Chapter 41 A scholar dies for his confidant
"Mother-in-law, please don't be angry for now. I am watching over that woman now. I won't give her the chance to use those dirty tricks." Li Mingzhu hurriedly comforted her.

However, even though she said this, Feng's sense of crisis did not decrease at all.

After all, she knew very well how she entered the Chen family and became Chen Huaiqian's concubine. It was because she took advantage of Chen Huaiqian's confusion, soft-heartedness and good intentions.

At the beginning, her brother only studied with Chen Huaiqian for two years, and then they returned home to inherit the business, so they didn't have much interaction.

The Feng family suffered a misfortune and fell into poverty. Feng was almost sold by her good-for-nothing brother to an old man in his sixties as a concubine. Fortunately, she ran away secretly and met Chen Huaiqian, which allowed her to enter the Chen family. Although she was to be a concubine, the Chen family was wealthy and Chen Huaiqian was also very handsome when he was young, so she was naturally willing.

Later, when Chen Huaiqian’s original wife, Zhou, passed away, she seized the opportunity to become the legal wife.

Everything I have now is earned by myself.

Because she had struggled through the trough before, Feng understood very well how those who sought redemption would desperately try to climb up after grabbing a lifeline, so she would never allow such a woman to appear around Chen Huaiqian again.

"We can't leave her by the master's side." Feng's face was gloomy. "Transfer her to my courtyard to serve. Xia He happened to be gone, and I'm also in need of a sensible maid."

When Li Mingzhu heard this, she immediately understood what she was thinking and agreed immediately.

Soon, the new girl who served tea, Guo Yunya, was transferred to Feng's Wanshuangzhai.

Of course, Xu Shuhe in Fuyunju had also received the news.

"I thought she was very determined, but it turns out she can't sit still and has to leave now."

"Madam is not a very patient person, but the master used to listen to her in everything, and the girls and boys in the family were all obedient, so she appeared to be tolerant." Meixiang said.

She had been in the mansion for a long time and had already noticed it.

It is indeed as Meixiang said. Now that Xu Shuhe, a traitor, has appeared in the mansion and has dragged Chen Zhi into rebellion, Feng's methods are no longer enough.

To put it bluntly, even if Feng used to have means, after so many years of being used to the smooth sailing in the Chen family, she has become impatient.

What's more, Guo Yunya looked like she was here to compete for her favor.

Xinyue laughed at this time, "We are familiar with Miss Guo's methods. They are enough to give Wanshuangzhai a hard time. Let's just watch the show from now on."

"Yes, let Miss Guo play with her slowly. I don't have time to keep entangled with her." Xu Shuhe lowered his eyes, picked up the teacup beside him and took a sip, "Arrange the carriage, I will go out of the house to check the store later."

Xinyue nodded and went immediately.

After leaving the house and getting in the carriage, Xinyue was not very happy.

Meixiang touched her with her arm, "What's wrong? You were fine just now, but now you look so depressed."

"Isn't it because I was pissed off by the group of people in charge of the carriages?" Xinyue curled her lips and glanced at Xu Shuhe. "In the past, when we were in the Xu family, it was very convenient for our girl to go out. Now, if we want to go out, we need to use a carriage. We have to explain it clearly to the carriage manager, and then talk to the second young master's wife, and then they will arrange a carriage for us."

Xu Shuhe's face was calm. "Well, now my second sister-in-law is the housekeeper. If the mansion needs horses and carriages, I will naturally tell my second sister-in-law."

Hearing this, Xinyue sighed and said nothing more.

However, Xu Shuhe was already thinking in his mind that this matter still needed to be resolved.

Otherwise, her future schedule would be under the eyes of Feng and Li Mingzhu.

When I arrived at the shop, I didn't expect Chen Zhi to be there too.

Seeing Xu Shuhe coming, Chen Zhi raised his hand to greet her, "Come and have a look. The first batch of new clothes has been made. These five sets of clothes were just brought in."

"So fast." Xu Shuhe was a little surprised and walked forward quickly.

Looking at the five new sets of clothes neatly hung on the rack, Xu Shuhe was very satisfied.

The real thing looks better than the drawing.

She couldn't draw and could only explain her ideas, so it took her a lot of effort to communicate with the master who was responsible for drawing the blueprints in the store.

At that time, she clearly felt that the master was a little annoyed with her. After all, the creative styles and small ideas she mentioned were not tried now.

If it weren't for the fact that she was the boss, the master wouldn't be willing to paint for her.

Fortunately, the real thing is now out, and the effect is gratifying.

"Young Madam has a novel idea. The clothes she makes are really unique. There are no clothes like ours in the whole street, no, I'm afraid in the whole Qizhou city. They are really beautiful!" The shopkeeper Zhou praised it all the time.

This shop was Zhou's dowry shop. The shopkeeper is also surnamed Zhou and is an elder of the Zhou family.

Xu Shuhe smiled a little embarrassedly, "I was just the one who gave instructions. The final product turned out so well. Uncle Zhou, you must have put a lot of thought into it. And the sewing and embroidery masters in the store, everyone has worked hard."

"Yes, this first batch of clothes is very well made. I'll have to trouble you all to take care of the samples that will follow." Chen Zhi said side by side with her.

Shopkeeper Zhou nodded hurriedly, "Master and Madam, rest assured, we will definitely get it done!"

Having run the shop for so many years, he naturally has a good eye. As soon as this batch of new clothes came out, Shopkeeper Zhou had a premonition that they would definitely sell well.

After coming out of the store, Xu Shuhe prepared to take a look at other shops, and Chen Zhi joined her.

Now that I have just acquired these shops, I still need to check on them from time to time, otherwise problems may arise easily. Once they are all run-in, it won’t be so troublesome.

Some of the shops were right on the street, so there was no need to take a carriage and they could just walk there, so the two of them walked.

On the way, Chen Zhi told Xu Shuhe about his new idea again.

"When Yunshang Pavilion reopens, I think it would be better if I could sell the items from your rouge shop here as well."

"Of course you can." Xu Shuhe nodded.

Then, Chen Zhi continued, "In the book you gave me, there is something called samples. I think our customers may not know about our rouge and may not necessarily buy it, but we can give them away. For example, if they purchase a certain amount of things, we can give them some rouge samples. If they like it after using it, they will naturally buy it again."

After he finished speaking, he looked at Xu Shuhe with a look of seeking opinion. After all, this rouge shop was Xu Shuhe's dowry shop, and it would cost money to give things away.

But what Xu Shuhe was thinking at this moment was, my son puts his knowledge into practice, what a good kid!
So I agreed almost without hesitation.

"This is a great idea, and it can also boost the business of the Rouge Shop. Now that the shop is handed over to you to help manage, just go ahead and do it. I trust you!"

When saying this, Xu Shuhe's eyes were sparkling with encouragement and trust.

Being looked at in such a manner, Chen Zhi felt excited for a moment.

Suddenly I really understood what it feels like to die for your friend.

"Don't worry, I will manage it well...be careful!"

"what--"

Chen Zhi was about to respond to Xu Shuhe's trust when he suddenly caught a glimpse of a horse that seemed to have gone mad, running out from an alley not far away and heading straight towards them.

Subconsciously, he grabbed Xu Shuhe and moved to the side of the road.

He exerted his strength suddenly and violently. Xu Shuhe was pulled so hard that he managed to dodge the horse, but he was thrown half a circle, lost his balance, and fell directly.

To be precise, Chen Zhi grabbed one of her arms and then she knelt on the ground.

Xu Shuhe felt like his knees were about to break and he gasped in pain.

Chen Zhi had not expected such a scene to happen and was stunned for a moment.

After a pause, Xu Shuhe looked up at Chen Zhi and said through gritted teeth.

"You are really strong."

(End of this chapter)