Shen Yalan told her about the situation of Lu Qianqian's second brother.

"This is what happened. The doctor at Tianyuan Prefecture looked at Lu Zhengjun's leg and said that it couldn't be cured. Qianqian was unwilling to give up and wanted to find a few more doctors to take a look. The best doctors in Daxia are mostly from the Imperial Hospital, so I want to ask the Queen to grant me a favor and let the imperial physician take a look at Lu Zhengjun's leg."

Shen Yalan only said that Lu Qianqian's second brother had a leg injury, and did not tell her everything about her family.

The Empress smiled and said, "Princess Qingling, you have made such a great contribution, so it is no problem to invite an imperial physician. Nanny Chu, please write an imperial decree to Yalan and take her to the Imperial Hospital to invite Imperial Physician Hu to come."

"Yes."

Nanny Chu quickly wrote an imperial edict for the Empress and affixed the phoenix seal on it.

"Thank you, empress."

"Go! Ma, take Yalan to the Shanggong Bureau to order the handkerchiefs and other things. I think the ladies in the various palaces will like them." The Queen directly asked Ma Chu to take Shen Yalan to the Shanggong Bureau.

Shen Yalan bowed to the Queen Mother before following Nanny Chu out of Kunning Palace.

Liu Sanhai, the head of the Shanggong Bureau, saw Nanny Chu bringing a girl in and hurried forward to greet them.

"Madam Chu, what do you want me to do?" Liu Sanhai asked respectfully.

Nanny Chu smiled and said, "Sanhai, this is Miss Shen Yalan, the granddaughter of Prime Minister Shen. Today, the Queen asked me to bring some people here to ask you to order some things."

As she spoke, Nanny Chu took out the fan and handkerchief that Shen Yalan had brought.

"In addition to the normal supply to the palace, these fans and handkerchiefs will also be added."

Liu Sanhai was shocked. The Empress Dowager had never intervened in such matters. The share required by each palace was determined, and after the Empress Dowager confirmed it, the Shanggong Bureau would purchase it on its own.

Why is Her Majesty the Queen intervening in this matter today?

"Madame Chu, what does the Queen mean?" Liu Sanhai asked uncertainly.

Nanny Chu glanced at Liu Sanhai and said, "Your Majesty's meaning is not very clear. Otherwise, why would I bring Miss Shen here? And the Queen likes Miss Shen's things very much. You know what I mean."

Liu Sanhai didn't understand. The Queen Mother gave a direct order that no matter what Miss Shen had, she had to purchase it.

"Yes, yes, Madam Chu and Miss Shen, please come in and let's talk about the purchase amount."

Liu Sanhai had a headache. The internal affairs of the Shanggong Bureau were basically assigned to certain people. Now that someone from the Empress was inserted in, he could only extract some from the shares of other people.

Shen Yalan and Nanny Chu walked into the inner room, and Liu Sanhai ordered someone to serve them tea.

"I wonder what kind of goods Miss Shen has in her hands?" Liu Sanhai asked.

Shen Yalan smiled and said, "These are just some fans and handkerchiefs that I made myself. How about you take a look, Mr. Liu?"

Mingyu placed the fan and handkerchief in front of Liu Sanhai, and then retreated behind Shen Yalan.

Which palace doesn't need fans and handkerchiefs? Even the palace maids need a lot of handkerchiefs every day. Of course, many of the palace maids' handkerchiefs are embroidered by themselves. After all, not everyone can afford the handkerchiefs produced by the Shanggong Bureau.

He picked up a fan and examined it carefully. The embroidery on the fan was intricate and the patterns were lifelike. What was especially special was that the fan surface was different and the colors were more colorful than those commonly used in the palace.

"The fans and handkerchiefs provided by Miss Shen are indeed exquisite." After looking at the things, Liu Sanhai admitted that the things Shen Yalan brought were better than what the Shanggong Bureau was currently using.

But there are many twists and turns in doing business. Now Shen Yalan was sent here by the Queen Mother, and the things were also wanted by the Queen Mother. Even if Liu Sanhai does not want these things, he has to purchase them.

"Then, Manager Liu, what price do you think the fans and handkerchiefs should be set at? Do you think it's appropriate?" Although Shen Yalan was the granddaughter of the Prime Minister's Mansion, these people in the palace were all servants, so she didn't need to be so polite.

The third-rank official in front of the prime minister, not to mention the people in the palace who hold real power, their words may decide your life or death.

So Shen Yalan did not act arrogantly. She was sent here by the Queen Mother. She could act as she pleased, but she still had to keep a low profile.

Liu Sanhai quickly estimated in his mind, then replied with a smile: "Miss Shen, these fans and handkerchiefs are of high quality, and the ladies and princesses in the palaces will definitely like them. A fan is 20 taels, and a handkerchief is 2 taels."

Shen Yalan frowned slightly. The price Liu Sanhai offered was not very high, but it was not low either. It was also within a reasonable price.

But the fan and handkerchief she used this time were not the ordinary stuff you could find out there.

"Boss Liu, can you raise the price a little bit?" Shen Yalan tried to negotiate better terms.

Liu Sanhai hesitated for a moment. He knew that the woman in front of him had the support of the queen, but too high a price would also bring him trouble.

"How about this, thirty taels for the fan and five taels for the handkerchief. This is the highest price I can offer." Liu Sanhai finally made a concession.

Shen Yalan thought for a moment and nodded: "Okay, then let's do as Manager Liu said."

After the two reached an agreement, Shen Yalan and Liu Sanhai signed the contract.

Nanny Chu came here with Shen Yalan just to give her courage, but what she didn't expect was that Shen Yalan did not borrow the power of the Queen.

This surprised Nanny Chu a little. Of course, Liu Sanhai was able to offer such a price in the end only because of the Queen.

"I'm sorry to bother Manager Liu today. I will take the things here back to Kunning Palace first. I will wait for Miss Shen to send more goods and then supply them to other palaces." Nanny Chu put away the fan and handkerchief first.

Such good things would of course be selected by the Queen Mother, and the remaining ones would be given to other palaces to choose from.

"Yes, I understand." Liu Sanhai replied with a smile.

Nanny Chu nodded, took Shen Yalan out of the Shanggong Bureau and walked towards the Imperial Hospital.

"Miss Shen, if you have something good in the future, you must think of the Queen. The Queen has been very fond of those flowers and plants over the years."

As they walked, Nanny Chu talked to Shen Yalan with a smile.

Last time, Shen Yalan sent the peony flower into the palace. That was the national flower of the Great Xia Kingdom. No matter how much the Queen liked it, she could only give it to the Queen Mother, and the Queen Mother of course handed it over to the Plant Inspection Office.

Normally, if they want to see it, they can only go to the Plant Inspection Pavilion to watch it.

At this point, Nanny Chu stopped and whispered, "Miss Shen, I wonder if Princess Qingling still has peonies?"

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