Spoiling my mistress and swallowing my dowry? After my rebirth, I changed my marriage to a powerful

"Go quickly, I'm busy too." Mrs. Tu was happy in her heart, but she said angrily, "How can I have so much time to watch the door for you?"

Hongshu went to the toilet in a flash. Tu said to Zhang Qing, "Hurry up, go in and look for him."

Xie Zhaozhao's study was locked with a metal spring lock. There were two copper plates in the lock. Without a matching key, it was difficult to open.

Zhang Qing had prepared an iron rod that was as thick as a thumb and two feet long. He used the lock to bend and pry it open, using all his strength to finally break the lock.

Zhang Qing's hands were shaking, but Tu couldn't care less. Hongshu might be back at any time, so they had to hurry.

Xie Zhaozhao's study was very simple, with an ancient and solemn desk. On the desk were a pen holder, inkstone, pen washer, water dropper, pen licker, ruler, paperweight, etc., as well as an incense burner and a copper bottle.

There was an antique display shelf at the back. Tu looked at the cabinet underneath the shelf with sharp eyes and immediately opened it. The first layer was full of calligraphy and paintings and ancient books, and the bottom layer contained two boxes.

She opened the box, which was full of papers. She took out a piece of paper and looked at it, then immediately opened another box.

Wow, it’s also a box of identity deeds for the palace soldiers. Joy suddenly surged in my heart.

"Zhang Qing, hurry up and take these two boxes away."

The box was not big and not heavy, so Zhang Qing could carry it all away by himself.

Tu was still thinking about stealing some antique treasures when she heard Hongying's voice outside the window, walking and talking to someone: "I don't know what went wrong in last night's meal. I'm about to die of diarrhea."

Another one said, "Oh, Sister Hongshu just went to the toilet as well."

"Ah, then doesn't that mean no one is looking at the study?"

Hearing the footsteps coming from the west corridor, Tu didn't care anymore and said to Zhang Qing, "Hurry, run from the east corridor."

The two of them ran out of the east corridor. When they got out of the east corridor, Tu heard Hongying shouting, "Who opened the door of Madam's study? Hongshu, Hongshu, hurry up, get someone to surround this place and check if Madam's things are missing. Go after them."

Zhang Qing and Tu had already run to the small garden outside Qingpu Courtyard. Hongshu shouted from behind, "Go to the front yard and block the door. Don't let the thief escape."

They were female soldiers with great physical fitness. Zhang Qing and Tu had nowhere to hide. Tu simply said to Zhang Qing, "Hide in the toilet in the garden. I'll deal with it."

Zhang Qing heard the footsteps of people chasing him from behind, and panicked. He didn't know where to go and didn't brake in time. With a plop, he fell into the pit of manure.

This toilet in the garden is used by the servants in the mansion to go to the toilet after work. It is a deep inverted trapezoidal pit built with blue bricks in the toilet, which is cleaned only once in a while.

Zhang Qing fell inside but didn't dare to make a sound. Although the two boxes in his hands were not heavy, he still had to hold them up with both hands.

The pit was waist-deep, and he fell in, never mind...

***

At this time, in Yancheng, 500 miles away from the capital.

Tea house, top floor, private room.

Xie Zhaozhao looked at the person in front of him.

The man in front was tall, with broad shoulders and back, a rough face, rough dark skin, and a beard.

It was the same person I met when I was assassinated on Yongfeng Street in Beijing!

"My name is Ren Jialin. Thank you for your trust, Madam!" the bearded man said, "Today, I have reserved the entire teahouse. Madam, please feel free to speak."

"Hero Ren?" Xie Zhaozhao smiled slightly. This man looked upright and honest, and indeed looked like a hero wandering the world.

"Madam, how are you?" Ren Jialin clasped his fists. "I received Jin'an's letter and rushed to the capital. I didn't expect to encounter an assassination attempt."

Why did Ren Jialin happen to appear when they were assassinated that night, and why did he kill so many assassins while wearing a mask?

How did he chase her to Yancheng and find her?

Both parties understand that there are not so many "coincidences" in the world, and it is a tacit understanding.

She and Ren Jialin had never met in her previous life, and this was the second time they met in this life. Seeing him up close this time, she felt that he looked familiar, but she couldn't remember where she had seen him before.

After they were seated, tea and snacks were served. Ren Jialin held up his sleeves with one hand and served the tea with the other.

The movements are natural, not vulgar, and are unrestrained and unpretentious.

Xie Zhaozhao had an idea in mind.

"A peerless master, full of integrity, chivalrous and righteous, serving the country and the people. I sincerely admire Master Ren!" Xie Zhaozhao said to Ren Jialin sincerely, "I asked Jin'an to call you here because there is an important matter that needs you to plan."

It’s planning, not cooperation!

"Ma'am, please speak."

"I want to take over some states in the north, mainly the salt wells." Xie Zhaozhao didn't beat around the bush. She chose him and trusted him from the beginning.

Sometimes the more beautiful the words are, the more suspicious they become.

Ren Jialin didn't expect that she would tell him her plan directly and was extremely surprised.

But he didn't ask nonsense questions like "Why do you trust me?" After a moment of silence, he said seriously, "Is this what you and Jin'an meant?"

"Yes, no one else knows, because -" Xie Zhaozhao took a desperate gamble, "The Wei family is too powerful, I don't want to drag down the Xie family or Elder Gu."

Ren Jialin was really shocked this time!

He didn't speak for a long time, slowly digesting Xie Zhaozhao's meaning.

Xie Zhaozhao wants to take the northern land and salt wells. What is she going to do? Use the materials to fight against Wei? Strike at Wei's arbitrary control over the materials?

Or should we take the Northland and confront the Wei family’s toughest army?

Either way, it is a huge matter.

How can she, a woman, succeed?

Xie Zhaozhao said: "I don't know if I can succeed, but I want to do it."

"What if it fails?" Ren Jialin asked.

"At worst, I'll die!" she said lightly.

"This requires a lot of people, a lot of money, and a lot of food," Ren Jialin said. "In the end, it may all fail."

"I do not regret."

If she didn't make any plans, the Wei family would not let the Xie family go, and the result would be similar to that in the previous life.

Ren Jialin pondered for a while, drank the whole pot of tea, and said, "Okay, I agree."

Xie Zhaozhao knew that things would definitely go smoothly. Although she didn't know what kind of grudge Ren Jialin had with Wei, she knew that Ren Jialin had endured hardships for many years and had slaughtered the entire family of Cheng En in one fell swoop in his previous life, so he must have a deep blood feud with Wei.

She was a woman, frail and delicate, and she even gasped after walking a few steps, but she had a fire in her heart, and instead of waiting to die, she decided to give it a try.

The old lady of Pingyang Marquis’ Mansion, Mrs. Tu, Xie Xiangxiang, Guan Yingying…even Gu Chengyan was just an accomplice. The real mastermind behind all this has always been the crown prince and the Wei family of Duke Cheng’en!

She had a pleasant conversation with Ren Jialin and went straight into the plan without any delay.

He knew everything about the entire continent, whether it was Daqian, Uighur, Xixia, Dongli, Nanzhao... and the thirty-six states in the north. He was truly worthy of being the hero who killed the entire family of Cheng En in his previous life. He had done very thorough preparations.

Working with him will add even more power. With him and Gu Chongjin, the plan in the north can be launched.

He is not only proficient in both civil and military affairs, but also a living map, and has extremely harmonious relations with all walks of life in the world.

He could even find a place to make the most sought-after and forbidden iron tools.

Those who understand need no further explanation.

Xie Zhaozhao said: "Now, I need your help to solve a small matter first, that is, the Pingyang Marquis's Mansion may want to sell my 400 dowry soldiers..."

Before leaving, Ren Jialin said sincerely: "No wonder Mr. Yin admires you so much. I admire you too."

He stood up and waved to the people upstairs. Soon, someone came up holding a box.

Ren Jialin pushed the box towards Xie Zhaozhao.

"Open it and take a look!" Ren Jialin pouted nonchalantly and said with a smile, "A gift for meeting you!"