The legitimate daughter was reborn, and the emperor’s little Jiaojiao went crazy.

Shi Anxia said something to her mother and aunt beside her, then walked towards Xie Ruolan.

She bowed as a junior and said, "Meet Madam Xie."

Although the age difference between them is not that big, General Xie's age and status are there.

Zhao Ruolan was born into a wealthy family and it is true that he had no shortage of food and clothing, but he was often discriminated against in the circle of nobles in the capital.

She had never liked attending these gatherings, but today she came reluctantly because she received an invitation from the Princess's Mansion that specifically mentioned her name and she couldn't refuse.

She planned to sit for a while and then leave, and didn't think about staying for long.

Zhao Ruolan has been living in the border area with her husband since she married Xie Wei for two years. This time she returned to Beijing to celebrate her great aunt's birthday, and she will set off to the border to meet her husband in three days.

Zhao Ruolan hurriedly stood up to greet Shi Anxia, ​​with a somewhat shy expression, "Miss Shi, how come you recognize me?"

Shi Anxia smiled and said, "Didn't Madam Xie recognize me too?"

Zhao Ruolan couldn't help but smile, "Now in the capital, you may not recognize our General Xie, but if you don't recognize Miss Shi who is famous in the capital, then you are blind."

Shi Anxia said sincerely, "Without General Xie defending the country at the border, how could there be the prosperity of the capital and the peace of the northern wing? How could we recite poems and appreciate flowers in this prosperous era?"

Originally, these words coming from a little girl might sound exaggerated and empty. But for some reason, although her tone was plain, every word was powerful and could strike deep into people's hearts.

Of course, if the listener was not Zhao Ruolan, but someone like Princess Chanyu who only knew how to enjoy herself, and was unaware of the cruelty of war and the hardships of the frontier, then it would be useless.

Maybe people will even roll their eyes at you, thinking that you are just talking big and talking nonsense.

But it’s different when the listener is Zhao Ruolan.

Her husband was a general, and she and her husband lived in the frontier for two whole years. She knew better than anyone how hard, cold, miserable, and heroic life there was.

As a result, Zhao Ruolan began to have a good impression of Shi Anxia.

The two of them sat down slowly.

The maidservant beside Zhao Ruolan felt as if she was facing a great enemy and immediately moved closer to her wife.

Shi Anxia smiled with her eyes bent, "Madam Xie, your maid is really protective of her master. She's afraid that I'll eat you."

Zhao Ruolan then turned his head and found the maid Xiangli close behind him. He couldn't help but smile, "Xiangli, don't be nervous. Miss Shi has no ill intentions."

Shi Anxia sneered in her heart. I have no ill intentions, but you are not a good girl. This girl is really ungrateful.

She didn't show it on her face, and said gently, "Madam Xie, to be honest, I have a batch of An porcelain that I want to sell to Wanzhou. I wonder if I can get in touch with your family?"

Zhao Ruolan was quite flattered when he heard this.

She had learned enough about how much the nobles in the capital looked down on businessmen.

The family she married earlier was not from the capital, but a prominent family in Wanzhou, and their ancestors had produced several high-ranking officials.

However, because their descendants were not ambitious and lost their titles, they could not survive in the capital, so they all moved back to their hometown in Wanzhou.

That family was ridiculous. Just because she had helped her grandfather with a small favor in his early years, they wanted to repay the favor and insisted on having her aunt marry into their family to bring good luck to the sickly man.

Her aunt was a stubborn person and ran away overnight. Now no one knows whether she is dead or alive.

My grandfather sighed and felt extremely miserable.

In the end, it was she, the eldest granddaughter, who took the initiative to marry for her aunt. At that time, she was only fourteen years old and had not yet reached the age of marriage.

On the night of her wedding, the short-lived woman died before the wedding wine was over.

The family also said that she was unlucky in marriage.

Her reputation as a husband-killer directly affected the marriage plans of all the daughters in the Zhao family.

There were those with mean tempers who naturally blamed and scolded her; but most of the girls in the Zhao family understood her situation and knew her difficulties.

Nowadays, more than half of the girls in their Zhao family either find a son-in-law to marry into their family or simply do not get married and follow their men in business.

The reason why she was able to escape from the vampire family and marry General Xie was not only because of General Xie's strength, but also because of the help of the Zhao family.

That family used to use her dowry and the money from her Zhao family, but they always looked down on those who did business.

They kept saying, "You Zhao family are a lowly family!"

Therefore, she has always known that these so-called nobles like wealth, glory, gold and silver, but look down on business, thinking it has a stench of money.

It was the first time that Zhao Ruolan heard a noble lady talk so frankly about finding a way to sell porcelain in Wanzhou. It was also the first time that he saw true respect from a noble lady.

She responded softly, "Miss Shi, how many An porcelains do you have? Do you need to transport them by water? Our Zhao family has water cargo ships and a porcelain shop in Wanzhou. Not only Wanzhou, but also Suzhou and Huizhou. As long as the quality can be guaranteed, everything else should not be a problem."

Shi Anxia could hear Zhao Ruolan's sincerity. This was not just a perfunctory remark for ordinary social occasions. It was a real arrangement that could be made and he wanted to join hands with her to do business.

With a smile in her eyes, she said, "I feel relieved after hearing what Madam Xie said. The An porcelain we sell are all top-quality goods, and we even have rare varieties that are hard to find on the market. When you are free some other day, can Madam Xie come and take a look for me?"

"Okay." Zhao Ruolan agreed readily, "However, I will be leaving for Southern Xinjiang in three days. Miss Shi, please make arrangements as early as possible, so that I can leave enough time to inform our cousins ​​in charge of this line in our Zhao family."

Shi Anxia sighed secretly, Mrs. Xie is such an honest person!

She originally started the topic with business to get closer, thinking they would have something in common and could chat more conveniently. But she didn't expect that she would end up doing business in just a few words.

Still a big business!

This business is going to reach Wanzhou, Suzhou and Huizhou, so why should they worry about having no money to spend?

If An Xia approached Zhao Ruolan just because she wanted to resolve today's trouble, now she really wants to make friends with her.

As expected, there is no skill in chatting and making friends, sincerity is the killer skill. She said sincerely, "Mrs. Xie, please don't call me Miss Shi, how about calling me An Xia?"

There were ripples in Zhao Ruolan's heart.

Although she was weak-willed, not competitive, and not good at talking, and didn't know how to talk back when scolded, she had a clear mind.

She can tell which people are smiling but hiding a dagger, which people are soft-spoken but cunning, and which people are clear-headed and innocent and speak without meaning anything.

For example, the maid Xiangli she brought today is the granddaughter of Mother Jiang from her great aunt's courtyard.

This maid... She felt that she had to talk to her great aunt when she got back, saying that she was too smart and could not be used.

On the contrary, the lady before her was different from everyone she knew.

Innocent? No, this is clearly a girl with a plan.

But there is the most sincere kindness in this girl's eyes, which makes people trust her for no reason.

And Zhao Ruolan clearly felt that the girl came to talk to her not just to discuss Anci's business.

It was also like... protecting her? She couldn't be sure about that. She just had a hunch that the other party had no ill intentions.

Zhao Ruolan thought for a moment, then smiled slightly, "Anxia, ​​then don't call me Madam Xie, how about calling me Ruolan?"