Minglan is reborn, this time with no regrets!

At night, Zhu Manniang took advantage of Mei'er's sleep and sneaked to Jiying Lane alone, wanting to find a gatekeeper who was on guard at the gate of Sheng's house to see if she could find out anything.

As soon as she arrived nearby, she saw a well-dressed woman coming out and walking towards Zhuque Street. It was late at night and foggy, so Zhu Manniang couldn't see clearly, but she felt that the woman looked very familiar.

"It seems to be Madam Zhou from the Sheng family?" She murmured to herself...

Back then, it was thanks to this Madam Zhou who hid her in the inn that she had the opportunity to hook up with Sheng Changfeng. The two were about to get down to business that day, but Sheng Changfeng's father interfered, forcing her and her eldest brother to flee overnight, fearing that they would be caught by Lord Sheng and have their relationship ended privately.

Fortunately, her brother was very smart. He took her out of Beijing to avoid the limelight and came back. He found out Sheng Changfeng's whereabouts and created an encounter in a tile house he often visited, and finally tied the red knot of marriage.

In order to avoid repeating the same mistake, Zhu Manniang asked Sheng Changfeng to keep it a secret, and tried every means to persuade him to buy this dark house. Finally, she gave birth to two children before she got a boy. Zhu Manniang felt that she was safe now, so she began to ask Sheng Changfeng to take her and her son home, but Sheng Changfeng refused no matter what.

Zhu Manniang is naturally going to be troubled. Sheng Changfeng got a girl named Meier from Shengfu in order to appease and monitor her. Zhu Manniang originally thought it was an extraordinary character. As a result, she found that Meier did not work. It would be to tease Mei Er while Manniang did not pay attention, and Meier always made something to make trouble when the young couple were intimidating. Zhu Manniang, who came, knew that this Meier was definitely unclear as Sheng Changfeng.

So, she decided to go all out and made Mei'er drink three bowls of safflower, which completely destroyed her ability to have children and she would never have the chance to compete with her again.

This incident made Sheng Changfeng angry for more than half a month, and in the end it was the two children who helped Zhu Manniang to get back together.

But even though Manniang had Changfeng under his thumb, he still refused to tell her everything about his family. Mei'er agreed with him, but Zhu Manniang just didn't believe it.

Just when she was anxious about how to get into the house, an acquaintance moved in from Tianshui Lane. She recognized him at a glance as the boy "Zhi Que" who had led her there. She visited the house several times under the pretext of taking her child to hang out. She found that the house was simple, with only an old woman and two or three servants. There were two horses, but no carriages were seen. It was absolutely impossible for a servant to live like this, but if he was said to be the "legitimate son of a marquis's mansion", Zhu Manniang would never believe it.

Although the boy looked elegant, he always asked doctors for help every other day, which made him look nothing like a son of an official like Sheng Changfeng. In addition, Sheng Changbai appeared in a carriage not long after, and he looked so magnificent. In comparison, Zhu Manniang was more convinced that the boy named Zhique was a person who depended on Changbai for a living...

While her thoughts were wandering, Madam Zhou had already turned into a remote alley. Zhu Manniang came to her senses and followed her.

Not long after, a round figure walked in from the other end, and looked like a man.

[Are you trying to see a live sex scene?] Zhu Manniang hid in a pile of chicken coops and watched from the dark.

Madam Zhou pulled out a large pile of deeds from her sleeve and said to the man, "Mr. Xu, take a look. These are all shops and fields in good locations."

Xu Yuanwai gasped: "So many?! Could it be stolen goods?"

"Nonsense! Do you think I'm a thief?"

"Madam, you may not look like that, but what decent lady would sell so many acres of land and shops at once? Let me ask you, which family are you from?"

"It's just business. Why are you asking so many questions? Who I am from has nothing to do with this?"

"Of course it is related. If it is not your own thing and I spent real money to buy it, and then I am arrested by the government, where can I go to seek justice?"

"You can rest assured that these are all innocent items, not stolen goods."

"Then tell me, madam," Mr. Xu took out a piece of paper from the documents and asked, "How much rice can the paddy fields in Bali Village produce in a year? Can we raise ducks or fish in the fields? How many can we raise?"

Madam Zhou swallowed her saliva.

Ever since the Yin-Yang account books were discovered in Yangzhou, the accounts in Linqi Pavilion have been monitored by Lin Xiaoniang herself. She has no say in the matter, so how can she know how much rice each field can produce?

"I just bought this piece of land a few days ago and haven't had time to examine it yet." She lied.

Xu Yuanwai raised his lips and pulled out another document: "Okay. What kind of business does this Youyang shop do? How much revenue can it make in a year? How many shopkeepers and waiters does it need?"

Madam Zhou swallowed again.

Mr. Xu stuffed all the deeds back into Madam Zhou's arms and said, "Madam, please don't lie to me. These are definitely not yours. Even if they are yours, you are definitely not the one who makes the decisions in the family. If I buy them rashly, I'm afraid there will be endless troubles."

"Yes, these are not mine, but my master said that I have the final say on how to sell these things. Mr. Xu, please buy them with confidence. I am such a respectable person, how can I be a thief?"

Mr. Xu waved his hand and said, "Which thief doesn't dress up when selling stolen goods? After we contacted each other at noon, I asked around. Madam, you have found several buyers. You are so anxious, which shows that something is fishy. I have never seen someone like you in Bianjing City before. I don't believe that you are not a thief from other places who came here to sell stolen goods." Then he raised his leg to leave.

Madam Zhou became angry: "Believe it or not!"

Seeing her angry, Xu Yuanwai stopped and said, "Don't be angry, my lady! I'm using real money to buy things from you, so I have to ask you clearly. I see you're so anxious, how about this, you take out two items, I'll treat it as a personal favor and help your family solve the urgent problem, you also have to lower the price, so that I can do this favor more comfortably. If the deal is successful, we will never have any contact in the future, and even if something goes wrong, I will swallow it myself and never bother you again. What do you think, my lady?"

Madam Zhou thought to herself that this was a sly merchant who was clearly trying to take advantage of the property, yet he was pretending to be doing a good deed. She turned her back and said, "Goodbye, sir. My master said that if we want to sell them, we must sell them together. There is no reason to sell them separately."

"Why is this?" Mr. Xu asked the figure from behind.

Madam Zhou turned around and glared at him: "I told you, it's not your place to ask about our family affairs. You just have to say whether you want to buy it or not. If you don't want to buy it, then leave as soon as possible and don't waste my time here!"

"My lady, don't be so anxious!" Mr. Xu said with a smile, "It seems that something really big has happened in your family."