Xie Zhuohua breathed his last in the cold palace-like courtyard, and when he opened his eyes again, he went back to the night before Shili Hongzhuang married into the Marquis of Jing'an. In her previous life, she managed a trade route and was extremely wealthy, but she made a wedding dress for her concubine. After being drained of all value by her husband, she abandoned her like a pair of worn-out shoes. In this life, when the sedan chair came to her door, she smiled sweetly and exchanged the mixed Henan wine with her concubine's hand.
She became "seriously ill" on her wedding night, so she took the opportunity to escape from her shell and return to the mall with another identity she had secretly cultivated in her early years. Relying on her past life memories and extraordinary skills, she founded the "Zhuohua Company", weaved new brocades, improved water transportation, controlled the information network, and accumulated wealth like a snowball. She watched with cold eyes as the Hou Mansion gradually declined due to infighting and her secret operation, and watched as her husband and concubine in her previous life bit each other in the money trap she set.
Her business territory and huge wealth have aroused the covetousness of all the forces in the court, and also entered the sight of Xiao Zhiyuan, the powerful chief minister. His offer of cooperation and protection actually brought her under control. Xie Zhuohua happily entered the game, but turned cooperation into a win-win situation. From the salt industry in the south of the Yangtze River to the horse market at the border, from disaster relief grain and grass to military supplies, she used business and politics, profit as an edge, and gradually built her own power base.
When she finally stood high enough to look down on all her enemies, Xiao Zhiyuan reached out to her: "Wouldn't it be lonely to play this game of chess alone? Why don't you join forces with me, and you and I can enjoy these thousands of miles of mountains and rivers together." Xie Zhuohua looked back at his bottomless eyes and raised his lips with a smile: "Happy cooperation, Mr. Chief Assistant. However, the rules are determined by me. She is no longer anyone's vassal, she is the only phoenix of her own destiny.
