The scheming empress starts by conquering men

Shaodian Sishui drooped her eyelids slightly, tapped the table lightly with her fingertips, and thought deeply in her eyes.

After a long time, she thought of a solution and looked at Shao Chaogan.

"Beifa has rich salt mines. The method of refining salt is in my hands. I want to take eight percent of your net profit. If you agree, I have a good method for you."

"Not only can we make those unruly people return the money they took, but we can also let them mine the salt mine for free."

Shao Chaogan frowned slightly, full of doubts.

"Free mining? Your Highness, please stop joking. They are unwilling to be hired at a high price, so how can they be willing to mine for free?"

With such a large mine, His Highness has great ambitions and actually wants 80% of the net profit.

However, this is not the point at the moment. The point is how to reduce costs and mine salt as quickly as possible.

She was really curious about what method Shaodian Sishui had that could make those unruly people spit out the money they had taken and help them mine for free?

Shaodian Sishui smiled and asked, "How long does it take to go back and forth from the salt mine to here?"

Shao Chaogan said, "We can reach the destination in six days if we ride as fast as we can."

"Six days? Just in time."

It would take nearly half a month for the imperial order to be sent from Bian Jing via carrier pigeon to the north. A week had already passed, and there was still another week to go.

She'll arrive just in time when she finishes dealing with the salt mine issue.

The timing is just right.

"Go and prepare immediately. I will go to the salt mine with you."

Shao Chaogan did not refute and took the order to arrange water bags for the horses.

Before leaving, he also told Shaodian Sishui.

He gave her some pastries to fill her stomach and specifically said they were sent by Shao Jincong.

Shaodian Sishui looked at the pastries in the food box and a smile of understanding appeared on the corner of her mouth.

Just as he was about to pick it up and eat it, the guard next to him immediately stopped him.

"Master, there is an aphrodisiac in it."

Shaodian Sishui picked up the pastry elegantly, smelled it, ate a little, and after tasting it carefully, she looked at the guard with bright eyes.

"Yeah, it's salty. Would you like to have a piece?"

The guard was shocked!

Did she do something wrong? Why did His Highness give her pastries laced with aphrodisiac?

However, I cannot refuse your Highness's gift.

The guard gritted his teeth and took it with both hands.

Shaodian Sishui put the eaten pastry in her hand and asked indifferently.

"Did Shao Yujie know about the fine salt supplementing Shao Jincong's gift list?"

"My Lord, I already know."

Shaodian Sishui nodded in understanding.

So it was he who asked Shao Jincong to put the condiments in the pastry.

When thinking of Shao Yujie, Shaodian Sishui felt very disgusted and disliked him.

But if such a man were to plot against her, she, Shao Dian Si Shui, would really not accept his kindness.

"It seems that Shao Yujie didn't come to play chess today?"

The guard understood what he meant and asked subconsciously: "Shall I go and invite Second Master Shao?"

Shaodian Sishui did not respond. She calmly picked up the pastry that had been drugged and ate it bit by bit.

"It tastes good, quite delicious, you should try it too."

"Today, you will act as my concubine here."

The guard was stunned, not knowing what was going on.

Act as the master?

A sly smile appeared on Shaodian Sishui's face.

"Shao Yujie, this is a gift from me. You can eat this cake, but please take care of your health."

"Remember afterwards, don't let anyone near the villa. Just tell them that I'm very tired and I don't want to see anyone."

The guard instantly understood what His Highness meant, and responded excitedly, with joy in his eyes.

Deadpool will never have a man of his own, but His Highness gave her a man?

Something that I never dared to dream of actually came true?

Shaodian Sishui quietly followed Shao Chaogan away, and the two of them rode on horseback at a very fast speed.

Shao Yujie was frightened when he heard Shaodian Sishui invite him over.

I don’t know whether the Sixth Prince ate the drugged snacks. It’s okay if he didn’t, it’s just playing chess.

If he ate it, he would be like a lamb walking into a tiger's mouth.

However, Shao Yujie had to go. The Sixth Prince sent someone to invite him over, so he had to go.

Finally, Shao Yujie had no choice but to bite the bullet and come to the villa.

The moment he entered the villa, he was seen by Shao Jincong who was hiding in the dark, looking for an opportunity to sneak into the villa.

Originally, Shao Jincong wanted to step forward to stop them, but the Sixth Prince's guards were there, and he couldn't stop them or get in.

Shao Yujie followed the guard's instructions and went to a side room.

He was full of doubts as to why the guards brought him to the side room to play chess with the Sixth Prince.

As he stepped in, a figure flashed by and hit him hard on the neck.

The guard looked at Shao Yujie in his arms with lustful eyes, and couldn't wait to pick him up by the waist and put him on the bed.

In order to prevent him from refusing, the guard considerately gave her some love potions.

As time passed, the red candles flickered and the atmosphere became ambiguous.

The heartbeats and breathing of each other are intertwined to form the most moving melody.

It was already the next day when Shao Yujie woke up. There was no one by his side except for the warmth left over from last night.

Feeling the condition of his body and the blue and red all over his body, as well as all the things he had done in a daze last night, Shao Yujie suddenly screamed.

"what!"

The guard heard the sound and walked in quickly. Looking at the screaming Shao Yujie, a strange emotion flashed across his eyes.

However, she did not say much, but followed Shaodian Si Shui's instructions.

"The Sixth Prince said that if you wake up, let me take you back."

Shao Yujie glared at the guard with gritted teeth and asked angrily, "Where is His Highness? I want to see His Highness!"

He wanted to ask Shaodian Sishui why they treated him like this, why, why, why!

She was obviously drugged, why did she choose him? !

The guard's eyes flickered and he lowered his head.

"Your Highness is not seeing anyone."

"You!" Shao Yujie was so angry that he lost his temper and yelled loudly; "I want to see Her Highness! I want to see her!"

Damn Shaodian Sishui, dare to defile him!

"I am the Second Princess's man. How dare she, the unpopular Sixth Princess, touch me! I want to see her!"

On the other side, Shaodian Sishui and Shao Chaogan had just finished breakfast in a tavern and suddenly sneezed when they stood up.

"Ahem~~"

Shao Chaogan frowned slightly and looked at Shaodian Sishui with some concern.

"Miss, are you catching a cold? Traveling day and night is indeed tiring. Why don't you take a break today and leave later?"

Shaodian Sishui rubbed his nose and said, "No need. In case the night is long and dreams are plentiful, we should go early and come back early."

In front of outsiders, Shaodian Sishui asked Shao Chaogan to call her "Miss", and in private to call her "Your Highness".

Then Shao Chaogan was naturally her servant.

The two men rode their horses at full speed, one in front and one behind.

Finally, on the afternoon of the third day, they arrived at Dongjun City, where the three noble families were located.

Dongjun City is located halfway up the mountain. The city walls and gates are ancient and mysterious, like a painting sleeping in the long river of history.

Even though Shaodian Sishui was mentally prepared, he was still shocked by the city built on the hillside.

I really admire the hands-on ability of the ancients. How could they build a city on such a steep mountain?

The mottled city wall winds along the mountain road, and the moss on the stone bricks varies in thickness.

When we arrived at the city gate, we saw traces of war on the heavy bronze door.

The two men entered the city, settled down a bit, and then rushed to the salt mining area without stopping.

There is a fence in front of the mine to keep out intruders.

There was a tall flagpole inside the fence, with a black skull flag on it, which was the military flag of Beifa Shao Bohou.

Shaodian Sishui and Shao Chaogan rode up on horseback. The moment they saw the military flag, a hint of pride flashed across Shao Chaogan's face.

The salt mines here belong to her.

Before they got close, the secret sentry on the lookout immediately waved the flag to alert the guards below.

When the two of them came forward, someone was already waiting there.

Shao Chaogan took out his token and gave orders.

"Open the door!"

Is it the Marquis?

The guards quickly opened the fence and let Shao Bohou in.

Shaodian Sishui followed him into the mine and only then could he see everything around him clearly.

The salt mine is located in the mountains. There is a shallow lake in it, and the rock walls on both sides of the lake are covered with thick salt mines.

A few slaves were still mining there, but the people who were hired for money had disappeared.

Salt mine cave