Zhou Wenfu expressed his stance, and the atmosphere eased somewhat. The family chatted for a while before dispersing.

After all, everyone has their own things to do, and it is impossible to get together and chat all the time.

Zhou Qiongyue was worried about the two children in the mansion, so she said goodbye to her parents and returned home with her people.

Zhou Zhiyi and Sun Changping set off with their men within two days of receiving the news.

Zhou Qiongyue also sent the people out of the city gate with her sister-in-law and the second prince.

At the end, Zhou Zhiyi also told Zhou Qiongyue to remember to write to him if she had any problems.

Zhou Qiongyue was reluctant to leave her elder brother, but she didn't say anything in the end. She just stuffed a purse into her elder brother Zhou Zhiyi's pocket and turned away.

She was afraid that once she opened her mouth, she would not be able to help but ask her elder brother "Can I not go?"

Sometimes reason is reason, but human emotions cannot be ignored.

Zhou Zhiyi looked at his sister's red eyes and her embarrassed back as she fled, and his eyes also turned red.

Seeing her husband's eyes turn red, Cheng thought he had misunderstood his sister-in-law, and quickly explained: "My sister just can't bear to leave you, don't misunderstand."

"I know. If you and Rong'er have any problems, go to mom and dad. If you can't tell mom and dad, tell me. I have always been soft-hearted. Even if I don't consider our face, I will lend a hand for Rong'er's face.

Please also pay close attention to my sister. If she finds it inconvenient to tell me, please remember to write to me."

Zhou Zhiyi was actually reluctant to leave, as he was worried about his beloved wife, young son, and younger sister at home. However, he could only protect these people if he sat in a high position.

When Zhou Zhiyi saw his wife Cheng nod, he turned around and rode away with Sun Changping.

When Zhou Zhiyi opened his purse on horseback and saw five silver notes with a face value of 10,000 taels each, he was so scared that he almost fell off his horse.

You should know that for Zhou Zhiyi's foreign assignment this time, his parents only gave him 10,000 taels of silver and asked him to spend it frugally.

My sister's move is fifty thousand taels. Zhou Zhiyi wondered if my sister had emptied the palace while the prince was away!

It was Sun Changping, who was standing next to him, who gave him a hand and avoided this tragedy. Otherwise, Zhou Zhiyi would have been the first prefect to be carried to take office.

Zhou Zhiyi wanted to turn around and give it back to his sister, but Sun Changping held him back and advised, "Brother Zhou, take it! Poor family, rich road. You can return it to Princess Fu'an next time you have the chance."

Sun Changping did not envy Zhou Zhiyi. Before he set out, his brother also gave him 50,000 taels of silver. It can only be said that having a brother who is a prince consort, he also benefited from it.

Sun Changkun: Brother, you think too much. That’s all the hard-earned money I earned from business.

Zhou Zhiyi had no choice but to give up the idea of sending the child back to his sister.

He thought that he would return it to his sister after he returned from his post abroad, so that he could be considered as taking advantage of his sister and borrowing it from her.

After Zhou Zhiyi and Sun Changping left, Zhou Qiongyue also started to get busy.

Since she decided to open a teahouse, she planned to make it big, so she personally supervised everything from the furnishings inside.

She also moved the stairs from the first floor to the second floor to a hidden location, and opened another hidden passage that can go directly to the second floor.

It was like indirectly separating the first and second floors. After all, she wanted to create a place where the rich and prestigious people would drink tea on the second floor, while the first floor would be a bustling place for people to go about their daily lives.

Even every set of tea sets in the teahouse were made by Zhou Qiongyue according to her ideas and patterns.

Of course it has to be sold. If a customer likes it after drinking it, they can buy the same one or the same series as a gift or for their own use.

Of course, high-end tea sets only have the same series, and no two are the same. Scarcity makes things valuable.

As for the official kiln, it was considered that the emperor had invested in it. He helped them to make these, but without using the official kiln seal, they took 30% of the profits from the sale of tea sets.

Zhou Qiongyue considered this as a share purchase, but the emperor considered it as support for them. The emperor really didn't care about the 30% profit at this time.

Of course, Zhou Qiongyue also found suitable people to manage the tea garden. It was her father who recommended two people to her and even gave her the indentures of their families.

Zhou Qiongyue had a reasonable suspicion that this was originally trained by her father to manage his own business, but now it was just a good thing for her. She even found it very convenient to use.

I wonder if my father would feel sad when he wakes up in the middle of the night and thinks of the helper he lost.

Zhou Wencan: No, I asked my sister for it when I went to the palace.

Zhou Qiongyue had everything ready and was just waiting to open the shop. However, Zhou Qiongyue was not in a hurry as she still had the most important step to take.

She asked her second cousin to send two sets of tea sets to the palace. These were the most expensive tea sets that would be sold in her teahouse in the future, each set costing five hundred taels of silver.

Although the Second Prince thought his cousin was crazy, who would spend five hundred taels to buy a set of tea sets? Even he, a legitimate prince, did not want to be the scapegoat.

Although the second prince did not agree with his cousin's idea, he was not an outsider in commanding the experts. He complained but continued to do his job.

The second prince also specifically instructed his father, the emperor, and his mother to take it out and show it off more often when there were many people around.

When the queen heard that it was her niece who wanted to sell the teahouse, she agreed without hesitation. Not only did she take it out for the ladies to use when they came to the palace, she also praised it highly.

The emperor didn't want to cooperate, but the second prince just said one sentence, "Father, I'll use 70% of the money I earn to buy food, and 30% will be given to you. We're all working for free, so you decide!"

When the emperor heard his son say this, he felt a little unhappy, as if he was bullying someone, and immediately promised that he would complete the task with guaranteed quality and quantity.

After this wave of publicity by the Emperor and the Empress, all the nobles in Yuan'an noticed that this was the tea set that the Emperor and the Empress liked recently.

Zhou Qiongyue knew that the opportunity had come, and then her teahouse, "Renjian Yanhuo", with the second prince's inscription, was officially opened.

On the opening day, Zhou Qiongyue also sent invitations to many noble ladies to have tea with them, including her good friend Princess Yongchun.

A lot of people came that day, and of course many of them came for the face of the Empress, Prince Fu'an, and the Marquis of Cheng'en, but Zhou Qiongyue didn't care about that.

Anyway, Zhou Qiongyue used this set of tea sets to entertain these people that day, and then naturally some people asked about it and some people bought it.

Princess Lian Yongchun bought two sets of different patterns.

Princess Yongchun planned to use one set to make tea for herself and send one set to her mother in the palace.

And on the day Zhou Qiongyue's teahouse opened, everyone from the eldest prince to the fifth prince came to show their support.

Yuan'an's noble ministers once again witnessed the strength of Zhou Qiongyue's background.

So even though many people see the trick, they dare not imitate it. This is the benefit of power.