"Let's get this straight and be direct. You know my personality. I don't like beating around the bush."

Hong Yu slightly rolled up the narrow sleeves on his wrists, lifted up his wide sleeves and sat down. Then, he put four fingers together and respectfully pointed to the empty seat opposite, indicating that the two could sit wherever they wanted.

Xiao Linting lifted up his robe and sat down, looking carefully at Jiang Qingqing. He only withdrew his gaze after the other party sat down steadily.

"Aunt Hong always speaks decisively," Xiao Linting nodded to her again, "I came to the Chamber of Commerce last time and wanted to ask Aunt Hong for a favor, but I didn't expect to be in empty-handed."

Hong Yu was just taking out three cups, preparing to pour tea for the guests. When he heard what Xiao Linting said, he thought about it carefully for a while before he remembered.

"Oh! So the reason you came here last time was for this matter. Can you tell me what trouble you got into?"

Hong Yu spoke very generously and frankly, and at first glance it seemed as if she could handle anything no matter what it was.

Jiang Qingqing looked back and forth between Xiao Linting and Hong Yu.

"There is a shop at the crossroads. The original owner just left it there empty. He left the shop to his friend to look after it because he had been traveling in Kyoto for the past few months. According to Article 100 of the Apocalypse Law..."

"Article 154 of the law states that if the original shop owner does not have evidence of closing the shop and increasing the value of the business, the person who takes over is not allowed to sell goods in the shop. If there is any violation, the tax for the month the shop was opened must be paid and the person will be imprisoned for three months."

Seeing that Xiao Linting was stuck in his tone for a moment, Hong Yu raised her hand slightly and calmly recited the laws and regulations that Xiao Linting was about to talk about.

Finally, she looked at Jiang Qingqing and asked with a smile: "Your Highness, am I right?"

Jiang Qingqing was a little stunned when she was suddenly called.

She has never studied the law of apocalypse.

This woman is deeply favored by the emperor and Empress Xu in the palace, and she can basically call the wind and rain... After hearing the questions from this decisive woman in front of her, Jiang Qingqing suddenly felt some self-reflection in her heart.

Hong Yu's original intention was to tease the little girl, and sure enough, she saw the reaction she wanted to see. As she wished, she looked at Xiao Linting again, said sorry, and motioned for him to continue.

Xiao Linting cleared his throat, as if he was not used to Hong Yu's interruption. After a while, he resumed his train of thought.

"The man who accepted the gift was cunning and treacherous. Although he paid taxes on the goods, he did not make any written proof of the gift. The last time I came to the Chamber of Commerce, I wanted to ask Aunt Hong to check the situation of this shop so that I could collect evidence and arrest him again."

Hong Yu listened carefully to Xiao Linting's retelling, pondered for a while, sorted out the matter in his mind, and then said: "Isn't this the most typical case of the law just mentioned? Why can't your government officials capture him directly?"

"He bit it to death with one bite. The Chamber of Commerce has his transfer certificate, and he was on the street at the time..." Xiao Linting seemed to find this matter a bit difficult, and he explained with some embarrassment.

Hong Yuqing groaned, took a sip of tea to moisten her throat, and then joked, "Our little prince Xiao is the one who has the final say in the court. How can you act in a formal way in the street? You are embarrassed. This is not like your style."

"Uncle Huang just doesn't want to make a big fuss. After all, the original owner of the shop is not responsible for this matter. If it gets out of hand, the shop will be returned to him in the future. How will the original owner continue to do business?"

Jiang Qingqing was used to seeing the emperor's uncle being calm and fearless, so she was reluctant to let the woman in front of her criticize her uncle. She immediately spoke up for Xiao Linting.

"Your Highness is right." Hong Yu looked at Jiang Qingqing, the smile in his eyes deeply concealing the joke just now.

Xiao Linting coughed dryly again and tried to get the matter back on track.

"Could you please ask Aunt Hong to find out whether there is a transfer certificate for this shop?"

"I thought it was nothing serious. Sit back and I'll have someone investigate it. It'll be quick."

Hong Yu waved her hand. She took out a stack of small plates wrapped in oil paper from a small cabinet beside her, placed them in front of the two of them, and said with a smile, "But I dare not guarantee that the voucher is missing. If the other party has all the documents, the Chamber of Commerce will not be able to rely on the government to bully the merchants. Lin Ting, you know where Aunt Hong's bottom line is."

"Don't worry, Aunt Hong. I know what I'm doing."

Xiao Linting nodded and said very respectfully.

Hong Yu nodded in understanding, turned to Jiang Qingqing and said softly: "This dish of osmanthus candy was made by my husband himself. I don't have anything that children like to play with. Your Highness, please eat it first. I will be back soon."

After saying that, Hong Yu left the room like a gust of wind.

Jiang Qingqing looked at the plate in front of her, reached out to open it, and sure enough, she saw the osmanthus candies neatly stacked together, crystal clear, like mini bricks.

She just looked at it and didn't intend to take it. She turned her head to look at Xiao Linting and asked curiously, "Who is this Aunt Hong?"

Xiao Linting reached out and broke off half of the osmanthus candy. He pinched the candy with his slender and round fingertips and placed it near Jiang Qingqing's mouth, waiting for her to open her mouth.

"Auntie Hong is from the Kyoto General Chamber of Commerce... You can understand her as the one with the most say and the only one who can connect with the royal family. Her life is legendary and wonderful. She is not an ordinary woman, and her perseverance is no less than that of a successful man."

Xiao Linting seldom praised someone, let alone said something like this that was full of approval.

Even without listening to the emperor's uncle's description of Hong Yu's life experience, Jiang Qingqing could probably guess that this was an extraordinary woman.

I have seen people who traveled through time and space and started from scratch, and I have also heard of women in history who had great ambitions, but this is the first time I have seen such a successful woman with my own eyes.

She was still a little excited.

The sweetness of the osmanthus candy stuffed into her mouth soon spread throughout her mouth, and the fragrance of osmanthus rushed into her nose, making Jiang Qingqing's eyes suddenly light up.

“This osmanthus candy is delicious!”

This time, she didn't wait for Xiao Linting to stuff the candy into her hands. She reached out and took two pieces, holding them carefully, fearing that they would melt in her hands.

Xiao Linting smiled helplessly. He looked at the half candy left in his hand, and then looked at the greedy little guy.

He simply put the osmanthus candy in his mouth.

"Aunt Hong's husband is the head chef of Fanlou. You must have eaten the dishes he cooked."

Great chef!

Jiang Qingqing was eating osmanthus candy and her words were a little unclear.

"That's great. I really envy Aunt Hong. With a great chef as her husband, she will definitely have a lot of happiness in her stomach."

Xiao Linting raised the end of his eyebrows. He looked at Jiang Qingqing's envious expression and smiled helplessly, thinking that the little guy was just talking nonsense.