Chapter 138 Qin Mengxue leaves
"Madam, no matter how we set the price, the price of the shop across the street is 20% lower than ours. Recently, many customers have gone to the shop across the street to buy things. Should we also lower the price?"
Lin Nuan had just entered the store and hadn't even sat down when she heard the shopkeeper's complaints.
Lin Nuan glanced across at the other side. Lowering the price was a common tactic used by Qin Mengxue. The two had been fighting openly and secretly for more than a year. Lowering the price, which hurt the enemy by 1,000 and hurt yourself by 800, was not a long-term solution.
This garment department has been open for more than half a year. Qin Mengxue chose to lower the prices at this very moment, instead of earlier. There must be something fishy going on.
Now in the court, Lin Shuhong and Xiao Jingyan are no longer at loggerheads with each other, and in the eyes of most people, the two have become one faction, after all, they are related by marriage.
The emperor ended up losing more than he gained. Xiao Jingyan and Lin Nuan had a very good relationship as husband and wife, and it became a good story among the people.
As a foreign princess, Qin Mengxue would not be given so much money by the Emperor of Qing even if he doted on her. He allowed her to go against Lin Nuan, wasting a lot of manpower and financial resources.
No one has to guess who is behind her, she is the emperor of Daxia.
Qin Mengxue was just a chess piece used by the emperor to balance Lin Nuan and Xiao Jingyan, but it was a pity that this chess piece did not live up to expectations.
Lin Nuan stood in front of her own clothing store and looked across. The store across the street was particularly lively due to the sale, which formed a sharp contrast with the deserted store.
After thinking for a moment, Lin Nuan came up with an idea.
She turned and went into the shop, and told the shopkeeper, "Since they are lowering the price, let's hold a promotion."
The shopkeeper looked embarrassed, "Madam, if we lower the price any further, we will lose money."
Lin Nuan smiled and said confidently, "Don't worry, I have a plan. We can launch a buy one get one free promotion and give away exquisite small gifts. In addition, we will also improve the quality of our service and add more customized items. We will only make one piece of clothing each time, so that customers can feel our sincerity."
After hearing this, the shopkeeper's eyes lit up and he nodded repeatedly in agreement.
In the next few days, Lin Nuan's clothing store business gradually became prosperous. Faced with the embarrassment of wearing the same clothes as others, who wouldn't want to be pampered with uniqueness? Meanwhile, the clothing store opposite became deserted.
Seeing this, Qin Mengxue was so angry that she gritted her teeth, but there was nothing she could do.
The current situation does not allow for retreat. Based on observations over the past year, Lin Nuan does not think that Qin Mengxue is just a chess piece in the hands of the Emperor of Daxia. How could a woman who can fight on the battlefield be an obedient chess piece and a useless straw bag?
Qin Mengxue had previously threatened to force Xiao Jingyan to divorce his wife and marry her, but over the past year or so, apart from harassing Xiao Jingyan from time to time to remind everyone that she still had feelings for him, she had not taken any extreme actions. It seemed that she was not crazy about Xiao Jingyan, and her ultimate goal could be guessed a little.
That day, Lin Nuan was busy in the shop when someone suddenly came to her door. It turned out to be Qin Mengxue's maid, who conveyed Qin Mengxue's invitation, hoping to meet and talk with Lin Nuan. After a little thought, Lin Nuan decided to go to the appointment. At the agreed place, Lin Nuan met Qin Mengxue, who looked at Lin Nuan with arrogance.
"Do you think you won?" Qin Mengxue asked straight to the point.
Lin Nuan smiled and responded, "Isn't this obvious? I think your question is a bit redundant."
"Don't be too proud too soon. I won't give up easily." Qin Mengxue said viciously.
“So what? Just come at me.” Lin Nuan was not afraid.
In fact, the current scene has happened many times this year.
Every time Qin Mengxue lost in business, she would meet with Lin Nuan, make some harsh remarks, and then do some small moves.
I remember one time, Qin Mengxue actually arranged for his servants to put a lot of dead rats in his restaurant. Fortunately, Lin Nuan had always been vigilant and dealt with them immediately after discovering them. Small actions like this would happen from time to time.
Lin Nuan didn't want to endure it anymore and decided to speak frankly.
"In fact, you don't like Xiao Jingyan that much, right? It's not that you have to get him. You may admire and like him a little, but more importantly, you want to win him over and make him defect to your Qing Kingdom.
Although you have been against me openly and secretly over the past year or so, you always give me some hints before you make any small move so that I can be prepared in advance.
I don't think we have to be enemies, what do you think?" Lin Nuan said slowly after taking a sip of tea.
Qin Mengxue put away the anger on her face and suddenly laughed out loud, "You want to cooperate with me? Aren't you afraid that I will go to your emperor and complain about you as soon as I agree?"
Lin Nuan didn't answer but asked: "Can you?"
Qin Mengxue smiled and said, "What benefit can I get from cooperating with you?"
Lin Nuan spread her hands, "I don't know either, but if you keep tripping me up, I can be sure that you won't get the result you want."
"How do you know what kind of result I want?" Qin Mengxue said.
"You want to cause chaos in Daxia so that you, Qing, will have time to rest and recuperate. It won't take long, just a few years. Then you can start a war again. Daxia's treasury is empty at that time, and there may be no money to use due to the internal strife. But that's just a possibility. Do you think the emperor of Daxia is a fool? Even if he didn't understand your intentions at first, now even I can see it. Do you think he can't see it?
He can even kill his own brothers, let alone you, a princess from another country.
You have to remember that Daxia is not just the Daxia of the royal family, but also the Daxia of the millions of Daxia people. Even if there is no more chaos, when encountering foreign enemies, they will definitely unite to face the enemy. Believe it or not, before Daxia is destroyed, Qing will definitely not be safe and sound. "Lin Nuan said lightly.
"I have been in your Da Xia for quite some time, and I feel that the men in your Da Xia are just so-so. I still prefer the men in our Qing country. I will be leaving soon, and I hope we will have the chance to meet again one day." Qin Mengxue said.
Lin Nuan smiled and didn't answer.
A few days later, Qin Mengxue bid farewell to the Emperor of Daxia and asked him to arrange guards to send her back home. It must be said that she was very smart.
There are guards from Da Xia to send her back home. If anything happens, it will be Da Xia's responsibility. She will be much safer.
Soon all the stores opened by Qin Mengxue changed owners.
A month later, news spread from the Great Xia Palace that the emperor was seriously ill, and many ministers were summoned to the palace to attend to him, including Lin Shuhong, Lin Feng, and Xiao Jingyan.