Chapter 146 Open Opposition
She has no shortage of money, but she wants to overturn the world in her lifetime!
Businesswoman, woman, these identities belong to her.
Now that she has amassed all the wealth and is gradually gaining power, why not... take a big gamble?
Gongsun Ying was horrified when he saw the ambition in the young lady's eyes.
She is really bold. She dares to say such a thing without thinking.
"I will consider what you said." Gongsun Ying still did not agree to her easily.
Pu Qiongzhi was unusually anxious, and took two steps forward with her box in hand, "Your Highness! You..."
"With this restaurant and bookshop now open with such fanfare, do you think you, Pu Qiongzhi, can still sever ties with me?"
"I knew from the beginning that you had no good intentions. If it weren't for your cleverness and willingness to work for the people... you'd be dreaming if you wanted to curry favor with me!"
Gongsun Ying glanced at her and left the place with a swagger.
Pu Qiongzhi sat there, pondering her words carefully.
What she meant was that when she started cooperating with her in the restaurant business, she had guessed that this day would come?
Pu Qiongzhi came back to her senses and couldn't help but want to laugh.
She glanced at the box that had been set aside and sighed, "This eldest princess is really... very interesting."
"In the end, after all my worrying, I ended up being taken advantage of by others!"
However, the Pu family is now completely different from before!
Everything that was done in preparation for the business has suddenly changed its nature.
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At the end of the first month, it was the eldest princess’ birthday, and a special banquet was held to entertain guests lavishly.
"Oh, that's strange! In previous years, hasn't the princess always kept things simple and kept things low-key? Why is she willing to hold a banquet this year?"
"Oh! She's the eldest princess, what's wrong with having a banquet once in a while? Besides, this is the eldest princess's fortieth birthday party, so it has to be a grand one, right?"
"That's right! Last year was a bad year, and I heard that Your Highness wanted to hold a birthday celebration in order to pray for good weather and good harvests in the coming year."
A group of people were talking about it, and they couldn't help but look at the scenery of the Princess's Mansion.
"Her Royal Highness the Princess has arrived! Wen Shushuo has arrived!"
Hearing this, everyone knelt down and said, "Greetings, Her Royal Highness the Princess!"
Pu Qiongzhi also benefited from following the two of them.
"No need to be polite, just stand up!" Gongsun Ying signaled everyone to avoid formalities. "Today is my birthday, and I wanted to do it like every year, but Qiongzhi insisted on doing it for me, so you can just join in the fun!"
"Thank you, Your Highness!" Everyone thanked him in unison. "Congratulations, Your Highness, on your birthday, and may you enjoy everlasting happiness!"
Gongsun Ying added, "This is all thanks to Qiongzhi, who took the trouble to arrange it for me!"
"Your Highness, thank you for your praise. This is all my duty!" Pu Qiongzhi bowed and said humbly.
This didn't sound right to everyone's ears.
It's my job? What does that mean?
We are not fools. This means that the Pu family is relying on the eldest princess!
Right now, the national capital is a hot topic in the capital.
Even if no one says it, they are all thinking about it in their hearts.
After all, this is a matter that is closely related to them. Even if they don’t discuss it, they still have to plan for it!
But the Pu family looks so stupid!
Your Majesty has many children and is not close to the eldest princess.
To put it bluntly, she was just the beloved daughter of the late emperor, and she could not break the rules no matter what.
At most, it's just a bit decent.
No matter which prince ascends the throne in the future, he must be treated well. This is the most that can be done.
The Pu family relied on the eldest princess at this time and did manage to preserve the family's wealth, but what could they do?
In the future, the emperor will have his own ministers. The Pu family has lost the opportunity. Can it still prosper forever?
Everyone saw this scene and mocked Pu Qiongzhi for being unwise.
However, no matter what they thought, they could not achieve anything by following the Pu family's plan.
Gongsun Huaili clenched his fists as he watched Pu Qiongzhi standing beside the eldest princess.
To Pu Qiongzhi, he was not only a prince she needed to rely on, but also her confidant.
But she did not choose to join him, which means that her heart is inclined towards Nangong Hua.
Even if she chose the eldest princess, it would still be the same, the meaning was very clear.
Qiongzhi, you finally chose Earl Gongning?
It doesn’t matter! It doesn’t matter!
As long as I sit in that seat, the world will be mine!
A bloody taste rose in Gongsun Huaili's mouth.
He picked up the teacup to cover it up.
Wei Jie, who was standing behind him, was startled.
Gongsun Huaili turned around and signaled to him that he was fine, and only then did he calm down.
On this day, all the fear and jealousy that Pu Qiongzhi had suffered disappeared in an instant.
However, those who used to try to please her in every possible way have now become a little indifferent.
This was what Pu Qiongzhi wanted.
Pu Qiongzhi's feet were numb from serving food and snacks to the guests and dealing with a lot of trivial troubles.
It was not until she had seen off the people coming and going that she finally recovered and breathed a sigh of relief.
"Why isn't Your Highness here? Is he drunk and wants to rest?" Pu Qiongzhi asked her aunt beside her.
The aunt had a good impression of her. "Your Highness has a very good alcohol tolerance, but you have guests to meet right now, so you are delayed."
"Is that so? Then I won't bother you any more. Aunt, please tell His Highness that I will be returning home first." Pu Qiongzhi didn't ask any more questions.
The aunt nodded and said, "I will have someone arrange a carriage to take you back."
"Thank you."
Pu Qiongzhi walked out of the door gracefully. After exiting the second door, she saw Pei Wanqing dressed as a palace maid appearing in the Princess's Mansion.
Although the two did not collide head-on, Pu Qiongzhi clearly saw her winking at him.
What was she doing here? Was she coming for me?
"...Look at me, I was greedy for a moment and now I want to change clothes." Pu Qiongzhi stopped the maid who was leading the way.
Upon hearing this, the maidservant said, "Master, there are some side rooms here, but Your Highness is very frugal and hasn't cleaned them for a long time. If you don't mind, I will take you there."
"No need. I'd better go back to the room over there." Pu Qiongzhi refused her, turned around and walked quickly over there.
The maid chased her for two steps, then felt that this was inappropriate, so she just let her go.
Pu Qiongzhi walked through a corridor and turned around to see Pei Wanqing standing behind her.
"What is Lady Jia doing? Is she leaving the palace secretly dressed like this?"
"My beauty, are you here to congratulate His Highness on his birthday at this hour? You are really late."
Pei Wanqing glanced at her and heard someone coming from behind.
Her face changed slightly, she looked around in a certain direction, and then she grabbed Pu Qiongzhi and ran over there.
"What are you going to do? This is the Princess's Mansion!" Pu Qiongzhi ran a few steps after her and shook her off.
Pei Wanqing turned around and said anxiously, "Follow me, I want to show you something!"
"I'm not that curious, so there's no need." Pu Qiongzhi felt that she was mysterious and a little distrustful.
Pei Wanqing vowed, "If you don't read it, you will definitely regret it!"
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