Nann Yu had been waiting outside the courtyard gate for an hour, and if he hadn’t already experienced how complicated and delicate Zheng Nianru’s waking routines were, Nann Yu would definitely think that Zheng Nianru simply looked down on him.
Nann Yu looked up to see a robe of elaborate floral silk brocade, with layered collars and gathered sleeves, a slender waist that flared down to the ankles, and a pair of thick-soled embroidered shoes. Nann Yu instantly felt that the half hour waiting had been worthwhile.
"What are you doing up so early?" Zheng Nianru was still sowhat reluctant. She had not slept all night and felt that a few days’ rest couldn’t make up for it; she had just overslept for two nights.
"I have taken care of the matters you assigned and thought whether you might want to take a look," Nann Yu said, dressed in a light gray Forged Robe. Though it was made of ordinary brocade fabric, his slender figure rged seamlessly with the fabric, exuding an aura of clarity.
Zheng Nianru noticed and raised an eyebrow.
"Have you grown taller?" She hadn’t seen him for a while, and he seed much taller than she rembered.
Nann Yu shifted his gaze away awkwardly, genuinely pleased inside. She had noticed him and even observed that he had grown taller.
"It’s just that ti of life, naturally I grew like a weed," Nann Yu comnted, "I bought two shops and settled those two families. If you are worried, I can take you to see them."
Zheng Nianru blinked, giving Nann Yu a look.
He likely didn’t know that she couldn’t leave this courtyard. The security at the Crown Prince’s Mansion was very strict nowadays, and she couldn’t go out.
Wait, Zheng Nianru suddenly thought, how did Nann Yu get in?
"Can you take out?" In her previous life, she hadn’t thought of this. "People from the Qishun Building cannot go out."
"I can," Nann Yu nodded, even having made so preparations in advance to make the exit path seem less difficult and awkward.
Zheng Nianru swayed slightly. Did this an that she didn’t have to go through the Crown Prince’s Mansion to enter and exit the Imperial Palace?
Although the route through the Crown Prince’s Mansion was good, Zheng Congyuan was very restrictive, forbidding this and that. She was just an ordinary person. Walking on the road, she didn’t have to worry about being recognized. But Zheng Congyuan didn’t think so, always ensuring she was ticulously shielded, clearing the area of bystanders.
"Okay, wait for ." Zheng Nianru imdiately nodded and started to walk back, then turned back again. "Don’t move, I’ll be right back."
Nann Yu willingly nodded along with Zheng Nianru’s childlike actions, his heart soaring.
Zheng Nianru ca out with Xing Yu and Fu Dong, and Nanny Yun insisted on following, claiming she had to accompany them, leaving Zheng Nianru no choice but to bring Nanny Yun along.
Nann Yu led them along his usual route, only this ti, he passed by the piles of corpses near the palace walls. The tunnel had also been refurbished, covered with soft green grass.
Zheng Nianru did not mind, for being able to leave the palace ant more to her than the unsightly path.
"The two shops are connected, one a hostel and the other I plan to turn into a tea house with a troupe for singing. I’ve noticed the busy street does not have any other tea houses," Nann Yu even prepared a small but elegant carriage.
"That’s a very good idea," Zheng Nianru nodded, her mind not really on this matter. Moreover, the two shops did not hold any concrete significance in Zheng Nianru’s heart; to her, they were just a term she heard, with no concept of what they implied or represented.
So, when Zheng Nianru saw the two-story wooden building occupying nearly a thousand square ters on the bustling street of Zheng Capital, she was sowhat unable to react at first.
Was this what a small packet of gold could achieve?
"I’ve registered the shops under your na," Nann Yu took out two property deeds, "I’ve also hired so people to help manage the business."
Nanny Yun imdiately took the deeds and examined them, unconcerned about their authenticity.
"So you’re saying, this place is now mine?" Zheng Nianru asked, and Nanny Yun nodded emphatically.
The shop was already set, originally a store itself, and the owner was looking to transfer ownership, allowing Nann Yu to take over. He was quite adept at this, having business people among his own, and he got the hang of it very quickly. Within a few days, he had opened the doors for business.
But for another shop, Nann Yu did not feel the sa way; he wanted to thoroughly transform it.
"It is indeed yours, and you will share in the profits of this shop." Nann Yu did not reveal his plans. He aid to establish a foothold in Zheng Capital, knowing that two shops alone would not suffice, but this was a beginning.
Zheng Nianru looked oddly at Nann Yu, finding it hard to associate the youth before her with the future Nann Yu known for his ruthless killings and iron-blooded presence on the battlefield.
What if, from the start, Nann Yu had chosen not to go in that direction, and had instead beco a businessman? Could it be that there would have been no years of battle between Nanzheng State and Nann State?
Zheng Nianru was imdiately stunned by her own cleverness; how could she be so smart?
Nanny Yun also felt that this young man had great potential and was very efficient. The night Zheng Nianru spent watching over the Crown Prince had made her sowhat uneasy. Despite repeatedly telling herself not to get emotionally involved, so things were beyond her control, fearing that the Commandery Princess might have feelings for the Crown Prince...
Ah, if Nann Yu could capture the Commandery Princess’s attention, and they spent more ti together, perhaps they could...
"You are truly impressive! If you opened a few more stores, you would definitely make a lot of money." Zheng Nianru praised generously, "Right, we should open two more, no, four, eight, and make a lot of money."
Nanny Yun imdiately nodded and similarly praised vigorously.
Nann Yu was montarily caught up in that praise, the tips of his ears turning red, not knowing how to conduct himself, feeling sowhat awkward.
"It is certainly possible, but we need capital for the shops, and we don’t have it yet..."
"I have it," Zheng Nianru quickly added, even if it wasn’t there, it needed to be, as this would benefit the public.
"Do you trust ?" Nann Yu asked, this feeling reminding him of that dim spring night.
"Of course, I trust you. Yes, I’ll provide the capital, and you’ll make the decisions. We’ll split it fifty-fifty," Zheng Nianru suggested, knowing it was important to show him the profits, for only with gains would ambition grow and thoughts of warfare diminish.
"If you trust , I am naturally willing," he was always willing to help with what made her happy, "Let show you around."
Zheng Nianru clearly felt the young man’s excitent; his eyes sparkled as he introduced her to the contents and plans for the store, his words tumbling out excitedly.
Zheng Nianru listened quietly; even though they hadn’t crossed the final barrier in their past lifeti, she realized now she should have noticed his feelings for her long ago.
Resented him? Zheng Nianru, who had enjoyed Nann Yu’s selfless help, naturally never felt any resentnt.
However, Nann Yu had beco angry after she married Ju Nanyi, transforming completely as a person. After that, their contacts had gradually lessened, and she only vaguely rembered him returning to Nann State, and their next eting was already on the battlefield.
Nanny Yun and Fu Dong followed them, both equally curious about everything Nann Yu discussed, their eyes even filled with admiration, undoubtedly pleasing Nann Yu all the more.
Nanny Yun went so far as to say that the world’s countless n had countless flavors, which one must slowly experience to appreciate fully.
"But none can compare to the Crown Prince." Xing Yu propped her chin, believing the Crown Prince to be the handsost, his face capable of capturing hearts.
"What do you know?" Nanny Yun disagreed, "Just like this budding flower, it needs the nurture of keen vision and rainfall to bloom fully." The Crown Prince, for all his rits, was ultimately the Commandery Princess’s cousin; what could he really do?
Nanny Yun looked on, considering what a fine prospect he was.
Moreover, the Crown Prince’s injury and the Commandery Princess’s expression at that ti had left Nanny Yun rather frightened; could it be that the princess was slowly starting to take things seriously?
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