Chapter 398 Making a Big Profit

Qin Xin knew, of course, that the box was valuable, and she also knew that Shen Wantang had deliberately put the material in the box so that the prince would immediately think it was a good material.

She picked up the box and said with some resentment, "That little slut Huayi has completely disregarded you ever since she got pregnant with the prince's child. She even dared to steal clothes from the prince! Princess Consort, aren't you going to teach her a lesson?"

"They will be taught a lesson, but not now."

A smile appeared on Shen Wantang's face: "Besides, what I want is for her to take the job of making clothes for the young master."

Qin Xin's eyes widened: "Huh? Didn't you say you were going to make clothes for the young master yourself?"

"My needlework is indeed very poor, I'm not lying to the young master about that. Wouldn't it be perfect to leave this kind of time-consuming, laborious, and eye-straining work to Huayi? I have to manage the household and the shops, where would I find the time to make clothes?"

Qin Xin suddenly realized: "No wonder you said it takes a month to make a garment!"

It turns out she was just trying to scare the prince!

"Granny Chai."

"This old servant is here."

"The young master's new clothes need to be paired with a new sash and new shoes to look good. Let's send Huayi the fabric for making the sash and shoes. Isn't she very capable? Let her do it all!"

"yes."

"Remember, only send the fabric, not the thread. If she wants the thread, tell her to buy it herself. I paid for the fabric for the prince's new clothes. She's so close to the prince, it's not unreasonable to ask her to buy him some thread out of her own pocket, is it?"

Granny Chai laughed: "Not at all, not at all! The young master dotes on her so much, if she couldn't even bear to buy him silk thread, that would be too much to ask!"

The fabric that Shen Wantang gave to Xiao Qingyuan was indeed a bit strange in color, but it was definitely the top-grade brocade in the shop. If you wanted to make the clothes look good, you had to use the best silver thread. The waist belt and shoes also had to be made with this kind of thread to match.

Silver thread is second only to gold thread in price and is very expensive.

The meager monthly allowance that Huayi receives is probably not enough, even if he takes it all out!

"Cuckoo".

"Your Highness, what are your orders?"

“Send someone to deliver a message to my cousin, telling him that the price of that batch of silver-gray fabric has increased tenfold!”

Du Juan was shocked: "Huh? This, this won't do! Didn't Young Master say that even with a price reduction, this material still couldn't be sold? If you price it tenfold, I'm afraid it will be even harder to sell!"

Shen Wantang smiled, her eyes crinkling: "No, this material will be sold out very quickly. Tell your cousin that this material is only sold to high-ranking officials and nobles, and each person can only buy one bolt of material at most. In a few days, he can just wait to rake in huge sums of money."

In business, proper operation is essential; if you're too honest, you won't make big money.

She is now looking forward to the day when Xiao Qingyuan will wear his new clothes.

I hope that Huayi is really as amazing as she says, able to make clothes in a day.

Qin Xin looked at Shen Wantang with admiration. She was deeply impressed and thought to herself, "The Crown Princess is truly amazing!"

With a mere flick of her wrist, she killed two birds with one stone! No, she killed three!

She took the unsold fabrics from Jinxiu Pavilion and gave them to the prince, which pleased him and made him look at her differently. It also allowed him to promote Jinxiu Pavilion's fabrics.

The young master is the most handsome man in the capital. If he wears this fabric, others will definitely try to imitate him. Not to mention others, Yuan Zheng, the eldest son of the Wenbo family, will definitely send someone to buy this fabric as soon as he sees Xiao Qingyuan wearing such a special color.

Moreover, she also made Huayi work hard to make clothes for the prince, which emptied her purse!

This is because the Crown Princess is kind-hearted. If she were more ruthless, wouldn't anyone she schemed against lose half their life?

——

Three days later.

Inside the Prince Ning's mansion, Xiao Qingxi was still cursing Lin Rouxin and arguing with Huo Yunzhou, who had come to the mansion, about their love and hate, causing chaos in the mansion.

Meanwhile, Shen Wantang had already made a fortune.

As expected, Hua Yi bought silk thread out of her own pocket and made Xiao Qingyuan's new clothes in one day.

Xiao Qingyuan was very satisfied with his new clothes. Wearing them, he took Chu Yanluo for a half-day stroll in the streets and then spent an hour at the Divine Pill Hall.

The next day, Shen Wantang's Jinxiu Pavilion was packed with people.

Everyone thought Xiao Qingyuan's clothes were a special color, and they rushed to grab the batch of silver-gray fabric.

Some people couldn't get their hands on that fabric, or couldn't afford such an expensive material, so they settled for other similar colors from Jinxiu Pavilion.

In just one day, the most difficult-to-sell colors in Jinxiu Pavilion were all sold out!

At this moment, in the flower hall used for receiving guests at the Prince Ning's mansion, Jiang Yan said excitedly, "My cousin is really amazing. I thought we were going to lose a lot of money this time, but I didn't expect that not only did we not lose money, but we also made a fortune!"

"You have no idea how many people have come to our Jinxiu Pavilion to buy fabrics and clothes. It's as crowded as Shendan Hall! All the stock we had before the New Year is sold out. We need to get new stock quickly!"

"By the way, several clothing shop owners in the capital have started trying to get on my good side, asking where I got this batch of fabric. They're envious of how much money we're making and they all want to buy this batch!"

"Cousin, should I order another batch of this fabric? It's selling like hotcakes, making so much money!"

Shen Wantang was naturally happy to have made money, but she remained rational: "I remember my cousin saying that this batch of fabric was woven from a special kind of silk, and the number of silkworms that can produce this kind of silk is small and they are difficult to raise, so it is not a big business and not many mulberry farmers are willing to raise them."

"Yes, I did say that. But if we raise the purchase price a bit, there should still be silkworm farmers willing to raise this kind of silkworm."

"That would be too costly and unnecessary."

Jiang Yan couldn't hide his disappointment: "So we're not going to buy this kind of material? Wouldn't that be a huge waste of money?"

"This kind of special color material will only be fashionable for a while. After a while, once the trend passes, no one will buy it anymore. Besides, the weather will get warmer soon, and then lighter and brighter fabrics will be in fashion. No one will wear this dull gray color anymore."

"But, but I still feel like we can sell another batch and make another profit! The profit margin is just too high, too lucrative!"

"Cousin, calm down. This material needs to be pre-ordered, which takes too long and isn't worthwhile. We've already made enough money; we can't be too greedy. It's safer for you to buy spring material. I'll pick out the colors, patterns, and so on later, and you can buy it according to my instructions."

Although Jiang Yan was very unwilling, he had now developed the habit of listening to Shen Wantang. If Shen Wantang told him to raise the price tenfold, he would raise the price tenfold. If Shen Wantang told him not to order certain materials, he would resolutely not order certain materials.

He would consult with Shen Wantang whenever he had something to say, and would never act on his own.

He also knew that his obedience was precisely what Shen Wantang valued most.

So he suppressed his resentment and obediently said, "Okay, I'll listen to my cousin."