In a chaotic world, border soldiers begin their journey by enlisting in the army and getting married

"Don't worry, my father already told me."

"Is there anything else you need here?"

Nan Tu Rou looked around. The mansion was quite large, but it felt rather empty. Considering Chen Shan's family background and the many women around him, Nan Tu Rou asked directly.

"I don't need anything. Should I reserve a room for the princess alone?" Chen Shan teased Nan Tu Rou. As soon as he said this, Nan Tu Rou's eyes darted around, and she quickly retorted.

"Why would I do this to you? I don't want it. The Prince's mansion is much better than this place."

Nan Tu Rou looked resistant, but the blush on her face was very noticeable.

This made Huangfu Yueling realize something.

"Tsk, Rou Rou, you don't actually have feelings for Chen Shan, do you?"

"I'd be overjoyed if he saved a room for me."

Huangfu Yueling teased, and Nan Tu Rou's expression became even more flustered.

"What do you mean? Don't talk nonsense."

"He's a womanizer, and I, the princess, would never have feelings for him."

"I'm just here on orders."

Nan Tu Rou spoke with conviction, but when it came to Chen Shan's feelings, she was indeed at a loss.

Although she had fought on the battlefield for many years, in this respect she was no different from those naive young girls.

Moreover, Chen Shan's situation is special; he already has several beautiful women around him.

Seeing Nan Tu Rou's flustered yet stubborn expression, Chen Shan couldn't help but laugh.

Just then, Wang Xiaoya walked over.

"My lord."

When Wang Xiaoya came over and saw Huangfu Yueling and Nan Tu Rou there, she immediately bowed.

"Greetings, Princess; greetings, County Princess."

Wang Xiaoya, being a businesswoman by profession, naturally held a strong belief in this hierarchical order.

After all, they didn't want to cause trouble for Chen Shan.

"Xiaoya, we're old acquaintances, there's no need for formalities anymore."

Before Chen Shan could even speak, Huangfu Yueling acted as if they were already familiar with each other.

Even Nan Tu Rou didn't know how to describe her.

Stop being so cheeky.

Chen Shan glanced at Huangfu Yueling. This woman was someone who only wanted to stir up trouble.

Dealing with this kind of person is a real headache, just like dealing with a stubborn plaster.

"Xiaoya, has the business been settled?"

Chen Shan casually put his arm around Wang Xiaoya and stroked her waist with one hand.

In front of the two women, Wang Xiaoya was also shy, and her face instantly turned red.

"My lord, doing business requires a source of goods and a workshop, but we seem to be too busy right now."

"So, I was wondering if we could cooperate with the princess."

As Wang Xiaoya spoke, Nan Tu Rou also became curious.

Doing business is nothing new to these privileged children.

In other words, every official in Beijing owns some kind of property.

It's just that most of them don't directly pass through their hands.

"Xiaoya, you mentioned cooperation? What are your plans?"

Nan Tu Rou looked on with curiosity.

She was naturally familiar with Chen Shan's wives.

There's nothing awkward about talking to each other.

"I want to start a fabric business. My family used to do that. My father is back, so he can help me out."

"However, there are no workshops, so there's no way to get these materials."

Wang Xiaoya's father has been sent to the capital. Originally, Chen Shan planned to have his father-in-law move in with him, but the father-in-law refused in every way, so they could only arrange for him to stay in the outer city.

Chen Shan even specially reserved some people to take care of this.

"The cloth business is not a problem. There are several cloth workshops in the Prince's Mansion. Xiaoya, you can go and take a look when you have time."

Nan Tu Rou did not hesitate and spoke up decisively.

Even Chen Shan was somewhat surprised by such generosity, let alone Wang Xiaoya.

"Princess, are you being too generous?"

Chen Shan looked on with curiosity.

Nan Tu Rou glanced at him, then said, "What's it to you? I'm talking to Xiao Ya."

"With your meager salary, you can't even properly support the elite troops under your command."

"My father asked me to help him, what? You don't want to?"

Nan Tu Rou, once again displaying her domineering demeanor in the army, left Chen Shan speechless.

After all, his salary was indeed insufficient.

Moreover, there's now the Black Ice Guard, which has three thousand people and requires even more resources.

In this respect, Chen was indeed in a somewhat awkward position.

"Princess, those are, after all, the property of the Prince's residence. Isn't this inappropriate?"

Wang Xiaoya was also somewhat hesitant. Her original intention was to cooperate, even if it meant that the Wang family would take the lion's share.

In the Xia Kingdom today, and even in the Seven Kingdoms, merchants absolutely cannot make money and do business without a powerful backer.

Only through collusion between officials and businessmen can one have a chance to survive.

The Wang family once had a thriving business in Yangzhou, but at that time, the Wang family relied on only a minor official in Yangzhou Prefecture. When faced with the suppression of absolute power and status, they were insignificant!

Now that the Prince's Mansion is backing them, they are unlikely to repeat the same mistakes.

Learn from your mistakes; as businessmen, this is their instinct.

Otherwise, how could they have accumulated so much wealth so quickly?

"There's nothing inappropriate about it. Didn't you say you wanted to cooperate? Just give the Prince's Mansion a share of the profits when the time comes."

Wang Xiaoya was surprised to hear Nan Tu Rou say that, but she still looked at Chen Shan.

This kind of matter still needs to be decided by Chen Shan.

"Since the princess has put it that way, then let's not refuse."

Upon hearing Chen Shan's words, Wang Xiaoya became excited.

They started discussing it directly with Nan Rou.

Seeing that there was nothing for him to do, Chen Shan tactfully walked to the side.

Looking at the favorability ratings of several women on the system, Chen Shan felt utterly helpless.

Nan Tu Rou's favorability rating is almost 80.

But the trouble lies in that last step, with the Southern Slaughter King.

As for the others, such as Huangfu Yueling, Chu Zhiyue, Zi Xian, and even Kong Qingque, it was really difficult to improve their favorability.

Moreover, they all approached Chen Shan with various motives.

Raising favorability is not so easy.

"Looks like I really need to put in some effort."

Chen Shan sighed. Improving the Empress's favorability was more complicated, so the only people he could consider were Nan Tu Rou and a few others.

Just as Chen Shan was sighing and thinking about the system rewards in the future, another message came from outside the door.

"My lord, the Fourth Prince's residence has sent congratulatory gifts."

"In addition, some officials also sent congratulatory gifts."

Chen Shan was also surprised to hear Gao Shun's words.

He wasn't surprised by the other officials. Chen Shan was personally promoted by the emperor, which meant that the emperor favored him, so it was perfectly normal for officials to curry favor with him.

It was this Fourth Prince's residence that left Chen Shan completely baffled.

"Besides these, who else is there?"

Chen Shan looked at the gifts brought in by the guards and then asked about them.

"The Zixianlou also sent a congratulatory gift, and in addition, the steward of the Prime Minister's residence also sent a gift."