Ever since being taken into the Qionghua Palace by Concubine Ling, all the "ideas" that Xue Linglong had come up with in the past have now been in the hands of Concubine Ling.
The milk tea, fried chicken, hamburger and other businesses that were once struggling in the Jinyang Marquis's Mansion became quite successful in the hands of Concubine Ling's people.
Although it still cannot be compared with the prosperous shops she controlled in her dreams, it is more than double what the Jinyang Marquis Mansion earned when doing these businesses before!
Even a mosquito may be small, it is still meat.
All these small food-related businesses, added together, could bring Concubine Lin hundreds of taels of silver every day.
Adding up every month, it amounts to several thousand taels of silver!
Not to mention, the theater that was rebuilt based on her idea. The reference is to modern theaters and cinemas.
The seats are divided into different levels, and the private rooms reserved for the rich and powerful are decorated in the utmost luxury. Before it officially opened, it had already attracted the attention of many young men in the capital who loved to have fun.
It is conceivable how booming the business will be after it officially opens.
Xue Linglong originally wanted to hold such a good thing in her own hands.
But she had no power to hold on to it. Not only would it cost a large sum of money to renovate the theater, but if she wanted to run such a business in the capital where many powerful people gathered, she must have a backer behind her. Looking across the entire capital, apart from the current emperor, is there anyone with a bigger backer than Concubine Ling? Not at all!
What's more, she also needs to show some "real skills" to prove her usefulness to Concubine Ling.
Otherwise, when she was locked in the secret room, she was really scared. If Concubine Ling was not satisfied with anything, she would be bitten to death by those cold, slippery, horrible creatures that spit out tongues!
Thinking of this, Xue Linglong couldn't help but shudder.
Concubine Ling's methods are really frightening just thinking about them.
One misstep can lead to eternal regret.
Thinking back to the past days in Xiping Lane, when she was Chen Feng's mistress and had no worries but the days of love. Xue Linglong regretted it too late.
I only hate myself for not being satisfied and for having to reach out for the wealth and glory in my dreams!
Rubbing the tears from her eyes, she whispered again, "Cui Tao, you must hand this thing over to the prince in person. Whether we can live a peaceful and worry-free life again depends on this time."
Cui Tao didn't have the courage to have any evil thoughts under the noses of Concubine Ling's people.
I wanted to find an opportunity to destroy the cloth in my hand and then make up an excuse to get away with it, but when I heard the last sentence, I was shocked.
If the young lady could really find an opportunity to take them away from this cruel palace, it would be worth a try...
Otherwise, if the young lady were to die at the hands of Imperial Concubine Ling in the future, they, the servants, would certainly not be able to escape!
"Miss, I will do my best!"
"Thank you for your hard work." Xue Linglong hugged Cui Tao gently with moved eyes.
I felt lucky, thanks to her for coming up with those money-making ideas.
Only the maidservants beside her have the opportunity to leave the palace.
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Today is the day when the prince of Yuchang marries a wife.
Although it is not convenient to hold a grand wedding due to the war in the north, the auspicious date was set last year and cannot be changed at will.
The wedding banquet was still held as scheduled, but the welcoming and sending off of the bride and the delivery of the dowry were much more low-key. Even the gong and drum team invited by the Marquis' Mansion only started playing the wedding music after entering the Xuanwu Gate.
Xuanwu Gate, where nobles gathered, had been quiet for two days, but finally became lively again.
These noble men and young ladies don’t care about the war situation on the border. After all, there have always been war reports coming from the north in the past few years.
However, every time there was a lot of wind but little rain, and I have never heard of the barbarians from the north rushing into the North Gate.
What's more, didn't they send Princess Changning over there as a marriage partner a few years ago?
Come to think of it, the two countries are now somewhat related. It’s not that easy to really fight!
The wedding procession passed through the Xuanwu Gate.
The young masters who came to join in the fun all gathered at the front gate of Yuchang Marquis’s mansion.
From afar, we could see the team passing by a rather deserted mansion. Upon closer inspection, we saw that a piece of red paint had been knocked off the gate of the mansion, and the pair of stone lions squatting in front of the gate also had many spots on their faces. It was obvious that they had not been carefully repaired for a long time.
"Which family is that?" asked the brothers of the newly married Princess Consort of Marquis Yuchang curiously.
They came from Daizhou, but they had heard that the area inside Xuanwu Gate in the capital was full of residences of nobles. This area is either a marquis's mansion, a duke's mansion, or at least an earl's mansion. How could a family be so shabby that they don't even have money to repair the front door?
"Oh, over there?"
"That's the Marquis of Jinyang's Mansion!"
"You have just arrived in the capital, so you may not know that the Jinyang Marquis's Mansion has made a lot of jokes in the past two years."
The young masters told the story as if it were a joke, about how the Prince of Jinyang divorced his original wife and married a concubine, and then the concubine cheated on him and moved into the second prince's villa.
Bursts of sneers rang out.
The brothers of the Crown Prince's Consort of Marquis Yuchang's mansion were even more amazed when they heard what he said.
"This Marquis of Jinyang is really confused!"
"How many women willing to be concubines have good character? It's fine to keep her outside, but how can you bring her home and even divorce your original wife because of her... How foolish."
"Oh, who says it's not true?"
The discussions over there drifted into the shadows in the corner.
The man with dark circles under his eyes staggered out, holding the post in his hand.
Those who noticed him couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed.
"Stop talking, Master Shen is here today too."
"Tsk, why is he here..."
"After all, the title of Marquis of Jinyang is still there, and it is a neighboring mansion. I guess it was the Marquis of Yuchang who invited us here."
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