I don't want to be the favorite concubine of this palace anymore

Chapter 144: Pickpocket

Two days later, An Muxi took Qiu Shuang and Qiu Yue to visit the clinic and the beauty store, and also sent her new sketchbook to the bookstore.

Before she left the palace, Nanny Zhao brought her a letter. She was a little curious because there was no signature on the cover.

When I opened it, there was only one page of paper, which said that someone was inviting me to have lunch at Huixianglou at noon today, and the signature was Gu Anyan.

Although it was a bit strange that Gu Anyan would suddenly invite me to dinner, I happened to be going out today, so I could still make it in time to attend the banquet.

So she noted the time and place and left Prince Rui's Mansion. She first went to the bookstore to deliver the two new picture books and learned about the recent sales of the picture books.

Because he has been busy recently and his new work has not been released yet, sales have dropped a little, but many young people have become loyal fans of Lao Wang next door.

As long as new works are released, those people will definitely buy them for collection, so there is no need to worry about sales.

An Muxi found it a little funny. She never expected that a modern, unsuccessful author like herself could find the satisfaction of being recognized in ancient times.

I also thought of a new sales model, which is to allow bookstores to jointly sell with beauty stores or medical clinics. I will go back and make a sales plan myself.

Seeing that it was still early, he went to the clinic to check. Recently, Xiaoyun has become very skilled in treating patients. Song Bo is now basically only responsible for coordinating the overall situation and purchasing medicinal materials. The rest of the medical treatment and pill making are handed over to a few young people.

Xiaoyun and Song Lan worked well together, and An Muxi discovered that there seemed to be an ambiguous atmosphere between them.

Zi Su and Bai Zhi can now treat some simple illnesses. An Muxi is considering whether to expand the clinic or open another chain store in the future.

After coming out of the clinic, An Muxi arrived at the beauty store. Xiaoqin and Banxia Chenxiang had already started receiving customers. When there were many people, Aunt Luo would also help greet some customers.

Aunt Luo used to be a businesswoman, so she had good eloquence. Plus, she was older, so she was very comfortable greeting those middle-aged ladies.

I work quite well with Xiaoqin and the others.

At noon, Xiaoqin and the others cooked their own meals. An Muxi told Aunt Luo that from now on they would have at least two meals of meat a week, just like in the clinic, and they could just withdraw money from the account.

Xiaoqin and the others were so happy that they were busy every day, and the maids felt it was fulfilling and interesting.

When An Muxi was about to leave, Xiaoqin suddenly stopped her and asked shyly, "Master, how is Brother Jianfeng doing recently?"

An Muxi smiled and said, "They have been out on business with the prince recently. They will probably be back in a few days. I will pass on your greetings to him then."

Xiaoqin waved her hands again: "No, please don't tell him, I'm just asking casually."

An Muxi tapped Xiaoqin's forehead and said, "You think I don't know what's on your mind? What can't you tell me? Have you forgotten what I taught you?

Don't worry, I'll help you with this matter!"

Xiaoqin was stunned, and she asked casually, "Master, what do you want to accomplish?"

Chenxiang and Banxia were laughing teasingly beside them, making Xiaoqin so embarrassed that she covered her face and ran into the backyard and never came out.

After inspecting her own property, An Muxi was content and prepared to go to the appointment.

Bai Jingchen had a day off today, so he left home a little earlier, planning to pick up Gu Anyan first and then go to the restaurant to wait for An Muxi.

When they arrived at Gu's house, they notified the doorman and Gu Anyan came out soon. The two of them got on the carriage and headed towards Huixianglou where they had booked a private room.

Suddenly at a street corner, Bai Jingchen saw Bai Yueli. She was standing on the street and talking to a man who looked familiar.

As the carriage got closer, he recognized the man. Wasn't he the manager of the dowry shop for his mother?

It seems to be Nanny Gui's son, who used to come to the Duke's Mansion frequently to report accounts.

Why was he with Li'er? What were they discussing? Was there something wrong with the shop that Li'er brought as a dowry? That's why he went to ask the manager?

Gu Anyan asked curiously: "Jingchen, what are you looking at?"

Bai Jingchen looked away, a little puzzled: "I saw my sister talking to a steward under my mother on the street. It felt a little strange. My sister never looked down on those servants."

Gu Anyan didn't know what was going on, so she said, "Why don't you go over and take a look?"

Bai Jingchen thought about it and realized that his purpose today was to meet An Muxi. She might be his biological sister, so this matter was also very important.

So he said, "Forget it, let's go to the restaurant first. Luckily you were careful enough to find the pendant last time. Xi'er might be my biological sister! I must confirm it today!"

Just now on the way, Bai Jingchen had already told Gu Anyan about the general situation of this matter. Gu Anyan did not expect that she had only mentioned a few more words out of curiosity at that time, but actually inadvertently facilitated the Bai family to recognize their biological daughter.

Thinking that An Muxi was the real daughter of the Bai family and her own sister-in-law, she was very happy. She felt that Bai Yueli's personality was not like that of a member of the Bai family at all.

When they arrived at Huixiang Tower, Bai Jingchen sent Gu Anyan to the private room, but he still felt a little uneasy. Bai Yueli was too troublesome, and he was afraid that she would do something weird in private again.

So he stood up and said to Gu Anyan, "An Yan, you wait here for Xi'er to come over. I'm a little worried about Li'er. I'll go over to check on her, afraid that she might cause trouble again. If I'm late, you don't have to wait for me, just eat first."

Gu Anyan nodded sensibly: "Okay, I understand, go and have a look."

An Muxi and Qiu Shuang and Qiu Yue walked back leisurely. It was rare for her to leave the house, so she usually walked instead of taking a carriage.

Girls all love shopping, and she is no exception. While she was shopping, suddenly someone came towards her and she was bumped into by him because she couldn't dodge in time.

The man was wearing a black face scarf and only a pair of eyes that looked familiar could be seen.

Just when I was about to get angry, I saw that person just run away quickly, and I was speechless.

Qiu Shuang stepped forward and asked, "Master, are you okay?"

Qiuyue said angrily: "Why doesn't this person have eyes when he walks?"

An Muxi shook her head: "Forget it, I'm fine."

She could only blame herself for her bad luck. After walking a few steps forward, she suddenly felt something was wrong. She looked down and found that the purse around her waist was gone.

In addition to a few taels of silver, there were also two hundred taels of silver notes. An Muxi was immediately furious. She felt like she had been picked on by a pickpocket!

"Hurry up and chase him! He stole my purse, which contained two hundred taels of silver! You must get it back for me! Damn it! That was my hard-earned money!"

Qiu Shuang and Qiu Yue turned around without hesitation and chased in the direction the man fled. Knowing that there were two secret guards following An Muxi, they were not so worried.

Ever since An Muxi had her own shop, she had some spare money. She would always carry some with her when she went out, and would occasionally go shopping when she felt like it.

Although two hundred taels is not a lot for her now, it was hard-earned money, and she must get it back!

She paced along the street, waiting and thinking about how to deal with the pickpocket if she caught him!

She felt someone covering her mouth and nose with a handkerchief, and then she lost consciousness.

When she regained consciousness, she felt as if she was in a carriage that was swaying forward.

An Muxi knew that she woke up so quickly because she had brought the anti-poison beads. She felt that there was someone else in the carriage, so she pretended to be unconscious and did not open her eyes.

At this time, a familiar voice was heard: "Where is the place you are looking for? What took you so long? We are almost out of the city."