Xia Tian and Shen Hui were chatting casually, and suddenly he remembered that there seemed to be a cloth shop on Jinshi Street which was Shen Hui's dowry shop.
So he asked, "Sister, is there a cloth shop on Jinshi Street?"
"Yes, there is. It's called Xiuyu Cloth Shop." Shen Hui nodded. Not knowing why she asked this, she asked curiously, "Why are you asking this? Do you want to buy cloth? If you want, I can have someone send it to you directly."
"No, I don't want any cloth. I remember your cloth shop seemed quite big."
"It's quite big, but I have several cloth shops, and this one isn't the biggest."
Shen Hui's biological mother, Cui, was the eldest daughter of a prominent family. At that time, she brought more than a dozen dowry shops as a gift. Even if Shen Hui and Shen Nian each took half, it would still be a large number.
There was also the dowry prepared by the Wu'an Marquis Mansion, including several dowry shops.
"Sister, how is your cloth shop business?" Xia Tian asked in a low voice. Fearing that Shen Hui would misunderstand, he quickly told her about how the shopkeeper Qi sent people to the restaurant to cause trouble yesterday, and also told her about his suspicions about Liu and Shen Ke.
"Don't doubt it, it must be her." Shen Hui's face was slightly angry. "That shop is her dowry shop, and that shopkeeper Qi is Aunt Qi's son. They are all her people."
Her dowry shop was on the same street as Liu's, and the two shops were competitors. How could she not know?
This Liu, it’s not enough to harm her brother, she has started to harm her brother’s wife now. She won’t stop until her brother is dead!
"Although we reported the case to the police yesterday, we have no evidence. I guess Manager Qi will be released in two days." Xia Tian said helplessly.
Having grown up in a society ruled by law, she is really a rookie when it comes to conspiracy and intrigue.
I'm okay at countering attacks, but I'm still not good enough at actively counterattacking.
"Humph, what evidence do you need? You just need to know who did it. You really expect the government to make the decision for you? How naive!"
"Then what do you think we should do, sister?" Xia Tian asked quickly.
Seeing that she was still smiling, Shen Hui angrily said, "You are such a coward. You are being bullied and yet you are still smiling."
"I'm just looking for your advice." Xia Tian quickly patted Shen Hui's hand, "You're in confinement now, don't be angry."
Shen Hui rolled her eyes at her, then, remembering Xia Tian asking about her cloth shop's business, she asked tentatively, "Are you planning to bankrupt Liu's dowry shop?"
"Well, since she wants to close my restaurant, I can retaliate." She hadn't thought of this before, but came up with this idea when she saw Shen Hui just now.
Since Liu won't let her live an easy life, let her lose money first.
"Yes, that's right!" Shen Hui gave an approving look. As her sister-in-law, this is how she should be. What can she accomplish if she is always hesitant?
After thinking it over carefully, he said, "If I want to shut down her shop, I have to cut off her supply. I'll have someone find out where she gets her goods from."
"Don't worry, you should take good care of yourself first. It will still be in time after you are out of the confinement period." Xia Tian said quickly. This elder sister's impetuous temper really hasn't changed at all.
She really just mentioned it casually today and never thought of asking Shen Hui for help.
The main reason was that Shen Nian did not have a cloth shop among his private properties. At that time, he thought that Shen Hui was a girl and the cloth shop was more suitable for her to run, so he gave it all to her.
If she wanted to close Liu's cloth shop, she had to squeeze out her peers, which would be reasonable.
Although she wanted revenge, she couldn't let anyone catch her.
After all, Liu is still her nominal mother-in-law. If she is accused of being unfilial, wouldn't that be a double-edged sword?
This is not cost-effective!
"Well, don't worry about it. I just talked about it, and I don't have to go there myself." Shen Hui said indifferently, "Don't worry about it. I am much more familiar with the cloth shop business than you are."
"Okay. Thank you, big sister, for helping me vent my anger." Xia Tian smiled and thanked her, but still reminded her, "Big sister, just do this within your ability, and don't let her know it was you who did it."
"Don't worry, I don't need you to tell me that." Shen Hui glanced at her. She had never been afraid of such a man in terms of his cunning and level of house fighting.
How could she grow up safely under the watchful eyes of the Liu family and make people fear her? Could she not have some tricks up her sleeve?
Otherwise, do you think that her title of being the eldest lady for more than ten years and the head of the Marquis' Mansion for five or six years is fake?
"Okay, I won't say anything more. Anyway, be careful."
"Well, don't worry." Shen Hui replied.
The two of them whispered for a long time, and Xia Tian also told Shen Hui a brief story about the business competition he knew so that Shen Hui would have a better idea.
With Shen Hui's help, this will definitely be more efficient.
After Bi Yuan saw the two of them finished their whispering, she came in and said, "Miss, the auspicious time is almost here, we should get ready to go."
In order not to disturb Shen Hui's rest, the third-day bathing ceremony was arranged directly in the courtyard of the wife of Ning'an Marquis. Anyway, the two courtyards were not far away.
It would be convenient for both the child and Shen Hui to go there.
Xia Tian didn’t expect time to pass so quickly. It felt like he had only been sitting for a while, and the auspicious time had already arrived.
She smiled sheepishly and said, "Look at me, I've forgotten the time. I said I came to see the little baby, but it's time to go before I even see him."
"Why are you in such a hurry? I'll let you see enough after it's over." Shen Hui urged her with a smile, "You go first. I'll clean up and come back soon."
Chen Lan, Chen Yan and other girls left after seeing the baby. They wanted to say hello to Shen Hui again, but Bi Yuan said that the young lady was tired and needed to rest, so she didn't let them in.
Bi Yuan came back after taking Chen Lan and the others to see the baby. Seeing the two of them talking in a low voice, she tactfully pulled Ningxiang to talk at the door, and guarded the door to prevent anyone from entering and disturbing them.
Bi Yuan was originally Shen Hui's maid who came with her as a dowry. She had known Ning Xiang before in the Marquis of Wu'an's Mansion and they had a good relationship.
When Xia Tian heard Bi Yuan say that Chen Lan and the others had already left, he did not delay any longer and took Ning Xiang directly to the courtyard of the wife of the Marquis of Ning'an.
It is almost the end of September and the weather has turned cold, so the baby's bathing ceremony was arranged in the inner room where it is warmer.
Today, the Ning'an Marquis Mansion invited an old lady from their family who was both blessed with good fortune and longevity to preside over the ceremony and give the baby a bath.
When Shen Hui came over, the auspicious time had almost arrived. Bi Yuan supported her and watched the ceremony from the side. Most of the people watching the ceremony in the room were close relatives.
After the third-day bathing ceremony is over, the third-day bathing banquet outside is about to begin.
Guests came to congratulate them one after another, and Xia Tian also presented the gifts he had prepared.
A pure gold longevity lock and a pure gold necklace.
After the banquet was over, she found Shen Nian, who had also asked for leave to come here.
There was not much time left, so the two went to Shen Hui's yard to check on the baby, but unfortunately the baby didn't give them face and fell asleep.
After the third-day baptism ceremony, the baby was taken back to Shen Hui's yard by the wet nurse.
Shen Hui naturally went back to rest as well.
Shen Nian took a look, gave the little baby a set of fine writing brushes, ink, paper and inkstone, and then hurried back to his duty.
Xia Tian sat for a while. When Liu and the others were about to go back, she said goodbye to Shen Hui and came out.
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