Outside the Sixth Prince's Manor.
"Young Miss, going to the Sixth Prince's Manor so often will make people gossip, which isn't good for you," Qing Ning implored earnestly.
"Their mouths are their own, why bother with what they say?" Yu Banxia said, uncaring.
"Young Miss..."
"Enough. If you keep nagging, you can go back!"
Qing Ning shut her mouth, following behind Yu Banxia with a bitter expression.
Yu Banxia walked straight into the Sixth Prince's Manor.
The gatekeeper bowed to her. "Young Miss Yu."
Yu Banxia curved her lips. It seemed her efforts these past few days hadn't been in vain. At the very least, entering the Sixth Prince's Manor was now as unrestricted as entering her own courtyard.
Upon entering, she met the Steward. Yu Banxia asked, "Steward, where is the Sixth Prince?"
The Steward frowned. She's here again.
But he still replied, "In the study."
"Then I'll go myself."
The Steward stopped her. "Young Miss Yu, His Highness is receiving a guest."
Yu Banxia said, "I'll just go in and sit down; I won't disturb him."
Watching her retreating back, the Steward frowned. Even if His Highness liked her, Consort Yun would never agree.
He sighed, shook his head, and let her be.
Yu Banxia arrived outside the study and, sure enough, heard other voices coming from inside.
Yu Banxia knocked on the door, and the voices inside abruptly ceased.
"Come in."
Yu Banxia entered the room, seeing only a strategist present.
Yu Banxia bowed to Jun Hui, who smiled and said, "Young Miss Yu is here. Please, have a seat."
Yu Banxia sat down, only then clearly seeing the strategist's face.
"It's you!" Yu Banxia exclaimed.
Jun Hui asked, puzzled, "Young Miss Yu knows Advisor Zhao?"
"Sixth Prince, how can you associate with him! This person is too shameless! That day, you left early from Marquis Wuyang's birthday banquet, you don't know what he did!"
As Yu Banxia's words tumbled out, the study immediately fell into silence.
After a long moment, Zhao Huai'an angrily said, "Young Miss Yu, watch your words! I was framed!"
Yu Banxia looked at him mockingly. "Framed? Then why didn't you say so at the time? At that time, you yourself..."
"Enough! Young Miss Yu, do not mention this matter again!" Jun Hui coldly interrupted her words.
Yu Banxia thought Jun Hui had been deceived by this person.
She continued, "Your Highness, this person is truly shameless. He went to someone's birthday banquet, drank a bit too much and lost all sense of direction, and with his own maid in broad daylight at their manor..."
Fearing Jun Hui wouldn't understand, Yu Banxia gritted her teeth and said, "In broad daylight... rolling around naked! When discovered, he hogged the quilt, a grown man, leaving two women naked, bah! Selfish, vulgar, utterly shameless!"
Zhao Huai'an clenched his fists, his eyes red with hatred, glaring at Yu Banxia.
"Young Miss Yu, how could you be so shameless! Other young ladies lowered their heads and avoided looking, but you..."
...looked so carefully.
Yu Banxia retorted, "I'm not as shameless as you are!"
What's the big deal about that? In that situation, it would be a waste not to look!
"Enough!" Jun Hui roared, his face green.
Yu Banxia jumped, puzzled, saying, "Your Highness?"
Jun Hui calmed his anger. "Advisor Zhao was indeed framed. He was drugged, and had no choice but to..."
He had just placated Zhao Huai'an; after all, he had slept with someone's woman yet still needed their advice. He had just managed to put the matter behind them, and now this woman brought it up again! Words like 'shameless,' 'vulgar,' 'utterly shameless' sounded as if they were directed at him. If it weren't for her being able to provide the secret recipe for the hotpot base, he would have long since...
Yu Banxia looked at Zhao Huai'an, suspicious. "Is that true? Then why didn't you say so at the time?"
Zhao Huai'an gritted his teeth and explained, "Because my maid had a personal grudge with Princess Changning. It was Princess Changning who framed us. At that time, we had no evidence, and speaking out would inadvertently slander the dignity of a princess, which is why we gritted our teeth and admitted it."
Yu Banxia laughed loudly. "Hahaha, do you take me and His Highness for fools? Princess Changning had a personal grudge with your maid? What is Princess Changning's standing? What is your maid's standing? Would Princess Changning go to such great lengths for a mere servant?"
Zhao Huai'an couldn't stand Yu Banxia's mocking expression and explained, "My maid's true identity is Princess Changning's illegitimate sister. Princess Changning schemed to frame my maid, driving her out of the manor. On a snowy day, a weak woman had nowhere to go and almost froze to death by the roadside. Fortunately, I passed by and saved her. Since then, she lived incognito and became my maid. But Princess Changning still wouldn't let her go, making her in public..."
Yu Banxia's eyes widened, and she exclaimed, "Wow! That's too malicious!"
Seeing Zhao Huai'an's dark face, Yu Banxia said sheepishly, "Oh, Advisor Zhao, I'm sorry, I didn't know..."
Zhao Huai'an laughed magnanimously, "It's not Young Miss Yu's fault. There aren't many people as pure as Young Miss Yu anymore."
Truly too foolish! He wondered how her parents had taught her, completely ignorant of rules and etiquette, and unable to read people's expressions, believing whatever others said.
Jun Hui said, "Alright, since the misunderstanding is cleared, let's not mention this matter again. Is there something you came for today, Young Miss Yu?"
Yu Banxia slapped her forehead, saying, "Oh, dear! I almost forgot about the main business!"
Saying this, she took out a stack of papers and handed them to Jun Hui.
Jun Hui took them and opened them, then looked at her in confusion.
Yu Banxia leaned closer, pointing at the papers and explaining, "My handwriting is a bit ugly, so you might not be able to read it. I'll explain it to you. This is called a down jacket. Its middle is stuffed with feathers from poultry, so people wearing it won't be cold even on snowy days."
"I see that Tian Qi is always snowing. Once this clothing is launched, I can guarantee it will be very profitable!"
Jun Hui's eyes lit up, and he exchanged a glance with Zhao Huai'an.
Although this woman sometimes has a missing screw in her head, her ideas are indeed very good. In just a few words, she revealed a business opportunity.
"Young Miss Yu has great talent!" Jun Hui said happily.
Yu Banxia shyly covered her face, saying, "Oh, Your Highness, don't praise me like that, I'll get conceited."
Jun Hui: ... Not normal again.
But he didn't dwell on it, lowering his head to look at the stack of papers in his hand. The more he looked, the more feasible it seemed!
He knew that Su Ji had also opened a ready-to-wear clothing shop. Once these down jackets were launched, he could already imagine the bleak prospects for Su Ji and other clothing shops.
Jun Hui glanced at Yu Banxia. This woman truly had many business opportunities in her head. The hotpot shops during this period had already earned him a lot of silver, plus these clothes.
It seemed the money he had lost would quickly flow back.
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