In the following days, Shen Jing handed over most of the important matters to the Du Family and Fang Liuqi.
He, on the other hand, went to their secret workshop every day to prepare for the first batch of white sugar.
As the Du Family and Fang Liuqi frantically bought brown sugar, the price of brown sugar in Luochuan Prefecture also soared.
After a few days, the price of brown sugar almost doubled.
The popularity of brown sugar naturally attracted a lot of attention.
Bold merchants had already gone to other regions to buy brown sugar in large quantities, planning to seize the opportunity to make a fortune.
Some more conservative merchants were temporarily in a wait-and-see state, wanting to see how long this wave of brown sugar price increases would last.
At the same time, the news that Su Yourong had successively caused the deaths of three men also spread throughout Luochuan Prefecture.
Now, whenever people who knew Shen Jing and Su Yourong met on the street, many would cast strange glances.
Just yesterday, Su Yourong, who had visited the cloth shop several times, wanted to buy some fabric to prepare winter clothes for the servants in the mansion before winter, but before she even entered the shop, the shop assistant hurriedly closed the door, as if afraid of being contaminated by her bad luck.
Su Yourong could only feel helpless about this.
Such things had happened to her in the capital too.
She didn't expect that after only a few months in Luochuan Prefecture, it would happen again after all.
When she went out this morning, Su Yourong put on her veil again.
She didn't need to wear a veil in the carriage, but if she needed to run an errand along the way, she would put it on.
"Why bother with this?"
Shen Jing looked at Su Yourong, a wry smile on his face.
"The less trouble, the better."
Su Yourong smiled bitterly, "To avoid embarrassment for myself, and to avoid making things difficult for others."
"It's all Song Lianxin's fault!"
Chi Chi said indignantly, "That woman definitely said this in public on purpose! She just can't stand to see Young Master and Young Mistress doing well!"
"Whether it was on purpose or not, it's the same."
Su Yourong was quite open-minded, "After all, what she said is true!"
Gossip is a fearful thing!
But the matter of her successively causing the deaths of three men, she truly had no way to explain.
What she had to bear, she could only bear in silence.
Fortunately, she had gotten used to it when she was in the capital, and was basically no longer affected by others' strange gazes.
"Rumors are meant to be shattered!"
Shen Jing smiled calmly, "As long as I live a little longer, all rumors will fall apart on their own!"
"Right!"
Su Yourong nodded with a smile, "You must live well!"
She had once worried that Shen Jing would be killed by her.
But after all these days, Shen Jing was still lively and well.
This made her feel a little more at ease.
The three people in the carriage chatted all the way.
As they passed a small noodle shop, Shen Jing once again lifted the carriage curtain and looked out.
"It seems we're being watched!"
Shen Jing put down the curtain and looked at Su Yourong with a smile.
"Watched?"
Su Yourong frowned, about to lift the curtain to look out, but Shen Jing pressed her hand down.
"Don't alert the enemy!"
Shen Jing shook his head gently.
Su Yourong asked suspiciously, "What did you see just now?"
"A person eating noodles!"
Shen Jing's eyes narrowed slightly, "Since the day before yesterday, that person has been eating noodles at that small noodle shop every morning! No matter when we pass by here, that person is always eating noodles there..."
He had discovered this by accident the day before yesterday.
He felt that person was a little suspicious the day before yesterday, but he couldn't be sure that the person was watching him.
After all, the news that Su Yourong had successively caused the deaths of three men had spread, and he was also considered a celebrity in Luochuan Prefecture, so it was normal to be looked at a few more times.
However, starting from yesterday, he had deliberately paid attention.
By today, he was basically certain that the person was watching them.
Their departure times these past few days were irregular, and each time they happened to see that person eating noodles there. If they weren't being watched, then it could only be said that they had too much fate with that person.
Su Yourong thought for a moment, then frowned and said, "If it's not someone targeting the white sugar business, then it should be people from the Zhao and Song families!"
"Most likely people from the Zhao and Song families!"
Chi Chi chimed in, "They probably hold a grudge against Young Master and want to harm him!"
"I also think the latter is more likely!"
Shen Jing nodded slightly, "The news of your husband-killing has spread. If I die now due to some accident, everyone will think I was killed by you! This way, they both kill me and further damage your reputation!"
Revenge!
If the Zhao and Song families didn't seek revenge, then they wouldn't be themselves!
However, he was completely unafraid of these two families' revenge.
When he was doing those things, he had already thought that the two families would seek revenge.
He himself was trying every possible way to get revenge on them, so he couldn't disallow them from getting revenge on him, could he?
Mutual revenge!
It just depends on who lives longer, and whose methods are more clever.
Or rather, who is more ruthless!
Listening to Shen Jing's words, a cold glint flashed in Su Yourong's eyes.
There was no conversation along the way.
After passing through Dongmen Street, they entered a relatively narrow alley.
Shen Jing once again lifted the carriage curtain and looked out.
Looking at the alley in front of him, Shen Jing suddenly felt a sense of unease.
He didn't know where this uneasy feeling came from, he just felt that something was not quite right.
Could it be that the Zhao and Song families had ambushed assassins here?
They wouldn't be so bold, would they?
If he were truly assassinated, no matter whether the killer could be caught or not, the Zhao and Song families would inevitably be the biggest suspects. Given his mother-in-law's temper, they certainly wouldn't have an easy time!
If they were a little smarter, they should also be trying to create an accident to kill him, rather than...
Hmm?
Accident?
Shen Jing's heart suddenly skipped a beat, and he immediately instructed Lao Quan: "Be careful, pay attention to the surroundings!"
"Mm."
Lao Quan simply agreed, without saying much.
Even if Shen Jing didn't say anything, he would be careful in such a place.
This was his instinct!
The carriage continued forward, and Lao Quan also carefully observed the surroundings.
Suddenly, a faint crisp sound echoed in their ears.
Immediately after, the bamboo pole drying cloth above the alley loosened, and the cloth hung down upside down, precisely covering the head of the horse pulling the carriage.
Startled, the horse immediately let out a neigh, and like a headless fly, pulled the carriage forward, running wildly.
Lao Quan's face changed, and he tried hard to control the horse, but the startled horse was completely out of control.
"The horse is startled, be careful!"
Lao Quan shouted at the three people in the carriage, immediately drew the short knife from beneath him, leaped up, quickly rode onto the horse's back, and with the sharp short knife, cut the harness.
Bang!
At the same time, Shen Jing and Su Yourong almost simultaneously kicked open the back door of the carriage, ready to jump out at any moment.
As the harness on the horse's body was cut, the startled horse quickly broke free from its gear and rushed forward.
After rushing not far, the startled horse, running wildly, knocked down several wooden pillars supporting a dangerous wall, and then crashed into the wall.
Boom...
The dangerous wall collapsed, falling behind the horse, stirring up a cloud of dust...