The mistress is not a cannon fodder, the cold prince falls in love with her every night

"Sister, here are this month's accounts. The ice shop is doing very well. Also, I reorganized and reopened the other businesses you gave me: the rice shop, the pharmacy, the clothing store, the rouge and powder store, and the jewelry store. Business is also picking up, and we're even making a profit this month."

Su Li took a look and found the accounts clear. It took considerable skill for him to revive those dilapidated shops in just a few months.

"Not bad!" She nodded repeatedly.

"That's right, sister, don't you see whose son and whose brother I am? Although I haven't learned my father's way of being an official, I am very proficient in the art of business calculation. If you ask me, this ability is more than enough for me to be an assistant minister of the Ministry of Revenue."

He was quite arrogant, calling himself the Minister of Revenue right from the start.

However, Su Li heard some hidden meaning, closed the account book and said with a smile: "Why, you want to be an official?"

Su Zhe scratched his head and said, "Sister, you said I'm not a child anymore. It's not a good thing for me to be idle all the time."

Su Li saw that he was talking about his career, which was unusual for him. He also saw that he was carefully polishing a sword, even though he never wielded a sword. So he pretended to be calm and picked up the sword to take a look. He said:

"This is a rare sword. Brother Huan has been practicing martial arts recently, so why not give it to him to play with?"

"Hey! No!"

Su Zhe snatched it away as if it were a treasure and said, "My nephew wants a weapon, so I, as his uncle, will find it for him. But this sword won't do. It's the one I gave to Ah Ci."

"Aci?" Even the name changed.

"Yes. Even though she ignores me now, one day she will look upon me with new eyes."

Su Li was relieved to see her brother's serious expression. She just hoped that her relationship with Song Ci wouldn't become a bad one.

"It's a good thing that you have a desire to make progress. It shows that you have grown up and are capable of taking on responsibilities. If you really want to serve in the court, wait until I get back and ask your brother-in-law for his opinion."

"Sister, are you willing to help me? Sister is the best!"

Children of marquisates like them could become officials by taking the imperial examinations or relying on their ancestors' influence. If Su Zhe wanted to become an official, it would be relatively easy.

However, the political situation is complicated now, and Su Li doesn't want her brother to be involved in the disputes. She wants to delay it for as long as possible. It won't be too late to discuss his future after the overall situation is settled next year.

But Su Zhe seemed like he didn't want to wait any longer.

I think he must have been stimulated by Song Ci.

Su Li came out of the ice shop, thinking about something in her mind, and the carriage headed towards Su's Restaurant.

……

Liu Xu was finally released from house arrest. She rushed to the shop and listened to the report from the manager Lin. Her brows were furrowed.

Because of Ping'er's matter, she hadn't taken care of the shop for a month. She didn't expect to encounter such a big trouble as soon as she arrived.

"Didn't I tell you? The shop must have enough supplies for ten days! How come it's gone?"

Shopkeeper Lin wiped the sweat from his forehead and said:

"Boss, it's not that I don't follow your orders. It's just that the weather is too hot. Tea foam is fine, but other fresh fruits and the like won't keep well at all, so we can only order once every three days. Those can be fixed, but without ice, the shop can't do business for a single day. We had some inventory before, so we can only open half a day and close half a day to keep it going. We've even cut the amount of ice in our drinks in half."

"In such a big city like Shengjing, I don't believe that Shopkeeper Liu is the only one selling ice cream."

"Boss, you don't know this, but this ice was dug and stored away in previous winters. Without some skill, this trade wouldn't work! All the ice in the East and West Markets is now controlled by Shopkeeper Liu. Besides him, only the nobles and the imperial palace have ice caves in stock! Shopkeeper Liu said, one ounce of gold for one ounce of ice. Boss, what are we going to do?"

Liu Xu lowered his head and thought for a moment before saying:

"We've removed some of the ice cream products from the shelves, leaving only a few best-selling items."

"Boss, even if we keep a few, we don't have ice to use them with."

"Don't worry about that. I have my own solution. Also, adjust the product list and start selling milk tea."

"Selling milk tea instead? It's sticky in this season, no one will drink it, right?"

"That's fine. As long as we get through the summer and into the fall, our milk tea business will pick up again."

It is already the middle of July, and the weather will turn cooler in another month and a half at most.

Who still wants to drink iced drinks in autumn and winter?

Even if she couldn't get a large amount of ice, she could still find a way to get a small amount. And right now, she had more important things to do.

She figured it out during her time in solitary confinement.

Her destiny must be in her own hands. The more reality torments her, the more she will resist.

She devoted herself to drawing the design of the firearm. She only needed to successfully present the design to Prince Jing and the Royal Concubine to lay the foundation for Prince Jing to seize power and ascend the throne in the future. This design would be the proof of her standing firm in the Marquis' Mansion!

From now on, you can rest assured!

……

On the road, in an unremarkable carriage, Emperor Jingde sat contentedly, holding a cup of Xuxue Bingcheng. He took a sip and then put it aside with some disinterest, saying with some regret:

"It's a hot summer day, and I'm sweating profusely. I just want to have a cool drink to refresh myself. I heard from the imperial concubine that the food in Xuxue Bingcheng is delicious, and it was praised to the skies. So I had some free time today and came out to try it. But the result is, ah, it's just so-so!"

There wasn't much ice in the drink itself, and by the time Shun Dajian asked people to line up to buy it and have it delivered to the car, it had long lost its coolness and tasted like just an ordinary glass of sugar water.

Jiangpin, who was standing by, was busy wiping his mouth and said with a smile:

"Your Majesty, the imperial physician told you not to eat anything too cold. Yet, you brought me out here just to eat some ice cream?"

"Hey, if he says he doesn't want to eat, then he won't eat? Then what's the point of me living! I'm already this old, I can eat whatever I want."

Emperor Jingde blew his beard and glared.

Shun Dajian smiled and said, "Yes, yes, your Majesty is right. Your Majesty, I just heard them say on the roadside that Su Ji's Su Shan is also very delicious. Why don't I accompany your Majesty to try it?"

Emperor Jingde pulled Concubine Jiang and said:

"Come on, come on, now that we're here, wouldn't it be a shame if we couldn't have a bite of this? It's rare for you to come out today, so I must take you to try it."

Concubine Jiang covered her mouth and laughed, "The Emperor said he came out to understand the people's sentiments. From what I see, he was greedy and came out to eat something."

Shun Dajian also covered his mouth and laughed.

Emperor Jingde laughed heartily. "Although I am the Son of Heaven, I also eat grains and cereals. I am also a mortal. It is natural that I will be tempted by delicious food."

When the carriage arrived at the door of Su Ji, we saw a small window next to the restaurant. A few waiters were waiting outside the window. They took the packaged wine, food and Sushan and ran away.

Emperor Jingde asked the waiter who came to greet him:

"what is this?"

The waiter said respectfully:

"In reply to the gentleman, this is the delivery service launched by our restaurant. Any customers who want to eat our food can leave their address and we will pack it and deliver it to their door."

"Oh? There's something like this? Not bad!"

Emperor Jingde wondered whether the palace would send it.

As he was talking, the waiter came up to lead the horse. Emperor Jingde saw him drive the carriage into a white frame and park it. He pointed at the white frame and asked:

"what is this?"

"Dear sir, this is a parking space. It's a parking service offered by our owner. Carriages can park here and wait, so they don't block the main street. The owner said that maintaining the city's appearance is everyone's responsibility! Dear sir, please come in."

The waiter answered quickly.

"That's not bad!" Emperor Jingde nodded.

You know, Shengjing was a prosperous city, and the East Market was the bustling place. It was bustling with people and cars. Carriages were often parked in front of the shops, blocking the streets and causing traffic jams.

Because of this, the East Market Ward Magistrate was very troubled.

Emperor Jingde said to the eunuch Shun, "Write this down and tell them to do it."

"Yes!"

As they were talking, another carriage came and three children got out of the carriage, laughing and giggling.

Jiang Pin was shocked at the first glance.

One of them was well-mannered, handsome, and well-mannered. He was very noble and looked very familiar.

The other one is lively and active, enthusiastic and unrestrained. He doesn't even walk properly, but jumps and skips.

There was also a little girl, chubby and milky, with two little nines on her head, and she was wearing a red dress and was very cute.

Huan Ge'er and his two companions got off the carriage, surrounded by a group of servants. They happened to see a noble old man standing at the door. He turned into a curious baby, pointing at this and that and asking:

"what is this?"

It turned out that a small half of the steps at the entrance of the restaurant had been converted into a ramp and a guardrail was installed.

"Oh, this is the green channel, specially prepared for people with mobility problems. The boss said that if they have difficulty walking up and down the stairs, they can borrow our wheelchairs to go up and down this ramp."

"Yeah, not bad, I'll write that down."

"Yes!"

"Wheelchair?" Emperor Jingde grasped the strange point again.

"It's over there." The waiter pointed, and sure enough, there were two wheelchairs at the door of the store. Unlike the common wheelchairs, this one was very light.

Emperor Jingde gave a look and Shun Dajian ran over and pushed the wheelchair over. Emperor Jingde stared at it for a long time and wanted to sit down but felt too embarrassed to do so.

Xie An had been observing this group of people. Seeing Emperor Jingde's expression, he burst out laughing and shouted:

"Grandpa, this wheelchair isn't just for people with mobility issues. For example, if I don't want to walk anymore, I can use it. Xijie, do you want to sit in it?"

"Yes! I want my brother to push me up!"

Shitou had already swiftly run over and given it a push. Xijie climbed up, blinked at Emperor Jingde, and stammered:

"Grandpa, look! I'm up in a flash, and I'm down in a flash. Do you want to play?"