The eunuch laughed, "True destiny always leads to meeting each other. Prince Chi was able to meet Miss Yan Er in Ling County. In this sense, they are truly made for each other."
"That's the point." The emperor nodded happily. "Go to the Duke's Mansion and find Yan Cheng."
"Yes, I obey your command."
When the chief eunuch arrived at the Duke's Mansion, Yan Cheng was instructing servants to deliver invitations to relatives' homes.
"Tomorrow, the first day of June, is a good day. We will hold a banquet in our mansion so that everyone can get to know the real Second Young Miss of our Yan family."
The housekeeper came over and said respectfully, "Master, Eunuch Song is here."
Yan Cheng saw the eunuch Song, the chief eunuch, and waved his hand for the servants to leave.
The servants each took the invitation and left the house.
Eunuch Song stepped forward with a smile: "Duke, the Emperor invites you."
"May I ask, Eunuch Song, why did the Emperor seek me out?"
"Happy event." Eunuch Song bowed, "This old servant would like to congratulate the Duke first."
Soon, Yan Cheng followed Eunuch Song into the palace.
When he arrived at the Imperial Study, the Emperor dispensed with his formalities and went straight to the point: "Shu Yun will arrive in the capital soon. Although she hasn't arrived, a letter has arrived. This letter asks me to grant a marriage between Ah Chi and your youngest daughter who just returned home."
Yan Cheng said, "Princess Shuyun has not yet met my Fu Ning. I think this matter needs to be handled slowly."
"That makes sense," the emperor said with a smile. "You also know that the Yan and Shi families already have an engagement, and Ah Chi has a strong connection with your youngest daughter. I think this is feasible."
Yan Cheng bowed, "Fu Ning has grown up so well, and I have never raised her. I am truly ashamed. Therefore, I want to raise her for a few more years. There is no rush for her marriage."
The emperor said, "Girls should get married when they grow up."
Yan Cheng added, "Prime Minister Cai's legitimate daughter is eighteen this year, and her wedding date has been cancelled. This means she won't be married until she's at least nineteen. They're not in a hurry, and my daughter is younger, so there's even less of a rush."
The emperor was helpless.
Fu Ciyi and Yan Funing divorced because of the marriage he arranged.
Now that Yan Xinghe has done a great job in saving the emperor, he naturally has to show more favor to the Yan family.
Furthermore, what Yan Cheng said is all reasonable.
He had no choice but to ask about Yan Xinghe's injury: "How is your second son recovering?"
"Your Majesty, Xinghe's arm should be well cared for. I think it's fine."
"I have nothing else to do, so please play a game of chess with me."
"I obey the order."
At this moment, Yan Funing was walking from shop to shop on East Third Street.
Yan Bojian walked beside her and asked, "Sister, is there any shop you like?"
"East Third Street has less traffic after all."
Yan Funing looked around and saw that there were more than twenty shops on both sides of East Third Street.
Except for Chengwen Building, which is the largest, most of the shops nearby only have one storefront.
Three or four shops connected together are considered big.
It was not yet mealtime, and most of the people walking on the street were just passing by.
It can be said that the entire East Third Street is only lively at noon and in the evening, and the only place that is lively is Chengwen Building.
Since the surrounding shops are not very special, there are very few people visiting here.
Yan Bojian said, "It would be cheaper to buy the shop this way."
"That's the truth."
If she wants to buy the entire East Third Street, now is the best time.
When I first bought the teahouse and converted it into a restaurant, many of the surrounding shops were closed, and even those that were open had signs for rent. Later, when the restaurant's business started to pick up, the closed shops began to open.
However, more than half a month has passed, and now it seems that those shops that were open for a few days are still closed.
It can be seen that business on East Third Street is indeed difficult. After all, two streets away is the extremely busy Zhuque Street.
If she buys the shop, it is still unknown whether she will make a profit or a loss in the future.
But if you don’t try, how do you know whether you will make a profit or a loss?
Thinking of this, she stopped and said, "Third brother, I want to buy the entire East Third Street."
Yan Bojian was surprised when he heard this: "Why are you buying so many shops? Preparing for your dowry?"
"Are you kidding? I bought the shop for business." Yan Fu stared at the crowd heading towards Suzaku Street and murmured, "I don't want to get married again."
After saying that, she lifted her skirt slightly and walked into one of the shops for rent.
Seeing someone coming in, the shopkeeper greeted him with a smile: "Are you the shopkeeper of Chengwenlou?"
Yan Funing nodded: "You want to rent out your shop?"
"I wanted to sell it, but couldn't, so I changed the sign to "For Rent". But my shop didn't have as good luck as the teahouse, so I asked the young manager to buy it." The shopkeeper told the truth.
The tea shop is too small and there are almost no people who are interested in it.
Yan Funing looked at the various teas in the shop, then surveyed the interior decor. She heard the shopkeeper say, "The teahouse next door is closed down now. Our tea isn't expensive, and although it's cheap, no one buys it."
"If I want to buy your shop, how much will you offer?" Yan Funing looked at the shop owner indifferently.
The shopkeeper said frankly: "I have inquired, and the young shopkeeper bought the teahouse for three thousand taels."
The three thousand taels teahouse has two floors, with a front yard and a back yard, and covers a large area.
His tea shop consisted of only a shop front and a small room at the back, which was less than one-thirtieth the size of Chengwenlou.
He extended his hand and gestured, then said very softly, "Eighty taels."
Yan Funing and Yan Bojian looked at each other.
The shopkeeper, fearing they might refuse to buy, quickly added, "The price is negotiable." He pushed open a door and said, "This little room can be used as a small warehouse."
Yan Funing thought about it. Someone had bought a house in Qingshan Town for only 150 taels...
Why did she think of him?
Thinking that they were in the capital after all, she said, "I bought it."
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