Traveling through the Poisonous Concubine

The lights were bright in the Bazhen Building. The Second Prince and the suppliers of medicinal materials were enjoying the sumptuous banquet. They toasted each other and laughed happily.

At this time, Yun Yuxi and Yue Lan slowly walked into the Bazhen Building. Her peerless beauty, elegant temperament and innate noble aura instantly attracted the attention of everyone present. Especially the second prince, he was deeply shocked by Yun Yuxi's beauty and was stunned for a moment.

Yun Yuxi walked gracefully to the second prince, looked at him coldly, and said with dignity: "My good nephew, you are really good at this!"

Hearing this, the Second Prince came back to his senses, but did not stand up to salute. Instead, he smiled contemptuously and said, "So you are the ugly freak Yun Yuxi. Rumors say that you are extremely stupid and ugly. Now it seems that these rumors are really unbelievable."

Yun Yuxi frowned slightly, a hint of displeasure flashed in her eyes. She straightened her body and responded righteously: "You are all suppliers of medicinal materials in Kyoto, right? Here, this princess introduces myself to everyone. I am the principal wife of the Regent King Yan Wuque, and also the owner of Tongrentang in Kyoto. I believe you can guess why I came here today."

Everyone stood up and bowed respectfully to Yun Yuxi, saying in unison: "We pay our respects to the princess."

However, the Second Prince still sat firmly on the chair, motionless, with no intention of greeting. He had a sneer on his face, and a hint of disdain flashed in his eyes.

Seeing this, Yun Yuxi frowned even more tightly, and a trace of displeasure flashed in her eyes. She looked at the Second Prince coldly and asked him bluntly, "Why, my good nephew, don't you know the basic etiquette when you see the Emperor's aunt? Where on earth have you learned the etiquette of the royal family?"

“Yun Yuxi, you…” The Second Prince was so angry that he gritted his teeth and clenched his fists, but he couldn’t get angry.

“Everyone, the Second Prince used his status and position to force you not to supply medicinal materials to Tong Ren Tang. This princess has already sent people to investigate. How dare you cooperate with such a person with evil intentions?” Yun Yuxi swept her sharp eyes over everyone present, her voice cold and stern.

"You can't say that. The princess's Tongrentang hasn't paid a deposit, so we can sell it to whoever we want. Why not?" A supplier of medicinal materials stood up and retorted with confidence.

"You must be the Zhang Bu Ren, right? Not only did your father give you a nice name, he also failed to teach you how to be a human being. This princess has already found out that it was you who instigated other suppliers of medicinal materials behind the scenes. You are indeed called Bu Ren." Yun Yuxi's tone seemed to be teasing, but the coldness in her eyes was growing deeper and deeper.

"Yun Yuxi, stop talking nonsense here. You are bullying others by taking advantage of your power. Do you think you can scare anyone?" The second prince said unhappily.

"Your Highness, I am Yang Fan. I want to report Zhang Bu Ren. It was indeed Zhang Bu Ren who came to find me behind the scenes. I am just a businessman, so naturally I fear the imperial power. Today I stand out because I cannot stand the face of this Zhang Bu Ren. He threatened me that if I dare to supply medicinal materials to Tong Ren Tang, he would tell me to get out of Kyoto. He said that there is a big man backing me up, and if I don't do as he says, I'll have to get out of Kyoto," Yang Fan said righteously.

With Yang Fan's start, several other suppliers of medicinal materials came forward one after another, and the scene was very awkward for a while.

The second prince swept the table in anger and said sternly, "You guys, do you really want to go against me?"

The few medicinal material suppliers who stood up looked at Yun Yuxi for help.

"Second Prince. As a prince, you do not set a good example and are bullying others. Your Majesty, do you know that I will let the prince report today's incident to the emperor. I don't believe that the emperor will openly protect you."

"Lingyi, collect all the evidence and present it to the prince," Yun Yuxi said with a smile.

"Don't worry, everyone. My Regent's Mansion will definitely protect you all." Chi Yan pushed Yan Wuque in slowly, and it was Regent Yan Wuque who spoke first.

Everyone saluted, even the Second Prince saluted respectfully.

"Uncle, do you really want to report today's incident to father? I think this is a trivial matter. There is no need to alarm father." The second prince said in a panic, but he did not dare to look at Yan Wuque.

Yan Wuque ignored the second prince, turned around and waved to Yun Yuxi, "Come. Come to my side." Yun Yuxi was a little speechless, but did not intend to offend Yan Wuque in front of outsiders, so she walked gently to Yan Wuque's side.

"Your Highness, please make the decision for us. We don't want to make things difficult for Tong Ren Tang. Everything is caused by Zhang Bu Ren's coercion and inducement behind the scenes. Your Highness, please investigate clearly."

At this time, Zhang Bu Ren finally felt scared and looked at the Second Prince repeatedly. But the Second Prince pretended not to see Zhang Bu Ren's pleading eyes.

With a thud, Zhang Bu Ren's mental defenses finally collapsed. He knelt in front of Yan Wuque and cried, "Please spare my life, Your Highness. It was the Second Prince's steward who found me and I dared not disobey. I was also tempted by the interests at the moment and made a mistake. I beg Your Highness to forgive me." After saying that, he started to kowtow and soon his forehead was red.

"If I had known this would happen, I wouldn't have done it in the first place. Someone, send this Zhang Buren to the authorities for punishment." Yan Wuque said coldly.

"Lingyi. Order a few tables of Bazhenlou's signature dishes to be served. This princess wants to entertain all the suppliers of medicinal materials," said Yun Yuxi.

"Uncle, I am wrong in this matter. I will come to apologize some other day. I am leaving now," said the second prince.

"Wait a minute, it's not that easy for His Royal Highness the Second Prince to leave. Who will compensate me for the losses caused by the closure of my Tongrentang these days? Huh?" Yun Yuxi said coldly.

"Yun Yuxi, don't go too far," the second prince said angrily.

"Chi Yan, go and let the Second Prince know what respect and inferiority mean. How can a junior like him call out the princess's name?" Yan Wuque said while looking at the Second Prince.

Chi Yan was about to step forward. The second prince was so frightened that he immediately asked for help, "Uncle, are you really going to do this? I am the queen's. How dare you hit me in front of these lowly people..."

"It's not impossible not to fight,"

"Uncle Emperor, just say it directly"

"Princess, you are the one who makes the decision," Yan Wuque said to Yun Yuxi lovingly.

Yun Yuxi walked forward and whispered to the second prince, "Twenty thousand taels of silver, not a penny less."

"Why don't you go and rob?" the second prince said angrily.

"Thirty thousand. If you are hesitating, it will be forty thousand." Yun Yuxi said without any doubt.

The second prince's chest was heaving with anger. He took out 20,000 taels of silver from his bosom and handed it to Yun Yuxi, then walked away in a huff.

Everyone looked at each other.

"Don't worry, everyone. We will continue to cooperate as we did before. The Regent's Palace will protect you in everything. Everyone eat and drink well. The prince and I will return to the palace first, and you can just find the head manager of Tongrentang tomorrow," Yun Yuxi said happily.