Reborn, meet you again!

Chapter 146 Killing someone with a borrowed knife

It was almost noon when Su Ziyao, who had stayed at Hongxiuzhao all night, left with a happy face and came to Zuixianju on West Street.

Zuixianju was the property of the Marquis' Mansion. Due to its not very good location, it was unable to make ends meet when it was in the hands of Madam Pei. It was not until Jiang Wanqiao wrote a letter and asked Jiang Zheng to send a steward to take over that the business gradually began to improve.

At this time, Zuixianju was extremely lively, even more so than when Jiang Wanqiao was in charge.

When Su Ziyao arrived, Shen Jiahe was checking the accounts in the accounting office.

After sending all the servants away, Su Ziyao looked at Shen Jiahe with great interest.

"Cousin, this 'Yao Peng' you gave me is really good stuff. I only mixed it into Nie Shuangshuang's wine a few times, and she became addicted."

"She was so aloof at first, but now she's willing to let me do whatever I want. It's really interesting..."

Thinking of last night's drunken life and dreamless dreams... Su Ziyao still felt his blood boiling.

Shen Jiahe seemed accustomed to Su Ziyao's dissolute appearance and only tried to persuade him in a low voice.

"I came up with this idea because I saw that my cousin couldn't get Miss Nie. I couldn't bear it."

"Now that I think about it, she's just a lowly Red Mansion girl. Her refusal to accept me was just a way of playing it safe. If my cousin had spent more time and money, she might have succeeded. She wouldn't have resorted to such tactics."

"After all, I told my cousin before that the origin of this thing is not open to the public... Cousin, you must be careful and don't let anyone know that something is wrong."

Su Ziyao didn't take Shen Jiahe's words to heart at all.

"Don't worry, cousin. The girl next to Nie Shuangshuang has already received my money. She will keep an eye on her for me and will definitely not let her go out and talk nonsense."

"Besides...she's extremely dependent on this thing right now. I don't think she would dare to have any other thoughts!"

Shen Jiahe seemed relieved after hearing this.

"That's good. I've worked so hard to gain some reputation for my cousin in Shangjing. If anything goes wrong because of this, my cousin will blame me."

"And cousin, remember, don't touch that stuff. Although this Yao Peng, like the Five Stones Powder, comes from a merchant I know in Mobei, he said it's a banned drug in Mobei. It's several times more potent than the Five Stones Powder, and once you're addicted, it's extremely difficult to quit. That's why I don't dare mix it into Fu Sheng Zui."

"It's fine if my cousin uses it on Nie Shuangshuang. If he gets tired of it, he can just do whatever he wants with her. But if he touches her himself, I won't be able to explain it to my cousin."

Shen Jiahe said this and sighed with a hint of resentment.

"In fact, if it weren't for the Ningyuan Marquis Mansion becoming an empty shell and struggling to make ends meet, I wouldn't even want to use the Five Stones Powder. Although it's not uncommon in Tianqi, it's still... not very glorious."

Su Ziang became a little impatient when he heard Shen Jiahe keep calling "cousin" all the time. He just responded with a few perfunctory words and changed the subject.

"I understand. My cousin treats me so well, how could I betray her?"

"By the way, my cousin grew up in Shangjing. Do you know if there are any other beauties in Shangjing?"

When Shen Jiahe saw Su Ziyao's expression, he knew what he was thinking.

Just thinking of this handsome son, her heart suddenly moved, as if she thought of something.

But he pretended to be surprised.

"Didn't my cousin just get Nie Shuangshuang? Why…"

Su Ziyao smiled ambiguously at Shen Jiahe.

"My cousin, I don't understand. Beauty, of course, has its own unique flavor..."

Upon hearing this, Shen Jiahe pretended to ponder for a moment before speaking.

"Speaking of beauties, I do know one. She's a merchant girl, and her appearance is truly stunning... It's no exaggeration to say she's the most beautiful woman in Shangjing."

When Su Ziyao heard the words "the most beautiful woman in Shangjing", he immediately became interested and sat up straight to look at Shen Jiahe.

"really?"

She is extremely beautiful, but also a lowly merchant girl, as easy to please as Nie Shuangshuang. Isn't this tailor-made for him?

Shen Jiahe was pleased to see Su Ziyao like this, but he still pretended to be embarrassed.

"Yes, but although this person comes from a merchant family, he has some connections with the Prime Minister's Mansion and the Regent's Mansion... I'm afraid he won't be as easy to deal with as those women in the Red Mansion."

"My cousin has repeatedly told you to keep a low profile. I think it's best for you not to provoke her."

She always remembered how Jiang Wanqiao had discredited her in court and had Pei Qingyan discover the secret of her unborn child.

Unfortunately, Jiang Wanqiao seemed to have something on Ningyuan Marquis's Mansion. From then on, even Pei's mother and Pei Yuejiao avoided talking to her.

She seemed to have gotten close to the Regent through the affairs of the Mobei Army.

Su Jinyue is now extremely dependent on Jun Jiuchen, so she has no way to attack her personally to avenge what happened that day.

But Su Ziyao was a sex-crazed man with some special fetishes. He was used to tormenting women and he claimed to be the uncle of the little emperor. He was very bold.

It would be perfect to use him to deal with Jiang Wanqiao.

Su Ziyao snorted coldly when he heard this.

"What kind of regent is that? He's just a warrior, and an ugly disfigured freak at that."

"I am your Majesty's uncle, the daughter of a merchant. Even if I make a move, what can he do to me?"

"Cousin, just tell me who that person is."

Su Ziyao was also quite dissatisfied with Jun Jiuchen.

It was because after the Su family entered the capital, he and his father thought that the reason why Su Jinyue and her son were able to sit on the supreme position was because of the military power in his hands.

Since they had come to Beijing, they naturally wanted to make friends with him, so they went to visit the Regent's Palace, but they were repeatedly turned away.

It was obvious that Jun Jiuchen really didn't take their Su family seriously at all.

This is simply unreasonable!

Now that the world has been settled, he is, after all, just a minister. Even King Huai, who is currently in power in the court, is polite to their Su family. Why should he put on such airs?

In the future, he would definitely ask his father and Su Jinyue's biological mother, Shen Yuru, to persuade her and the little emperor not to be so stubborn, to listen to Jun Jiuchen in everything, and to get closer to Prince Huai.

Not to mention that I heard that most of the ministers in the court are now convinced of King Huai. Even in terms of closeness, King Huai can be considered Yun Ye's uncle!

It's better to be reliable than him, an outsider.

Shen Jiahe listened to Su Ziyao's words, but a hint of sarcasm flashed across his eyes.

He is really ignorant. Without the support of the military power in Jun Jiuchen's hands, it is still a question whether the young emperor can sit firmly on the throne.

However…if the Su family confronts the Regent, it would be a good thing for her.

After all, the reason why the court can maintain balance and the princes in various places remain obedient is that they are afraid of the 100,000 Mobei troops under Jun Jiuchen's command.

If Su Jinyue really believed the Su family's words and turned against Jun Jiuchen, then Tianqi would be in chaos...

In this way, she would have accomplished another great feat for the prince.

When she returns to Mobei with their child, the position of concubine will be hers.

Shen Jiahe thought about Su Ziyao's disrespectful words to Jun Jiuchen and did not comment. He seemed to hesitate for a moment before speaking.

"Speaking of which, this person's identity is somewhat special."

"She is my husband's former wife... Jiang Wanqiao."

Su Ziyao was stunned at first, and then there seemed to be a hint of disappointment on his face. However, it was not because of Jiang Wanqiao and Pei Qingyan's past relationship, but because...

"Another broken one?"

Although Nie Shuangshuang was beautiful, she was not a virgin. He always felt that she was not perfect. Who knew that she was now a divorced woman, so naturally she was not as interesting as those timid girls.

Shen Jiahe covered his lips and smiled.

"Cousin, you don't know, my husband has never liked her, so..."

"Never touched her."