The Regent Princess has run away again

Xue Zhiyu looked at the man who had spoken, and thought about how she had just been knocking on the door foolishly, and it turned out that the man was not in the room, which made her feel a little awkward.

She coughed a few times and walked over and said, "Boss, you are joking. We just got what we needed last time. There is no resentment."

Qin Yuming stared at Xue Zhiyu with a half-smile, as if he wanted to see through her.

He was waving a bamboo fan in his hand, and his ink-black brocade robe with a pattern of cranes and clouds made him look noble yet lazy. There were a few auspicious clouds embroidered on the hem and lapels of his robe. His figure was like pine or cypress, and his black hair fell to his waist like a waterfall. He looked at the woman with deep eyes, as if he wanted to see into the depths of her soul.

Xue Zhiyu was not timid, but faced his gaze directly with openness and generosity.

"Hahahaha, Princess, please come in. Standing here might be tiring for you."

Qin Yuming took the initiative to give up his seat and made a gesture of invitation to Xue Zhiyu.

Xue Zhiyu didn't bother to be polite with him. She looked around and saw that the furnishings were in a completely different style from Qingzhi's, with a strong Western style.

There was a faint unknown fragrance in the air, just like Qin Yuming himself, mysterious yet elegant.

"I won't waste my time talking to you. When will that batch of porcelain be delivered?"

Qin Yuming was not surprised at all when she spoke so directly. He picked up the white jade wine pot on the table and said, "This is the worry I have been brewing for several years. Have a taste."

A light pink liquid flowed out from the mouth of the white jade pot. Xue Zhiyu could smell that the wine was indeed aged, but she couldn't figure out what it was yet.

"Worried? What is the boss worried about?"

"It's just an old story."

Seeing that Qin Yuming was unwilling to say more, Xue Zhiyu did not intend to argue further. She picked up the wine glass and took a sip, her eyes filled with amazement.

For some reason, she always felt that she had drunk this kind of wine before. A vague image emerged in her mind, but before she had time to study it carefully, it disappeared.

She put down her wine glass, suppressed her confusion, and looked at Qin Yuming who was standing by the window. "I heard that the boss has been very close to Qi Yueren recently. You should have a lot of good medicinal materials recently."

According to the pharmacopoeia, Qi Yue State was a land of outstanding people and talented people, and it produced countless medicinal materials, making it a holy land for many doctors to search for medicines.

"The princess really cares about me. Indeed, I recently discussed a business deal with Qi Yueren and received a lot of medicinal herbs."

Xue Zhiyu ignored his previous teasing and grasped the final point. She immediately became energetic, "We are all smart people. I won't beat around the bush with you. I want to see the herbs you collected."

"Okay, the herbs are in the warehouse."

Qin Yuming walked in front to lead the way. He did not miss the change in the princess's expression. A gleam of light flashed across his eyes.

The man guarding outside the warehouse said respectfully when he saw Qin Yuming, "Boss, the herbs are intact."

"Well, you go down first."

"Yes."

After the man went down, Qin Yuming took out a small key from his sleeve and opened the big lock on the warehouse.

As soon as the door was pushed open, Xue Zhiyu smelled the strong aroma of medicinal herbs inside, and a smile appeared on the corner of her mouth subconsciously. There were several kinds of medicinal herbs that she had never seen before.

"Xiao Qi, come out and work."

The Xiao Qi in his mind had no choice but to accept his fate and explain to her: "Look, what is in front of you is Yue Gui, one of the five treasures of Qi Yue Kingdom. It is a top-grade medicinal material for treating internal injuries, especially for repairing damage to the five internal organs caused by internal force..."

After Xiao Qi finished speaking, Xue Zhiyu memorized them one by one in her mind, and stayed on a few of them for a long time.

"Boss, are you selling these herbs?"

Qin Yuming met her slightly expectant eyes, his phoenix eyes slightly raised, as if he was thinking about something, and then he said casually: "It's not impossible, it just so happens that mother is urging me, as long as the princess agrees to marry me, all the medicinal herbs in this room will belong to the princess."

It was the first time that Xue Zhiyu heard Qin Yuming say such frivolous words. She was a little overwhelmed and looked him up and down several times.

Could this guy have been possessed by another spirit? Or did his brain get caught in a door today?

Qin Yuming noticed that the woman was looking at him strangely, as if he knew what she was complaining about in her heart. He couldn't help but laugh a few times and patted her head with his jade fan.

"The princess is really interesting. Her thoughts are always different from others."

Xue Zhiyu rolled her eyes at her in annoyance and said seriously, "I'm serious. I won't take all your herbs. I only need ten taels each."

Qin Yuming almost laughed out of anger when he heard her words so confidently.

This girl probably doesn't know the price of Qi Yue's five treasures. Not to mention ten taels, even five taels would be difficult to buy. If it were put on the black market, it would be priced like gold.

"What does the princess intend to exchange for it?"

"I can give you 20% of the shares of Wei's wooden boxes on Zhaoyuan Street on a regular basis."

Wei's wooden box?

Originally, Wei's Wooden Box business in Zhaoyuan Street was a bit bleak, but in recent times, it seems to have come back to life and business is booming. Moreover, the new wooden boxes are also different from the previous ones and come in many varieties.

Could this girl be the person behind Wei’s wooden box?

It seems that he still underestimated this girl.

Xue Zhiyu was not in a hurry either. Instead, she walked around the warehouse. In addition to looking at Qi Yue's five treasures again and again, she also picked up other rare medicines one by one.

Tsk tsk, when she gets the chance she will go to Qi Yue Country. There are so many medicinal herbs that she has never seen before. And according to Xiao Qi’s popular science, the medicinal herbs in this warehouse are very powerful.

Every time she picked up a medicinal ingredient, Xiaoqi would explain its efficacy to her and tell her the prescription for combining it with other herbs.

"Thorn rock, hemp cloth, butterfly wood... can be made into a memory pill, which can make people remember all the forgotten things."

After hearing what Xiao Qi said, Xue Zhiyu silently memorized the prescription in her heart and turned to look at Qin Yuming who remained silent.

Those eyes contained many emotions that she could not understand. They were like a trapped beast that would jump out of its cage as long as it found the right opportunity.

"The princess's conditions are quite tempting, but the princess doesn't know that the price of every five taels of Qi Yue Five Treasures is comparable to that of gold."

Xue Zhiyu heard the hidden meaning in Qin Yuming's words. He is indeed a businessman and will never let himself suffer any loss.

"As expected of you, you are the head of the largest pharmacy in Yan Country. Let's put it this way. Let's each take a step back. In addition to Wei's 20% stake in the wooden boxes, we will also have 40% stake in the charity hall. But I have to add a condition. If the medicinal materials arrive in Qiyue Country, you must inform me immediately and you cannot sell them to others."

After saying all this in one breath, Xue Zhiyu was not worried at all that Qin Yuming would reject her. After all, 40% of the shares of the charity hall could not be exchanged for gold.

Qin Yuming was indeed a little shaken. He looked at Xue Zhiyu's calm appearance, as if he was sure of victory.

This girl is quite confident, but to be honest, he is quite interested in this 30% stake.

"Okay, it's a deal."

"It's decided then. I'll draw up a contract and you just need to sign it."

"It's so sad that the princess doesn't trust me," Qin Yuming sighed, looking hurt, and his drooping eyelids covered the smile in his eyes.

Xue Zhiyu raised her eyebrows. It has to be said that if this big boss were in modern times, he would definitely be liked by many girls. He is rich and handsome, but his words are sometimes not very serious.

"It's better to sign a contract if you trust the boss. Isn't the boss afraid that I will break the contract?"

"Don't be afraid. The princess has a high level of trust in me."

The two men walked out of the warehouse while talking, and the man guarding the door came forward to lock the door.

I thought I was going to sign the contract in Qingzhi Room this time. When I was about to push the door, Qin Yuming said, "The study is over here."

Xue Zhiyu nodded and followed him into the study. She smelled the fragrance in the air again. This time she sniffed it carefully. She had also smelled this kind of medicinal material in the warehouse.

It is the fragrance of Yue Gui.

After Qin Yuming spread out the paper, he picked up the pen, dipped some ink on the inkstone, and made a gesture of invitation to Xue Zhiyu.

Xue Zhiyu stepped forward and took the brush. She filtered the conditions she wanted to propose in her mind and wrote them down on paper while thinking.

A ray of light shone in through the window, and the woman's slightly long eyelashes trembled from time to time, like a butterfly spreading its wings and ready to fly. She rolled up her sleeves slightly and wrote the rules and regulations familiarly.

She quickly wrote two copies of the contract. With previous experience, Qin Yuming took a quick look at them and was even more impressed by her wisdom.

"The batch of porcelain will be delivered to the backyard of your restaurant in two days as promised."

"Well, I will have someone sign for it when the time comes. I won't bother the boss any more." Xue Zhiyu put away her contract, put down her sleeves, straightened her clothes, and walked out of the study.

Xue Zhiyu left the pharmacy and walked into a clothing store.

"Princess, our shop has recently released new styles of ready-made clothes. Miss, would you like to try them?"

The shopkeeper came over attentively, with a bright smile on his face.

She recognized that this young lady was the Princess Kangle who had been in the limelight recently. When she heard that this talented lady was also a princess, she kept saying nice things to her as if they were free.

As soon as Xue Zhiyu entered the clothing store, she fell in love with the lotus green narrow-waisted long dress with a train hanging on the wall. Her mother had very few styles of clothes, and they were all plain colors, so this one would not be too fancy.

She pointed at the long dress and told me the size her mother usually wore, then asked, "How much is one set?"

"My princess, you have good taste. This set is very suitable for both the lady and the young lady. It is not very expensive either. It only costs two hundred taels of silver."

The shopkeeper looked at Xue Zhiyu's expression as he spoke, and seeing that she was still calm, he knew that the princess was truly wealthy, but he did not want to offend her, so even if he raised the price, he would not dare to raise it too much.

"One hundred and fifty taels."

The shopkeeper's smiling face froze, as if he was trying to confirm whether Xue Zhiyu was joking again.

This dress is indeed not worth two hundred taels, but she can't make much from the one hundred and fifty taels.

"Princess, I am just a small business, and I really can't sell this 150 taels. If you really want to buy, 180 taels is the lowest."

Xue Zhiyu didn't believe her. Although the style of the dress was nice, she just touched it and found that although it was made of pure cotton, the workmanship was not worth two hundred taels.

"Since it's so difficult for you, I'll go buy it from another store."

Seeing that Xue Zhiyu really left without any regrets, the shopkeeper quickly stepped forward and said, "Princess, please stay. Please come in and discuss in detail. The price is negotiable."

Xue Zhiyu raised her eyebrows. As expected of her, she was a bargaining expert and her reputation was not undeserved.

Following the shopkeeper back into the clothing store, the shopkeeper ordered someone to take down the dress. "I think the princess really wants it, so I'll give her one hundred and fifty taels."

"Well, send it to the Prime Minister's Mansion after it's revised," Xue Zhiyu took out a few silver bills from her sleeve and handed them over.

The shopkeeper took the banknote and secretly groaned in his heart. He thought he could make a fortune, but who knew that this princess was so good at talking. If the big boss knew about it, he would be doomed.

She had no choice but to go downstairs and ask someone to change the size. She gritted her teeth and thought that the boss was in the store today, so she could give him some instructions.

Xue Zhiyu looked around the shop but didn't find the style she liked, and felt a little disappointed.

Forget it, there are still clothes in the house.

When she was about to leave, the shopkeeper quickly blocked her way and said, "Princess, our boss wants to see you."

"big boss?"

When did she know such a person? How come she didn't know it herself?

"Well, our big boss said he has something important to discuss with you."

Xue Zhiyu thought about it for a long time and figured out who it might be, but she still followed the shopkeeper up to the second floor.

They stopped in front of the innermost room on the second floor, and the shopkeeper knocked on the door and asked, "Boss, the princess is here."

"Ah."

After the shopkeeper opened the door, he nodded to the people inside and then walked towards the stairs.

When Xue Zhiyu opened the door, she couldn't help but widen her eyes, unable to believe what she saw.

"Master!"

The person sitting inside was Mu Xingchen. He still had the same aura of keeping strangers away as when they first met, and his white robe made him look like a banished immortal.

"Hey! I'm a living person here, Junior Sister, you are biased!"

Mingzhi accused him with a little grievance, "Does he have such a low sense of existence? He is also very handsome, okay?"

Of course, no one is as good-looking as the master. After all, every time I go out with the master, all the women only look at the master.

Xue Zhiyu then looked at Mingzhi who she had ignored, strode over and patted him on the shoulder, "Oh, so you're here, you're getting stronger and stronger."

Mingzhi's lips twitched, he even began to doubt whether she was a woman or not.

"Hmph! I was thinking of giving you a treasure, but now I don't want to give it to you anymore," Mingzhi said as he turned his head away proudly, looking annoyed.

Although Xue Zhiyu didn't quite understand what the master and the others were doing, when she heard Mingzhi say there was a treasure, her eyes lit up immediately. She shook his arm and said, "In my heart, Senior Brother is very generous. How could he be so petty with me? Senior Brother, don't you think so?"

Mingzhi frowned, feeling that what she said seemed to be wrong, but he couldn't put his finger on it.

"Stop shaking, I'm almost dizzy. Here, this is the blue diamond bracelet I bought for you on the way."

Mingzhi carefully took it out from the brocade bag. It was a bracelet of a style she had never seen in this world. Blue diamonds were dotted on the silver chain, and there was a small star-shaped white diamond on the back of the bracelet.

"Put it on and see if you like it."

Xue Zhiyu had no choice but to roll up her sleeves, put on the chain, and raised her hand to take a look.

The bracelet sparkles under the light, making the wrist look as white as the finest mutton-fat jade.

"Yeah, I like it very much."

Xue Zhiyu felt as if her heart was filled with something. In this strange world, except for her mother and a few close friends, everyone else held an inexplicable malice towards her.

Mingzhi nodded in satisfaction after hearing her say this. This was something he had chosen for a long time. When he was about to brag about it, he was startled when he saw Xue Zhiyu's eyes suddenly turn red.

"You...why are you crying?"

She cried? He reached out and touched the tears that had flowed down from her eyes.

Mu Xingchen paused with the teacup in his hand, and glanced over at her. When he saw the tears in the corners of her eyes, he handed her a treasure bag from his sleeve.

"Take it with you, you will need it, don't open it now."

Xue Zhiyu didn't expect Mu Xingchen to give her something. She took out a handkerchief to wipe her tears, then nodded to thank him.

After taking the sachet, I found it was flat and I had no idea what was inside.

Mingzhi was relieved when he saw Xue Zhiyu finally stopped crying. He was not good at comforting others, especially women, which was even more difficult than making medicine.

"Master, how did you become the boss of this shop?"

Xue Zhiyu still couldn't connect the two identities of master and the boss of a women's clothing store.

"Master has many shops, and they are involved in different industries. I will take you to have a look around in the future," Mingzhi said proudly.

Mu Xingchen didn't have any extra expression. He put down the teacup in his hand, looked at Xue Zhiyu and said, "You should be careful recently, especially the people around you. Be more vigilant."

"Master, do you know something?"