Quick Wear: She Whose Negative System Is Broken

The father and daughter had dinner together happily.

The news that Ji Qiyu sent silver to Emperor Yun for disaster relief, as well as the words she said, spread throughout the capital like wings, and many people in the society began to sing her praises.

Some of the quick-witted concubines in the harem and the front court immediately seized this opportunity. The concubines in the palace took the silver notes sent by their families and expressed their willingness to help Emperor Yun solve his problems and ease his worries.

For example, Concubine Zhang, who had no power but was very rich, jumped from a fifth-rank Concubine to a third-rank Ying Chongyi, and Emperor Yun stayed at her place for three consecutive days.

This set a precedent and gave the concubines an opportunity.

The emperor himself was not very keen on the affairs of the harem. If he did not fight for it, he would really grow old with white hair, and spend his days without sleep and without dawn.

So in order to gain the emperor's favor, he emptied his family fortune and enriched the national treasury.

Emperor Yun gradually became exhausted from dealing with the situation. Except for those concubines who reacted quickly at the beginning, the others could only regret and miss the opportunity.

In addition to the concubines competing for favor, the eldest princess and the second princess also went to see Emperor Yun, bringing their own money or money donated by their husbands' families.

Several princes followed suit and went to Emperor Yun to show their filial piety even though they had little money.

After solving the problem of disaster relief, the national treasury was slightly more abundant than before.

At the same time, good news came from the harem. Ying Chongyi and another Concubine Xu were diagnosed to be one month pregnant.

Emperor Yun had few children, the previous dynasty had solved the drought, and there was good news in the harem.

People are in high spirits when they are happy, so it was announced that the autumn hunt to be held one month later would be open to all officials above the fourth rank, and they could bring their families and have fun together with the people.

Emperor Yun also gave Ji Qiyu special rewards, besides giving him a bunch of rare treasures from his private treasury.

Taking his daughter's preferences into consideration, he specially assigned two good-looking guards to be by Ji Qiyu's side, which made her laugh and cry.

When the court officials heard the news, they looked at each other in bewilderment, muttering that the emperor doted on his daughter too much.

Thinking of the princess's huge amount of silver, he finally swallowed the advice that was about to come out of his mouth.

With so much silver, not only was Emperor Yun tempted and the court officials kept silent about the excessive behavior, but Ji Qiyu's brothers and sisters were also jealous.

They were more informed than Emperor Yun, who had lived in the palace for a long time, and knew how much money Ji Qiyu had earned in recent days.

The key to everything lies in the man named Yu Tang whom she brought back. Several princes have tried to show their goodwill, but he is unmoved and is only loyal to Princess Hexi.

Emperor Yun now has four sons and five daughters. The queen has no children and spends her days vegetarian and chanting Buddhist scriptures, and has no children to raise.

The eldest prince Ji Qixiao is twenty-three years old. His mother died young and his mother's family is not prominent. The prince's wife is the daughter of Huang Shi, the Minister of War.

He is neither good at literature nor martial arts, and he is usually dissolute and does not care about food or drink. He has a very bad reputation, and at a young age, his body has been hollowed out by alcohol and sex.

Even so, relying on his status as the eldest son, he still had the support of some pedantic literati in the court.

The second prince, Ji Qizong, was eighteen years old. His birth mother was the daughter of a minor official and died during childbirth.

He was raised since childhood by Concubine Hu, who was like an invisible person in the harem. He had no support from his maternal family. The second prince's wife was the daughter of Wu Jingchang, the Minister of Taichang Temple.

He has been virtuous and studious since childhood. He seems much more reliable than the eldest prince and is now the most popular candidate for the crown prince in the court.

The third prince, Ji Qilian, is fourteen years old and is still studying and has not yet entered the court.

But his mother was Concubine Min, and Concubine Min's father was the prime minister of the current dynasty, holding a high position of power. Many court officials had secretly defected to the prime minister to support the third prince.

The fourth prince, Ji Qixian, is only six years old this year. He is ignorant and does not know anything yet. Although his mother, Concubine Yi, is from a noble family, her family only has a marquis title and has no one in the court.

Ji Qiyu has been wondering recently why her brothers and sisters, who used to just greet each other but rarely said a few words to each other, have been acting like good brothers recently, coming up to her to ask about her well-being.

There is also Concubine Min, who usually doesn't even want to look at her.

Recently, he often summoned her under the pretext of missing her and said a lot of polite words to her. It was not until she left the palace and met Yu Tang that he suddenly realized what was going on.

"They showed you their favor, and you were annoyed but couldn't refuse directly, so you pushed the problem to me?"

Ji Qiyu looked at the person in front of him speechlessly, "Then, do you think which of my brothers is better?"

Yu Tang looked at her and asked sincerely, "They are your closest relatives, you should know them better, so, if it were you, which one would you choose?"

Ji Qiyu was silent. Her elder brother...was unruly and had no moral standards. She would try to avoid him whenever she met him.

The second brother looks like a gentleman and reliable, but it's all superficial, hypocritical, and narrow-minded. When she was a child, she was often mocked and targeted because her father doted on her more.

My third brother seemed to have become stupid from reading too much. He was dull and timid. It might be because Concubine Min was too strong.

My fourth younger brother is as naughty as a monkey. He still climbs trees and plays in the mud all day long. I really can’t tell what his future will be like.

"It seems that there is really no way to choose." If you have to pick the tallest among the short ones, it's better to be the fourth brother who knows nothing.

After parting with Ji Qiyu, Yu Tang went directly to Zhehua Tower.

As soon as you enter the door, the hall is full of young ladies and ladies choosing hairpins, rings and jewelry.

Yu Tang was now dressed as a man, so it was inconvenient for him to stay in the hall for long, and he went straight to the stairs.

A few older ladies who were regular visitors recognized him and greeted him warmly.

"Shopkeeper Yu is here."

Most of the eyes in the hall were drawn to Yu Tang, so Yu Tang could only stop, look over with a smile, and raise his hand to bow.

Her eyes caught sight of a woman in blue who was looking at her. She seemed familiar. She didn't have time to think about it. She greeted her and went up to the third floor.

The first floor of Zhehua Tower is the lobby, where most of the rouge, powder, hairpins and jewelry are displayed.

In order to make it easier for people to choose, Yu Tang spent a lot of money to make several transparent glass panels and install them on the cabinet.

The clarity is a little poor and it looks a bit blurry. She and Ji Qiyu don't know how to make glass, so they can only make do with this.

The second floor is specially designed to serve ladies and rich girls who have unique customized requirements.

There is also a very elegantly decorated tea room and some private street-facing rooms.

You can only enter with a customized receipt or shopping voucher, and a fixed amount of dim sum from Yun Kwai Fong will be provided.

Of course, the price is more expensive than that sold in Yun Gui Fang.

Even so, many ladies would like to sit there and talk about private matters after buying jewelry and gouache.

There are even a few ladies here who have found satisfactory candidates for daughters-in-law.

The third floor was originally a warehouse and Yu Tang's office. Because the tea room on the second floor was in short supply, an area on the south side of the third floor facing the street was also converted into a tea room.

Yu Tang's office and warehouse were moved to the north. Fortunately, what was sold in Zhehualou were gold and silver hairpins, rouge and powder, which were small in size and sold quickly, so the inventory did not take up much space.

Sitting down on the chair, Yu Tang breathed a sigh of relief, and the servant who came over began to grind it for her.

On the table were various cute little animal ornaments that she had made in Ji Qiyu's private kiln factory during this period.

As he was playing with it, he suddenly remembered the identity of the woman in green.

There was a woman who she had met once and blocked her way, and was suspected to be Li Qing'er.