The Marquis chuckled, ruffled her hair, and sighed, "If you had really buried more than a hundred members of the Chen family that day, your godfather wouldn't have been worried about you."
"It's a pity that the matter of the hibiscus ointment was not thoroughly investigated, otherwise they wouldn't have been alive to dig the ditch!"
The father and daughter chatted idly and soon arrived at the city gate.
The Marquis changed horses and headed to the dock.
Granny He and Shui Ling entered the carriage from outside to serve, and then headed to the palace.
The title of Princess Kang Le, Jia Yin, is still very useful.
Not long after the sign was handed over, Eunuch Feng came to the door to greet him personally.
Jiayin slipped him a purse, calling it a festive red envelope for the New Year.
Eunuch Feng was so pleased with himself that he revealed quite a bit of information.
Although the Emperor had already put down his pen and was waiting for the New Year, he still received an urgent memorial yesterday.
Three hundred li east of Xindu, a county town was suddenly hit by heavy snow. The county magistrate was incompetent and failed to provide timely medical assistance, resulting in more than two hundred deaths and injuries.
The Emperor was furious last night and has sent officials to deal with the situation today, but he is still in a bad mood.
Jiayin nodded, making sure she understood, and quickly decided to go for the innocent and cute look today!
So, as soon as she entered the imperial study, she put on her brightest smile, ran towards the emperor, and shouted even more joyfully.
"Uncle Emperor, your lucky little girl, the Goddess of Wealth, has brought you silver!"
Sure enough, the Emperor laughed upon hearing this. He personally got up to take the chubby girl away, led her to sit down, and said with a smile, "What's this? Our second boss has come to report the accounts. Business has been booming these past few days?"
"With my royal uncle's dragon aura protecting us, business is bound to boom! Money will flow into our shop like crazy!"
Jiayin patted his chest, his smug and arrogant expression making the Emperor laugh again.
Finally, he glanced through Baiyunjian's account books and was genuinely surprised.
"A pastry shop, in just a few months, has made a profit of more than six thousand taels? That's equivalent to half a year's tax revenue for a county town!"
Jiayin quickly peeked into the study doorway and whispered to the Emperor, "Uncle, don't be so loud, or others might hear."
"Our shop makes a fortune! A birthday cake costs ten taels of silver, but the cost is only a few hundred coins, so of course we make money!"
"When I get to the future, I'll open branches all over Tianwu, and with the money I earn, I'll build an even bigger palace for my royal uncle!"
The emperor found it both amusing and heartwarming.
Thinking about those officials who hold positions without doing their jobs, and then looking at this chubby girl with such sincerity in front of me, I really feel a genuine liking for her.
But that wasn't all. Jiayin insisted that Eunuch Feng help her carry up the New Year's gifts she had prepared.
Actually, there wasn't anything particularly good. The vegetables and fruits that others found rare were something the Emperor never stopped eating.
Because Steward Yi is a master at taking advantage of people, and since the vegetables at the Imperial Estate weren't good, he'd been eyeing the Li family's produce all winter...
Therefore, in addition to fruits and vegetables, Jiayin added eight pots of peonies and two pots of kumquats this time.
Each peony was in full bloom, its magnificent beauty bringing joy to anyone who saw it.
The kumquats even replaced the two pots at the entrance.
Because those two kumquat trees were in an even worse state than the Li family's "sheep," they had already been completely plucked.
There were only leaves, nothing but leaves, not a trace of gold left!
Jiayin accompanied the Emperor to eat fruit, shared many interesting stories about opening a shop, and then, after settling the silver notes, took her leave.
She tugged at the Emperor's sleeve and pleaded softly, "Uncle Emperor, Fu Niu'er doesn't want to go to Shou Kang Palace and Kun Ning Palace. Could you please send someone to deliver the New Year's gifts to Fu Niu'er?"
The Emperor paused for a moment, then smiled and nodded, instructing, "Alright, it's a small matter. You should leave the palace and go home as soon as possible!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Jiayin smiled broadly again, then bowed and happily left the palace.
The Emperor sighed and gave instructions to Chief Steward Yi.
“This child is simple-minded, it’s better if she doesn’t go to other places. Why don’t you go and deliver the things for her?”
"Yes, Your Majesty." Chief Eunuch Yi replied with a smile, lowering his head to hide the helplessness in his eyes.
A little girl of only a few years old could so easily charm the emperor; she certainly doesn't fit the word "naive" at all!
Unfortunately, the emperor did not think so. He took the several thousand taels of silver notes and carefully put them into a box.
Although he was the ruler of a country and possessed wealth across the four seas.
But these several thousand taels of silver are different; this is what he earned as a landlord!
Before Steward Yi could leave, the Third Princess rushed over excitedly.
She also took an account book and happily presented it to her father, the emperor.
"Father, quickly look how much silver my shop has earned!"
The emperor didn't want to disappoint his own daughter, and it was rare for this silly child to do something serious, so he patiently took the account book and glanced at it.
He frowned and asked, "Your branch has been open for over a month, and the profit is only a little over a hundred taels?"
The third princess paused for a moment, then replied, "Does Father Emperor feel that we are not earning enough silver?"
Her eyes lit up, and she immediately changed her tune, starting to complain.
"It's all Li Jiayin's fault! She won't give any good products to her branches, as if she's afraid I'll steal her business. She even launched a new product recently without telling me. Humph, I haven't settled the score with her yet!"
The Emperor rubbed his temples and asked, "Are these profits yours, after deducting the wages of the staff and all expenses, the net profit?"
The Third Princess had no idea. She took the account book from Bao Lei and, upon seeing that she had made money, rushed over excitedly.
She could only bite the bullet and say, "The staff are all servants of the Bao family, they don't need to pay wages, and Bao Lei also took care of tidying up the shop, so it didn't cost any money!"
"It's because Li Jiayin set the purchase price too high, leaving me with very little profit. She also secretly sold new products, stealing all the customers, so..."
The Emperor couldn't listen anymore and was too exhausted to explain. He waved his hand to dismiss them, saying, "I'm tired. Go back now."
The third princess was extremely aggrieved and cried out, "Father! You beam with joy when you see that wretched girl Li Jiayin, but why do you glare at me with such hostility? I am your own daughter! You're biased!"
After saying that, she turned and ran away.
Needless to say, he went to the Empress in tears to complain.
The Emperor's hard-won good mood was completely ruined again.
He pointed to the door and said to Steward Yi, "What can I say about her like this?"
"She said she wanted to start a business, but she didn't put in any capital or effort, leaving the shop to the Bao family. The Bao family was frantically grabbing money everywhere, how could they possibly put money into her business?"
"These account books are clearly wrong. The Bao family embezzled money, and she can't even tell. How could I have given birth to such a stupid daughter?!"
"If I always compare her to Fu Niu'er, she'd be half as good as Fu Niu'er, and I wouldn't be so angry!"
Chief Steward Yi couldn't point out the Third Princess's faults, so he could only smile and reassure the Emperor.
"The Third Princess is still young and doesn't understand the wickedness of people. The Bao family is becoming increasingly audacious, showing signs of desperation."
"After a while, once that crucial matter is investigated and resolved, everything will be settled. When the Third Princess sees the true colors of the Bao family, she will naturally understand!"
Served at midnight~~~
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