Chapter 648: Dancing Princess vs. East Factory Admiral 8
Quanjiu completely ignored the market price and asked for an exorbitant price.
The president just felt that she was too insincere:
“Mr. Shen, one tael of gold is equal to ten taels of silver. The Chamber of Commerce’s most powerful honorary pharmacist is only worth thirty thousand taels of silver…”
She asked for 100,000 silver coins right away, which was really too arrogant.
Quan Jiu's brows relaxed, he took a sip of West Lake Longjing tea, and suddenly glanced at Chen Lang beside him:
"Sir, do you think I'm not worth the price?"
Chen Lang stared at her smooth and delicate jawline, remained silent for a long time, and then uttered through his thin lips:
"value."
The bank president stared at him in surprise.
He knew that his master was optimistic about Mr. Shen, but by indulging him like this, wasn't he afraid of encouraging his ambitions?
"This young man still has good vision."
Quan Jiu's mood improved, and he found Chen Lang more pleasing to the eye. When he poured himself some tea, he also poured him a cup.
Shen Lang stared at the ripples in the teacup: "Where does Master Shen live?"
Quan Jiu didn't want to reveal his whereabouts, so he said perfunctorily: "The world is so big, the whole world can be my home."
Shen Lang knew that she didn't want to reveal her privacy, so he didn't ask any more questions.
As soon as Quan Jiu left, he sent people to track him down, but after a while, Shen San came back in disgrace.
"Sir, I am useless and have lost the person."
He looked ashamed.
In the past ten years, he had never made such a low-level mistake as losing people, but in just a few days, he lost people again and again.
"I have failed in my duty. Please punish me, sir."
On the empty seat where Quan Jiu had sat, the tea was still steaming. Shen Lang stared at the faint white mist, his dark eyes thoughtful.
…
After several auctions, the name "Mr. Chen" gradually became popular in the city.
Quan Jiu casually refined more than a dozen kinds of elixirs that did not belong to this dimension. Once the elixirs were released, people from all sides turned their attention to this mysterious doctor.
Fengyi Palace.
He Miaomiao looked at the maid who had returned from inquiring about the news and said in a dignified tone:
"How about it?"
The maid knelt respectfully, her voice trembling:
"Your Majesty did go to Concubine Leng's palace yesterday."
“Bang!!”
He Miaomiao's face was ferocious, and she threw the blue and white porcelain vase directly to the ground!
"This bitch took advantage of the situation!"
Men are really not good people. They say they love her and that she is the person they love most in their lives, but when she is too weak to sleep with them, they turn around and go to the palace of other concubines.
The maid shuddered:
"Your Majesty, His Majesty has been visiting Concubine Leng's palace every few days this month. There are rumors outside that you have fallen out of favor..."
"Asshole!"
He Miaomiao slapped the maid in the face.
"How can you servants speak out about the affairs between me and His Majesty?!"
The maid covered her red and swollen face and kowtowed frantically, admitting her mistake: "I know I was wrong, and I will never do it again."
He Miaomiao ignored her and stared out the window with a serious expression.
Concubine Leng did not have a strong background, her father was only a third-rank official, but she managed to get the position of concubine by relying on her vixen face.
He Miaomiao stared at the woman in the bronze mirror.
After the miscarriage, she has been weak, and she has been staying in the palace for a whole month without going out. Now her eye sockets are sunken, her lips are thin and pale, and her face looks a little haggard.
Her eyes flashed: "Is the recent rumor about the elixir true?"
I heard that several ladies in the palace got beauty pills and their temperament changed drastically.
The maid stopped kowtowing and said, "I heard that this is indeed the case."
He Miaomiao raised her hand and suddenly picked up the pink hibiscus placed beside her, and clenched it in her palm.
………
That afternoon, when Chu Tuo came to Fengyi Palace, He Miaomiao used the excuse of being ill to ask to see Mr. Shen, who had amazing medical skills.
Chu Tuo felt guilty towards her, so he issued an imperial edict the next day and personally sent someone to deliver it to the door of the Chamber of Commerce.
Quan Jiu took the imperial edict handed over by Chen Lang without changing his expression.
"Don't want to go?" The other person saw through her thoughts at a glance.
I really don't want to go.
Who knows if I’ll run into that bastard Chu Tuo?
But the imperial decree had already been issued, and the people outside the Chamber of Commerce could all see it clearly. If she disobeyed the decree, the Chamber of Commerce would be the one to suffer.
"If you really don't want to go, I can think of a way."
Shen Lang hesitated for a moment, then finally spoke.
He can manipulate it, but doing so will inevitably increase the risk of exposing his relationship with the Chamber of Commerce.
Quan Jiu shook his head: "Forget it, I'm just going to see a doctor. I'll keep a low profile, and nothing serious should happen."
…
This was the first time Quan Jiu met He Miaomiao.
The woman was dressed in gorgeous clothes and sat proudly on the jade couch.
“Are you the rumored Mr. Shen?”
Quan Jiu was wearing a white conical hat, so she couldn't see her face clearly, but judging from her figure, she should be a handsome and elegant young man.
Quan Jiu: "That's right, I am."
He Miaomiao enjoyed the massage and service of the maid, her eyes slightly narrowed in satisfaction.
"Why don't you take off your hat when you see me?"
She wanted to see what this legendary miracle doctor looked like.
Quan Jiu coughed twice and said, "I've caught a cold recently and I'm afraid of infecting the queen, so I'm wearing a bamboo hat."
When He Miaomiao heard that she was sick, she immediately showed disgust.
"I asked His Majesty to summon you here, not to ask you to treat me, but for this."
She opened her palm, revealing a beauty pill.
"Do you still have this kind of medicine?"
Quan Jiu is well aware of the principle of hunger marketing. After she became famous, she made fewer pills. Nowadays, most of the pills on the market are hard to come by and are sold at sky-high prices.
"Yes, Madam."
She opened the small box she carried with her, revealing three kinds of pills inside: red, white, and black.
"The pill in your hand is actually a common beauty pill, but the three pills in my box are more than three times more effective than a common beauty pill."
He Miaomiao looked surprised and didn't care about her appearance at this moment. She walked quickly to her, took the box, stared at the three fragrant pills, and couldn't hide her excitement.
"Are you serious?"
Quan Jiu: "That's absolutely true."
He Miaomiao showed joy on her face and closed the box:
"Come here, I'll reward Master Shen with a thousand taels of gold and ten precious medicinal herbs!"
Quan Jiu accepted the reward calmly.
He Miaomiao pulled her aside to ask for the secret of beauty. Quan Jiu answered her calmly. As it was getting dark, she took the initiative to ask to leave.
He Miaomiao naturally agreed.
Quan Jiu packed up her things and was about to leave. Just as she stood up and prepared to leave, a eunuch's loud shout suddenly sounded behind her.
"His Majesty has arrived!"
Quan Jiu: “…”
As soon as Chu Tuo entered the room, he saw a slender figure standing in the hall.
Guessing the other party's identity, he took the initiative to speak:
“Surely this is Doctor Shen?”
According to the rules, Quan Jiu should kneel down and salute at this time, but she just turned around and pushed her hands forward.
"Your Majesty."
Chu Tuo looked at the bamboo hat she was wearing, his dark eyes were indifferent:
"Take off your hat and let me see it."
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