Hearing her firm tone, the intermediary, who was eager to resolve the matter, explained the matter to her in detail.

It was nothing more than a fight between two relatives over the store. In the end, people were injured and bleeding, and it turned into an uncontrollable situation. Later, one of the parties didn't want to cause any more trouble, so they hurriedly sold the store and took the money elsewhere.

He went to hide, so he was anxious to take action.

Hearing this, Xiang Jiuling came up with an idea to let the two families meet again, and she would come to help make peace.

In fact, she didn't say much, she just helped the two families seek common ground while reserving their differences, tried to find a solution, and negotiated a suitable price, which made them less angry with each other. In the end, the two families decided to turn their hostility into friendship and successfully resolved the issue.

The middleman didn't expect that she would solve the problem so quickly, and he couldn't help but feel a little more admiration in his eyes. Xiang Jiuling also got a discount from him, and the price was reduced a lot, saving a lot of money.

As soon as she got the store, she started to renovate it and prepare to open it as soon as possible. After all, the earlier she opened, the sooner she would make money.

The moonlight silently shone on her face through the window. Wen Xi glanced at her face and advised her: "It's been a few days now and it's really getting late. You need to rest quickly. I'll take care of the renovation."

That’s fine.”

"It's okay, there's only one more thing left and it'll be over."

Xiang Jiuling always has a beginning and an end when doing things. If one thing is not finished, she has no intention to do anything else, and it feels like there is something gnawing in her heart, so she has to finish it every time.

Looking at the drawings she drew, Wen Xi was a little surprised. This was something he had never seen before.

The layout drawings she drew were much better than those in the military camp, and every detail was marked. She must have done this to prevent mistakes. He looked at the drawings in front of him silently, thinking to himself that he had learned another trick from her.

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When the candlelight was about to burn out, the sound of the clock was heard again in the alley, and Xiang Jiuling put down his pen.

The next day, she asked Qin Zhenzhen to find out where there were craftsmen who were fair in price and quick in work. She didn't want the kind of craftsmen who took their time, otherwise she would lose more than half of her money.

On one side, Xiang Jiuling was busy renovating the store, while on the other side, Wen Xi was meeting his friend Song Zhiyi at the teahouse.

The two hadn't seen each other for many years, but they only got in touch by chance recently. After meeting, they naturally had a lot to say.

Song Zhiyi drank a cup of tea, sighed and said: "Brother Wen, if you hadn't delivered the letter, I wouldn't have known you were in the capital. You kept it a secret too closely. How have you been doing all these years?"

"fine."

Wen Xi did not talk about his previous escape, but simply talked about what happened in the past few years, his tone was calm, as if he was talking about other people's affairs.

After listening, Song Zhiyi couldn't help but sigh again. He thought that he had suffered a lot over the years and suffered a lot, but his temper had always been like this. He kept many things in his heart and refused to say them. His mouth was like a clam shell.

, if you don’t want to say it, no one else can pry it open.

"I forgot to tell you that the fifth prince is also coming. In order not to attract attention, I asked you to come over first to meet you and say hello to you."

The fifth prince Gu Jinting he mentioned was a student of General Wen. After learning from Song Zhiyi that Wen Xi had come to Beijing, he wanted to meet him.

Back then, he also wanted to help the Wen family, but unfortunately he was not favored and did not have any power. In addition, his grandfather's family repeatedly blocked him from saying anything, so he could only watch the Wen family being wronged and humiliated. Now that I think about it,

, he still had a trace of regret in his heart. If he had spoken in the first place, he would have done his part no matter what.

Now that he saw Wen Xi again, he felt shameless and ashamed.

"Your Highness, there is no need to be like this. Don't take the past to heart. You are not wrong."

Wen Xi's words immediately calmed his heart.

Gu Jinting whispered: "Since you have returned to Beijing, you have made a clear decision to settle the matter of the past, so we must act as soon as possible. However, the situation is now more complicated than before. In order to contain some important ministers, my father has arranged several officials

When they took office, they were friendly and harmonious on the surface, but they were fiercely fighting behind the scenes."

Then, he analyzed the current situation with them and talked about who else was secretly supporting them. He seemed to have a thorough understanding of the whole situation. It seemed that he had put in a lot of effort over the years.

Wen Xi heard this and said: "Thank you very much, Fifth Prince, for your troubles. I am not in the capital. Thanks to your help in the investigation, I actually found out some things outside the capital."

The three of them were discussing in the teahouse box. Xiang Jiuling had already found the craftsman. She said simply and clearly: "Don't worry, everyone, when you work here, you will have three meals a day and a place to rest temporarily. The wages are

It won’t be less, I’ll ask someone to bring you meat pies later.”

meat pie……

When they heard there was meat pie, the eyes of these craftsmen lit up.

They are all hard laborers. Although they often work for those wealthy families, they don't get much good food. Those families think very highly of themselves and treat them like cats and dogs. They just give them a few steamed buns and a bowl of pickles. Where can they be?

What kind of meat and vegetables are there to eat?

With such good treatment, the craftsmen are naturally very active in their work.

Xiang Jiuling showed them the drawing she drew, and they all showed surprised expressions. The drawing was so exquisite and lifelike as to be real. It seemed that the landlady had some skills, so they were even more afraid to do it.

No slightest hesitation.

"You went to buy books?"

Wen Xi came back a little late today, holding several different books in his hand.

He said he wanted to take the imperial examination, so naturally he would not slack off. Xiang Jiuling asked him to wash his hands without asking any questions and would serve dinner later.

Two days later, when Xiang Jiuling went to buy wood from a carpenter, she saw Wen Xi approaching a teahouse with a man. The man was dressed in an extraordinary manner. She couldn't help but feel strange. Didn't Wen Xi say that they were all writing books?

, how come it appears here?

She simply followed her into the teahouse and said to the waiter: "I am the wife of the guest just now. He forgot his money bag at home. I sent it to him. Where is he?"

"Oh, it's the small box at the end. It's right opposite the theater. The show will start soon. Why don't you, madam, stay and watch the show?"

Xiang Jiuling didn't respond and followed the waiter's instructions. When she knocked on the door of the small box, she found that in addition to her husband and the man, there was another man sitting inside. This man was more gorgeously dressed and wore a robe.

The patterned edges are all embroidered with gold thread, which other people can't afford.

Seeing it was her, Wen Xi couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.

"I just wanted to tell you about the store. I saw you coming in from afar, so... I followed you."

Xiang Jiuling spoke frankly, without any change in her expression. She didn't want to hide anything from him, and there was no need to.

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