At the beginning, I was a rich female prisoner

After Wang Yuanxiang and her daughter took their maid back from Nanling County, they basically stayed in the back court either shopping or in the back court, training the servants to do their work, and even went to the pawnshop to buy six servants.

"Yunxin! You see, I have spent all the silver I brought from the capital, and also bought six servants for you and father. Shouldn't you give some of this silver to us?" Wang Yuanxiang immediately flattered Yu Yunxin when she saw her finally met Yu Yunxin coming back.

"Since you bought these servants for my father, I have to give you the money, but the gold and silver jewelry you bought in Nanling County..." Before Yu Yunxin finished her words, several carriages arrived outside the yamen. These were the servants from the Nanling County Jewelry Pavilion who came in with several brocade boxes.

"Madam and Miss, I have delivered the things you bought to your house. Please settle the bill." As soon as the servant saw Wang Yuanxiang, he walked up to her with a receipt and said.

Wang Yuanxiang and Yu Yunxuan looked at Yu Yunxin when they heard it. Yu Yunxin knew what they were planning without even looking at the mother and daughter.

"Let them pay for it themselves!" Yu Tinghai said coldly when he saw this scene after returning from the front yamen.

At this time, a man came to the door. He was the shopkeeper of the silk shop in Nanjun City. Feng Laiyi and the first two came in the same way. Four servants behind her came to Wang Yuanxiang with cloth and quilts and handed the documents to Wang Yuanxiang.

Another carriage came outside the door, and a woman in her fifties got off the horse, her face full of powder. Behind her were two servants carrying a box. They came to the back hall and saw Wang Yuanxiang and her daughter and said, "Madam, if you want the rouge and powder from Xiangxuefang, I have brought you the Xiangxue Skin Gel Cream. Here is the receipt." Just like the servant and the shopkeeper before him, he took the receipt and handed it to Wang Yuanxiang.

Yu Tinghai was shocked when he took the receipt. It cost ten thousand taels of silver.

"Master, these are not expensive. They would be much more expensive in the capital. I bought some more because I saw that they were cheaper in Nanling County." Wang Yuanxiang saw Yu Tinghai looking at the receipt in astonishment and immediately walked over and said.

"You know, ten thousand taels would take me ten years' salary even if I were the Minister of Justice, not to mention that I'm now a seventh-rank county magistrate." Yu Tinghai roared.

"Father, I will pay for this money. Chunyu, you go to the warehouse and get 12,000 taels of silver to pay these shopkeepers!" After Yu Yunxin said this, she asked Qiu Shuang to lock these things in the warehouse.

"Yun Xin, these are my mother's favorites. Why don't you lock them in the warehouse for me and my mother? What's the point?" Yu Yunxuan walked up to Yu Yunxin and said as she watched Qiu Shuang snatch away the things she had just obtained.

"Second sister, have you forgotten? You have to call me Princess, do you understand? In the end, I spent money on these things, so of course they are mine." After saying that, Yu Yunxin went straight back to the room and closed the door.

"Dad, look at my elder sister." Yu Yunxuan came to Yu Tinghai and said coquettishly.

"Yes, Princess. I'll send you back to Beijing tomorrow!" Yu Tinghai said to the mother and daughter.

"Master, the weather is going to get cold soon. The capital is much colder than Nanling County. My mother and I have decided to wait until after the Spring Festival before going back." Wang Yuanxiang said, "Let me help you undress today!"

"No need. I have some official business to attend to these days. You and your daughter should not buy things randomly in the future. It's embarrassing." After saying this, Yu Tinghai walked straight towards the front yamen.

"Mother, Yu Yunxin is now a princess, what should we do?" Yu Yunxuan asked, "We spent the whole day shopping!"

"Xuan'er, we have a long way to go in the future. Although Yu Yunxin is a princess, there are so many princesses in the capital. Why is she showing off?" After saying that, he took Yu Yunxuan back to the house to rest.

Yu Yunxin has been very busy these days. It would be great if the hot spring in her town of Kangzhuang could be repaired so that she could take a bath in it to relieve her fatigue. After returning to her room, she took a bath and began to practice her internal energy. There seemed to be a warm current in her dantian. This was the internal energy mentioned in the legend of Jianghu.

The warm current opened up several of her acupuncture points. Her internal strength seemed to have increased a lot. Now there were more butterflies in her colorful bracelet. She waved her hand and summoned a group of red butterflies. These were Rhodiola rosea butterflies, which could eliminate fatigue. After the butterflies flew out, they flew around Yu Yunxin. If people outside saw this scene, they would think Yu Yunxin was a flower fairy. The butterflies flapped their wings, emitting Rhodiola rosea pollen taken from the space. With the help of internal strength, the Rhodiola rosea pollen quickly eliminated fatigue. The butterflies in her space could eliminate all kinds of poisons. Miaochun Ghost Doctor spent decades to find these butterflies for her. Of course, they could also enhance her internal strength.

She would practice her internal skills in the space during her sleep. During the day, she would sow seeds and brew wine to practice her external strength. Kung Fu requires the cultivation of both internal and external strength.

Wang Yuanxiang and her daughter were always planning to steal Yu Yunxin's warehouse. When she found out, she simply drugged them and made them sleep for a day and a night, and transported all her things to Kangzhuang Town. The vegetable sheds here were almost completed. This was the vegetable shed she built for soilless cultivation. Now she also selected some seedlings of the ash trees on the back mountain and planted them in the shed.

There is a kind of wax worm on this tree. The wax can not only be bought separately from the pharmacy and used to make pill shells, but can also be used to make various aromatherapy waxes and medicinal waxes. Suitable long branches can also be used to make spears and top-quality crossbows and arrows. These are all made secretly by the secret recipes of several armorers left behind by Lin Jingmo.

In order to avoid suspicion from more people, she would not ask anyone for help. She found two stores for herself in Nanjun City. One store was also sold in her Kangzhuang Town, and the other store was at the dock of Nanling County, making scented wax and medicinal wax and selling them to merchants in the south. She also sent a batch of scented wax to Si Niang in the capital. It was very popular when it was first launched and was bought by wealthy royal relatives and nobles.

Mixing this white wax with roast duck oil can be made into hand cream to prevent skin cracking. These are very popular among people in the north during the winter. This duck is really a treasure from head to toe.

When the two eunuchs returned to the palace with Yu Yunxin's things, the court exploded again. Emperor Cheng sat on the dragon chair in the imperial study and read the memorial from the governor of Nanjun. He looked at the prince standing aside without any expression and said, "How much do you know about Wu Tongzhou of Nanling County?"

"Your Majesty, I have only met a few times, and I don't know them. However, I once secretly visited Shangyang County. The people there hate the Wu family with a vengeance. Most of the bandits in Huyue Village were forced to become bandits by the Wu family." The prince replied.

"Do you know how much silver was seized from the Wu family in a small Tongzhou?" Emperor Cheng did not let the prince return the 800,000 taels of silver. That was the hard work of many people in Shangyang County and the tea tax evasion for more than ten years. I really didn't expect that a Tongzhou family would dare to suck blood from the locals."

"Eight hundred thousand taels, father, then how should you sentence Wu Tongzhou?" asked the prince.

"Of course, these people were handed over to the people, sentenced and executed in front of the local people. The Wu family also had their eyes on Princess Xingguo's popcorn business. But I don't know if the Wu family offended some gangsters. I didn't expect that the personal guards of Duke Li, who had been missing for many years, would appear and assassinate the Wu family's people." Emperor Cheng sighed.

After signaling the Crown Prince to leave, he came to the Cuiyu Palace. He had not been here for a long time and had not seen the people inside. Maybe he was wrong back then, but so what? He did not like a minister who was more powerful than his master. It could be said that Duke Li did not take the emperor seriously even after he had Prince Yu.

Looking at a white shadow watering a pot of flowers in the palace, it seemed to be a lot thinner than before.

"Your Majesty, please let me do these tasks!" said a nanny with a brown body and several patches on it as she looked at Concubine Li watering the flowers.

"I take care of these flowers and plants myself. It's boring in the palace anyway, so let me do it!" said Concubine Li.

Emperor Cheng still did not step in and turned back to say: "Give the popcorn sent by Princess Xingguo to Concubine Li, and bring Prince Yu into the palace to let him and Concubine Li reunite for a day. Both mother and son like these sweets."

After that, they came to the Queen's Palace. Today, Eunuch Zhang made popcorn chicken, fried chicken nuggets, and a Longjing shrimp soup. Looking at these combinations, the Emperor was very satisfied and said, "Eunuch Zhang, these were also made by the Xingguo County Lord."

"Yes, this old servant will serve some soup to His Majesty. This soup is Longjing shrimp soup. It is delicious with these chicken pieces and popcorn." Eunuch Zhang said as he went to serve the soup.

The emperor drank a sip and the tea aroma filled the air. The shrimps were fresh and juicy. He said with satisfaction, "Eunuch Zhang is a good cook, but you are a bit underappreciated by the queen. How about I promote you to the position of chief steward of the imperial kitchen?"

Eunuch Zhang looked at the Queen, and the Queen smiled and said, "Eunuch Zhang, you don't need to look at me. I'm underestimating your talent here. Just remember that you have me as your Queen."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, and the Queen for your kindness. I am willing to do so." Eunuch Zhang said immediately.

"Okay, I will come to the Queen's palace more often in the future, and you should cook more delicious food for her." After Emperor Cheng said this, he started to eat a bite of the popcorn chicken. The crispy, fragrant and juicy chicken immediately exploded Emperor Cheng's taste buds.

The queen was very happy, and the emperor stayed in her palace to sleep that night.

"I didn't expect that you, a girl, are so capable. This is the Kangzhuang town you built, right?" Hu Li said after looking at the newly built town in Huyuezhai.

"Yes! This is the official road, the only way for the four counties and Nanling County. How about it? In a few days, I will fill this place with cloth shops. I will also have jewelry, rouge, powder, grain and oil. As long as Nanling County has them, I will have everything here." Yu Yunxin said.

"Yes, I like this place very much. Can I buy a few shops here?" Hu Li asked.

"Of course you can. Granny Hu, if you want to open a jewelry store, can I suggest you choose a store in the middle section?" Yu Yunxin asked.

Hu Li smiled and said, "Of course, it's a pity that a seafood restaurant cannot be opened here, but a cosmetics shop can be opened here."

"A seafood restaurant is also possible. You can open a dried seafood store. As for the cosmetics shop, are you also the owner of Xiangxuefang?" Yu Yunxin asked.

"Xiangxuefang is indeed my property. Girl, if you like, feel free to come to my shop and choose. I won't charge you no matter how much you take." Hu Li smiled kindly and said, "The jade token I gave you last time is not only for Haiweilou, but also for my jewelry and cosmetics shop. You can buy whatever you want."

"Thank you, Granny Hu, for your kindness." Yu Yunxin said as she took Hu Li to the milk tea shop and to the private room on the second floor and let Granny Hu taste the milk tea she made herself.

"You're still making tea for me." Granny Hu saw Yu Yunxin making tea while holding a long wooden spoon and a wooden hammer facing the white porcelain teapot on the charcoal stove, stirring and tapping it non-stop. She asked curiously, "What are you doing? How can you make tea like this?"

Yu Yunxin smiled and said, "I'm making milk tea! I want to blend the aroma of tea and milk together, so I have to beat and stir the tea leaves and milk constantly." After that, she poured a cup for Grandma Hu and also poured a cup for herself.

Granny Hu took a teacup with a handle and said, "This teacup is quite special." She took a sip of the tea and the aroma of milk made her drink it one sip after another until the cup was half full. She said, "I have never tasted such special tea. It tastes very good."

"This is milk tea! Suitable for all ages." Yu Yunxin said with a smile after taking a sip of milk tea.

"The things you have here are really special." Granny Hu said as she looked around.

Next, Yu Yunxin took Hu Li to see spicy hot pot, oden, cross-bridge rice noodles, and barbecue. Now the most popular food in Kangzhuang Town is Yu Yunxin's own food. Each store has a snack. Most of the people who opened stores here were bandits from Huyue Village, but now they are considered good citizens. They all wore masks and no one knew that they were the former bandits. There was also a group of ordinary people in Shangyang County. Without the oppression of the Wu family, they were willing to come out to open stores and do business.

"It seems that I have underestimated you again. In the future, your business will be more prosperous than mine." Granny Hu said as she looked at the Kangzhuang town.

Not only can she eat the food here, but she can also pack it and deliver it to her door. After all, few people know about this town now. But just as Hu Li was about to leave, she ran into Yang Yunsheng who was coming towards her.

"Senior, long time no see? I didn't expect you to come to Nanling County." When Yang Yunsheng saw Hu Li, he walked up to her and said respectfully.

"I know who you are, but don't set your sights on Yun Xin. If she cooperates with me in the future, you will have no chance, Boss Yang." Hu Li said.

"Senior, this is not the way to do business. The princess and I have a lot of business dealings, and your business does not conflict with mine. Did you misunderstand me?" Yang Yunsheng said.

"How did you get your first money? It was from your adoptive father. Don't think I don't know that you are secretly dealing with people in the ghost market." Hu Li said.

"It's true that there is a ghost market, but the ghost market has never cheated ordinary people. It's true that the ghost market has cheated some wealthy and unkind businessmen, and I have also suffered losses in the ghost market several times!" Yang Yunsheng continued.

"Aren't you the boss of the ghost market?" Hu Li asked.

"Senior, I am an honest businessman. You know that I am fair and honest in the grain and cloth business, and I have never raised the price at will." Yang Yunsheng said with the look of an upright gentleman.

"Granny Hu, Boss Yang and I have known each other for a few months and he is indeed like this. Maybe someone is deliberately making up stories about Boss Yang in front of you?" Yu Yunxin also said for Yang Yunsheng.

"You mean my people are confusing me? I've always been a loner in business. I've spent decades cultivating my people. They can't possibly have the guts to deceive me?" Hu Li asked, then suddenly remembered something and said, "Yun Xin, we'll see you later."

After saying that, she got on her carriage. Yu Yunxin looked at Granny Hu's back as she left and asked, "Why does she dislike you so much?"