At this time, Shen Li felt that she must have been overthinking it, and Qin Yu was still very good to her.

"Ali, are you going back to Xiezhou Prefecture?" Qin Yu asked.

"Yes, look at my wound. Can you go back now?"

"If you go slower, it's fine. Besides, you definitely want to go back for the New Year, right?"

"Well, we can't live here forever. Are you...going back to Xizhou Prefecture?" Shen Li knew that as the prefect, he had been away from the government office for too long and could not delay any longer.

"Well, I see you have nothing to do now. I'll be leaving in a moment."

"So soon?" Shen Li was a little surprised. Even though she guessed that he was about to leave, why didn't this man discuss it with her at all? It seemed as if it had been decided long ago and he just came to inform her.

"If I don't go back, I may lose my job. Before I came here, I made an excuse, saying that I was going to the county to understand the people's sentiments, but if time goes on, I may not be able to hide it. Then someone may report me to the court."

"It's my fault that I kept you here for so long. Will you go back to Xiezhou Prefecture for the New Year?"

"I should be back. I'll be off for Chinese New Year, but if I go back now, there will be a lot of work to do. Even if I go back for Chinese New Year, I'll be a few days late."

"It's okay. We'll meet in Xiezhou Prefecture during the New Year."

"Well, you must take the medicine I prescribed for you carefully." Qin Yu instructed.

"I know, don't worry about me. Are you safe on your way back?" Shen Li felt that although these people came to kill Qin Yu this time but failed, there might be a next time.

"It's okay, I've already arranged it."

In fact, Shen Li wanted to ask who wanted to kill him. She guessed that his enemies were those people in Kyoto, the ones who killed his sister, but Qin Yu looked like he didn't want to say it, so she couldn't say it: "Remember you want to..."

"Okay, it's almost time, I should go." Qin Yu stood up from the stool, glanced at Shen Li, and walked towards the door.

Shen Li watched him leave the room and whispered the unfinished words: "Remember to think of me."

She felt that Qin Yu might be blaming her, blaming her for delaying him for too long, and perhaps because of this, it would bring him a lot of trouble in his career.

It has to be said that people in love are always worried about gains and losses.

Shen Li's thoughts were already biased. She forgot that she was injured while blocking the arrow for Qin Yu. So how could he blame her for wasting his time?

Since Qin Yu had already said that she was now physically able to go back to Xiezhou Prefecture, Shen Li thought about going to the store to take a look, solving any problems if any, and explaining if not, and then leaving.

"Knock, knock." Along with the knock on the door, another voice came: "Is Miss Shen here?"

Shen Li sat in the room, still feeling disappointed over Qin Yu's departure. It wasn't because of the separation, but because of his attitude. He always felt that this person was a little different from before.

Only after hearing the words from the person outside the door did he come to his senses: "Yes, come in."

Gao Ruxin pushed the door open and walked in, seeing Shen Li sitting beside the bed: "Miss Shen, are you okay?"

Shen Li stood up and walked to the table: "Sister Gao, please sit down. I'm fine." As he said that, he poured a glass of water and placed it on the other side of the table.

Gao Ruxin sat down, then looked at Shen Li and said, "I came to see you before, but you didn't wake up. You know, the shop can't be left alone. I'm here, but I can't help much. Fortunately, I will stay in the shop and help you take care of it."

Shen Li also sat down: "Sister Gao is right. I was lucky this time. My injuries have almost healed. I will return to Xiezhou Prefecture soon. I was just thinking about going to the store to take a look, but I didn't expect you to come."

"Have you completed all the business here?"

"Yes, there are six counties below that can sell our perfume on behalf of us. They will also get the goods from the stores in the state capital. Sister Gao, are you really determined to help me manage the store?"

"Of course, you don't believe me?"

"Of course not, you've done a great job. I'm just afraid of forcing you." Shen Li just wanted to confirm whether Gao Ruxin really wanted to be a businessman.

"How could that be? I really like it. I'm happy to see the goods in the shop turning into silver little by little." Gao Ruxin said.

Shen Li knew what made her happy, that is, she would be happy when she saw her money increasing little by little: "That's good, from now on, the shop in Nanzhou Prefecture, no, all the business, will be handed over to you."

"Really? If I fail to do it well, wouldn't that mean I'm betraying your trust?"

"No, Sister Gao, just do it boldly. If you have any problems, you can write to me and someone will deliver the goods over." Shen Li thought about it. After such a long time, Wu Zhong should have sent someone to deliver the ointment. Otherwise, how could it be sold after such a long time?

"I know. Someone sent 20,000 boxes of ointment before. You were arrested at that time. I was afraid that they would tell your family, so I didn't say anything. I just said that you went to the county to sell ointment."

As expected, "Sister Gao is really thoughtful. In the future, someone will come to the shop regularly to collect the bills. You can also hire someone to help you sell the ointment in the store, so that you can be more relaxed. If you want to deliver the goods to the counties below, do you need to hire two people to deliver them? If they really want to pick them up themselves, then you don't have to hire anyone."

"I know. I'll see what happens."

Shen Li rolled his eyes and thought for a while. It seemed that there was nothing more to say: "Sister Gao, the affairs of Nanzhou Prefecture will be handed over to you."

In fact, she still had something to say, which was about her and her third brother, but she didn't know how to start.

"Ms. Shen, now that we have finished talking about business matters, I have something personal to tell you." Gao Ruxin said.

"Sister Gao, please don't call me Miss Shen. Just call me Ali like Third Brother. You can say whatever you want to say."

"Okay, Ah Li, it's about me and your third brother. I think you know everything. In fact, I also know that he has no feelings for me. He only takes care of me because he promised my father. But you know, if a woman's body is seen, if she doesn't marry that man, she may have no way to survive. I can't do anything about it."

Hearing this, Shen Li didn't know what to say. It was not Gao Ruxin's fault. Any woman in ancient times would have done the same thing no matter who encountered such a thing.

Gao Ruxin continued, "But now I understand. I have things I want to do. Women don't necessarily have to rely on men to live. They can also rely on themselves. And I have met someone I really like. You may have seen that it is Ye Baichuan. Most importantly, I know that your third brother and Miss Ye are in love with each other. I... feel very sorry for them."

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