The war god prince climbs the wall every night, and the princess is angry

"what?"

"what!"

An Jin and Pei Liangchuan both widened their eyes.

An Jin knew how much Shen Qionghua hated Prince An, and didn't want Shen Qionghua to force herself out of consideration for her, so she hurried forward and said, "Miss..."

"It's okay." Shen Qionghua smiled slightly.

She knew what An Jin was thinking. He just felt that he was a burden to her, but that was not the case.

She knew very well what kind of person Xie Qian'an was. He would do anything to achieve his goals and was extremely greedy.

It seems that An Jin has room to choose, but in fact he has no choice at all.

Even if An Jin agreed to become a concubine in Prince An's Mansion and be used by Xie Qian'an, he would not give up tracking down the owner behind Shidinglou.

An Jin is capable, but reopening a restaurant will take some time to prepare. No one can guarantee that a restaurant with the same pastry recipe will definitely do better business than Shidinglou.

It is said that things are valuable because they are rare.

If these cakes were also available in other restaurants, there would be malicious bidding in order to grab business. Cakes that could originally be sold for three taels of silver per plate could only be sold for two taels of silver, or even lower.

This is a losing trade.

The reason why Xie Qian'an did not hesitate to use such despicable means to force An Jin was to make money. If the fight ended in a lose-lose situation and delayed his consolidation of power, he would naturally be unhappy.

So from beginning to end, he had only two goals.

Either Shidinglou and its owner are used by him.

Or... after tricking An Jin into Prince An's Mansion, he would find another way to destroy Shidinglou so that Shidinglou would no longer be a threat to the restaurant that An Jin would open next to make money for him.

What they said about An Jin entering Prince An's Mansion and letting Shidinglou go was just bullshit.

Seeing that An Jin still had a bitter face, he comforted her softly, "Don't worry, I have a way to deal with him."

Seeing Shen Qionghua's confident look, An Jin's somewhat uneasy heart finally settled down. He then followed Shen Qionghua's instructions and sent someone to write a letter to Prince An's Mansion, inviting him to meet him at Shiding Tower.

Pei Liangchuan, who was standing by, saw this and rolled his eyes. He quietly went downstairs to find a waiter, reluctantly gave him a tael of silver, and whispered a few words in his ear.

The waiter's eyes lit up, he took the silver and hurried out.

Xie Qian'an seemed to be really anxious. In less than an hour, he arrived at Shiding Building.

He introduced himself and the servant soon took him to a room.

Xie Qian'an was wearing a moon-white brocade robe. When he saw a man and a woman standing in front of the wing room, his eyebrows raised.

"It's been a long time since we last met. I hope you are doing well, Manager An." Xie Qian'an said in a gentle voice.

The man and woman were An Jin and Pei Liangchuan. Pei Liangchuan had been scowling at Xie Qian'an with his arms folded since he appeared, exuding a look of contempt.

Those who look like decent people will threaten women in secret.

Bah! What a softie!

Pei Liangchuan was not there when Xie Qianan went in and out of Shidinglou before. This was the first time he saw Xie Qianan, but it did not affect his dislike for him.

As expected, as soon as Xie Qian'an finished speaking, Pei Liangchuan snorted coldly and said sarcastically, "So this is the famous Prince An. How disrespectful!"

Xie Qian'an frowned, thinking that they were indeed from a merchant family, not presentable and without any manners or upbringing.

Xie Qian'an didn't know Pei Liangchuan, but when Pei Liangchuan stood next to An Jin, his clothes and appearance revealed an air of wealth, especially the golden jade crown on his head and the golden folding fan in his hand, he subconsciously thought that Pei Liangchuan was the owner of Shidinglou.

Although he looked very crude, one could tell from his clothes that he came from a wealthy family, which was a good thing for him.

Moreover, this person knew to greet him at the door, so he was not really uncultured. Thinking of this, Xie Qianan suppressed his displeasure and put on a gentle and warm smile on his face.

"I think this is the owner of Shi Ding Lou. I'm sorry to invite you in this way."

Xie Qian'an said sorry, but there was no guilt in his eyes. Instead, there was a hint of arrogance.

Unexpectedly, Pei Liangchuan burst out laughing when he heard this, "Your Highness Prince An is not only not very smart, but also has poor eyesight. How can you tell that I am a businessman?"

He clearly exuded the aura of a miracle doctor, but Prince An was short-sighted.

If he knew how to do business, why would he have kept pestering An Jin and wanted to cooperate with her to open a restaurant?

Xie Qian'an was a prince after all, and he had his own pride. Now that he was being humiliated one after another by a man, his expression was already showing signs of anger.

He looked at An Jin and said, "Manager An, I came here because I received your message. If you dare to play tricks on me, I can't guarantee what kind of scandalous rumors about Manager An will appear in the capital tomorrow."

An Jin was originally watching this scene with a smile in his eyes, but upon hearing this, his expression immediately turned cold.

She said indifferently, "How dare An Jin tease His Royal Highness Prince An? It was clearly Your Highness who admitted his mistake."

"The host is in the side room, please go in, Your Highness."

Xie Qi'an's eyes flashed with displeasure when he heard this, but he suppressed it with a magnanimous look on his face, saying, "I know that Shopkeeper An'an is a man of his word."

He paused, then continued, "This prince had no choice but to do this. If I have offended Shopkeeper An in any way, I apologize. From now on, we should work together."

Oh! What a big face!

An Jin's mouth twitched slightly. "Your Highness, please finish talking to the boss first. It's too early to say such firm words now."

Xie Qianan choked up, "Shopkeeper An is right."

Then he walked towards the wing room.

Just as he was about to push open the door, An Jin said, "Wait."

Xie Qi'an turned around, and An Jin said, "The boss is alone in there, so His Majesty doesn't need to bring any entourage, right?"

As he spoke, his eyes fell on the two people Xie Qian'an brought with him.

Xie Qi'an's eyes flashed, and then he flicked his sleeves and said, "You two just wait at the door."

"Yes."

Immediately afterwards, Xie Qianan walked in and the vermilion door slowly closed.

There is a lingering fragrance in the house.

A huge screen was placed in front of Xie Qian'an. Through the white screen, one could seem to see a swaying figure.

Just as Xie Qianan was about to go around the screen, a deliberately lowered voice came from inside, "Stop."

Xie Qian'an stopped in his tracks, raised his eyebrows, and looked a little surprised.

Even though the person inside could lower their voice to cover up the original sound, he could still tell that the person inside was a woman.

The owner of Shidinglou is actually a woman.

Realizing this, Xie Qian'an tightened his grip on the folding fan, and a hint of disdain was hidden in the corners of his slowly raised mouth, and he felt more confident.