My father, Li Shimin, requests Your Majesty to become the Retired Emperor.

the next morning.

Su Wan was busy at the Su family supermarket.

It's no exaggeration to say that her supermarket is making a fortune every day. In the entire city of Chang'an, it's the most successful, practically monopolizing most of the business.

White Peony swayed her waist as she walked in from outside.

Upon seeing her, Su Wan quickly dropped what she was doing, went to greet her, and said with a smile, "Sister, what fragrant breeze brought you here today?"

Bai Mudan smiled and said, "I was bored at home and missed you, so I came to see you."

Su Wan took her arm and laughed, "You live such a carefree life! General Chang earns money outside, and you just stay home and spend it."

Bai Mudan waved her hand: "Don't mention him. What can he do with that little salary?"

He's too honest and straightforward; he doesn't know how to make money. If someone else were in his position, their pockets would be bulging by now.

He was still penniless.

My meager salary isn't even enough to buy me rouge.

Upon hearing this, Su Wan thought to herself, "Aren't all the rouges you use gifts from me?"

Do you still need to buy it?

"Sister, I think General Chang is incorruptible and that's the right thing to do."

His Majesty is a great emperor, a wise and benevolent ruler. He is intolerant of any injustice. Anyone who tries to do anything under his watchful eye will only be asking for trouble.

Bai Mudan nodded and said, "What you said seems to make some sense."

"Only by not being greedy for money can one work for a long time; if one is greedy for money, one is probably not far from going to jail."

General Chang is destined for a bright future, sister. You are so lucky to have found such a general.

The two of them chatted and laughed as they arrived at the fur section.

Looking at the dazzling array of goods in the supermarket, Bai Mudan exclaimed, "Girl, you've got quite a few leather goods here already!"

"Yes, these furs only arrived recently," Su Wan said, pointing to the newly arrived furs as she introduced them to Bai Mudan.

"Wow, this mink coat is really beautiful."

"Sis, why don't you try it on and see if the size is right?"

"Okay, I'll give it a try."

As Bai Mudan spoke, she happily picked up the mink coat and went to the fitting room to try it on.

Su Wan, observing her expression, naturally understood what she meant.

After a while, Bai Mudan came out of the fitting room: "Wan'er, do you think this mink coat suits me?"

She stretched out her arms and turned around.

Su Wan looked at it from front to back, appearing very serious, and then nodded emphatically: "It seems this mink coat was tailor-made for you; it couldn't be more perfect."

The length, size, color, and style are all perfect.

And you look even younger.

"Really? Wan'er, you're not lying to me, are you?"

"Sister, look at what you're saying, I'm just telling you what's on my mind."

In my opinion, you have a face that could make fish sink and geese fall from the sky, a beauty that could shame the moon and put flowers to shame. Even if a fairy descended from heaven, she might not be as beautiful as you.

Otherwise, how could General Chang have been so infatuated with you?

Upon hearing this, Bai Mudan laughed so hard she bent over: "Wan'er, you're so good at joking! You're such a smooth talker!"

Okay, how much is this mink coat? I'll buy it.

"Sister, we're like sisters, right? If you like it, just take it and wear it. It's a gift from your little sister, why are we talking about money?" Su Wan said with a smile.

"Oh dear, how could I accept that? You've given me quite a few things before."

"This mink coat is a rare item; it must be worth at least several thousand taels of silver!"

Su Wan then took out a colorful belt and tied it around Bai Mudan's waist: "Sister, you've maintained such a great figure, I'm so envious."

You have a good eye for quality! The material of this mink coat comes from mink from Changbai Mountain, which is indeed a rare breed.

"But it's nothing. You've done me a favor by coming here. Take it and wear it; it's free."

"Alright then, since you've put it that way, I'll respectfully comply," Bai Mudan said without any hesitation.

Su Wan took a bag, packed up the mink coat, and handed it to Bai Mudan.

Bai Mudan beamed from ear to ear: "Wan'er, you're so good to me, how can I ever thank you enough?"

"There's no need to be so polite between us sisters."

Bai Mudan suddenly remembered Su Gui: "How's Su Gui doing lately?"

"Thanks to General Chang's care, he's doing quite well in the Imperial Guard."

"How many people does he command now?"

"Currently, I have 2000 soldiers under my command."

Bai Mudan rested her chin on her hand, thought for a moment, and said, "Speaking of our brother Su Gui, he is quite capable."

Having 2000 people under his command seems a bit small.

I'll have Chang He check if there are any vacant positions later and promote him further.

Upon hearing this, Su Wan thought to herself, "This is something you brought up yourself. I didn't ask you to promote Su Gui's official position." She replied, "Sister, I think Su Gui is still young and hasn't made any significant contributions yet. Let him gain more experience. There's no rush to promote him."

"Wan'er, you don't understand. Let him be given a higher official position and more subordinates. That way, he will feel pressure, and pressure will motivate him. That way, it won't hinder his training, right?"

Don't worry about this, leave it to me.

Sure enough, a few days later, an officer in the Imperial Guard resigned due to a serious illness, and Chang He reported Su Gui's name to the authorities.

The approval was quickly granted, and Su Gui now commanded 4000 soldiers.

This was already considered a miracle among the Imperial Guards.

Because Su Gui hasn't been with the company for very long and is too young.

In the past, Su Gui would have been overjoyed to learn that she had been promoted.

However, ever since Su Wan scolded him, he thought of Wei Qing and always wanted to take Wei Qing as his role model. He felt extremely cautious and like he was walking on thin ice.

night.

The bedroom of Consort Yan.

She summoned the two maids and asked, "I asked you to deliver wine, meat, and some silk to Xu Hui in the south of the city. Did you deliver them?"

The two maids were so frightened that they knelt down on the ground with a thud.

Shuangjiang said, "Master, we didn't deliver it."

"What did you say? Why?"

"That night, we had just left your place when we encountered a demon. I was so scared that I fainted. After that, I don't remember anything."

"What evil spirit? What nonsense are you talking about? Where did this ghost come from?"

"There really is a ghost, I saw it."

Consort Yan asked Bai Lu, "What exactly happened?"

Another maid, Bailu, then recounted what had happened that night.

"Did you see who that person was clearly?"

"no."

When Consort Yan heard what the two of them said, she broke out in a sweat.

She wondered to herself, who could have done this?

How could there be ghosts in this palace?

Those are all deceptive tricks.

But if there's no ghost, why is that person so ugly?

He thought for a long time and came up with only one possibility: the person was wearing a mask.

So, who exactly did this?

Consort Yan was completely baffled.

Bai Lu advised, "Master, I think there's something fishy about this."

Honestly, would Xu Hui really be that kind of person?

We think it's unlikely.

Consort Yan rolled her eyes at the two of them: "What do you know?"

Since ancient times, the imperial harem has been like a battlefield, a war without gunpowder, a war where it's either you die or I die.

Those who are merciful and soft-hearted will be the first to suffer.