The whole family died tragically? The eldest daughter is the most powerful in the capital after her

"If you provide the goods, I will naturally be willing to give you a more reasonable price and will never let you suffer a loss."

Lin Ruoxuan smiled slightly and admired Mr. Zheng's frankness.

As the top imperial merchant in Beijing, the Zheng family is famous for its integrity. It was precisely because of this that she chose the Zheng family as her partner.

"I admire Mr. Zheng's honesty," Lin Ruoxuan said softly, with a hint of approval in her tone, "The reason I put forward this condition is because I don't care about short-term gains and losses. My goal is not to make money, but to close the Wu family."

She looked at Mr. Zheng with a firm gaze: "As for the price issue, if you think it should be adjusted, I am willing to accept it. As long as our cooperation this time is mutually beneficial, I don't mind making some concessions."

Upon hearing this, Mr. Zheng's eyes flashed with admiration.

He liked Lin Ruoxuan's frankness, so he agreed: "Miss Lin is indeed far-sighted. I can guarantee that as long as I have your supply support, I will naturally speed up the suppression of the Wu family."

When Lin Ruoxuan heard Mr. Zheng's statement, she knew that the chances of success of her plan had greatly increased.

She smiled and nodded: "That's great, let's have a pleasant cooperation."

The two smiled at each other, the atmosphere was relaxed and tacit.

In order to facilitate hunting in the future so that he wouldn't have to mobilize a large army to go to the royal hunting ground far away in Jingzhou every time, the emperor planned to build a new hunting ground near the capital.

The emperor entrusted this important task to Gu Nanyuan.

The royal business is the most profitable, and Master Zheng has long wanted to get involved and get a piece of the pie.

But he has been unable to find an opportunity to get close to Gu Nanyuan.

Now that Gu Nanyuan had come to him in person, begging him on behalf of his fiancée, Mr. Zheng would naturally not miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

So, Master Zheng exchanged a few more pleasantries with Lin Ruoxuan, and calmly turned the topic to the hunting ground: "Sir, the important task entrusted to you by the Emperor this time really makes us merchants admire you. The construction of the hunting ground is a huge project, and it must require the participation of many experienced merchants. I wonder if you have considered the candidates for the contracted merchants?"

Gu Nanyuan smiled faintly and responded politely: "The location of the hunting ground has been decided, and the next things are still being prepared. There are indeed many things that require the assistance of merchants. But the emperor has very strict requirements for this, and the selection criteria will be very cautious. However, I believe in the strength of the Zheng family. If there is indeed an opportunity for cooperation at that time, the Zheng family will naturally not be left out."

Upon hearing this, Mr. Zheng secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and a smile immediately covered his face. "You are joking, my Lord. The Zheng family naturally does not dare to compete with other families. We just hope to have the opportunity to serve the royal family. If we can share some of the things within our ability with the Lord, it will be an honor for our Zheng family."

"With the help of Master Zheng, it will surely be much easier."

Gu Nanyuan still smiled. Although his words were brief, he gave enough face to Mr. Zheng, and there was a hint of encouragement in his words.

Seeing this, Mr. Zheng felt even more hopeful this time.

In order to deepen his relationship with Gu Nanyuan, Master Zheng immediately turned his attention to Lin Ruoxuan who was standing beside him: "Miss Lin, I am willing to increase the price by another 10%. I want all the goods you have."

As he spoke, Mr. Zheng took out a thick stack of banknotes from his sleeve, handed them to Lin Ruoxuan with both hands, and said with a smile: "This is my sincerity in this cooperation. I hope that we can be more happy in the future."

If they can really get the hunting ground order, the Zheng family will make much more than this in profit. Even if the profit can be increased by 10%, he would be willing to do so.

When Lin Ruoxuan saw the banknote, a smile flashed in her eyes. She certainly understood the deep meaning behind it.

The Zheng family wanted to use her to win over Gu Nanyuan, but they also urgently needed her goods to help the Zheng family's clothing store gain a foothold.

Lin Ruoxuan smiled slightly and said softly, "Mr. Zheng is such a straightforward person. Since you trust me so much, I will naturally not let you down. The goods will be ready in the next few days, and Hongya will be personally responsible for delivering the goods to the Zheng family, so you can rest assured."

Mr. Zheng was pleased to see Lin Ruoxuan being so straightforward.

He nodded and said, "That's good, that's good. Miss Lin is indeed very efficient and resolute in her work. I am very much looking forward to our future cooperation."

With Lin Ruoxuan's support, the Zheng family has sufficient supply, so the price of Zheng's clothing store has only increased by 10% compared with previous years, but compared with other shops in the market, it is still very cheap.

Especially the high prices at Wu’s clothing store formed a sharp contrast.

The Zheng family's clothing store suddenly became the first choice for dignitaries in the capital.

Every day, there is a steady stream of ladies and gentlemen coming in and out of the clothing shop. The store is crowded with people. The busy scene forms a huge contrast with the deserted scene a few months ago.

Goods were continuously replenished, whether they were exquisite cloaks, gorgeous capes, or thick cotton coats and fur clothes, they were all of better quality than the Wu family's clothing store, but the prices were more reasonable, which naturally made many old customers turn to the Zheng family.

The Wu family clothing store was even more deserted, with almost no one paying attention to it.

Gradually, various remarks unfavorable to the Wu family began to circulate in the capital.

The ladies whispered in private: "Have you heard? The prices at the Wu family's clothing store this year are simply shockingly high! Compared to the Zheng family, it's a world of difference."

"Yes, I heard that the Wu family is not short of goods at all. They just maliciously raised the price to make more money. They are absolutely unscrupulous!"

"Who would go to their store to buy things? Zheng's prices are much more reasonable than theirs, and the goods are good. Everyone goes to Zheng's store now."

These rumors spread more and more widely, and gradually became the topic of conversation among people in the capital.

The Wu family's clothing store lost a large number of aristocratic customers. Even the wealthy businessmen and nobles who usually relied on them began to be dissatisfied with the Wu family, thinking that they were taking advantage of the opportunity to make money and had no business ethics.

To make matters worse for the Wu family, these negative comments gradually attracted the attention of the Merchants Bureau.

The Merchants' Office sent people disguised as ordinary customers, pretending to come to buy winter clothes.

They went to the store to buy clothes and bargained, but they still found that the prices of the goods in Wu's clothing store were far beyond the normal range of the market, and were four times higher.

After obtaining this solid evidence, the Merchants Bureau took immediate action and determined that the Wu family was intentionally disrupting the market, driving up prices, and even suspected of creating panic.

After a document was issued, officials from the Merchants Bureau quickly brought yamen runners to the Wu family's clothing shop.

When the shopkeeper saw this scene, he immediately panicked and rushed forward to explain, but it was too late.

"The Wu family clothing store is suspected of maliciously disrupting the market, driving up prices, and intentionally creating panic. Shopkeeper, please come with us." The official's tone was stern and left no room for doubt.