tested Pei Lingyu's studies and found that he had only a sloppy and incomplete recitation of the basic Four Books and Five Classics. After reporting this to Madam Pei, Madam Pei immediately ordered him to move to the Imperial Academy, just like Pei Yanzhi, and only be allowed to return during his days off, unlike before when he would come back to stay at night even though he went to school every day.

Jiang Yao is having a run of bad luck, as she can't see her lover and her mother-in-law is causing her trouble every day.

Jiang Shuwan was living a comfortable life, which only made her so angry that she smashed pots and bowls.