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In Yangzhou City, the garden that had been meticulously tidied for over a month was officially hung with a sign that said "No Envy Pavilion". After hanging a few firecrackers, fifty tea masters stood on both sides of the garden, gracefully leading the invited customers into the garden.
They had heard of the reputation of the 'No Envy' restaurant. It was said that even the Emperor was drinking tea that was sent up by the 'No Envy' restaurant. Just based on this, they would have to go in and have a cup first.
Just as the atmosphere was bustling, firecrackers were set up in a shop across from the restaurant. They even invited people to dance and cheer for the restaurant. For a moment, the restaurant was completely suppressed!
The commoners couldn't help but stare with wide eyes as they saw the red silk curtain being lifted, revealing a large golden signboard on the door.
"Yi Bao Xuan, does the name mean jewelry seller?"
"But I can choose to open the restaurant across from the No Enmity Pavilion at this time. No matter how I look at it, it looks like a tea vendor."
"Who said anything good. Isn't it open for business now? Let's go in and take a look." Wu Min Zhi was naturally invited as well. When he saw the group of people standing at the entrance of the Waibao Pavilion, he was keenly aware of the coldness in their eyes and could not help but step forward and ask, "Why is Mr. Qi here? I assume you've also received a post from "No Envy", let's go in together
How about a cup of tea? " Qi Ming regained his senses and greeted Wu Min."Greetings, Leader Wu, there's no need for tea, I've just opened my Treasure Aura Pavilion and have a lot of work to do. I will be here to buy clothes and jewelry for you and give you the best Longjing Tea, if you are in the mood, come in and serve your husband."
People pick one or two pieces, and the clothes in here are no worse than those in the Nebula Market."
Wu Min's eyes lit up as she handed the letter to someone else. She walked into the Waking Treasure Pavilion and said, "Mister Qi's clothes and accessories are really gorgeous, but I've heard that the little boss of the Nebula Market has unparalleled embroidery skills."
"Her embroidery skills are indeed good, but she taught him everything she knew without holding back. Her reputation has earned enough, which has left her with quite a bit of harm."The embroidery ladies that I've found are all as good as the young masters of the Nebula Market. I have full confidence in this point."
"Isn't Mr. Qi in the salt business? Why would you have the heart to set up a Treasure Aura? "
They all laughed heartily and purposely started a conversation, "It's just a game, you can't make it to the stage, you've let Chief Wu down."
Seeing this, Wu Min didn't pursue the matter any further. Instead, she chose a few clothes and brought them back to the residence.
Later on, rumors began to spread that the First Prince, who was behind everyone, was dissatisfied with the Nebula Market, and that the reason for his dissatisfaction was because the Rainbow Moon Pavilion had been sealed off and had an unexplained relationship with it.
This way, he didn't know how much more convenient it would be for him. However, who would have thought that the Moon Pavilion would be involved with the Nebula Market, and after he had taught the embroidery techniques to the Emperor, they had angered the Emperor, and had even given the order to seal the Moon Pavilion.
As a result, the First Prince was naturally furious at the Nebula Pavilion. Due to the fact that the emperor's golden signboard could not be displayed publicly, he had someone open a shop to suppress it. It was said that a treasure shop had been opened opposite of the Nebula Pavilion in Tomb City, and the business was extremely flourishing.
In the parlour, Wu Min was seated at the head of the table, while the Cao family and the Wei family were seated below. Wu Min Zhi put down the teacup and said slowly, "Brother Cao, Brother Wei, I believe you know a little about the two of you who have invited you to come here. The person sent by the Emperor to inspect the salt tax is the Governor of two rivers, Li Yuan.
There's bound to be turmoil, and if we don't get a pulse, we might be the ones to fall the next moment."
"Brother Wu's words are reasonable. However, we do not have much of a plan for what we should do."
Wu Min thought for a moment."What do you think about this guy?"
They all knew about his actions in the past few days, and their thoughts varied: "That peony brought up by the same name definitely isn't an ordinary plant. To be able to find such a flower, it proves that he has a long history, and that his wrist and financial resources are not to be underestimated." After that, he set up the Treasure Auction, and in the past few days he spent no less than several hundred thousand taels of silver. He seemed to be uninhibited and unrestrained, but in reality, he was extremely meticulous and had a goal in mind, and even the owner of this unenviable restaurant was taken advantage of by him.
It could be something that was released after being nurtured by a large clan." Wu Min frowned, "I already have doubts in my heart. The timing of his appearance is too coincidental. We have just received the news that the person who came to check the salt tax is Li Yuan Yi, and he immediately sent us his name scroll.
They are looking at us with eyes that are not lacking in contempt. It is likely that the backers behind us are extremely respected."
"Listening to Brother Wu's words, we all felt increasingly uncertain. Could it be that this guy, with the same name, was sent by that person?"
Although he did not say it explicitly, everyone present understood that the person he was referring to was the Eldest Prince, the King who had met his match in the capital.
Wu Min was silent for a moment."No matter what, we have to deal with him carefully. If he really is the one who sent us here, we might have to rely on him. Even if he isn't, it's not a big mistake to be careful."
"Brother Wu's words are reasonable. Please give me your guidance on what to do next." In addition, we can send some people to divulge more or less about the salt tax, as long as it does not involve us. That way, even if something really happened in the end, we can only say that there was no proof, that we could not find any evidence.
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"Alright, I'll get someone to do it immediately." Wu Min nodded her head and said seriously, "Because of the heavy snow during the winter and the volatile price of the salt before, we have accumulated a lot of salt. Wu Min nodded her head and said seriously, " Because of the heavy snow during the winter and the turbulent price of the salt before, we have a lot of salt
"I don't know how many benefits we'll be able to get from him, but we'll need to spend a lot of time to scout out the situation, so this time we'll have to use the name of Shangguan Bing to hide our personal belongings. It's extremely important that nothing happens, otherwise, we'll probably suffer a huge loss this time." ".................................................................................................................................. Previously, they had paid a lot of salt tax less, so when Li Yuan came to investigate it, he could see at a glance that there was a flaw in it. As a result, they needed to take out some silver to make up for their lack of money.
The large amount of silver spent in his hands was extremely painful to him. After thinking about it, he came up with a good idea. He used the name of the government to purchase a large amount of salt, and then the salt accidentally sank into the boat and disappeared into the water without a trace. In this way, the short amount of money could be used to purchase salt. The silver was spent and salted, so it was a good deal. As for the actual situation, who could go into the river and check it out?
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