Chapter 144

Qin He didn't dare to let others handle it and had always kept an eye on the shop herself.

In the prosperous area of Jingcheng, high-ranking officials and nobles came in an endless stream. He Yan and Rong Juan naturally didn't need to do it themselves; just sending a strategist from their side was enough. As long as Qin He could earn silver, everything was fine.

The guard brought over a box of soap. The brocade was opened, and six bars of soap were neatly arranged.

Palm-sized, the soap was delicate.

Qin Bi was fiddling with the soil and raised her eyes: "New styles in the shop?"

The styles of the few bars of soap were more novel and high-end; one look and they were top-grade. From more than a meter away, Qin Bi could even smell a faint, elegant fragrance. It wasn't strong; Qin Bi couldn't stand strong fragrances either.

Yan Yan Huwei Yan nodded: "New soap, not yet for sale. It's a new formula that the first strategist, Mr. Lin, pondered over."

Qin Bi smiled. Qin He opened a shop with the powerful Heir Apparents; there was no cheap advantage to be taken.

"Are there any more?" Qin Bi wanted to give some to the He family.

"Yes." Yan Yan Huwei Yan retreated.

After about half an hour, Yan Yan Huwei Yan returned, carrying a stack of soap.

A total of ten boxes had been made, and all of them were brought back.

As long as Qin Bi wanted it, the Rong Heir Apparent would grant every request.

The brocade was lifted. Qin Bi took a look and gathered the soil. Sigh, there was too little soil; she couldn't even fill a flowerpot: "Keep half, and send the rest to the fourth branch of the Qin Yan Marquis Manor. Just say it's for the legitimate mother and sister-in-law."

After a pause, Qin Bi instructed again: "Don't forget to mention to my mother to send a portion to the third aunt."

Yan Yan Huwei Yan took the two wooden boxes and made a trip to the Qin Yan Marquis Manor.

When Yan Yan Huwei Yan arrived, Jiang Shi and Lin Shi were both in the He family's room. Hearing that the Rong Prince Manor had sent soap, they were surprised. In the past, the entire Marquis Manor only had soap brought back by Qin He and Qin Han, which was then distributed to each branch.

Of course, the third and fourth branches didn't have a share.

"Let me see." Jiang Shi opened it, looked, touched a bar, and smelled it: "What a fresh and fragrant scent."

When the He family saw the number of soaps, she understood. Yan Yan Huwei Yan conveyed Qin Bi's words.

The He family ordered: "Call your third aunt over."

Jiang Shi went to the third branch's courtyard herself. Before long, Zhu Shi came over with Jiang Shi. Also coming along was Qin Lang; Qin Lang also loved beauty and liked fragrant soap.

Qin Lang picked a box. Zhu Shi and the He family looked at each other and sent Jiang Shi back with Yan Yan Huwei Yan to express their thanks.

Qin Lang put the soap into the hands of Zhu Shi's maid: "I'm going too."

Yan Yan Huwei Yan rode back first; he still had official business to attend to. Jiang Shi and Qin Lang took a carriage. On the way, they bought some pastries that Qin Bi and Rong Yang loved, as well as braised meat and small snacks at the shop.

Seeing Jiang Shi and Qin Lang come, Qin Bi smiled: "Do you like the soap?"

"I like it." Jiang Shi beamed: "I like it immensely."

"Sister, I think it looks better than what's sold in the shop." Qin Lang loved beauty and understood everything.

"He He Shizi Apparent had it sent back." Qin Bi put away the soil and said with a smile: "I liked the look of it, so I had someone send half to you. Things that the Heir Apparent has personally checked should be suitable for someone like me who is pregnant."

When Jiang Shi heard this, it must be top-quality soap.

Jiang Shi, holding a handkerchief, patted Qin Bi's hand: "Qin Bi, it seems the Heir Apparent values you more and more. When you were pregnant with Rong Yang, the Rong Heir Apparent treated you with great care; now, with this one, he seems even more nervous."

This was Rong Juan's child, Qin Bi smiled; Jiang Shi didn't know.

Qin Lang's eyes flashed, and then she happily complained: "In the past, only Qin He brought soap back. Qin Han only sent a portion during festivals. Sister, it's fortunate that you think of us."

Jiang Shi sighed softly. Qin Han only took soap back to her maiden home to save face; otherwise, Qin Han wouldn't have taken the soap.

Every time, Qin Han would count the soap and distribute it to everyone; there wasn't even one extra bar. Qin Han did things in that way—everything was done perfectly, leaving you with no room to complain. Jiang Shi couldn't get close to Qin Han.

"Does Qin He know?" Jiang Shi asked thoughtfully.

Qin Bi understood Jiang Shi's meaning. Jiang Shi was worried that Qin He would make a scene. Qin Bi smiled: "Does it matter if Qin He knows? He He Shizi Apparent and she open a shop together; Qin He can give soap to others, so why can't others?"

Moreover, as far as Qin Bi knew, Rong Juan and He Yan held a larger share in the soap shop. Qin He's share was the same as the Qin Yan Marquis Manor's Heir Apparent, Qin Yan. Without these Heir Apparents, Qin He couldn't afford to open a shop.

Qin He didn't have a spiritual root at the beginning and was just a concubine-born daughter. People in Jingcheng didn't even know that the second branch of the Qin Yan Marquis Manor had such a concubine-born daughter. With no foundation, Qin He could only sullenly let the Heir Apparents take the lion's share.

Qin He needed to use soap for socializing, but the Heir Apparents didn't, so everyone subconsciously thought Qin He was the one in charge.

Jiang Shi probed the bottom line from Qin Bi and left, satisfied, with Qin Lang.

That night, Qin Bi was a bit tired, ate dinner, and went to sleep early. Her mind was very tired and hazy. Entering a dream, she found herself in a majestic palace, the Emperor's throne at the high point empty.

Spirit birds danced, mountains and clouds, the view vast and boundless.

Qin Bi walked to the Emperor's throne, flicked her robes, and sat down. In the dream, this imperial throne was hers.

However, Qin Bi knew very well that there was an Emperor here, and she was not the Emperor, but this palace was high and unreachable, and it was indeed hers. Could it be that she was the Empress? Soon, this guess was rejected.

The imperial throne and the Empress's throne were different. Qin Bi had never entered the Great Yan Imperial Palace, but she knew that in the dream, she knew what she should know. This was the imperial throne, not the small Empress's throne.

All things changed, and the common people under her gaze were like ants.

This dream was not clear. The scene changed, and Qin Bi was changing in the mortal world. She was an immortal body and could change, but no matter how she changed, she seemed to always be recognized.

Qin Bi suddenly felt chest tightness and was suddenly startled awake from the dream.

Rong Juan pulled her into his arms: "What's wrong?"

"I had a dream." Qin Bi's heart ached: "In the dream, a princess used an imperial decree to kill me, taking advantage of the fact that the Emperor and the Third Imperial Prince in my dream didn't know she was going to kill me."

Speaking of this, Qin Bi lay in Rong Juan's arms and cried: "She has no qualifications to kill me. Without me, she wouldn't have been able to be a princess at all."

Rong Juan coaxed Qin Bi, finding it hard to say that dreams were all fake, and asked: "Did she kill you?"

"No." Qin Bi was certain: "She is just a princess of flesh and blood; she can't kill me. But the place where she was going to kill me seemed to be able to make me powerless. That was the Dragon-Slaying Platform."

Rong Juan stroked Qin Bi gently: "I'll kill her later."

Qin Bi's heart stirred, and she leaned into the man's arms and said: "I'll continue to sleep and go into the dream to beat her to death. No, I must leave that Dragon-Slaying Platform; otherwise, I'll feel stifled."

Rong Juan held Qin Bi gently. Qin Bi brewed sleepiness, but couldn't sleep, her heart panicked.

But she had to fall asleep; otherwise, she wouldn't be able to get through these next few days.

That Immortal-Slaying Platform made her uneasy. Half an hour later, Qin Bi fell asleep. In the dream, she left the Dragon-Slaying Platform, but she was too hazy to continue.