
The sun had completely set and darkness was gradually covering the sky.
"Miss chief, you're coming!"
It was the ship's deck crew that greeted Xiu Qixuan's arrival kindly inside the cabin.
"Yes, I will sail with you all the way to the small port near the border between Shen and Northern Xia. Please tell the Chief Driver."
Xiu Qixuan said calmly walking along the hallway of the ship's cabin towards a room made especially for her.
"I understand. Please wait a moment, Miss Chief. We will immediately prepare the room and equipment for all your needs" he said politely.
'En.' Xiu Qixuan cleared her throat lazily then turned the other way before she said to the crew of the ship's deck.
"No need to overdo it. And, oh yeah, get Wan Pei to see me immediately."
"Okay, I'll take my leave first."
The ship's deck crew immediately lowered their heads respectfully and then turned to go towards the opposite direction.
Walking alone, Xiu Qixuan stepped up to the stern of the ship that was quite spacious. He looks familiar with the ins and outs of this place.
The Fengxuan ship was a merchant ship that sailed on behalf of his business. It is one of its own proprietary assets without any relation to the organization or Xiu Huanran.
The shops he had developed together by Xiao Rou were advancing quite rapidly. And, the distribution of goods will be more flexible if it passes through the sea.
Fengxuan ship is one of the many important roles in the field of distribution by transporting all these goods to the corners, it is very helpful to expand its business.
The two feet of Xiu Qixuan continued to step up to the edge of the fissure barrier that surrounded the stern of the ship, it limited the vast choppy sea below.
The sea breeze in early spring blows cold but shrouded in a calm sense of comfort.
Her black hair twinkled beautifully under the stretched moonlight, like a tail blown by the wind.
He raised his head to look at the constellation that was twinkling on the dim horizon.
Look up at the night sky with a sweet memorandum. It is not very suitable with the beauty that has been shown by the sky.
He looked so tired without the spirit that a young human being possessed. So lethargic and stiff as a statue made of clay.
Cliche indeed, but his emotions and all his energy drained away in this meager journey.
The meeting was passing but made him a little shaky.
And, on the way to Rui Mengjia's house. Kangjian remained on guard by sending someone to watch and follow him.
It takes a little time to get rid of those eyes and ears.
Xiu Qixuan bowed his face and stared at the expanse where nearly hundreds of ships consisting of passenger ships, merchant ships, small boats and fishing boats docked in parallel.
It's still in the port fleet.
"Wan Pei salutes the chairman miss."
A voice from behind greeted politely and graciously.
"Step up your body, Wan Pei. Come here!"
Xiu Qixuan said with a glance at her interlocutor at a glance but her tone became impressed to soften faintly.
"Yes, thank you Miss."
A thin, rough-skinned young man with a faint look looked so frail. He was Wan Pei, a man in his teens who became one of the accomplices to handle various trade business affairs.
Previously Wan Pei was a poor farmer scholar. The man was entangled by a debt from his relatives which left him unable to go to the Capital to undergo imperial examinations.
The point is it's a cliche meeting to find dedicated subordinates.
"Why don't you tell me if you're coming to sail?" wan Pei said in a surprised tone.
"Yes, it's a coincidence and all through. I am again lazy to ride a horse." replied Xiu Qixuan indifferently.
"Someone coming to the port is something of a coincidence, yes" Wan Pei said with insinuations.
'DMk...' Xiu Qixuan clucked her tongue by narrowing her eyes sharply.
"Wan Pei, I'm calling you not to listen to nonsense" he said in a low tone full of pressure.
Wan Pei grimaced quickly seriously. Her miss was already upset and she could no longer continue her flirtation.
"All right, Wan Pei. Report all bookkeeping. And, I want to tell you that I hired someone who can help you distribute when you land at Xicheng Port."
Xiu Qixuan said straightforwardly full of serious assertiveness that belonged to a leader.
"One's recruitment?" wan Pei muttered.
"Yes, calm down.it's someone I know." replied Xiu Qixuan immediately.
Xiu Qixuan officially invited the husband of Rui Mengjia who was in financial trouble to work under the control of his business.
It may be in return or it may be a form of protection that he wants to give to the lovers who inspire him.
Xiu Qixuan's eyes furrowed full of displeasure as she said loudly. "Looks like you didn't hear my first sentence, huh? Report the bookkeeping immediately!"
Wan Pei blinked in a stammer, replying, "Aiyaa."
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The day shows midnight. Boat engine roaring with light wave shock.
The cabin occupied by Xiu Qixuan forms a small room, looks so comfortable because there is a bed in it with a bench as well as a private work desk.
Moonlight enters through the window frame dimly illuminating the cabin room.
At this moment, Xiu Qixuan was sitting on the bed with both of her hands twitching to open the small wooden box she had obtained from Rui Mengjia.
'Click..'
The open wooden box featured a dark brown book cover made from animal skin.
Xiu Qixuan's hand reached out to grab the book. This is true of a personal daily journal written directly by Rui Jizhang.
Xiu Qixuan took a deep breath. I don't know why he felt so hard to read it.
'Help..' Xiu Qixuan sighed then after gathering all sorts of courage she opened up sheet by sheet of the book.
^^^Year 153 Third Month of the Imperial Calendar.^^^
Prince Zhenning was pressed with his ambition to become the envoy of the Shen Empire in diplomacy with the Xitian Sect. The prince is one of the candidates for succession who has the right to the throne. The Rui family supported him with all their might.
Xiu Qixuan's face hardened with a look so solemnly read sentence by sentence.
'Rui Jizhang who at that time wrote this will not know, —that in a few years later the Rui Family met its downfall at the hands of the prince whom they supported to become emperor.' he grunted inwardly.
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hihi siap2, yes...