Chapter 292
Chapter 292
Li Zhiwei looked at Cheng Qingli and knew that this girl also loved to dress up.
Although she was dressed in men's attire, her outfit was coordinated with exquisite detail.
Even without seeing Cheng Qingli in women's clothing, Li Zhiwei felt her taste would not be poor at all.
"You're right, why didn't I think of that!" Cheng Qingli looked at Li Zhiwei with some admiration, thinking to herself that, undeniably, someone from a merchant family simply had a better head for business than they did.
This method of making money was truly excellent.
As long as their designs were novel and beautiful, they wouldn't have to worry about a lack of customers.
"How about it, Second Miss Cheng? Do you have any thoughts on teaming up to make a fortune?" Li Zhiwei looked at Cheng Qingli and asked with a smile.
"Aren't you afraid I might sell you out? You still dare to seek a partnership with me?" Cheng Qingli was somewhat surprised by Li Zhiwei's attitude toward her.
After all, today was the very first time they had met.
A joint business venture would require a massive investment of money.
Wasn't she afraid that she would abscond with the funds?
"I trust Prince An." Li Zhiwei didn't exactly trust Cheng Qingli, but rather she believed that Xu Heming wouldn't harm her.
"What if he and I want to plot for your wealth?" Cheng Qingli asked curiously.
"If that were truly the case, then it is simply my fate. However, I would hope that you show mercy and not harm my parents." When Li Zhiwei said this, she gave a somewhat sorrowful smile.
After all, in her previous life, the Lin family had not only usurped her dowry but had also caused the deaths of her parents.
"I have no interest in plotting for wealth and murdering people!" Seeing Li Zhiwei speak so seriously, Cheng Qingli felt a bit guilty.
"Miss Cheng, you can think it over," Li Zhiwei said with a smile upon hearing this.
"This will require quite a bit of silver, won't it?" Cheng Qingli thought about the disposable funds she had on hand and hesitated, feeling that she probably couldn't come up with too much.
"We might need a larger venue." Li Zhiwei pondered. According to her budget, it would be best to buy a relatively large storefront, requiring at least three floors.
After all, catering to everything from head to toe would require quite a spacious area.
And the styles would not be limited to just one type.
"I have a shop on the East Street. It was previously rented out, and the lease has just expired. Why don't we go take a look and see if the place is suitable?" Cheng Qingli suddenly thought of the shop she had leased out.
The shop was originally rented to someone who opened a restaurant. Now, that restaurant's business wasn't doing well, and the contract the proprietor had signed with her had just expired.
Originally, she had been hesitating because the place was too big, and she didn't know what to do with it for the time being. If she were to rent it out again, there were no suitable tenants knocking on her door right away.
"If Second Miss Cheng has a suitable venue, that would be for the best." Hearing this, Li Zhiwei became very interested.
After all, the Li family truly didn't have many properties in the capital. As for whether Prince An's estate had such properties, it wasn't her place to ask as a princess consort who had not yet married into the family.
Since she planned to cooperate with Cheng Qingli, if Cheng Qingli could provide a suitable venue, they wouldn't have to worry about the landlord refusing to renew the lease when it expired.
As the two talked, they decided to head to the eastern street to check out the shop.
Meanwhile, on the other side, Huo Yunzhi and Princess Fuan had left the Green Jade Pavilion, and Princess Fuan's expression had been poor the entire time.
"What exactly did you do? To actually implicate the entire Prince Lanhuai's estate!" Princess Fuan glared angrily at the detestable woman before her.
If her royal father hadn't said that this person was still useful, she would have loved nothing more than to whip her to death.
She had always said that keeping this woman around was useless. Now, she had even caused them to lose their qualifications to enter the Green Jade Pavilion.
"What could I have done?" Huo Yunzhi said with great dissatisfaction. It was clearly Li Zhiwei who was having an affair with that man, yet she wasn't allowed to say it?
Huo Yunzhi did not feel she was in the wrong at all; she only felt that Li Zhiwei was deliberately causing trouble and didn't want her to have an easy life.
"You didn't do anything? If you didn't do anything, why would the Green Jade Pavilion strike our Prince Lanhuai's estate from their list?" Princess Fuan was infuriated seeing Huo Yunzhi still acting so nonchalantly.
Some people just never realized the bad things they had done.
At the thought of never being able to visit the Green Jade Pavilion again, Princess Fuan felt extremely furious.
"Isn't it just a small teahouse? What's the big deal?" Huo Yunzhi had just been to the Green Jade Pavilion and felt that it was nothing more than an ordinary teahouse.
"A small teahouse? Coming from a small place, you don't understand the rules of the capital. I won't bicker with you over that. However, I advise you to quickly go and explain things clearly to the proprietor. Otherwise, let's see how you explain yourself to my royal father," Princess Fuan said, glaring fiercely at Huo Yunzhi.
"Didn't you just say it yourself, Princess? I'm just someone from a small place without the slightest bit of status. What does this matter have to do with me?" Huo Yunzhi naturally had a plan in mind, but it wasn't enough for just her to have a plan. Now, she was backed by Prince Lanhuai's estate. However, she hadn't known that becoming a secondary consort to Prince Lanhuai required official documentation to be considered legitimate.
Prince Lanhuai hadn't given her this, making it clear that he just wanted to use their Huo family.
How could she be willing to reveal her trump cards?
However, thinking of how Li Zhiwei was actually hooking up with another man behind Prince An's back, if she were to expose this matter to Prince An, perhaps she could use Prince An to pardon her brother's crime of exile.
"Princess, I still have matters to attend to, so I won't accompany you." Huo Yunzhi thought that since she also planned to open a teahouse, she would stroll around the capital and choose a suitable venue.
Later, she could have Prince Lanhuai buy it and gift it to her.
"Where are you going?" Princess Fuan looked at Huo Yunzhi, thinking to herself that this woman managed to cause trouble for their Prince Lanhuai's estate just by stepping out the door. Should she follow her?
"I am sure the Princess would not be interested in where this secondary consort is going." Huo Yunzhi deliberately emphasized the words secondary consort and intentionally didn't tell Princess Fuan where she was headed. After all, Princess Fuan didn't get along with her, and she might not support what she was about to do.
She would wait until she succeeded, and then Princess Fuan would come begging her for the qualifications to enter her teahouse.
At this thought, Huo Yunzhi walked away, swaying her hips smugly.
"Damn it! What is she so smug about?" Princess Fuan stomped her feet in anger at Huo Yunzhi.
She just couldn't understand where a country bumpkin from a small place got the nerve to flaunt her arrogance in front of her.
"Princess, what do we do now?" Ru Lan asked hesitantly as she watched Huo Yunzhi leave.
"Follow her. It will save us the trouble if she does something else to offend other noble families and brings shame to Prince Lanhuai's estate," Princess Fuan said with an indignant expression.
From the moment Huo Yunzhi entered their doors, she knew this person was not one to behave, yet she always wore a look of disdain for this and contempt for that.