A Cutie Spoiled by Her Seven Uncles

"Greedy merchant!" The Emperor ground his teeth for a long time before squeezing out these two words.

Ji Youcheng retorted to him.

"Has the greedy merchant paid you less tax? After disasters, didn’t Lao Qi bring you silver notes?"

The Emperor: "..." He touched his nose, said less, and ensured he would have money to spend in the future!

"So, Third Brother, do you think this is feasible?

When you send people to the Western Regions to bring goods, can you also bring some for me and Pan’Er? Bright Moon Pavilion only holds an auction once every six months, dealing with the elite circle in the capital. Pan’Er and I don’t deal with the elite; we operate outside the capital, taking goods of lower quality than Bright Moon Pavilion, which ordinary people can afford.

We do business with the common people!"

Hu Shu’Er had been planning the business of crafting jewelry and ornaments from exotic stones from the Western Regions for a long time, but had struggled to find a way in!

Unexpectedly, today, just mentioning it to Xie Pan’Er led to her third brother.

"Fine! I don’t have a problem, but if you do it independently and flood the market with these goods, it will affect the reputation of my Bright Moon Pavilion. After all, our auction is all about being unique and unparalleled.

I do have a new idea, which is Erhu’s idea. You can listen to it."

Hearing Ji Youcheng’s words, Xie Pan’Er and Hu Shu’Er immediately asked.

"What idea, Third Brother, tell us!"

"The idea is that Bright Moon Pavilion provides the goods, you open your shop, we supply you with the products. You can first pay me eighty percent of the goods’ price, then sign an agreement to pay the remaining amount within the stipulated time. If you can’t pay, I’ll take the goods back, and your shop will belong to me!"

"But... what if we can’t pay the remaining amount within the stipulated time? Wouldn’t we incur losses, the risk is great!"

Hu Shu’Er said.

Xie Pan’Er said, "I think it’s worth a try, but I need Third Brother to agree to one condition!"

Ji Youcheng raised an eyebrow, "You have the courage to do this; do you realize how high the price is to source from my Bright Moon Pavilion? How much is the down payment?"

Xie Pan’Er said, "As long as Third Brother can agree to my condition, even if supplying once takes all my assets, I’ll do it!"

Ji Youcheng frowned, "Do you think because you’re my sister, and the future Empress, that if you can’t pay the remaining amount, I won’t dare to take your shop?"

Hearing this, Xie Pan’Er directly shook her head and said.

"No, listen to my condition first, Third Brother!"

Ji Youcheng became interested, sat down on a stone block, and said: "Tell me!"

"I want the Bright Moon Pavilion brand from Third Brother!"

As she said this, everyone present was stunned, and Hu Shu’Er suddenly understood.

"Your idea is feasible. If Third Brother agrees, I’ll do it too, even if it means investing all our Hu family’s assets!"

Ji Youcheng: "..."

"It’s not impossible to request the Bright Moon Pavilion brand, but the supply price will be higher than the normal price, and you must follow our rules.

But the biannual auction items are not within your supply range."

Xie Pan’Er immediately said, "That’s fine, but we also want an auction for exotic stones from the Western Regions, not every six months, we do it monthly!"

"Once a month is too frequent, it won’t work!"

Having auctions every month, Ji Youcheng would rather not do this business, fearing it would ruin the brand.

"Third Brother, listen to my view before making a decision!"

"Only because it’s you, if it were anyone else, they would’ve been kicked out!"

"Third Brother, you can give us the list of items for the biannual auction. We’ll display and promote them at our monthly auctions, so when people buy those of lesser quality from us, they’ll naturally want your biannual higher-quality ones.

Don’t you think this way, the Bright Moon Pavilion brand won’t be damaged?"

"Of course not. This way, you might even earn a lot more, Third Brother."

Ji Youcheng suddenly folded his fan, "Alright! The Minister of Revenue does not need me; this future Empress can be your behind-the-scenes Minister of Revenue!"

Hearing this, Xie Pan’Er was stunned for a moment and quickly looked at the Emperor.

The Emperor pursed his lips and smiled but said nothing!

Soon, Ji Youze returned.

Along with him came the news of the victory over Dongyue. Dongyue’s new Emperor, Wei Heng, was personally beheaded by Ji Youze and his head brought back, preserved in ice along the way, and presented before Xiao Zhenzhu.

The resentment and anger in Xiao Zhenzhu’s heart surged forth as she drew the dagger from her waist and chopped it into minced meat!

Ji Youze felt heartbroken and helpless watching.

In the cycle of reincarnation, he could only see the future of the Great Han and the Ji family members.

He didn’t know Dongyue would have a future coup.

So when he deduced Xunyang’s plot, he was entirely surprised!

Xiaosui and Princess Lianchun hid above, watching Xiao Zhenzhu’s wild laughter and crying, both sighed simultaneously.

"You’re so young, what are you sighing for?"

"Nothing, just thought that my Eighth Uncle is really having a hard time, but my Eighth Aunt even more so!"

Hearing this, Princess Lianchun couldn’t help but glance at her and ask, "What do you mean by that?"

Xiaosui said.

"My Eighth Uncle defied fate to forcibly gain a ten-life bond with his wife.

But my Eighth Aunt’s family was ruined in every life, which puzzles me. Is this the price my Eighth Uncle pays for defying fate?

Or is it simply the consequence of my Eighth Aunt herself defying fate?"

Hearing this, Princess Lianchun blinked, "Why do you have such thoughts?"

Xiaosui bit her lip without speaking!

Princess Lianchun poked her little arm, "Come on, tell me! Is it your Eighth Uncle or Eighth Aunt holding onto the other?"

Xiaosui still shook her head, "Suisui doesn’t know! The Underworld Kings say my Eighth Uncle loves but cannot attain!"

Princess Lianchun was puzzled, "But didn’t you say your Eighth Aunt’s family was ruined in every life, so who’s defying fate then?"

Xiaosui still didn’t speak.

Soon, the Emperor and Xie Pan’Er were married.

Xiaosui, a common princess, and Lianchun, a Royal descendant, both entered the palace.

The Ji Mansion held a feast for three days, costing hundreds of thousands of silver.

This made the high-ranking officials in the capital gasp in astonishment!

Exactly how wealthy was the Ji Family?

Where did their money come from?

Could it be secretly provided by the Emperor?

After all, Xie Pan’Er was just a commoner’s child; even though the Ji family once had a War God General, he had been dead for more than a decade.

The Ji Family hadn’t been in the capital for over ten years, so where did they get the silver to host such a scene?

Some suspected the Emperor secretly provided subsidies, but upon investigation, they found that the Ji Family hadn’t taken a penny from the Emperor and had even given thirty thousand taels of silver to the palace, along with thirty-two boxes of gold, silver, jewelry, jade, and ornaments, displayed before the civil and military officials.

Such a rich dowry made the families who had selected the four concubines uneasy.

They had thought they had prepared enough dowry for their daughters, at least tens of thousands of taels, but the Empress alone had more silver than all their dowries combined.

Not to mention the additional boxes of account books included.