Zhuang Xingxing didn't want to see Zhuang Mingyue sad because of this incident, nor did he want to destroy the sisterhood between them, so he had to choose to believe Zhuang Mingyue.

"Xing'er, you better go back and rest early, it's not too early." Zhuang Xingxing nodded and walked out of Zhuang Mingyue's room.

The next day, as usual, she went to the shop with Zhuang Mingyue. It's just that Long Zhengning hasn't appeared today, she is a little disappointed, standing at the door of the shop.

Just as she was starting, a girl approached her and patted her on the shoulder. Zhuang Xingxing, who was frightened at this moment, trembled.

"Is this young lady going to buy something?" She saw that the girl's clothes did not look like ordinary ones, so she took her to the shop.

"Wait a minute, I don't buy anything, I'm here to find you." Zhuang Xingxing was very puzzled, he didn't know this lady. "But I don't know you, Miss?"

The girl made a natural look, "Of course you don't know me, and you haven't seen me." I am Brother Ning's younger sister, named Long Sitong. ”

Zhuang Xingxing was very frightened, "Your Royal Highness Princess, do you have any instructions for me?" I only heard Long Sitong laugh twice, and slapped Zhuang Xingxing again, "Don't be so nervous." I also sneaked out. ”

Seeing that the princess was so approachable, Zhuang Xingxing was also relieved. No longer as respectful as just now, "Princess, do you know me?" ”

"Of course not. It's just that I followed Brother Ning a few days ago and found that you have a good relationship with him. It turned out that this Long Sitong was following Long Zhengning and misunderstood the relationship between these two people.

"Your Royal Highness Princess, I am the second daughter of the Zhuang family. His name is Zhuang Xingxing. His Highness didn't come to look for me, but just came to eat there. The princess chuckled twice, and said with a wicked smile, "I don't believe it's just for dinner, there must be someone here who he wants to meet." ”

Hearing this, Zhuang Xingxing remembered what Zhuang Mingyue told her last night. Lowering his eyes, a little lost. Long Sitong saw her mood, so he pulled her out of the store.

"Your Highness Princess, where are you taking me?" Zhuang Xingxing was very flustered, although there were still people in the store, but Zhuang Mingyue handed it over to her for the time being. If you just run away, what if something happens?

"Don't worry, just follow me." Long Sitong's heartless appearance is somewhat similar to Zhuang Xingxing. This made her feel relieved.

Although Long Sitong looked like she came out alone on the surface, Zhuang Xingxing knew that there must be many people secretly protecting her. Safety is nothing to worry about.

The princess led her at a trot to the door of a dim sum shop. This dim sum is usually a special offer for the palace, and Zhuang Xingxing only looked at it from a distance outside, and never ate anything inside.

"Princess, this...?" She didn't know what Long Sitong was doing with such a move, so she made a questioning voice.

"Aren't you unhappy? I'll take you to something delicious. After eating these, all your worries can be forgotten. She said and pulled Zhuang Xingxing in, making this girl who had never been in contact with the royal family a little flattered.

"No, how can Her Royal Highness let you do such a thing?" Although the dim sum inside is very tempting, Zhuang Xingxing knows that it is unreasonable to do so.

"It's okay, it's coming. This is my command, you can't not fail to eat. In desperation, Zhuang Xingxing had no choice but to follow Xiaohua in.

When you are at the door, you can smell the fragrance of the sweets, and once you enter, the fragrance of the sweets is even stronger. Zhuang Xingxing's saliva is about to flow.

Long Sitong sat down, the clerks here all knew her, and came to the side respectfully. "Your Royal Highness, what do you want to eat today?"

I saw her wave her hand, and said lightly, "As usual." Prepare an extra copy for this woman. "The clerk should go down and get ready. After a while, all kinds of snacks came up.

Zhuang Xingxing picked it up casually and took a bite of it, the skin of the dim sum was crispy and delicious, it was simply delicious in the world. "It's delicious." Then she realized her gaffe again, and blushed with shame, "I'm sorry, Your Highness Princess, I lost my temper, but this snack is indeed a delicacy in the world." ”

Long Sitong didn't blame her for this, but felt that such a Zhuang star was very straightforward. "It's okay, if you like it. This princess can't be wrong with her vision. ”

The two of them ate snacks and had a pleasant afternoon. It's just that the princess has been staring at her faintly, which makes Zhuang Xingxing very uncomfortable. "Princess, what are you staring at me all the time?"

"What is the relationship between you and Brother Ning?" It seems that Long Sitong really misunderstood, and she had to start explaining, "Your Royal Highness Princess, it's really not what you think." Your Highness, he..."

Before Zhuang Xingxing finished speaking, he was stopped by Long Sitong, "Don't call me Her Royal Highness the princess anymore, that's too rusty, you can call me Xiaotong." ”

Hearing her say this, Zhuang Xingxing waved his hand again and again, "Then how can you do it, you are a princess, and I am just a second daughter of the Zhuang family." In that case, wouldn't I have trespassed? But the princess didn't care about this, she had to ask Zhuang Xingxing to call her affectionate. In desperation, Zhuang Xingxing also agreed first.

"Xiaotong, Your Highness, he came to the store, and he was actually looking for my eldest sister." Long Sitong smelled a smell of gossip and immediately became interested, "What is Brother Ning looking for your eldest sister for?" ”

In fact, Zhuang Xingxing didn't know why, His Royal Highness wanted to get close to Zhuang Mingyue so much. She only knew that those two people were from the same place, and perhaps His Highness just wanted to discuss some things with Zhuang Mingyue.

"Because my eldest sister is in business now, Your Highness may want to ask something about business." Long Sitong, who originally thought that there was any gossip to listen to, immediately lost interest. She doesn't know anything about business.

"Hey, that's boring. But looking at your eyes, it shouldn't be that it doesn't mean anything to Brother Ning at all, right? Finding that his mind had been seen through, Zhuang Xingxing lowered his head a little embarrassed.

"My identity must not be worthy of His Highness, princess, don't joke about this matter." The princess saw her crimson cheeks, and she probably understood what had happened.

After they finished eating, Zhuang Xingxing took Long Sitong back to Zhuang Mingyue's shop. At this time, Zhuang Mingyue came from the restaurant. She saw Long Sitong beside Zhuang Xingxing at a glance, "Isn't this Her Royal Highness the Princess?" The princess is coming, Xing'er, why don't you say a word. ”

Knowing that Zhuang Mingyue was blaming her, Zhuang Xingxing also knew that this matter was indeed his fault, "I'm sorry..."

"I pulled her out, and it has nothing to do with Xing'er

。 Looking at such an arrogant princess, Zhuang Mingyue couldn't say anything. But she knew that this princess had no bad intentions.

"But Miss Zhuang, I haven't seen you for a few days, I didn't expect you to run such a big shop." Long Sitong looked around Zhuang Mingyue's shop and found that the decoration here was very good, and there were some small ornaments sold inside, looking very novel, "Where did you get these things, I haven't seen them." ”

Zhuang Mingyue heard her say these words, and hurriedly stepped forward, "The princess praised it." I got all these things from a Westerner. I met that person by chance, and his whereabouts were secretive, and I could only pick up the goods on the day I had agreed with him. ”

Unexpectedly, Zhuang Mingyue's ability was not small, and Long Sitong began to look at her with admiration.

At this time, looking at the princess who was constantly surprised, Zhuang Xingxing actually gave birth to a sense of pride. Although she didn't do any of this, she was still very proud that her eldest sister was so powerful.

"Your Royal Highness Princess, the eldest sister has more than one shop, and even the famous restaurants in Kyoto are the eldest sister's." This statement made Long Sitong even more interested.

"I didn't expect you to have such a big fast, it seems that I really underestimated you before." Long Sitong walked up to Zhuang Mingyue and examined her.

Zhuang Mingyue was not afraid of her, and looked at the princess directly. When the two of them were at a stalemate, Zhuang Xingxing suddenly became nervous, "Why are you suddenly so serious?" ”

Long Sitong snorted and laughed, "It's okay, I just want to see how long Miss Zhuang can last." Zhuang Mingyue also laughed at this time, she hadn't laughed so happily for a long time.

"Haven't you ever wanted to be an imperial merchant?" When the smiling princess said this, it was obviously thrown at Zhuang Mingyue.

She was stunned for a moment, with the development of the shop, it was difficult for her to get out, and she was really tired from shop to shop every day. And the capital turnover has been difficult recently, which makes her really headache.

However, she also knew before that there were certain conditions that needed to be met to be an imperial businessman, and in short, the threshold was high. It is difficult for someone like Zhuang Mingyue to be an imperial businessman without interpersonal relationships.

"What good will it do me, princess?" In fact, she knew that this matter was beneficial to her business, but out of the merchant's thinking, she could only ask the princess to bring it up.

Long Sitong didn't think about it so much, and told Zhuang Mingyue and Pan very honestly, "Presumably you have so many shops, you have a lot of taxes to pay every month, right?" ”

Indeed, although Tiansheng's tax rate is not high, Zhuang Mingyue's base is large, and there are many taxes to be paid. The research and invention she had always wanted to do had never been funded enough.

"If you become an imperial merchant, the tax will be greatly reduced." This condition made Zhuang Mingyue's heart moved, "How much can it be reduced?" ”

The princess was not ambiguous, and directly stretched out her hand to make the number five, "It can be reduced by fifty." ”

I knew that reducing the tax by fifty percent would be of great help to Zhuang Mingyue, who was still in her infancy, and she had no reason to refuse.

"Okay, deal. Thank you princess for the invitation. After this incident, Zhuang Mingyue also became a member of the imperial merchants, and the business became bigger and bigger.

After that time, Long Sitong's relationship with Zhuang Xingxing was unusually good. The two often go out together to enjoy good food. Time has passed in a flash.