After being a widow for half my life, I found out that my husband was not dead.

Returning to Nanhonglou, Liu Yunxiang asked the clerk who stayed here if the remaining goods had been delivered.

"The clothes are ready and have been delivered to the customers, but many customers asked us if we can still open the door."

Liu Yunxiang looked at the Zhongnan Red Building at night. Other houses were brightly lit, but it was deserted.

"If any customers ask again, tell them that Nanhonglou will definitely open its doors again."

After sending the waiter away, Liu Yunxiang entered the room and saw Zijin sitting in a chair with his legs crossed and eating beef jerky, looking comfortable.

"Have you changed the dressing today?" Liu Yunxiang walked over, lifted up Zijin's clothes, and looked at the wound on her abdomen. The fine cloth had been removed and the wound was scabbed.

"It's already healed. Hongzhu said that as long as I don't climb the wall and do high jumps for the time being, and don't open the wound, I'll be fine."

"Well, then pay close attention."

Zijin sat up straight, picked up a letter from the table next to him and gave it to Liu Yunxiang.

"Girl, it's from Xizhou."

"Xizhou?"

Liu Yunxiang hesitated for a moment, then thought of who it was, and quickly took the letter. The sender was Lingyu, who was Lu Changan. When she opened the letter, he first expressed his concern.

"Spring has passed and autumn has come, and it has been more than two years in the blink of an eye. I heard that Miss Liu came to Beijin. Although I knew that the girl was smart, I was still worried and cherished her hope."

Next, he wrote about the situation in Xizhou in the past two years. His words were concerned about the country and the people, but most of them were helpless. He even mentioned the current riots. Natural disasters are not terrible, but people's hearts are terrible.

"I have used my father as an example. Although I cannot go to the battlefield like him, I hope to be able to help the country and benefit the people like him. But is it because I didn't see my father clearly before, or he has changed. When all the people are in dire straits, But he only thinks about fighting for power, and even kills powerless people for the sake of merit."

Liu Yunxiang couldn't help but sigh after reading this. The current situation in Da Rong is that there are serious party disputes in the court, civil strife is everywhere, and the people are miserable.

The situation in Da Rong is indeed not optimistic, and she has done her part. The Zhenbei Army separatized the three northern states, at least to ensure that the people in the three states were not affected by the riots and their lives were stable.

Lu Changan in the letter was painful, confused and frustrated. Maybe no one could understand him, so he wrote this letter to her.

Liu Yunxiang thought for a while and wrote a reply to Lu Changan.

"Your Majesty, if you really want to change all of this, then take concrete actions and don't talk about sorrow. You may think it's impossible for a frog to shake a tree, but don't forget that you are not a frog. You are Prince Suping, and you are Lu Changan. , you can do more than you think. Just like me, I never dared to think that I could travel thousands of miles to a completely unfamiliar place, but now that I am here, I will definitely be able to stick to my feet. So the scary thing is not The dilemma at hand is that you don’t have the courage to take this step.”

After writing the letter, she put it in an envelope and gave it to Zijin, asking her to send it to Xizhou.

Liu Yunxiang only said a few words, but she would not have thought of the changes these words would have on Lu Changan, so that by that time, she would regret brushing the clouds away from his eyes.

Autumn is approaching, and many people go to Nanmozhai to buy pens, inks, paper and inkstones these days.

When Liu Yunxiang passed by, there were several students in the shop who were choosing what to bring before entering the examination room. A thin student wearing a plain robe was arguing with Chen Chong.

"I haven't used this inkstone yet, you must return it to me at the original price!"

Chen Chong looked helpless: "How many times do you want me to tell you that we can refund you the original price? But when we sold it to you, it was only four taels of silver, so naturally we can only refund you four taels."

"Nonsense, I've asked other people, and the best Duan Inkstone costs at least ten taels of silver. It's really abominable that you have such a big study and you're deceiving people!" the scholar shouted.

"The prices of Duan inkstones are different. Your square inkstone is cheaper because of its simple style. Furthermore, our boss saw that the woman who came to buy it that day didn't have enough money, so he gave her a discount of one tael and sold hers for four taels. You said ten taels when you came up, but you asked the woman what she said?" Chen Chong explained patiently.

The scholar patted the inkstone on the counter, "She told me it was only ten liang!"

Chen Chong frowned, "Then ask that woman to come over and confront us!"

The scholar's eyes were empty, but when he thought of something, his expression became firm again, and he shouted loudly: "Look, everyone, this Nanmo Zhai shop is really bullying customers. I bought his inkstone and I thought it was not useful, so I took it back." They, they want to pay me more than one and a half silver! Is there anyone doing this business? This is obviously a fraud. Please don’t buy here. If you can’t buy something good, you have to be as reasonable as I am!”

When the students who were currently selecting heard this, they looked at me and I looked at you. They all put down their things and left in a hurry.

Liu Yunxiang took a deep breath and stepped forward. Only then did he see the face of the troublemaker. He looked fair and clean, with triangular eyes, single eyelids, and a mean and unkind look. At this moment, his eyes were rolling around, obviously he felt guilty.

As he walked by, Liu Yunxiang smelled a slightly bitter smell, which came from the scholar.

She didn't pay much attention. She walked to Chen Chong, looked at the scholar and said, "That woman selling rice cakes is your wife, right?"

The scholar frowned, "She... is a servant of my family."

"Servant?" Liu Yunxiang frowned and continued: "Then invite her here. If she says it is ten taels, we will refund you ten taels immediately without any entanglement."

"Retreat immediately? Ten taels?" The scholar's eyes flashed.

"Yes."

Seeing Liu Yunxiang nodding, the scholar hurriedly ran out.

"Boss, these two people must have agreed to work together to cheat money. This is really the first time we have encountered this kind of thing. He looks like a scholar, how can he have such a bad character?" Chen Chong said angrily.

Liu Yunxiang smiled, "The conduct of those who are educated is not necessarily good, and those who are not educated are not necessarily bad. If we encounter such disputes in the future, we must first invite people to the back to speak, and we must not damage the reputation of Nanmo Zhai."

"Yes, little one remembers."

Not long after, the scholar ran in wiping his sweat, followed by the woman, who was carrying a basket. When she caught Liu Yunxiang's gaze, she quickly lowered her head.

"Why are you lingering? Come in quickly!" The scholar shouted at the woman.

The woman hesitated for a moment, then walked in.

"Tell them quickly that the inkstone you bought that day was only ten taels of silver, and ask them to refund me ten taels of silver immediately." The scholar urged the woman.

The woman was still carrying a load, placing rice cakes and green vegetables on one side. The weight made her unable to straighten her waist. She must have been urged by the scholar to run all the way. At this moment, her forehead was covered with sweat and she was panting.

Liu Yunxiang walked over and poured a cup of tea, "Put down the pole first and come over and have a sip of tea."

The woman still didn't dare to raise her head, so she slowly put down the pole and shook her head, "I'm not thirsty, so I won't drink."

Liu Yunxiang still put the tea cup into the woman's hand, "No hurry, let's take a sip of tea to catch our breath."

"What are you drinking tea for? It's delaying my business. Stop dawdling and tell them quickly!" The scholar pushed the woman anxiously.

The woman was holding a teacup in her hand. The water in the cup spilled onto the ground. She quickly bent over and wiped it with a handkerchief.

"I……"

"Say it!"