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Not long after, Qiu Hong knocked on the door and said that everything in the dessert shop on the first floor had been sold out. The chef didn't have time to cook and asked if she could help.

Su Zhi responded, then took out some juice concentrate from her storage room, intending to make some fruit candy.

During the whole afternoon, the best food sold by Flower Mansion was the rice noodles and other necessities for daily living. The dessert shop business was also much better. Adding on Su Zhi's delicate hands, she had made quite a lot of sweets and cakes, as well as other cooked foods, Xiao Yumei. Even without the customers on the third floor, her income was still quite high.

When it was near dark, the guests gradually dispersed, and many of the new snacks were unable to meet the demand.

When all the shop assistants had left, Su Zhi stayed in the shop and made some simple pastries for the sale tomorrow. She and Li Yi also prepared some end-of-year benefits, which, in addition to the commission for the shop based on performance, would allow everyone to take a batch of New Year products, with a limit of five taels of silver.

Even Li Yi was stupefied by such a lavish gift. He had never seen a shopkeeper so extravagant.

After being busy until very late at night, Su Zhi finally bid farewell to Li Yi and hurried back in the carriage.

The snow had already started to fall, and the weather was freezing cold. It was bone-chilling cold, but she was happy. After checking the annual accounts book, she realized that she had earned far more silver than she had expected.

From being a poor peasant woman until now, she could be considered to have made a fortune by herself. Of course, the System definitely had a great contribution to make.

However, she also had money to spend on materials, so she didn't take them for free.

When the carriage arrived at Spring Leaf Alley, Su Zhi stopped the coachman and walked on foot.

She had always been thinking about He Qiniang and didn't know how the situation had turned out after not seeing her for the past two days.

As soon as he arrived at Aunt Ying's house, he heard a sharp argument coming from inside. The woman's hysterical roars and wild cries seemed especially horrifying in the pitch-black snowy night.

She quickly knocked on the door and called out, "Aunt Ying, Seventh Madame, are you there? "Open the door and I'll bring some melon fruits back as a New Year gift."

No one paid any attention to her, and the sounds of quarrelling continued unabated. Hearing the angry curses that came from outside the door, the woman's heart shuddered.

Although the relationship between these two wives couldn't be considered to be very harmonious, they still depended on each other for more than ten years. Normally, it was rare for them to quarrel so much.

What happened today? Could it be … Had his mother-in-law found out about the matter of He Qiniang getting pregnant in private?

If this disturbance became too big, it would become uncontrollable.

Although Su Zhi had never seen someone unfaithful tied to a dumpling before, she could imagine how powerful the relationship was.

The chastity memorial archway was set up, and if he were to lose, it would be a capital offense and he wouldn't even be in charge of the government.

"Seventh Madame, Aunt Ying! Open the door! "

No matter how she shouted, the door did not open and the argument continued.

Su Zhi stood outside the door, completely unconscious from the cold, and had no choice but to place the fruit basket in her hand at the door. There was even a small slip of paper inside. It was a piece of paper with a New Year painting imprinted on it. If He Qi Niang saw it, she would understand what she meant.

"Aunt, Seventh Madame, the things have been placed outside the door for you."

When she finally knocked on the door and saw that no one was paying any attention to her, she could only turn around and return to her own courtyard.

Mommy Ding was anxiously waiting in the yard. She was also very cold. When she heard someone knocking on the door, she hurriedly opened the door in joy.

"Aiyo, god, I'm finally back. Madame's body is weak, how can it stand all of this? "

As she opened the door to welcome Su Zhi in, she quickly closed the door and locked it.

"Thank you, mother Ding, for waiting every day. You really don't have to wait in the yard for the next day. "It's cold, but if you freeze to death, my two children will have one less powerful mother."

"What are you talking about? My wife's skin is rough and her flesh is thick."

When Su Zhi entered the room, Mother Ding quickly went to the kitchen to bring out the warm food.

Bi Yue busied herself with adding charcoal while Dan Xue served her hot tea to warm her stomach.

A Jin and Little Dou Bao rolled off the couch and ran towards her.

"Mother is back!"

The two little bun surrounded her and pounced on her from both sides.

Su Zhi was very cold, but her heart was warm.

"A Jin, mom found a teacher for you. Are you willing to go to school?"

Hearing that, A Jin was overjoyed, ran two laps around Su Zhi before throwing himself into her arms, "I'm willing."

As she put the dishes on the table, she couldn't help but say, "It's good to study, but it's winter and the moon is in the middle of winter. Our Brother Jin is still young, how can he bear it?"

Bi Yue and Dan Xue, the two young maidservants, also nodded and advised, "That's right Madam, it's too cold. It won't be too late for spring to come next year."

"That's right, Brother Jin is intelligent to begin with. A year and a half later won't be a problem."

Su Zhi also felt that the weather was too cold, and worried that A Jin would not be able to take it. She then said, "I mean, if A Jin doesn't want to go now, that's fine too. We can go after the New Year."

However, A Jin stubbornly shook her head. "No, A Jin wants to go. She remembers that she wants to learn a lot from Teacher."

"Fine, I will bring you to see her tomorrow, if we, A Jin, are willing to learn."

Mrs Ding's heart ached for A Jin. She recited that her child was still young, so she might be bullied by older children at school. However, she was afraid that she would not get used to eating lunch at school, so she became a lot more anxious.

Su Zhi comforted her, "Jin is smart. It's not necessarily a bad thing to study early. If he's not well, I won't let him go, even if you don't have to tell me. If I were to go and take a look tomorrow, I might not have to start learning now. "

Only then did she shut up. Although she didn't want the child to suffer through the cold, she had no choice but to endure it.

During the night, the two children were already asleep on the bed. Su Zhi took out a few gelatinous hot water bottles from her storage room and thought about going to the Moon's Residence Garden tomorrow. With the end of the year approaching, perhaps Shen Zhu was only here to accept students in advance, so he might not start teaching now.

She sat under the lamp and began to knit cotton socks. When she thought about how she hadn't prepared anything for Xiao Qian when he left, she felt a little guilty. No matter what, he had to be prepared. No wonder that man was so petty, as though he had not done his duty.

Su Zhi thought of Xiao Qian and became absent-minded.

In his absence, the night had become much colder.

In the past, he would always complain about not sleeping in the middle of the night and causing a ruckus. One day, he didn't come again. His heart was empty and he was still not used to it.

When she laid on the bed, Su Zhi would always think of Xiao Qian's naughtiness and unconsciously make a space for him on the side.

Although it was impossible for him to come back, but at least he left some thoughts in his mind.

That night, there was a man who stayed up all night writing a dozen pages of letters with a candle. The evidence pointed to the Zhao family that no one dared to mess with in the capital.

Every word was a blow to the heart.

"His Majesty, the Emperor, is worried about the land and the mountains and the lands, and has been fooled by a vile character and is unable to see through the filth of the harem." Mrs Zhao maimed and was loyal, and harmed the royal family and the royal family. As the imperial uncle, Zhao Shu was domineering and domineering, forcibly snatching the women, committing all sorts of crimes. For the Zhao Clan to be a disaster for their country, it is impossible for them to be at peace without getting rid of it … "

The letter was accompanied by evidence of the crime, as well as the bloody handprints of the few officials who dared to risk their lives.

Shen Zhu hid the letter inside the bamboo tube and sat upright in front of the table. When he closed his eyes tiredly, the image of the woman appeared in his mind once again.

The childhood of childhood was pure and innocent, but it was already long gone.

The memory of that pure smiling face, always engraved in the bottom of the heart, never drowned by the flood of time.

In these five years of time, Shen Zhu had speculated on many possibilities. If his Wei'er was still alive, wouldn't the result be completely different?

When he was young, he had said that he would not marry unless he was a monarch, and he would not marry unless it was a official.

Now, things had changed.