Mrs. Jiang's face turned purple, her fingers trembled, and she wanted to say something, but was eventually pulled out by Jiang Ruyin.

Having achieved her goal, Shen Xiyue decided to stop while she was ahead. With red eyes and a little apologetic, she said to the crowd:

"I'm really sorry to disturb your interest. Today, the shop is offering a 20% discount on all items. For customers who pay more than 100 taels, we will give them a new incense stick that we have developed as a gift. This is all to apologize to you."

Shen Xiyue's words immediately made everyone in the shop lively again.

Wow, I watched a big show for free, got discounts on things I bought, and got gifts after paying the bill. What a great thing!

So I started shopping with all my heart.

The Dashun Dynasty encouraged business, but most of the noble families were so aloof that they would never mention the words gold and silver. They had many shops, but they just hired shopkeepers to manage them and report the general accounts regularly.

There are only a few people like Shen Xiyue who work in the shop personally.

In the beginning, many people discriminated against her for her behavior which was not acceptable to the public, but the business of her shop was good and her reputation had spread.

Now that she was about to marry the prince, no one dared to say anything.

There were even women who were tempted to bring their daughters to the shops to do business in order to gain a reputation for being good at managing the household.

Shen Xiyue went upstairs, and when she closed the door, a smug smile appeared on her face.

Ah, the shop will make a lot of money again today.

In the evening, when the shop was about to close, Shen Xiyue gave detailed instructions: "Lvliu, you should pay more attention to the shop's affairs from now on. I won't be here for the next few days. If there are any troubles..."

"Princess, I know!" Lvliu's face was full of excitement: "Just like you did today, kneel down to her without saying a word."

Shen Xiyue: "......"

I learn pretty quickly, but that's not the case.

She was a princess personally appointed by the emperor, the future crown princess. The number of people who were worthy of kneeling before her could be counted on one hand.

But Lvliu is different. She is a maid. If she kneels, others will only think that her master is at a disadvantage.

So Shen Xiyue patiently taught her: "No, you can't kneel. Not only can you not kneel, you must also learn to bully others! If someone comes to cause trouble, you can just throw him out."

Will the Jiang family let this go? I don't think so.

But she must keep this shop open.

Lvliu nodded, not quite understanding. She would definitely do what the princess asked her to do. Then she would go and buy a few strong maids to guard the door.

Shen Xiyue and Shuang Ye had just walked out of the shop door when a young man in a long gown suddenly jumped out from the side and ran towards them.

Shuang Ye reacted quickly, immediately standing in front of Shen Xiyue and yelling at the person who came: "Stop!"

The man was frightened by the frosty leaves and hurriedly reached out to hold the wall, stopped and dared not move forward.

Standing two or three steps away, he looked a little nervous and extended his hand to bow: "Please forgive my abruptness. I just passed by here and heard the noise in the shop. Because the shop was full of women, it was inconvenient to go forward, so I stood here and just asked if the princess was okay."

Ok?

Shen Xiyue turned her head from behind Shuang Ye and looked at the familiar young man with wide eyes, a little surprised: "Well, it's Master Wan! I'm fine."

It turned out to be Wan Xiu Ze, the man who had gotten medicine from her black-hearted pharmacy last time. However, the Spring Examination had already begun, so why was he still hanging around here?

Is his mother's illness still not healed?

Wan Xiu was also very surprised. He didn't expect that the princess still remembered him after just one encounter... But did he tell the princess his name at that time?

He couldn't remember clearly either.

"Well, I'm glad the princess is okay." Although Wan Xiu Ze was worried, he still followed the rules and didn't dare to look up for another second.

Shen Xiyue looked him up and down. He was wearing a thin long gown, his back was straight as a pine tree, and his face was calm, neither sad nor happy. It was hard to tell what he was feeling, so she asked with concern, "I'm fine. Is your mother okay?"

Wan Xiuze had a hard time in the capital over the past few years and rarely heard such caring words. He was overwhelmed with emotions and said hurriedly, "Thanks to the princess's help, my mother has recovered."

"Well, I see." Shen Xiyue then asked about the Spring Examination: "Master Wan, don't you plan to take part in the examination this year?"

Wan Xiu was a scholar, so he was naturally extremely respectful when talking about the Spring Examination. He immediately explained, "Two days ago was my mother's 50th birthday, and I prepared a few tables of banquets for her, so I signed up for the last one."

Shen Xiyue nodded and said, "That's good. Now that you're done, you'll be the top scorer this year!"

When he mentioned his mother's birthday, he quickly told Shuang Ye, "Go to the shop and get some scented soap and ointment."

Frost Leaf received the instructions, looked at Wan Xiu Ze meaningfully, then turned around to get something from the shop.

Shen Xiyue looked at Wan Xiu Ze with a smile: "It just so happens that we have these in the shop. Let's give some to your mother to see if she has something new."

Wan Xiuze: "...Princess, this is absolutely not allowed, absolutely not allowed!"

That's not what he meant!

He really just happened to pass by, happened to hear some noise in the shop, happened to think that he should repay a favor, happened to think that he should come to ask about the princess's safety, happened to reply to the princess, how come he wanted to take things from the princess again, he hasn't repaid the favor of buying medicine for him last time...

Shuang Ye quickly packed up a whole basket of things and handed it to Wan Xiu Ze.

"Hahaha!" Shen Xiyue laughed out loud: "Take it. Business is good today. Anyone who sees it can get a share."

Wan Xiuze: “…”

He is not a three-year-old child anymore, and he still understands the ways of the world. It was just that he mentioned his mother's birthday that the princess specially asked the maid to get these.

"These are all trivial matters." Shen Xiyue didn't want to dwell on these matters, and smiled and said, "Master Wan is a scholar, and scholars should care about the common people. Do well in the exam, get a good reputation, serve as an official in the court, and speak for the people. This is the path you should take."

Wan Xiu's eyes lit up with fire. He never expected that Princess Huayang, his son, was such an ambitious person. It was truly admirable!

He couldn't help but look up, and seeing Shen Xiyue's earnest eyes, he felt as if he had met a confidant in life. He slowly responded and said, "Yes. Princess, your heartfelt words will be remembered in my heart."

Here, Shen Xiyue said goodbye to Wan Xiu Ze contentedly and got on the carriage back to the Princess's Mansion. She even sighed, "I have gained a lot today!"

I am grateful for being the top scorer in the Jinke exam... Not everyone can have this opportunity.

On the other side, everything that happened in Mixiang Tower today reached Murong Xuan's ears.

After listening to everything, Murong Xuan only concluded with one sentence: "The Jiang family doesn't want to live anymore?"

Mao Ping: "......"

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