The wife of a marquis died tragically and was divorced. After her rebirth, she killed people everywh

Qin Shou sat in the chair without moving. Hearing the sound of a carriage rolling in the distance, he slowly stood up, without even looking at the package thrown in, and went back to bed and lay down.

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In the carriage, Xue Xian muttered quietly, "Miss, you are worth a fortune and have traveled thousands of miles to see Qin Shou, but he didn't even want to get up to see you. He really doesn't take you seriously."

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"Shut up! How can you call Master Qin by his name?" The woman leaning against the wall suddenly sat up and slapped Xue Xian in the face.

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Xue Xian's frail body was beaten to the ground, and she bowed her head to the ground, trembling all over. "I admit my guilt, please calm down, young lady."

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The woman glanced at Xue Xian, leaned back against the wall, and said in a calm tone, "Get up. If you dare to be rude to Master Qin again, I will not forgive you."

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Xue Xian kowtowed to the woman, then shrank back into the corner and knelt with her head down, not daring to say anything more.

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The woman stared at the flickering candlelight, and suddenly sighed deeply, muttering to herself, "My husband loves me so deeply that even God couldn't bear to see me and him separated. How could I let him be framed by this vicious woman?"

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Xue Xian was confused by what she heard. The young lady had always been kept in seclusion. The farthest she had ever been was to the Huguo Temple outside the city to burn incense. How could she have ever been to Yangzhou, and how could she have ever seen Qin Shou?

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If she had seen it, how could she, a personal maid, not notice it?

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Xue Xian bit her lips tightly to suppress her doubts, pretending that she didn't hear what the woman said. But in her heart, she was thinking about how to get out of the house as soon as possible after returning to Beijing.

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If people knew that she was accompanying the young lady to meet a man in secret, she would have no chance of survival.

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The sound of wheels passed on the empty bluestone road, and the night became darker with the sound of the cars.

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Qiuyue helped Xie Liuzheng take off her hairpins and combed her long hair, praising her: "Young lady's hair is really nice, so smooth and glossy that it's even smoother than the finest silk."

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Xie Liuzheng looked at himself in the bronze mirror and smiled indifferently.

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The woman in the mirror has bright eyes, white teeth, rosy cheeks and apricot cheeks. Everyone who sees her will praise her as a beauty.

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In her previous life, she was always proud of this, but the cruel reality told her that without brains and strength to support it, beauty is not a blessing, but may be a disaster.

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"Don't talk about these nonsense. Go to bed early. We have important things to do tomorrow."

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The real business Xie Liuzheng was talking about was reconciling accounts with the owner of the silk shop.

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The shopkeeper looked at the long string of numbers in the account book and smiled so hard that his teeth were showing. He bowed and gave a thumbs-up to Xie Liuzheng.

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"Don't be afraid of being laughed at by the young lady. Xiuyunfang lowered its prices to compete with us for business. Not only did the young lady not lower the prices, but she raised the prices of the best-selling materials by 10%. I was so worried that I couldn't eat and had nightmares for several nights."

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"I didn't expect that the young lady had already figured it out. It's really a good plan."

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"After settling the accounts with each family, the net profit is 110,000 taels. The banknotes are all here. Please count them, Miss."

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The 110,000 taels refer to the profit from purchasing goods from competitors. If the Xie family’s original inventory is included, the amount is far more than that.

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Of course, we can’t just count the profits.

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The embroidery workshop has received a large number of low-priced orders in the past few days, which is barely enough to break even, so it seems that it is not losing money.

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However, before completing the low-priced orders, the embroidery workshop cannot accept orders at normal prices, and either makes a profit or suffers a loss.

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In addition, the people had purchased a large amount of fabrics and would not add new fabrics for a long time, which affected the business of the silk shops.

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Especially for big customers, this season's orders were given to Xiuyunfang. Xie Liuzheng was not completely confident whether he could get back these orders.

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After all, the materials are mostly the same, and customers are not fools who would spend a lot of money to buy them from the Xie family.

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So, in this fight with Xiuyunfang, on the surface, Xie Liuzheng made money and was the winner, but it did not fundamentally solve the problem of customer loss.

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Xie Liuzheng analyzed these words to the shopkeeper and told him not to take Xiuyunfang lightly.

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The shopkeeper hesitated and said, "Xiuyunfang has lost at least several hundred thousand taels this time. Does it still have the ability to compete with us?"

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Xie Liuzheng stood up, took the thin cape handed over by Qiuyue, walked out slowly, and said meaningfully, "You lost hundreds of thousands of taels in just a dozen days. What would you do if it was you?"

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The shopkeeper stood there in a daze.

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Even if he sold his whole family, he still couldn't raise those hundreds of thousands of taels.

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If he was the owner of Xiuyunfang, and lost hundreds of thousands of taels, but won several major customers, he would have to hold on even if he had to sell everything he had. As long as the business did not fail, he would always be able to make back the losses.

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If we close down now, we will lose all our money.

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The shopkeeper figured out the truth, took a deep breath, and quickly caught up with Xie Liuzheng, "Thanks to the young lady's reminder, otherwise I would have thought I was safe and sound, and Xiuyunfang might have taken advantage of me again."

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"Well, it's good that you figure it out." Xie Liuzheng said indifferently, with one foot in the door and the other out, and turned around to emphasize again, "If Xiuyunfang closes down, it means that they have exhausted their strength here. If not, the strength of the Dong family should not be underestimated."

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The shopkeeper bowed and replied "yes".

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"There are only a few people in Jiangnan who can afford to lose hundreds of thousands of taels. I will be extra careful."

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Xie Liuzheng didn't look back. He held Qiuyue's hand and got into the carriage. He leaned against the wall and closed his eyes in thought.

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Qiuyue thought she was asleep, so she took out a blanket and put it around her waist, but suddenly she heard her say, "Send someone to ask Fang Cheng, is there any news from Lu Mingze?"

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"Yes." Qiuyue responded, lifted the curtain and gave a few instructions to the outside, then turned back and saw Xie Liuzheng had already sat up.

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"Let's not go home. Let's go see Mr. Pei."

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Xie Liuzheng always felt uneasy in his heart, and he couldn't figure out where this uneasy feeling came from, so he wanted to forget about the business temporarily and change his mind.

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Mr. Pei was the only person she knew who had nothing to do with business.

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Mr. Pei has lived very comfortably in the courtyard during this period. His complexion has improved a lot, his waist has shown signs of getting slightly fatter, and he is in much more spirit than before.

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Seeing Xie Liuzheng, she smiled and greeted him, "It's been a long time since we last met. Miss has accomplished something big again."

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Xie Liuzheng sighed secretly in her heart. She came here to avoid business, but she didn't expect that Mr. Pei's first words would be about business.

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"It's really a big deal. I've had a headache for a few days. I came to your place to relax for a while."

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Mr. Pei heard a faint complaint in her tone, smiled, looked at her and shook his head, "Miss, you say you want to take some time off, but you're actually thinking about business. Should I pretend that I didn't notice?"

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The two of them joked for a while, then went to the hall and sat down as host and guest, and the servants brought them tea.

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"Sir, what are you doing these days? If you are bored, ask someone to accompany you for a walk outside."

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Xie Liuzheng took a sip of tea and put it down, then asked in a natural and casual tone.

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Mr. Pei also answered as if he were an old friend: "The bustle of the world ends in the capital. I have been busy for half my life. I only dream of a few days of leisure."

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"When I'm bored, I read books and enjoy the flowers. I don't know how carefree it is. Why would I want to go to a busy place?"