Tang Dynasty: Starting at Xuanwu Gate, this prince is better off not being one.

Changsun Chong's jeering remarks sparked a flurry of discussion among those around him.

"Whose young master is this, so brave and fierce?"

"I recognize this man! Isn't he the eldest grandson of the Duke of Shangdang County?"

"Brother Changsun? Could it be Changsun Chong, the nephew of the current Princess of Qin?"

"That's right, it's him! But I've never heard of Changsun Chong being such a heavy drinker."

"I haven't heard of that either, but I do think what this person said makes a lot of sense!"

"Really? It just so happens that I think so too..."

"..."

Listening to the cacophony of voices around him, Changsun Chong thought to himself, "It's almost done." He then gave Niu Tong, who was also mingling in the crowd not far away, a wink, signaling him to add fuel to the fire.

Receiving a signal from Changsun Chong, Niu Tong nodded slightly, then raised his neck and shouted, "What this brother says makes perfect sense! We've been waiting here all morning, how can we leave empty-handed?"

Standing next to Niu Tong was the son of a duke. Hearing Niu Tong's words, he was also filled with anger and casually echoed, "That's right! What you say is exactly what I've been thinking!"

"That's right!"

"Me too!"

"..."

Among the crowd below the stage, after Changsun Chong and Niu Tong stirred things up, some people gradually began to complain about Li Yu's stinginess.

Li Yu, however, was overjoyed, knowing that the wine's reputation had been established today.

So he feigned helplessness, rubbed his forehead, and said, "Gentlemen! I know you are unwilling, but I don't have much wine stored up! At most, I have three hundred jars. Just now, some elders sent word that they asked me to send a few jars of wine to their elders, and they promised that they wouldn't shortchange me by a single penny. How can I refuse?"

Seeing Li Yu's words, Changsun Chong, who was below the stage, spoke up again: "Isn't that simple? I've also drunk the 'Immortal's Drunkenness' from the palace. One jar of your wine is equivalent to four or five jars of that wine. Since that's the case, why don't you just sell the rest to us? Even if it's fifty strings of cash a jar, I, Changsun Chong, will buy it and bring it home for my parents to try!"

"That's right! His Highness Prince Songshan is being far too stingy. We're not poor folks; even if it's fifty strings of cash a jar, we can still buy one and have a taste!"

"..."

"Ugh!"

On the stage, Li Yu sighed dramatically, then straightened his posture and said righteously, "I, Li Yu, am not one to break my word. Since I made a promise to treat everyone to wine, I cannot go back on my word. However, Brother Changsun, you are mistaken! Although the cost of this wine is not low, I cannot bring myself to ask for fifty strings of cash against my conscience. Considering that everyone has worked hard this morning, and that this is the opening day of the tavern, I will offer it at thirty strings of cash per jar, absolutely no bargaining!"

As soon as he finished speaking, seeing the commotion around him, Li Yu added at the opportune moment, "Only three hundred jars are available today!"

After saying that, he ignored the people rushing up to buy the wine, gave Cheng Chumo a look, and then ordered the waiters to start carrying the wine out...

.........

The wine sold very quickly, and even though four or five workers were working hard, the speed at which they brought it out could not keep up with the speed at which it was sold.

Having left behind his wine-selling duties, Li Yu strode happily into the back room. He glanced at Li Chongyi, who had been given a bellyful of hangover soup, but the fellow was still not awake.

If it weren't for the deafening snoring, Li Yu would have thought he was fast asleep.

As he strolled into the warehouse, he found that most of the wine jars in the cellar had already been moved out by the shop assistants. At the same time, two other shop assistants were carrying in boxes of silver one after another, which made Li Yu feel very pleased.

Li Yu picked up a silver ingot from the box, bit it, and saw several teeth marks on the silver. Reassured, he put the silver back.

That feels great!

Thinking back to my previous life, I worked hard for several years, but the money I earned wasn't enough to buy a small car.

Looking at the wealth filling the room, Li Yu couldn't help but sigh, "Being a rich kid is fucking awesome! Damn it, even making money is so easy."

After indulging in his reverie for a while, Li Yu put aside his thoughts of feeling sorry for his parents from his previous life and prepared to set off to see how the wine was selling.

Before he even stepped out of the storeroom, a shop assistant rushed over and said, "Young Master, Brother Laifu just reported that he encountered Prince Qi at the East Market entrance of Daozheng Ward and seems to be heading this way. He sent me to inform you!"

Upon hearing this, Li Yu froze on the spot: "Who? My fourth uncle? Prince Qi, Li Yuanji?"

"That's right! It's His Highness Prince Qi!" the waiter confirmed for Li Yu again.

"What's this jinx doing here?"

Sitting on the box containing the silver, Li Yu muttered to himself.

Could it be that this guy is also here to buy alcohol?

After thinking for a moment, Li Yu shook his head.

Putting aside the fact that I hadn't given him an invitation, the fact that Lai Fu met him at the entrance of the East Market in Daozhengfang suggests that he had most likely just arrived in the East Market.

It was only because Li Yuanji's residence was closest to that entrance that he couldn't possibly have taken the long way around to enter from the west entrance and exit from the east entrance.

Since he's heading in this direction and is unlikely to take a detour, he's probably heading straight for the tavern.

However, ever since he had met Li Yuanji once at the Taiji Palace, he had never encountered him again. Logically speaking, he had no reason to cause trouble for him.

Unless he or the Prince Zhao's mansion could be of some benefit to him, and now his father is not in the mansion, leaving only his family of women and children.

The question is, how did he know he was in Dongshi?

Thinking of this, Li Yu was suddenly startled. Could it be that he had planted spies in the Prince Zhao's mansion?

Without time to think, Li Yu tossed a silver ingot to the shop assistant and ordered, "Take my token and have someone go to the Prince of Qin's residence immediately to tell His Highness Prince Li Yuanji that he's come to cause trouble for me and Chengqian!"

"Yes!" The shop assistant took the silver, bowed to Li Yu, and quietly withdrew.

Watching the shop assistant disappear into the distance, Li Yu seemed lost in thought. After a moment, he too left the warehouse...

.........

"There are only ten jars left. Please line up. Don't worry if you haven't bought any yet; there will be three hundred jars available at this time in ten days..."

Changsun Chong and Niu Tong had already circled back from the back of the crowd and were now standing with Li Chengqian and the others.

Everyone who saw Cheng Chumo working so hard couldn't help but admire Li Yu's money-making skills.

"Each jar costs thirty strings of cash, and we sold three hundred jars in less than two hours. We've already recouped our costs!"

"Who says otherwise? Little Fish's methods of amassing wealth are truly astonishing! He can amass a fortune in the blink of an eye! Hey? Little Fish..."

As the group was discussing their day's harvest, they saw Li Yu walking in from the back room. They excitedly called out, "Come and see! Less than ten of the three hundred jars of wine are left!"

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