"Alright, since you, Ninth Brother, are willing to join us, come and buy herbs with me."
Shen Yuyao was a little absent-minded, and said lightly: "It's just that, Ninth Brother, words are not enough, you and I need to sign a document."
"Otherwise, if you accuse me of deceiving you one day, we won't even be able to be relatives anymore, and that would be bad."
Shen Yuyao picked up the teacup on the table and took a sip.
"Okay! Okay! Of course. Even though we are brothers, we still have to settle accounts clearly." King Lu nodded vigorously.
When he heard that Shen Yuyao agreed to let him join in purchasing medicinal materials, he was ecstatic and didn't think about anything else.
"Fourth sister-in-law, these are all the banknotes in my Prince Lu's Mansion. Give them all to you, Fourth sister-in-law."
As he spoke, Prince Lu took out a stack of banknotes from his arms and handed it to Shen Yuyao.
At this moment, all that was in the eyes and mind of King Lu was the overwhelming wealth that would come in a few days.
Shen Yuyao counted it in person and found that there were more than 200,000 taels.
Xia Yu was dazed. Didn't they say yesterday that Prince Lu's Mansion was penniless? How come more than 200,000 taels came out today?
It seems that Prince Lu's Mansion is really rich.
How did King Lu accumulate so much wealth?
Xia Yu couldn't help but fall into deep thought.
"I am Xia Wei, the Prince of Qingzhou. I voluntarily hand over 220,000 taels of silver from the Prince Lu's Mansion to the Princess Ning to purchase medicinal herbs for epidemic prevention and control."
"Princess Ning has full authority over the specific purchase matters. I have no objection! Signed, Xia Wei."
Shen Yuyao read the statement written by Prince Lu, then turned to Prince Lu and said, "Ninth brother, if you have no objection, please sign and seal it."
"Before signing, ask Sister-in-law Si one more time."
Shen Yuyao said seriously, "Ninth brother, are you really willing to use all your money to buy medicinal herbs?"
"Of course you really are willing! Sister-in-law, I trust you to do the job."
"No regrets?"
"I will never regret it!"
"Your fourth brother can testify here that I did not coerce you."
Shen Yuyao confirmed repeatedly.
"That's natural!"
Prince Lu quickly signed his name on the declaration and pressed his fingerprint, saying anxiously, "Okay, now that I've signed, Sister-in-law, please quickly exchange it for medicinal herbs. If you're late, the price will have skyrocketed!"
"Okay, go back to Prince Lu's Mansion. I'll explain it to you after I'm done with this."
Shen Yuyao's expression was still calm and composed.
After the Prince of Lu exchanged some polite words, he said goodbye and returned to the Prince of Lu's Palace.
After Prince Lu left, Xia Yu said with a serious expression: "Yuyao is confused! This money is absolutely not acceptable!"
Xia Yu didn't want King Lu to see that he and his wife were estranged, so he remained silent.
After all, it seems that the initiative in this matter is still in Shen Yuyao's hands.
Shen Yuyao looked at Xia Yu in the direction of the voice. His eyes, which were as dark as the stars in the dark night, now looked like a bottomless pool, which made people feel cold.
If it were someone else, Shen Yuyao thought, Xia Yu would probably have already had the intention to kill him.
Shen Yuyao looked at Xia Yu carefully again.
Prince Ning Xia Yu, the person she once loved and was obsessed with.
In the eyes of the world, Xia Yu always has a face as cold as a thousand-year-old cold pond, as if the whole world owes him something.
In fact, Xia Yu has a natural compassion for those who are truly poor.
He was ruthless and cruel on the battlefield, but kind-hearted in his daily life. Especially when it came to the suffering of the common people, Xia Yu could always empathize with them.
Shen Yuyao thought, no wonder the Black Dragon Guards' intelligence said that Yanjing, the vassal state of Prince Ning, had become the vassal state with the largest influx of population in the Great Xia Dynasty.
The emperor was also quite surprised by this.
He also sent a special message to Shen Yuyao, asking her not to cover up for Xia Yu.
How can it be whitewashed?
Shen Yuyao wanted to hide Xia Yu's edge.
Think about this.
Shen Yuyao smiled slightly and said softly to Xia Yu, "Your Highness, I only said that I would use money to buy medicinal herbs. I never said that the purchased herbs would be sold to the people at a high price!"
Um?
What's the meaning?
Shen Yuyao looked at Xia Yu, whose momentum had obviously weakened, raised her eyebrows and chuckled: "I love money, but I earn it in a proper way and use it to accumulate virtue."
Xia Yu also seemed to understand a little bit, and couldn't help but curl his lips, "Lu Wangfu was in chaos yesterday because of our little fairy."
He paused briefly, then continued, "I think after some time, the women in the inner courtyard will naturally calm down."
Isn’t it?
In a few days, Prince Lu's Mansion will be so poor that it will have to sell its underpants. Who will dare to have the energy to jump around and cause trouble for Prince Lu?
"Yuyao, what are your plans regarding the medicinal herbs?"
Xia Yu frowned slightly. He remembered the Qingzhou report from the post station in the morning, which stated that a large number of infected people had been found in Qingzhou City.
In just one day, no fewer than ten people died from severe illness, and hundreds of people developed severe symptoms from mild illness.
I’m afraid the existing medicinal materials in Qingzhou won’t last more than five days.
"Your Highness, the most important medicine for the current epidemic in Qingzhou is the blue root."
Shen Yuyao said slowly, "Yesterday I sent a letter to Jing Ren Tang's owner Fang and the owners of each branch, asking them to purchase large quantities of Dalangen. I'm worried that some unscrupulous merchants will take advantage of the opportunity to hoard it!"
"As for the vassal states adjacent to Qingzhou, I have also assigned Jing Ren Tang to purchase all the existing stocks of blue root at a high price."
Qingzhou City borders three vassal states, namely Xijing of the King of Qin, Yanzhou of the King of Jin, and Youzhou of the King of Qi.
Shen Yuyao's Jingrentang actually has branches in these three places.
This also surprised Ning Wang Xia Yu.
When you think about it carefully, it is really unfathomable that Shen Yuyao was able to make plans ahead of others even though she herself had been infected with the epidemic.
Xia Yu's beautiful phoenix eyes narrowed, and once again he felt that he couldn't see through Shen Yuyao.
Is this still the eldest daughter of the Duke's Mansion who was obsessed with Xia Yu?
Yes and no!
"The epidemic in Qingzhou has spread, and trade between the various prefectures is very frequent. I am worried that it will eventually spread to Yanjing, so..."
Shen Yuyao paused for a moment, "So, apart from the three neighboring fiefdoms of Qingzhou, I have also ordered people to survey all the stockpiled medicinal herbs in the other fiefdoms."
Xia Yu was even more shocked when he heard this. She had actually planned out all nine fiefdoms?
"Although there hasn't been an epidemic in Yanjing yet, there is a severe shortage of medicinal materials. I have arranged for their purchase and delivery to Prince Ning's Mansion in Yanjing."
He didn't even know that medicinal materials were in short supply in Yanjing!
Shen Yuyao knew it clearly.
I'm afraid no one can do it except the Black Dragon Guard.
Although it is known that Shen Yuyao is very close to the Black Dragon Guards, the communication and deployment of the Black Dragon Guards between the various vassal states must have been supported by my father.
But what Xia Yu never expected was that Shen Yuyao received more than just a little support.
Shen Yuyao's current identity can be regarded as a true imperial envoy.
An imperial envoy who went on a secret visit for the emperor.
An imperial envoy with the privilege of executing first and reporting later!
The complicated feeling in Xia Yu's heart is really hard to describe.
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