My house was confiscated and I was exiled. I emptied the emperor's warehouse and fled.

In the city of Youzhou, the upper hall of the Zhao family villa.

Yan Dong bowed and presented a box, "Madam, Third Master learned that you wanted to open a shop, so he asked me to give you some initial capital. Please accept it."

Zhao Keyan smiled happily after hearing this. "Thank Third Master for me, but I don't need the money. I still have a lot of savings and money in my savings bank, which is enough for me."

She was satisfied that Qin Mu had such thoughtfulness.

Yan Donggao took a look and deliberately gave a bitter smile: "Third Master, there is no precedent of taking back the things he gave away in the same condition, so please don't embarrass me."

"Okay then. I'll take it first." Zhao Keyan took the box to prevent Yan Dong from being held accountable for his poor performance.

Yan Dong nodded with a smile, and then said: "The Third Master also said that if necessary, you can purchase goods from the Weaving Department and open a cloth shop. Of course, if you have other plans, you can also do it according to your own wishes."

Zhao Keyan couldn't believe her ears. She didn't expect that the Third Master, who was so cold to her, would take her affairs to heart!

She was so excited that her heart was pounding. It took her a long while to pull herself back to her senses. "That's great. I just wanted to open a silk shop, but I just don't have a source of goods."

Cloth is a necessity for the people and the demand is strong. Running a cloth shop is a sure-win business. But Zhao Keyan is targeting the high-end market and needs silk from the south and fur from outside the Great Wall.

She has been looking for supply channels these days, but has not had any results.

Qin Mu saw the meticulous care that Zhao Keyan gave him during his recovery period. After hearing about this, he took the opportunity to express his gratitude.

The Weaving Department has special purchasing channels, so allocating some goods to Zhao Keyan is not a big deal at all, but for Zhao Keyan, it solved a big problem.

With great excitement, she went with Yan Dong to the Weaving Department to negotiate with Qin Ruoshan. At the door, she happened to meet her cousin Zhao San Ge, who was also looking for Qin Ruoshan.

The dyeing workshop that Zhao San Ge had cooperated with the Weaving Bureau had already been on the right track. This time he came here to expand the scale and open a dyeing workshop in the Weaving Bureau's branch in other places.

The two met and exchanged a few words, then went to find Qin Ruoshan together.

Long before Yan Dong went to meet Zhao Keyan, he first came to the Weaving Bureau and talked to Qin Ruoshan about the matchmaking, and got her approval.

Brother Zhao San had already expressed his intention and had been campaigning for this for quite some time.

Therefore, Qin Ruoshan, who was handling official business, knew exactly why the two of them came, and stood up and went to the main hall to receive them.

Today's Qin Ruoshan has been reborn. She is no longer the daughter of a bastard of lowly status. As the first female official in the Qin family's officialdom, she has developed an aura that exudes intimidation without being noticed.

Because of Su Yunwan, she and Zhao Keyan were not strangers. For a period of time in the past, she was often with Su Yunwan.

She took off her professional mask and received Zhao Keyan as she always did, without any difference due to her changed status, which made Zhao Keyan feel like she was in spring breeze.

Amidst the laughter and chatter while reminiscing about the past, the supply matters were easily finalized.

Brother Zhao San's business also took advantage of this favorable situation and reached a branch cooperation.

When he was leaving, Zhao Keyan noticed that he was absent-minded, so she asked, "Third brother, what's wrong with you?"

"Nothing, I was just absorbed in thinking about something." Third Brother Zhao concealed his smile.

He had never seen Qin Ruoshan so approachable, and his heart was beating uncontrollably.

However, the gap in status was so huge that he didn't even have the courage to take a step forward.

Miss Qin Si is so outstanding, I wonder which boy can be worthy of her.

At this moment, he was extremely envious of his cousin who was able to transcend class and achieve her dreams.

*

At night, Zhao Keyan told her family that Qin Mu had sent people to help her and was determined to open a silk shop.

As for the box, she did not open it, nor did she tell her sister-in-law about it in front of her, so as to avoid making her jealous and worried.

After listening to her, Sister Zhao said, "What's the big deal? You are already familiar with Miss Qin Si. It is because of you two sisters that Brother Zhao San can run his dyeing factory so prosperously. As long as you ask, Miss Qin Si will definitely agree."

Zhao Kerong said seriously, "You can't say that. Third brother has his own abilities. And the Weaving Bureau is a government office. How can you easily curry favor with it?!"

Zhao Keyan's face was slightly angry: "That's right! Sister-in-law, don't overestimate us two sisters. People still need to know themselves."

Mrs. Zhao was ridiculed and felt ashamed and annoyed: "What's wrong with what I said? If the Third Master really wanted you to do good, he would let you do the salt and iron business instead of just giving you a few pieces of cloth to send you away."

At present, the salt and iron business is the most profitable industry, and is uniformly mined and sold by the imperial court.

Within Qin Junyi's sphere of influence, all salt and iron businesses are naturally under the control of the Qin family, and only merchants with licensed qualifications can engage in sales.

Brother Zhao runs a restaurant, serving as both the boss and the chef. He comes home every night smelling heavily of cooking oil fumes. Sister-in-law Zhao secretly dislikes this and has long wanted him to stop cooking and just be the shopkeeper.

But the ancestral craft cannot be lost, and Brother Zhao himself also likes to cook, so he did not do as Sister Zhao wished.

Mrs. Zhao was very upset but could do nothing about it. If Zhao Keyan could obtain the salt and iron monopoly qualification, the entire Zhao family would be able to change its appearance and become prosperous!

The more Mrs. Zhao thought about it, the more she felt that her two sisters-in-law were not up to the mark, especially her younger sister-in-law. A great opportunity was right in front of her, but she didn't know how to fight for it at all.

Fang was furious and shouted at Mrs. Zhao, "How dare you! Kneel down!"

Mrs. Zhao shuddered, and the painful memory of being disciplined by her mother-in-law when she first married into the Zhao family a few years ago came to her mind. She immediately knelt on the ground, looking towards Brother Zhao for help.

Brother Zhao looked reluctant and wanted to plead for mercy, but as soon as he opened his mouth, Fang yelled, "Shut up!"

Brother Zhao had no choice but to spread his hands, unable to help.

Fang took a deep breath, suppressed her anger, and asked her two daughters to leave.

Soon, only the son and daughter-in-law were left in the house.

Fang said, "I see your ambition is growing. My Zhao Family Temple is small and cannot accommodate a big Buddha like you!"

"Mother!" Mrs. Zhao was horrified and quickly admitted her mistake and begged for forgiveness.

Fang gave her son and daughter-in-law a severe beating, and said that she would stay in the other courtyard and set new rules for her daughter-in-law.

In the following days, the entire Zhao family was shrouded in a haze.

Zhao Keyan was busy with the business preparations during the day, and moved to stay at the general's mansion at night instead of staying at her parents' home.

In the Beiling Village Palace, the Third Aunt saw that Zhao Keyan had not returned for many days, so she sent someone to the city to call her back to stop her from playing around.

When Zhao Keyan saw the visitor, she tried to evade the request by saying that she was running a dowry shop.

When the Third Aunt heard the report, she was so angry that she almost threw the teacup on the table.

The personal maid Caiyun soothed him softly, and finally asked, "Do you want to pass on a message to the Third Master?"

"No, don't bother him with these trivial matters." The third aunt rolled her eyes and stood up, "I'm going to talk to the princess."

Maid Caiyun: "......"