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The sales of Xingchen brand cosmetics have been very good these days, and the West Courtyard is very busy every day. Finally, Luo Yao quit!

We make money to live a better life, not to be a slave!

Luo Yao immediately wrote to Qingcheng Pavilion to inform them that from now on, Xingchen brand cosmetics orders would only be limited to twenty boxes of each item per day, and five sets every two days. Although the quantity had been reduced by more than half, it still represented a significant daily workload. Luo Yao wished he could just order ten boxes of each item!

Twenty boxes is the biggest concession!

At Zhou Jingxuan's residence in the capital, the couple looked at Luo Yao's letter with worry.

Now many wealthy families in the capital know about Xingchen cosmetics. Although many of them cannot afford a full set of products that costs more than 3,000 taels of silver, they can still afford individual items.

Although there are only a few wealthy families, the demand for the product is always insufficient! Even with the Queen Mother's birthday approaching, the Prime Minister's Mansion sold everything they had and ordered twelve boxes!

Luo Yao suddenly increased the volume, and Zhou Jingxuan was under great pressure.

"What should I do with this order from the Prime Minister's Mansion? We only get five boxes every two days, and the sixth day is the Queen Mother's birthday, and there aren't any left in this store..."

The Jiang family also looked distressed. They had no idea who the owner of the star was, because the person who came to communicate with them every day was a mute old man...

The old man seemed to be very skilled. He was unnoticed and sometimes appeared directly in their house...

Aze didn't know who the old man was. The young master told him to find someone from the Beggars' Sect. Aze met the old man in a dilapidated temple. And the old man was not mute at all. The old man said that he was the leader of the Beggars' Sect, but he was the only one in their sect. The others had starved to death...

When Aze met the old man, he didn't believe it at all, but when he unexpectedly saw that the old man was very skilled, he happily reached a cooperation with the old man.

Zhou Jingxuan felt a little regretful about cooperating with Luo Yao. He wanted to talk to Boss Xingchen now, but let alone Boss Xingchen, he couldn't even contact the beggar.

However, there is one thing they are thankful for, that is, they have not started taking reservations yet, and the order from the Prime Minister's Mansion was only received today. Apart from that, there are no promises to customers. In this way, the product is sold in limited quantities.

However, Zhou Jingxuan miscalculated. Someone actually placed an order directly to their home!

The stars are expensive. The Prime Minister's Office originally wanted to order a set of 20 boxes, but it costs more than 3,000 taels to get one set. 20 sets cost at least 60,000 taels. They want to buy them but they don't dare to do it. The person above is watching. Whoever dares to show off his wealth will be accused of raising an army and treason!

Jia Shen knew Xingchen through his daughter Jia Ziling.

Jia Ziling, Princess of Qi.

After using Xingchen brand cosmetics, Jia Ziling felt that if Xingchen could be presented to the Queen Mother as a birthday gift, the Queen Mother would definitely be very pleased.

She told Bei Zhenqing in surprise, but Bei Zhenqing didn't take it seriously at all and simply rejected her on the grounds that he had already prepared the birthday gift for his mother and she didn't need to worry about it.

Jia Ziling told his father, Prime Minister Jia. Mrs. He of Jia tried it and thought it was very good. Prime Minister Jia personally sent people to witness the popularity of Xingchen, so he replaced the prepared gifts with Xingchen cosmetics and immediately ordered twelve sets from Qingcheng Pavilion.

At this moment, two adults came into Zhou Jingxuan's not-so-wealthy house. One was Li Dalin, the Minister of Works, and the other was Jiang Xin, the Minister of Revenue!

Li Dalin, the Minister of Works of the Li Mansion, finally tasted the pain of having his wife and daughter go to Qingcheng Pavilion to see Xingchen cosmetics after the sets started selling in Qingcheng Pavilion. He spent more than 6,000 taels to buy a set for each of his wife and daughter.

He had been depressed for a few days, and finally, under the constant persuasion of his daughter and wife, he decided to exchange the six sets of stars for the birthday gift presented to the empress dowager. Minister of Revenue Jiang Xin had the same reason, but he also wanted to test the stars...

How could Qingcheng Pavilion dominate such a booming business? Although he was not interested in doing business, it would be great if he could get a share of the pie!

Zhou Jingxuan played dumb: "I wonder why the two gentlemen suddenly visited my humble abode?"

Li Dalin was straightforward. "I heard that Shopkeeper Zhou's Qingcheng Pavilion has just released Xingchen brand cosmetics, and I'm here to buy some!"

Jiang Xin echoed: "I, Jiang, am also confused about this star..."

Zhou Jingxuan and Jiang Shi could tell what each of them was thinking, and they both became alert.

"If you two are here to order a set, I'm afraid it would be useless even if you asked me. We at Qingcheng Pavilion are only doing work for others. We just received a notice from the higher-ups that they're going to sell it in limited quantities."

Zhou Dalin raised his voice: "It's limited. How much is it per day?"

Zhou Jingxuan said, "It's five sets in two days. Even before the limit was set, someone had already placed an order for twelve sets. Now the order has to be placed for six days later."

The sixth day was the Queen Mother's birthday. Zhou Dalin and Jiang Xin both looked disappointed when they heard it.

Seeing that his attempt to purchase the stars was fruitless, Jiang Xin decided to investigate the Qingcheng Pavilion. "I wonder who the owner is? Could Shopkeeper Zhou introduce him to me?"

Zhou Jingxuan put on a face full of bitterness and resentment. "It's not that I'm intentionally hiding this from you two adults. It's just that I don't know who this owner is. I took on the business because I saw that Xingchen was very promising. My husband and I also want to know who's behind this. The higher-ups suddenly limited the supply, and we really don't know who to talk to!"

Jiang, standing by, had a look of sorrow on her face: "Alas... nowadays, noble ladies only love the stars, and it's hard to sell any of my old rouge and powder!"

This Qingcheng Pavilion actually dares to do business without even knowing who is in charge. It's really unreliable! No wonder the second brother overshadows him even though he is in charge of spices, rouge and powder. It seems that his ability is still not as good as that Zhou Lin... Jiang Xin complained in his heart.

Unable to place an order, and Thursday's room looked like a fool's errand, Li Dalin and Jiang Xin had no choice but to say goodbye and leave.

After the two left, Zhou Jingxuan and Jiang's expressions became very solemn.

They haven't even reached the point where they're too big to attract attention, but someone's already coveting their star. I'm afraid it's going to be very difficult for Qingcheng to succeed in the future! After all, rather than watching them grow wings, some people would rather break their wings before they even grow feathers.

Jiang was a little scared. It was rare for her to show her timid look. Zhou Jingxuan pulled her into his arms and hugged her tightly. The two of them hugged each other in tacit understanding, neither of them saying a word...