Reborn as a bride, pretending to be virtuous, the prince held his waist and regretted

After hearing this, Gu Xiling was stunned, "Sister Pei, you actually arranged...arranged a concubine for your husband?"

Pei Jiuniang smiled and said, "What's so strange about this? Instead of Wang Shiwen being out there with someone whose background is unknown to me, I'd rather make my own arrangements."

Gu Xiling blinked her eyes. "Since you don't care that Lord Wang has other women, why don't you bring them to the mansion? Wouldn't it be more reassuring to have them under your nose?"

Pei Jiuniang sighed, shook her head and laughed, "Sister Gu, it seems you don't know the bad nature of men. A wife is not as good as a concubine, a concubine is not as good as a secret lover, and a secret lover is not as good as not being able to steal. Especially for a man like Wang Shiwen, who is the worst of the worst, and who thinks about seeking excitement all day long."

"Leaving them outside is the same as stealing. Wang Shiwen finds it exciting. If he keeps them under his nose for a long time, he will get tired of them. Now these two women are left outside. When Wang Shiwen gets tired of them, I will return their indentures to them, give them money, and let them regain their freedom and find an honest man to marry."

Gu Xiling was shocked that this was actually possible, "Sister Pei, thank you for your hard work."

Pei Jiuniang smiled, "It's not hard at all, but it cost a lot of money. After all, Wang Shiwen doesn't like your average looks. When we first got married, we were jealous of each other for Wang Shiwen's favor, and even had a lot of blood on our hands."

"Thinking about it now, it's just too ridiculous and superficial. For a man, I changed beyond recognition and I can hardly recognize myself. But even so, I didn't make Wang Shiwen a better person."

"The incident with Red Lotus made me completely give up on Wang Shiwen. He said he knew he was wrong and would correct it. He was indeed well behaved for a while, but not long ago he started all over again. So I was desperate and didn't hold any hope for him anymore."

"Now Wang Shiwen is just like a living person to me. I am not a widow, and my daughter and son have a father. It's that simple. I don't want to think about anything else. Now I just want to watch my children grow up and save more money."

"By the way, Sister Gu, you said there is a profitable business, what exactly is it? Be sure to tell me, and I will contribute money and effort."

Gu Xiling smiled. Being able to see things so clearly showed that Pei Jiuniang had already "cultivated" well.

"My sister Rong's manager discovered a large jade mine. We will start hiring people to mine the jade mine after the spring ploughing next year. We can sell the jade or make it into jewelry and sell it."

Hearing this, Pei Jiuniang's eyes lit up, "Jade business? Then you can't do without me for this business. My mother's family is in Taiyuan, and there are a lot of jades there. If it is confirmed, I can write to my brother and ask him to help hire a local jade craftsman at a high price to work here."

Gu Xiling's eyes lit up when she heard this. "Sister Pei, whether it's a master or an apprentice, the more the better. I heard that the jade mine we discovered here is huge."

Pei Jiuniang nodded, "Okay, I'll write a letter when I get back. Although my family doesn't do this kind of business, my cousin does. He has jade shops in major cities across the country and also provides jade to some jade workshops. When the time comes, sell it to my cousin, or ask my cousin to help introduce it to others."

"It would be better if you have a way, otherwise we are completely in the dark! Sister Pei, thank you very much. When we are free, let's sit together and discuss what to do."

When she heard about making money, Pei Jiuniang became energetic and waved her hand, "Why wait until you are free? I am free now. I believe that Madam Xie and Madam Yuan will also be free if they encounter a profitable business. Ask the maid to notify them now."

Seeing Pei Jiuniang's decisive action, Gu Xiling nodded and said, "Okay, I have nothing to do all day anyway, if they are free, please ask them to come over."

Pei Jiuniang chuckled, "Let's not talk about anything else, just your sister Rong, she will come even if she is not free. Compared with our three families, the Xie family has the weakest foundation. I guess what Madam Xie wants to do most now is to make money."

Gu Xiling was surprised, then smiled, "Sister Pei is right. Sister Rong does want to make money, and this is what she proposed, but she doesn't have the capital. So she will share the location of the jade mine she found, and then she will have a certain share."

Pei Jiuniang nodded, "This is as it should be. If you don't have money, you have to use your brain more and take more actions. You can always find opportunities to make money."

After a while, the maid went to invite Gu Xirong and Liu Sanniang.

They also brought their children over, and several of them played there, especially liking the fish in the tank.

Because the backyards of several houses are still relatively clean, there are no dirty tricks, and the children are healthy, lively and cute under careful care.

For example, in some families in the capital, there is no peace in the backyard. It is abnormal if several children do not die in a year.

In fact, all women know that it is not so easy for a child to die.

Especially in wealthy families, where they had no worries about food and clothing and had maids and wet nurses to serve them, yet they still had children die young.

Some children may not die young, but they are weak.

The privacy of the backyard is scary.

It is truly a blessing from God that a child without the protection of his mother can grow up alive!

The four of them sat down and started playing cards.

While playing cards, they talked about jade mining.

Gu Xirong was excited, "Sister, shall we start in the spring of next year?"

Now she depends on Xie Jin's salary, and she also owed a lot of money to her mother's family, the Jingyang Earl's Mansion and the Changning Marquis' Mansion.

If there were no additional business, they probably wouldn't be able to pay back the money.

Gu Xirong was arrogant and proud, unable to pay back the money, and always felt inferior to Gu Xiling.

Gu Xiling nodded. "Originally I don't have such a way, but Sister Pei does. I'll write back later. Let's discuss how the four of us can cooperate."

Liu Sanniang smiled and said, "Since you are helping me make money, of course I am happy to do it. Just tell me how much money you want to give, and I will raise the money. If I don't have much, I will ask Yuan Zhen to go to Yunzhou to find my second brother and his wife."

Pei Jiuniang nodded, "Aren't we calling you over to discuss this now? Madam Xie, is the jade mine you mentioned big?"

Gu Xirong smiled proudly and said, "Not only is the jade mine large, but the quality of the jade is also good, some of it can be called top quality. You all have money, and the Xie family is poor, so I will use this information to invest, how do you think?"

Liu Sanniang nodded. "The most difficult part of jade mining is finding high-quality jade. Jade mines with high reserves not only save manpower, but also have good jade quality and can be sold at a high price."

Gu Xiling smiled and said, "Sister Rong provided this jade mine. If it is really as Sister Rong said, the three of us will pay for it, and then the four of us will share the profits equally. How about 25% each?"

"Of course, I will provide the funds for the initial survey of jade reserves. If the jade reserves are small or the quality of the jade is poor, we will redistribute it at that time."

Originally, Gu Xirong wanted 30%, but when she thought about the huge sum of money required, she was worried that others would not agree if she didn’t pay and took so much.

Now Gu Xiling proposed to give her 25%, which was a little less than 30%, but not much less.

Of course Gu Xirong was willing, but Pei Jiuniang and Liu Sanniang hadn't spoken yet, so she couldn't agree directly and secretly observed their expressions.