If I were born again, I would marry a strong but short-lived husband.

Shen Sui'an also didn't think that the matter of Princess Guangning had anything to do with Yongning or the Queen.

First of all, if the Empress had the ruthlessness and ability to do so, she would have been able to cover up the incident without any flaws after it happened, so that even the Emperor and Imperial Concubine Yao would not have found out. Then, she would not have been suppressed by Imperial Concubine Yao all the time.

As for Princess Yongning, she had been married far away for two or three years, and her power in the capital was not very stable.

Moreover, Shen Sui'an had contact with Yongning several times and believed that Princess Yongning would not do such a cruel thing to Guangning.

However, since he was able to transfer the guards around Guangning and cover up all traces afterwards, this person must be in a high position in the palace.

Killing two birds with one stone.

The other party can also reap the benefits.

After coming out of the palace, Shen Sui'an has been thinking, who else in the previous life could be a rival to Concubine Yao?

She only regretted that Lu Heng deliberately trapped her in the backyard at that time and cut off her communication with the outside world, so she was not able to know clearly.

She only thought of the eldest prince's biological mother, Concubine Xian.

After the emperor passed away, this virtuous concubine seemed to have committed suicide for love, and the eldest prince... did not seem to have been conferred the title of prince.

Suicide for love?!

Shen Sui'an shuddered suddenly.

No, no!

The timing of Concubine Xian's suicide was wrong.

She also didn't think that Concubine Xian had such deep affection for the Emperor. After all, Concubine Xian herself was not very favored. If it weren't for the eldest prince, she wouldn't even have become Concubine Xian.

It can be said that Concubine Xian’s current position as a concubine was earned by the eldest prince’s military exploits on the border.

Moreover, she committed suicide for love several months after the emperor's death.

She had already promised Concubine Yao that she would find out the spy around Yongning, so she had to find a way to get close to Yongning.

"Madam, are we going directly back to the Duke's Mansion?" Ningshuang asked in a low voice.

Shen Sui'an came to his senses, looked outside, and found that he had already arrived at Qingque Street.

"Go to Huarong Pavilion." Shen Sui'an said.

Ever since she took over Huarong Pavilion and asked Qingluo to help Madam Xia, the profit of this rouge shop has doubled than before.

When they arrived, the Huarong Pavilion was crowded with women from official families and girls from ordinary people, who were enthusiastically discussing the new colors of rouge.

Recently, Huarong Pavilion launched a rouge called Tao Zhi Yao Yao, which has a very pink color and a soft texture. When applied on the face, it fits as well as your own skin, making the whole person look more beautiful.

Once Tao Zhi Yao Yao was released, it became an instant hit throughout the capital city.

Huarong Pavilion has completely become famous.

"Miss, you're here." Qingluo came over with a smile on her face when she saw Shen Sui'an.

"Are so many people here to buy Tao Zhi Yao Yao?" Shen Suian asked in a low voice.

Qingluo: "Yes, after you adjusted the formula, the texture of Tao Zhi Yao Yao is even better. Princess Yuanjia just ordered ten boxes."

Shen Sui'an came to the accounting office on the second floor and could see the lively scene downstairs through the railings.

"Let me try out the formula of the lip balm again, and then I'll launch the lip balm later."

In her previous life, when she had nothing to do in the backyard, she liked to tinker with rouge to pass the time. At first, she made it according to the recipe in the ancient book. The color was right, but the texture always seemed a little off.

She gave two boxes to Cheng Zhiyun. Zhou Zhou adjusted the formula for her, which resulted in the current delicate texture.

"Give me two boxes. I'm going to give them to Sister Cheng. By the way, 30% of Tao Zhiyaoyao's profits should be given to Doctor Zhou." Shen Suian ordered.

"Okay, I've got that in mind." Qingluo replied with a smile.

Shen Sui'an looked at the crowd downstairs thoughtfully.

"Girl, there is a letter from Jiuling." Qingluo said.

"Really?" Shen Sui'an turned around, his eyes slightly bright, "Where is he?"

Qingluo: "I haven't opened it yet. It was delivered by the post station early this morning."

Shen Sui'an smiled and couldn't wait to open the letter.

After reading ten lines at a glance, she raised the corners of her mouth and read it again carefully.

"Jiuling has already arrived at Wuyan, Minzhou. The people there make a living from tea, but because they are too poor and the official roads are blocked, it is very difficult to transport tea to Shangjing City."

The people of Wuyan have no idea which type of tea is selling well in other places, so they all sell tea at a uniform low price.

Zhao Jiuling had already learned a lot about tea before going to Minzhou, so when he arrived in Wuyan this time, he was able to select tea that would sell well.

"He also cooperated with tea merchants in Wuyan, rented a mountain, and will only grow one kind of tea in the future."

Shen Sui'an sighed, "He is really a natural born business man."

"Miss, is Zhao Jiuling coming back?" Qingluo asked.

"No, he has to go outside the Great Wall first." Shen Sui'an said, "Maybe it will take a year or two for him to come back."

This is about the same time.

"When the time comes, we will renovate the two shops in the West Market and use them as tea shops for Zhao Jiuling," said Shen Sui'an.

Qingluo smiled and said, "The girl is so nice to Jiuling."

"He is also making money for me." Shen Sui'an said, "By the way, regarding Huarong Pavilion, I have an idea. Don't put the next products on the shelves for the time being. I will hold a rouge appreciation meeting and invite our big customers and the women of the noble families."

"Ah?" Qingluo was stunned, not quite understanding what Shen Suian was going to do.

Shen Sui'an said, "I just have a preliminary idea. Please find time to come to the Duke's Mansion in the next two days and we can discuss it carefully."

She could hold a lively banquet and personally invite Princess Yongning, killing two birds with one stone. It was pretty good.

"Yes." Qingluo agreed.

"Miss, do you want to prepare some writing materials to write back to Jiu Ling?"

Shen Sui'an said, "By the time the letter reached Minzhou, Jiu Ling had already set off for the frontier."

"Go and do your work, ignore me."

Madam Xia was too busy to handle everything downstairs by herself, so after Qingluo paid her respects, she had tea and snacks brought over, and then she continued to entertain the guests.

Shen Sui'an observed for half an hour and gradually had an idea of ​​the format of the banquet in his mind.

"Let's go back." Shen Sui'an was very satisfied that he suddenly came up with this idea.

After leaving Huarong Pavilion, Shen Sui'an planned to go to Yipinlou to buy some pastries. The maids in her room all liked to eat sweet pastries.

"Mrs. Lu!" A cold voice came from behind.

Shen Sui'an looked back and saw Bai Shaojie sitting in the carriage, looking at her sinisterly.

In this life, they only met once in the Duke's Mansion.

"Who are you?" Shen Suian pretended not to recognize the other person's identity.

Bai Shaojie sneered, "You won't recognize me?"

Shen Sui'an's eyes were filled with disdain. "You don't look like Pan An. You can't be recognized among passers-by. Why should I remember you?"

"..." Bai Shaojie was so angry that his teeth were itching.

"My name is Bai Shaojie. I want to talk to you about the shipyard business." Bai Shaojie got off the carriage and looked at Shen Sui'an domineeringly.

Shen Sui'an smiled faintly, "So it's the young master of the Bai family. I'm so sorry."

"Madam Lu, the shipyard is useless in your hands, and you can't get the Maritime Special Battalion." Bai Shaojie said.