De Shun left.
The palace maids in Shen Wei's courtyard began bustling about again, continuing to trim the flowers and trees in the garden.
The spring sunlight was warm and pleasant, so Shen Wei had the servants move the chairs and tables to the backyard. She sat by the table, flipping through the account books sent by the shops in Yanjing. Her business was thriving, almost reaching saturation—there was no room left to earn more.
She needed to find a way to expand into new markets.
Shen Wei stroked her chin, her thoughts turning to the imperial family—earning money from the royals, becoming a merchant supplier to the palace.
To profit from the imperial household, she needed access to internal channels. Clutching her brush, she murmured to herself, "I must find a way to gain authority over the palace's inner management..."
Once she secured administrative control, it would be easy to establish connections and turn her Yanjing shops into "royal suppliers."
