What she saw was the familiar tent roof, and beside her she could hear the man's even breathing.

She placed her hand lightly on her chest, feeling the pulse inside beating faster and faster.

Is it a dream?

However, she knew very well that those were not dreams, but real things that happened in her previous life.

After a long moment, she let out a faint sigh.

In the end, my thoughts were disturbed by the appearance of the Zhou family today. I haven't had such a dream for a long time, but I didn't expect to have a clear dream again today.

If she couldn't even get over Zhou Wanning's hurdle, what was she talking about starting over? What was she talking about building up confidence? What was she talking about watching her daughter get married in style and live a happy life?

Maybe she should keep herself busy so that she won't have time to think about things and people she doesn't want to remember.

"Madam..." The man's mumbling in his sleep suddenly rang in her ears, startling her who was deep in thought. She half-raised herself and looked carefully at the man beside her in the moonlight, only to find that he was sleeping soundly.

Her heart softened without warning. She gently poked the other person's warm face and whispered helplessly, "You, how can you talk in your sleep like a child?"

"Madam..." It was another dream mumbling. She didn't know if it was her illusion, but she actually heard a hint of coquettishness in this mumbling.

She rubbed her forehead with amusement, feeling that she was being really stupid.

She lay back down in the quilt and subconsciously moved towards the person next to her, with her face pressed against that broad, warm chest. Somehow, she felt a warm current flowing slowly through her limbs, completely dispelling the chill caused by the nightmare that woke her up.

She thought, if only this person could accompany her for the rest of her life...

Thinking that in a few years this "warm hearth" would leave her and no longer be able to give her any support, she felt very upset and her nose was sour.

The next moment, she suddenly thought, if she could prevent the accident, wouldn't he be able to avoid the disaster?

It should be possible, right? But when she thought that no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't change the fact that her son would meet Zhou Wanning in this life, she became uncertain again.

No matter what, if she knew that the man next to her would lose his life in an accident in the near future and she did nothing, she would never be able to have peace of mind in her life, and she would never forgive herself!

Having made up her mind, she rubbed the warm chest and slowly closed her eyes. She thought it would be difficult to fall asleep after waking up once, but after a moment, the sound of clear and even breathing began to sound.

The next day, Wei Junhang went to see Master Wu first. Master Wu, who had been asked by Wei Chenglin for help a long time ago, naturally knew his purpose and agreed without saying a word.

Knowing that he could go to learn martial arts from his master in the afternoon, Lin Fu could no longer maintain the look of a little adult. His little face flushed with excitement and his big eyes became brighter.

Shen Xinyan beckoned him to come over. When the boy ran to her side, she straightened his clothes and said, "Listen to the master and practice hard, okay?"

Ling Fu nodded repeatedly and patted his thin chest: "Madam, don't worry, I will definitely listen to the master's words and practice hard!"

Seeing his serious look, Shen Xinyan couldn't help wanting to laugh, but quickly held it back.

Wei Chenglin, who was standing quietly by, felt a little envious. He couldn't remember whether his mother was also so worried and kept reminding him when he went to take lessons with his teacher for the first time as a child.

"Don't worry, mother. I will take good care of him!" After a moment, seeing that Shen Xinyan seemed to want to give her some more instructions, he spoke quickly.

If I continue talking, it will waste time.

Seeing two guys, one tall and one short, with the same serious faces, walking out of the house one after the other, Xia He couldn't help but sigh: "Normally, I can't tell, but now, if you don't know, you would think they are brothers!"

"What are you talking about! How can you say such nonsense?" Qiu Tang pushed her shoulder and said angrily.

Xia He then realized what she had said. She stuck out her tongue at her embarrassedly, then looked at Shen Xinyan who looked disapproving, and then she found an excuse to run away.

"Xia He is not wrong. These two children are both quiet and like to act like adults at such a young age. It's not wrong to say that they are like brothers." Shen Xinyan chuckled and shook his head.

"I know that Madam has a good temper, but Madam can't indulge Xia He in everything. She is a hot-tempered charcoal, and she will explode even when no one provokes her. If Madam continues to indulge her, I'm afraid she will go to heaven in the future!" Qiu Tang said disapprovingly.

Shen Xinyan smiled and changed the subject, "Go get my dowry list and booklet so I can sort it out."

The cooperation with Xu Sumin was a foregone conclusion, and she didn't want to give herself time to think about it, so she simply sorted out her assets and prepared money in advance to invest in the bank.

Qiu Tang went away and quickly brought back her dowry list and private account.

Shen Xinyan took it and read it carefully, and found that after so many years of accumulation, her family assets were actually not that small.

When she got married, the Jing'an Marquis's Mansion had already fallen into decline, so naturally they were unable to prepare a rich dowry for her, and they just sent her off in a very formal manner.

Although she was not the mistress of the house in the Duke's Mansion during these years and did not have much spare money, she had never used her dowry because she had never spent money like water and did not like to go out socializing.

After more than ten years of accumulation, her family wealth has more than doubled compared to when she first got married.

"Tell the shopkeepers later to send in this quarter's revenue in advance. I will collect as much as possible to invest in the bank." She closed the booklet and instructed Qiu Tang.

Qiu Tang did not quite agree with Madam's decision to cooperate with Xu Sumin to open a hot spring resort and invest most of her fortune in it. She tried to persuade her several times, but seeing that her master was determined to do so, there was nothing she could do. She could only sigh and give up persuading her. She just hoped that Mrs. Xu would not let Madam down.

She originally thought that as long as she added the revenue from the wedding dress shop in the past quarter, she would be able to make up for the initial investment in the manor. However, she did not expect that the final amount collected would be far beyond her expectations.

"How can it be so little? It's 30% less than this time last year!" She asked in confusion, frowning.

"Business is bad nowadays. There are more and more shops in the capital, and the competition is becoming more and more fierce. Especially this year, many merchants from other places have flocked in, thinking that there is gold to be picked up everywhere in the capital!" said the tavern keeper who was in charge of delivering silver bitterly.

Shen Xinyan closed the list and said slowly, "The fierce competition is not something that has only happened this year. Our shops have been open for more than ten years. Our business has never been good, but it is definitely not bad either."

She took the teacup and took a sip. She wiped the corners of her mouth and said dryly, "Forget it. Bring me the accounts of all the shops this year."

"Madam, don't you trust us?" The cashier looked unhappy.

"That's strange. As the boss, isn't it normal for him to take a look at the accounts of his own store? How does it have to do with trustworthiness?" Shen Xinyan frowned even more tightly.

The moneykeeper's lips moved, but he finally said helplessly: "I will personally deliver it to you in a few days for your inspection."

"No need. The account books are already available. Why wait a few days? Qiutang, just bring someone to make a trip in person." Shen Xinyan did not give him any room to refuse and directly gave Qiutang the order.

Qiutang agreed, took his people and left in the prepared carriage.

The shopkeeper suddenly became a little restless and wanted to find an excuse to leave, but Shen Xinyan asked him about his shop business over the years.

Helplessly, he had to suppress his inner anxiety and answer them one by one.

When Qiu Tang brought back the account books of several stores, his expression finally changed.

Shen Xinyan seemed not to see anything and casually opened a book to read. Every time the pages turned, it was like a sharp knife approaching the cashier by an inch.

But even if he wanted to leave now, he couldn't.

Time passed little by little, and in just one hour, he felt as if he had been roasted on a fire for an hour, and the sweat on his forehead never stopped.

Finally, Shen Xinyan closed the last account book and stared at him for a long time before she said slowly, "I am a little stupid and I can't understand this account book. The cashier should explain to me in detail why the amount recorded here is so different from what you have submitted over the years!"

The treasury manager could no longer hold on and fell to his knees.

"Madam, please spare my life. I shouldn't have been blinded by greed and made such a big mistake! Madam, please have mercy on me and give me another chance!"

"I only get less than 40% of the profit from my own shop every year. You, a shopkeeper, have a big appetite and dare to embezzle 60%! I am usually too soft-tempered, so you act without scruples, and that's why you don't take me seriously anymore, right?" Shen Xinyan sneered, and the next moment, he threw the teacup in his hand heavily in front of the shopkeeper Qian.

"Tell me, who ordered you to do this! If you don't, Qiutang, take the prince's name tag and send him directly to the government!!"

"Yes!!" Qiu Tang was so angry that she wished she could eat the cashier's flesh alive.

"Madam, please spare my life, Madam, please spare my life, I say, it's, it's Madam Bo!"

Lady Bo? Mrs. Liang? Shen Xinyan seemed surprised, but also expected.

Apart from her sister-in-law, I don't think anyone else could have tampered with her dresser.

"How dare you try to get close to the Lady of the Earl!! The Lady of the Earl is the Madam's biological sister-in-law, how could she do such a thing!" Qiu Tang shouted with a fierce face.

"Every word I said is true, madam! I have evidence, yes, I have evidence!"