It was already very late after dinner, and Empress Cao did not mention the cookie again.

  She couldn't see Zhao Xi and was anxious, but when she saw Zhao Xi, she wasn't anxious anymore.

  These days, there are tens of thousands of income every day, which is still the profit from selling cake formulas. However, Xi'er has never mentioned anything about using money.

  She also knew that Zhao Xi had arranged for Liu Yi to urge Cao Xiang, and was just making some preparations.

  Xier has never been blind in doing things, and her thorough thinking can compare with those old foxes.

  Zhao Xi was originally not in a hurry, and when he saw the princess's hesitant expression, he became even less anxious.

  It seems like someone is going to take the bait. Why spend your own money when you can get something done without spending a dime?

  Besides, if you really did all these things yourself, when the time comes for the masters to let in the right, left and inner treasuries, there will be no one to help.

  The world is yours, so you naturally don't need to keep private savings... That's how the old man is, even if he dresses a bit newer, there are still officials who grumble.

  On the second day after school, Zhao Xi returned to Ciming Palace and saw that Tuan Niang had been sent away again, leaving only the princess. Zhao Xi understood that this was it.

  "Xier, a message has been sent from your maternal uncle's family, and I've been asked to ask you about the cookie matter."

  "Your Majesty, is there anything unusual?"

  It's been a long wait, throw out the bones, Zhao Xi has always been waiting to be taken away.

  But at this time, if you don't take it seriously, you'll feel dishonest and people will suspect you instead.

  "Six families, excluding my maternal uncle's family, the Gao and Shi families had already been interested. After my maternal uncle's mediation, there are now the Han family of Xiangzhou, the Lü family of Shouzhou, and the Wang family of Daming who are also interested in this matter."

  "My maternal uncle's family, along with the Gao and Shi families, are military households, while the Han, Lü, and Wang families are scholarly households. There is one thing, however - my maternal uncle wants you to clearly tell Ruyu and Xier."

  "This time, regarding Xi'er's cookie business, every family seems to have doubts and thinks it was ordered by the imperial kitchen. Except for Auntie Zhuang's family, the intention is to supplement the expenses within the palace."

  "Hence, each household hesitated somewhat in providing military rations..."

  It's just as expected. Zhao Xi wasn't worried about this; there would always be people with discerning eyes.

  "Your Ladyship, this matter can be done. I don't know in what way it should be carried out?"

  "The households within the palace walls need not worry, the formula can also be kept from being sold, only production is needed, the sales will be handled by the six families."

  Is there such a good thing? Zhao Xi looked at the empress with some confusion. He was indeed confused, as he didn't have to worry about the palace walls' residents, which was what he had expected, and he had prepared for several families to really mix together, but not like this, like two separate systems.

  Is this a buyout sale? The problem is that it's not the afterlife of "channel is king", now biscuits are equivalent to resources, unique and exclusive, several families are so generous, don't care about being pinched by others at all.

  Empress Cao had never felt so awkward before, facing her own son and actually feeling embarrassed. It was as if the actions of the imperial family were a bit too much, and instead, she was made to feel embarrassed by Zhao Xi's gaze.

  "Xī ér, they are going to sell the houses within the palace walls as a private deal in exchange for military funds. However... six families do not want to get involved in military affairs."

  "Hey, I thought it was going to be something big, but it's just this? I don't know whether to praise their integrity or despise their narrow vision."

  "Mother, I will obey."

  Who wouldn't buy it? Having already been so accommodating, Zhao Xi naturally knew how to say a few pleasant words.

  It doesn't matter what they say, he just wants to shut up the idle chatter in the imperial court. The better!

  Empress Cao heard Zhao Xi's words of obedience and inexplicably nodded in agreement: "Xi'er is still so sensible."

  Zhao Xi is a person who knows how to advance and retreat, and he did it very fairly. Originally, he only planned to allocate five courtyards, but now he directly changed it to six courtyards... one household per family, no one will be at a disadvantage.

  And he also drew a crooked picture, the layout of the food factory has been seen before, and now it is nothing more than synchronizing with the times in appearance.

  Then there was nothing else about him.

  It's been five or six days, Zhao Xi found that Tuan Niang was dismissed again. But the mother had a worried look on her face.

  "Xi'er, it seems that the matter of buying a house in the palace wall residential area has been put on hold."

  The girl's inexplicable words left Zhao Xi stunned. Just a few days ago, he was still wholeheartedly admiring their integrity, and now they've changed their minds in just a few days?

  "Your younger brother Cao Fu, your uncle, was involved in a dispute with others over the purchase of a house near the palace wall. Yesterday, a complaint was filed at the Kaifeng Prefectural Office, and today an official has spoken out about it."

  "My uncle's family has never quarreled with others before, this matter..."

  How is your second brother doing, Empress Cao naturally knows that he doesn't behave properly and has been relying on his power to bully others. The master of the house intentionally wants him to have a career, so he assigns him the task of buying houses, but unexpectedly, he turns it into an act of bullying the weak with his strength.

  If it were just his own business, that would be the end of it. But this matter involves Xier's biscuits and six families. Now, because of the censor's impeachment, everything has come to a halt.

  Zhao Xi's first thought wasn't of the imperial family, but rather of bringing a few servants from his own household, rushing to someone else's home, tossing a couple of copper coins around, and then saying: This house is mine now.

  His first thought was: forced demolition, nail households. In his mind were three or five people responsible for negotiating, running to the residents' homes, nagging and making a fuss, and floating prices according to market price, but the residents bit the price to death, then stubbornly refused to move.

  As a result, he was provoked and shouted: Tear it down for me!

  "Mother, when did this happen?"

  "A dispute arose yesterday, and the Kaifeng Prefecture is hearing the case today. Your uncle has arrived at the court to testify, and both sides have presented their arguments with some discrepancies. However...the officials in the imperial court have heard rumors and are reporting them, which has nothing to do with the trial."

  Isn't this crisis management? What a big deal.

  "It doesn't matter, Your Ladyship. The child can be taken care of. Tomorrow, the household will withdraw the complaint, and what the officials said is just baseless talk that won't stand."

  Zhao Xizhen thought it was no big deal, that size didn't matter, it was just a matter of money, and if someone wanted to shut up, they had to pay the corresponding price.

  It's a waste of money. But there's no way around it, things have gotten serious, and naturally the costs are higher.

  "Xier, don't get involved in this, Uncle's fault is his own, don't implicate the government."

  The queen saw Zhao Xi greet Wang Zhongzheng and worried that the child was too young to know what was going on, fearing that a small matter would be blown out of proportion.

  "Your Majesty, I have my own plan."

  Cao Xiang looked at the few lines of words handed over by Zhong Guan, he needed to memorize them to negotiate with that broken-down household.

  Also remember: give you a 20% premium on the market price, and another share at the original price. The requirement is to withdraw the lawsuit and not disclose the true selling price to anyone.

  This... this is equivalent to selling one house for the price of two.

  This dog day has met a good person. Cao Xiang saw this condition and was convinced that the matter would be settled... The front foot sold this place, and the back foot bought another one next door, which is very easy.

  Empress Cao was worried, Xi'er returned and only said: "It doesn't matter."

  She really doesn't know how to deal with this matter... If there's another accident, I'm afraid it will affect the cake shop. The formula has been sold out, and in the end, she won't be able to do this business again inside the palace.