I died tragically in my previous life, and I want to be an empress in my next life

When Pei Zhiyan came down from the second floor of the reception building, she happened to run into Xuanyuan Che, who was walking upstairs laughing and joking with a few playboys from the capital.

Seeing that they couldn't avoid it, Pei Zhiyan and Yin Liu stepped aside, intending to wait until they passed before going downstairs.

Unexpectedly, Xuanyuan Che still noticed them. His eyes fell on Pei Zhiyan with a bit of doubt. After a while, a sly smile appeared on his face and he walked towards her.

He smelled a faint fragrance, which should be ambergris. He had smelled this fragrance in Prince Jing's Mansion. Looking at the woman's figure, he knew who she was at once.

When Pei Zhiyan saw him coming over, her heart tightened and she didn't know what he was going to do.

"Empress sister-in-law, what a coincidence!" Xuanyuan Che walked up to Pei Zhiyan and said in a low voice.

Pei Zhiyan didn't want to get entangled with him, so she answered vaguely, "Sir, you have the wrong person."

"Did you recognize the wrong person?" Xuanyuan Che smiled slightly, then looked at Yin Liu beside him, "Is this Miss Yin Liu who is beside Princess Jing?"

Yin Liu was shocked. She was just a little maid, but the Sixth Prince actually knew her. She was nervous for a moment and stuttered, "Sixth Prince..."

Xuanyuan Che asked mischievously, "Miss Yinliu, can you tell me who this girl is?"

"this......"

Xuanyuan Che looked at their nervous expressions, a playful smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he reached out to lift the mask, "If Miss Yinliu doesn't want to say it, it's okay. Your Highness can read it yourself."

Pei Zhiyan didn't want to cause trouble, so she whispered, "Sixth brother, I came out today just to enjoy the food, and I don't want to make a fuss."

"Please be gracious, Sixth Brother, and pretend that you don't know me."

Xuanyuan Che was silent for a moment, then he withdrew his hand and said in a louder voice, "So I recognized the wrong person, then I won't bother you anymore."

He waved to the dude again, "Let's go upstairs."

When the playboys saw Xuanyuan Che's actions, they immediately understood and followed him upstairs.

When Xuanyuan Che left, he chuckled and whispered to Pei Zhiyan, "Don't worry, sister-in-law, I'm very tight-lipped and won't tell anyone, including my third brother."

Only after Xuanyuan Che left did Pei Zhiyan and Yin Liu breathe a sigh of relief.

When Yin Liu thought about her performance just now, she showed shame on her face and lowered her head, "Miss, I'm sorry, I was careless just now."

Pei Zhiyan chuckled and consoled him, "It's okay. I didn't expect to run into him here."

Oh, it seems that I can no longer come to this reception building to meet people for business talks. I was careless today and did not let Yinliu wear a mask.

As soon as Xuanyuan Che went upstairs, he quietly called his personal guard Xiao Qi, "Go and find out why Princess Jing came to the welcoming building today."

"Yes, I obey your command!" Xiao Qi responded and left, but he was muttering in his heart, why did his highness pay so much attention to Princess Jing in recent days? Although Princess Jing was not favored in Prince Jing's mansion, Princess Jing and Prince Jing were family after all. His highness might be paying so much attention to Princess Jing because he was worried about Prince Jing's movements.

This thought flashed through his mind and he quickly carried out the order.

After returning to the palace, Pei Zhiyan changed her clothes while calling Yinping in, "Yinping, go to the manor in person and invite Manager Yu."

Yin Ping responded respectfully, "Yes, Miss."

After Pei Zhiyan changed her clothes, Yin Liu brought in a cup of hot tea. She took a sip and thought to herself that Manager Yu was an old man her mother brought from the General's Mansion. He was originally in Pei Mansion as a manager. Later, her mother passed away, and he was sent to the farm by her father.

He was sent to the farm by his father because he had always been loyal to his mother. After his mother passed away, he still loyally guarded his mother's property, and Aunt Yun could not make any money from the shop.

Of course, these are all things Pei Zhiyan has slowly figured out since her rebirth.

The shops that came with her mother's dowry were now in her hands. As soon as she entered the palace, she handed them over to the palace's stewards. Now, she was going to slowly take back the management rights of these shops.

Manager Yu has been managing his mother's dowry shops. I believe no one is more suitable to manage these shops than Manager Yu.

Half a day later, Steward Yu arrived at the palace and bowed to Pei Zhiyan, saying, "This old servant greets the princess!"

Pei Zhiyan looked at Manager Yu with a smile and said kindly, "Manager Yu, please don't be polite. It's been a long time since we last met."

"Yes, I haven't seen the young lady since she passed away." Manager Yu said with tears in his eyes.

Pei Zhiyan also felt a little sad. It was all her fault that she didn't know people well in her previous life. She mistook those black-hearted people as good people and ignored those who were truly loyal to her.

Pei Zhiyan smiled gently and said, "You are an old man who followed my mother in the past. This princess knows that you have been managing my mother's dowry shop with all your heart and soul. This princess is very grateful for your efforts."

When Manager Yu heard Pei Zhiyan's words, he couldn't help but feel a little moved. "Princess, you are too kind. These are what I should do."

Pei Zhiyan nodded gratefully, "Now this princess wants to slowly take back the management rights of these shops."

When Manager Yu heard this, he couldn't help but wonder, "Is what the princess said true?"

Pei Zhiyan looked at him, nodded solemnly and said, "Of course it's true. I asked you to come here today because I want you to be responsible for managing these shops in the future."

After hearing this, Manager Yu's eyes flashed with surprise, and he immediately knelt on the ground, "Thank you very much for your trust, Princess. I will do my best to help you manage these shops!"

"Manager Yu, please stand up quickly." Pei Zhiyan gestured, and Yin Liu stepped forward and helped Manager Yu up.

"Now, these shops are still in the hands of the steward of the palace. Here are the account books of these shops. Take them back and have a look first."

Yinping came over with a stack of account books and handed them to Manager Yu.

"This princess would like to ask Manager Yu to select some shops that are not profitable but can become profitable after some rectification. This princess will arrange to take these shops over first." Pei Zhiyan continued, her tone calm and firm, "As for those shops that are currently profitable, we need to handle them with caution and not rush into anything."

Pei Zhiyan mainly didn't want to alert Xuanyuan Ping and make him wary of her.

"I understand, old servant." Manager Yu replied.

"Also, please ask Manager Yu to rent a new shop. This princess wants to open a teahouse. The location should not be too conspicuous, and the decoration should not be too luxurious." Pei Zhiyan said.

"I will tell you after I find the owner of this teahouse. Also, this teahouse cannot be bought in my name."

In the teahouse, one can better observe the various aspects of life and also collect various information. Therefore, Pei Zhiyan hopes to build this teahouse into a communication center, which will also facilitate her communication with people outside the palace, so as to avoid the incident of meeting Xuanyuan Che in the Yingbin Building from happening again.

"I obey your command. I will do it right away." Manager Yu replied respectfully.