Wen Ru was speechless when he heard Ji Cheng's words. He looked at him and pursed his lips seeing his indifferent expressions.

' So he said all this just for this?' he shook his head as he sighed. He really can't understand what magic Zhao Ming has done on his brother.

He does whatever she says and has made this trip as well because she was feeling suffocated in the palace.

He turned to look at Yu Kang and helplessly said, " Answer the question."

Yu Kang was perplexed when he heard Wen Ru's words.

" What? Prince Wen, what do you want me to do?" his eyes widened in shock as he looked at Wen Ru. He was confused about what Wen Ru was asking him to do?

' ANswer the stupid questions of this idiotic girl?

Wen Ru sighed and said, " I said answer the question of her highness. You're the one in charge of this shop, so you are the one who can answer this question, can't you. " he looked at Yu Kang annoyedly.

He was already feeling defeated by Ji Cheng's character and the way he asked him to reveal the profit. He doesn't mind telling it to ZHaoMing because she is family and he knows that she does not bore any bad intentions.

Yu Kang has seen the whole situation yet he is forcing him to say every single word.

If Wen Ru knows about the financial details then he would have answered Zhao Ming but since he came after weeks, so he was not aware of the exact situation at this movement.

How can he tell how much profit they have earned when he barely comes to the shop. He was on the trip for months as he had to visit many places and came to the shop today only.

He didn't get to check the account book so that he could know the financial condition of the shop.

Yu Kang frowned when he heard Wen Ru's tone. Generally, he is very polite to him but today he was behaving differently with him.

' It must be because this ' STUPID GIRL' must have annoyed him that's why he is being like this with me. '

He frowned and gave Zhao Ming a displeased look.

Zhao Ming raised her brows when he noticed his gaze. She folded her hands around her chest as she wanted to see how this man would respond.

Yu Kang turned to Wen Ru and said, " Prince Wen, we can't tell anyone about our profit. Even if it is her highness who wanted to know this, it's not a good idea to tell her about it." he was adamant on his words as he doesn't like the way Wen Ru was doing whatever she was asking.

" And what will she do if we tell her? She won't even understand anything anyway. What can a girl do after asking such a question? How can you be so soft heartened and tell her whatever she wants? " He gave Zhao Ming a judging look as he spoke to Wen Ru.

At first, Wen Ru thought that Yu Kang was being reasonable from the business point of view, but later his words became personal and targeting.

He frowned when he heard such judging words from Yu Kang's mouth.

Though he has no opinion that Zhao Ming could do something after knowing his profit value, he wasn't judging her on the basis because she is a girl.

He knows that she is an Empress and manages the finances of the harem. And managing everyone's budget in the harem was not a small work either.

Moreover, he doesn't mind telling her because there is no harm in it. He knows that she won't go out and tell this to others.

But Yu Kang's words made him annoyed as he looked at him and said, " Supervisor Yu Kang. Please know your limits. Don't forget that you're talking about the Empress of the Ji Dynasty. Is this the way you talk about her highness? Hmm?" he yelled at him as he glared at him.

Ji Cheng and Zhao Ming came to his shop for the first time and he can't afford to annoy them.

He does not want to displease His Highness because of this stupid's mistake. Even though he is quite good at his work but he is not good at knowing when and what to speak.

Zhao Ming's face turned cold when she heard Yu Kang's words. Her brows raised coldly as she looked at him with her cold and blank face.

Ji Cheng was displeased as well after hearing Yu Kang's words. But before he could say anything, Wen Ru scolded him.

That's why he didn't say anything because if Wen Ru was telling his employee about his wrongdoings then there is no need for him to interfere.

He turned to look at Zhao Ming whose expressions were cold as ice. He raised his brows with interest because these days he gets to see the side of her that he has never seen before.

Yu Kang pursed his lips when Wen Ru scolded him in front of Ji Cheng and Zhao Ming. He looked out and a few servants working around had also gathered to see what's happening.

He felt humiliated seeing that Wen Ru has scolded him in front of everyone.

He gritted his teeth and looked at Wen Ru, " My apologies Prince Wen Ru. I wasn't insulting anyone. I was just stating what I felt was beneficial for the shop and nothing else." he said righteously.

Zhao Ming frowned when she heard his words because his words sounded like he was just stating the facts and did nothing wrong.

Wen Ru's face also darkened but before he could say anything, he heard Zhao Ming's voice piercing cold voice.

" Hah. Oh really? You were just saying what is good for the shop? Is that it? And you didn't disrespect me, is that what you're saying?" Zhao Ming scoffed and confronted Yu Kang as she looked at him with her cold eyes.

Yu Kang frowned upon hearing her provocative words. He pursed her lips tightly and thought, ' This stupid girl. She has no manners. She wants to get respected by me? What she has done that I should respect her? She is nothing but an Empress in the name.'

He has heard rumors that the Empress never showed up in public before because she has no position in the palace other than being the first wife of the Emperor.

Even Empress Dowager also does not like her and always takes the Consort Xiao Li with her. And rumors also say that seeing the situation, Consort Xiao Li will be the next Empress Dowager if she can give birth to the next heir of the Ji Dynasty.

That's why he looked down on Zhao Ming as well. Because if her husband doesn't respect her than she doesn't deserve to be respected by others as well and anyone can look down on her and no one will say anything.

' She is just a girl who cannot do anything to me.' he sneered in his heart seeing the cold expression on Zhao Ming's face and thought it to be her nervousness.

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