Marry a powerful minister and remain a widow?I’m done with the book-wearing female role!

The room is antique and exudes the elegant fragrance of orchid.

Jiang Yuzhu was led in by the maid and mother-in-law, but Mi Shulan still didn't notice it and her eyes never left the portrait.

"This is……"

Leader Xu's information is wrong. Miss Mi's sweetheart is not Xie Zhao, but her fifth brother Xie Xuan.

"Xie Wu?"

In the portrait, the young master holding a scroll is sitting under a peach blossom tree with a leisurely posture. He is staring at the book seriously. Suddenly, a breeze blows and falls in colorful colors.

And under another peach tree not far away, there was a young lady whose face was covered by a veil.

The young lady peeked at the young master shyly, but the young master's mind was on reading.

The painting is extremely smooth, without any sense of dissonance.

"Are you from Jiangnan?"

Hearing the two long-lost words, Mi Shulan stood up and met Jiang Yuzhu's gaze.

She was getting married, and her life and death were uncertain from now on. He was destined to never have the chance to see her again.

No, maybe one day.

Xie Xuan is an official, while the people from Longhu Mountain are prisoners.

The thought that she would see Xie Xuan again in this capacity made Mi Shulan's heart ache.

After calming down, Mi Shulan sent all the maids and wives away, leaving only Jiang Yuzhu to speak.

"Sister, you and I don't know each other, but I think you have a kind face. Can you tell me more about thanking the Fifth Young Master?"

As long as she hears about Xie Xuan, even a little bit of daily things, Mi Shulan feels very happy.

Jiang Yuzhu didn't want to lie, so she said bluntly: "Miss Mi, Xie Wu is already engaged."

As Xie Xuan's third sister-in-law, Xie Xuan is very close to Jiang Yuzhu.

Some time ago, Xie Xuan even asked her for advice on how to send rouge, gouache and other gifts to his fiancée, which shows that he is very satisfied with the marriage.

Xie Xuan's nature is pure and kind, and he is either black or white. Mi Shulan's love is doomed to fail.

"I...I know."

Mishulan calmed down a lot, and she had the urge to talk.

"I've heard rumors that the reason why you don't want to marry is not just because that person is the master of Longhu Mountain, but because your heart belongs to someone else. Why are the rumors and portraits..."

It was said that it was Xie Zhao, but in fact it was Xie Xuan.

They are all from the Xie family, but they are thousands of miles apart.

Mishulan laughed self-deprecatingly and said shamefully: "That's because Li'er is my good sister."

Song Li'er is Xie Xuan's fiancée. The two families have been engaged for a long time. They are just waiting for Xie Xuan to settle down and come from Jiangnan to get married.

Mishulan secretly loves her good sister's fiancé, which feels like she is stealing someone's things and is shameless.

"I have suppressed this thought for too long. I was afraid that others would find out, so I had to declare to the public that the person I like is Mr. Xie."

Anyway, there are a few women from Jiangnan who don't admire Xie Zhao, so she is the only one who doesn't like her, so Mi Shulan feels at ease.

Jiang Yuzhu: "..."

Unexpectedly, something went wrong and Xie Zhaolai took the blame.

Looking at it this way, all the women in the south of the Yangtze River admire him, and there is a lot of moisture in it.

"The Xie family is noble, and we are the right match for the Song family, but the Mi family is just a small businessman. Even if Fifth Young Master Xie is not Li'er's fiancé, I will not tolerate my wishful thinking."

Mishulan talks about the first meeting between the two, and every detail is described in detail.

Mi Shulan said to herself, Jiang Yuzhu lowered his eyes and listened without interrupting. The atmosphere in the room was very harmonious.

In the Mi family's study, Xie Zhao has reached a consensus with Mr. Mi.

"How can I trust you?"

There is a glimmer of hope, but Mr. Mi is unwilling to give up. He is just a precious daughter. How can he save his life when he is ruined by bandits?

Money is something external to the body, let alone food and grass.

Almost every city has a granary of the Mi family. Mr. Mi also has thousands of acres of fertile farmland. The Mi family has nothing but no shortage of food!

Xie Zhao finished a cup of tea and took out a token amid Master Mi's confused look.

A dark token with the word "Thank you" gilded on it.

The gold letter represents Xie Jiazi's noble status.

"Are you Mr. Xie's subordinate?"

Master Mi knelt down with a plop. He had been in Jiangnan for a long time and he absolutely trusted the Xie family!

"Master Mi, there are some things that my master asked me to explain."

Xie Zhao mentioned Team Leader Xu and said that Master Mi was a key part of this plan.

This time, the bandits in Longhu Mountain were eliminated in one go, and the Mi family no longer had any worries.

Master Mi learned that it was related to the soldiers in the camp in the north of the city, and promised: "Please help me tell Mr. Xie that as long as the little girl is rescued, the Mi family is willing to donate the rice in the granary to the northern soldiers for free as military supplies."

"Alright."

Xie Zhao gave Mr. Mi a few words, and when it got late at night, he turned back to see Team Leader Xu.

With huge benefits in front of him, Leader Xu had no intention of sleeping. He was drinking strong tea and calculating the accounts. The servant reported back: "Master, Zhang's nephew has returned from Mi's house."

When Leader Xu heard this, he hurriedly walked out the door and asked, "My dear nephew, how was the conversation?"

"Master Mi agreed."

The head of Longhu Mountain will get married the next day, which is when Longhu Mountain is at its most chaotic.

It’s all planned out, and there’s still time for tomorrow.

Tonight or tomorrow, we must reach a deal with the barbarian.

Leader Xu was surprised at first, then his expression returned to calm, and he asked as if unintentionally: "Nephew, how did you convince that stubborn old man?"

Team leader Xu has visited Mr. Mi many times, but he was kicked out every time.

The two of them are now in a cooperative relationship, and he has the right to know.

Xie Zhao did not hide anything: "My nephew told Mr. Mi that he was purchasing military supplies for the soldiers in the camp in the north of the city, and promised to rescue Miss Mi..."

Mr. Mi has an upright temperament, so he will take advantage of his weakness to deceive.

"Hahaha!"

Leader Xu clapped his hands and laughed, stood up and patted Xie Zhao on the shoulder, praising him, "You have a brain, even an old man like me didn't think of it!"

They used military supplies as an excuse to buy grain and grass at low prices or even for free, and then sold them to the barbarians at high prices. At the same time, they spread the news that there were treasures in Longhu Mountain, attracting the barbarians to fight against Longhu Mountain.

The barbarians fought with the bandits, both sides lost, and all the food, grass and money were taken away.

Xie Zhao's ideas coincided with Leader Xu's.

"Good nephew, if we join forces in the future, why worry about not being prosperous?"

Although Team Leader Xu said this, he had already planned to keep it all when the spoils were divided, so that he would pocket all the 20 taels that Zhang brought and the money that Manzi used to buy grain and grass.

Leader Xu's road was wide. At dawn the next day, someone went to the inn to deliver a message. Someone came to buy grain and grass at a high price.

Half an hour later, the two parties met in the tea room of Master Xu's theater troupe.

The two parties agreed to conceal their identities and covered their faces with black veils.

"Dear guests, they are Mr. Mi's cronies. They are here to sell grain and grass in large quantities."

Team leader Xu didn't get his money in vain, he helped conceal the news and deceived both sides.

He has a good reputation in the industry, so that Manzi has no doubts.

Xie Zhao naturally lied: "The Mi family has grain depots all over Daqi, which makes it easy to collect grain and grass. It can be delivered to the border towns in the north within a month, but the price will be doubled."

When the two countries went to war, Daqi was stabilizing food prices, so food prices did not skyrocket. The price Xie Zhao wanted was very reasonable after careful calculation.