Yan Qingqing originally thought that the emperor would summon her to the palace soon, but two or three days passed without any movement.
Xiao Mochen sent word that the emperor was busy with the palace examination and would summon her to the palace in a few days, so she could rest assured.
The autumn examinations are usually held in August, but this year, the exam questions were leaked before the examinations began.
When the emperor found out, he was furious and ordered a thorough investigation, so the palace examination was postponed for more than two months.
The palace selection was a major event, and no matter how much the emperor valued Yan Qingqing, it was not as important as this matter, so Yan Qingqing was not in a hurry.
It just so happens that she also has plans to develop the Canghe Liji business in the capital, and these past few days, having nothing to do, she has been discussing this matter with Li Xiang'an.
The cost of living in Beijing is different, so we definitely can't operate the same way we did back home.
Yan Qingqing analyzed to Li Xiang'an and Li Yueniang: "The easiest way to make money in the capital is from the money of noblewomen and young ladies. We can start from that point."
I've already spoken with Butler Yu. Although our Canghe Liji products have some reputation in Beijing, they target a lower-middle-class demographic.
It's probably not easy to earn a lot of money with little effort.
Li Xiang'an nodded in agreement and said, "After all, the capital is the capital of the country, a place where hidden talents abound. There are many people doing business here, so the competition is naturally greater."
Most of those merchants were also unwilling to travel to the capital.
The capital city is different from other places. If you can establish a firm foothold in the capital, why would you bother to travel all over the country to transport goods?
To put it bluntly, most of the merchants who cooperated with Yan Qingqing's family were middlemen who made a profit from the price difference.
This is also why the Wu family looks down on the Li family. The Wu family has been able to gain a foothold in the capital for many years, and they have spent a lot of money bribing those high-ranking officials and nobles to achieve this.
Ultimately, the mother and her two children decided to start with toiletries.
Yan Qingqing needs to produce several high-end products.
To put it bluntly, it's just about adding some better ingredients to the formula, making the packaging more upscale, and naturally, the price is several times, or even dozens of times, higher than before.
For example, Yan Qingqing has created a series of rose soaps, including shampoo, face wash, and body wash.
Moreover, the workmanship is quite exquisite, with intricate carvings inside.
Not only does it smell wonderful, but it also looks exquisite. Even Yan Qingqing herself wanted it, let alone others.
Not to mention cosmetics, there are not only various types of lotions, creams, and serums, but also eye creams and matching face masks. Yan Qingqing even launched a luxury cream.
Yan Qingqing thought the name of this "Lady Cream" was quite good, as it closely matched its target consumer group.
Of course, marketing is Yan Qingqing's forte. Even before these products were officially launched, she had already arranged for them to be promoted.
The best promotional effect is, of course, word of mouth and legendary stories.
In the capital, there lived a wealthy man named Cheng who had a daughter. Although she had a graceful figure, her face was covered with spots and pimples.
Everyone laughed at her, saying that her back view could charm thousands of soldiers, but when she turned around, she scared away millions of lions.
The young lady of the Cheng family was very distressed by this and stayed at home all day, afraid to go out.
But recently, Ms. Cheng has been going out in public quite openly.
Moreover, it is breathtakingly beautiful at first glance.
Not only did Ms. Cheng's acne disappear, but even her freckles and blemishes became unrecognizable.
Her entire face appeared smooth, delicate, and flawless.
People came to propose marriage in droves.
Naturally, many people came to her asking what product she used to achieve such a miraculous effect.
According to Miss Cheng, she was being ridiculed by a group of people one day when she happened to run into Madam Mingzhao, who was out shopping.
I gave her a set of cosmetics that could whiten and fade spots. After using it, not only did her acne disappear, but her spots also faded a lot.
In addition, that unique luxury cream has an excellent concealing effect.
Although she still has freckles on her face, they are almost invisible unless you look at them up close.
Many wealthy ladies gasped upon hearing this. If such a serious skin problem could be cured, then their own dry skin, large pores, and blemishes would be no problem at all.
As women, loving beauty is in our nature. Who doesn't want to become more beautiful?
Therefore, some clever ladies sent invitations to Yan Qingqing, inviting her to their homes for tea and flower viewing.
Yan Qingqing accepted all these invitations, but never accepted any of them. This made her even more mysterious in the capital.
Of course, many people wanted to find out who Yan Qingqing really was, but they only found out when they tried to find out that they couldn't get into Mingzhao Prefecture at all.
So, half a month has passed since Yan Qingqing arrived in the capital, and surprisingly, no one knows what Lady Mingzhao looks like.
Of course, Prince Chen is an exception. Now everyone in the capital knows that Xiao Mochen and Yan Qingqing have a good relationship.
Because Xiao Mochen would arrange for some nice things to be personally delivered to Yan Qingqing every now and then.
That day, Xiao Mochen gathered another box of fabric and sent it to Yan Qingqing.
Looking at the fabrics, Yan Qingqing said helplessly to Xiao Mochen, "Mochen, your aunt has everything she needs. There are still quite a few of those boxes you sent last time and the time before that."
Xiao Mochen smiled and said, "These fabrics are for Sister Yueniang and Xiaoqi."
Some of them were made of a fabric called "Phantom Yarn," which was light, breathable, and shimmered in the sunlight. The little girl looked especially beautiful in them.
I saw that my twelfth sister had used this fabric to make a gauze skirt. It looked quite nice, so I asked my father for some more.
Yan Qingqing was speechless. What kind of status did they have? How could they compare to a princess? It was a bit of a waste for Li Xiangyang, that mischievous monkey, to wear such a fine thing on her.
Upon hearing that Xiao Mochen had arrived, Li Xiangyang, who was practicing martial arts with Mu Xi, abandoned her horse stance and ran over eagerly.
Meanwhile, the emperor, after reviewing the memorials, wanted to see Xiao Mochen, only to be told that Xiao Mochen had left the palace again.
Since Xiao Mochen was granted the title of Prince Chen, the emperor has bestowed upon him a residence outside the palace. However, given that he is still a minor, the emperor's intention is that he can live in either place.
For a while, Xiao Mochen mostly lived in the palace. But since Yan Qingqing came to the capital, Xiao Mochen was afraid that Yan Qingqing might not be able to find him if there was an emergency, so he stopped living in the palace altogether.
The emperor frowned and asked, "Where did he go? Did he go to see Lady Mingzhao again?"
Upon hearing the Emperor's words, Eunuch Xiang knew that he was being sarcastic again, so he smiled and replied, "This old servant really doesn't know, but His Highness Prince Chen took a box of Jade Snow Illusionary Silk from His Majesty's storeroom and left the palace."
I've heard that Lady Mingzhao has a young daughter, only three years old, whom Your Highness greatly favors.
Grandpa Xiang left it at that.
The emperor asked in shock, "What? You took a whole box of Phantom Silk? That's all I had left in my storeroom. I saw that the twelfth princess looked good in it, and the tenth princess even asked me for some a few days ago, which I already granted her request."
They say daughters are like birds that fly away when they grow up, and the same goes for sons. I have truly raised a fine son for Lady Mingzhao!
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