The afternoon sun shone through the window into the private room. Qingyan sat side by side with Yin in a grand chair. She looked at the shopkeeper kneeling on the ground and felt a little sad.
She could tell that the shopkeeper still wanted to go back to seeing patients, but he was worried that he would be kicked out again, so he hesitated.
"Manager, Father Emperor wants you to practice medicine at Minsheng Pharmacy. What are your thoughts?" Qingyan asked directly.
The shopkeeper was taken aback. Emperor Kangxi was actually personally concerned about this matter. It was hard for the shopkeeper to give up the efforts he had made over the past few years.
Back when the innkeeper was going through the most difficult time, Qingyan's Yuelai Inn personally extended an olive branch, even allowing him to work alongside the innkeeper and manage the Yuelai Inn together.
Now, with just one sentence from Kangxi, he had to abandon all the achievements of Yuelai Inn and return to Minsheng Pharmacy. The innkeeper felt somewhat resentful.
He glanced at Yin, worried that the matter was already a foregone conclusion.
“You can’t refuse like you used to!” Yin said sincerely.
The shopkeeper knelt on the ground, head bowed, his mind in turmoil. Everything had happened so fast, leaving him no time to think.
"Fourth Master, this servant does not want to go back!" the shopkeeper said directly.
Qingyan was stunned. Logically speaking, anyone with ambition would surely accept the invitation personally extended by Emperor Kangxi, but the manager refused outright. This directly demonstrated the manager's loyalty.
"Do you have any concerns?" Yin asked quickly.
"Fourth Master, I was kicked out of the Minsheng Pharmacy. Master has never looked down on me and has kept me here. The Yuelai Inn originally only had one manager, and now with me, the power of management has been completely separated. He hasn't complained at all, only saying that Master must have his reasons for considering things this way." The manager said directly, "Now, this is all I can do to help. If I just leave, that would be unethical."
Yin was stunned. It turned out that the shopkeepers were all grateful and would repay kindness. Now, they were happy to receive Kangxi's offer, but none of them were willing to accept it.
"Are you sure? This is the best opportunity!" Qingyan asked the shopkeeper.
"Of course!" the shopkeeper replied firmly.
"Alright, I won't try to persuade you anymore. You can stay here and do your job." Yin nodded and left with Qingyan.
They will next visit three more Yuelai Inns, all of which are a bit further away.
"Sisi, do you think the three managers all have the same idea?" Qingyan asked happily.
Yin sighed: "Although the shopkeepers have all refused, it's hard to say they aren't worried that if they get kicked out of Minsheng Pharmacy again, they'll probably consider the promises we can make."
Qingyan was pulled into Yin's arms, and he patted her back gently.
"Fourth Brother, these managers are really doing a great job." Qingyan looked at Yin with bright almond-shaped eyes.
At that time, all the staff at Minsheng Pharmacy were laid off, and the managers were very frustrated. Some even felt that they had no hope left in their lives.
Qingyan said that he wanted to find a manager at the Yuelai Inn, preferably one who could also practice medicine. The managers thought that Qingyan was deliberately arranging this because they had lost their jobs.
Since taking over the Yuelai Inn, the innkeepers have not been idle; on the contrary, they have become even busier.
With everyone's efforts, Yuelai Inn will only get better and better.
The two visited four inns in one afternoon, and the innkeepers all gave the same answer. When the carriage returned towards the palace, Yin and Qingyan were in particularly good spirits.
"Fourth Brother, now we can finally hold our heads high!" Qingyan disliked the servants of the Imperial Household Department the most. When the pharmacy was taken over, these people were picky and nitpicky. Qingyan even said that these managers should not be fired.
At first, the managers made a good promise, saying they would never fire anyone. In the end, they not only fired everyone, but also kicked them out.
When Qingyan heard the news, she almost went to the Imperial Household Department to cause a scene.
"Alright, aren't you going to tone it down a bit in front of Father Emperor?" Yin was speechless; Qingyan's expression was a bit too arrogant.
"Fourth Prince, why did Father Emperor make such a decision?" Qingyan felt that Kangxi rarely interfered in these matters.
Yin pondered for a moment: "Someone must have said something!"
The Empress Dowager probably felt that the wives of the princes outside the Great Wall all hoped to have a legitimate son. She herself had interacted with these women in the past, so it was only natural for her to speak up for them.
"Could it be that the wives went to plead with the Empress Dowager?" Qingyan asked, leaning close to his ear.
The Empress Dowager rarely interfered in these matters, and every time she made a request of Kangxi, it was a difficult situation for him.
"More or less. Back then, the Empress Dowager must have had a good relationship with these people, so she would definitely have helped!" Yin said helplessly.
Qingyan pouted. The Empress Dowager rarely interfered in matters, and whenever she did, it was always something that put her in a very difficult position. Sometimes, she even felt that the Empress Dowager was deliberately making things difficult for her.
"It's because I can't save face. Father Emperor is very respectful to the Empress Dowager when he's out in public." Yin tapped her forehead, telling her not to say any more.
"Hehe, I definitely won't say that next time. However, Father Emperor's face has been saved, but I'm definitely in a bit of a predicament!" Qingyan could sense that Kangxi really wanted all these people to go back.
“However, with them back, you won’t have so many people bothering you here!” Yin had to admit that the return of these shopkeepers to Minsheng Pharmacy was advantageous to them.
“We promised to give the managers a choice, and they have all decided to stay at Yuelai Inn. Are you still thinking of going back on your word?” Qingyan asked.
Yin shook his head: "Of course not, these people will still be given important positions!"
After this incident, Yin felt that these people were very good, and that they were able to make a loyal decision at the first moment.
"Moreover, if these shopkeepers agree to go back directly, the higher-ups won't give them important positions!" Qingyan calmed down, thought about it for a moment, and still felt that it was a good thing for these shopkeepers to refuse.
Pfft!
Yin turned his head to the side and sprayed tea. Qingyan had been thinking about this for a long time before he finally understood.
"So, I'm telling you, there's no need to rush!" Yin pondered, thinking there should be at least one person who wouldn't refuse.
"Could it be that these people might change their minds?" Qingyan asked, her eyes wide with disbelief.
"Once a child is born, the decision will definitely change!" If the son inherits the family business, he will definitely open a pharmacy. At the very least, he will have made an appearance in front of Emperor Kangxi and obeyed his decision. Once the children are able to enter the Imperial Medical Academy, this attention will be useful.
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