After rebirth, she became the favorite of the powerful minister.

The rain lasted all night and all day, and by the time the You hour arrived, the night had already fallen dark.

There were no pedestrians on the street, and even if there were, they were all wrapped in straw raincoats, walking hurriedly with their heads down. There were only a few customers in Sanpinju, and the waiters were idle, curling up their sleeves and huddling under the eaves, watching the rain while talking about the big gossip of the past two days.

"Didn't a minor official die in the Maritime Customs before? What was his name? It was said that his wife and her lover conspired to kill him! Now that we have captured the deputy envoy of the Maritime Customs, we know that he was silenced by this fellow!"

"Really?! Isn't this woman innocent? Why did she have to frame someone for adultery when there was nothing wrong with her?" Someone was suspicious. "I've always heard that Lord Yao is wise and fair, why did he close the case so hastily? Oh... It's really unreasonable!"

"It's not Lord Yao's fault, it was the woman who admitted it herself. I heard that the affair was true, and the lover was a waiter at Huajiantang, who was used to coaxing people. How could the woman resist, so they hooked up. Unfortunately, the petty official got into trouble, so he was pushed out to take the blame. The woman saw that her husband was gone, and her lover was gone, so she confessed that it was a conspiracy... and she only asked to die together."

"Confused!"

"Of course! She was lucky enough to have survived. Now she is incarcerated for disrupting public service. Her little daughter has suffered. I heard that she was sent to a distant relative's house. Who knows how difficult her life will be if she lives under someone else's roof..."

The sound of whispers, accompanied by the sound of rain, drifted intermittently into the room where the windows were open.

There was no light on in the house, only the dim light from the daytime outside the window shone into the room. In the dim light, Qin Yongpei was sitting at the table with a teacup in his hand, and a veiled girl was standing by the window. The evening breeze blew across her veil, revealing a crescent-shaped red mark under her right ear.

She raised her hand to smooth the veil that was blown by the wind, withdrew her gaze expressionlessly, turned to look at Qin Yongpei at the table, and said in a gentle voice, but with a hidden sharpness, "Second Prince, Second Prince and I have cooperated for many years. I thought we worked well together and had a consensus to keep a low profile. Now that Si Ping has provoked the Kejing Marquis's Mansion, I wonder if it was your instruction, or if he acted on his own and sought his own death?"

The woman standing with her back to the window called herself Jinsu. She appeared half a year ago and said she was Zhixuanshan's new contact. She had been wearing a veil since the first time they met. When she looked at people with her eyes, there was always a hint of unconscious coquettishness in her scrutiny, and a hint of worldly air.

Qin Yongpei and Zhixuanshan have been cooperating for nearly two years. It is no secret that the Shibosi has been smuggling for many years. Some of the spices are sent to the dark alleys for sale, and some are sent to Zhixuanshan. The person who handed over to Zhixuanshan is Si Ping. Now Si Ping has been arrested. Although Qin Yongpei is sure that he dare not reveal the matter of Zhixuanshan, but without the handover person, the goods from Zhixuanshan will be cut off, and other businesses will naturally be affected.

Qin Yongpei put down the teacup in his hand, sighed and slowly stood up, walked to the window and looked at him, then said, "Miss Jinsu, don't worry. It was indeed Si Ping who took a risk to provoke the Kejing Marquis's Mansion. He was found out by Song Wenyuan for selling smuggled spices in the dark alley. He came to me before. Although I advised him to be patient and low-key for the time being, he was really impatient... But I promise that this is definitely not my intention! In front of the elders, I hope Miss Jinsu will say more good things... As for the person who will take over, Miss Jinsu, don't worry. I will definitely arrange a new person in the shortest time, and will not delay the important matters of Miss Jinsu and the elders!"

As he spoke, a thick stack of silver bills was handed over.

Jin Su lowered her eyes, took it, and without even looking at it, stuffed it into her sleeve with an expressionless face.

The veil was blown by the wind, revealing a slender white neck. The blood-red mark on the neck made the skin look even more like snow and jade. Qin Yongpei subconsciously took another look, but the other party seemed to be burned by the sight, and almost hurriedly pulled the veil to cover the neck, and turned away.

It's so abnormal.

They had worked together many times, but this woman had never behaved so flustered. However, most girls are very particular about their appearance. A birthmark that has no significant impact on their appearance may be a shameful stain in their own eyes... Thinking of this, Qin Yongpei felt relieved. He slowly stepped back half a step to distance himself, and then said, "No offense, please don't blame me. Anyway, this prince will handle Si Ping's matter properly, and it will definitely not affect Zhixuanshan's business dealings."

The initial panic had been well sorted out. Jinsu lowered her head and adjusted the veil that was the same color as her clothes, then turned back and bowed with a normal expression, "In this case, I hope that the Second Prince will keep his promise and do what he said... Otherwise, if the elders blame us, Jinsu will be helpless." After saying this, she bent her knees again, then walked out with her back straight and her chin raised.

As the door opened, the cold wind from outside the window rushed in, ruffling the girl's long hair and lifting her veil, revealing a large, ugly burn scar on her left cheek.

She smoothed her veil nonchalantly, walked downstairs gracefully, and walked out of the door of Sanpinju. When she passed the waiters who were still chatting at the door, she smiled and nodded slightly through her veil, with a seductive look in the corners of her eyes.

The waiters were obviously stunned, and when they came to their senses, they saw the girl had already walked into the rain. Under an oil-paper umbrella with a light-colored lotus flower painted on it, her light pink skirt swayed gracefully, like a blooming lotus in the water, beautiful and elegant.

……

Although Xu Chengjin has set up his own business, the courtyard that belongs to him in the huge Xu family is still vacant. After all, the family is large and powerful. Even if there are many female relatives and children, Xu's father would not do such a thing as occupying the courtyard of the legitimate son.

What's more, Father Xu was just a lustful man. To the young Xu Chengjin, a father who didn't care about him was not scary. What was scary was the mother who might suddenly "fall ill" at any time.

He went to Xu's house only to take away the last thing that belonged to him - a jar of peach blossom wine buried in the courtyard. He buried it the first year after he came down from Zhixuan Mountain. Half a year later, he bought his own house. He did not take the jar of peach blossom wine with him, perhaps hoping that one day he and Yuan Ge would dig it out, find a wall or roof with a good moon, open the jar, and drink.

The dead girl mentioned peach blossom wine today. I’m afraid our wish to dig it together will not be realized, but we have to drink this jar of wine.

He entered the house at night, dug some peach blossom wine and prepared to leave, but he was unlucky. Just as he was about to leave, he saw a woman in a bright red dress standing at the door and looking at him coldly, "What a rare guest..."