When the prince is reborn, he will only hit me if he doesn't hit the wall!

In the reception room of the Xu residence, the shopkeepers looked as if they did not know each other and there was no eye contact at all.

There was a man in brown clothes, sipping tea with his head down, as if everything around him had nothing to do with him; the slightly fat man in blue clothes paced back and forth in the hall, stopping from time to time to admire the paintings hanging in the hall; and there was a man in black clothes who was flipping through the account book he carried with him.

It had been about two quarters of an hour since they entered the mansion. Yang finally walked in from outside the hall with a smile on her face: "Dear shopkeepers, it's been a long time since we last met!"

Several shopkeepers came forward and bowed, "Mrs. Xu."

Yang said, "You don't have to be so polite. You have all been cooperating with the Xu family for many years. I'm sure the shopkeepers are all aware of what the Xu family needed in previous years, right?"

Yang was half testing and half asking. If Xu Xinyue had a fixed trading rules with them, then she could save half of her worries.

The brown-robed shopkeeper put down his teacup and said loudly, "Yes, in previous years, it was the Third Miss who negotiated with us, the prices and items were all set, and we have been cooperating with each other for several years.

Excuse me for asking, why didn't Miss Xu San discuss it with us this year?"

Yang pretended to be regretful: "I guess you guys don't know that the Third Miss Xu has abandoned our Xu Mansion to seek a better life. Now she is too rich to be in our family, so she will no longer take care of the trivial matters of the Xu Mansion herself."

Yang's words were vague, half true and half false, mostly complaints, and a hint of envy. I don't know if anyone who heard this would think that Xu Xinyue despised the poor and loved the rich, and had devoted herself to becoming a high official, and no longer looked down on her mother's family, the Xu Mansion.

Several shopkeepers ignored Yang's response and continued, "If that's the case, if Madam Xu continues to cooperate this year, will it be more "fair" than that Third Miss Xu?"

Yang replied casually: "It's fair. Our Xu Mansion's offer is of course the fairest. We will never give you a penny less."

The black-clad shopkeeper stood up and handed over his account book: "I sell incense, candles, and scented oils. This is the account book of me and the Xu family in recent years. Madam Xu, please take a look. If you have no other questions, then we can continue to follow the rules of previous years, so that both you and I can save trouble."

Yang settled the account book with a smile, and thought nonchalantly: It's just incense, candles and fragrant oil, how much money can it cost? I need to bring an account book with me.

She flipped through a few pages, but her eyes widened. "This, this...are these just the money for incense and candles? Why are there so many? Did you bring other things with you?"

The black-clad shopkeeper frowned and spoke in a much stiffer tone: "Madam Xu, what you said is unreasonable. I use only the best white insect wax and beeswax. The cinnabar and other things are the best. Moreover, my incense has a light and elegant fragrance when it burns. If you were not satisfied with it in the past years, how could you have cooperated with us for so many years!

Miss Xu San is a very knowledgeable person. We both gave each other fair prices, and we have already given them a discount because of our long-term cooperation. The Xu family just said that they would give us a fair price, so I guess they don’t mind the little bit of cheap silver. "

"I..." Yang was depressed. She had just said it casually and never thought that the shopkeeper would be waiting for her here.

"Could it be that, Madam Xu, you are not even as good as the Third Miss Xu who abandoned the Xu Mansion and went to live a better life? Are you still going to argue with us over this little bit of money?"

The black-clad shopkeeper used Yang's own words to retort, leaving Yang speechless. She didn't want to lose face, but she was really heartbroken about the money. She had actually overlooked that she had enjoyed it for free in previous years. At this moment, she cursed in her heart: That troublesome girl from the third room, she has left, and she still left such an expensive shop to ask for cooperation.

She said that there is no businessman who would not do anything for the sake of profit, and there would be no bargains if the goods came to her door.

At this moment, Yang didn't have much in mind, thinking about taking advantage of Xu Xinyue and dealing with these shopkeepers more. A candle and scented oil are like this, looking at those shopkeepers, they must not be cheap.

Thinking of this, she cursed Xu Xinyue in her heart: This damn girl really spends money like water. People who grew up around money don't know how to be frugal!

Now Xu Guanghai's reinstatement is nowhere in sight, his salary has been reduced a lot, the third wife who contributed money has left, and the second wife who eats and drinks for free has been added. She would rather spend more time and energy than waste this money!

Yang closed the account book and wanted to end the conversation decently. After thinking for a long time, she said, "Shopkeeper, it's not that I don't want to cooperate with you, but that girl made the decision on her own before without discussing it with us. This kind of incense oil and incense candle is really... not what we need now, so-"

Yang felt that her meaning was clear enough, and she wanted to reject the business and look for another one.

The shopkeeper understood, but his face turned cold: "Mrs. Xu may not know that Miss Xu San had signed a contract with us. The reason we are willing to make concessions is because we signed a ten-year cooperation contract. You have enjoyed many years of convenience. It is not good to suddenly want to regret it!"

"Besides, if you want to break your promise, you will need to pay ten times the original price!"

"What, what! What document? How come I don't know about it!"

Yang stood up and shouted, "I don't know, and neither does the Xu family. It was all decided by that damn girl. What does it have to do with us? You said ten years, so it's ten years? You said ten times, so it's ten times?!"

The black-clad shopkeeper took out an old, yellowed piece of paper from his bosom and spread it out. "Miss Xu San is a very particular person. She knew that in order to avoid disputes, she left a written document and even had the government stamp it with a seal. It's not that Madam Xu can deny it just because she said so."

Yang took the document, took a look at it, and saw that it was clearly signed in the name of the Xu family.

His teeth were grinding as he shouted, "You damned girl! You left behind someone like her after everyone left. A——"

The other shopkeepers came forward and took out their own receipts: "It's the same for us."

"Madam Xu, these are all stamped by the government. Even if we go to the government office to argue, we are still the right party. How can the Xu Mansion, which is so big, be inferior to even a little girl?"

"Although we are merchants, we still have some connections after all these years. We have jewelry, rice, and businesses. If we break the contract, it will be our own downfall. I'm afraid that no one in the Xu Mansion will be willing to cooperate with them in the future, no matter what they buy!"

Yang looked through them one by one and saw that they were all signed in the name of the Xu family. She was so angry that she rolled her eyes.

She couldn't refuse!

We can't lose the big picture for the sake of small gains and offend these people. If they really do this and spread the reputation of the Xu Mansion, will the people from the Xu Mansion still be able to stay in the capital?

Wouldn't that be ridiculed?

"Okay...Okay, I agree."

The shopkeepers all looked like they had changed their expressions, and their faces suddenly brightened up. "Don't worry, Madam Xu. We have no problem with the quality of these goods. We will never cut corners or pass off inferior products as good ones."

"Okay, all the shopkeepers, follow me to the accounting office to get the silver."

Yang reluctantly paid the money, but she was also cautious and only paid a deposit. "I have to check the goods after receiving them, so I can feel at ease."

Several shopkeepers did not refuse.

After sending off several shopkeepers, Yang was so angry that she smashed several tea bowls: "Xu Xinyue, you damned girl! How much trouble have you left for the Xu Mansion!"

Except for the Xu Mansion, the several shopkeepers went their separate ways, but in fact, they all went to one place - Prince Rong's Mansion.

Xu Xinyue, wearing a snow-blue dress and with a calm expression, stood by the colorful carp pond, occasionally throwing fish bait into the pond.

The three shopkeepers came up behind her one after another and bowed respectfully: "Princess Rong, how are you?"

Xu Xinyue looked back, smiled and helped them up: "No need to be polite, shopkeepers. You and I have been working together for many years, and we are all old acquaintances."

Xu Xinyue asked without beating around the bush: "Is everything done? Can she be trusted?"

The black-clad shopkeeper replied, "It's all done. I've shown her the receipt. I've already paid the deposit."

Xu Xianyue continued, "Next, you will all follow my instructions and prepare the tribute and send it to the Xu Mansion."

"Don't worry, it's not life-threatening. If anything happens, it won't involve you. I can guarantee that."