Among these powerful families who wanted a share of the pie was the Duke of Yue's mansion.

Meanwhile, the Duchess of Yue was staring at her daughter, Princess Handan, in shock: "What did you say? You haven't been to visit Princess Qingyu these past few days? Why?"

Princess Handan's eyes reddened with grievance: "I spent half a day shopping with that country bumpkin, and I even got three blisters on my feet. How can I keep him company?"

Lady Yue: "..."

After taking two deep breaths, the Duchess of Yue asked Princess Handan why she called Princess Qingyu a country bumpkin.

Princess Handan spoke, and the Duchess of Yue was speechless.

"I'm sorry to have troubled you."

Princess Handan immediately seemed to have found someone to confide in: "That's right..."

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The more the Duchess of Yue listened, the more troubled her expression became. Finally, she almost pleaded cautiously, "My dear child, I know you've had a hard life, but there's something I need to do..."

When Princess Handan understood what her mother wanted her to do, her eyes widened in shock: "What did you say? You... no! You mean... the Vice Minister of the Court of State Ceremonies of Qi is actually going to open a restaurant in our Great Xia? The best kind?"

The Duchess of Yue nodded solemnly: "Yes!"

Holding her daughter's hand, the Duchess of Yue said earnestly, "My dear, whatever we oppose, we should never oppose the imperial court, and we should never oppose money. The fact that Qi Yunxiao has won His Majesty's favor and opened such a large restaurant in the capital proves that their business is definitely profitable!"

"Hmm? And then?" Princess Handan's voice sounded like she was sleepwalking.

The Duchess of Yue continued earnestly, "You accompanied Princess Qingyu, the wife of Qi Yunxiao, on her first day in Daxia. If you could have spoken to her properly, saying that we wanted to partner with her family in business..."

Princess Handan was in a dilemma: she knew her mother was right.

But she really didn't want to deal with that country bumpkin!

But even her mother pleaded so softly...

Princess Handan reluctantly agreed in the end.

But when she went to find Shen Qingyu the next day, she discovered that Shen Qingyu and Qi Yunxiao had already left and were not at Sifang Pavilion at all.

Princess Handan looked bewildered: It's so early, what are they doing out there?

When asked, the guards at the Sifang Pavilion said they didn't know either.

What should we do?

Mother even told her that she absolutely had to come and curry favor with that country bumpkin today, so he could pass on a message to her husband!

Princess Handan searched the whole street for Shen Qingyu, but couldn't find her anywhere. Little did she know that Shen Qingyu and Qi Yunxiao were disguised and eating at a wonton stall on the street that they had just passed.

Seeing that Shen Qingyu was enjoying the food, Qi Yunxiao couldn't help but quietly ask, "Do you want to add a few bowls of this to your bowl too?"

Shen Qingyu stared at Qi Yunxiao in shock. Qi Yunxiao's eyes were sparkling, which inexplicably reminded Shen Qingyu of a teenager in puberty.

That boundless curiosity!

Shen Qingyu couldn't help but reach out and pat Qi Yunxiao's hand on the table, smiling but not saying anything.

Qi Yunxiao inexplicably understood Shen Qingyu's meaning, chuckled, and didn't continue speaking.

After eating, the two wandered around for a while. A bodyguard with an ordinary face walked up to Qi Yunxiao and reported in a low voice, "Master, everything has been arranged."

Qi Yunxiao nodded: "Have someone go and buy it. It has to be all refined rice and flour, as well as local specialties like medicine, pearls, and coconut oil... send them all there..."

The guard agreed and went.

Shen Qingyu smiled with relief: With Qi Yunxiao's help, things are so different; it's much easier to make purchases now.

Qi Yunxiao had the Hidden Dragon Guards, who had come early to act as undercover agents, disguise themselves and rent a courtyard. He then ordered the Hidden Dragon Guards to buy grain, medicine, general stores, and other supplies from various grain and oil shops in the capital and deliver them to that courtyard.

After all the grains had been delivered, the two of them went over and loaded them all into the container.

Now, Shen Qingyu and Qi Yunxiao only need to go to the courtyard once.

In front of Qi Yunxiao, Shen Qingyu made her second move: she directly stored nearly 10,000 shi of grain and various supplies into her spatial warehouse.

Just as the warehouse was full, the space emitted another dinging sound: "You need to store higher-level resources before you can perform the next upgrade."

Okay, so what I mean is that food is a low-level resource, and even if we store enough of it, it won't be enough to upgrade the space again.

Shen Qingyu wasn't disappointed at all; on the contrary, she felt happy looking at the abundant supplies in the space.

Qi Yunxiao was utterly shocked to see the mountain of grain vanish with a wave of the young woman's hand.

Seeing is believing.

This isn't magic; this is something I actually witnessed!

"Alright. Shall we go?"

Shen Qingyu reminded him, and Qi Yunxiao finally came to his senses: "Okay, let's go."

After spending all ten thousand taels of gold, Shen Qingyu and Qi Yunxiao happily returned to the original restaurant. After restoring their original appearance, they wandered around and returned to Sifangguan.

Meanwhile, the King of Great Xia was listening to a report.

Various criminal investigation departments discovered an anomaly: unidentified individuals were purchasing large quantities of grain in the capital, but when the grain was delivered to a courtyard, the spies found it empty within an hour.

Locals said they had never seen such a large number of wagons carrying grain pass by, which meant that the grain was probably not being transferred openly.

After inspecting the area, the constables discovered a tunnel in the courtyard, but it looked like no one had used it in a long time…

Where did the food go?!

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