Chapter 644: Chapter 580: The Shop is Booming_Part 2 Chapter 644: Chapter 580: The Shop is Booming_Part 2 Tangyu Mountain Four Seasons Manor…

Perhaps not everyone knows about the Four Seasons Manor, but to the folks of Beijing, Tangyu Mountain is widely renowned. It’s where all the imperial relatives and noble officials have their estates.

At that moment, no one dared to act rashly.

The day before the Dragon Boat Festival, Prince Rui entered the shop with a smiling face.

Seeing the empty shop, Prince Rui couldn’t help but twitch his cheeks. This was the busiest shop he had ever seen, and it wasn’t even noon yet, but everything had already been sold out.

“Esteemed sir, our shop is closed for the day. Would you please come early tomorrow?” Xiaoliu said with a beaming smile, bending at the waist.

Prince Rui glanced at Xiaoliu and said out of the blue, “I know your master. How about this, I won’t reveal your true identities. Tomorrow is the Dragon Boat Festival, and I need to give gifts. Prepare about ten large watermelons and a few baskets of seasonal vegetables for me, and I will keep your secret.”

The vegetables sold in this shop are extraordinary. Ever since the shop began selling them, he had been sending people to buy every day. After getting used to the vegetables from this shop, he found others just didn’t taste as good.

Xiaoliu looked at Prince Rui, who was unabashedly telling lies without changing his expression, and said with difficulty, “Your Highness, please don’t make it hard for me. The rules of the shop are set by the master, and I really can’t agree to this.”

Seeing dissatisfaction on Prince Rui’s face, Xiaoliu hurriedly said with a smile, “If Your Highness truly enjoys our products, why not buy some seeds and grow them yourself? That way, it would be more convenient.”

Prince Rui looked at Xiaoliu with hard-to-conceal vexation, “I want to eat them now, and yet you’re telling me to grow my own. By the time they’re grown, who knows when that will be. Are you out of your mind?”

Xiaoliu quickly bowed and apologized profusely, but there were no watermelons or vegetables to be had.

Prince Rui glared at Xiaoliu, frustrated. Considering the people behind him, he felt somewhat powerless against this butler.

Xiaoliu glanced at Prince Rui and didn’t forget to promote the seeds from the neighboring store, “Esteemed sir, truly, our seeds are exceptionally good–large and plump with high yields. If you buy watermelon seeds now, by next year, you’ll have as many as you want.”

“And as for vegetable seeds, there are varieties that can be harvested several times a year. If you buy them now, you could be serving them on your table in a few months.”

Seeing Xiaoliu was not going to yield, Prince Rui, tired of the nonsense, huffed and left the shop.

Outside the shop, many people were watching. Seeing even Prince Rui leave without success, they were even more reluctant to underestimate the Four Seasons Fruits and Vegetables Shop.

Prince Rui had intended to leave directly, but before getting into his carriage, he noticed that the neighboring Four Seasons Seed Store was crowded with people and couldn’t help but go over for a look.

“Esteemed sir, are you here to buy seeds? If so, please get in line!”

Prince Rui looked at the long line ahead and asked his personal eunuch Shunzi, “Does this seed store also do such good business?”

Shunzi nodded, “The quality of the seeds sold here is visibly superior to others, and they are reasonably priced. Besides, the Four Seasons Fruits and Vegetables Shop has samples on display, which has attracted even more customers to buy the seeds.”

“Master, didn’t you say how tasty the black rice porridge from our kitchen was? It was I who bought it from that shop. After the Princess Consort learned about it, she specifically had someone purchase a batch of seeds to grow them. Our family has plenty of land; we wanted to buy more, but unfortunately, the seeds were rationed.”

Prince Rui’s eyes widened, and he stroked his chin as he watched the people entering and leaving the Seed Shop, many of whom were businessmen from all over, and murmured, “Is my imperial brother trying to promote these grain varieties?”

After observing the customer flow at the Seed Shop for a while, Prince Rui boarded his carriage. “Let’s go to the Imperial Palace.”

Imperial Palace.

The Emperor, having received a letter from Dongli, was relieved to hear that the two missing medicinal herbs had been found and Granny Gu’s condition had improved.

Reading about Ye Yang and the elder daughter of the Yan Family venturing into the deep mountains to gather herbs, and how she narrowly escaped a venomous snake attack, falling off a cliff, he felt somewhat emotional.

“Ye Yang might be my own grandson, but this eldest legitimate daughter of Yan Zhigao truly seems to have a deep connection with our family.”

Hearing this, Eunuch An immediately recalled the scene of their kidnapping and said with a smile, “Indeed, that girl must be deeply blessed. Otherwise, how could she have encountered the two old masters, and later even brought you, Your Majesty, to see them.”

The Emperor also thought of the kidnapping and couldn’t help but laugh.

When Prince Rui arrived, he just so happened to see the Emperor in this good mood and promptly asked with a smile, “Imperial brother, you seem so happy. Is there any good news? Tell me so that I can share the joy.”

The Emperor valued Prince Rui, who was sensible and helpful, and often indulged him in harmless jokes.

“You live such a carefree life, and you’re not yet cheerful enough? Look at yourself, so chunky and plump from contentment,” the Emperor teased.

Prince Rui bantered for a few moments and then brought up casually, “On my way here, I passed by Chang’an Street and noticed two rather special shops.”

The Emperor uttered an “Oh?” since Prince Rui enjoyed telling him about novel things from outside the palace, and he always listened for amusement, asking indifferently, “What’s so special about them?”

Prince Rui said with a smile, “Both shops implement purchase limits, which can be quite frustrating.”

With a raised eyebrow, the Emperor countered, “Purchase limits? That is unusual indeed. However, that only shows that their business is doing very well.”

Prince Rui continued, “But it makes for a poor customer experience. That shop has early-ripening watermelons; I was going to buy some and bring them here for Imperial Brother to taste.”

The Emperor laughed, “As if I lack your bit of watermelon. Alright, you’re a prince; whatever others choose to do with their businesses is their concern, don’t interfere, understood?”

Hearing this defensive tone, Prince Rui’s eyes flashed with realization, thinking to himself, so those two shops really belong to Imperial Brother!