In my previous life, I killed my whole family. In my next life, I killed the royal family.

The night was as dark as ink. After finishing a busy day of official duties, Qi Lu and his son slowly stepped into the upper house. At this moment, the whole mansion was immersed in joy, because Qi Ze had been successfully promoted to the Minister of Revenue, which undoubtedly brought supreme glory to the family.

Pei came forward with a smile on her face and asked, "My husband, Aze has been promoted. Should we hold a grand banquet to celebrate?"

Qi Lu sat down and waved his hand to express his disapproval, "Our government should keep a low profile now."

Qi Ze was both happy and worried, "The monthly interest is not a small amount, and this money needs to be raised as soon as possible."

Zheng gently suggested, "You can sell your dowry to make up for the cost."

"How can I touch your dowry? It would be embarrassing if it gets out." Pei immediately shook her head and refused, saying, "The public office will pay for it first."

Qi Ze's promotion made everyone in the Qi mansion feel mixed emotions.

Qi Wan sat there with a smile on her face, listening to her family members' discussion without saying a word.

Qi Lu drank a cup of tea, put it down, frowned, and asked worriedly: "If General Hu and Commander Zuo can't recover the stolen tax silver, then where does this account come from and how to deal with it?"

What he meant was that the emperor wanted the Qi family to pay one million taels of silver to buy the position of Shangshu.

Qi Ze lowered his voice and replied, "The Prime Minister has already said that if they still cannot recover the silver by the end of the year, one million taels will be deducted from the silver sent by my second uncle. The emperor also means to settle the accounts at the end of the year." Hearing this, everyone fell silent, feeling expectant and thinking about countermeasures.

What if the emperor doesn’t agree?

The emperor and the princes have been changing their words and actions many times, and their moods are unpredictable. Anyone who really believes them is a simple-minded person.

Pei was a little helpless, even though she had a generous dowry and her business was profitable.

In fact, most of her dowry was to be given to her daughter Awan.

Even if the minority wealth is one million taels, it cannot be given only to the eldest son and not to the second son. That would be too unfair and biased.

Seeing her parents and brother were worried, Qi Wan smiled and said, "It's only three months, and the monthly interest can't be much. My shop is doing well, and I've made a lot of profit from selling incense recently. I'll give it all to you, brother."

"No, I can't take my sister's money." Qi Ze waved his hand.

"There's no use for me to have so much silver." Qi Wan smiled.

Qi Yuan persuaded, "Brother, please accept my sister's kindness. I have tens of thousands of silver here, and I will give it all to you."

These were the private savings Qi Yuan had saved over the years, including monthly wages, red envelopes, and rewards.

Qi Ze thought about it and accepted the kindness of his brother and sister, "Then I'll borrow it temporarily, and I'll pay you back with interest later."

"Okay." Qi Wan no longer refused.

If she insisted on not wanting it, her brother would definitely not agree.

Seeing that their children were getting along well with each other, Qi Lu and Pei stopped competing over giving monthly salary to their eldest son. They relaxed and started talking about other things.

Pei smiled and asked Qi Wan, "Is your incense shop doing well?"

Qi Wan nodded, "Yes, mother."

She smiled and continued, "Thanks to Wu Yi's management, she is not only good at managing the store, but also good at blending perfumes. Therefore, we can set the price higher to attract more customers, and business will naturally improve."

Then, she introduced the business situation of the shop to her family in detail. "Most of our incense comes from the Western Regions. There are many kinds of flowers, fruits, sandalwood, etc. In addition, we also provide personalized services and can mix unique fragrances according to customers' needs and preferences."

Hearing this, the eldest sister-in-law Zheng smiled and said, "Isn't this the so-called custom-made incense? This type of incense is usually very expensive."

The Zheng family is also involved in the spice business and has a deep understanding of the high prices of customized products.

In fact, Qi Wan was just using Wu Yi as a cover. The spices she used came from space, and such a strange fragrance had never appeared in the world.

Because of this, their incense is priced quite high, with the smallest size starting at ten taels of gold, while the highest-end ones can even cost a thousand gold a box.

Even at such a high price, there are still people buying it and the business is booming.

The shop owner is Wu Ma's son. He said, "The most expensive perfumes are basically bought by princesses and princesses of the royal family."

"The incense worth ten taels is bought by the wives and daughters of officials."

“Some merchants also buy them as gifts.”

Qi Wan told her family for the first time about her incense business method, "I read a book about selling things. I sell things at high prices and give away some other incense. This makes the buyers feel that they have picked up a bargain. It also allows them to smell other fragrances and develop a desire to buy. Then the business will get better and better."

This was the book she read in her space. When she was selling incense, she asked the shopkeeper and the waiter to do as the book said.

Buy a box of incense worth a thousand gold, and get a box of incense worth ten gold for free; buy ten boxes of incense worth a thousand gold, and get a box of incense worth a thousand gold for free. The more you buy, the more you get.

"You can sell things this way?" Zheng was surprised and praised: "Ah Wan is really capable!"

Qi Wan smiled, "Thank you for the compliment, sister-in-law."

Pei also praised, "Awan is really capable. This method can attract customers."

Qi Lu also nodded, "Not bad."

Qi Ze was the Minister of Revenue, and he knew very well that his sister's way of selling things was novel and advanced.

He secretly lamented, "If my sister were a boy, she would definitely be an official in the Ministry of Revenue."

Qi Yuan said proudly: "Whoever marries my sister will marry the God of Wealth."

"Hahaha." Everyone in the hall laughed.

A servant reported, "The housekeeper is here."

"Come in." Qi Lu called out.

Butler Qi walked over with steady steps, holding an exquisite invitation in his hand.

He came in front of everyone, bowed respectfully, and explained his purpose, "My dear masters, this is an invitation from the Second Prince's Mansion. The first day of September is the Second Princess' twentieth birthday, and the eldest lady and the eldest daughter are invited to attend the banquet."

After saying that, he handed over the invitation with both hands.

Pei took the invitation, took a closer look, turned to her husband and whispered, "This is the first time I've seen such a way of inviting people. Shouldn't we normally invite the whole Qi family?"

Qi Lu frowned and thought for a moment, then answered softly, "I'm afraid it's the Second Prince's Consort Li who wants to see A Wan on her birthday."

Li Zhi, the younger brother of the Second Prince's wife, had always had a crush on Qi Wan, and the Qi family had sent official matchmakers to propose marriage many times. After considering it for a while, he was rejected.

The Qi family's reply was, "The horoscopes are not compatible."

In fact, Qi Lu believed that Li Zhi was the second prince's brother-in-law, and if his daughter married Li Zhi, she would become a tool for the second prince to use, which would make the crown prince even more dissatisfied. That's why Pei Shi rejected the marriage.

Qi Yuan whispered, "Li Zhi is indeed a good person, and his skills are also quite outstanding."

Pei sighed and asked her daughter, "Ah Wan, are you going?"

"Since they have invited me, I will go." Qi Wan said indifferently.