The Regent Princess has run away again

Chapter 121 Business Acumen

Zhao Hengfeng stared into her eyes, seeming to sense her impatience. Knowing that he was bored, he nodded and said, "In that case, I won't bother you any more. I'll go visit Miss Xue first."

Xue Zhiyu didn't want to stay here any longer, so she walked around him and walked straight out of the Xue Mansion, got on the Xue Mansion's carriage, and went to the Charity Hall.

"Sir?"

The attendant beside him asked tentatively, puzzled.

"It's okay, let's go."

Zhao Hengfeng withdrew his gaze and walked towards the path next to him. He pondered for a long time, and seemed to have some plans in his mind. A smile gradually appeared on the corner of his mouth.

As the master and servant entered Yanan Garden, they saw Madam Xue coming out, wiping her tears with a handkerchief, and she looked much older.

"Mrs. Xue is well."

Mrs. Xue raised her head, and when she saw Zhao Hengfeng, she nodded, as if she saw a ray of hope in her despair.

"I'm thoughtful. Are you here to see Yumei?"

"Well, I heard that Miss Xue was not feeling well, so I came here to visit her."

"Alas, our Yumei is also unfortunate. I don't know how she became like this. It must be caused by some villain."

Zhao Hengfeng did not speak, still maintaining a gentle and elegant demeanor. After Mrs. Xue finished her complaints, he smiled slightly and said, "Miss Xue, you are blessed by heaven, and everything will be fine."

"Okay, then you go in and see her. I'll go back first."

After watching Mrs. Xue leave, Zhao Hengfeng walked into Xue Yumei's bedroom.

"How is Miss Xue these days?"

Xue Yumei was sitting on the bed leaning against the window at this time. After hearing the voice, she turned around and saw that it was Zhao Hengfeng, and her eyes lit up.

During this period of time, she seemed to be having nightmares all the time. The dreams were full of things she had done, which constantly tortured her. As long as she closed her eyes, she could vaguely see those horrible things.

It’s better during the day now. Seeing Zhao Hengfeng come to see me, I feel somewhat comforted.

"Mr. Zhao, you are here. I have not been feeling well recently, so I am sorry that I cannot entertain you."

Xue Yumei supported herself on the bed and sat up a little. Immediately, a maid came with a soft pillow and placed it behind her so that she could lean on it more comfortably.

Zhao Hengfeng still looked approachable. He smiled at Xue Yumei, with a little more worry on his face. He sighed, with a little more self-blame in his tone, "If only I could come to visit Miss Xue more often. I'll ask Doctor Yu to come and see you tomorrow."

"Doctor Yu? I remember that he used to be the imperial physician in the palace, but now he has retired and returned to his hometown. It is said that it is very expensive to see him."

Zhao Hengfeng came over and helped her tuck her messy hair back behind her ears, then sat back in the seat next to her.

Xue Yumei was stunned. She had never expected Zhao Hengfeng's sudden action. She sneered in her heart. She was not so easily fooled. Only a young girl who was just beginning to fall in love could not see through this little trick.

But on the surface, she still lowered her head in shyness.

"When I came here just now, I saw the princess. She seemed to be in a hurry to go somewhere, probably to the Charity Hall. The princess opened a pharmacy at a young age. Now looking at the entire capital, I'm afraid she has a monopoly on it."

Xue Yulumei raised her head and smiled. She could hear the meaning behind Zhao Hengfeng's words, so she followed his topic and continued, "That's not all. I heard that Sister Zhiyu's restaurant is about to open."

"Oh, really? Then you must congratulate the princess some other day."

The two looked at each other, and then looked away tacitly as if they had reached some kind of deal.

As for Xue Zhiyu, after getting off the carriage, she looked at the crowd that was already queuing in an orderly manner. It would be a lie to say that she was unhappy, and then she slipped in through the back door.

"Princess, you are finally here. The beauty cream in the shop is almost sold out, but there are still many people queuing. Can you see if the small workshop can bring some over?"

"How many bottles of beauty cream are left?"

"Something hydrating and whitening, twenty cans in total."

"This way, we can sell as many as we can, and the rest we can't buy will be kept as usual. We will notify them as soon as they are available. We will inform those who come to buy today that starting tomorrow, it will be first come first served, and the quantity is limited."

When the shopkeeper heard this, he looked at Xue Zhiyu with a little more admiration. He nodded in agreement and said, "This is a good idea. Scarcity makes things valuable. I'll go tell the guy in front right away."

"Well, thank you for your hard work."

After Xue Zhiyu finished speaking, she looked at the scene outside from the inner room. She thought for a while and felt that these two beauty creams would be taken off the shelves after a while, and then new products would be launched. Only in this way could they maintain freshness and retain customers.

Shijiu walked in at some point and followed her gaze towards the door. There was still a long line.

"The princess's business acumen is really amazing, but although she earns a lot from this, it is far less than what the royal merchants can earn."

Xue Zhiyu glanced at him and said unhappily, "You also said that he was an imperial merchant, doing business with the emperor. Isn't this the same as courting a tiger? I can't do that."

"How do you know if you haven't done it?"

Shijiu said this calmly, as if it was just a very ordinary matter.

But to Xue Zhiyu, it was as harsh as the sound of gongs and drums. She couldn't help but turn her gaze to Shijiu, "Tell me, what do you want to say?"

"I just said it casually. If you don't like it, just pretend that I never said it."

"As everyone knows, the Chen family has always been in charge of the imperial merchants. Unless there is something wrong with the Chen family, Your Majesty will recruit merchants from all over the country to enter the palace and select the best ones. And the scope of my business is not salt and rice."

"That's true. The current head of the Chen family is not an ordinary person. He is very smart and can do almost nothing wrong."

"The Chen family has always been engaged in business, so they naturally know how to make money. This naturally requires being smart."

"Hahahaha, the princess is right."

Xue Zhiyu was a little confused about Shijiu's inexplicable questions today, but she didn't think about it too much.

The two quickly changed the subject.

Jun Xian walked in from the backyard, and seeing that the two were chatting happily, he couldn't help but ask, "What are you talking about? You seem so happy?"

"Have you given away all the beauty creams?"

"Well, send it out," Jun Xian said as he poured himself a cup of tea. He really hadn't had a drop of water so early in the morning.

"Thank you for your hard work. We were just talking about the restaurant opening. I asked someone to check the almanac and it's a good time to open the restaurant in two days. The Qian'an troupe will come to Beijing to perform tomorrow. You can go to Youlai Inn with me tomorrow. The opening will definitely require a lively atmosphere."

"Also, Shijiu, go to the cloth shop tomorrow and order a piece of cloth that can be hung horizontally. It will say that the new store is opening, and there will be discounts for all purchases."

After Xue Zhiyu finished speaking, she went over the things she needed to prepare in her mind, and it seemed that there was nothing else she needed to prepare.

Just as she was about to ask Jun Xian to leave, she suddenly remembered that she seemed to have missed something.

"Shijiu, you have to go check again today to see if the ingredients needed the day after tomorrow are approved."

"Yes, I'll go right away."

After she picked up the wine and left, Jun Xian put down the teacup in his hand. Seeing her frowning face, he felt that she seemed to be putting too much pressure on him.

"In fact, you are the daughter of the Prime Minister's Mansion. You don't have to do everything yourself. You can just ask the servants to do it. You don't need to work so hard."

Xue Zhiyu supported her head and was stunned when she heard Jun Xian suddenly say that. Then she lowered her head and smiled bitterly. She was really destined to be a hard worker. Even after coming to this world, she still felt that she could only live a good life by constantly working.

"You also know that I am not the daughter of the prime minister, but a concubine. If I had not achieved what I have today, I would have married someone else long ago, perhaps as a concubine of a merchant or a nobleman. How could I have any freedom? But it is different now. I love everything I do, no matter how tiring it is. When I think that I don't have to stay in the backyard and fight with other women, or fight to the death for the favor of men, this is the source of my happiness. And only by doing everything by myself can I better understand the difficulty of running a shop."

After saying this, Jun Xian was so shocked that he couldn't recover for a long time. There was a bit of disbelief and complexity in his eyes when he looked at Xue Zhiyu.

Xue Zhiyu didn't expect him to understand what she said. After all, if he were in this world, he would definitely be regarded as an alien.

"Let's go, we have to check the restaurant shop again today."

"Princess, let me hold an umbrella for you. It's very hot outside."

Jun Xian was still digesting the words in his mind, but he also understood to some extent that this princess was different from all other women. Perhaps she could not be described simply as smart, but rather extraordinary.

After getting on the carriage, Xue Zhiyu seemed to have thought of something and asked casually: "Who is the current head of the Chen family?"

"You are talking about the Chen family of merchants. The current head of the family is Chen Xiaohua, who is famous in the capital. This man is incredible. Fang Nian fought hard to become an imperial merchant on his own, and made the royal family earn a lot in one year. Moreover, he can speak the Western language."

"He is indeed a great man. No wonder he has been able to sit on the throne of the Imperial Merchant for so long."

"Why are you asking this all of a sudden?"

"Nothing, just curious," Xue Zhiyu said, then turned her head to look at the shops outside the window that were constantly moving backwards, and she felt a little more respect for the head of the Chen family.

After arriving at the restaurant, the two got off the carriage. Xue Zhiyu took out the small key first and unlocked the door.

When you push the door open, you can see the space has been arranged. It is very clean because someone cleans it every day.

Humidifying fans are also placed on both sides, which can be turned on in advance before the official opening.

Xue Zhiyu went from the first floor to the second floor and took a rough look before she finally put down the burden in her heart.

Before she knew it, the morning had passed. Xue Zhiyu leaned against the checkout counter and asked, "How about it, what do you want to eat?"

"Whatever, I'm not that particular about food," Jun Xian shrugged, looking indifferent.

"Then Quanfu, I heard it tastes pretty good, and it's a little far from here."

"It's okay. I'll be driving this time. We'll definitely be there soon."

Sure enough, when the carriage came into Jun Xian's hands, although the speed did not decrease much, he took the alleys as much as possible and arrived quickly.

"I didn't expect you were so familiar with the alley. If I had known, I would have let you drive when we got to the restaurant," Xue Zhi couldn't help but joked as she adjusted her skirt after getting out of the car.

After Jun Xian parked the carriage in the backyard, he smiled and said nothing.

As the two were about to go in, a pleasant voice sounded from behind them.

"My Lady, how are you these days?"