Seeing the woman's expression, Qiao Yuchen told her the news he had just received so as not to worry her.

“It was the Tenth Prince who set this up,” she said, composing herself before looking up at the inky black sky outside. “I’ve already told him.”

What happens in the end depends entirely on Su Wen's decision.

Some people are not going this time, it's just a simple bandit suppression mission; if they do go, it's their own decision.

A resolute glint flashed in Chen Siyuan's eyes as she looked at the man beside her.

"No matter how unfavored the Tenth Prince is, he is still the Emperor's son. You should be careful in your actions."

At this moment, she felt a little relieved. As long as he wasn't one of the Seventh Prince's men, Qiao Yuchen wouldn't feel constrained in his actions.

"I know. The prince can't be touched, but it doesn't matter if the people around him are touched." The lesson we taught the tenth prince last time was too lenient. If we had known he would cause so much trouble, we should have been more thorough last time.

He's poisoned now, yet he's still causing trouble like this; he deserves to be taught a lesson.

Chen Siyuan listened with trepidation.

She knew the man was about to begin.

...

The next day.

As soon as it was light, Qiao Yuchen left.

Chen Siyuan's heart could not find peace for a long time.

Later, she spent a day in Beiyuan, but she had no energy to do anything, and even looking at the account books seemed to have lost its magic.

evening.

Chen Siyuan breathed a sigh of relief when Qiao Yuchen returned unharmed.

For the next few days, Qiao Yuchen would leave early and return late every day, and he was fine every time he came back.

Thinking about this person's abilities in my past life, perhaps I'm just overthinking it.

To distract herself, Chen Siyuan decided to keep herself busy.

I spent the whole day on Nanguan Street.

She was so busy here that she barely had time to breathe, and even her meals were delivered to her by the Chen family's housekeeper, arranged by Chen Luyang.

She arrives at Nanguan Street at dawn every day and only turns back after dark.

The busy days made her forget about the important things Qiao Yuchen had done, and she quietly went about her own business.

Business on Nanguan Street is now on track, and because of the unified management, many customers have gradually developed their own shopping habits.

Gradually, each shop developed a stable customer base.

Chen Siyuan designs a new outfit every day, tailored to the specific needs of each store.

One sample garment a day, and gradually, the store was filled with them.

Later, Chen Siyuan gradually removed the initial sample garments, and slowly, everyone who came noticed the differences.

In less than a few days, the sample clothes they had seen were gone, which fueled their desire to buy more.

Chen Siyuan has observed that women's clothing is currently more popular.

Perhaps it's related to the recent apparent peace in the capital, but there's another important element: Qiao Zhen has become the Third Prince's consort, and many women of marriageable age are hoping for a good home, so they've all started getting busy taking advantage of this momentum.

Gradually, the high-end sample garments gained their own reputation.

Chen Siyuan had no intention of seizing Wen's Cloth Shop.

Wen's Cloth Shop also takes a high-end approach. Chen Siyuan's style gradually changed, and she began to target some wealthy families, but only those illegitimate daughters who did not have much money.

After the concubine's daughters changed their dressing style, their reputation gradually expanded again. Many legitimate daughters also gradually came to like these novel styles. Since they didn't cost much, they were generous and bought multiple items at once.

This gave Chen Siyuan another glimpse of a business opportunity.

Many people can't wait and prefer to buy ready-made sample garments directly.

After careful consideration, Chen Siyuan decided to sell only ten pieces of each sample garment. In other words, if you wanted to buy clothes from the fabric shop on Nanguan Street, you only needed to buy ten pieces. After that time, you wouldn't be able to buy any more.

To ensure the sample garments were slightly different, Chen Siyuan specially designed the same pattern for each store as a signature.

Chen Siyuan also applied for this mark from the government through connections.

Having this product not only avoided offending customers, but also attracted a large number of them.

Gradually, Nanguan Street became a must-visit place for every young lady going out.

Business on Nanguan Street has already begun to bustle ahead of schedule.

As a result, the two restaurants and one teahouse located on Nanguan Street also became very popular, and the business of restaurants on Nanguan Street gradually improved.

That day.

Chen Siyuan had been busy all morning, designing ten sample garments. Her arms were a little sore, so she went to the backyard to rest.

I had just stretched my arms a couple of times when I suddenly heard a familiar voice from the front yard.

She listened carefully for a while and was sure she was right.

When she arrived at the front yard, she saw that it really was the Fifth Princess.

She immediately stepped forward, her face full of surprise, "Fifth Princess Consort, is it really you?"

"Is this your shop?" The Fifth Princess was happy for Chen Siyuan when she saw that it really was her.

After hearing about the business philosophy of Nanguan Street, she came here specifically to take a look.

I thought I had met someone like her, but it turned out to be her again.

This almost brought tears to her eyes, but later left Chen Siyuan feeling disappointed.

"Hmm, what does the Fifth Princess think?" Chen Siyuan, with a touch of pride in her heart, couldn't wait for any praise.

The Fifth Princess glanced around. "Very unique, and a limited edition at that. You really are a shrewd businesswoman." People in ancient times are so clever; even she is almost outsmarted.

Hearing this, Chen Siyuan was extremely pleased. Thinking of what she had heard, she quickly pulled the Fifth Princess to the backyard to talk.

There are people coming and going outside, making it inconvenient to talk.

Once inside, Chen Siyuan discovered that the Fifth Princess Consort was all alone, without even a maidservant by her side.

"Fifth Princess Consort, why are you alone?"

"Otherwise what?" The Fifth Princess Consort asked with a smile, in a good mood.

"Why aren't we training any maids?"

"I'm enough on my own."

"You...you're a martial arts master?" Chen Siyuan was astonished. She had always wanted to learn martial arts, but she had never had the chance.

"I'm not a martial arts expert, and no one should try to bully me!" The Fifth Princess rolled up her sleeves, looked at Chunping who was walking over, and examined her carefully. "She should know martial arts, right?"

Chen Siyuan nodded, wondering what the Fifth Princess Consort was up to.

He just looks really cool with his sleeves rolled up.

"Alright, I'll spar with her and show you my abilities." The Fifth Princess Consort hadn't been active for a long time and was a bit rusty.

Chen Siyuan was a little worried. Seeing the Fifth Princess's demeanor, she quickly reminded Chunping, "Be more polite to the Fifth Princess."

The Fifth Princess smiled and glanced at someone, but her expression changed slightly when she faced Chunping.

Chunping couldn't sense any martial arts aura from her, and she felt uneasy about the way she looked at the other person.

Just as I was thinking this, I suddenly saw the Fifth Princess's foot move was very fast, but also very strange.

Chunping dared not have any more ulterior motives and quickly began to respond.