At the beginning, I was a rich female prisoner

Yu Yunxin quickly comforted her, "Don't worry, sister. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will definitely like you. Otherwise, he wouldn't have chosen you among so many women. Besides, sister, you are so beautiful, gentle, and kind. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will definitely be attracted by your charm."

Qin Xiyan felt a little better after hearing what Yu Yunxin said, but she still asked with some concern: "But I always feel that the prince's attitude towards me is a little cold. I wonder if it's because I took the position that originally belonged to my sister, so he still feels a little uncomfortable?"

Yu Yunxin smiled and said, "Sister, don't think too much. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is not a petty person. Maybe he is just introverted and is not targeting you. Besides, feelings take time to cultivate. As you get along for a long time, things will naturally get better and better."

Qin Xiyan nodded and said, "Well, I hope so. But no matter what, I will cherish this opportunity. Now that I have become the Crown Princess, I must fulfill my responsibilities."

Yu Yunxin looked at Qin Xiyan's determined expression and secretly sighed in her heart: This once simple and kind elder sister has now become mature and stable! I hope she can live happily...

"Sister Qin, I believe you are more suitable to be the Crown Princess than me." Yu Yunxin replied firmly.

Qin Xiyan looked at the woman in front of her and sighed in her heart. She knew that she was the daughter of Prime Minister Qin and had a distinguished status. Originally, according to the family's arrangement, she should have been betrothed to Lin Dengyuan of the Lin family. However, fate is always full of drama. The queen personally gave a betrothal gift to Prime Minister Qin, and thus, the direction of this marriage changed.

Qin Xiyan knew that she had the expectations and responsibilities of her family, but at the same time she was full of gratitude towards Yun Xin. She knew that if Yu Yun Xin had not been forced to marry Prince Yu, then the Crown Princess would not be hers.

"I feel relieved with your words, sister. Look at the red fabric here, it's so bright and eye-catching! And these are gold accessories, they're shining brightly, so beautiful! Oh, by the way, I think that purple-pink dress suits me." Qin Xiyan said excitedly while pointing at clothes that were similar to Yu Yunxin's.

Yu Yunxin followed Qin Xiyan's instructions and secretly calculated the prices of these items. "Okay! Do you want me to pack them for you?" she asked softly.

"Well, I'll pack up everything I've selected and send it to the Qin residence." Qin Xiyan still felt it was not enough and wanted to buy more.

"Sister Qin, the total is 13,400 taels." Yu Yunxin carefully checked the price and found that the total was exactly this amount.

Hearing this number, Qin Xiyan did not show any surprise. She turned to Yun Xin and said, "There are so many red lotuses. Please help me get more banknotes when you return home. I also need to pick out some beautiful clothes and prepare them well."

After saying this, Qin Xiyan's mouth corners slightly raised, revealing a barely perceptible smile, with a confident light flashing in her eyes. She knew very well that as the future Crown Princess, she must always maintain the most perfect image. And these carefully selected clothes and accessories will become a strong support for her to move towards that high position.

After receiving the order, Honglian quickly went downstairs and left. Yu Yunxin arranged for Qin Xiyan to go to Linglong Pavilion next door and ask the embroiderer there to come and tailor clothes for her. The purple-pink outfit happened to be ready-made at Linglong Pavilion, so Qin Xiyan couldn't wait to try it on.

"This set of Thousand-Threaded Begonia is really suitable for Sister Qin! Look at the crabapple flower jade pendant and tassels, paired with this brocade cloud belt, isn't it particularly beautiful?" Yu Yunxin said as she pulled Qin Xiyan to the dressing mirror to look at her carefully.

Qin Xiyan took a closer look and asked in surprise: "Is this really me? My sister decorated me so cleverly with jewelry and hair accessories, and I look so beautiful." A feeling of joy surged in her heart, and she was full of anticipation for the upcoming wedding banquet.

"Sister Qin is naturally beautiful. Today, she looks like a Begonia fairy, which is eye-catching!" Yu Yunxin spared no effort to praise this returning customer. Even Qin Xiyan felt a little embarrassed, but she was very happy. After the hairdressing and dressing were done and the clothes were changed, Honglian came over with the banknotes. When she saw her young lady, she was stunned and couldn't help but sigh in her heart: This ten thousand taels is really worth it!

When Qin Xiyan finally came downstairs in that gorgeous silk skirt, she instantly became the focus of the whole place and attracted everyone's attention. She didn't even wear a hat, revealing her beautiful face. Before leaving, Yu Yunxin handed her more than 20 lucky bags and said, "Sister Qin, today is the opening of the Treasure Pavilion. All customers who spend more than 300 taels of silver will be given a gold lucky bag. Sister, you spent more than 10,000 taels, so I specially prepared these 40 lucky bags, hoping to bring you more good luck." After that, she handed the lucky bag to Qin Xiyan with a smile on her face.

"My sister is really good at doing business. Lanlian, please hold it for me!" Qin Xiyan said with a smile, and then left Pinyuxuan contentedly while being surrounded by guards and maids.

The maid in the blue skirt was Lan Lian. In the Qin residence, the maids around the ladies were all named "Lian".

"Qin Xiyan is really generous. She bought five sets of clothes from Linglong Pavilion at once, spending a total of 12,200 taels of silver." Si Niang skillfully used the abacus and said with emotion: "Your lucky bags of 20 cents each are almost sold out. Do you want to prepare some more?"

"How come it disappeared so quickly?" Yu Yunxin asked puzzledly.

"It was because when two lucky bags were just sold, someone opened them and found a pair of shell pearl earrings inside, so someone immediately spent ten taels of silver to buy them all; then someone opened another lucky bag, and inside was a pair of purple jade and glass bracelets, and someone else spent a hundred taels of silver to buy them; later, some people said that the boss of Pinyuxuan was simply a fool, as this was clearly giving money to the poor, and as a result, these lucky bags were sold out." Pang Jinhua vividly described the scene at that time.

Yu Yunxin knew that most of the items priced at twenty coins were just carefully polished shells and glass products. Although they looked attractive, they were not expensive. In contrast, the items that cost twenty taels of silver were very different. They were filled with precious jade powder and high-quality glass, and could be called water jade. Their color was even better.

The bag given to Qin Xiyan was naturally filled with top-quality treasures. In the private room of Tingyuan Tower, Qin Xiyan had heard that the prince would occasionally come to Tingyuan Tower for entertainment. Therefore, today she must not let down these valuable jewelry and clothes.

Lan Lian took out the lucky bag given by Pin Yuxuan and opened it with Qin Xiyan. It must be said that the process of opening the lucky bags is becoming more and more addictive, after all, each lucky bag contains surprising goodies. The first lucky bag opened by Lan Lian contained a jade red comb with eight small characters written in golden small seal script on it: "Lianli cross branches, Lianzhi Xiangyi".

"Look, young lady! This comb is absolutely perfect as your dowry!" Lan Lian couldn't help but exclaimed.

Qin Xiyan gently picked up the exquisite lucky bag in front of her and looked at it carefully. When she saw the pair of heart-to-heart earrings and the exquisite mandarin duck buckle in the bag, she couldn't help but blush, and the corners of her mouth slightly raised, revealing a happy smile. Then, she couldn't wait to open all the lucky bags one by one, and each lucky bag seemed to hide endless surprises. In addition to the heart-to-heart earrings and mandarin duck buckles, there were also various exquisite and unique accessories such as double happiness buckles. All of this made Qin Xiyan feel extremely happy, her brows relaxed, and her smile became brighter.

In fact, these carefully prepared lucky bags were specially arranged by Yu Yunxin. When Yu Yunxin accompanied Qin Xiyan to dress up and change clothes, she specially sent someone to make these lucky bags. In this era, the process of women dressing up and changing clothes often takes more than an hour, which is enough time for the craftsmen of Pinyuxuan to prepare these special gifts for Qin Xiyan.

Just as Qin Xiyan was immersed in joy, Honglian walked to the door of the private room and looked around for a long time, and finally found the figure of the prince. She quickly returned to Qin Xiyan and whispered, "The prince is here, and has gone to the private room next door."

After hearing this, Qin Xiyan asked softly, "Are the people you arranged ready?"

Honglian nodded quickly and responded: "Miss, please rest assured, everything will be arranged according to your instructions."

After receiving a positive answer, Qin Xiyan nodded with satisfaction and instructed Lan Lian: "Pack these things up." Not long after she finished speaking, there was a knock on the door.

Honglian deliberately raised her voice and said loudly: "Who are you? Can't you see that my Miss Qin is resting? Why are you knocking!" Her tone was full of dissatisfaction and provocation.

The private room was deliberately pushed open by a few big men, who pretended to be drunk and said, "I have my eyes on this private room in the underworld."

On the other side, the prince and Yang Yunsheng seemed to have heard the noise next door, so they stood up and walked out of the private room with a few guards. When he saw a big man about to attack Qin Xiyan, the prince rushed up and grabbed the hand of the man who was about to attack Qin Xiyan and said, "Who are you? You dare to attack the daughter of Prime Minister Qin's family."

When the group of people heard this, they stopped what they were doing immediately and jumped out of the windows. Those who could escape ran away.

At this moment, Qin Xiyan pretended to be weak and fainted in the prince's arms. Honglian, who was standing by, shouted anxiously: "Miss! Prince! Miss was frightened and fainted!" The prince looked at the beauty in his arms, thinking that she was the princess he had not yet married, and Prime Minister Qin was also an important official in the court he wanted to win over. He was too embarrassed to push away Qin Xiyan who pretended to faint. So he said: "You all go out first, why don't you go and ask a doctor for your lady." Honglian heard it and quickly responded: "Yes, Your Highness, I will go and ask him right away." After that, she hurried away.

The prince wanted to pick up the unconscious Qin Xiyan, but because the injury on his chest had not yet healed, he suddenly felt a sharp pain and his arms lost strength. He could only gently put Qin Xiyan on the chair next to him and let her lean against the table. However, this action accidentally knocked over the tea on the table, and the boiling hot tea flowed down and splashed directly onto Qin Xiyan's hand. In an instant, Qin Xiyan jumped up as if she was awakened by the heat.

Nangong Sheng covered his chest with one hand and supported the table with the other hand, with a look of pain on his face. When he saw Qin Xiyan jumping up, he endured the pain and said, "Miss Qin, you are okay." After saying that, he immediately wanted to turn around and leave, as if he didn't want to stay any longer.

Seeing this, Qin Xiyan hurriedly stepped forward and asked with concern: "Prince, thank you for saving me just now. But what's wrong with your chest? Are you injured?" Her eyes fell on Nangong Sheng's hand covering his chest, her eyes full of worry.

Nangong Sheng frowned slightly and replied in a cold tone: "I'm fine, don't worry about me, Miss Qin. But please don't play this kind of dangerous game again in the future, Miss Qin. You are my Crown Princess, and you should act like a Crown Princess. You shouldn't come to this kind of place. Please pay attention to your words and actions, and maintain the image of a Crown Princess." After that, he ignored Qin Xiyan and walked straight to the door.

After he returned to the private room next door, he sat down on the chair tiredly and gently rubbed his chest. At this time, he caught a glimpse of Honglian downstairs, quietly handing a silver note to the big man who had just jumped out of the window and escaped. Seeing this scene, Nangong Sheng was speechless. Yang Yunsheng also happened to see all this, and couldn't help but asked with a smile: "Your Highness, your Crown Princess is quite interesting."

Nangong Sheng sighed helplessly and smiled bitterly in his heart. As the future crown princess, she really needs to pay more attention to her behavior. However, he could only choose to turn a blind eye to Honglian's actions. After all, in this palace, it is difficult to survive in the harem without some means, and many things are not so easy to solve.

"Okay, sir, please stop talking. My fifth brother reported me again during the morning court session." The prince said angrily.

"Prince, those problems in the Ministry of Rites are just minor issues. They are no big deal. If you want to gain the emperor's favor and attention, the key is to improve the water conservancy project in Chengzhou. Only in this way will your position as crown prince be as stable as Mount Tai, and no one can shake it." Yang Yunsheng took a sip of tea and said slowly.

"Damn the Ministry of Revenue. They are unwilling to allocate enough silver to support this important water conservancy project. But they are willing to allocate funds to Qizhou." The prince frowned and asked anxiously, "Sir, do you have enough silver?"