Rebirth of the Merchant Woman's Revenge

By the time Li Yapo came over with a few little girls, it was already the morning of the second day, and Xie Chengan had already had breakfast and left.

Qian took a quick look at the maids they brought over. They all looked about twelve or thirteen years old and obviously had not grown up yet. It would take two years before Xie Cheng'an could take her as a wife.

"Sister Li, these ones are too young and not suitable. Do you have any older ones?" Qian asked unhappily.

Li Ya Po hastily apologized with a smile. When Nanny Li called her over, she had already guessed what it was for. The ones called over were all the older ones.

"Ma'am, don't look at their small stature. They are all hungry because of poverty or famine. Look, this one is already fourteen years old, that one is fourteen and a half years old, and that one..."

Qian didn't wait for Li Yapo to continue talking. She pointed at a taller girl with fair complexion and asked, "What's your name?"

The girl saw that Qian was pointing at her and immediately took a step forward. Then she leaned over and bowed to her and replied, "Madam, my name is Xiao Cui."

"Well, let's choose her. She looks like she should be capable." When Qian saw Li Yapo pointing at Xiao Cui and saying that she was fourteen and a half years old, she named her and kept her without thinking.

Mrs. Li smiled brightly, "Madam is amazing. She picked the most beautiful girl here right away. Xiao Cui, why don't you thank Madam quickly?"

After hearing this, Xiao Cui immediately knelt down and kowtowed to Qian.

"Thank you, Madam. Thank you, Madam."

Qian asked Nanny Li to take Aunt Li out to handle the formalities, and only then did Xiao Cui stand up.

"Where are your ancestral homes? Are there other people in your family?" Qian asked Xiao Cui with a faint smile on her face.

Xiao Cui lowered her head timidly. When she heard Qian's question, she finally answered with courage, "Madam, my mother taught me to follow the female precepts. I don't know anything else. There is no one left at home."

She lowered her head, so Qian couldn't see her looking around.

Although this yard looks small, the furniture and supplies used seem very good. Has I found a good family now?

Ever since she encountered bandits and got separated from her family, she had been wandering around. She finally met an old woman who took her in. However, she didn't expect that when she woke up, she would find herself sold to a matchmaker by the old woman.

This time, I heard from the matchmaker that this family was looking for a concubine for their young master. Although it was a small family, it was still much better than being a maid.

After hearing her words, Qian felt relaxed and looked at Xiao Cui again. The more she looked, the more satisfied she became. Although she looked thin everywhere, she had big breasts and a big butt, so she must be a good childbearer.

"Well, in that case, you should stay here peacefully and serve the young master well. You will definitely benefit from it." Qian advised her.

"The young master is a scholar, so you must not make loud noises or panic. Nanny Li will explain the other family rules to you in detail later. But you should change your name."

Xiao Cui immediately knelt down again and said, "Please give me a name, Madam."

"Just call me Cui Xi."

"Yes, Madam Cui Xi thanked me for giving you this name."

Qian was very satisfied when she saw her respectful appearance. When these little girls came in just now, she took a liking to this girl at first sight. She hoped that Anger would like her too.

At this time, Xie Cheng'an knew nothing about his mother's arrangements. He was listening to Prince An and Wen Jiaxiang discussing things with a nervous mood.

It turned out that early this morning, just when the morning court session had just ended, Prince An's Mansion received the emperor's edict.

As expected, Prince An's house arrest was lifted and he was asked to go to Jinzhou as soon as possible to arrange disaster relief.

They are now discussing how to deduct more money from the disaster relief funds without arousing the emperor's suspicion.

Obviously, this is not the first time they have done something like this, and they are very familiar with many things.

But when Xie Cheng'an heard it, he felt extremely frightened.

He had heard a long time ago that whenever a disaster occurred somewhere, many officials would make a lot of money from it, but compared with what His Royal Highness Prince An had earned, what they had was nothing.

They wanted to withhold almost half of the disaster relief money for their own use, which is not something that most people would dare to think about.

Even so, Li Junze still felt that these plans were too conservative.

Fortunately, not long after, Wang Zhuo sent someone to deliver a letter, asking Li Junze to go to the Bachelor's Mansion to meet him immediately.

After hearing this, Li Junze immediately knew that what they had just discussed would probably be greatly discounted, but he had to go, so he only left Xie Chengan behind and took the other three to the Bachelor's Mansion.

After all, my grandfather wanted to use Xie Cheng'an three years later.

"Grandfather, you have heard that the imperial edict from our father was delivered to the mansion this morning." Li Junze had a proud smile on his face.

"But you have already entered the palace. Have you met the emperor?" Wang Zhuo was still lying on the hospital bed, but his complexion had improved a lot and he had the strength to speak.

"Yes, after receiving the decree, Ze'er has already entered the palace to meet the emperor."

"Well, although this locust plague is a natural disaster, it is also a good thing for you. It is a good time for you to make merit in front of the emperor. If you do your job well, the emperor will definitely see your goodness."

Wang Zhuo looked at Li Junze's expression very seriously and knew in his heart that he probably didn't realize his current situation.

Seeing Li Junze nod, Wang Zhuo continued, "During your two periods of house arrest, the court officials' attitude towards you has changed a lot. Has Ze'er noticed?"

The smile on Li Junze's face slowly froze. He had been under house arrest in his mansion recently and had not paid attention to these things. However, he could understand without thinking that even many of his diners had left, not to mention the court officials.

"Grandfather, Ze'er understands everything you said. Ze'er will definitely do a good job this time when he goes to Jinzhou." Li Junze understood that as long as he gained the emperor's favor, many of the court officials would take the initiative to show goodwill to him.

"Well, don't always count on your mother to help you maintain your favor. You are old now, and you must have your own achievements to show for it."

Wang Zhuo's words were earnest and Li Junze had heard them many times. In his heart, he was still very glad that his mother was pregnant again at this time.

"Zer knows. I'm afraid I won't be able to attend my father's birthday in a few days, but I've already prepared a gift in advance. It's the scriptures that I copied for my father these days."