Yangzhou.
Jin Shang Tang has been open for half a month and its business is very hot. Because Jin Shang Tang in Yanjing City has already made a name for itself, and now it has opened a branch in Yangzhou, it has been highly anticipated even before it opened.
"Madam Ji, is the pearl cream still available? I couldn't buy any when I came here yesterday."
Chen Qinghan came out and said with a smile, "Yes, I have. I specially saved two cans for Madam Zhang. I thought if you came late today, I would save some for you."
Having said that, he turned around and took out two bottles of pearl cream from the counter and handed them to her.
Madam Zhang smiled from ear to ear: "Oh, Madam Ji is really thoughtful!"
Chen Qinghan smiled as she saw Madam Zhang out. She had been in Yangzhou for a month and had changed her name to Ji Qinglan. No one in Yangzhou recognized her and they all called her Madam Ji.
Now that I'm the shopkeeper at Jinshangtang and busy with the business of the shop, I feel much more at ease than I did in Prince Xuan's Mansion a few years ago. I have never felt so at ease in all these years.
Suddenly, a little maid came hurriedly upstairs: "Madam Ji, the new prefect is here."
Chen Qinghan had heard a few days ago that a new governor had been appointed to Yangzhou. Since a new official had come, merchants like them should take care of things themselves. She had planned to visit him in person to present gifts in a couple of days.
Chen Qinghan hurried downstairs and asked, "What's the new magistrate's last name?"
"His surname is Su, and it seems he was transferred from the capital."
Chen Qinghan paused, his head buzzing.
Suddenly, I heard footsteps approaching, and a familiar voice rang out: "Madam Ji."
Chen Qinghan turned his head stiffly and met Su Yan's peach blossom eyes that were smiling casually.
Chen Qinghan uttered three words with difficulty: "Master Su."
Su Yan smiled and said, "Jin Shang Tang is well-known far and wide. Madam Ji, do you have any health-preserving pills to recommend?"
Chen Qinghan finally recovered and his expression turned cold: "I'll have someone else take Lord Su to see him."
She turned to leave, but he suddenly grabbed her arm and stopped her in her tracks.
"I came here specifically to look for you, and you sent someone else to send me away?"
Chen Qinghan shook off his hand and looked at him coldly: "Master Su, are you here to make fun of me?"
Su Yan's eyes froze slightly, and the smile on the corner of his lips disappeared: "I have never used you for fun."
"If that's the case, you shouldn't be here."
"So what do you want from me? To continue serving as an official in the capital, marry a noblewoman, take in concubines, and have many children and grandchildren? Would that make you happy?"
Chen Qinghan clenched his hands in his sleeves suddenly, suppressing the soreness in his throat: "Yes, I told you before, we are not on the same path anymore."
Su Yan took a step closer and looked at her with his eyes lowered: "If you really think so, why don't you dare look at me?"
Her eyelashes trembled slightly, and she raised her eyes in annoyance: "I'll let you think whatever you want."
She turned around to leave, but he grabbed her back again. This time he held her very tightly and she couldn't get rid of her.
"Since you've decided to start over, why can't you start over with me?"
He looked at her solemnly, his always playful eyes hiding a bit of brokenness: "Qing'er, without you, my life will never be complete."
Her heart felt as if it had been stabbed, and she froze in place, unable to answer.
He loosened his hand and regained his composure: "You need to let go of the past. Okay, I'll let it go. From now on, you are Ji Qinglan, I am Su Yan, and we start over."
He looked at her steadily: "Qing'er, we have missed each other for five years. I don't want to miss it for a lifetime."
She looked up at him blankly, her eyes red.
The corners of his lips curled up slightly: "This time, I won't let go."
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Yanjing City.
Wanruo's belly grew bigger day by day. In winter, it was not convenient for her to walk, especially when it snowed. Xie Xianyu did not allow her to go out alone.
She felt bored and uncomfortable, so he came back early every day and took her out for a walk. She was wearing thick winter clothes and had a round belly. She looked very heavy, but she was very agile. He didn't dare to relax at all, for fear that she would disappear if he let go.
"These plum blossoms smell so good." She held a handful of plum blossoms in her arms, sniffed them, and grinned with satisfaction.
He plucked a snowflake off her hair and said, "Are you back home? It's cold outside."
"I've only been out for a short time." Wanruo frowned, very dissatisfied.
"I'm worried you'll get cold. What's the point of walking around outside in this freezing weather?"
"You've been out and about all day and you don't think there's much to see."
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Wanruo raised her chin and judged him condescendingly: "You just don't have me in your heart."
His eyebrows twitched and he pinched her face: "Don't think I can't do anything to you if you use this trick."
She is becoming more and more spoiled now, and has found ways to control him.
She wanted to go out and play in the snow, but he wouldn't let her. She asked him if he was too lazy to accompany her.
She wanted to eat crabs, but he said crabs were cold in nature. The imperial physician said it was best not to eat them. She then complained that he must be disgusted with her because she had gained weight.
She felt that the warm room was too stuffy, so she secretly ate half a bowl of cold crispy noodles. When he found out and scolded her twice, she lay pitifully on the couch, sniffing, and said that he had hurt her and must not love her anymore.
But this trick always made him unable to fight back, and in the end he had to patiently coax her.
After coaxing her, Bingtianxuedie also accompanied her out to play. The crab bit off the crab roe and gave her some crab meat. Even the half bowl of pastry that was not finished was compensated to her the next day.
She got the benefit and became more and more arrogant as if she had obtained the imperial sword.
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