Chapter 10: Yi Xiu 8
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Since Yixiu was adept at holding her breath, she only gave Qinqiu a drug that simulated death for safety.
As soon as the two of them lay down, the servants arrived to move the bodies. The fire they had set also began to blaze, and under Yixiu's design, the two bodies were burned beyond recognition. Yixiu had deliberately placed a bracelet, a wedding gift from Yinzhen, on the body that resembled her. Combined with the testimonies of Jiang Fuhai and others, everyone believed that Yixiu was dead.
Yinzhen felt a trace of sadness over Yixiu's death. Although he did not love Yixiu, they had once been deeply affectionate, and Yixiu had given birth to Honghui. After learning the truth, he was even more remorseful and harbored deep resentment toward Ruoze, who had once been his beloved. The two became a pair of resentful couples.
With Yixiu's death and the previous rumors, Ruoze's reputation was completely ruined. Even the women from the Ula Nara clan were left in dire straits; everyone thought she was hypocritical and malicious…
Doubts arose about the upbringing of the Ula Nara clan, and engagements were called off. Many married women were divorced, leading to the women of the Ula Nara clan being left with only distant or lowly marriages. The clan leader and other members of the Ula Nara clan visited to demand an explanation from Fei Yanggu.
Fei Yanggu expended great effort and cost to calm the clan's grievances, and this incident also caused Fei Yanggu, who had always cherished Ruoze, to develop resentment toward her.
Yinzhen also came under attack from Yinzhi and others due to this incident, being labeled as foolish and infatuated with beauty. Even the old master began to harbor dissatisfaction with him.
After Yixiu and Qinqiu were removed from the Prince's residence, they were discarded in a mass grave. Once the people had left, Yixiu got up, disregarded her surroundings, and turned over Qinqiu's "body" to administer the antidote. Once Qinqiu revived, the two of them set off towards the hiding place in Huichun.
After the three reunited, they rested for more than half a month, purchased necessary supplies, and then headed for Suzhou. This was not a random choice by Yixiu; the original host's third wish was to trample Yinzhen underfoot. As he was the son of the emperor, the best way to achieve this was to align with his father, the ruler of the world. Since Kangxi, as the emperor, was expected to travel to Jiangnan, Yixiu chose the bustling city of Suzhou in Jiangnan.
Upon arriving in Suzhou, Yixiu bought a beautiful courtyard through a broker and then gathered staff. Her identity here was that of a widow who had lost her husband and was raising her son.
To lay her plans without exposing herself, Yixiu began a business. Historically, women’s money was easier to earn, so she opened two stores: "Nishang Pavilion" for clothing and jewelry, and "Wan Qingsi" for fats. Due to the novelty and high quality of her products, these stores quickly dominated the local market and even expanded to the capital city. She was earning money hand over fist.
To establish an information network, she also opened a brothel named "Drunken Jiangnan". Despite being a brothel, it was clean, never forced anyone, and was divided into a red house and a clear house, becoming popular due to Yixiu's ideas.
Although Yujia had retired since the Dragon and Phoenix Tribulations, life was long, and she could not sleep forever. During those years, she learned many things. She even traveled to many small worlds to pass the time and acquired many mundane skills. So even though she could not use her supernatural powers now, she still thrived.
Because her face was too striking, she wore a veil every time she went out to avoid trouble.
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