After Defeat, the Empress’s Negotiating Chip Turns Out to Be Me

Chapter 351

351~ Investigation?~

"Princess, was everything you said to Prince Cui earlier true?"

"How could it be false?"

Although she indeed somewhat disdained her simple-minded Royal Brother, after all, he was a partner, right? As a partner, she of course couldn't just talk nonsense. Most of what she said was true. Although there was some selfish motive underneath, that is, she didn't want to be enemies with both Liuli and Mo. But what she said was indeed all true.

"Now let's see if there are other fools who want to try touching Liuli. I believe it's definitely not just my limb-developed, brain-simple Royal Brother who has designs on Liuli. There must be others."

She was already certain that there were definitely people still foolishly thinking Liuli was just a naive fool who didn't care about worldly affairs.

She was waiting to watch this good show. As for Liuli's side, of course she would build a good relationship if she could. If that Cui Royal Brother of hers didn't listen to her advice, then she would have no choice but to directly switch sides and properly leak information by Liuli's side.

No matter what, she absolutely couldn't be enemies with Liuli and Mo!

...

"Lady Liuli, are you full?"

"Mm, I'm full. That's about enough."

She had a relatively small appetite to begin with. Some dishes on the table hadn't been touched from start to finish!

"For the remaining dishes that haven't been touched, have the back kitchen give them to other people who need them. As for the ones that were eaten, destroy them directly."

She didn't want the saliva from her leftover food to fall into other people's mouths. That would make her feel somewhat disgusted inside.

If it were people she had relatively better relationships with, it wouldn't matter. For example, Maid Xiao Xi, He Yan, Xiyan, even Cecilia would be fine. As for the Empress, well, that was special, so she wouldn't mention it.

In short, she just felt disgusted having her saliva fall into the mouths of other people she didn't know. Probably because she had some spiritual cleanliness obsession.

"Understood."

Not long after, He Yan arranged everything properly. In terms of work efficiency, it was very good. She truly deserved to be a maid personally promoted by Maid Xiao Xi.

"Lady Liuli, we can leave now."

"Mm."

She could guess that below, there were definitely many people discussing her. After all, she had just directly shown her identity jade pendant to the front desk. This scene was definitely seen by many people. Everyone knew that Princess Liuli, who lived deep within Glaze Royal Palace, had run out. This kind of big gossip probably wouldn't take long to spread throughout the entire city in an uproar.

By that time, there would definitely be many people coming to find her to prepare for cooperation or something. For example, those nobles, and other royal family members would all come knocking.

"He Yan, next I'm going to give you a very important task. You must handle this matter well for me."

"Yes, Lady Liuli, rest assured. As long as it's Lady Liuli's order, I will definitely handle it perfectly for you!"

"After we return to Glaze Royal Palace in a bit, secretly call my Father the King to the back garden. I have matters I need to discuss with my Father the King."

"Okay, understood, Lady Liuli~"

This little matter was simply effortless.

"You must call him over secretly. Don't let anyone know. My Father the King must come while avoiding others' eyes and ears."

"Understood."

"Then let's go on our incognito visit now. Just randomly pick a few places."

Anyway, it was just to understand the situation slightly. It probably wouldn't take much time.

"Let's... choose that one over there."

The Little Princess pointed at a clothing store not far away.

...

"Welcome~ What do you two need? We have winter clothes, summer clothes, and autumn clothes here, as well as some rather fashionable styles. Whatever you two misses need, just tell me."

The two people before her looked like they were from a noble family. One was a young miss wearing somewhat plain and dignified clothing, the other was a maid serving her own miss. No matter how you looked at it, they were wealthy people!

"I want a pair of leather boots, custom-made."

The Little Princess wrote down the size she needed on a piece of paper beside her. Size 36.

"Size 36... then what are your requirements?"

"Just follow Mo's pair of small leather boots."

"Mo... you mean Princess Mo?"

"Mm."

She was a bit numb. This was the first time she'd heard someone directly address a princess by her given name. If someone heard this, it would be great disrespect. If the Military Police heard it, she could be arrested and detained for several days!

But now it was her customer directly addressing the Princess by her given name. She'd just pretend she didn't hear it. Who would refuse business that came to the door?

"Um, this customer, I think you can choose another style..."

Although this style could be made, after all, it was the style Princess Mo always wore. She didn't want to imitate it. If problems arose later and word got out that it was replicated from her shop, wouldn't she be dead?

"Can't make it?"

"It's not that I can't make it. It's just that this is the Princess's style. I don't dare imitate it!"

Moreover, even if she could make it, it definitely wouldn't be as good as the royal family's specialized leatherworker. At most, it would just be a crude imitation.

"Then forget it. Help me make a piece of clothing."

She wrote down her body measurements on the paper again.

"This customer, the data on here doesn't seem to match your figure!"

She was clearly 1.6 meters tall, but wrote 1.5 meters of data? It was obviously writing smaller. After making it, wouldn't she return it saying it didn't fit?

"This is custom-ordered for my younger sister. Just go ahead and make it without worry. As for the style, just use Mo as a template. Design it however looks good. You don't need to worry about money."

"Ah?"

The clerk's hands froze at this moment.

Using Princess Mo as a template? She probably thought her younger sister could be as good-looking as Princess Mo?

Princess Mo was the princess with the most temperament she had ever seen. Petite and cute yet not lacking in dignity. It could be said she was simply a perfect princess template!

"Then will this customer personally come pick up the goods when the time comes, or should we personally deliver them to you?"

"Send it to me. I don't have time to pick it up."

She usually didn't have much time leaving the palace. She estimated she wouldn't come to the streets again afterward. If it was ready by then and she had no time to come out and get it, it would just be wasted.

"Then what is the customer's address?"

"Glaze Royal Palace."

"Glaze Royal... Palace!?"

The clerk raised an eyebrow and looked the Little Princess and He Yan up and down. No matter how she looked, she had no impression. If it were a princess, she couldn't possibly have no impression. Every prince and princess's portrait circulated among the common people to prevent people from not recognizing them. Only Princess Liuli, who had been living in seclusion deep in the palace, had never had her portrait circulated.

It couldn't possibly be Princess Liuli, right? She didn't believe she would one day encounter Princess Liuli, who had never walked out of the deep palace!

"You're sure you're not joking with me?"

"No."

The Little Princess answered with a smile.

"When the time comes, just take this token and enter the palace to deliver it to my hands. Someone will lead you to my bedroom."

After speaking, the Little Princess pulled out a token from her bosom and placed it on the table. On it, the two characters "Liuli" were clearly written.

"Princess Liuli!"

She hurriedly knelt down.

"I'm sorry, Princess. I failed to recognize you. Please punish me, Princess!"

"Get up. Ignorance is not a crime. You don't need to apologize. On the contrary, always paying attention to the royal family members' image is praiseworthy."

She casually tossed a gold coin onto the table.

"Consider this the deposit. Afterward, bring the finished clothes to find me. I'll settle the remaining money with you clearly."

"Thank you, Princess!"

She said excitedly.

Lady Liuli came to patronize her shop. Wouldn't she become famous? A royal family member came to her place to custom-order clothes!

"Princess, you coming to my place to custom-order clothes means you're planning to...?"

"Didn't I already say? To give to my younger sister."

"Younger sister?"

"Mo."

Actually, it was herself, but what was the problem with saying it was her younger sister? Anyway, Liuli was her, Mo was also her. She could say whatever she wanted.

"Custom-ordering clothes for Princess Mo? I understand. I will definitely put in 120% effort to make this piece of clothing well!"

She must design Princess Mo beautifully. By that time, not only would her reputation spread, but she might even be favored by people from the Senior Tailor Association and become a member of the association!

"Uh, that, Princess, is there anything else you need?"

"Yes, of course. I want to ask, how's business been recently?"

"Business?"

She was somewhat surprised. She hadn't expected that Princess Liuli, as a princess, would actually care about how they common people were doing. All along, only Princess Mo would care like this. Now there was another Liuli. Perhaps life in the future really would become smoother and smoother?

"Reporting to Princess, business has been somewhat slow recently, but it's considered normal. Because the citizens of Glaze Nation up and down have been quite well-off recently, basically no one goes hungry. After the common people gradually became prosperous, they didn't need to do too much heavy labor to maintain their livelihood. Naturally, there were far fewer people coming to buy clothes."

"However, people willing to spend more money to buy some relatively high-end style clothes and willing to spend big money on custom-ordered clothes have increased. Although customer traffic has decreased quite a bit, the fluctuation in revenue isn't that large."

"I see..."

This was something she had overlooked.

"What about other merchants?"

"Other merchants? I'm not very clear about this. Princess, you know, how would I, someone who sells clothes, know so much?"

"True."

The Little Princess nodded.

"He Yan, prepare to go to the next shop."

She planned to go ask clearly shop by shop.

"Um, Princess, may I presumptuously ask, are you investigating?"

"Right, investigating. Keep this matter buried in your stomach. Don't spread it around. Understand?"

"Understood! Understood!"

Of course she understood. The Princess personally came down to investigate and make incognito visits. How could she possibly spread this around everywhere? If she ruined the Princess's original plan, several of her heads wouldn't be enough to atone for the crime!

But Princess Liuli actually cared about the citizens just like Princess Mo. This truly was good fortune cultivated in their previous lives.

"Princess, take care~"

"Mm."

Under the clerk's gaze, the Little Princess and He Yan walked out of the shop door and disappeared into the dusk.