Su Liuyue looked at her and said, "Most of them must be from the same industry. We don't have any enemies, so who would spend so much energy to cause trouble?"

The group of villains in the Su family might, but they have always looked down on her Man Yifang. Ever since she took over Man Yifang, they have never come to see her once. This is because they don't think that her Man Yifang can succeed.

It would take some time for them to receive the news and come to her Manyifang to cause trouble.

Su Liuyue added: "We don't need to take some minor troubles to heart. The trouble is, if the other party is of a certain size and ability, it will be hard to defend against them."

Qingzhu and Qingye had been in the capital for a long time and were familiar with the situation there. Qingzhu counted on his fingers and said, "There are many pastry shops in the capital, but the big ones are Huacuiyuan, Wufangzhai, Daocunyuan..."

Qingye added: "There are also Qifengju and Qiulixuan. Although they are not as good as the other three, they have also opened two or three branches. And there is also Yuanyizhai, which has been very popular recently. It has only been open for less than three months and has opened its third branch..."

Su Liuyue was slightly stunned. Although she was not very familiar with the five pastry shops they mentioned earlier, she had heard of them.

After all, she was also planning to open a pastry shop. After taking over Man Yifang, she began to inquire about the famous old brands in the capital, intentionally or unintentionally.

But she had never heard of Yuan Yizhai.

Moreover, how can a store open its third branch after only three months of operation? Even a god wouldn’t open a store so quickly!
Seeing Su Liuyue's confused expression, Xue Lingwan, a gossiper, suddenly became excited again, "Cousin, although you are busy, sometimes you still have to pay more attention to things related to your peers! This Yuan Yi Zhai has a great background, it is a shop opened by Princess Zhen Ning!

Do you know Princess Zhenning? She is the niece of the current queen and the cousin of the Crown Prince! It is said that Princess Zhenning has loved making cakes since she was a child. After coming to the capital, she couldn't stay idle, so she opened such a cake shop.

Don’t even mention whether the cakes in their shop are delicious or not. With her background, no one in Beijing dares not to give her face!"

Su Liuyue was stunned.

It really is a shop run by a god! No wonder they were able to open a branch in just three months!

Ersi and Eran followed their master and were not very well-informed about the news. Upon hearing this, Ersi could not help but wonder, "Since ancient times, the so-called scholars, farmers, merchants and artisans have all disdained business, right?"

Xue Lingwan sighed and said, "You don't understand. How can Princess Zhenning be considered an ordinary person? The Chen family she belongs to was once the richest merchant in the north! It is said that the Chen family contributed a lot of money to the emperor's conquest of the world.

Although the Chen family has become a royal family now, my father said that the old business cannot be forgotten just like that, so the Chen family has set up a branch to manage their previous business.

Some people also say that this Yuan Yi Zhai is ostensibly opened by Princess Zhen Ning, but in fact the Chen family wants to take this opportunity to expand their business to the capital."

Su Liuyue had also heard these rumors.

Zhou Yunke's maternal family, the Chen family, were engaged in business. As the saying goes, a three-foot-thick ice does not form overnight. The disunity and rebellion that occurred in the previous dynasty, like in the later period, were not caused in just a few years. The decline had already begun more than ten or twenty years ago.

At that time, Zhou Yunke's father, Zhou Xiaokun, married the daughter of the Chen family, and it was obvious that he had already harbored rebellious intentions.

Now that the Chen family has risen to prominence with Zhou Xiaokun, they have also begun to pay attention to their own image. On the surface, their direct lineage has cut off ties with business, and several of them have even entered the court and held official positions. But privately, how could they really be willing to give up their vast wealth? They just hypocritically separated a branch of the family to manage the family property.

No wonder Princess Zhenning opened her own shop and no one found it strange.

"I heard that!"

Seeing that everyone was listening attentively, Xue Lingwan couldn't help but want to share more, and suddenly lowered her voice and said, "Princess Zhenning is suddenly so competitive and showing up in public, all for her good cousin - the current Crown Prince!
Princess Zhenning actually reached the age of marriage several years ago. She is already eighteen years old this year. If she were a girl from an ordinary family, she would have either been married or engaged a long time ago, but Princess Zhenning has nothing!

I heard that this is because she has been in love with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince since she was a child, and once said that she would not marry anyone other than His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. Now she opened a shop because His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said that he appreciates capable women who can stand shoulder to shoulder with him..."

Su Liuyue was slightly stunned. She had never expected that this matter would turn into a romantic gossip about Zhou Yunke! She suddenly remembered the woman in jewels and jade that she had seen at the gate of Zhou Yunke's military camp when she was investigating the case of a soldier committing suicide. She suddenly realized that this woman must be the heroine in the story.

At that time, people around her did call her Princess, but she had no interest in her and did not take it to heart.

Such romantic gossip has always been popular, let alone romantic gossip involving a big shot like His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

Everyone was excited to hear this, except Su Liuyue, who showed little interest. She only cared about one thing: "Are the cakes in her shop delicious?"

It would be fine if he had power and influence, but if he had power and ability, then she would really care.

Xue Lingwan wrinkled her nose and said, "One of my friends was curious and bought some to try. The taste... can only be said to be very average... Mainly because the Empress supports her Yuan Yi Zhai. Many of the Empress' cakes in the palace are purchased from Yuan Yi Zhai. In order to taste the same taste as the Empress in the palace, ordinary people will buy it once or twice out of curiosity, but whether they will repurchase it for a long time still depends on the taste of the cakes..."

I understand. It's just like the second generation of rich people starting their own business. In the beginning, they can make some money by relying on their reputation, but in the end, it still depends on their own hard power.

Su Liuyue lost interest at the moment. After all, the capital was so big and they each had their own business. Princess Zhenning would not lower herself to get involved with a small shop like theirs.

In the short term, they shouldn't have any intersection.

Seeing that Su Liuyue was even less interested, Xue Lingwan couldn't help but pout and said, "Cousin, you are really like what my mother said, not like a normal woman. You are not interested in topics that women are interested in."

Su Liuyue couldn't help but laugh and said, "What topic am I not interested in?"

"Who will be the future Crown Princess?"

Xue Lingwan said: "Let alone women, I bet that most people in the capital are very curious about this matter. It is said that the Queen's hair is turning white because of this matter. Many people are secretly betting on who will become the much-anticipated Crown Princess in the end!

This Princess Zhenning received the most votes!"

Su Liuyue couldn't help but laugh.

Not to mention the Queen Mother, everyone around Zhou Yunke was so worried that they started to matchmake people with other women at random.

However, since there is a ready-made candidate, why is Mr. Rong keeping an eye on her instead of trying to bring Zhou Yunke and Princess Zhenning together?
Although from the perspective of modern genetics, she didn't think Zhou Yunke and his cousin would be a good match...well, that's a bit off topic.

Su Liuyue was talking to them when a familiar male voice suddenly came from outside, "Young Master Su!"

Su Liuyue turned around and saw that it was Feng Dali.

She was slightly startled, then walked over quickly and asked, "Why are you here?"

Feng Dali's face was dark at this time, with obvious anxiety in his eyes, and he said: "Just now, Lu Dutou asked me to come over and keep an eye on the candidate named Bai He. He said that Su Xiaolang told him to do this.

However, as soon as I arrived at Yangzheng Academy and kept an eye on them for a while, I saw two students walking out. As they walked, they started talking about things related to Bai He, and their expressions were very strange.

I felt something was wrong, so I stopped them and found an excuse to ask about Bai He. Unexpectedly, they said that Bai He suddenly moved out this afternoon, and didn't say where he moved to. They just happened to see Bai He hurriedly packing his luggage, so they talked about this matter all the way. They also said that when Bai He left the academy with his luggage, he was sneaky, just like those gamblers who owed money to others and ran away overnight...

However, Bai He's hometown was not in Beijing, and he had nowhere to go in Beijing except Yangzheng Academy! I asked several students who knew Bai He, and they all said that they didn't know where Bai He went.

I was worried about making things go wrong, so I immediately sent someone back to report the incident to the road captain. I also remembered that Su Xiaolangjun's shop was nearby, so I came to try my luck and see if I could run into Su Xiaolangjun. "(End of this chapter)