When the soap workshop was almost ready, Qi Yunxiao went to the prefectural city.
When he returned, he looked relaxed. He went to the kitchen to order some good dishes first, and then mysteriously approached Shen Qingyu.
Zhao Yuzhu happened to be there too, and the mother and daughter were discussing the packaging, shape, and color design of high-end soaps.
Seeing Qi Yunxiao's barely suppressed smile, Shen Qingyu asked curiously, "What's the good news?"
Qi Yunxiao nodded: "There are three good things to hear. Which one would you like to hear first?"
Shen Qingyu put down the blueprints in her hand, exchanged a glance with Zhao Yuzhu, and both of them showed longing in their eyes.
Qi Yunxiao originally intended to keep the two of them in suspense and let them guess.
It was clear that their nervousness was tinged with anticipation, and they couldn't bear to do it.
"The first thing we did was find workers for the soap workshop; they were all strong migrants."
Stirring the mixture of oil and alkali requires a great deal of strength, so it naturally requires a person with great strength.
Shen Qingyu and Zhao Yuzhu exchanged a glance and nodded.
"The second thing is that when I came back from town, Qi Han replied that the rapeseed oil, tea seed oil and goat milk he sourced from there were 20% cheaper than the market price."
"The third thing..."
Qi Yunxiao paused, keeping everyone in suspense.
Shen Qingyu slapped his arm and scolded, "What are you waiting for! Just tell me!"
Qi Yunxiao covered his arm and laughed like a fool.
I feel that my wife is becoming more and more relaxed and at ease when she's with me, and being hit makes my heart feel... numb.
I love this feeling.
"Aren't you going to talk?" Zhao Yuzhu was getting impatient.
The two counted down the days; news should be coming soon.
Qi Yunxiao dared not delay any longer and got down to business: "The third thing is that the news about the black jade round tablet has been confirmed."
After some investigation, the people sent by Qi Yunxiao finally learned the whole story.
Zhao Yuzhu did not give birth to a boy, but a girl.
When the midwife saw that the baby born to the family was stillborn, she immediately worried that she would be implicated.
So the midwife took it upon herself to switch the two babies.
After all, this woman just appeared out of nowhere and was only there to deliver the baby incidentally.
But that one had already made a reservation with the money long ago.
Although no one knew at the time, the midwife felt guilty and tripped on her way home. That night, she developed a high fever and started talking nonsense.
The doctor who came to examine the patient was someone the owner knew. Feeling that the matter was too serious, he told the owner of the estate.
The child she gave birth to turned out to be a stillborn?
And the baby girl he was holding in his arms was not his own flesh and blood?
The family felt even more unlucky, and the woman of the house cried uncontrollably.
The male head of the household then took it upon himself to give away the baby girl and the black jade pendant together.
"Who did you give it to?"
"Who did you give it to?"
Zhao Yuzhu and Shen Qingyu spoke in unison.
Qi Yunxiao glanced at the two of them, sighed, and then continued.
The family the two were escorting was a tenant farmer's daughter who had returned from the countryside to visit her family.
The woman lost her baby and was crying every day. Suddenly, she heard that the master of the house didn't want the child, so she decided to go back.
Not long after, the woman left with the child in her arms.
"That woman is my foster mother?"
Shen Qingyu made a bold conjecture.
Qi Yunxiao nodded, his expression slightly strange: "...That's true."
Shen Qingyu and Zhao Yuzhu exchanged a glance, both somewhat incredulous.
Is this... believable?
The original bodies of myself and my mother were actually biological mother and daughter?
Shen Qingyu suddenly seemed to remember something and frowned: "That's not right, Shen Qingyao and I look about 50% alike, could it be a coincidence?"
If they weren't related by blood at all, how could they possibly look alike?
Qi Yunxiao glanced at Zhao Yuzhu with a complicated expression, then hesitated to speak.
"Speak your mind!" Shen Qingyu was so anxious that she couldn't help but give him a light tap on the head.
Qi Yunxiao then continued speaking.
"Your foster mother's mother used to be a maid in your godmother's family. She was sold off because she slept with her master."
Your adoptive mother will give birth to you eight months later.
It took Zhao Yuzhu and Shen Qingyu some time to process what she had just said.
Both of them were utterly shocked!
Shen Qingyu stammered, "You mean, my adoptive mother and my mother are... are half-sisters?"
Qi Yunxiao's expression was complicated: "That should be the case."
Zhao Yuzhu and Shen Qingyu exchanged a glance, both speechless.
The room fell silent. After a moment, Zhao Yuzhu looked at Qi Yunxiao and said, "Now that your people have investigated thoroughly, they must know my identity as well, right?"
Qi Yunxiao nodded silently.
Zhao Yuzhu glanced at Shen Qingyu before speaking: "That's right, I am the Duchess of Wei. Because my husband has rendered meritorious service to the State of Wei, the late Emperor granted me special permission to carry the Dragon Guard with me."
They were like royalty.
Shen Qingyu: "!!!"
Qi Yunxiao: "Greetings, Lady of the Duke of Wei."
Zhao Yuzhu waved her hand: "What are you worshipping? That old man has disappeared somewhere. I've been wandering around for many years and I don't care about this identity anymore."
Shen Qingyu: "Wait, shouldn't you tell me what's going on?"
Zhao Yuzhu looked at her daughter: "Daughter! Your father... the father of yours, who is in this state, went to sea with someone many years ago. He said he was going to take a look around and would come back in a year or two, but he never returned..."
Shen Qingyu: "..."
It turns out that the Duke of Wei was a highly skilled warrior who led his troops to achieve numerous feats. He was enfeoffed as the Duke of Wei by the late emperor, who also assigned a dragon guard to each of them, which made the court officials very envious.
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