The widowed sister-in-law is embarrassed, she criticizes the villain like he only wants to be a love

Jiang Ci's cold eyes stared deeply at Yan Shu for a while, making her feel uncomfortable all over.

She asked, "What do you want from me?"

Without saying a word, Jiang Ci took her hand and led her to the dowry. His slender hands gently pressed on her shoulders and asked Yan Shu to sit down.

He lowered his eyes slightly and carefully wiped her long hair with the dry handkerchief in his hand.

"Sister-in-law, there's no need to hide from me. Although I like you, I won't force you to respond. You just need to follow your own will. If you want to treat me as your younger brother, that's fine."

During this time, he also figured out the little fox's thoughts. It was not that she had no intention of him, but that she had no confidence in him.

Her character looks bright and gentle, but in fact she is soft on the outside and strong on the inside. She is very rational and opinionated, and she is an extremely insecure person on the inside. Perhaps his identity is the biggest gap between the two at the moment.

Since you can't rush for success, then try to make her let go of her grudge slowly. As long as she doesn't avoid him, things will be much easier to handle in the future.

Yan Shu subconsciously clenched his hands on his knees.

She raised her eyes and looked at the young man in the bronze mirror. He was standing quietly behind her, looking a little lonely.

"Jiang Ci, you are a very good person. Sooner or later, you will meet someone who truly matches you. When you are a few years older, you will understand what I am saying."

After all, her soul is already an adult, and she can't convince herself to believe the promise of a 16-year-old boy. Maybe his friendship is true at this time, but the future is too variable. In the highly developed and gender-equal world of the 22nd century, Even in this era, it is impossible to have two people for a lifetime, let alone this kind of ancient times where men are superior to women.

She must not risk the rest of her life on the love of an emperor.

Jiang Ci chuckled and looked at Yan Shu through the bronze mirror.

"Sister-in-law, you sound like someone who has been there before. You have never liked anyone before. How do you know that my feelings for you will definitely change?"

Yan Shu thought that he had been single for 25 years and gained his experience from TV and friends around him.

But she didn't want to admit that she actually knew nothing about relationships.

"Who says I haven't liked anyone before?"

Jiang Ci's hands twisting the handkerchief were slightly stagnant, and his brows and eyes were a little cold.

"Is it the one in Xinghua Village?"

"Which Xinghua Village?"

"Bai Qi!"

Although he knew that it was the original Yan Shu who liked Bai Qi, he didn't want the little fox to have any memory of Bai Qi.

Yan Shu later realized that the original owner had been madly in love with the young man named Bai Qi in Xinghua Village, and threatened not to marry anyone other than Bai Qi.

It's a pity that Bai Qi hated the original owner so much that she got married immediately after she passed the book. Since then, she has not had any contact with Bai Qi. How could Jiang Ci know about this person?

Yan Shu hurriedly shook his head to clear the air. It was the original owner's fault, and she would not bear it.

"By the way, what's your purpose in keeping that girl from the Cui family?"

Jiang Ci said: "After the King of Qi rebelled, the imperial court cut off all trade and trade in Tongzhou. Tongzhou is a hilly land with poor soil. In addition, all states are experiencing drought this year, and water transportation has been cut off, so grain and official salt cannot be brought in." At the border of Tongzhou, the King of Qi placed his hopes on the Cui family. This girl's father is Cui Yuanzhang, the legitimate son of the second wife of the Cui family in Qinghe. He has a private salt pond and two granaries in Luocheng. This time he came to Luocheng to meet with the King of Qi. The prince makes deals."

Yan Shu did not know much about the internal situation of the Cui family, and Cui Yuanzhang was not mentioned in the original book.

But her eyes lit up when she heard about private salt ponds and granaries.

"When is the transaction?"

Jiang Ci carefully wiped her long hair. Her body always exuded a light floral fragrance, which smelled very good.

"If nothing else happens, the two of us will discuss the matter in detail tonight in the Huaman Building."

"Since Prince Qi is here to buy salt and grain, he must have brought a lot of money with him. By the way, didn't the Sui Dynasty strictly prohibit people from doing private salt business?"

Jiang Cidao: "The Cui family is an imperial merchant. After all, they are a wealthy family with a thousand-year history. The court has always been courteous to them. As long as they don't do anything too extreme, they won't lose face."

This is the same in all eras. Aristocratic families have deep roots, and even the imperial court must be a little wary of them.

"Cui Yuanzhang's cooperation with King Qi is not colluding with the traitors? Mr. Cui must not know about this matter."

"The Cui family's interpersonal relationships are complicated, and even Mr. Cui may not be able to intervene in many things. Especially the relationship between the second branch of the Cui family and Mr. Cui has always been tense."

Yan Shu asked curiously: "I want to hear it, please tell me in detail."

"Mr. Cui is the third eldest among his brothers. He is the second son of Mrs. Cui. Originally, his elder brother was the legitimate heir to the Cui family, but he drowned in an accident. When Cui's eldest son died, Mr. Cui Before he was born, Mr. Cui adopted the bastard son born by his wife into the name of Mrs. Tai. Three years later, Mrs. Tai became pregnant again and gave birth to his second son, Mr. Cui. He was originally raised as the heir of the Cui family. We have regained our original form. This matter has always been a thorn in the heart for Erfang, and the estrangement has arisen because of this."

Yan Shu thought that when he first met Mr. Cui, he was being chased and seriously injured. Listening to Jiang Ci's explanation, it can be seen that there are constant disputes within the Cui family.

"So the purpose of your stay in Luo City is for Cui Yuanzhang's food and private salt?"

These are all good things. Salt was very valuable in ancient times, not only because of the strict control of the court, but most importantly because the purification technology was not skilled enough and the output was too small.

Jiang Ci nodded in response, and Yan Shu smiled and said: "Where is Cui Yuanzhang's salt pond? We will take action tonight."

"It's on a private mountain in the eastern suburbs. It's heavily guarded by the Cui family. It's not easy to sneak in."

Yan Shu thought of Cui Yingying and smiled: "Don't we have a ready-made living token in our hands? Leave this matter to me."

Jiang Ci smiled: "Okay!"

After Jiang Ci wrung his hair, Yan Shu smoothed it with a wooden comb, casually pulled his hair into a bun and went out.

Jiang Ci went to the woodshed on the first floor, where shopkeeper Ma and all the boys in the inn were being held for interrogation.

When Yan Shu came to the stable, Wu Ming and two Xuan Zong disciples immediately greeted him with smiles.

"Miss Yan."

"Where are those two women?"

Wu Ming raised his hand and pointed to a stable not far away.

"There, I'll accompany you there."

"No need, I'll go over and take a look myself."

Yan Shu walked straight into the stable, and a pungent smell hit his face.

She looked at Cui Yingying. Cui Yingying was thrown on the ground full of horse shit and urine. Her gorgeous clothes were already filthy. Her whole person was completely different from the arrogant and domineering young lady just now.

Seeing Yan Shu walk in, Cui Yingying glared at her angrily.

"What are you here for? Do you want to see my girl's jokes? Huh, just wait for me. When my father and brother come, I will pay back the pain you put on me ten times and a hundred times!"

Yan Shu resisted the feeling of nausea and walked to Cui Yingying.

"If I were you, I would save some energy at this time. When the enemy is strong and you are weak, threatening others is more like barking with incompetence!"

Cui Yingying snorted sarcastically: "What qualifications do you, a country girl, have to preach to this girl... Hmm..."

While she was talking, Yan Shu pinched her mandible and stuffed a pill into her mouth.