The supermarket had already been cleared of all the customers, so the little girl was just standing inside the store, hoping to use this method to lure out the person behind the scenes.
"Are you the manager of this shop?" Madam Nian looked at Qingyan. The Fourth Prince Consort was so beautiful when she was young. No wonder Yongzheng had her give birth to his eldest son, Honghui.
“Yes, but I never manage the shop's operations; the plans are all provided by the servants below!” Qingyan said, looking at Nian Shi, word by word.
What? !
Lady Nian was very surprised; the person she was looking for wasn't her master...
Originally, she was planning to use this as leverage to infiltrate the royal family.
“Sister-in-law, this servant is quite rude. It’s one thing to not bow to us, but to start talking like that is so disrespectful!” As a noblewoman, Lady Yin Genjue Luo immediately wanted the nanny to teach Lady Nian proper manners after seeing her behavior.
“Sister-in-law, not all girls start learning manners at this age.” Qingyan’s words directly categorized Nian Shi as a servant or an ordinary person.
Not qualified for the draft?!
Ms. Nian was unaware of her young age and official position, and therefore, she was somewhat resentful.
"Hehe, it seems it's still for a girl from a noble family, the Nian family..." Madam Yin Genjue looked at the nanny behind her. Would the nanny know the surname?
"This servant does know a family called Nian. They just returned from Sichuan, but the head of the family hasn't been assigned a job yet!" The nanny had some connections with the Yin Genjue Luo family, and some useful information did manage to get through.
Sichuan and Shu? !
Qingyan smiled faintly. It was indeed Consort Nian's house. It seemed that Yin was about to undergo another test.
Qingyan touched her abdomen with her right hand. Madam Nian did not miss this small movement and was taken aback. The Fourth Princess Consort was pregnant this time, and it was not yet the year when Honghui was born.
Did the baby not survive?
“That’s right, sister-in-law, it’s just a coincidence that you came today. Mother wants some snacks, why don’t you buy some for your beloved mother!” Yin Genjue Luo noticed that Nian’s eyes were fixed on Qingyan, and she understood what was going on.
These princes were highly sought-after by the women, and even young girls like Yin were eyeing them.
“Yes, Mother wants some too!” Qingyan understood the meaning behind the look in Yingenjueluo’s eyes and immediately replied.
As soon as she finished speaking, Madam Nian felt something was amiss. Noble Mother?!
Consort De, of the Uya clan, should have just become Consort De at this time, not yet a Noble Consort.
"Didn't the Tong family buy some snacks? Didn't they send them to your mother?" When Yin Genjue Luo Shi was preparing things for her family, she happened to run into the Tong family's steward.
"Yes, Mother said that Auntie is pregnant, and Lord Tong Guowei hopes that Auntie can give birth to a prince, so he went to make the purchase. Besides, Guo Luoma is Tong Guogang, not from that mansion!" Qingyan glanced at Nian Shi out of the corner of her eye and found that her watery eyes were darting around. She then understood that this person must know Li Shi.
Yin Genjue Luo laughed. Tong Guowei's youngest daughter was only to be given as a secondary consort, and he still wanted to give birth to the heir apparent. The primary consort was just too young to have given birth to a son.
"Shopkeeper, you handle this. Don't let just any Tom, Dick, or Harry disturb the shop's business. Reputation is extremely important. Sister-in-law, let's go prepare the things first!" Qingyan turned around, gave the shopkeeper some instructions, and then left.
After Da Run Supermarket opened, Ms. Yin Genjue came for the first time. She was quite surprised by the shopping environment. There were rows of neat shelves, and in addition to the security guards, there were some porters loading goods. Moreover, they did not care about the customers choosing things. The goods on the shelves were clearly priced. At the back of the store, there was a floor-to-ceiling glass window, which led to the kitchen, allowing customers to see how food was being prepared. The cleanliness and tidiness of the kitchen reassured many people.
"This method is quite good. I've seen many mansions' kitchens, but they're not as clean as yours!" Yin Genjue Luo Shi admired Qing Yan's work ability. "Moreover, the portion sizes of the staple food here are quite good."
“Before, when the canteen was under our control, the people could still buy some staple foods at normal prices. Now, the servants of the Imperial Household Department have set the prices too high.” Qingyan thought of the restaurant from before.
Because of the safety of Fei Yanggu and his two sons, Qingyan was completely handed over to Yin.
In Kangxi's eyes, what belonged to Yin belonged to him.
"The Imperial Household Department is in charge?!" Lady Yin Genjue Luo was taken aback. That belonged to the Fourth Prince, didn't it?
"Yes, the people all say that the restaurant is backed by Emperor Kangxi!" Qingyan said nonchalantly.
After all, if Kangxi became the person behind the scenes and his reputation suffered, it certainly wouldn't have much to do with them.
"That's good too. If something goes wrong with Father Emperor's people, it won't be you and Fourth Prince taking the blame behind the scenes. We must be vigilant against the Crown Prince causing trouble behind the scenes!" Yin had been stabbed in the back by the Crown Prince quite a few times.
"The Crown Prince?!" Qingyan smiled coldly. Every shop she owned had the influence of the Hesheli clan. Now, she even felt a pang of fear when she looked at the Hesheli clan.
"yes!"
"Initially, the Crown Princess wanted to participate in the supermarket. I only mentioned it as a small business. It was my idea, and I didn't know if it would make money. Fortunately, we lost money a few days ago!" Yin Genjue Luo Shi had a very good relationship with Qing Yan, so she didn't say much when they lost money.
The Crown Princess, on the contrary, was gloating. Later, when the supermarket turned around and started making money, the Crown Princess wanted to get involved again, while Qingyan kept a cold face.
"I knew it. The Crown Princess is just not fair. What do you want?" Lady Yin Genjue smiled. Putting everything else aside, just the fact that the Crown Princess had made a move on the concubine and was caught red-handed by the Crown Prince.
Can their relationship still be good?
"It's all tears when I think about it!" Qingyan and the First Princess wandered around, looking at the items in the supermarket, searching for something.
The two dutiful daughters-in-law brought out whatever their mother liked.
"Mother really likes Chenggan Palace. Do you still have those limited edition cups from the supermarket that your mother has?" Those were gifts, which were to be given as extra gifts after a certain amount of silver was reached.
"Yes, I'll have someone bring you a set in a bit. But just say that your mansion spent 50,000 taels of silver a year to get these things!" Qingyan figured out a figure, and the cups in that set were exactly in that price range.
Instantly, Yin Genjue Luo was speechless; such an expensive cup.
"However, it's a free gift. The amount increases with each month's spending, and it will increase again at the end of each year, only appearing at the end of the year," Qingyan explained. "Of course, there are free gifts for each level." (To be continued. If you like this work, please vote for it on Qidian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please go to m.qidian.com to read.)
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