The m, Su Li was getting ready after waking up when Mo Hua stormed in angrily.

  Su Li smiled and asked, “What’s the matter? Who upset you so early in the m?”

  Mo Hua pined, “Miss, since you’re not going to the Qionghua Ba, Seiss is taking advantage. I just saw her wearing your twelve-piece jade set, looking all rid gmorous!”

  Su Li shook her head. This little maid set on her behalf.

  “For such a ba, dressing too ostentatiously isn’t necessarily a good thing.”

  After all, Su Yue was still young, and the mistress of the Western Courtyard was merely a e with no vision. They believed that standing out would earn the favor of iial people.

  Little did they know, true nobles had no i in such attention-seekers. Otherwise, in her past life, Su Yue wouldn’t have tried to snatch Zhao Huai’an from her.

  At present, Su Yue still looked down on the Zhao family’s humble background. Only after hitting a few walls would she see reality clearly. By then, with Zhao Huai’an gradually rising under her support, Su Yue would shift her focus a her sights on the Zhao family.

  Mo Hua pouted and said, “I know that, but I just ’t stand her ag that way.”

  Su Li stood up. “Let’s go to the main courtyard.”

  Su Li apanied her mother for breakfast before heading out together.

  When they arrived at Drunken Immortal Residence, a servant helped Su Li and her mother off the carriage.

  “Madam, Miss, you’re here?” Shopkeeper Lin quickly approached them.

  Su Li smiled. “Uncle Lin, we’re here to cheuch grain Mr. Xia has stored for us.”

  Xia Jiang, standing behind the shopkeeper, bowed and said, “Owhe warehouse is a bit far from here. Let’s take the carriage to get there.”

  Su Li’s mother nodded, and they returo the carriage.

  Shopkeeper Lin and Xia Jiang also got into another carriage to lead the way.

  After traveling for nearly the time it takes to burn a stick of inse, they arrived.

  Su Li got off the carriage and looked around.

  It was a courtyard that seemed abandoned for a long time.

  “Owner, Miss, this is a pce I rented for st grai’s go inside.”

  Su Li nodded and helped her mother into the courtyard.

  Xia Jiang opened ea, revealing piles of grain stacked high.

  Su Li smiled. “Mr. Xia is truly dedicated to Drunken Immortal Residence. Have you always stored the grain here?”

  Xia Jiang smiled humbly and said, “You ftter me, Miss. I’ve always stored the grain here.”

  Su Li clicked her tongue in wonder. “That’s odd.”

  Xia Jiang, fearing she had noticed something, asked nervously, “Does Miss have any s?”

  Su Li replied, “Mr. Xia, you started stockpiling grain st year and stored it here. Yet, it hasn’t spoiled?”

  Xia Jiang stammered, “Well…”

  He knew grain should be stored in a proper warehouse with measures against moisture, pests, and rodents. But renting a warehouse was costly!

  The money for buying grain was scraped together, so where would he fira funds to rent a warehouse?

  Xia Jiang quickly thought of an excuse. “Miss, you may not know, but even though I didn’t rent a warehouse, I’ve been having the grain aired out during good weather. It’s been well-preserved. If you don’t believe me, you check.”

  Sihe grain was freshly bought, there was no issue with it, so he wasn’t worried about them iing it.

  Su Li’s mhed. “I trust Mr. Xia, but st grain here isn’t ideal. Shopkeeper Lin, arrao have it transported to our estate’s granary.”

  Shopkeeper Lin stepped forward and replied, “Yes, Madam. I’ll arra as soon as we return.”

  Su Li’s mother turo Xia Jiang. “Mr. Xia, since you came reended by my husband, I trusted you. However, while reviewing the ats retly, I noticed that the prices Drunken Immortal Residence paid for rice, flour, and oil were 10–20% higher than market rates. you expin this?”

  Xia Jiang calmly replied, “Madam, you may not know, but our establishment serves distinguished guests. Naturally, we purchase higher-quality goods, whie at a premium price.”

  Su Li’s mother frowned. “I had people iigate those suppliers. Their prices are actually lower than market rates. How do you expin that?”

  Xia Jiang hadn’t expected her to iigate and was left speechless.

  His embezzlemehods weren’t particurly clever. He’d relied on being reended by the Minister of Revenue and gaining Su Li’s mother’s trust.

  But Su Li’s mother wasn’t a fool. Once she decided to iigate, she’d uncover everything!

  Su Li’s mother tinued, “Mr. Xia, I pay you much more than the going rate for your position. Is this how you repay me? Should I report this to the authorities?”

  Xia Jiang immediately k and begged for mercy. “Please have mercy, Madam. I was momentarily foolish. On at of my sister, please spare me!”

  Feigning ignorance, Su Li’s mother asked, “Your sister?”

  “She’s Summer e in your household. Qingzhi is my biological sister!”

  Su Li’s mother feigned realization. “Ah, I see. For her sake, I’ll give you three days to return the money. If you don’t, there will be no room for leniency.”

  Xia Jiang hurriedly thanked her, scrambling away to gather the funds.

  Watg him leave, Su Li’s mother smirked coldly. “What’s mine must be returned in full.”

  Su Li stepped forward. “Mother, once he returns the money, will you really let this go?”

  Su Li’s mother replied, “Let’s wait until he returns the money and decide then.”

  Looking at the rge amount of grain, she added, “With this much grain, Drunken Immortal Residence won’t o buy more for the wo years.”

  Su Li shook her head. “Mother, not only do we o keep buying, but we should also stockpile even more.”

  Her mother was startled. “Why? How long would it take to e all this?”

  Su Li gazed at the grain, recalling the ses from her previous life.

  In three months, an unpreted flood would devastate the south, leaving tless people with no harvest. What followed was a harsh winter and a snowstorm, causing starvation ah on a massive scale.

  It was during this disaster that Jun Hui made his mark, gaining reition.

  This time, she wouldn’t let him take the credit!

  Su Li turo her mother. “Mother, have you noticed that I’ve ged a lot retly?”

  Her mother nodded, puzzled.

  “That’s because I had a long dream. I dreamt that in three months, the south would experience a severe drought.”

  Her mother chuckled. “Silly child, it’s just a dream. It’s not real.”

  Su Li shook her head. “No, it’s real. I also dreamt that Xia Jiang was e Xia’s brother. And that at today’s Qionghua Bahe Prince would choose the Grand General’s legitimate daughter as the Princess. If you don’t believe me, wait a few days to see.”

  Hearing this, her mother was stunned and touched her daughter’s forehead.

  “Child, have you offended something supernatural?”

  Su Li ughed aly moved her mother’s hand away. “Perhaps it’s a blessing from Buddha.”

  Though her mother remained skeptical, she relented. “Alright, let’s wait a few days. Even if we wao sell grain, it wouldn’t happen immediately.”

  Hearing her mother’s response, Su Li felt relieved.

  Though her mother didn’t believe her yet, ohe Princess was announced, she would.

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