After Jiang Yunxu came out of Prince Qing's Mansion, he was not in a hurry to return home. Instead, he went to see the ten shops given by Chu Xuanzhi.
If you don't know it, these ten shops are all in good locations, and the area is not small. There are restaurants, clothing shops, and a shop specializing in rouge and gouache...all of them are from all walks of life, and the business is pretty good.
When Jiang Yunxu appeared with the jade pendant, the shopkeeper immediately changed his face and shouted to her: "Second boss, please come this way."
She was taken to the private room in the back hall. The environment was quiet. The shopkeeper immediately brought tea and snacks. Without waiting for her to speak, he directly handed over the account book: "This is the account book of the past few years. It belongs to the big boss."
I have given you orders, you will be the second owner from now on, and you will have the final say in everything here."
Jiang Yunxu nodded and glanced at the thick account book, which recorded the daily expenses and profits and losses.
A shop selling rouge and gouache makes about three thousand taels in profit in a month, which is not a small amount, but it is a pity in such a nice street with so many people coming and going.
She drew a picture of the rearrangement of the room, and then said, "Go to the market and buy some maids. I want them to be fifteen or sixteen years old. What's their appearance? They can't be too outstanding, just be pretty. They must be articulate and tall."
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The shopkeeper looked puzzled.
"Since you sell rouge and gouache, you should know that the clients you serve are all noble ladies. Firstly, there are differences between men and women, which is inconvenient. Secondly, there is no chance to show off. Each of these little maids needs to be trained for ten days after they are purchased.
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The shopkeeper was stunned for a moment after hearing this, and then heard Jiang Yunxu point to the drawing: "Install the mirrors and the booth, and put all the rouge and gouache on them so that customers can try makeup for free."
"Is it okay not to buy it?"
"sure!"
It is the nature of every woman to love beauty. Are girls from poor families not qualified to use it?
"The upstairs is set up as private rooms, allowing ladies to choose from. However, there are requirements for going upstairs, and you must store money."
The shopkeeper was speechless when he heard this. In all his life, he had never heard of such a novel sales method.
"How long does it take to prepare these?" she asked.
The shopkeeper held out three fingers: "Ten days is enough."
"Okay! Then I'll come back in ten days and you can find a suitable little maid as soon as possible."
"yes."
After giving the instructions, Jiang Yunxu went to a second shop, which sold clothes. The fabrics here ranged from cheap to expensive, and were also made into ready-made clothes, embroidered with various patterns, all according to the current fashion.
It comes from aesthetics.
The clothes in Lingzhou Kingdom are not particular about highlighting the figure. Most of them are one size fits all, and they have three layers inside and three outside, which looks very cumbersome.
Jiang Yunxu walked around in a circle and probably figured it out.
It was almost dark when she was waiting to return home, and Yin Lei happened to have delivered the finished lipstick box. It was exquisite and compact, and even more beautiful than she expected.
"Master, what is this for?" Hong Qiao was surprised and picked up one to study. Could it be a hidden weapon?
Jiang Yunxu smiled, took out the lipstick that had been placed in the shade, picked up the lipstick box and carefully put it on, twisting the bottom, the lipstick could stretch back and forth, and she applied it in front of Hong Qiao's face.
The color was bright and applied quickly, making her lips appear small and full. She sipped it twice, picked up the tea cup and drank some water. Unexpectedly, the lipstick did not fade.
"this……"
"This is called lipstick, and it's very convenient to carry around." Jiang Yunxu handed one to Hongqiao casually: "When a woman applies lipstick, she will look energetic and elegant. Women of different ages can choose different lipsticks."
Hongqiao was not polite. After taking it, she thanked her gracefully. Jiang Yunxu picked a suitable one for Hong Fei and handed it to Hongqiao: "This is for Hong Fei."
"This slave has thanked the master on behalf of Hong Fei." Hong Qiao said excitedly.
Jiang Yunxu looked at more than a hundred lipsticks in front of her. Each color number was different. She wrote down the recipe and sent someone to customize a large number of lipstick boxes. This time, high and low were distinguished.
On the top is a pattern drawn with gold thread.
After sorting out the lipstick, there are also mascara, liquid foundation, eye shadow, blush, eyeliner, and setting powder...
She rubbed her forehead, and before Princess Qing's results came out, she had to complete these designs as soon as possible.
Ever since, Jiang Yunxu began to work around the clock, taking the 30,000 taels given by Chu Xuanzhi and starting to customize various boxes and the interior decoration of the rouge and gouache shop.
After a few days of struggling, the banknotes kept decreasing. Seeing that they were about to bottom out, Jiang Yunxu sighed and tried to think of ways to make money as soon as possible.
The movements in Linglong Pavilion cannot escape Jiang Yan'er's eyes, and someone has already reported it.
"The princess has been staying at home during this period. The door is always closed. The slave also heard the voices of several men talking."
Jiang Yaner's eyes lit up: "Really?"
"My slave dare not lie, every word is true."
The person who spoke was the maid in the kitchen, who delivered meals to Linglong Pavilion every day. After a few days of contact, she happened to hear Yin Lei and others reporting, so in order to make a contribution, she hurried to find Jiang Yan'er.
Jiang Yaner glanced at Clinique, who immediately took out a silver ingot from her arms and stuffed it into her: "You have done well. If this matter is true, the concubine will not treat you badly."
The maid took the money and thanked her excitedly.
After they left, Jiang Yaner couldn't wait to take them to Linglong Pavilion. She held the snack box in her hand and went there under the pretense of visiting.
Hong Qiao saw someone coming from afar: "Master, Concubine Yan is here."
Hearing this, Jiang Yunxu frowned and immediately put away everything, then heard Yin Lei's voice coming from the tree.
"Concubine Yan heard a report from a maid and mistakenly thought that there was another man in the master's yard. She suspected that the master was unfaithful."
Yin Lei was helpless, he did show up more frequently these days.
Jiang Yunxu's mouth twitched, her mind turned, and she had a plan. She glanced at Hongqiao, then turned around and entered the screen.
"Ouch, it's so itchy, stop making trouble...why are your hands so strong?" Jiang Yunxu pinched her throat delicately, and even breathed from time to time.
Hong Qiao on the side blushed as she heard this, where did the master learn this from?
Jiang Yan'er in the courtyard must be familiar with this sound. She suddenly stopped and immediately surrounded the courtyard: "Quickly, send someone to ask the prince to come back. I said that the princess was having an affair in the courtyard and I caught her."
Already."
"yes!"
Clinique didn't dare to delay and rushed to report the news.
Jiang Yunxu had a panoramic view of the movement outside the yard, and she pinched her throat and continued howling.
"It's so bad, ouch!"
"I hate it so much...it hurts so much."
The words came out one by one, and the faces of those present turned red, thinking that the princess was too wanton.
Simply shameless!
After receiving the news, Chu Youqi did not dare to delay for a moment, and hurried back with a sword in his hand, furious.
Although he hates Jiang Yunxu, in name, Jiang Yunxu is still the third princess, which is also related to his face.
If word spread, everyone would just laugh at him for being a cuckold.
"Your Majesty, you are finally back. Who knew that my sister would be so shameless and have been in the house for half an hour..." Jiang Yaner looked embarrassed.
"Yes, Your Majesty, the concubine made some of the princess's favorite snacks with her own hands today, but she did not expect to encounter such a thing. The princess is too bold and dares to have a secret meeting with a man in broad daylight." The housekeeper responded helpfully.
When Chu Youqi heard this, the veins on his forehead jumped, and he rushed inside with a sword in hand: "Bitch, I will kill you!"
With a bang, Chu Youqi kicked the door open, but the situation inside was different from what Jiang Yan'er described.
Jiang Yunxu was sitting at the desk, writing something when he was suddenly startled by Chu Youqi, and then he frowned: "Why is the prince here?"
Jiang Yaner also followed in. When she saw this scene, she immediately sneered: "Sister must have heard the noise outside, so she hid the person. Your Majesty, I have been guarding the yard. This person is in the yard.
Just search and you’ll find out.”
"Who is it? Why are you searching?" Jiang Yunxu pretended to be confused.
Jiang Yaner said angrily: "Sister, now that the matter is over, stop pretending. I was outside the door half an hour ago and heard... a man's movement inside. Hand him over quickly, don't be stubborn."
Chu Youqi must have been very convinced by Jiang Yan'er's words, so he didn't even listen to Jiang Yunxu's explanation and directly asked people to start searching.
Soon the house was being rummaged through and began a thorough search, not missing any corner.
After a while, the guards came forward and said they found nothing.
Jiang Yaner shouted: "This is impossible, I clearly heard the noise."
Jiang Yunxu feigned guilt and moved her gaze to an inconspicuous box inside, which at first glance looked like a Buddhist altar.
Seeing this, Jiang Yan'er reached out to pull it without hesitation. As soon as she started, she heard a crisp snapping sound, and a jade Buddha was broken into pieces. Apart from that, there were only some scriptures in the box, and there was nothing else.
other.
"Bad luck!" Jiang Yaner cursed.
Jiang Yunxu pushed Jiang Yan'er past, hugged the jade Buddha, and looked at her with a look that said you were causing trouble.
"Concubine Yan, I know you have always resented me for taking away your position as princess, and you have repeatedly made trouble for me. I only stayed in the house to copy scriptures. I didn't expect you to slander me like this." Jiang Yunxu was so angry that she held her hands.
The Jade Buddha in the middle: "This is a gift from the Queen. You dare to take the opportunity to break it. Do you want to be disrespectful to the gods and Buddhas, or do you have a problem with the Queen?"
"I..." Jiang Yan'er was startled, but quickly calmed down: "Don't talk nonsense, just take a broken Buddha and say it is a gift from the emperor. Whose gift from the emperor is hidden here?"
Jiang Yunxu sneered: "If you don't believe it, do you dare to enter the palace with me to confront the Queen?"
"You're crazy!" Jiang Yan'er frowned. She went to the palace to find the queen for such a trivial matter, unless her brain was caught in the door.
Jiang Yunxu looked at Chu Youqi: "Why are you so crazy? One moment you want to shake hands and make peace, the next moment you accuse me of having an affair, and now no evidence has been found. You broke something given by the emperor and you still want to deny it, bullying.
I have no temper?"
Chu Youqi's anger had disappeared at this moment. He looked at Jiang Yan'er accusingly and came to catch Jiang Yan'er before the matter was clear.
The result was an own goal!
"Your Majesty..." Jiang Yan'er was a little flustered, so she immediately explained softly, "It was the maid in the kitchen who came to report, saying that she had personally witnessed men's voices often coming out of Linglong Courtyard, and it was because I was confused."
Now that things have come to this, Jiang Yaner can only admit defeat.
Jiang Yunxu interrupted the conversation: "You two, stop singing double acts here and settle the matter of the Jade Buddha first."
Chu Youqi took a deep breath. How could he dare to go to the queen to question him? This matter was inherently disgraceful and he would not be laughed at if it spread.
He said: "I will give you one as compensation!"
"Excuse me? This is a gift from the emperor. It's the only one in the world. I put it in the box for fear of getting bumped. Where did you get the same one?" Jiang Yunxu sneered.
Chu Youqi said patiently: "Then what do you want?"
What he was waiting for was this sentence. Jiang Yunxu stretched out three fingers: "Thirty thousand taels of silver, not a penny less!"
"Why don't you go and grab it!" Jiang Yan'er was shocked.
"With the money, this matter will be reduced to a minor issue. Otherwise, I would have no choice but to report it."
Jiang Yunxu acted like you are just doing it.
Helpless, Chu Youqi said to the housekeeper: "Take thirty thousand taels from my account and give it to the princess."
Although the housekeeper hesitated, he still did as he was told at this juncture.
Chu Youqi felt panicked as she looked at everything in front of her. She turned around and left. Jiang Yan'er hurriedly followed her and glanced at Jiang Yunxu fiercely before leaving.
Jiang Yunxu smiled back and said, "Thank you Concubine Yan for your generous reward."
Hearing this, Jiang Yaner's heart heaved with anger, she clenched her teeth and glared angrily before turning around and leaving.
After a while, the housekeeper delivered the 30,000 taels of silver notes. Jiang Yunxu was so happy that she couldn't open her mouth from ear to ear. She was worried about running out of money, but it came in time.
Hongqiao watched her master sell thirty thousand taels of a jade Buddha that was abandoned in the warehouse, and she was really impressed.