Chen Jingxi was in a very good mood these two days. The shop owner Wang had returned the silver that was missing from the account, and she also had two loyal maids, so she didn't have to worry about anything.
"Princess, this is an invitation to the full moon banquet for Lord Xu's youngest son tomorrow."
"It's General Feng's sixtieth birthday the day after tomorrow."
"And Minister Qian's son is getting married."
Chen Jingxi waved her hand and said, "Mammy, please prepare some generous gifts for me and send them to each of them."
Nanny Li frowned slightly and asked in confusion, "The princess isn't going? If the prince asks, these are all powerful officials in the court. If I don't attend in person, it might seem that the palace doesn't take it seriously enough."
Chen Jingxi asked in return: "Will the prince go?"
Nanny Li shook her head: "The prince is busy with government affairs, so naturally he has no time to care about these mundane matters."
Chen Jingxi laughed and said, "Since the prince doesn't care about winning over these people, why should I?"
Nanny Li was speechless for a moment, "This...this..."
Chen Jingxi stood up and said, "Mammy, I know my limits."
Nanny Li looked at Chen Jingxi's nondescript outfit and couldn't help but wonder, "Princess, where are you going?"
"I'm just going out for a walk."
Looking at Chen Jingxi's departing back, Nanny Li sighed.
Grandma Gao comforted her from the side, "Don't worry too much. I think the princess is a person with her own ideas."
After hearing this, Nanny Li became even more worried. "Madam was just like the princess back then. I'm afraid..."
Nanny Gao patted Nanny Li's hand and said, "Don't worry, our prince is not an ungrateful person."
Nanny Li thought back to the past few days since she came to the palace, and the prince's attitude towards the princess, and the stone in her heart slowly fell.
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"Princess, why don't you go to those banquets? Those noble ladies love to hold these banquets." Han Yu asked.
Chen Jingxi turned his head and glanced at her.
Seeing this, Han Yu quickly bowed his head and said, "I am sorry for speaking too much. Please forgive me, Princess."
Chen Jingxi smiled, with a hint of teasing in her tone: "Han Yu, I find that you have changed. Before, you were always by my side without saying a word, but I didn't expect you to talk so much now."
Han Yu: “!!!” Princess, how can you, a lady from a noble family, speak more vulgarly than Ling Ying?
Chen Jingxi continued, "Since you want to know so much, I'll tell you."
Han Yu thought to himself: I don’t really want to know now, so why don’t you stop talking about it.
Unfortunately, Chen Jingxi didn't hear her inner voice. "Actually, attending those banquets only revolves around three topics: showing off one's own achievements, belittling others' shortcomings, and gossiping. What do you think is the point of me attending such an occasion?"
Han Yu nodded.
"As a princess, just standing there is an achievement for me, so they will only flatter me. And what I hate most in my life is flatterers and sycophants."
Han Yu agreed and looked at Chen Jingxi with admiration. She didn't expect that the princess was such a righteous person.
"Because being with them makes me look like a bad person."
Han Yu: “…” She must have heard it wrong.
…
After Han Yu accompanied Chen Jingxi around most of the capital, he asked in confusion, "Princess, are you looking for something? I can get it for you."
Chen Jingxi shook his head slightly, "I just want to take a look at the business situation in the capital."
Han Yu was even more confused after hearing this. "Princess, why do you want to look at these market conditions? These trivial matters will be handled by the stewards."
Chen Jingxi stopped and turned to look at her. "I looked through the account books and found that half of the shops are losing money. I thought that if I could transform these shops, maybe I could change the situation."
"The first step in transformation is naturally to understand the market situation and see which industries have development potential."
Han Yu frowned upon hearing this. "Princess, are you going to do this yourself? Since ancient times, merchants have been considered lowly occupations. If people knew you were personally involved in this, they would probably look down on you."
"Tsk, I'm the princess, I don't care, they can look at it however they want."
Face is not as important as money. She wants to pursue her career, to do it on a big scale, to build a career, to shine.
The more she thought about it, the more excited she became. She now felt that she was terrifyingly strong.
Even walking is windy.
Han Yu touched his nose and followed.
…
Chen Jingxi suddenly stopped and said, "We're here."
Han Yu looked up at the three characters "Yicuilou" on the plaque, a trace of shock flashed in his eyes, and he asked softly: "Princess, this is the number one brothel in the capital, why are you here?"
Chen Jingxi smiled and said, "Go knock on the door."
Han Yu hesitated a little and asked again, "Princess, do you really want to go in?"
Chen Jingxi smiled and said, "Since we're already here, why shouldn't we go in?"
Han Yu smiled bitterly and had to go forward and knock on the door.
After a while, a curse came from inside the door: "Who is so blind as to knock on the door in broad daylight? Don't you know where this place is?"
Then, a sleepy-eyed old procuress opened the door. She rubbed her eyes and shouted in dissatisfaction, "What are you doing? What are you doing?"
Chen Jingxi bowed and said respectfully, "Meetings, Mother Xu."
The madam took a closer look and saw that the person in front of her was dressed in men's clothes, but her eyes and eyebrows revealed the gentleness and charm of a woman.
She couldn't help but wonder, "Miss, could it be that you've come to the wrong place? This isn't the place for little girls."
Chen Jingxi was not too surprised to be recognized as a girl. She just thought that wearing this way was convenient and light.
He just said calmly: "I came here to discuss a business with Mother Xu."
The madam looked Chen Jingxi up and down, a trace of disdain flashing in her eyes. She said with a smile, "Come to Yicuilou to discuss business? Are you kidding me, young lady?"
Chen Jingxi shook her head. "How dare I? Mother Xu, why don't you let me in and discuss it in detail?"
The madam yawned, looking a little impatient, and was about to close the door and send the guests away.
Seeing this, Han Yu quickly stepped forward and held the door to prevent the madam from closing it.
The madam was immediately furious and shouted, "What are you doing? Get out of here!"
Chen Jingxi gestured for Han Yu to let go, then said to the madam, "Don't worry, Madam Xu. We just want to discuss business with you. Since you're not interested, we'll leave now."
The madam smiled triumphantly and was about to close the door.
Chen Jingxi suddenly said, "Hanyu, let's go to Zuimenglou and take a look."
When the madam heard the words "Zuimenglou", her face changed instantly and she hurriedly called them to stop.
A smile appeared on Chen Jingxi's lips.
The madam smiled and said, "Since you have business to do, why don't you come in and discuss it in detail?"
Chen Jingxi nodded and walked in.
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