After the eldest daughter was reborn, the whole family knelt down and begged for forgiveness

Hong Fu said to Qiao Niang, "This secret recipe only has half, so we can't sign a contract with it!"

Qiao Niang reported the news to Ye Jin, who was so angry that he said, "Xiao Xuetang is a talented woman after all, how come she couldn't even copy the secret recipe of the spices completely!"

Qiao Niang at the side said worriedly: "Miss, let's move faster."

"Today, I heard that the young master Yan Xinji seemed to be short of money recently. He said that he wanted to sell the secret recipe to Jun's family. He said that if we don't give him the secret recipe or a deposit within three days, he will have to negotiate the deal with Jun's family."

In the past in the northern part of Jingzhou, the Jun family was the only powerful family and was a sworn enemy of the up-and-coming Ye family. If Ye Jin did not have the support of the Marquis of Yong'an and government officials, he would probably not be able to defeat the Jun family.

Ye Jin's heart skipped a beat, and he immediately said, "I didn't expect that Jun's family would also come to Kyoto. No, I was the first one to take a fancy to the cosmetics and perfume business, and I absolutely cannot let Jun's family take the lead!"

"Take 10,000 taels of silver to Yan Xin Ji and tell them that I am sincere in joining. As for the other half of the spice secret recipe, I will naturally deliver it within three days. When the time comes, we will sign the contract, and this 10,000 taels will be regarded as my share in Yan Xin Ji."

Qiao Niang took a deep breath and said, "Miss, this ten thousand taels is all our property. Do you really want to... invest it all in Yan Xinji? If something goes wrong, how will we survive in Kyoto in the future?"

Ye Jin drank a sip of tea and said calmly: "Don't worry, your daughter is not that stupid. Take the silver and the deed and go to Jingzhao Prefecture to get a certificate to prove that the 10,000 taels of silver are temporarily stored there by us..."

Qiao Niang understood instantly and said, "Once we get the secret recipe, we can get the ten thousand taels of silver back."

"Why do you want to take the silver back?"

Ye Jin asked back, and Qiao Niang was stunned by his question.

Qiao Niang said, "Miss, do you really want to give them ten thousand taels of silver for free?"

A gleam of light flashed in Ye Jin's eyes, and he said, "How much silver do you think all the incense powders in Yan Xinji are worth?"

Without waiting for Qiaoniang to answer, Ye Jin said confidently: "It's no more than 10,000 taels. And I invested 10,000 taels in Yan Xinji by myself, which means that more than half of Yan Xinji belongs to me. Then Yan Xinji will be renamed Ye!"

Qiao Niang's eyes lit up, but she still hesitated and said, "I'm just afraid that the young master Yan Xinji is not easy to get along with."

Ye Jin sneered disdainfully: "We have the official deed. Besides, even if something really happened, would a mere Yan Xinji dare to go against the Yong'an Marquis' Mansion?"

The background behind Ye Jin is unfathomable, and Yong'an Marquis Mansion is just one of them.

In short, in Ye Jin's view, Yan Xinji is already in his pocket!

"Hurry, your fish is hooked!"

In the evening, there was a cool breeze. Xiao Yunni, who was always naughty, insisted on dragging Xiao Xuetang to the lotus pond to fish, saying that it would be a snack in the evening.

Xiao Xuetang originally wanted to refuse, but could not resist Xiao Yunni's persistence.

After the morning, Xiao Yunni used her simple mind to think for a while and found that compared to Xiao Ruoruo and Ye Jin, who were both treacherous, Xiao Xuetang looked cold, but at least he would not plot against her.

after all……

Everyone in the Marquis' Mansion knew that Xiao Xuetang had brought back a lot of good things from the old lady. Apart from Ye Jin, who owned a shop, the richest person in the Marquis' Mansion was Xiao Xuetang!

Therefore, Xiao Yunni felt that the advantages of playing with Xiao Xuetang outweighed the disadvantages.

If Xiao Xuetang knew that she was only entangled with Xiao Yunni because of her spur of the moment reminder in the morning, and that because of Xiao Yunni, her relationship with the second house also improved a lot.

The two of them caught half a basket of fish but eventually released them.

The reason was simple: dinner had already been prepared in the kitchen, and the fish these two had caught were of no use.

Xiao Xuetang and Xiao Yunni went to the flower hall to have dinner together, which attracted a lot of people's attention.

After all, everyone in the Marquis' Mansion knew that Xiao Xuetang and Xiao Yunni had never gotten along. When did their relationship become so good?

Xiao Ruoruo's mouth curled up into a sarcastic smile...

Haha, Xiao Yunni is still as stupid as ever. She ignores the popular Ye Jin and instead tries to curry favor with the unpopular Xiao Xuetang.

Ye Jin just raised his eyelids and took a glance, and saw that Xiao Xuetang and Xiao Yunni seemed very close, and his brows slightly frowned.

As far as Ye Jin knew, Xiao Xuetang didn't have a good relationship with people in the Marquis' Mansion before. How did Xiao Xuetang learn these skills to win people's hearts now?

For a moment, Ye Jin's eyes flashed with darkness, and Xiao Ruoruo took the opportunity to sit next to Ye Jin. The two of them whispered something, and Xiao Xuetang was too lazy to pay attention to them. She just asked Xie: "Mother, hasn't father left the court yet?"

Mrs. Xie didn't expect Xiao Xuetang to take the initiative to talk to her. She was a little flattered and said, "There have been a lot of things going on in the court recently. It seems that there was a problem with the rebels in Jingzhou, so your father came back late."

When Ye Jin, who was originally talking to Xiao Ruoruo, heard the word Jingzhou, his expression flickered.

Previously, the business under her name in Jingzhou had resold medicinal materials under the name of Xiao Yi, and the seal was stamped with Xiao Yi.

But, it has been so long since the incident happened, and I heard that the Regent had killed all the corrupt officials involved. The matter has been settled, and the relevant people have been dealt with. It is impossible for another disturbance to arise!

Mrs. Xie didn't know what Ye Jin was thinking. As she spoke, she placed the peeled water chestnuts on the table in front of Xiao Xuetang and said, "It's so late now, you must be hungry. Eat something to fill your stomach."

The water chestnuts are freshly picked, very juicy and tender, crispy and sweet.

The old lady was very dissatisfied.

"The Marquis hasn't come back yet so late, and you, as the mistress, don't you send someone to ask about it? And you, as a daughter, don't even care about your father, you're worse than Jin'er!"

Before, the old lady was indifferent to Ye Jin, but after Ye Jin agreed to plead with the Queen to save Zhang Hua, the old lady's attitude towards Ye Jin suddenly took a 180-degree turn.

Xie's face turned pale. She was about to send someone to find out what was going on when she saw a servant come back and say, "The Marquis is back."

As they were talking, Xiao Yi changed his official robe into casual clothes and came to the flower hall.

Under the candlelight, although Xiao Yi was over forty, he was still handsome. No wonder everyone thought that Xie had married a good husband.

Seeing that the whole family was waiting for him, Xiao Yi smiled and said, "Mother, I have been busy with matters in the court recently. You don't have to wait for me to eat in the future."

The old lady said, "You are the head of the family, I should wait for you!"

After Xiao Yi sat down, the dishes were served.

Xiao Yi took the clean towel handed to him by the attendant and wiped his hands, then said, "Mother, the court was busy a few days ago, so I didn't ask about Jin'er's affairs, which made Jin'er suffer a lot of grievances."

"Jin'er has not only saved Siwan's life in Jingzhou over the years, but has also been very filial to my husband and me, and has helped to take care of the affairs of the government office. Although she is not a biological daughter, she is better than a biological daughter. I intend to adopt her as my adopted daughter and change her surname to Xiao under Siwan's name. Tomorrow I will ask the elders of the clan to be witnesses. What do you think, mother?"

As soon as the words fell, it caused quite a stir in the hall, and everyone started talking in low voices!

Xie also looked somewhat stunned...

Xiao Yi only said that he adopted Ye Jin as his adopted daughter, but did not mention changing her surname to that of her stepmother!

Even though Xie, who had always regarded her husband as her god, felt a little uncomfortable at this moment.