Looking at the bustling streets of the capital, Nan Wusi suddenly felt as if he were in a dream.
"Your Highness, let's part ways here for now," Nan Wuyu said to Xiao Yi. "Would Your Highness like to accompany me to the palace to meet the Emperor later?"
Xiao Yi shook his head. "Lord Nan, you can go and report. I won't join in the fun."
"That's fine then." Nan Wuyu nodded and called Nan Wusi to return to the General's Mansion together.
Nan Wusi glanced at Xiao Yi, said nothing, and followed his second brother back.
Xiao Yi also had a strange feeling at this moment. The past few months of spending time together had made him more clear about his feelings, but it seemed that Nan Wusi did not accept them.
"Let's go back to the manor," Xiao Yi said to Xuan Li after standing still for a while.
"Yes, Your Highness." Xuan Li was also a little excited. Three months had passed, and he had finally returned to the palace. He missed his brothers.
Nan Wusi did not rest at home for long. After her second brother went to the palace, she went out after paying her respects to her grandmother.
She first went to Lan Yi Fang, but found that Lan Yi Fang, which used to be full of customers, was now almost deserted.
"Manager Nan, you're finally back!" Tiger's mother was very excited to see Nan Wusi. Although she knew that Nan Wusi was going on a long trip, she did not expect that it would take more than three months.
"Sister Fang, why are there no customers at Lan Yi Fang these days?" Nan Wusi looked at the clothes hanging in the shop, realizing that they hadn't been sold for a while.
"Manager Nan, it's all my fault. Now a new restaurant called Lirenfang has opened on the next street, and it's taken all the customers away from our shop," Tiger's mother said with a look of shame.
"Do you know who owns that Lirenfang?" Nan Wusi didn't expect that even though Lanyifang was selling so cheaply, it could still steal his business. Did the other party not care about the cost?
"It's said to be a shop opened by a noblewoman from the palace, the Crown Prince's concubine," Tiger's mother thought about the rumors she had heard.
"The Crown Prince's concubine, Xiao Mu has taken another concubine?" Nan Wusi didn't expect Xiao Yi to act so quickly, taking another concubine in such a short time.
"I'm not really sure about that." Tiger's mother didn't usually come into contact with any nobles, so naturally she didn't know about these gossips.
"Okay, I understand. Don't worry about it too much. Anyway, we're losing money selling these clothes, so we won't lose anything if we don't sell them." Nan Wusi comforted Hu Zi's mother with a smile.
"Are you going to Nan's Gold and Silver Shop later, Manager?" Tiger's mother asked as she watched Nan Wusi prepare to leave.
"Yes, what's wrong?" Nan Wusi turned around and looked at Hu Zi's mother.
"Manager Nan, that shop is now closed. The same Crown Prince's concubine opened a gold and silver shop on the next street and has taken all the business away." Tiger's mother didn't dare to look at Nan Wusi. She could imagine how Manager Nan must feel to receive so much bad news so soon after returning to the capital.
"Where's my brother? Didn't I ask him to watch the shop for me before I left?" Nan Wusi couldn't believe that Nan Wushi's business acumen was inferior to that of a concubine.
“At first, Young Master Nan did use some methods to win back many customers, but one day he suddenly closed down. I don’t know exactly what happened. Manager Nan himself will have to ask him to know,” Tiger’s mother said.
"Okay, Sister Fang, you should go home early if you have nothing else to do. You don't need to stay in the shop all day." After saying that, Nan Wusi hurriedly went to Nan Wushi's house.
"Aunt." Nan Wusi bowed to He Wenxiu.
"Sisi, you're here. But Shi'er isn't home right now. I don't know what he's been up to these days. He's been leaving early and coming home late every day," He Wenxiu said.
"How about I have a chat with my aunt? It's been a long time since Wusi last visited her."
“Indeed, Sisi has been away from the capital for several months now, and she looks quite tanned. Was the journey too arduous?” He Wenxiu looked at Nan Wusi with some concern.
"No, it was quite fun along the way."
Nan Wusi picked out some interesting experiences from the journey and told them to He Wenxiu, which made her very happy.
The two chatted about this and that for the entire afternoon, and when it was time for dinner, Nan Wushi returned to his residence.
"Sister, you're finally back!" Nan Wushi looked at Nan Wusi with surprise and joy.
“Yes, after being away for so long, you’re finally back,” Nan Wusi replied.
"Sister, did you come to ask about the Nan Family Gold and Silver Shop?" Nan Wushi asked.
"Yes, I heard about it at Lan Yi Fang today." Nan Wusi didn't bother to beat around the bush and admitted it directly.
“About a month after you left, Ouyang Jiangli was promoted to a concubine by the Crown Prince, and then she opened these two shops, stealing all the customers away,” Nan Wushi began to explain.
"At first, I went against her, but unexpectedly, within two days, all my brothers came to persuade me not to oppose the Crown Prince."
"At the same time, they also introduced me to a good opportunity, which I'm currently working on." Nan Wushi stopped there and didn't continue.
"What good news?" Nan Wusi had a feeling that something fishy was going on.
"I can't tell you right now, but it's very profitable." Nan Wushi didn't reveal the answer to Nan Wusi.
But then Namo Si suddenly remembered what business Namo Shi had accumulated his wealth through in the original text.
However, seeing her uncle and aunt at the table who seemed completely unaware of what was going on, she swallowed her words and decided to wait until after dinner to say them.
Nan Wusi endured the ordeal of finishing his dinner, then dragged Nan Wushi aside.
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