The doctor concubine who broke off the engagement was forced to rush to the wedding, but became the

The next day was a good day with bright sunshine, and it was the last day of the month.

Madam Yu, Xiao Liu'er, and Zhang Zhitao respectively brought the profits for May and the account books of each shop.

Xie Zhichan hasn't found a suitable manager for the jewelry shop yet. Xiao Liu'er is very skilled in makeup, so Xie Zhichan lets Xiao Liu'er work part-time as the manager of the jewelry shop.

After Zhang Zhitao was injured by Princess Anle, she stayed in the rouge shop in Qianyuan Pavilion for seven days. After seven days, she went to the Lu Mansion Villa on Yanfu Street to recuperate for many days.

After she recovered, she rejected Lu Xiuzhu's idea of ​​taking her as a concubine, and said that she would be the manager of Xie Zhichan's shop from now on. She no longer lived in the villa, but lived in Qianyuan Pavilion clothing shop.

Both Mrs. Lu and Old Madam Lu tried to persuade her but to no avail.

Lu Xiuzhu felt that his cousin seemed different, but he thought it was better not to marry her. Ayuan's shop was also a good place to go. In his opinion, it was better than being trapped in the Lu Mansion for the rest of his life.

In addition to the account books, the three of them also brought three boxes of silver bills.

Each shop made a lot of money, and the small change was too heavy, so Xie Zhichan asked them to exchange it for silver notes at a reputable money house in the East Market.

Xie Zhichan looked at the banknotes in the three small boxes and said with a smile, "When our hot spring villa opens, we will have more money than this."

Madam Yu smiled and said, "I am also very lucky to have met the Crown Prince's wife. I have never sold so many things in a month."

Xie Zhichan smiled and said, "Opportunities always come to those who are prepared. If I hadn't seen that Madam Yu was capable, I wouldn't have hired you."

Madam Yu laughed heartily when she heard the Crown Prince's wife say this: "Yes, this is also the blessing I earned for myself."

After a few people chatted and laughed for a while, Xie Zhichan went through the account books again. Her brain could calculate very quickly without a calculator.

However, after looking through it, he returned the account book to the three people, counted out their dividends from the silver notes, and gave them to them.

Even Mai Sui, who had agreed to help her try on makeup in exchange for compensation, received a silver note worth 100 taels, which made her so happy that she cried.

After seeing the three people off, Pei Yi entered the room and saw Xie Zhichan sitting on a small couch beside the bed, lying on a small table in the middle, happily counting the silver bills.

He stood up from the wheelchair and sat on the couch, saying with a smile, "I knew you were a money-grubber. I think you would sleep better if you hugged the banknotes than your husband."

Xie Zhichan smiled and said, "You came at the right time. This is your dividend for this month."

As he spoke, he pushed a stack of banknotes on the small table towards Pei Yi.

Pei Yi took the thick stack of banknotes, roughly counted them, and asked in surprise, "That much in just one month?"

Xie Zhichan happily put the remaining banknotes into the box and responded, "Hmm."

Started fantasizing about her business empire.

"If I can open Qianyuan Pavilion shops all over Dajin, I may be able to shake up the economic lifeline of Dajin."

She just said it casually out of pride, but Pei Yi started to think about it seriously.

On the second day, Xie Zhichan was fiddling with chess records in his bedroom to pass the time, while Pei Yi made an appointment with Hua Manxi to discuss something in the study.

"You should organize the shop under my name and hand it over to the Crown Prince's wife, and then go to the Ministry of Industry to find a job. Now that there is no war, if you just follow me to do odd jobs, it will be detrimental to your future."

Hua Manxi stood up from her chair in shock and walked to Pei Yi's desk in two steps: "All the shops? There are hundreds of shops in all the prefectures and cities across the country, and they have all kinds of businesses. Are you sure the Crown Prince's Consort can do it?"

Pei Yi glanced at Hua Manxi and said, "Why? Are you doubting the Crown Prince's Consort's ability, or are you doubting my judgment?"

Hua Manxi shook her head.

"I'm just worried. These shops are the source of food for the Pei family army. The military silver from the court alone is not enough for everyone to eat porridge. I think the emperor deliberately gave so little to force the Pei family army to reduce its size."

Pei Yi picked up a small box from the table and gave it to Hua Manxi, saying, "Don't worry, the Crown Prince's Consort will only earn more military rations for the Pei family army. The Qianyuan Pavilion, which has been very popular in Kyoto recently, is the Crown Prince's Consort's shop. The total amount of silver notes here is three thousand taels, which is only 30% of the profits of several shops last month."

Hua Manxi quickly looked through the number and denomination of the banknotes in the box and said in surprise: "Pei Nandu, did you take money from a bank?!"

Pei Yi raised his eyebrows proudly: "It's a pity that this bank is the only one of its kind. It already belongs to me, Pei Yi."

Seeing Pei Yi's smug look, Hua Manxi leaned closer to him and smiled mysteriously: "Look at you! When can I expect a little kid to call me uncle?"

Pei Yi choked. If Hua Manxi knew that he and Ayuan had not yet consummated their marriage, she would definitely make fun of him like Zhang Junze did. So he just laughed it off and said, "Stop talking! Just wait patiently."

Not many days later, when Xie Zhichan's knee injury was almost healed, Hua Manxi brought all the account books of the shop under Pei Yi's name, as well as a thin book with detailed information about the shop.

Xie Zhichan looked at the pile of books in front of him and asked Pei Yi and Hua Manxi again, "So many? Let me take care of them all?"

Pei Yi and Hua Manxi both nodded.

Pei Yi said: "Most of these shops are in Kyoto, and a few are in other prefectures. The shopkeepers are all disabled soldiers who retired from the Pei family army. They can read and count. They have been trained for many years and are also useful in business. If you still need help, just let me know."

Xie Zhichan took a look at these shops. There were rice shops, escort agencies, carriage and horse companies, and even brothels and Nanfeng Pavilion. There was a wide variety of them. He thought that in addition to making money, they should also serve the purpose of gathering information.

It was exactly what she wanted.

She immediately acted like a business tycoon and started talking about business with Pei Yi.

"I can help manage it. I will take 30% of the profits. In addition, from now on, these people must obey my orders first, and then selectively obey the prince's."

Pei Yi said without thinking: "As you wish."

Hua Manxi was shocked by how quickly he agreed. When Pei Yi sent him out of Prince Yan's Mansion, he even teased Pei Yi, "Jun Ze is right. You are the type who fell into a pit and can't climb out."

Pei Yi glanced at Hua Manxi and said with his thin lips: "You didn't fall into the pit, because there is no pit for you to fall into. Hurry up, young man, don't wait until I carry my daughter to the street, and you still haven't found a pit to plant your tree."

Hua Manxi choked. He would never be able to win an argument with Pei Yi in his entire life.