"The sun is getting harsher outside. Why does Miss still have to go out in this scorching weather? The matters of the shop can be left to Fuquan and his subordinates, there is no need for Miss to do everything yourself and worry yourself unnecessarily."
As Xiaoyu combed Xinhe’s hair, Shulan fanned her while she continued to chatter.
Xinhe laughed, "Complaining about a little bit of sun and you already want to stop doing business? Did the old lady send someone to lecture me again?"
Shulan nodded, "Indeed, Miss, early this morning, Qin Mamma, the old lady’s personal attendant, personally brought someone to send you ice blocks. She suggested that in this weather, it would be best for Miss to stay indoors as much as possible to avoid getting sunburned."
Xinhe looked at the basin of ice on the side table that was emitting coolness, her lips slightly curved, "When you reply to them, say that after today, I will not be going out so frequently."
Sometimes, she thought, it felt really good to be cherished.
"Alright." Shulan answered with a smile.
Xinhe casually picked up a jade hairpin and handed it to Xiaoyu behind her, "Wear this one, keep it simple."
"Yes."
When everything was ready, Xinhe went out.
There was also a basin of ice in the carriage. Even though the sun was fierce outside, the interior of the carriage was still cool. Xinhe couldn’t help but sigh in her heart. Indeed, wealth brought comfort everywhere; even in this era, she wouldn’t feel the slightest bit of heat under the scorching sun.
"Miss, where do we go?" the coachman asked.
"Start with Qinghe’s little shop first." 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮
"Yes."
Li Saner had been eagerly waiting at the Qinghe shop since early in the morning. As soon as he saw the carriage from Le Yuanhou Mansion, he hurriedly approached it.
"Miss is here!" Li Saner said excitedly, he hustled to help the coachman set up the footstool.
Xinhe lifted the curtain, "No need to move, just bring your goods and let’s go."
Li Saner froze, "Go? Where to? Didn’t Miss say that the new fruit wine series is out today?"
Xinhe smiled slightly, "Our shop is so slow today, who will know about the new products?"
"But where can we go then?" Li Saner was flabbergasted. Miss had said not to worry about the shop’s business the other day, and now she disdained their own shop’s slow business.
"Where it’s busy, that’s where we’ll go." Xinhe hummed lightly, "You should hurry and bring a small jar of each of the three new fruit wines."
"Alright!"
Though somewhat confused, Li Saner saw Ji Xinhe with a confident look and felt much more settled. He hastily ran back to the shop and took out three small jars of the newly released fruit wines, then jumped into the carriage.
He put the wine on the table in the carriage for Xinhe’s inspection.
Xinhe opened each jar and took a sniff, then nodded, "Not bad."
Li Saner replied cheerfully, "Fuquan was worried that you wouldn’t be satisfied. It’s good that you are."
Xinhe asked, "Have all the tasks you’ve been given been completed?"
Li Saner nodded repeatedly, "Everything is ready, Miss. The wines in the winery have all been secretly transported to your old private residence last night."
"Hm, there’s no sign of anything at the winery yet, right?"
"No, nothing yet, everything is running smoothly."
Xinhe nodded, "There will be signs soon. Send someone to the winery to tell Fuquan to be on the lookout for anything unusual and be careful."
"Yes!"
Li Saner immediately jumped off the carriage, ran back to the shop to find someone to go to the winery and notify Fuquan, and after finishing the task, traveled again with Xinhe’s carriage.
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The Yueke Lai Inn was still bustling at this time.
However, the owner Yuchi Gong was quite upset. He had had an argument with Ji Xinhe yesterday, and his face was still swollen today! He was kicked and bruised.
A servant brought him an ice towel to compress the swollen areas, but every time it touched the wound, it caused Yuchi Gong pain. He slapped the servant, who was stunned, "Are you blind? Are you hoping to kill me?"
The servant was terrified and knelt on the ground shivering, he edged out, "Your servant deserves to die, your servant deserves to die!"
Yuchi Gong’s eyes were fiery with rage, "Damn it, that bitch Ji Xinhe dares to lay hands on me, I’m going to make her die a horrible death!"
A clever servant cautiously stepped forward, "Master, please calm down. Even if Ji Xinhe’s identity as the legitimate daughter of Le Yuanhou’s Mansion is not taken into consideration, she is still Marquis Mu’s woman. It would be better for Master not to conflict too much with her. Marquis Mu’s means are well known in the capital."
Upon hearing this, Yuchi Gong’s face changed. Marquis Mu’s means were notorious not only in the capital but also among the states. He was ruthless and brutal, and anyone who dared offend him fell into a terrible situation with no place to bury themselves. Ruining him was not something one could do easily.
But how could Yuchi Gong bear such grievances? He snorted, "What does Marquis Mu count as? His downfall is just a matter of time, if he knew..."
The servant quickly interjected, "Master, be careful, walls have ears."
Yuchi Gong changed his face and didn’t finish what he was going to say. Instead, he asked irritably, "Has everything been arranged at Ji Xinhe’s winery?"
"Master, rest assured. The matter you asked us to deal with, we servants dare not delay. We have already sent people disguised as passersby, to occasionally throw some kerosene at the corner of their winery wall. We only pour a little each time to avoid raising suspicions. We need only your command, and once the fire starts, the whole winery, including people and wine, will all be seriously affected!"
The servant laughed, "Ji Xinhe threatened half a month ago that she would surely release new products within two weeks. If the winery catches fire, there will be no new products, and then you can just say that she was guilty because she couldn’t produce the new products and deliberately set the fire herself. In either case, if she doesn’t bring out the new products, she is hitting her own face! And the Qinghe shop will certainly have to close down!"
Yuchi Gong’s face finally softened a bit, "Ji Xinhe said that new products will be available in her shop three days later, let’s set the fire in two days!"
"Master, why should you wait until then? You can set the fire now, and everything will be fine."
"What do you know? Ji Xinhe is cunning. If we set the fire now, she still has three days until she releases her new products. Wouldn’t we be giving her a three-day breather? Who knows what turnaround she could come up with in these three days? I tell you, we should wait until the day before she’s about to release the new products, and catch her by surprise! Leave her with no chance to rebound!" As Yuchi Gong said this, a hint of ruthlessness flashed in his eyes.
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