"What's the matter, Your Highness?" Lin Jinghan was wearing a neat short suit. She held a sword in her left hand, which was not unsheathed. Her right hand was constantly gesturing, and she was still immersed in the sword technique taught to her by Xiang Yuanqing.
"Doesn't Jinghan want to get in touch with the Pingnan Marquis' Mansion? It just so happens that they sent someone to deliver an invitation, inviting us to a flower-viewing banquet." Sikong Zhan held the invitation in front of her.
Lin Jinghan stopped gesturing, took the post, opened it and looked at it carefully, "Not bad, not bad, someone sent me a pillow when I was sleepy. I will definitely go on time in two days."
Then he put the post away and walked out, "Prince, I'm going out to find Xuan'er for something, and I won't be back until later. Please ask Master for leave for me."
Asking him to help me take leave was a lie. The real reason was that I wanted to get rid of him and didn't want him to follow me.
Sikong Zhan understood her plan, sighed softly, and then really went to ask Xiang Yuanqing for leave.
Lin Jinghan quickly went to the courtyard where Lin Lixuan and his family were staying. Lin Lixuan was practicing archery. She did not disturb him, but went straight to his instructor.
After greeting him, she explained her purpose directly, "Teacher Han, do you think it's possible to adjust Xuan'er's study schedule? If you could spare two hours every afternoon so I can teach him personally, that would be great."
Instructor Han thought for a moment, "Princess, how about this? Let's move Young Master Lin's afternoon study schedule to the evening. That way, he can spend the entire evening with you, including dinner. Do you think this arrangement is feasible?"
Lin Jinghan was very satisfied with this arrangement. "Very good, thank you, Instructor Han. I want to ask for a day off for Xuan'er today and take him out for a while."
Lin Jinghan was very polite, but Instructor Han was just a subordinate of the Jingnan Palace after all, so it was naturally impossible for him to refuse.
"Sister, what are we going out for?" Lin Lixuan asked his sister curiously in the carriage.
"Go make some money." Lin Jinghan handed Lin Lixuan a golden mask. "From now on, in the capital, don't let anyone know that you are Princess Jingnan's brother, including the King of Jingnan. Don't let anyone see your true face."
"Okay, I'll remember it, sister." Lin Lixuan took off the mask and put it on his face solemnly.
Lin Jinghan knew that a mask could not hide the truth from Sikong Zhan, but that was not important. What was important was that others could not see her brother's appearance. In the future, she would have her own way to get him out of Sikong Zhan's control.
"Remember, from now on, study hard. Learn how to make money, learn how to deal with businessmen. Watch more, listen more, and talk less. How much you can learn depends on your own understanding."
Lin Jinghan went straight to Huichuntang. This time, she revealed her identity as the owner of Huichuntang and told Xia Yiran to call over all the people who had prepared the medicine that she had asked her to prepare last time.
"I am the Princess of Jingnan, the owner of Huichun Hall. I have called you all together because I have something very important to entrust to you."
Everyone was summoned by Xia Yiran to Huichun Hall in the capital, and had nothing to do for several days. They all speculated about what the boss was going to do, but no matter how they speculated, they all lowered their heads, looking at each other, and no one dared to ask first.
"But I don't keep useless people under my command. Among you, only those who pass the test are qualified to stay." Lin Jinghan nodded at Xia Yiran.
Xia Yiran followed the princess's previous instructions and handed the prepared list with the prescription and medicine making method to each person, and opened the box containing the medicinal materials and medicine making tools.
"This princess will give you one hour. You may use the herbs and tools here as you wish. Anyone who can make this elixir within the allotted time will pass my first round of assessment."
Everyone was shocked and confused. Those who were quick to react immediately took the list and began to study it carefully. Seeing this, the people around them also started to study the list. After a while, some people started looking for medicinal herbs.
What Lin Jinghan gave them was the simplest recipe for making pills. She didn't have time to train new people from scratch, so the first group of people she recruited had to be people who were skilled in making pills.
There were twelve people taking the test, and eleven of them were able to make the pill within an hour.
After Lin Jinghan screened the pills, only five people made it through the first round of assessment, less than half. She wanted to do something big, so she naturally wanted to strive for excellence. She wouldn't hire anyone whose pills weren't up to par.
The seven eliminated people had dejected looks on their faces as they were led out by Xia Yiran.
Xia Yiran followed the instructions and tidied up the conference room. The herbs and tools were taken out. The five people who passed the first level were placed on five tables far apart. On the tables were the test questions given to them by Lin Jinghan.
A copy of the test questions was also given to Lin Lixuan, who had been standing by as a guard. It contained some common sense on identifying medicinal materials and their properties, making pills, as well as a number of additional questions to test their moral character.
The fact that their pills had received Lin Jinghan's approval meant their theoretical expertise was undeniable. They quickly completed the previous questions. However, when faced with the final additional question, they were all stunned. Firstly, they had never seen such a strange question before, and secondly, they didn't understand the princess's intention in asking such a question.
Lin Lixuan was also dumbfounded. At this moment, he was looking at his sister in confusion.
Lin Jinghan smiled at him. She really wanted to help him solve his doubts, but not now.
The more the five people did the questions, the more nervous they became. The last question was this:
There's a recipe for a certain elixir that includes a very expensive ingredient. Recently, it's in extremely short supply and has sold out, yet customers are still flocking to it. Someone suggests substituting a cheaper one with similar, though slightly weaker, properties. Would you substitute that for the missing ingredient in the elixir? Please explain your reasons.
They were just small pharmacists, so why would they need to think about such questions? In their opinion, such questions were the sole decision of the boss. For a moment, they didn't dare to write.
Lin Jinghan noticed their hesitation and encouraged them, "Whatever you think, feel free to express it."
He then looked at Lin Lixuan and Xia Yiran, the only two people who did not take the test, and said, "You can also answer the questions at the end."
After waiting for a long time for the second round of assessment, everyone handed in their papers nervously. Lin Jinghan told the five of them, including Xia Yiran, to go out, leaving Lin Lixuan to accompany him. She marked the papers herself and called the people who had answered the papers over to ask them in detail while marking them.
After she finished reading the answers of the five people, including Lin Lixuan and Xia Yiran, she called everyone in and announced the list of those who passed:
"Qian Jing, Gu Peng, Duan Gang, congratulations to the three of you for passing the second round of assessment."
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