Halfway through the meal, the Fifth Princess raised her wine glass to Chen Siyuan, and Chen Siyuan immediately lowered her glass slightly to clink it with hers.
Seeing Chen Siyuan's cautiousness, the Fifth Princess took Chen Siyuan's wine glass and clinked it against hers.
"There's no pretense between us. If you don't mind, let's be friends."
"Okay." They couldn't have asked for more.
She was lucky to have a friend who was a princess.
Being with the Fifth Princess made Chen Siyuan feel much simpler. She didn't need to think too much and could say whatever she wanted without worrying about saying the wrong thing or having her words twisted and rearranged. The Fifth Princess had the status of a princess, and she was very easy to talk to.
One meal turned the two into friends. Not only that, all of Chen Siyuan's meals at the hot pot restaurant were free from then on. Chen Siyuan was shocked to hear this news.
She had originally thought that if they sat down to eat together, the Fifth Princess might treat her to a meal because of the promise she made to her at Ping'an Temple, but she never expected it to turn out like this.
When Chen Siyuan left Chen, she couldn't believe it was because of something she had casually said during that visit.
We ordered a bit too much; we should have ordered more if we've already eaten.
Such a simple sentence, which was just a perfunctory response at the time, unexpectedly had such an effect.
Even after leaving, Chen Siyuan couldn't help but sigh inwardly that the Fifth Princess Consort was truly courageous, and perhaps she could learn from her.
The worst thing in business is to remain unchanged. We should treat different situations differently.
My original approach of setting unique features for each store wasn't specific enough.
Business people value flexibility the most; using different marketing strategies at different times will yield better results.
Back at the General's Mansion, Chen Siyuan had a wonderful sleep. When she woke up, the sun was already setting.
At this time, Chen Siyuan received another letter from Qiao Yuchen.
Seven days.
Upon seeing this time, Chen Siyuan was overjoyed.
I'll see him in seven days, and I'm a little excited.
The wait was long, and some things happened in the capital.
Princess Honglian has been sent to a nunnery, and Consort Qing has gone mad.
Jiang Manyun seemed to have disappeared from everyone's sight.
The only difference is that someone came to see Mrs. Qiao these past few days, and it didn't go very well. I heard that Mrs. Qiao cried for a long time after the other party left.
Chen Siyuan wondered, Mrs. Qiao is such a rational person, there aren't many people who can make her angry, could it be her family?
It seems to be the only possibility.
The outcome for Consort Qing and Princess Honglian was unexpected. As the wife of a general, Madam Qiao had some connections in the court and the Qiao General's Mansion. Perhaps they were planning this method.
She thought and thought, and she thought about many things.
Suddenly I realized that Mrs. Qiao had it tough too.
She immediately went to Su Ji Pastry Shop to select some pastries and sent them over, and this time she also sent some to Qiao Zhen.
I kept a copy for myself too.
She and a few others were in Beiyuan, drinking tea and enjoying pastries.
Just as they were celebrating, Black Hawk arrived.
She was holding a small bottle, saying it was a gift from someone.
Just one glance at the small bottle was enough to tell that it was sent by Ruoli.
She opened it and smelled it; it was indeed the same smell. She quickly handed it to Wang Li and asked him to take it to her grandfather.
If she could not leave Beiyuan, it would put her at ease.
After doing all this, I noticed that Chunlan and Chunping looked a little off and I found it strange.
What's wrong with you two?
Chunping didn't say anything, got up, went back into the house, and came back with a similar small bottle.
Chen Siyuan's eyes widened instantly as she stared at Chunping in disbelief. "Where did this bottle come from?"
She clearly remembered that when she took Wang Li to see Aunt Zhao, Chen Fan took out this small bottle and killed a person without even leaving a body.
Upon suddenly seeing that Chunping had this thing, she couldn't remain calm.
I tried to convince myself that it was just a coincidence, something Chunping brought from the south of the city.
Despite trying to convince herself, her heart still trembled uncontrollably.
Then she thought of Chen Fan, the chief eunuch by Consort Hua's side, and of what Wang Yuyan and Madam Qiao had said about protecting the people around them. Could it be that someone had already made a move, and that person was Chen Fan?
Various thoughts flooded my mind, yet I couldn't control my fear.
Chunping also sensed something was wrong. Because of what had happened, the young mistress had been in a bad mood for a long time. She put away the small bottle, and after many things happened, she gradually forgot about it.
She saw a similar small bottle today, but she had forgotten about it.
"Young Madam, this is what fell down when Qiao Yang caused such a scene that day and was taken away by the young master." Later, Qiao Yang died, and there seemed to be no need to say it. Seeing this, she felt that she had made a mistake.
"Wang Li." Chen Siyuan stared at the small bottle without even blinking.
Wang Li arrived quickly and stood beside him.
"Wang Li, take a look at this small bottle. Is it the same as the one we saw before?"
After being reminded, Wang Li quickly understood what was going on.
He carefully took it from Chunping's hand, opened the lid, and there was a pleasant fragrance.
I recognized the smell, and to verify it, I went to the kitchen, found a freshly killed chicken, and poured a drop of it onto the chicken.
Instantly, bubbles began to rise from the chicken's body, and soon the bubbles enveloped the chicken. They watched in disbelief as what was just a chicken was now completely intact, without a trace.
Chunping and Chunlan were stunned and stood there in shock.
They never imagined they would spend so much time with something like this.
"You said it fell from Qiao Yang's body?"
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