The disgraced official I took care of was actually Zhu Houcong's childhood friend.

Chu Li took 200,000 strings of cash and headed to Jiangnan.

For her safety, Zhou Chu also sent Xiao Dao along.

Although Xiaodao's kung fu skills were average, she was not only herself, but also Jin Youcai's disciple.

The Rong family is scattered throughout the north and south of China, and among the Rong family in Jiangnan, there are many of Jin Youcai's friends.

With Xiao Dao following Chu Li, her safety is at least greatly improved, if not guaranteed.

Time flies. Chu Li spent about half a month in Jiangnan, spending 200,000 strings of cash to collect 4 million catties of raw silk.

The price of raw silk was 40 wen per jin, but it was basically impossible for merchants from other places to buy ready-made silk directly.

The raw silk in Jiangnan has long been controlled by merchants in the local chamber of commerce. Outsiders who want to get their hands on the goods must go through them.

Zhou Chu didn't know how Chu Li managed to acquire so much raw silk at such a low price, and he didn't ask.

Chu Li's efficient handling of affairs is a good thing for Zhou Chu.

With these four million catties of raw silk as a foundation, the cloth shop and the three newly opened Yun Gui Fang stores officially began operation.

More than a month had passed between Zhou Chu buying the shop and the opening of these three Yun Gui Fang stores.

When the nobles in the capital learned that the owner behind the three newly opened shops was actually the Princess's Mansion, they all put away their ulterior motives.

Nobody wanted to mess with the princess's residence.

The civil officials dared to assassinate the emperor because the Jiangnan base was not to be lost; the interests involved could bind countless officials together.

But princesses are different. Officials don't have any conflict of interest with princesses in essence. Even if they open a few Yun Gui Fang shops now, it will conflict with the businesses of a few officials.

Those are only a few.

If they dare to provoke the princess's residence, other officials will take action even before the princess does.

With the Princess's residence behind them, the opening of these three Yun Gui Fang shops was a grand affair, attracting countless families of high-ranking officials and nobles from the capital.

Many of them were after Lin Zhi's elder brother, Lin Lu.

Although Lin Zhi was over twenty, she was still unmarried.

Rumor has it that this young master Lin was deeply in love with a woman in his early years, but she died young, so he has remained unmarried ever since.

Lin Lu is different from Lin Zhi. She has a good reputation in the capital, is good-looking, and comes from a good family.

Coupled with his deeply affectionate persona, he naturally became the dream lover of countless noble ladies.

Zhou Chu was naturally pleased with these people's thoughts. Whenever these noble ladies came to Yun Gui Fang, they would be so attracted by the luxurious and complicated styles of clothing that they couldn't take their eyes off it.

Yun Gui Fang has become incredibly popular.

In just six months, Zhou Chu enabled Yun Gui Fang to almost monopolize the high-end textile industry in the entire capital.

The high-ranking officials and nobles in the capital usually wore clothes from Yun Gui Fang.

Later, they even launched an extremely high-end and gorgeous clothing style: Liu Yunzhao.

Limited quantities available.

Many noble ladies were very proud to be able to buy a piece of the Flowing Clouds and Clouds collection, and they did not hesitate to come to Yun Gui Fang to make a reservation one or two months in advance.

In the past six months, Lin Zhi has changed a lot. He is no longer the spoiled brat he used to be. Although he is not particularly diligent and studious, he still studies calligraphy and painting with Tang Bohu every day.

He practiced martial arts diligently every day.

However, his foundation was too weak, and he was not a virgin. Even after practicing for half a year, he was only much stronger than an ordinary person.

Xu Huizu was rescued from prison by Zhou Chu and, together with Chu Li, was put in charge of purchasing raw silk in Jiangnan.

The two had already changed their identities. Given Zhou Chu's current relationship with the Prefect of Shuntian Prefecture, obtaining two indentures would be a piece of cake. He wouldn't even need to go through the Prefect; he could simply ask one of his subordinates for help without any obstacles.

However, on the surface, Chu Li was still handling things in Jiangnan, and Chu Huizu had not shown up. Zhou Chu still had a great use for him.