Chapter 204: The Demon Lord Princess's Daily Life of Slacking Off Chapter 204: The More I Look, the More Satisfied I Am

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Protagonist:

Yan Qianqian

After hearing this, Shangguan Xingyan giggled mischievously, then replied somewhat sheepishly: "Imperial Mother, this is actually because I've been with Yan Si for so long and have been influenced by him.

In the days I've spent with him, I gradually discovered the fun and challenge in these affairs, and without realizing it, I threw myself into them and got better and better." After speaking, his gaze unconsciously drifted toward Yan Si beside him.

Yan Si hurriedly said modestly: "I dare not accept such praise! Actually, Xingyan himself is an extremely outstanding person; it's just that he had not previously noticed his enthusiasm for this matter, so he didn't know where to start."

At this moment, the Empress also understood in her heart that all these changes were due to Yan Si. Since Xingyan met Yan Si, he was no longer as ignorant and brainless as before. For this reason, the Empress's fondness for Yan Si grew deeper and deeper.

Only to see the Empress smiling, she said gently to Yan Si: "This palace only learned this afternoon that you would be dining with us tonight. By then you two had already left the palace, and this palace truly had no time to ask what dishes you like; I hope you won't blame me for it."

Upon hearing these words, Yan Si hurriedly responded respectfully: "Your Majesty the Empress, you are truly too kind! All the dishes on the table are superior delicacies; this humble one is endlessly grateful to His Majesty the Emperor and Your Majesty the Empress for this deep affection and generous hospitality!"

After speaking, Yan Si quickly stood up, raised his wine cup with both hands, faced the Emperor and Empress, bowed slightly with a salute, and then said loudly: "Thank you for Your Majesty the Emperor and Your Majesty the Empress's generous hospitality!"

After finishing, Yan Si tilted his head back and drained the cup in one gulp. Seeing this, the Emperor and Empress also raised their respective wine cups, drinking together with Yan Si. For a time, the atmosphere in the hall was harmonious, with laughter and voices never ceasing.

The Empress's fondness for Yan Si could be said to have increased greatly; that smile was simply as radiant as the warm spring sun.

She secretly thought in her heart: "This Yan Si is truly a rare good child! Not only does he possess peerless skills and extraordinary abilities, but he is also humble and courteous in his conduct, speaks articulately, knows how to win people's favor—such a person who is thorough in every way is truly rare. If this child could be my own biological child, how wonderful that would be!"

Shangguan Xingyu had been paying attention to her Imperial Mother's expression changes all along. Seeing the satisfied look on her face when she looked at Yan Si, her hanging heart finally settled back into her stomach, and she couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief.

You see, previously His Majesty the Emperor had already met Yan Si and praised him highly, being extremely satisfied. If Imperial Mother held objections to this matter, it would truly be a troublesome thing. Fortunately, Yan Si performed outstandingly and successfully won Imperial Mother's affection; now things could finally proceed smoothly.

After Shangguan Xingyu completely let go of her worries, she began to wholeheartedly enjoy the food. However, while eating, she suddenly felt that although the food at home was fragrant, since she had been eating these dishes since childhood, she gradually grew a bit tired of them.

At this very moment, she couldn't help but start missing those delicious dishes from An Wang Fu.

Just like that, a sumptuous dinner slowly drew to a close amidst everyone's laughter and voices. After the meal, everyone stood up and returned to their respective palaces to rest.

The next morning, sunlight streamed through the windows into the room. After breakfast, Yan Si and Shangguan Xingyan went out together. They first came to the custom furniture place, carefully moving the various exquisite pieces of furniture that had long been completed into the shop.

Immediately afterward, they carefully hung the carefully made signboard high up. However, a layer of bright red cloth covered the top of the signboard, as if hiding some mysterious surprise waiting to be revealed. After all these things were done, the time had already approached noon.

So the two of them strolled to a simple street stall and casually ordered two bowls of steaming hot noodles. Although the food was simple, it was enough to fill their stomachs. After eating hastily, they rushed to the factory without stopping.

As soon as they arrived, Yan Si immediately gave orders to the workers, requiring everyone to quickly load the goods onto the carts and move them into the shop.

At the same time, the shopkeeper on the shop side had already arranged everything in advance. He had long instructed the shop's assistants to thoroughly clean the entire shop until it was spotless, only hoping that the new goods could be delivered as soon as possible.

Finally, when the carts loaded with various exquisite ornaments slowly drove into the shop entrance, five or six well-trained assistants hurried forward, skillfully arranging the dazzling array of ornaments neatly one by one according to different categories.

Yan Si and Shangguan Xingyan stood aside, watching everyone's busy figures with full attention, not daring to have the slightest negligence, fearing that any link might have an oversight or mistake.

Not only that, they also specially sent out three clever assistants to distribute flyers outside, making sure that everyone nearby could learn the good news that this new shop would hold a grand opening tomorrow.

After all preparation work was ready, the sky had gradually darkened. The two then boarded a lavishly decorated carriage with satisfaction, slowly heading toward the Imperial Palace. Along the way, they were in high spirits, full of anticipation for the moment when the shop would officially open the next day.

When the two returned to the palace, they did not forget to send a young eunuch to Shangguan Xingyu's place to deliver this good news to her. Afterward, the two continued forward, directly going to the Yudi.

After seeing the Emperor, they respectfully reported the relevant matters about tomorrow's opening. After listening, the Emperor nodded slightly, indicating that he already knew about this matter, and gestured for the two to retire. Just like that, Yan Si and Shangguan Xingyan successfully completed the day's task, full of hope as they awaited the exciting opening ceremony the next day.

The next morning, just as the sky was faintly showing fish-belly white, the two hurriedly boarded a carriage and rushed toward the shop. After arriving at the destination, they carefully checked all the arrangements and preparations in the shop once again, confirming there were no oversights, and only then did they breathe a sigh of relief, waiting peacefully for the auspicious day to arrive.

You see, the time for this opening was specially calculated by someone; it is said that the Chen Hour is the most auspicious moment of the day.

At this time, the sun had just risen, its light soft and warm, like a brilliant new star rising slowly, symbolizing new life and hope, undoubtedly the perfect time to start a new business.

As time passed, seeing that the Chen Hour was near at hand. Shangguan Xingyan glanced at Yan Si, indicating the time was ripe. Thus, at his command, everyone filed out in single file, walking out of the shop's main gate in an orderly manner.