“Of course I’m not worried about that,” Jiang Bai smiled.
“I asked Lei Yun today, and he said that Wang He’s relationship with the dynasty is not simple. When the dynasty disrupted the market, there must have been someone helping them behind the scenes. Wang He is definitely involved. We can start from this point.”
"Collusion between officials and businessmen is nothing new, but the dynasty couldn't possibly be unaware of how many lives have been lost due to price gouging in medicine." Jiang Bai sneered, "Is this the current imperial censor?"
"They're all respectful in front of the emperor, but behind his back they're exploiting the people." Jiang Bai spat out.
"Okay, I'll arrange this secretly." Zhao Yi patted her back, trying to put her at ease.
The two went inside as they talked. That night, Zhao Yi held Jiang Bai in his arms and they slept together, but they didn't fall asleep until midnight.
The Wang family's affairs had become a knot in his heart. Today's events had probably offended the Wang family. Moreover, most of the stewards in the capital probably had a bad impression of the Zhao family.
The Zhao family will certainly face a great difficulty if they want to establish themselves in the capital.
The only solution now is to bring down the Wang family as soon as possible, but bringing down the Wang family is easier said than done.
Zhao Yi frowned slightly. He looked at the woman in his arms and gently kissed her forehead. Once his family entered the capital, their lives would naturally not be peaceful.
When soldiers come, generals will block them; when water comes, earth will dam it.
How could he and Bai'er possibly find a foothold in the capital?
In the past few days, Jiang Bai hasn't been to the shop much, leaving most of the work to Zhao Yi.
She then took care of the household affairs, looked after Zhao Ping'an, and also looked after Zhao Xile.
Time flies, but managing a household is no simpler than running a business. She has been quite tired these past two days, so much so that she goes to bed early every night. When Zhao Yi comes back, the house is already dark, and the two of them don't get to exchange more than a few words.
When Jiang Bai woke up that day, Zhao Yi had already left. After getting familiar with the place, she went to Zhao Ping'an's place.
Before even entering the courtyard, the sound of weapons cutting through the air could be heard. Jiang Bai's expression darkened, and he strode into the courtyard: "Little Ping An!"
Zhao Ping'an was startled and almost lost his footing with his backhand thrust, flying outwards. Fortunately, Jiang Bai reacted quickly, pulling him out from behind and stabilizing his stance.
"Your injuries have barely healed, and you're already getting out of bed and brandishing a gun?"
Zhao Ping'an felt a little guilty. In fact, his injuries had almost healed yesterday, and he had gotten up very early to practice martial arts. He just didn't expect his mother to come so early today and catch him in the act.
"Mother, I'm all better now."
Jiang Bai withdrew his spear: "Practicing this spear in a couple of days won't take much longer. If you're not healthy, you won't even have the chance to practice martial arts in the future."
Unable to persuade Jiang Bai, Zhao Ping'an reluctantly put away his spear, dragged himself back to his bed, and obediently took off his clothes.
"I'll give you this medicine one last time. Once you're fully recovered, your mother will teach you some other skills."
"Really?!" Zhao Ping'an was immediately overjoyed.
"Of course it's true, why would I lie to you?" Jiang Bai said while applying the medicine.
Zhao Ping'an's body is truly strange; he has almost fully recovered in just three days. Such a recovery ability is simply astonishing.
"Oh, right." Jiang Bai remembered something: "Today, you'll accompany me to General Lei Ting's mansion."
Zhao Ping'an immediately became excited, sat up, and interrupted Jiang Bai: "It's the person who saved me that day!"
“That’s right.” Jiang Bei patted him on the shoulder: “Lie back down.”
Zhao Ping'an lay back down, in a good mood: "Okay, when shall we go?"
"You like General Lei that much?"
A hint of admiration appeared in Zhao Ping'an's eyes: "This person's martial arts are extremely powerful, I admire him very much."
"Admire?" Jiang Bai chuckled. This kid was rather arrogant.
"In that case, I will take you there in person to express my gratitude."
Just as Jiang Bai finished speaking, Zhao Ping'an took out a jade pendant from under his pillow: "This was given to me by General Lei Ting. He told me to look for him when I had the chance in the future."
He said I was good with a spear.
"Looking for him?"
Jiang Bai glanced at Zhao Ping'an's jade pendant; it was just a simple object. However, she was somewhat curious whether Lei Yun had a penchant for giving away tokens of affection indiscriminately.
I gave her a talisman pendant not long ago, and now I'm giving her a small peace jade pendant.
However, she didn't think too much about it; it was a good thing that Lei Yun appreciated Xiao Ping'an.
"After lunch, we'll go."
With this matter on his mind, Zhao Ping'an was overjoyed and went to Jiang Bai's place early after finishing his meal.
Lei Mansion in the Capital
Jiang Bei arrived at the entrance of Lei's residence with the talisman. Upon seeing the talisman, the guards at the gate immediately showed Jiang Bei great respect and led him into the main hall.
Jiang Bai observed the buildings inside the mansion. Although Lei Yun was famous throughout the world, his mansion was quite simple, decorated like that of a military general's family.
Thinking about this, Jiang Bai felt that Lei Yun was a good courtier. If someone like Lei Yun could help Zhao Ping'an, Zhao Ping'an would have a bright future.
And her idea happened to coincide with Lei Yun's idea.
A short while later, Lei Yun came out from the inner courtyard. He was dressed in black, and although his face was only in his teens, it was full of composure and maturity.
"Sister Jiang," Lei Yun said with a smile.
"Lei Yun".
The steward and guards standing nearby were quite surprised. Apart from His Majesty, this was the first person who dared to call the general by his full name, and the general was not angry.
Jiang Bai didn't care about the surprise of others; she tugged at Zhao Ping'an.
“My family is almost fully recovered, and that’s why I’ve come to thank the general for saving our lives.”
Zhao Ping'an stepped forward and knelt before Lei Yun: "This humble subject, Zhao Ping'an, thanks the general for saving my life!"
Lei Yun looked Zhao Ping'an up and down, then bent down to help him up: "It's done so quickly."
"It seems that I was right after all."
He looked at Jiang Bai: "Sister Jiang, you should know that Ping An's physique is that of a martial arts prodigy."
Jiang Bai nodded: "That's right, I understand that."
“If Sister Jiang doesn’t mind, I would like to take Ping An as my apprentice. Such a talent is one in a hundred years.” Lei Yun looked at Zhao Ping An with admiration.
Zhao Ping'an's chest heaved, unable to believe that what he had just heard was true.
Jiang Bai laughed and said, "Our little Ping An also wants to join the army. It's a blessing to be favored by the general."
"Oh? You want to join the army?"
Zhao Ping'an's gaze was firm: "That's right, I want to join the army and become a great general like you in the future."
Lei Yun laughed twice: "Good!"
"Since that's the case, from now on you will be my disciple, Lei Yun's disciple, and the future Great General will be you, Zhao Ping'an!"
Zhao Ping'an glanced at Jiang Bai.
Jiang Bai gave him a push: "Aren't you going to pay your respects to your master?"
"Disciple Zhao Ping'an greets Master!"
"Get up."
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