The silk shop was doing very well. After a busy day, all the silk and ready-made clothes in the shop were sold out. Liao Ziwan, Yun Yishu and others sat around the table, calculating the accounts.
"How about it?"
Yun Duoduo was nervously anticipating what was to come. She was very curious about how much money she, as a small shareholder, would receive. Her little feet were stomping back and forth under the table.
"Today, the money came in..."
Liao Ziwan suddenly stopped and looked at the people around her.
"Oh dear, Sister Ziwan, stop keeping me in suspense and tell me already!" Yun Duoduo said in a coquettish tone.
"Eight hundred and ninety thousand taels. After deducting the cost of our garments and silk, we make a net profit of fifty-two thousand taels!"
Liao Ziwan fiddled with the abacus, speaking happily.
"Very good!"
In the capital, it was already considered very good for a brocade or cloth shop to earn tens of thousands of taels of silver a day. I never imagined that their silk shop could earn so much silver.
"The fact that they can earn so much silver shows that the nobles in the capital still like this kind of fabric!"
"Yes, Ziwan, please tell your uncle that we want all the fabric from Jiangnan."
"Business is booming right now. The products we sell are unique in the capital!"
"If other companies also find sources of goods, we won't be able to make as much money."
Yun Yishu gave instructions from the side.
"Don't worry, sir, I'll write a letter to my father right away."
Liao Ziwan took the letter paper and wrote as she spoke, "However, we haven't recouped our investment in this shop yet."
Liao Ziwan frowned slightly.
"That's already very good. What business can you make your money back in just one day?"
Kang Qiming smiled.
"However, the silk business is doing so well, which is really beyond my expectations."
Yun Yishu nodded.
"By the way, Sister Ziwan, I asked you to keep two bolts of fine fabric. Did you keep them?"
Yun Duoduo grasped Liao Ziwan's hand.
"I'll keep it and go get it right away."
As Liao Ziwan spoke, she carried two smooth and shiny bolts of cloth from the back room.
"Thank you, Sister Ziwan."
After writing the letter, Liao Ziwan put it in an envelope and prepared to find someone at the post station to deliver it.
"Okay, you guys should go home early too, we'll be going now."
After the group took their leave, Yun Yishu and Yun Duoduo went to Prince Rui's residence.
...
Inside the Prince Rui's mansion, Shangguan Qin'er and her wet nurse were coaxing two children to sleep when Yun Duoduo and Yun Yishu tiptoed in.
Shangguan Qin'er sent the wet nurse to put the two children inside to sleep, and the group sat down to talk.
"Come on, sit down and have a piece of meat floss. It's freshly made and still warm."
Shangguan Qin'er warmly invited Yun Duoduo to sit down and handed her a piece of meat floss.
"Sister-in-law, this is the fabric for making clothes for my two little nephews."
Shangguan Qin'er touched the fabric.
"Wow, this material is really good!"
“Yes, I’ve hardly ever seen this kind of material in the capital!” Yun Yibo also liked it very much.
"Also, these two garments were made by embroiderers in the palace according to Loulan customs for newborns."
Shangguan Qin'er took the two small garments and saw that the collars, chests, cuffs, shoulders, and trouser hems of the garments were embroidered with various colorful threads with unique Loulan floral patterns, which were very exquisite and beautiful.
"The princess is so thoughtful."
Shangguan Qin'er was deeply moved, holding the two beautiful little clothes in her hands, reluctant to put them down.
"Wow, these red coral love knots are so beautiful!"
Yun Duoduo noticed a beautiful ornament made of red coral on the table.
"Was it a gift from the guests when my elder brother and sister-in-law got married?"
Yun Duoduo touched the ornament; the red coral was polished to a very delicate and beautiful finish.
"Ah, you mean this? Jinzhi is currently looking for a spouse, and we just happened to find this in the storeroom. It will be a suitable gift when he gets married," Yun Yibo explained.
【What? ! 】
[Is Sumire's brother arranging a marriage?!]
Yun Duoduo was stunned. Her heart clenched, as if struck by lightning, and she was shocked and astonished.
"Is Brother Jinzhi arranging a marriage?" Yun Duoduo asked back.
"Yes, General Kim and Madam Kim are making preparations!"
"Duoduo, Jin Jinzhi is destined to be with you. Your Highness should also prepare a congratulatory gift. After all, when you were born, he, Xue Deyi, and that Xiao Jinyu protected your safety day and night in Fushuang Palace..."
"By the way, third brother, you're not getting any younger. Have you taken a fancy to anyone? Should your eldest brother help you find a match?"
Yun Yibo looked at Yun Yishu with amusement.
"Eldest brother, second brother isn't even married yet, why should I be in such a hurry..."
She didn't hear a single word Yun Yibo and Yun Yishu said afterward, completely immersed in shock and panic.
"Duoduo?"
Seeing that she didn't react, Yun Yishu gently called her name.
"ah?"
"profound."
Yun Duoduo came to her senses, her feelings complicated: "Third brother, we should go back to the palace, it's getting late."
Yun Duoduo tugged at Yun Yishu's sleeve.
"Okay, let's go."
Seeing that Yun Duoduo seemed to have lost her soul, Yun Yishu stood up and took his leave.
When Yun Duoduo heard General Jin arranging a marriage for Jinzhi's brother, she began to feel inexplicably irritated.
What's going on?
Why does the meat floss in my hand suddenly not smell good anymore?
Oh my god, could it be that I've really fallen for him?
...
That night, Yun Duoduo tossed and turned in bed, unable to fall asleep.
The moment she closed her eyes, the wedding march automatically played in her mind, and she saw Jin Jinzhi holding someone else's hand as they walked into the wedding hall.
Every time she thought about this, she would break out in a cold sweat.
[It's unacceptable for such a handsome guy to become someone else's husband!]
No, I have to think of something.
【Brother Jinzhi, you can't get married yet!】
However, there's no need to rush. Right now, only General Jin and Madam Jin are making arrangements. Brother Jin is on a mission outside, so he probably won't be back anytime soon.
If I think things through, I'll always be able to come up with a solution.
Yun Duoduo kept comforting herself, counting back and forth: one sheep, two sheep, three sheep, Boiling Sheep...
I finally drifted off to sleep.
...
At the end of the month, it was time for the royal visit.
A royal visit was when the emperor appointed a member of the royal family to visit a minister's home, which was a great honor for the minister.
In previous years, Yun Beiye sent his eldest, second, and third princes to visit Kang Fuguo, Xue Guangjin, and Xiao Xuheng.
Currently, the Ninth Princess Yun Duoduo is enjoying great popularity, having been granted the title of "You Rong" and subsequently awarded a fiefdom. This year, Yun Beiye plans to send her to comfort the officials.
Inside the Zichen Palace, Yun Duoduo sat on a stool, drinking milk tea.
Yun Beiye asked her, "Duoduo, the Minister of War, the Minister of Personnel, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court... whose residence would you like to visit?"
Yun Duoduo hesitated for a moment and said, "Father, Duoduo would like to visit Lord Zheng's residence."
"Lord Zheng?"
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