"Aunt, didn't daddy tell you in the letter?" Zheng Yan'er looked up at Zheng.

"He did, but he said he just wanted to send you to an embroidery workshop to learn a craft. If that was all, why did you run away?" Zheng's tone was full of confusion.

The Zheng family is no longer the same as before. Although the family can make ends meet now, they no longer have the security they had before. It would be a good thing for her to learn some embroidery skills.

When she heard just those two words, Zheng Yan'er's eyebrows twitched and she quickly showed a hint of displeasure, but she quickly suppressed it.

"Aunt, it's not easy to run an embroidery shop. Now the Zheng family has no money, so naturally they have no face. If I go to learn the craft, I will have to work with those poor girls from poor families, getting up early and going to bed late every day. Not only will I work for nothing, but I may even be scolded. Can you bear to let me live like that?"

"But learning is not that easy. Once you have learned it, at least you will have the ability to stand on your own feet no matter what happens in the future, and..."

"So, aunt dislikes me and thinks that I'm taking advantage of the Jiang family?" Zheng Yan'er interrupted Zheng.

The latter was stunned, "Of course not, you are my only niece, I love you so much, how could I possibly despise you and argue with you about these things."

"Really?" Zheng Yan'er showed a touching smile on her face, "Aunt, you really don't mind?"

"Of course." Zheng nodded.

"If that's the case, can I stay in the Jiang family and the Imperial City forever?"

"Yan'er, you..."

"Aunt, didn't you say that Sister Suining did a great job and made a lot of money? I also want to be like her and make a name for myself in this imperial city."

Zheng Yan'er looked at Zheng with full confidence.

"Aunt, when I make money, I will definitely repay you well, and I will also bring my parents to the imperial city to live a good life. Please, don't chase me away, I want to stay."

"How could I possibly chase you away? It's just..." Zheng spoke subconsciously.

"Thank you, auntie. I knew you were the best!" Zheng Yan'er spoke quickly and happily, completely blocking Zheng from finishing her words.

Zheng looked at her niece and wanted to tell her that it was not so easy to make a name for herself in the imperial city. She even wanted to ask her whether it was true as written in the letter that she secretly took away her mother's jewelry when she left.

But after all, she was her beloved niece, so Zheng was a little hesitant to ask. She was also worried that asking would make Zheng Yan'er feel embarrassed.

"Forget it. If that's the case, you can stay at the Jiang family for the time being. I'll write to your father and tell him about it. As for the fact that you came here secretly, don't mention it to anyone else. Don't tell your uncle either, lest he have any opinion of you."

"Okay, I get it." Zheng Yan'er held onto Zheng's arm affectionately, "Aunt, I know you treat me the best. Yan'er likes you the most."

"You!" Zheng reached out and touched Zheng Yan'er's forehead. She felt helpless in her heart, but she couldn't help but smile.

At breakfast the next day, seeing Zheng Yan'er and Zheng chatting and laughing, Zheng's expression also fully recovered. Jiang Suining knew that no matter what the reason was for Zheng Yan'er to come to the imperial city, she had already convinced Zheng.

However, Jiang Suining did not have much time to think about the reasons. The most important thing for her next was Ning Mozhai's matter.

Although many students have built up momentum for Ning Mozhai, he still needs to face the imperial court's inspection.

However, Jiang Suining did not expect that the official in charge of this matter was actually Han Mingzhang.

Although Han Mingzhang is now an editor in the Hanlin Academy and does have responsibilities such as editing and proofreading books, Jiang Suining remembered that in his previous life, this matter did not fall on him.

After asking Lin Qingyuan for help, she found out that it was because Han Nian'an bought the ice from her.

Han Mingzhang did buy the ice for his own use at first, but after the ice was delivered, Han Mingzhang learned that his boss's family was short of ice, so he immediately used the ice to show his courtesy.

Seeing how considerate he was, his boss didn't take his ice for nothing and assigned him the job.

Although this was not a big deal in the eyes of some court officials, for Han Mingzhang, it was the first time he was actually responsible for a matter since he entered the officialdom.

"Master Han, the resting place is ready. Please come in."

In Ning Mo Zhai, Jiang Suining looked at Han Mingzhang who had arrived and welcomed him into a specially prepared room with a smile.

After sitting down and waiting for the tea to be served, Jiang Suining asked Biyun to leave.

"I didn't expect that you are so young, but you are able to run a business like this." Han Mingzhang looked at Jiang Suining while drinking tea. "Although we are sisters, there is a big difference between you and Nian'an."

"Uncle Han, you are too kind. Nian'an and I just have different personalities. I should thank Uncle Han for taking care of Nian'an." Jiang Suining smiled gently, and the gratitude on her face seemed genuine, which surprised Han Mingzhang.

After all, in Han Nian'an's words, Jiang Suining was not such a generous, gentle, and grateful person.

Han Mingzhang held the teacup and looked at Jiang Suining, "I heard that you have been making things difficult for Nian'an, especially this time when buying ice."

"Difficult?" Jiang Suining was stunned. "How could that be? I was just about to thank my uncle for Bing's matter."

Han Mingzhang looked at Jiang Suining in confusion, and the latter explained with a smile.

"When Sister Nian'an came to buy ice, she told me as soon as she saw me that she was following my uncle's wishes to take care of my business. Although the ice in my shop is not difficult to sell, I still want to thank my uncle for his kindness."

Han Mingzhang's face froze. Taking care of business? He had never let Han Nian'an act so arrogantly.

but……

"But she went there for several days before she could buy any ice. How come?"

If Jiang Suining was really grateful, why didn't he sell the ice to them on the first day?

"Uncle, you don't know that the amount of ice is fixed every day, and it was indeed sold out when Nian An arrived. Although I wanted to make an exception, Nian An used her uncle's status to pressure her. In that case, if I sold ice to her, it might spread widely. I was worried that this would be detrimental to my uncle's reputation, so I didn't sell ice to her and reminded her to come earlier the next day. But..."

Jiang Suining sighed and continued helplessly.

"But I didn't expect that even though I reminded him, Nian An would still be late. There were more people in the shop at that time, so I didn't dare to be partial."

Jiang Suining secretly looked at Han Mingzhang. She knew very well how much her father in the previous life cared about his official career.

His long-cherished wish has now come true, and he will never allow anyone to hold him back in his career.

Sure enough, after hearing Jiang Suining's words, Han Mingzhang angrily put down the teacup in his hand.

"Is Han Nian'an always showing off in my name?"

"This..." Jiang Suining looked embarrassed and did not answer. Instead, he persuaded, "Uncle, don't be angry. Nian'an is still young after all. She..."

Before Jiang Suining could finish his words, Biyun knocked on the door.

"What's wrong? Didn't you see that Lord Han and I were talking?" Jiang Suining frowned slightly and looked at Biyun unhappily.

“Miss, Mr. Han, I’m sorry, but it’s Miss Han who’s here.”

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