At the banquet, Emperor Kangxi frequently raised his glass to congratulate the heir of the Left Wing Prince of Mongolia on his marriage. Tulegul had a smile on his face, and the princes raised their glasses to him one after another. Yinhe received the highest honors, while the other princes were not so fortunate.
"Fourth Prince, I think Tulegul is clearly trying to make things difficult for Eighth Prince." Qingyan looked at Tulegul, who accepted everything offered and praised Guoluo Luoshi to the skies, looking very satisfied.
"Just now, I heard from Mother that Lady Guoluo made things difficult for Consort Liang and Consort Yi?" Having heard some rumors, Yin looked as if he was in the wrong and was not going to say anything more. Yin Si's face was ashen.
Qingyan nodded directly. Now she realized that the arranged marriage back then was different from what she had imagined. Therefore, when Guo Luoluo wanted revenge, they directly lent a helping hand.
"Fourth Brother, we're at the military port. I'm sorry to trouble you to take care of Tenth Brother!" Yinsi, holding a wine cup, walked up to Yin, who followed closely behind.
Qingyan frowned slightly. Yinsi had been too presumptuous, and it was not good for Yin to speak.
"The tenth prince is my younger brother, it's only right that I take care of him!" Yin looked at Yin Si, "You don't need to tell me, I will take care of him!"
Yin's words made Yin Si lose face, and even made him look somewhat sarcastic.
"Fourth Brother, Eighth Brother meant well and came here specifically to thank you!" Yin thought that Yin was ungrateful, and Qingyan's actions had caused considerable losses to his shop.
Qingyan looked at Yin with a cold smile. Why was she everywhere? On the 28th of the twelfth lunar month, Qingyan specially closed the shop to prepare for the New Year. The shopkeeper and the staff had been busy all year and should be given a holiday. Who would have thought that Yin thought Qingyan was making things difficult for him.
Other shops noticed Qingyan's approach and adjusted their rest times accordingly, based on their own circumstances.
Yin was different. He posted a notice at the entrance of his shop that it would be open during the Chinese New Year, but many people still dared not order food from Yin's shop.
"Fourth Sister-in-law, your methods are ruthless enough to make it impossible for your younger brother to have a good New Year!" Yin was furious when he saw Qingyan's appearance.
“Ninth Master, you’re mistaken. The surrounding shops were closed last year. Yue Lai Inn was only closed because the banquet bookings were full!” Qingyan said directly.
Yin did not concern himself with the affairs of Qingyan Shop. Yin and the others turned their attention to him, only to receive the message that they could not help him.
"Little darling, next time you do something, you should inform Lao Jiu first, so he won't be caught off guard," Yin said unkindly.
"Fourth brother, what are you saying?" Yin saw Yinsi and Yin offering him a toast and walked over directly.
"Brother, I'm just saying that Qingyan is unfair for giving the shop staff a day off!" Yin said with a laugh.
Yin was stunned. How could someone say such a thing?
“Ninth Brother, everyone has a different business philosophy. If you follow Qingyan’s method completely, wouldn’t the two shops be the same?” Yin said, looking at Yin.
After he finished speaking, Yin was speechless. The two shops were very similar to Qingyan's shops. Yin had built them by imitating Qingyan's shops. Everyone had seen the role and benefits of Yuelai Inn, and everyone wanted to imitate it, but none of them were as exquisite as Qingyan's.
Yin was similar to Qingyan in terms of background and capital, but their business philosophies differed. Yin simply imitated Qingyan's business without making any innovations of his own. As a result, some wealthy families, after dining at Yin's shop once, found that although their status was similar, the taste was much worse and they stopped going to Yin's shop.
They preferred to wait until after the New Year to go to the Yuelai Inn, a move that thoroughly enraged Yin. However, Yin's shop did make some profit.
"Sister-in-law, there are no relatives in the business world. I've said this many times!" Yin directly denied.
When Yin made money in business, he acted as if he were of higher status than them. The princes only received the same allowances, but since Yin had money in his hands, many princes tried to win him over. Yin Si had always been very good to Yin, so Yin followed Yin Si wholeheartedly.
"Fourth Sister-in-law, why are you talking about fire?" Yin wanted Qingyan's promise not to use Yuelai Inn to attack his shop anymore.
In an economic war, Yin would be no match for Qingyan, so the only option was to force her to back down during the banquet.
Both Yin and Yin felt deeply ashamed. Yin couldn't compete with Qingyan in business, yet he resorted to such actions.
The tenth prince stared at Yin in astonishment. He hadn't been away from the capital for very long, so how could this be?
"Ninth Brother, what's wrong with you? How can you talk about Fourth Sister-in-law like that?" Yin walked over directly, unable to stand Yin's arrogant manner.
"Whose side are you on?" Yin felt an unusual headache when he heard Yin's voice.
"I'm fair and impartial, not kinsmen. You're bringing up business matters at a banquet, is that really meaningful?" Yin was annoyed. Everyone was putting on a good show in front of their father, the Emperor, but Yin had clearly broken off all pretense.
"You went there once, and in just a few days you've already sided with them!" Yin was in a terrible mood, not only because of his business failures, but also because his mother had been dragged into it.
"Who said that, Ninth Brother? Why are you acting like you're on fire today, ready to bombard everyone you see!" Yin noticed that Yin had a terrible temper.
Since arriving in the capital, Yin has been avoiding Yinsi and Yin, and even the Tenth Prince's wife has not attended the banquets between the sisters-in-law as usual.
"Tenth Brother, you'd better go back and eat something, don't cause trouble here!" Yin said directly.
Yin grew up with him, so Yin didn't want his anger to be directed at the tenth prince.
“Ninth Brother, you’ve embarrassed yourself here. The Mongol princes are all looking this way!” Yin’s face showed a serious expression.
snort!
Yin snorted coldly, "How is it shameful? Can it be more shameful than Guo Luoluo Shi?"
"They just got married, aren't they? It's a lively occasion!" Yin sneered.
Prince An's residence also went against Lady Guoluo. If it weren't for Consort Yi standing up for her, would Lady Guoluo have been able to get a divorce? "Yin also felt that Lady Guoluo was ungrateful. She was given a chance to breathe, but now she has directly thrown herself into someone else's arms."
"Ninth Brother, what are you saying!" Yin rebuked him directly.
Yin Si's face turned deathly pale instantly. After speaking, he saw the Eighth Prince's expression and felt very guilty.
"Alright, I was wrong!" Yin didn't think he was wrong. He said sorry, but he didn't actually do so.
Yin Si smiled at Yin Si, then returned to his seat without saying another word.
Seeing Yinsi's actions, Jue Luo became even more cautious. She had suffered a lot of anger in Chengqian Palace, but now she couldn't vent it at all and still had to smile at the female relatives.
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