Summer Without Embers

In the early years of the Southern Song Dynasty, everyone in Lin'an City knew that the Xia family was rich. Silk spices, trade between the north and the south, were spread all over the states in the south of the Yangtze River at its peak. Even Bianjing had half a street named Xia. But no matter how much money you have, you can't stop the world's mouths. Businessmen are businessmen. Xia Xiqing, the second daughter of the Xia family, rushed into the knife formation in Xuande Tower rashly during the Lantern Festival and was grabbed by the third prince. This rescue dragged her into a world she had never imagined. She was scolded even worse by the world, a merchant girl who wanted to seduce the prince. Xia Xiqing had no time to care about this. Aunt Liu is eyeing the mistress and wants to poison her mistress to take back the power of the housekeeper. She wants to hold on to everything her mother has. She started taking care of her mother's accounts, running shops, traveling south to Yuezhou to negotiate goods, and gradually brought back the lost business. But business is not so easy in troubled times. On his way back from a trip across the country to purchase goods, he ran into bandits on the way. His life was hanging by a thread. Fortunately, Su Ji, the eldest son of the Hou family, led his servants to pass by and rescued him. The fine mother-of-pearl items she made were used for banquets in the Marquis's mansion, the back house of the noble family, and even the dowry items for nobles in the palace. The craftsmanship of a merchant girl was handed down through the layers of requests and rewards, all the way into the palace wall. The sooner fame comes, the sooner trouble comes. Su Ji did treat her differently, but his mother looked down upon the daughter of a merchant, and what his family wanted was the in-laws of Mr. Ge's family. The word "deep love" is as light as a piece of paper in front of the family. On the night of Su Ji's engagement, Xi Qing sat in the accounting room and made calculations all night. At dawn, he said to Qiu Yue: Pack your things, I'm going to Lingnan.