Zhao Changyi almost knelt down before his fourth brother.
"Brother, my dear fourth brother, if you can find someone to revive my business, I'll kowtow to you every day."
Zhao Changqing said calmly, "That's not necessary. However, you must agree to one condition."
Zhao Changyi nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes! I'll agree to anything!"
"You agreed before I even said anything?"
"Hehe, Fourth Brother, you're not that kind of treacherous person, you won't make things difficult for me."
Zhao Changqing said helplessly, "I'll help you find someone, but you're not allowed to tell anyone about my investment in this business, not a single person."
"Ah..." Zhao Changyi asked in confusion, "Why? Is it so shameful to do business with your brother?"
Zhao Changqing rolled his eyes at him.
No, why are you so confident?
Could it be because of you?
That's because...some people said she would never sleep with her business partner, right?
If he invests in this business, wouldn't he become her partner?
"Don't ask questions you shouldn't ask, or I won't help you anymore."
"Okay, okay, I won't ask. Bro, when can I meet the person you mentioned?"
"Wait for my message, I've made an appointment to let you know."
Zhao Changqing dusted himself off and returned to the Yue Prince's residence.
He had someone deliver an invitation to He Youyou, inviting her to dinner.
This was He Youyou's first time entering the Prince's Mansion.
Everything is new and exciting to me.
The scale and regulations of the Prince's Mansion were indeed high.
This courtyard alone covers a huge area.
After passing through one door after another, and several more, we finally arrived at the main hall.
Seeing that she was interested in his palace, Zhao Changqing excitedly took her around to visit various places.
I walked through the main courtyard, the side courtyard, the backyard, and the garden.
"As expected of a prince's mansion, the house is really grand, and the garden is amazing. I'm exhausted after walking around it. Hey, the plum blossoms in your garden are blooming beautifully."
Several red plum trees were planted against the wall in the garden, and they were in full bloom at the moment.
Zhao Changqing smiled and said, "If Youyou has nothing to do, you can come and admire the plum blossoms anytime. I'll have someone warm a pot of wine or brew a pot of hot tea, and we can enjoy the flowers under the plum trees."
He Youyou praised, "Very good, very good."
Seeing that she agreed, Zhao Changqing felt a surge of pride and couldn't stop talking: "In the twelfth lunar month, you can enjoy plum blossoms. In spring, there are apricot blossoms, peach blossoms, pear blossoms, and peonies. In summer, you can admire hibiscus, and in autumn, you can admire chrysanthemums. As long as you want, you can come all year round."
"Isn't this a bit too formal?"
Zhao Changqing lowered his eyes: "We're just the two of us, what's the big deal? Why are you being so formal?"
The two strolled around the garden for a while before returning to the main hall.
It was getting late, so Zhao Changqing ordered people to set out wine and dishes.
He Youyou rubbed her face, which was red from the cold.
Upon seeing this, Zhao Changqing ordered someone to bring another brazier and place it not far from her.
"Your Highness, what brings you to dinner today?"
Zhao Changqing put a few pieces of venison on her plate: "There's something I'd like to ask Youyou for help with."
"What is it?"
"As you know, my seventh brother, Prince Qi Zhao Changyi, runs an ironware business in the capital. However, after all these years, he hasn't made any money."
Hearing this, He Youyou couldn't help but burst out laughing: "No wonder he can't make money doing business like that."
Zhao Changqing laughed and said, "That's right. When His Majesty was the Crown Prince, he invested tens of thousands of taels of silver, but he hasn't made it back yet. A few days ago, His Majesty remembered this matter and got angry. He ordered him to find a way to make money. If he still doesn't make money next year, he won't get the ironware monopoly right back."
"Oh?" He Youyou's eyes lit up. "If we don't give it to him, can we give it to someone else? How do we apply?"
"Youyou, let me finish." Zhao Changqing was exasperated by her impatience. "I wanted to ask if you could help Prince Qi? He'll take all the capital; you just need to offer suggestions. If it makes a profit, you'll get whatever you're owed, not a penny less."
He Youyou rested her chin on her hand, looking somewhat embarrassed.
Ideas are hard to change.
When choosing investment targets and partners, she first has to choose the people.
Those with vastly different views will never be considered by her.
"King Qi...I'm afraid he won't be easy to cooperate with."
"Just for my sake...reluctantly teach him."
"If I teach him, then he has to listen to everything I say, and do whatever I tell him to do. Are you sure he'll agree to that?"
Zhao Changqing nodded: "...Yes."
"Okay, after the New Year, you can arrange to meet him and talk."
After finishing her meal, He Youyou was about to go home.
Just as he was about to get up, Zhao Changqing stopped him.
He had someone bring out a box.
Inside the box were two fur coats.
"I used the furs that were a gift from the palace. I was thinking that since the New Year is coming soon, I made a new fur coat for you and Ah Li each. Do you like the color?"
Two fur coats. The one for Ahri is similar in style to the one from last year, except it's a bit longer to fit her body.
He Youyou's coat wasn't the fox fur coat from last year; it was a mink coat instead.
"Your Highness is too kind," He Youyou said, expressing her gratitude.
She would accept it as a token of her gratitude, as it would be impolite to refuse.
With this fur coat, plus the several new outfits she had just had made for Ahri, she could peacefully wait for the New Year.
A few days later, several new clothes were delivered to Youruitang's fabric shop.
They said it was new fabric for this winter, and Master Cheng had the tailor make several dresses based on He Youyou's figure so she could try them on.
Now she has new clothes for the New Year.
There are only a few days left until the Chinese New Year.
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