I just got divorced, and this cold, ruthless, and powerful minister is begging for a third child eve

Gu Mingshuang rolled her eyes at him.

"Xue Zhao, you're spouting more and more nonsense! I don't need any of this! Deliver the things and leave quickly!"

Xue Zhao narrowed his eyes.

"You still don't want to hear this? If I had come back earlier, I would have already taken action for you and made sure you made a fortune in the Ningyuan Marquis's mansion before you left, at least enough to buy a five-courtyard mansion in the capital."

Gu Mingshuang laughed in anger, grabbed a tree branch, and hit him on the head.

"Xue Zhao, you've already done the math on the Marquis's estate. I've taken more than enough. How can an empty shell make a fortune?"

As Xue Zhao dodged the tree branches, he said with a smile:

"What's so difficult about that? Just have the whole family borrow money using their assets. My money exchange is perfect for taking on their business."

Gu Mingshuang smiled.

"As expected, no merchant is honest. I'd better leave quickly and don't try to scheme against me."

Xue Zhao smiled knowingly and took out an account book.

"My little ancestor, I am extremely filial to you, after all, you are my god of wealth."

"I finally had some free time to come here, so I have to soak up some of their good fortune before I leave!"

Gu Mingshuang took the ledger, casually flipped through a few pages, and then narrowed her eyes in satisfaction.

"Xue Zhao, your auditing skills are truly superb! You've turned Xie Lanyu's two shops upside down so quickly!"

She assigned the task of investigating Xie Lanyu's businesses to Xue Zhao, and it hasn't been more than a few days.

Xue Zhao sat down on the stone bench opposite Gu Mingshuang with a smile.

"Serving the God of Wealth requires me to work day and night, practically to the bone!"

Gu Mingshuang rolled her eyes at him again and said irritably:

"You dress like a scholar every day; you should use your free time to read more books!"

Xue Zhao wasn't angry at all, and shamelessly moved closer.

"I've been reading a lot these days! I've gone through many books at Hengwu Bookstore!"

"I must say, this Xie Lanyu you asked me to investigate is truly an extraordinary woman! How come I never knew there was such a person in the capital before!"

Gu Mingshuang continued flipping through the account books, casually raising her eyes to ask:

"Oh? What do you mean?"

Xue Zhao closed his folding fan and began to speak vividly:

"That 'Dream of the Red Chamber' was written by her, and that book is truly amazing! The story is amazing! The characters are even more amazing! The Jade Maiden who lives in the Xiaoxiang Pavilion in that book is a woman of unparalleled talent and beauty!"

Gu Mingshuang frowned.

"Xiaoxiang Pavilion? Miss Yu? Please continue."

Seeing her interest, Xue Zhao immediately got up, poured tea, and continued:

"Although this Miss Yu is only a cousin in the household, she possesses talent unmatched by anyone in the world! That's why she attracted the attention of the young master of the household!"

"Miss Yu and the Crown Prince were soulmates, the only true friends in the world. When the Crown Prince was down on his luck, Miss Yu sacrificed her talents for him, ultimately dying from vomiting blood!"

She suddenly realized that Xie Lanyu had changed the name of her residence, Yunxianju, to Xiaoxiangguan because of the content in this book.

It seems she sees herself as the peerless Jade Maiden from the book.

However, the girl named Yu in this book, who sold her talent for the prince and died spitting blood, doesn't seem to resemble Xie Lanyu, who is full of ambition.

She always felt that Song Linyuan was treated like a dog in Xie Lanyu's eyes.

Seeing that Gu Mingshuang remained silent, Xue Zhao quickly said:

"I'll have someone send you a copy later. You've just gotten divorced, so you should change your mood."

Gu Mingshuang looked at him.

"Any other discoveries?"

Xue Zhao thought for a moment, then suddenly opened his eyes wide.

"There's something really strange, you know? Xie Lanyu's warehouse is stockpiled with a lot of odd things!"

"She assigned at least seven or eight people to guard the warehouse, and there's a leader named Chen Shuo who patrols several times a day. It seems this thing is extremely important to her!"

Gu Mingshuang frowned.

"Is it a book? Or blueprints? With such tight security, it looks like it'll take some effort to get it..."

As they were talking, Xue Zhao pulled a square object out of his sleeve.

"Look what this is!"

Gu Mingshuang looked at him in astonishment.

"How did you get it?"

Xue Zhao raised an eyebrow slightly.

"What's so difficult about that? Money makes the world go round. Just watch and see."

Gu Mingshuang took the white, square object and found it to be very smooth, with a faint fragrance wafting from it.

Fugui suddenly jumped up and knocked over the tea on the table.

The tea spilled on this thing caused a sudden change. Gu Mingshuang touched the increasingly smooth and sticky liquid in surprise, and the aroma became clearer.

She roughly understood it.

"This can clean hands, and it's similar to bean powder, but I've never seen a texture and scent like this before. It's really unique."

Xue Zhao quickly said:

"More than that? I've never seen anything like this in the Western Regions. Indeed, when I asked some knowledgeable people, they all guessed it was something clean."

"I also saw the mold next door; this thing must have been made by her!"

Gu Mingshuang looked up in astonishment.

"Did she make this?"

Xue Zhao nodded, touched the tip of his nose, and looked at Gu Mingshuang.

"If this stuff gets released, my bean flour shop will probably be rotting away!"

"No wonder your ex-husband, the prince, was so infatuated with her. Tell me, what's her background? Who is her teacher?"

Gu Mingshuang lowered her eyes and said:

"She never revealed this skill to Song Linyuan, and this is the first time I've learned that she's been hiding these things."

Xue Zhao raised his head with great interest.

"Oh? It seems she harbors quite a secret. What a coincidence, I love investigating these extraordinary people with hidden secrets!"

Before leaving, Xue Zhao squinted and turned back to say:

"Sister Mingshuang, aren't you going to the Marquis's residence tomorrow? Wouldn't it be perfect if I escorted you there?"