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

Princess Daning's mansion had a jewelry shop in the West Market. The shopkeeper knew that the prince consort had a good relationship with the Qi family and the two families were still discussing the marriage, so he ran to the princess's mansion to report the news.

"The Lu family bought one hundred pieces of Shu brocade from the Qi family..."

After hearing what the shopkeeper said, the princess started to feel indignant, "When the Lu family saw that Qi Lu's military power was taken away, they came to add insult to injury. This is a mean act!"

She ordered her men to go to the warehouse and count the amount of Sichuan cotton, and send it to the Qi family cloth shop, saying that it was the cloth we borrowed before and will be returned today.

The housekeeper checked the account book and said, "Your Highness, there are only 82 pieces of Shu brocade in the storehouse."

"Go borrow eighteen horses from the eldest princess."

The housekeeper was ordered to borrow the Shu brocade, and a servant came back to report that "the Qi family took out the Shu brocade and sold it for a high price."

Princess Daning praised: "The eldest daughter of the Qi family is capable, calm, and smart!"

A large number of people came to the West Market to watch the battle between the Lu family and the Qi family.

While waiting for the Lu family to pick up the silver, the crowd of onlookers whispered the reason for the feud between the two families. "The eldest son of the Lu family, the handsome and talented Lu Fengyun, wanted to marry this young lady, but the Qi family refused because they were not compatible."

"Even if we can't get married, we won't become enemies."

"The Lu family has always been overbearing in doing business."

"It's because the Lu family saw that the Qi family lost their military power that they came to add insult to injury."

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Qi Wan was as steady as a rock, while the shopkeeper was shaking like a ball. "It's over, it's over. We have to close the shop."

The old woman from the Lu family brought the silver and said, "Madam, the silver is here."

"Give it to the cloth shop." Cheng looked up at Qi Wan with pride, "Bring one hundred rolls of Shu brocade."

Qi Wan signaled the shopkeeper to take the silver.

The shopkeeper counted the banknotes with shaking hands, carefully checked their authenticity, and nodded, "The goods and silver are all here."

Qi Wan was not in a hurry. He put down the teacup in his hand and clapped his hands gently, "Someone come."

Wu Yi came out and saluted, "I am here, what do you want, Master?"

"Go to the warehouse at the back to ship the goods." Qi Wan pointed to the backyard.

Wu Yi said calmly, "Yes, Master."

The shopkeeper was so frightened that his face turned blue, and he secretly suffered, "My ancestors, there is no Shu brocade in the backyard."

Wu Yi pulled the shopkeeper and the two walked inside.

Madam Lu pointed to a group of servants and said sternly, "Go and move the cloth. If there is no Shu brocade, this shop will be destroyed!"

"Yes, old lady." The servants responded in unison, but their hearts were full of doubts and worries, wondering if there was any danger or conspiracy hidden in this.

However, they had no choice but to go inside.

The shopkeeper followed closely behind, his forehead sweating with nervousness, his hands clenched into fists, and he was scared to death.

Wu Yize looked calm, with a faint smile on his face, and seemed to be confident about the situation at hand.

The shopkeeper followed Wu Yi across the yard, climbed two steps, and then hurriedly pushed open the door to the backyard.

When he saw the mountains of Shu brocade in the house, he was stunned, with an expression of disbelief on his face, as if he was cast under a spell. He opened his eyes wide, opened his mouth, and even forgot to breathe, completely unable to believe what he saw.

These Shu brocades were brightly colored, exquisitely patterned, soft and smooth in texture, and each piece was extremely beautiful. He couldn't help but wonder if he was dreaming or had entered an illusory world.

The shopkeeper rubbed his eyes and pinched his arm to make sure it was not an illusion before he came to his senses. He was so excited that he almost knelt down, tears welling up in his eyes, muttering to himself: "This... How is this possible? How come our shop has so many Shu brocades!"

He turned and looked at Wu Yi, his eyes full of gratitude and admiration.

Wu Yi smiled slightly, patted the shopkeeper's shoulder gently, and signaled him to stay calm.

Wu Yi found an excuse: "Someone just secretly brought in some cloth."

The Lu family's servant walked to the yard with a haughty look on his face and asked loudly, "Where's the cloth?"

"Come, come, come here." Wu Yi waved.

The Lu family's servants walked to the door of the storeroom nervously. When they saw the room full of Shu brocade, they gasped, "Oh my God, so much Shu brocade."

"Move it." The shopkeeper became excited and waved his hand, "You move one and I'll order one."

The Lu family servants had no choice but to go in, each holding a piece of Shu brocade, and then walk out.

When the people outside saw the Lu family servants lining up to carry out the Shu brocade, they were all excited, "The Qi family's storehouse has Shu brocade."

Cheng frowned and muttered, "There must not be enough." She waved her hand, "Pile the cloth outside and move it away after you have counted enough."

"Madam, there are at least 200 pieces of Shu brocade in the back." Cheng's trusted maid was afraid that her mistress would embarrass herself in front of others again, so she stepped forward and told the truth.

Cheng didn't believe it. "Open the cloth one by one to inspect the goods and measure the size."

If the cloth was adulterated, the Qi family's business reputation would be completely ruined.

"Yes, old lady."

Qi Wan's lips curled up in a sneer.

The Lu family's servants brought out the Shu brocade and unwrapped them one by one to inspect the goods. They were all genuine Shu brocades, with only the largest and smallest sizes, leaving some room for shrinkage.

This made the onlookers praise it endlessly, "The Qi family is honest in doing business, leaving enough room for shrinkage. We will come here to buy cloth in the future."

"I'm going to ask the government to come here and order the cloth."

After inspecting the one hundred pieces of Shu brocade, they were confirmed to be genuine and high-quality goods.

Cheng was very disappointed and angry, because it meant that she not only lost a large sum of money, but also lost face in front of everyone. She was so angry that she almost vomited blood, and stared at Miss Qi with hatred in her eyes.

She resented Miss Qi for repeatedly not giving face to the Lu family.

She only thought about her own face and grievances, and never thought that she was the one who caused this incident.

Seeing this, Lu Fenghui shook his head and said, "Aunt, why did you make the relationship between the two houses so tense?"

He also concluded that "Since Miss Qi can produce a hundred pieces of Shu brocade, she will definitely fight back against the Lu family."

Lu Fengyun sighed, "What can I do? My mother wants to do this."

The two could only wait and see what happened next and how the Qi family would fight back.

As Lu Fenghui had expected, Miss Qi fought back.

Qi Wan put on his cap, walked outside the shop, and said loudly: "From today on, anyone from the Lu family who comes to the Qi family's shop to buy something will have their price doubled!"

"Ah!" everyone exclaimed.

The Lu family's maid retorted on behalf of the mistress, "We in the Lu family don't need to go to the Qi family to buy things."

"Ha!" Qi Wan chuckled and announced, "Starting today, the Qi family will open a banknote shop in Xishi and Donghe City, and the interest rate will be one point lower than that of the banknote shop in the Lu Mansion."

"Ah!" The crowd screamed like thunder.

"The loss outweighs the gain!" Lu Fengquan shook his head. This was worse than he had imagined.

Lu Fengyun was stunned. He never expected that Miss Qi, a woman, could have such courage.

Miss Qi directly targeted the Lu family's largest business: the Silver Note Shop

This is equivalent to the Qi family taking out real money to compete with the Lu family. As long as the Lu family offers a lower interest rate, Miss Qi will also lower it a little bit, and she will always be lower than the Lu family.

No matter what the outcome is, the Lu family will suffer the greatest losses.

Originally, the banknote shop was the Lu family's largest and most profitable business. If it was defeated by the Qi family, it would be a tragic thing for the Lu family.

But for other people who were watching the fun, it was a very exciting show.

Of course, the merchants present were most happy to see the two governments fighting each other as it would reduce their profits.

Cheng snorted coldly. She was also angered. "The last thing this lady lacks is money. Am I afraid of fighting with your Qi Mansion?"

She believed that even if the Qi family, the Pei family, and the Zheng family were combined, they could not defeat the Lu family.

What's more, the families that married into the Lu family were all either rich or noble.