Princess Promotion

After the operation of Xueyue Tower was gradually on track, An Tian tried to slowly hand over the management to his subordinates. He Yuzhen was the best performing among them, and An Tian also intended to train her.

Let He Yuzhen slowly take over Xueyue Tower, and he himself will step back behind the scenes to manage other industries.

In Xueyue Tower, An Tian had just finished his daily inspection and was about to go back to the backyard to deal with the account books.

At this moment, a girl of about sixteen or seventeen walked into the building and shouted arrogantly as soon as she entered the door, "Call your shopkeeper over here!"

An Tian stood aside with a calm look. When you open a business, you will naturally meet all kinds of people.

An Tian did not intervene immediately, but chose to observe He Yuzhen's reaction.

If He Yuzhen can't even handle such a disturbance, then she may not be suitable to be a manager.

Seeing that An Tian did not take action immediately, He Yuzhen took the initiative to step forward and asked with a smile: "Miss, what do you want to talk to our shopkeeper about? I am the manager here, so it is the same if you talk to me."

The little girl was dressed gorgeously and was obviously a maid from a wealthy family.

Sister Liu looked disdainful, her attitude towards He Yuzhen full of contempt: "Do you know who my master is? You are not worthy to talk to me. Let your shopkeeper come out."

He Yuzhen was not shaken by this provocation. She still kept smiling: "This girl may not know that those who come to Xueyue Tower are either rich or noble. Many people come here to pretend to be rich."

This statement was almost as if it was saying that Sister Liu's master was a poor man who came from nowhere and had the audacity to come here and show off his wealth.

Liu Jie'er was almost furious, but He Yuzhen changed her tone and said, "My lady, your master must not be one of those poor people who has no money and wants to show off here."

Liu Jie'er was stuck in a dilemma, so how could she not hear the sarcasm in He Yuzhen's words? But she couldn't deny it, as this was tantamount to admitting that her master was a poor man.

Liu Jie'er could only grit her teeth and announce her master's family name: "My master is the Xiyang Zhao family!"

He Yuzhen's attitude immediately changed to respectful. "So you are from the Ministry of Rites, Minister Zhao's home. I wonder what you would like to buy, young lady?"

Sister Liu looked at He Yuzhen with disdain, as if to say, "Now you know how powerful I am. My master is not someone you can mess with."

Sister Liu raised her head, her nose almost pointing upwards, and said, "Are you scared now? My young lady is hosting a flower viewing banquet. I asked An Tian to bring the finest hydrosols from your store for my young lady to choose from."

He Yuzhen didn't get angry and kept smiling as she said, "Miss, you may not know that Xueyue Tower does not provide delivery. If you need it, please ask your young lady to come and choose."

Sister Liu was just about to say, "Who do you think you are? Are you worthy enough for her young lady to come here in person?"

An Tian stepped forward in time and said, "But our Xueyue Tower provides door-to-door service for VIPs, but we need to charge a small travel fee. I believe the Zhao family will not be stingy with this travel fee."

Sister Liu sneered, looking down on An Tian's philistine demeanor, saying, "Of course. You're talking so much just to get money."

An Tian clapped his hands and said, "The price of Xueyue Tower's delivery varies depending on the person delivering it. I'll charge ten taels of silver for one errand."

As he said this, he pointed to the waiter at the door. Although Liu Jie'er felt it was expensive, she could barely accept it and didn't say anything. She thought that the shopkeeper would probably just give her a few dozen taels of silver.

An Tian pointed at He Yuzhen and said, "The manager will prepare a sedan chair. Each trip will cost one hundred taels of silver."

Before Liu Jie'er could even open her eyes wide, she saw An Tian pointing at her and saying, "The shopkeeper will personally deliver one thousand taels of silver."

Sister Liu looked at An Tian in shock. Just one trip would cost one thousand and two taels of silver. Could it be that she was crazy about the money?

Sister Liu screamed, "You're asking for too much! Do you know that our master is the dignified Minister of Rites, Lord Zhao?"

What he meant was, if you offend our Zhao family, I don't think you'll want to keep this shop.

An Tian said without fear: "Then do you know Xiao Ge Lao of the Xiao family?"

An Tian has never lost in the competition of backstage in Qi State. Although he cannot directly bring out Yao Chuguang, even Lord Xiao cannot deal with him.

An Tian naturally looked down on everyone, and no one was worthy of her mentioning Yao Chuguang.

An Tian acted like someone who said, "If you don't have money, just tell me." He said, "If the Zhao family can't afford this money, they can choose a cheaper servant. It's not expensive, only ten taels of silver."

The way he spoke was exactly like someone who despised the poor and loved the rich, and he treated people differently based on their taste.

Sister Liu was speechless, but she didn't dare to make trouble. A maid who could get along well in a big family might not have other abilities, but she definitely had the ability to read people's expressions.

If she dared to cause trouble here, and the young lady couldn't handle it, she would be the first to suffer.

An Tian saw Sister Liu run off after saying, "Just wait and see." She turned back to look at He Yuzhen and asked, "If I hadn't stood up just now and this girl hadn't given up, what would you have done?"

He Yuzhen glanced at Zhou Pojun, who was working as a guard in the building, and said, "Of course, let Brother Zhou and the others "invite" the girl out."

An Tian: "You just ask them to leave, aren't you afraid of offending them?"

He Yuzhen: "After the shopkeeper escaped from the prison unscathed, he immediately opened the Xueyue Tower in this prosperous area, selling the pure dew specially supplied to the palace."

Based on these three points, He Yuzhen was certain that there must be a big shot behind An Tian, the kind of big shot that ordinary powerful people could not afford to offend.

Since she has the support of a big tree, He Yuzhen is not thinking about whether she will offend anyone, but whether she will slap the face of the big man behind An Tian.

If this girl really succeeds in causing this trouble today, then everyone will know that Xueyue Tower is a soft persimmon.

In the business world, there are few people who help others when they are down, but there are countless people who take advantage of others when they are down. No one who can do business in the imperial capital does not have some backers. Anyone can cause trouble in Xueyue Tower at will, and this loophole must not be opened.

He Yuzhen finally added, "Besides, the shopkeeper didn't ask Brother Zhou and the others to be guards at Xueyue Tower just to look good."

An Tian nodded with satisfaction. He Yuzhen was quite suitable to be the shopkeeper.

He Yuzhen asked curiously, "Boss, if the Zhao family gives you money, will you really go?"

It was obvious that the maid from the Zhao family came for An Tian, and it was obvious that she wanted to embarrass An Tian on purpose.

An Tian: "Go ahead! It's just a few sour words that won't hurt you. Anyway, the money is already in hand. If you are unhappy, just come back."

He Yuzhen thought so too. If someone gave her one million taels just to scold her a few times, it would be easy to make that money.

He Yuzhen thought again, even a wealthy family would not casually spend thousands of taels of silver just to vent their anger by cursing someone!

He Yuzhen asked uncertainly, "Boss, do you think the Zhao family will pay you to go?"

An Tian: "I don't know, but we won't lose anyway."

He Yuzhen agreed. If the Zhao family didn't have money, they wouldn't be able to cause trouble again. If they had to spend money, then making a thousand taels of silver in one trip would be more worthwhile!

"Okay, continue working. I'll go check the account book." After saying that, An Tian walked towards the backyard.

What An Tian didn't say was that she knew the maid, Liu Jie'er, the personal maid of Miss Zhao.

It was at Miss Zhao's flower-viewing banquet that her innocence was defiled and she was kicked out of the house. Now Miss Zhao asked her to go to the flower-viewing banquet again. It was obvious that this was a trap.

If An Tian were to talk about what happened back then, he wouldn't believe it if Miss Zhao hadn't done anything about it.

But An Tian couldn't understand why Miss Zhao was so hostile to her. Was it just because she was beautiful and Miss Zhao was plain-looking, so she was jealous?

The back garden of the Zhao Mansion is full of spring, with flowers in full bloom. The air is filled with the faint fragrance of flowers, which interweaves with the sounds of stringed instruments coming from afar to create an elegant picture.

The girls came in groups of three or four to enjoy the flowers and laugh happily.

Among this group of girls, Miss Zhao was surrounded in the middle, wearing luxurious clothes and exquisite jewelry on her head. Although she was not good-looking, she looked particularly dazzling because of this outfit.

Next to Miss Zhao stood a pretty girl.

An Qing's expression was a little sad, and she whispered softly: "It's all my fault that I shouldn't have brought my sister here. Otherwise, I wouldn't have done such a shameful thing and ruined your flower-viewing party, Sister Zhao."

Hearing this, a fierce look flashed in Miss Zhao's eyes.

An Qing's tone was full of pity as he said, "Sister has learned her lesson over the years. Now she's working hard outside doing some small business to make a living. It's pitiful."

At this time, another young girl beside her took over the conversation with a hint of sarcasm in her tone: "That's right, he was always showing off and laughing. No wonder he did such a thing back then."

As soon as she finished speaking, the atmosphere around her suddenly became solemn, and a hint of embarrassment and displeasure filled the air.

However, Miss Zhao, who was surrounded in the middle, smiled lightly and said magnanimously: "What happened in the past is in the past. I heard that An Tian is not doing well and has been tossed around by many men."

As she spoke, Miss Zhao seemed to recall something dirty. She covered her mouth with a nauseous look and said, "We all know each other after all, so I'll help her if I can. I specially invited her here to help An Tian's business."

An Qing said gratefully, "Sister Zhao, you are so kind. You are willing to forgive me and help my business. I hope I can make some money and close the shop, and not show up in public anymore..."

Before An Qing could finish her words, Sister Liu came hurriedly over and said, "Miss, An Tian is so ungrateful. She actually said she wanted money before she would come."

As soon as she finished speaking, the young girl beside her sneered, "She's truly not worthy of being on the stage. Sister Zhao wanted to help her, but she's so short-sighted. Can we let her go out for nothing?"

An Qing said with a look of shame: "Maybe my sister is afraid of being poor..."

Someone was immediately moved and said, "Qing'er, I would say you are too kind. You are willing to recognize this kind of woman as your sister. She should be grateful."

Miss Zhao naturally couldn't miss this opportunity to step on An Tian, which showed her magnanimity.

Miss Zhao said generously, "Didn't everyone just say they wanted to help out a bit? Anyway, it's all just a donation. It doesn't matter what the reason is, just consider it a charity."

Sister Liu said cautiously, "An Tian wants one thousand taels of silver."

Miss Zhao exclaimed, "How much did you say?"

Sister Liu repeated, "One thousand taels!"

The atmosphere around them suddenly became heavy, with a hint of awkwardness and displeasure in the air.

Miss Zhao originally wanted to curse An Tianshi for speaking so loudly, as if she was treating her as a fool.

An Tian really dared to think that even if it was just one thousand taels, she would have to spend half of her savings.

She is not crazy. There are many things she can do with the 1,000 taels. She would rather throw it into the water than give it to An Tian.

Miss Zhao gritted her teeth secretly. An Tian probably guessed that she was setting a trap for her, so she deliberately asked for a high price.

But she had just boasted for so long in front of so many people. If she ended up being reluctant to ask for the money, wouldn't she become a laughing stock?

Miss Zhao suddenly had an idea. She decided to call the man to her house and humiliate him to vent her anger.

As for whether to give the money or not, it is not her decision. She can just find an excuse to refuse when the time comes. Miss Zhao doesn't believe that An Tian can force her to give it.

Thinking of this, Miss Zhao suddenly felt confident. She pretended to be nonchalant and said to Sister Liu, "It's just one thousand taels of silver. If I give it to her, it won't cost me thousands of taels every year to set up a tent and give out porridge."

The Zhao family does provide porridge every year, but it is hard to say whether they have spent that much silver. However, any discerning person can tell that it is probably only around one hundred taels.

However, it is common practice for wealthy families to exaggerate the amount of money they spend on charity.

As soon as Miss Zhao finished speaking, the people around her immediately lamented the wealth of the Zhao family and Miss Zhao's kindness, while at the same time belittling An Tian.

Some people also realized that Miss Zhao might just be talking about it, and it was still unclear whether she would give it or not.

No one would say something that is obviously a slap in the face at this critical juncture.

When An Tian received the message from Sister Liu, she was also a little surprised. It seemed that the young lady of the Zhao family had not grown in vain in the past two years. She had finally grown some brains.

It seems that this Miss Zhao is planning to get something for free!

But An Tian still took a few people and went to Zhao's house in a carriage.

As the carriage was moving slowly forward through the bustling streets, An Tian suddenly noticed that there was a team of imperial guards conducting a serious search in front of them, and the leader was Fu Hongxuan.

At first, An Tian thought it was just a chance encounter. After all, people come and go, and such encounters are common.

However, as the carriage continued to move forward, An Tian discovered that Fu Hongxuan and her destination seemed to be in the same direction - Zhao Mansion.

An Tian opened the car curtain, revealing half of her face. She cast a questioning look at Fu Hongxuan and asked, "General Fu, are you planning to search the Zhao Mansion?"

Fu Hongxuan nodded without saying anything.

An Tian instantly thought of a way to make Miss Zhao give him the money, but it required Fu Hongxuan's cooperation.

An Tian discussed with Fu Hongxuan, "General Fu, could you please wait outside for a while while I take care of some personal matters before going in to search?"

Fu Hongxuan said sternly, "This is abuse of power and perverting the law."

An Tian: "One thousand taels of silver."

Fu Hongxuan: "You have one stick of incense time. I will surround the Zhao Mansion and make sure no one can escape."

An Tian: "Add another one thousand taels."

Fu Hongxuan: "Take Li Yi in to inspect the Zhao Mansion and ensure a thorough search. It will be more effective to wait until Li Yi has finished inspecting the Imperial Guards before searching."

An Tian smiled and said, "General Fu is impartial in enforcing the law and is a role model for our generation."