"He just agreed like that?"
"What else?" Ye Zi’an retorted. "Hasn’t he always wanted to get in with the Mu Family? If he does this well, not to mention the Mu Family, he’ll be able to connect with even higher families. The Li Family is a merchant family, and he couldn’t pass the exam to become an official. If he can use this opportunity to progress, anyone who isn’t stupid would agree."
"But the problem is, how do you know he can complete the task you assigned to him?"
Yang Chuxia thought about Li Shan carefully. He was somewhat shrewd, but was he really capable of such an important task?
"My wife, don’t underestimate Li Shan. He’s not stupid. Besides, there’s also Old Madam Li in the Li Family. She’s a tough woman, and it’s said that she’s only just over fifty and still in good health. If she’s guiding Li Shan behind the scenes and there are people protecting him, what’s impossible? After all, the Li Family’s past glory was due to Old Madam Li’s efforts. The only pity is that a merchant family can’t compete with a noble family."
"You sly fox, I knew you were a scheming one. You’ve played such a good game, spending just a bit of silver without having to do anything yourself, and in the end, you’ll get most of the benefits."
Hearing this, a certain fox brother’s mouth corner curled up quite high.
"My dear fox wife, the dark and windy night is perfect for mischief. Let’s go; your husband will take you to do some wicked things."
With that, he carried his fox wife horizontally in his arms.
They pulled down the canopy, put out the lights, and the sturdy rosewood bed started creaking.
"Wife, let’s have a little fox."
"Nonsense, didn’t you say you didn’t want one?"
"That’s right, we can’t have one now, or it would disturb our love life." The fox teased while doing something indecent. "My wife, we may not want a child, but we should still enjoy the process of making one."
"You talk too much." Yang Chuxia, panting, gave him a light tap on the chest. "Hurry up."
"My wife, your husband is coming."
"Madam, Miss Shen is here." It had been a few days since Li Shan’s visit, and he seemed to visit Ye Zi’an every other day, having a chat in the study for at least one hour each time. Yang Chuxia didn’t bother much with the details, as long as the men took care of their own affairs. In Brother An’s words, she only needed to drink tea, enjoy flowers, and dress up as long as she wanted, and he would take care of everything else.
Bringing her thoughts back to the present, Yang Chuxia looked at Xiu’er, "Why did she come? Did she say anything?"
"She didn’t, but this servant thinks her expression doesn’t look too good."
"That’s just right." Yang Chuxia thought and said, "The beauty pageant in Funan is nearing its end, and she’s come to our house at this time, which means she wasn’t chosen. With her vanity, how could she be happy about that?"
Yang Chuxia stood up and straightened her clothes. "Let’s go and see what she’s here for."
As they reached the corner of the stairs, Yang Chuxia instructed Xiu’er, "Go and get our family’s yajian tea of Yan Mountain to entertain the distinguished guest."
Shen Qiu, who was sitting downstairs, clenched her fists upon hearing the conversation. She didn’t know about the yajian tea of Yan Mountain before, but recently she had learned some manners and cultural knowledge with the nanny. Naturally, she knew the preciousness of the tea, as it was worth hundreds of taels of silver per half a kilo.