Harem Daily Life

Seeing that the waiter knew nothing about anything, Shang Yuanzhou stopped talking to him. After the tea came, he ate for a while with some snacks.

It was already night, and if it were in Xia Country, it would have been closed long ago, but this teahouse was still packed. A waiter shuttled back and forth, pushing a sleek food cart between the tables. If you liked something, you could pay on the spot and have it placed on your table. It was very convenient.

Shang Yuanzhou has been doing business for so many years, and he has to say that the person who came up with this idea is a business genius. This is a completely proactive way to sell goods, which is convenient for customers and can also make more money.

"Go and call the shopkeeper over. I have something to ask you." Shang Yuanzhou said to his attendant.

He found the business model of Baichuan Teahouse very interesting and couldn't help but become curious.

The shopkeeper is eunuch Qiao who came from the palace. He left the palace when he reached a certain age. He is a very smooth-talking person and was specially sent by the general manager Li.

As soon as he entered the private room on the second floor and saw Shang Yuanzhou, he looked at him calmly.

"Sir, I am the owner of this teahouse. My last name is Qiao. May I know what you may need?" Eunuch Qiao was used to serving people in the palace. He was kind and could make guests feel at home. This was why Manager Li chose him to run the teahouse.

Shang Yuanzhou also secretly sized up the person before him, then withdrew his gaze and said, "I'm new to the capital of the Great Zhou. I've noticed that your teahouse has many unique ideas. I'd like to know who came up with them."

Shopkeeper Qiao smiled and said, "It's our boss's idea."

"Oh, may I ask how old is your boss? To be able to come up with these things, you must have been in the business world for many years, right? Do you have any other businesses?" Shang Yuanzhou wanted to go and take a look and learn some of his business experience.

Shopkeeper Qiao continued with a smile on his face, "Our boss is young, but very smart. As for his business, I don't know much about it. I only know that he is young, but I have never met him."

Shopkeeper Qiao was telling the truth. He had left the palace several years ago and had no chance to meet the queen.

Shang Yuanzhou felt that the owner of Baichuan Teahouse was more and more mysterious, and he was really anxious because he couldn't find out any information.

"Excuse me, is your boss a member of the royal family?" He made this guess because the teahouse had been raided by the imperial court before.

Shopkeeper Qiao shook his head: "Please don't embarrass me anymore, my dear guest. I really don't know anything about it."

Shang Yuanzhou, who hadn't asked anything and was shocked by the prosperity of the Great Zhou, returned to the inn in disappointment. For the next two days, he went out for a stroll whenever he had free time.

Kang Ning was very dissatisfied with him. When he came back at night, he blocked him in the house and asked, "Yuanzhou, why have you been leaving early and coming back late these past two days? Did you go out to meet someone?"

Shang Yuanzhou was already in a bad mood, and when he saw the eldest princess torturing him, his brows furrowed deeply.

"Your Highness, I have no relatives in the Great Zhou, and even fewer friends in the capital. Who else can I go to see? Don't be so suspicious. It's been more than 30 years, and you still think I miss her."

Kang Ning felt relieved and took his arm, leaning on him like a little bird: "Where have you been? You were nowhere to be seen this morning, and you came back so late this evening? I wanted to find you to go for a walk around the capital, but I couldn't find anyone."

Shang Yuanzhou looked at her new clothes and jewelry and smiled, "Like Your Highness, I went to investigate the business of the Great Zhou. Speaking of which, the Great Zhou has indeed prospered a lot in the past few decades. The capital alone has expanded three times. Some places I used to be familiar with are no longer available. The entire capital has been rebuilt and has completely changed."

In fact, what Shang Yuanzhou said was not entirely true. The capital of the Great Zhou Dynasty had expanded, but the place where the powerful and wealthy should have lived was still there, it was just that the periphery was constantly expanding outward in circles.

He had arrived at the Shu family today. Ever since the Shu family had a queen, their status had become unattainable. It was said that the Shu family later produced a concubine, and two generations of women from the same family had married into the royal family. This status was considered top-tier in the Great Zhou.

Kang Ning rolled his eyes as he exaggerates about the prosperity of the Zhou Dynasty. "Over the years, the Great Zhou has rested and recuperated, and it's indeed had some effect. It's precisely because they've become richer and stronger that we, the Xia Nation, can no longer sit idly by. We have to fight this war with the Great Zhou, or else they'll continue to grow stronger, and we'll be the only ones to be attacked by them in the future. My only regret is that we were short on troops, our food supplies were insufficient, and we weren't able to capture that man as planned. Ultimately, we were defeated."

After Kang Ning finished speaking, he sat down with a heavy heart and poured himself a cup of tea.

Shang Yuanzhou also sat down. "You will be in the palace to see the emperor tomorrow. Princess, you should think about how to explain it. None of our people have returned, which means they were all killed. They naturally know that it was the princess who sent people to capture the Queen of the Great Zhou. Tomorrow, they will not give up."

Kang Ning choked. "What else can they do if they refuse to give up? I will deny it until my death. Do they think they can torture me? Besides, envoys are not executed when two armies are fighting. I am here to negotiate peace. Even if the Emperor and Empress of the Great Zhou hate me, they can't do anything to me."

Although she was fearless, Kang Ning felt a little worried. Fortunately, she brought her daughter with her this time. Her daughter was beautiful and knew how to seduce men. If her daughter could seduce the Emperor of Great Zhou, would the Emperor still care about the Empress's life or death?

It's a man's nature to get bored with the old and love the new, and Corning is full of confidence in his daughter.

The next day, the Xia Kingdom delegation entered the Great Zhou Palace together under the reception of the Minister of Rites of the Great Zhou.

Shang Yuanzhou accompanied them, watching their noses and their hearts, looking very calm, but the palms of his hands clenched in his sleeves were full of sweat, and there was a faint expectation in his heart, hoping to see Shu Jinse again.

He Linzhang, Tao Yanyan and a group of ministers received the envoys from the Xia Kingdom in the Qinzheng Hall. When Princess Kangning saw He Linzhang's face, which was similar to that of the late Emperor of the Great Zhou, she was a little dazed for a moment. If she had not been supported by her daughter, she would have almost lost her composure.

Princess De Rou was not much better off.

She was the daughter of the eldest princess of the Xia Kingdom and was originally not qualified to be conferred the title of a princess. However, her mother had a high status in the Xia Kingdom and was trusted by the king of the Xia Kingdom, so she was also conferred the title of a princess as an exception.

Compared with his uncle's biological princesses, she obviously held a higher position in his heart, which made her character particularly lively, as if nothing could make her feel upset or depressed.

Coupled with her beautiful face, she always stands out and becomes the focus of attention wherever she goes.

Perhaps it is precisely because of these reasons that she has always maintained a condescending attitude, and is accustomed to being noticed and flattered, and accustomed to all eyes being focused on her.

But when she saw the Emperor and Empress of the Great Zhou today, she felt instantly disappointed. She simply couldn't believe that there were two such beautiful people in the world. The Emperor's every move was dignified and domineering, and the Empress was so beautiful that she didn't look like a real person.