I just want to live a good life

After seeing off Dong Qing, Ying Shu came.

Ying Shu came to him just to fulfill what Su Nuan had promised him before.

Su Nuan had been so troubled by the investment promotion these days that she had forgotten about Ying Shu. She seemed a little uncomfortable when she saw Ying Shu.

After coughing lightly, she said, "Ying Shu, I won't forget what I promised you. So, you go back and wait for a few days. When I finish the things on hand, I will arrange a job for you."

"My Lady Concubine, I came here today not to urge you. I heard that there are many shops for rent in the Zhusheng Street area of ​​South City, and I want to ask if you know about this."

Su Nuan was a little surprised by Ying Shu's words. She did not answer but asked, "What do you think about this?"

"The location of that area is not good in the imperial city, but it also has its advantages. If the concubine wants to do business, she can rent a shop there."

"Oh? Then what kind of business do you think I can do there?"

"I think any business in that area is fine, but no matter what kind of business it is, there is a prerequisite that the price of the goods sold cannot be too expensive."

"Why?" Su Nuan asked anxiously.

"As far as I know, the area to the south is where ordinary people live, and to the north are some of the lower-ranking officials in the imperial city. Although these people live a wealthy life, they are mostly frugal and will not buy anything too extravagant."

Ying Shu's words made sense. Su Nuan had been repeatedly frustrated in her investment promotion efforts in recent days, and she had already realized this. However, she had already rented the land and paid the money, so she could not go back on her word and could only grit her teeth and continue.

Now Ying Shu's words made her face the reality soberly. In fact, she was wrong from the moment she chose the location, and it was an outrageous mistake. Fortunately, it was just the beginning and the losses were not serious. It was still time to adjust the strategy in time.

"If I ask you to rent out all the shops in Zhusheng Street, what good ideas do you have?"

Ying Shu replied: "I haven't visited those shops myself. Only after seeing them with my own eyes can I come up with a solution."

Su Nuan hesitated for a moment and said, "Wait for me here for a while, I'll be back soon."

Not long after, Su Nuan changed into men's clothes and came out to meet Ying Shu.

"Come on, I'll take you to see those shops now."

Ying Shu looked at Su Nuan, who was dressed in men's clothing, and asked in disbelief, "You are... the concubine?"

Su Nuan replied: "You can call me Mr. Su now."

Afterwards, Su Nuan asked someone to prepare a most ordinary carriage, and this time she brought Bi Tao, who was also dressed as a man.

The coachman was Zhao Zong again. Su Nuan and Bi Tao had been dressed like this when going out these past few days, so he didn't find it strange. However, when he saw Ying Shu was about to get on the carriage, he stopped him.

"This young man." Zhao Zong spoke to Ying Shu rudely when he saw that he was wearing coarse cloth. "This carriage is not for you to ride in."

Su Nuan was only thinking about business matters, and without giving it much thought, she told Zhao Zong, "Let him come up and sit down. I have something important to ask him."

"This……"

"What? Stop talking nonsense and let him get in." When Zhao Zong was hesitating, Bitao pushed him away and let Ying Shu get on the carriage.

This push was somewhat mixed with personal grudges, but because Su Nuan was still sitting in the carriage, Zhao Zong didn't dare to say much and drove the carriage forward.

As soon as the carriage left the Prince's Mansion, in Mu Yunting's study, Ye Yin had already told Mu Yunting the news that Su Nuan had gone out with a man.

"Your Highness, would you like me to send more people to protect the Concubine?"

Mu Yunting replied with a dark face: "No need, since she thinks that person is not dangerous, let her go. If she doesn't even have the ability to identify danger, she is not worthy of being the concubine."

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The carriage trotted all the way to Zhusheng Street in Nanshi.

Nanshi is a prosperous area in the south city, and at this moment all the shops on two streets here are empty.

Su Nuan asked Zhao Zong to drive the carriage around the entire South City. She silently memorized the locations of other businesses here and the goods they sold.

After looking around, Su Nuan already had a rough plan in her mind about what kind of merchants she should recruit for her shop.

Seeing that Ying Shu was observing the whole process carefully, she asked him what he thought.

There was no way. There was no one around him who was engaged in business, and his only partner was the Second Prince, a guy who always lost money in business. When she couldn't make up her mind, she didn't even have anyone to discuss with.

Now she was eager to listen to other people's opinions, and Ying Shu, who had done business with Mr. Yue, was considered a suitable candidate.

Ying Shu repeated his thoughts, which coincided with Su Nuan's. This made Su Nuan very happy, and she couldn't help but discuss it with Ying Shu. The two got off the carriage while talking, and when they talked about the key points, they even gestured in front of the rows of empty shops.

So, after some discussion, Su Nuan decided to give the task of renting out these shops to Ying Shu. She also reserved a small shop near the corner of the street for Ying Shu.

"After Mr. Yue leaves, if you have nowhere to go, you can stay here temporarily."

Although the shop is a bit simple, it can be considered a place to live. According to Su Nuan's plan, if she rents out half of the shop, she will rent a yard nearby for Ying Shu.

But she didn't want to say this in advance. She wanted to see if Ying Shu was someone who could endure hardship. After all, her boss wasn't rich, and it wouldn't do to have someone who couldn't endure hardship working for her.

"Thank you, Mr. Su!" Ying Shu said these words of thanks with a grateful expression on his face.

Now that everything has been arranged, it depends on Ying Shu's ability.

At this time, Su Nuan finally put down the big stone in her heart. After saying goodbye to Ying Shu, she prepared to get on the carriage and leave.

Suddenly a masked man fell from the sky and landed next to Su Nuan. As soon as he landed, he grabbed Su Nuan's arm and tried to take her away.

Ying Shu, who was closest to Su Nuan at the critical moment, reacted the fastest. He reached out and grabbed Su Nuan's other arm, while shouting, "Who is it?"

The masked man immediately swung his palm towards Ying Shu.

Seeing this, Ying Shu grabbed Su Nuan's arm tightly, and because of fear, he closed his eyes tightly.

The next moment, Su Nuan saw the masked man hit Ying Shu on the shoulder. Ying Shu staggered back a step, but his hand still tightly grasped Su Nuan's arm and refused to let go.

Then the masked man raised his second palm high, and in an instant it hit Ying Shu's chest, causing Ying Shu to spit blood.

Seeing the masked man raise his third palm, Su Nuan hurriedly stopped him loudly: "Stop hitting me, the person you want is me, don't hurt innocent people."

The masked man glanced at Ying Shu after hearing this, and Su Nuan quickly said to Ying Shu, "Let go quickly, or you'll die if he continues to hit you."

As soon as Su Nuan finished speaking, the coachman Zhao Zong and Bi Tao rushed over to rescue her. One of them hugged the masked man's waist, and the other pulled his arm that was holding Su Nuan.

But the masked man reacted incredibly quickly. He threw Bitao far away with a wave of his arm, then pulled away Zhao Zong who was holding his waist, turned around and knocked him down with a punch.

His skills were incredibly fast and all his movements were completed in an instant, but it was this instant that gave Su Nuan the opportunity to escape from his control and run away.

Seeing this, the masked man lowered his voice and said, "Concubine Xia, I have no ill intentions. I just want to talk to you alone!"