The merchant's rebirth led to the complete downfall of the Marquis's mansion.

Qin Family

Qin Yao replicated Lingna's hot pot from her previous life, having iron pots made, attempting to create the pot base, drawing up blueprints, and urging craftsmen to quickly produce tables, chairs, and benches.

Granny Zhao was originally in charge of the store's affairs, and now she went to supervise the clothing store to move things.

We'll find someone to renovate the house again.

Chen Yiru came over every few days to check on things and discuss with Qin Yao how to improve the business and who to invite.

That day, as the two were discussing something, a figure suddenly blocked out the light above their heads.

Qin Yao looked up in surprise and saw Liu Qingping's youthful face.

"Princess!" Qin Yao and Chen Yiru hurriedly got up to retrieve their luggage.

Liu Qingping grabbed the two of them.

"Alright! Why all the formalities!" Liu Qingping pouted and pushed the two of them back.

There were many rules in the palace and the mansion, so she couldn't do anything about it. But once she came out, she could still get along with Qin Yao the same way as before.

Chen Yiru felt a little embarrassed. At the last coming-of-age ceremony, she hadn't even noticed that another princess had come to her house.

She only found out later when Qin Yao mentioned it.

This princess is too low-key.

The steward who was in charge of receiving guests at her home did not realize that the person who came was actually a princess.

When she returned to the princess's residence, she was granted a title in a very low-key manner. Unless someone deliberately inquired about it, no one would know that the capital had gained a new princess.

Of course, many people still speculate about the princess's attitude towards her.

I don't know, I don't understand.

So everyone's attitude was to neither be too close nor too distant.

Liu Qingping sat down next to them and looked at the things on the table.

"You guys carry on! I just happened to be passing by and stopped by to take a look."

Actually, she went to the Qin family first, and the Qin family's butler told her that Qin Yao was there, so she came over.

Qin Yao naturally understood how someone who was just passing by would know they were there. She didn't expose them and continued her discussion with Chen Yiru.

Liu Qingping glanced at Qin Yao for a moment, then at Chen Yiru.

It took me a while to get the gist of the matter from their conversation.

"Are you opening a shop? A food shop? Right here?" Liu Qingping asked.

Qin Yao and Chen Yiru stopped and nodded in unison.

"Oh~" Liu Qingping looked around and then picked up the blueprints on the table.

Then she looked at the two of them with sparkling eyes.

"How about I join you, and we do it together?"

Qin Yao and Chen Yiru exchanged a glance, both seeing the same thing in each other's eyes.

sure!!!

Absolutely!

However, Qin Yao cautiously asked, "Do your family members agree?"

The main issue is whether the princess agrees to her appearing in public.

The more prestigious and noble a family is, the stricter its requirements are for its children.

Especially for girls, their dowries were managed by specialists, and the women were taught how to read the account books.

Chen Yiru only occasionally appears like a guest, and the rules of the Princess's Mansion are only stricter.

Given the princess's royal status, how could she allow a county princess to condescend to support her?

“Princess Mother… should have no objections. She’s very kind. Although she has some opinions about me, it’s probably my own fault. Father won’t care about these things. My brother is the best to me. As long as I’m happy, that’s all that matters.”

Liu Qingping counted on her fingers and concluded that there were no problems.

"Are you... sure?" Chen Yiru opened her eyes wide, not missing a single expression.

Qin Yao also briefly mentioned the princess's situation to her, and she felt that the princess didn't feel disgusted by her previous son because of her.

But Liu Qingping was different; she was taken away by her mother, which was proof that her mother was rebelling against the princess.

Isn't it the best proof that she took the surname Liu from the prince consort?

Although they were brought back and granted the title of Princess, their imperial surname was not changed.

Her brother always took the princess's surname, Yang.

“I’m sure! Sister Chen, why do you ask that?” Liu Qingping looked at Chen Yiru innocently.

She is only twelve years old this year and has always been raised by her nanny. She has never seen the outside world and has no guile.

Chen Yiru admired Liu Qingping's naiveté and couldn't answer for a moment. What should she say? Suspect the princess? Or have a death wish?

Qin Yao quickly tried to smooth things over.

“As long as the princess feels there is no problem, then we are certainly at ease. However, the princess still needs to go back and tell the princess, lest the princess think you are being inconsiderate.”

Liu Qingping nodded firmly, "You're right, we should go back and tell the princess mother."

She didn't want her princess mother to think she was being disobedient, and her brother often reminded her to be obedient; she couldn't let them down.

"Tell me more about this shop, so I can talk to Princess Mother when I get back. If she likes it, she might even be willing to come with me!"

Qin Yao naturally wouldn't refuse, and told Chen Yiru the whole story.

She was already doing well to convince the princess to let her join; they didn't think the princess wanted to come.

After finishing their business, Qin Yao asked the kitchen to prepare some dishes and send them over. The three of them ate their meal before returning to their respective residences.

Qin Yao sat in the carriage, thinking about Liu Qingping. Meeting her was truly an unexpected surprise.

I don't know what happened in my past life, but there was no such person in the princess's mansion.

Princess's residence has always had only one son, namely Liu Qingping's brother, Yang Yu.

Later, through his own efforts, he became an imperial bodyguard, holding the rank of third grade.

"Twenty-nine," Qin Yao called out to the carriage.

"Yes, miss," came the reply from outside quickly.

"Ask Mo Yao if he knows Yang Yu."

"Yes!"

Qingzhi looked at Qin Yao with confusion, "Why did you suddenly ask him, Miss?"

Qingzhi suddenly covered her mouth, "Miss, you can't?!"

"What are you thinking! I just wanted to find out a bit. After all, I'll be dealing with the princess, and I need to know something about her family." Qin Yao gave her a disgruntled look.

"Oh! That's good. I thought, Miss..."

Qin Yao just wanted to roll her eyes. Is this all she can think about when men are mentioned?

Leaning against the carriage, Qin Yao closed her eyes to rest.

According to the trajectory of his previous life, Yang Yu should have already gone to the patrol camp to work under an assumed name.

Mo Yao is here too, we might even know each other!

Now that she knew the princess, she also wanted to know why there was no record of her in the capital in her past life!

What changed, or did Liu Qingping have an accident before she even came into contact with the princess's residence?

Meanwhile, as soon as the carriage stopped, Liu Qingping slapped her forehead in frustration.

"How could I have forgotten something so important!"

She went out to find Qin Yao today to tell her about the Jiang family!

How could you forget such an important thing just because you heard about their shop opening?

Just as she was thinking this, Liu Qingping, with a sullen face, was about to step into the door when she bumped into her own brother.

Liu Qingping cried out "Ouch!" and was caught by Yang Yu to prevent herself from falling.

"What are you thinking about? Can't you even watch where you're walking?"

Her brother's voice was more concerned than blaming, and Liu Qingping rubbed her forehead, which had been bruised, feeling embarrassed.

"I went out today intending to talk to Sister Qin about the Jiang family, but I was so happy that I forgot."

Yang Yu smiled and shook his head, already used to his sister's carelessness.

"If you forget, just go again tomorrow. Is that going to be a problem for you?"

“That’s true, but it won’t be new tomorrow. Maybe she’ll find out tomorrow, and my information will be useless…” Liu Qingping said seriously.

Yang Yu shook his head again.

"Alright, alright, let's find something new to talk about then."

Liu Qingping snorted, "I'm not talking to you anymore, I'm going to find Princess Mother!"

As she spoke, she lifted her skirt and ran towards the main courtyard.

The maid Xiaolan, who was following behind, was unable to stop her and had no choice but to run after her.

Xiao Lan, who was only given a lecture by her nanny when she went out, was really too unruly.

She was already prepared to remind the princess to be mindful of her demeanor after the prince left, and to maintain the proper bearing of a noblewoman when she went to see the princess later.

But little did they know that before the prince even left, the princess had already run away!

Xiao Lan had no choice but to chase after them.

Fortunately, she was faster than the princess and managed to stop her just before the princess stepped into the courtyard.

Liu Qingping then straightened her posture and slowly walked in.

Following the nanny to the garden, Liu Qingping carefully approached the princess who was watering the plants, and then greeted her in a soft voice.

The princess put down what she was holding, and then raised her hand.

"Alright, what do you want?"

The princess's face was cold and expressionless, which still made Liu Qingping a little apprehensive.

“I…Princess Mother, I want to talk to you about something.”

Liu Qingping recounted Qin Yao's experience of opening a shop, emphasizing the shop's novelty.

He then shared his thoughts with the princess's mother, and after speaking, he stood aside, waiting for the princess's mother to speak.

"This Qin... Qin Yao, is she the one who caused such a stir a few days ago by breaking off her engagement with the Jiang family?" The princess asked the nanny beside her, tilting her head.

"Yes, Your Highness!"

"She's got guts!" The princess took the handkerchief from the maid, wiped her hands, and walked into the pavilion next to her.

Liu Qingping followed.

"Princess Mother, may I go with them?"

"That's a good idea, we can give it a try!"

Liu Qingping was so happy she almost jumped up, but she quickly stopped herself after letting out an "Ah!"

After she left, the princess's maidservant stepped forward.

"Princess, the princess is so naive, wouldn't it be... not a good idea for her to partner with others in business?"

“I just want to go out and explore. This girl from the Qin family sounds like a nice person. It would be good to have her take care of Qingping. Call her over tomorrow so I can meet her in person.”

After the princess finished speaking, she got up and left.