The Emperor's Son-in-Law

After saying goodbye to her mother, Duan Chun hurried back to her inner courtyard.

As soon as she entered the inner courtyard, Taoer and Xinger came to report.

The woman in the hall had been waiting for a long time.

In fact, the woman had already come when Duan Chun had just returned to the Duke's Mansion and washed up and just went out.

Duan Chun just asked her to go to the inner courtyard and wait.

When she walked into the hall, she saw a young woman wearing an ordinary maid's dress sitting on one side.

A young woman with her head down.

"Are you from Xiao Wangshan?"

Duan Chun walked in and asked.

"I, Zitong, pay my respects to the young master."

"I was sent to the Duke's Mansion by my adoptive father."

"According to the young master's instructions, I will keep an eye on Beixia Leji in the backyard."

Zitong bowed her head and replied respectfully.

"Raise your head and let me see."

Duan Chun said lightly while sitting in the main seat.

"I obey your order."

Zitong raised her head and let Duan Chun stare at her.

Looking at this maid, she is at most 23 or 24 years old, and she looks very good.

But her eyes were calm.

She looked neither humble nor arrogant, and seemed to be a trained professional woman.

"What did you do before?"

"What skills do you have?"

Duan Chun asked.

"Reporting to the young master, I used to be a maid in the punishment department of the Ye Ting Palace."

"Helping my adoptive father punish palace servants who made mistakes."

"I have learned the art of poisoning, disguise, and tracking for thirteen years."

Zi Tong replied.

"I remember that Xiao Wangshan sent more than one person to the Duke's Mansion."

"What about the other one?"

Duan Chun asked.

"Reporting to the young master, the other one is my brother."

"Now he is secretly guarding the side of the wall outside the inner courtyard of the Duke's Mansion."

"Keep an eye on all the spies who dare to approach the Duke's Mansion at any time."

"In the inner courtyard, I will be the only one watching."

"More people will alert others."

Zi Tong replied.

"Not bad."

Duan Chun listened to her answer and immediately understood.

Xiao Wangshan sent two masters this time, and they are brother and sister.

"You said that Manager Xiao is your adoptive father."

"Then are you still a member of the Punishment Department?"

Duan Chun asked.

"My brother and I were brought up by my adoptive father."

"If it weren't for my adoptive father, my brother and I would have starved to death long ago."

"This time, my adoptive father was transferred out of the Punishment Department by His Majesty."

"My adoptive father took my brother and me out with him."

"In the future, I will specifically guard Princess Anshun's mansion and serve Her Royal Highness the Princess and the young master."

Zitong said.

"I understand."

"Just follow me with peace of mind in the future."

"I am different from your previous masters."

"My requirements are very simple."

"As long as you are loyal to me."

"Follow me, you brother and sister just need to do what I tell you to do."

"I will support you for life."

Duan Chun nodded, took out two ingots of silver from his sleeve and threw them over.

"Thank you, young master."

Zitong took the silver and bowed his head.

"I was not in the Duke's Mansion these days."

"What's wrong with the three Beixia Leji?"

Duan Chun asked.

"Reporting to the young master, the three Beixia Leji never left the courtyard."

"But my brother found out two nights ago."

"There are always mysterious shadows peeping in the street on one side of the inner courtyard of the Duke's Mansion."

"But they did not enter the Duke's Mansion."

Zitong said.

"Sure enough, someone wants to contact them."

"You brothers and sisters just keep an eye on them secretly."

"Don't stop them, just wait until they contact you."

"Find a way to find out the whereabouts of these mysterious people."

Duan Chun nodded and thought.

"I understand."

Zitong replied respectfully.

"You go and get busy first."

"If you have anything, just give the secret letter to the two maids in the courtyard."

Duan Chun nodded.

"I'll take my leave."

Zitong stood up and saluted, turned around and left quickly.

Duan Chun stood up and walked to the door, ready to go back to the bedroom to have a good rest for a while.

Today at the farm outside the city, he was exhausted.

He ran around everywhere and had to rack his brains to come up with a plan.

He just wanted to rest for an afternoon and go out for a walk in the evening.

He had promised Princess Liyang something, so he had to figure it out first.

Let's talk about the character of the new prince of Pingguo.

But as soon as he walked out of the door, he saw a woman who didn't run directly to the inner courtyard gate.

Instead, she walked to the wall on one side and easily jumped over the wall.

She disappeared between the large courtyard and the pavilion.

Oh my god, this woman is really a master!

Duan Chun was pleasantly surprised. Xiao Wangshan's adopted daughter seemed to be far beyond his imagination.

"Young Master, the prince of Shouhou, the prince of Daihou, the prince of Chengenbo... ask for an audience."

Zhang Wu's voice came from outside the door.

"Let them in."

After a while, four childhood friends walked into Duan Chun's study with a smile.

They all saluted Duan Chun with fists.

"Brother, we haven't seen you these days."

"We've been missing you like crazy."

"Today, we heard that you've returned to the Imperial Capital, so we hurried over to see you."

Qu Heng said with a smile.

"How have you guys prepared these days?"

Duan Chun asked.

"All according to your instructions."

"I've been staying at Wanhua Tower these days."

"Seeing the endless stream of guests every night, they were so distracted by your hot pot."

"Five taels of silver per meal, they wish they could stay in Wanhua Tower every day."

"Even Huang Jintai of the Jiaofangsi has to order dozens of pots in our Wanhua Tower every day to be satisfied."

Qu Heng said excitedly.

"How much silver did the accountant collect in the past few days?"

"Don't forget my dividends."

Duan Chun reminded.

"Don't worry, big brother, without you, how can we have such a hot business?"

"Big brother, there is an accountant guarding Wanhua Tower, and the daily silver dividends are settled on the same day."

"In the past few days, the net profit of Wanhua Tower alone has earned as much as three or four thousand taels of silver!"

Qu Heng smiled.

The hot pot business of Wanhua Tower is now only in the trial operation stage.

Duan Chun asked Qu Heng to win over some children of the noble families in the Imperial Capital.

Let them taste the taste of hot pot first, and it has not officially opened yet.

But I didn't expect that the business would be so hot...

In just three or four days, Wanhua Tower has become the most popular place for children of noble families.

The dividend income of three or four thousand taels is equivalent to the income of Wanhualou for more than half a month in the past.

No wonder Qu Heng was so surprised.

"So much..."

"It seems that we just need to wait for the mutton and hot pot to be ready."

"We can officially open the business."

"But we have to wait for some of my new fashion clothes to be ready at Tianzi Pavilion."

"Ah Xian, have you talked to the silk households there?"

Duan Chun asked.

"Don't worry, big brother, I will follow your instructions."

"I have already talked to my mother and uncles."

"I came here today to bring a contract."

"As long as big brother signs the contract, my family's silk and silk fabrics will only be supplied to Tianzi Pavilion."

Wu Xian smiled and took out the contract.

"Big brother, we have also talked to my mother."

"In the future, we will follow big brother and advance and retreat together."

"This is the contract for my family's Huangjing City shop."

"In the future, these shops will be arranged by big brother."

Fang Anyu and Wu Zhicheng also took out their respective contracts.

"Good job."

"From now on, you will follow big brother and enjoy the good life."

"Big brother will not treat you unfairly."

Duan Chun said with a satisfied smile.