Jealousy is useless, who let you be so ugly

  "Of course," Yun Chu said confidently: "The rumors that have been circulating in the Ning Wang Fu these past few days will naturally reach the Emperor's ears. Although the Empress Dowager dotes on Ming Yuan, everyone knows that the Emperor's feelings towards him are lukewarm. If not for his consistently good behavior, he would have probably incurred the Emperor's wrath by now. Now that these rumors have come out, the Emperor must be furious. Even though he hasn't punished Ming Yuan yet, Ming Yuan will definitely know better than to provoke him."

  "If the Ning Wang Fu hadn't had these incidents, Mingyuan would have contributed to Mingxin Yue's dowry, and the Emperor might have thought he loved his sister dearly and looked up to him. But now... " Yun Chu sneered: "At this critical moment, if Mingyuan were to join in again, the Emperor would think he was hypocritical. This point, I believe Mingyuan sees very clearly. And these dowry gifts, he naturally doesn't need them anymore, and can't even let people know what they're for. He definitely won't let this get to the Emperor's ears."

  "Coincidentally, my dowry went missing under everyone's watchful eyes without anyone knowing who was responsible, and then it was found in his warehouse. This is very reasonable. Even if Mingyuan felt a pang of pain for the loss of this wealth, under the suspicion of the people in the Wang mansion, he could only swallow his anger."

  Actually, two days ago, she inadvertently saw Mingyuan's dark guard placing these dowries and didn't think much of it. Who would have thought that Zhong Lilan was so clever and actually managed to transport the dowry out without anyone noticing? If she didn't take advantage of Mingyuan in a big way, it wouldn't be her style.

  Xue Tao listened to what she said, shook her head violently, and finally came to a conclusion: "Too profound"

  Yun Chu looked at her silently, this girl's brain was really too simple, it was a miracle that she could protect this master and live until now.

  With the silver ticket in hand, Yun Chu began to take action. In her past life, she had a high level of expertise in business. Although this was ancient times and many things were different, the fundamentals were still similar. In some aspects, she even had an advantage. After a round of investigation.

  Yun Chu was surprised to find that in the imperial city, there was a street that was quite desolate. This was because it was located at the edge of the imperial city, and was also separated from the main road by a large lake, making it necessary to take a big detour to get there. As a result, very few people went to that side, and compared to the houses on the main road of the imperial city, those over there were obviously inferior by at least one level, so they weren't suitable for opening a shop.

  At first glance, the scenery here is still not bad, with water and trees, but the old alley gives people a bad feeling. The few shops there are also doing poorly, and the residents are struggling to make ends meet.

  At the sight of this situation, Yun Chu had already made plans in her heart. She gathered the residents and proposed her own suggestion. She spent silver to buy out the shops, and at great expense renovated the entire alley, including the courtyards. In the future, these shops would belong to her, while the original owners could live with their families in the inner courtyard. It was equivalent to her having ownership of all the shops in the alley. Once she started operating, these shops would be managed by the residents. She would give them a fixed salary of twenty taels of white silver every month, and for each item sold, she would give them a certain percentage of the profit.

  As soon as they heard that it was such a good thing, the residents agreed without hesitation. Someone would repair their houses for them, and the sold-out storefronts would also bring in a substantial income. They didn't have to worry about making a living by running around everywhere. From then on, they would receive a monthly salary, which was more than twice what they used to earn. Everyone's face lit up with joy.

  In order to develop the wine house, Yun Chu specially bought two relatively desolate courtyards and renovated them.

  Inside Fengxiandian, the abacus sounds clattered, Yun Chu sat in front of the desk yawning and frowning while clearing accounts.

  "Miss, why don't you take a rest? It's almost dawn. Snow Peach looked at Yun Chu with sympathy, seeing how tired she was. These days, Miss hadn't had a good night's sleep, so she brought over the red date soup she had personally brewed to help her replenish her energy."

  Yun Chu stopped the action in her hand, recorded the number, picked up a bowl of red date soup and gulped it down, stretched her waist, looked at the accounts and frowned, muttering to herself: "It seems that there is not enough silver, what can be done about this?"

  Xue Tao was taken aback: "Miss, that's 1 million taels of gold!" So much money is not enough to use, Xue Tao almost fainted. Good heavens, what did Miss do with all this silver?

  "Why not dismiss all the women in Qingfengyuan and save some money?" Xuetang suggested, she had always been unhappy about it. Her own mistress was idle and had nothing to do, so she found some women to accompany her and even rented a yard for them to live in.

  Yun Chu looked at her silently for a moment: "Firing them won't save much money, besides they are all useful"

  "What's the use of those men from the Thunderbolt Courtyard?" Xue Tao was suspicious, her own mistress's behavior was getting more and more incomprehensible, every day dressing up as a man, climbing over walls, going out early and returning late, and even holding onto an abacus when she got back to her room.

  "It's just as useful, okay, you go rest first, I'll handle these things, I should also take a break." Rubbing the sore brow, really exhausted. The money thing can be figured out tomorrow, dragging tired steps to the master bedroom.

  Xue Tao let out a soft sigh as she made her mistress's bed, though she didn't understand why the young lady wanted to do these things herself; no matter what the young lady did, Xue Tao would always support her.

  "Miss, take a good rest." Xue Tao reminded her and quietly retreated, gently closing the door for her.

  The next day, Yun Chu still wore men's clothing and planned to climb the wall. Who would have thought that he had just walked out of the yard when he ran into Ming Yuan, who was coming face to face with him? When he saw Yun Chu, there was a clear look of surprise in his eyes, but it only lasted for an instant before he pulled back into his usual expression.

  "Dressed like this, what do you want to do?"

  When he saw Mingyuan, Yun Chu mechanically furrowed his brow, then burst out laughing, patted his chest and responded with a sly smile: "Men, of course, go to the Red Mansion"

  "What?!" Mingyuan couldn't believe what he had just heard. This woman was unbelievable, no wonder he hadn't been able to find anyone these past few days. If it weren't for today's holiday, he really wouldn't have known that this woman had disguised herself as a man and gone to the Red Mansion. It was truly... infuriating.

  "Prince Wang, are you deaf? You can't hear what I'm saying so clearly?" Yun Chu gave him a big white eye.

  "How dare you, get out of here quickly and don't make a scene!" Mingyuan roared with anger. This woman would die if she didn't stir up trouble every day. If this got out, how could he still stand in the imperial court? The previous rumors had just subsided, and he couldn't let this woman stir up more trouble."

  "Pfft pfft pfft, what a ridiculous person, showing off like that. This look of mine has captivated thousands of girls, how could I possibly be embarrassing?"

  Yun Chu was full of confidence, very satisfied with her own dressing, and then she looked at Ming Yuan strangely: "You shouldn't be jealous that I look better than you, but even if you are, it's useless. Who made you so ugly? With your looks, you can only charm your beloved Yan Er, but the eyes of thousands of girls won't be blind."

  With just a few words, Mingyuan was immediately shut down by Yun Chu. Mingyuan was furious: "How can you not utter half a good word from your mouth? You're actually the daughter of a general's mansion, yet you have no manners." At this moment, he completely forgot that Yun Chu used to be an idiot.

  Digression

  Guess what kind of men and women Chuchu recruited, and what they are used for. Correct guesses will be rewarded! Only comments on the day of chapter release are valid. --- Today is Children's Day, do any of you want to celebrate? Haha... just kidding!