"Your Highness, are you okay?" Seeing his reaction, Xu Xinyue bit her lip and tried not to laugh.

"Well, it doesn't matter."

"I saw the prince today, and he seemed to be in much better shape than before."

"Yeah... indeed."

Again, both were speechless.

Qin Yuechuan really didn't want to say much at this time.

He was not sure what earth-shattering words the little girl would say.

Xu Xinyue stopped laughing and took the lead in breaking the silence, saying seriously:

"What happened today is exactly as we discussed that day, the rice was replaced.

One third of the container cargo was directly replaced by someone, probably on the night the cargo ship just docked at the dock.

The whereabouts of the batch of rice boxes with marks that truly belonged to our Xu family are unknown.

This way, my father’s danger is mostly resolved…”

"That's right. Now we just need to find the perpetrators, and then Master Xu San can return safely."

Talking about this, Xu Xinyue felt a sense of lightness and joy from the bottom of her heart.

She straightened her body and said solemnly, "If Daddy can return safely this time, thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness."

After saying that, she was about to greet him, but Qin Yuechuan stood up and stopped her with one hand:

"You don't need this gift. I've said before that I volunteered to save Mr. Xu San. I will take over the Port Transportation Department from now on, and I also want to use this incident to win people's hearts. This is not purely helping you, I'm just going with the flow.

You and Master Xu San don't need to worry about it, we will be even after this matter is over."

Xu Xinyue was a very insightful person. After hearing what he said, he probably thought that he was afraid that she would repay his kindness and marry him. Well, if that was the case, then she should put more effort into treating him as a doctor.

Thinking of this, she calmly looked at his complexion again, and seeing that it was still okay, she reminded him, "In this case, I will leave first. Although the prince looks much better today, you should also pay attention to rest."

"Ah, you too."

"Oh, by the way, I have one more thing to ask for your permission, Your Majesty. I want to go out of the palace tomorrow."

"You are a guest of the palace and can come and go freely. Just remember to cover your true appearance."

"Don't worry, my lord. I know."

Xu Xinyue gave a final reply and walked away gracefully.

When she walked away, Qin Yuechuan suddenly called out in a cold voice:

"Qingming!"

Qingming flashed: "My subordinate is here!"

"Deduct half a month's salary!"

"yes!?"

A trace of confusion appeared on Qingming's usually dull face.

What did he do wrong today?

After Xu Xianyue returned, she told Xiaochan and Xiaoshu, "I'm going to leave the palace tomorrow."

Xiao Chan handed over a cleansing towel and asked, "Miss, are you going to the Xu family to ask for the money tomorrow?"

"Not really." Xu Xinyue shook her head.

"I know that I am alone now, and the document I asked for that day was that the first wife wanted to sever her relationship with the third wife as soon as possible.

If I go alone, I will be outnumbered, and now I am in Prince Rong's Mansion to conceal my identity, and I cannot rely on the power of the palace... I am afraid that I will be bitten back and I won't get any advantage.

It would be better to wait for Daddy to come back and go and ask for it together. The chances of winning will be better."

"But... if the master knew that the third room was... would he agree?"

“Daddy will, and he’s willing to share the burden with the eldest wife, all so that I can have a place to stay.

Since there is no place for me there, Daddy won't keep pestering me."

Thinking of this, her hand unconsciously touched the purse on her waist, placed it on the brocade material, and stroked the exquisite jade dice.

Looking at Xu Xinyue who was in a daze, Xiao Chan felt that her young lady was having a hard time. In such a big Xu family, there was no one who was truly concerned about her.

She couldn't help but think of Xu Xianyue's childhood, when she had just lost her mother and was always unhappy. Master Xu San held her in his arms and went out to play on the street to cheer her up.

On the way, I met an old fortune teller. He was dressed in rags, with white hair and beard. His beard and hair were sticking to his cheeks in clumps.

She glanced at Xu Xianyue and calculated with her fingers that she was born to be alone. She said that she would end up with all her wealth gone, without a father, mother, husband or children.

Master Xu San was so angry that he almost died.

Holding the young Xu Xinyue in his arms, he chased her, scolded her, and ran for three blocks: "You stinky old Taoist priest, did I ask you to let it go? You said my daughter was born to be alone, and I think you deserve a beating..."

The old Taoist shouted as he ran: "This is God's will, I am not talking nonsense!"

Xiao Chan only remembered that day she chased after Master Xu San until her legs were almost broken.

It was also from then on that Master Xu San swore that he would never let Xu Xinyue end up in such a situation.

He had no official position and was afraid that he would not be able to find a son-in-law from a noble family in the future, so he decided to do business to make money to support her. In the future, he would choose a son-in-law to accompany her for life, have children, and vow to break her "lonely life"...

If I meet that old Taoist priest again in the future, I will definitely grab him by the collar and let him see how happy his daughter is, with a huge fortune, a harmonious marriage, many children and grandchildren, and a happy life.

Looking at what is happening now, Xiao Chan can only pray sincerely for Xu Xinyue.

I hope the old Taoist's prophecy will not come true.

The next day, Xu Xianyue disguised herself as Qingxian and went to Mobaozhai with Xiaochan and Xiaoshu, who had turned into servants.

"Mobaozhai" is also one of the shops left by Xu Xinyue's mother.

Her mother taught her many interesting business tips since she was a child.

What are "membership system", "library card" and "coupon"...

I picked out a few businesses and they all performed surprisingly well.

However, with Xu's father making a fortune outside, Xu Xinyue had no shortage of money.

But she found that pens, ink, paper and inkstones were all luxuries for ordinary people and the poor. If there was a scholar in the family, few families could afford such expenses.

Therefore, her "Mobaozhai" is positioned as middle and lower end, providing affordable convenience for ordinary people.

The prices are very affordable, and they also offer "membership" and "coupons", and sometimes give away small gifts. They are very popular among ordinary students, and their business is pretty good.

It doesn't make much profit, it just breaks even, and sometimes even makes a loss.

But when Xu's father heard about it, he just patted her on the shoulder and said, "Money is collected from the people and distributed among the people. This is the 'business of benevolence and righteousness'."

I am very happy that you were born into a merchant family, but you have not been tainted by the smell of money."

The owner of "Mobao Pavilion", Zhang Youyou, is a 35-year-old "old scholar".

He has a fair complexion, bright features and although he has a beard, one can still tell that he must have been a handsome young man when he was young.

He is an old acquaintance of my mother. Since Xu Xinyue took over the shop, he took the initiative to help the then young Xu Xinyue to manage it.

He had no children, but he treated her like his own daughter, and Xu Xinyue called her Uncle Zhang.

"The moon is above the treetops."

After Xu Xinyue entered the store, she whispered to Uncle Zhang, who was calculating the bill at the counter.

Uncle Zhang raised his eyes, then lowered his head to continue sorting out the accounts, muttering, "A new look?"

Xu Xinyue always travels in disguise, and her disguise skills are getting better and better. They can never recognize her, so they set a secret code, and when they say the code, they will know it is her.

"Hehe, Uncle Zhang, this skin is now called 'Qingxian'."

Uncle Zhang paused while moving the beads on the abacus and said seriously, "I heard about Old Xu. I believe he wouldn't do that. Is he okay now?"

"Uncle Zhang, don't worry. The matter will eventually turn out. Those were the Xu family's cargo boxes that were swapped. We have evidence to prove that it was not done by my father. Just wait for a few days. Once we catch the real murderer, my father will be able to come back."

"Well, that's great..." Uncle Zhang finally felt relieved after being worried for many days.

Before Xu Xinyue could speak again, Uncle Zhang frowned again and scolded him harshly:

"Little girl, you are so brave!"

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