After breakfast, Qingyan sat in a grand chair, waiting for the managers of Linglong Pavilion and Yuelai Inn to arrive. Since Guo Luoluo's shops were mainly located in the Guangdong and Guangxi regions, it was more convenient for Qingyan to handle the business directly.

Half an hour ago, Qingyan asked Yin for his opinion, and Yin gave Qingyan an affirmative answer.

Inside the study, Qingyan dismissed all the servants and prepared to discuss matters with Yin.

"Fourth Prince, in a moment, I'm really going to give the order. Are you sure you don't want to give Yin some face?" Qingyan stood in front of the desk and asked Yin.

After all, Yin is a prince. If he goes too far, the authorities will definitely come to Yin to reason with him. At that time, Qingyan will be in a passive position.

“Of course, I don’t think you did anything wrong!” Yin said, glancing at Qingyan.

Qingyan felt somewhat relieved after hearing Yin's assurance.

After the conversation, Qingyan helped Sulan to the main hall, ready to begin resolving this thorny issue.

"Master, the shopkeepers of the two shops have arrived!" Su Zhu said as she approached Qing Yan.

Qingyan nodded and said, "Let them in."

This wasn't the first time the two managers had come here. They kept their heads down the whole way, not daring to say a word. The military port was not a place where they could act freely; here, they had to be very careful.

"Greetings to our master!" The two shopkeepers knelt on the ground to pay their respects. They understood the hints that Fei Yanggu had given them in the past, and that he should be dealing with the Guo Luoluo clan soon.

Some time ago, the head steward of the Guo Luo family hosted a banquet for many business associates in the Guangdong and Guangxi regions, saying that he wanted to "intervene" in the business world and hoped that everyone could give him some help. Now, the shopkeepers are glad that they did not agree to those people at the time, otherwise, they would have been the ones to suffer.

"Tell me, what exactly did you say when you went to have a get-together with the Guo Luo Luo clan a few days ago?" Qingyan received the news that his manager had actually had a get-together with someone else, and that person was his mortal enemy. Qingyan had always been a man of principle, and his servants rarely had the chance to secretly collude with their rivals.

Upon hearing Qingyan's fingerprints, the two shopkeepers became even more worried. They were only trying to protect themselves; in the business world, having more friends like Il was better than having more enemies.

"We were wrong!" the two managers quickly apologized.

Qingyan waved his hand without giving any reply. The two shopkeepers, realizing their mistake, quickly knelt on the ground and refused to get up, fearing that Qingyan would really get angry.

"Wrong?!" Qingyan sneered, "You were able to get close to them, so you must have a very good personal relationship with them. I sent you here to manage two shops, not to develop your own sphere of influence!"

The shopkeeper felt even more distressed upon hearing this. Qingyan was someone who clearly harbored resentment, and after learning of the betrayal by his subordinates, he would certainly not employ her again.

"This servant can't refuse, so I have to go. The Guo Luoluo family has a very strong position in the south. The taxes of Guangdong and Guangxi are all in the hands of Lord Guo Luoluo!" The shopkeeper also had his own helplessness. If it weren't for the shop's unfinished business, they wouldn't have been drinking and chatting with the Guo Luoluo family.

Upon hearing this, Qingyan became somewhat curious. Didn't the Guoluo clan have no elites?

"The minister in charge of taxation is from the Guoluo clan?" Qingyan asked in surprise.

The shopkeepers nodded: "He was sent here some time ago. It is said that he is the most favored direct descendant of the Guo Luo Luo family. He is only here to gain experience. When the time is right, he will definitely return to the capital."

Qingyan tapped on the armrest, wondering if the shopkeepers would tell her the truth, and felt somewhat annoyed.

"Come over tomorrow, let me think about it first!" Qingyan felt she needed to calm down.

"!" The two managers exchanged a glance, and upon hearing Qingyan's order, quickly left the main hall.

As Qingyan watched the two figures hurriedly leave, he grew increasingly agitated. Things were even worse than what they had filmed; the Guo Luoluo clan had actually set up a money-making scheme here.

Every year when taxes are paid, this hidden "stinger" comes into play, enabling the Guoluo clan to earn more silver.

"Little darling, why did you send the managers away so quickly?" Yin came out of the study and saw Qingyan staring blankly at the floor, so he asked curiously.

"Heh, the direct descendants of the Guo Luo Luo clan are in charge of taxation here. I knew it. How could the two managers of Linglong Pavilion and Yuelai Inn compromise?" Qingyan was truly furious. Using such methods against him made him extremely angry.

"Little Darling, what about the ministers over here?" Yin hadn't been paying much attention to what was happening here. After Qingyan dug up a person, Yin's mood became increasingly unpleasant.

"Yes, the two managers said that to avoid being harassed at the end of the year, we can only attend the banquet!" Qingyan laughed. The people of the Guo Luo Luo family were very shrewd, first of all making everyone feel that the relationships between these shops were quite good.

In reality, Guo Luoluo was merely using them to gain attention and to establish his own vision in the same field.

"Little darling, go ahead and do it. If anyone dares to make things difficult, I will handle it personally!" Yin gently patted Yan's head to reassure her.

Qingyan was relieved. With Yin's guarantee, she could go ahead and do it.

"Tomorrow, I want the manager to directly reject Guo Luoluo's suggestion to cooperate. She said that Guo Luoluo and I have a good relationship, and before she faked her death, she even got the former Eighth Prince's wife very close to me." Qingyan thought Guo Luoluo was crazy. Kangxi had said in advance that no one below should know that the former Eighth Prince's wife, Guo Luoluo, had not died.

Yin didn't interfere much. He left business matters to Qingyan, and if Qingyan couldn't resolve them, he would personally step in.

"Little darling, hide your entanglement with Eighth Sister-in-law. She certainly doesn't want anything to happen to you because of her," Yin said directly.

Qingyan nodded: "Fourth Brother, Eighth Brother's wife has already divorced, and even Prince An's branch no longer supports Yinsi."

In fact, Qingyan felt very good seeing Yinsi in a desperate situation.

"Alright, let's not talk about the Eighth Prince's wife anymore. After all, she no longer belongs to the royal family. In the future, the Eighth Prince's wife will belong to the Jue Luo clan!" Yin knew that Qingyan liked Guo Luo Luo's straightforwardness, so he had always wanted to help her. He didn't expect that he would not be able to help her in the end.

"If Lady Guoluo can live a better life, then it will not have been in vain for Prince An's lineage to give up so much glory for her!" Qingyan said with deep emotion.

It is obvious which of the Guo Luo Luo clan and the An Qin Wang lineage loved the Eighth Prince's wife more.

"So, the Guo Luo Luo clan is a leader, and they will never easily choose the location of their own team!" Yin said with emotion.