They were in charge of being beautiful, and she was in charge of taking the hits.

Chapter 115 I can't do it, but my sister can!

"Do you know what you two are thinking? You don't need to look at me so blatantly, I'm injured!" She even pretended to squeeze out two tears.

These two were also afraid of her, because her thoughts were always more unconventional than theirs, and they could hardly keep up. She stood on tiptoe and flicked each of them on the head, angrily saying, "I can't do it, I have my sister!"

At this moment, Wu Chengji was wearing her general's armor, her hair was tied in a high bun, and her red cloak was swaying in the wind. What man wouldn't like such a dashing and handsome woman!

He was a man, and both men and women would be captivated by him. He had a straight nose, white teeth, sword-like eyebrows, and bright eyes. He glanced at Afu, who was surrounded by a group of people, and gave a hearty smile: "You must be Princess Afu. It's a pleasure to meet you."

All the glittering jewels from before were completely overshadowed by this gleaming silver armor and red cloak.

As Afu looked at Wu Chengji, her eyes shone with girlish light. This was the eldest princess of the Wu Dynasty; she was so dashing and spirited.

"Nice to meet you." She even blushed.

Next to appear was Adal, also adorned in gold and silver, though he was more simply dressed. As soon as he entered, his eyes were constantly searching, clearly looking for Han Yuxiu.

He looked up and saw Han Yuxiu standing next to Wu Ziyan on the second floor. He smiled at him, but Han Yuxiu turned his head away indifferently.

At this moment, the shopkeeper came out to greet me. My important negotiations were at Silan Pavilion, so of course she had to make proper arrangements.

The brightest private room on the third floor is separated by an aisle with tables on both sides, creating the illusion of an invisible border separating two countries.

The table was piled with various documents, and there were several translators standing on both sides, but most of their official language was still understandable, so the translators were just for show.

They were all reading the terms offered by both sides. Accompanying them were two ministers from the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Revenue, who were also considering the development of the country.

"Your Highness, this treaty from the Wu Dynasty is truly unreasonable. Why should those with greater wealth pay higher taxes than others?"

Wu Ziyan sat to the side, not participating in their negotiations. After all, in their eyes, she was just Wu Chengji's subordinate.

"And this one, why do they pay half the taxes when they enter our territory? And this one, why should they share the aquaculture technology from the surrounding areas?"

Wu Chengji is only now slowly looking at these terms. These terms came in such a rush that she hadn't read them carefully at all. Only now is she realizing how ruthless her fourth sister is.

Wu Ziyan walked over and whispered in Wu Chengji's ear, "If you raise the tax rate a bit more, and then change it back to the price we agreed on, wouldn't they be more willing to accept it?"

Fang Yuerong taught her this: people will gradually compromise. As long as you set a high price at the beginning, they will always try to negotiate, and in the end you will not lose money.

Wu Chengji nodded, his smile suggesting ease, which made them nervous.

But Afu was, after all, the Crown Princess of the Northern Desert. For the sake of the country's interests, she couldn't back down: "I think this clause needs to be changed. Why should the tax on the gemstone business be as high as 25%!"

"Ah, where is yours 25? Mine is 40!" Wu Chengji's acting skills came on so quickly. Although the props were prepared in advance, when the two documents were compared, they found that it really was 40.

This made the people in the Northern Desert turn green with envy, wondering if the reason they didn't open trade routes was because the people of their Wu Dynasty were too ruthless!

"What did you just say, 25? Well then, how about 25? We can't be that stingy, can we, gentlemen?"

The two adults who followed were merely there as foils; they smiled awkwardly and wiped the sweat from their brows.

Thinking that there was no way to negotiate like this, with a profit of 25%, and logically speaking, if they were to set it, they would probably be lucky to get 10. At the same time, I also thought that this eldest princess was indeed a warrior!

"20! That's the highest we can go. Our main products are gems and livestock, yet you're imposing such high taxes on us!"

"You see, it's the same for us to do business with you."

"Your main products aren't gems or cattle and sheep, so what's wrong with getting the same profit?"

"Hey! You're wrong about that. We're all about fairness and justice!"

Fang Yuerong was quite impressed with Wu Ziyan; she hadn't expected that he could apply his simple advice to the negotiation.

They also took advantage of their respective strengths and weaknesses in production, making it seem like they were on equal footing. What we exported to that side was mainly silver, copper, iron, and some cloth and the like.

"And this one too, why should assets worth tens of thousands of taels have to pay extra customs duties?"

"To put it bluntly, it's protection money. You have such a lot of assets, why don't you buy yourself some insurance?" Wu Chengji recited the script.

Even Fang Yuerong didn't know what this insurance was. Wu Ziyan explained, "So what if you have money to buy some transit insurance? If something happens within our Wu Dynasty's territory, we'll have to pay compensation!"

"By the way, this is the border business we're going to do: selling insurance!" Wu Ziyan's eyes sparkled, as if she already had piles of money coming in.

Fang Yuerong had a business mind. After digesting Wu Ziyan's words for a while, she realized that it was equivalent to handing the person over to the escort agency and hiring a bodyguard for herself.

Moreover, with his older sister backing her up, she doesn't even need to worry about people. She can travel all the way under Wu Chengji's name, and whoever dares to rob or kill her will be in her place.

After hearing the explanation, they had nothing to say about it. At this moment, Adar kept looking at Han Yuxiu; he still couldn't let go of him.

"Sister, I have a favor to ask," he whispered to Afu.

Afu glanced at him, her eyes filled with disappointment yet also with affection, after all, he was her own brother: "Speak."

"Which man do I like?" He looked at Han Yuxiu, and Afu followed his gaze.

He was a decent-looking man, but she didn't think he was anything special. He wasn't as impressive as Wu Chengji in front of her. But since her brother had asked for his help, she naturally had to grant his request.

Afu glanced at Han Yuxiu, completely ignoring Wu Ziyan standing in front of him.

“Your Highness Chengji, I would like to add one more person to this contract. Give me that man, and I will sign the contract.”

Wu Chengji was full of questions. She didn't want to talk about anything else, she just wanted a man. Following his gaze, she saw Wu Ziyan. She thought he had taken a liking to her.

"Which one?" Still unsure, she asked again.

"Young Master Han!"

Han Yuxiu was thunderstruck. He hadn't expected Adar to be so untrustworthy, but it also showed that Adar truly loved him.

Wu Chengji didn't know much about the men around Wu Ziyan, but those who appeared with her in pairs must be very important people.

“But he is already married, which is probably inappropriate.”

"I do not mind."

Wu Ziyan grasped Han Yuxiu's hand, her eyes conveying reassurance. Han Yuxiu nodded, knowing that they were discussing matters of national importance and he couldn't act impulsively.

Well, he was right!