The White-haired Queen

The Empress Dowager smiled slightly and continued to ask, "Princess Qinghe, do you like our Shangxie Kingdom?"

Princess Qinghe couldn't help but think of unforgettable scenes - Li Changqing and Tian Fangzhou taking good care of her along the way; the simple and kind people in Black Water Mountain and Huoyan Mountain entertaining her warmly; looking at the amiable Empress Dowager Cixi in front of her, and the wide and flat cement road she walked on when she first entered the palace... All kinds of beautiful memories came to her mind, and Princess Qinghe answered without hesitation: "I like it! I like it very much!"

The Empress Dowager then asked: "Then, Princess, are you willing to live in our country for a long time?"

Princess Qinghe blurted out without thinking, "Of course I am very happy! This place has beautiful mountains and rivers, gurgling clear water, and simple folk customs. It is really a pleasant place."

The Empress Dowager smiled happily and said, "The Mid-Autumn Festival is approaching, and the palace will hold a banquet to celebrate. I hope the princess will be able to attend the banquet. I believe that the princess will be able to experience more of the beauty of this place at that time."

Princess Qinghe readily agreed and said that she would attend the banquet on time. Then, she thought of Li Changqing, who had been asked by her and taken good care of her all the way, and asked the Queen Mother if she could invite him to the banquet.

The Empress Dowager Cixi readily agreed, and at the same time instructed Princess Qinghe to prepare some wonderful programs to add to the joyful atmosphere of the banquet.

Princess Qinghe thought for a while, and after calculating the number of days left until the Mid-Autumn Festival, she came up with an idea - to make good use of this time to concentrate on rehearsing an exquisite dance. She was eager to shine at the upcoming banquet and fully demonstrate her extraordinary talent.

Princess Qinghe then responded confidently, "Great! Then I will start preparing, and I will definitely present a wonderful solo dance performance. However, I have only recently arrived in your country, Shangxie, and I haven't practiced dancing for quite some time, so my skills may be a little rusty."

The Empress Dowager Cixi was considerate and asked with concern: "Do you need me to arrange a few dancers for my daughter?" Princess Qinghe declined politely: "No need to trouble you, Empress Dowager. Thank you for your kindness."

Afterwards, Princess Qinghe bowed slightly to the Queen Mother and indicated that she wanted to leave first, claiming that she needed time to carefully study the dance moves.

Watching Princess Qinghe's departing figure, the Queen Mother said to herself, "It's good enough if you like Shangxie Country and are willing to live there for a long time. When the Mid-Autumn Festival dinner comes, let Heng'er and Princess Qinghe have more contact, and maybe things will be different."

On the other hand, Wen Lanyue had already stepped out of the palace gate this morning. When she arrived in front of the palace gate, the scene in front of her made her eyes widen - a wide and straight cement road appeared in front of her!

Wen Lanyue couldn't believe her eyes. She rubbed it hard a few times, looked again and confirmed that it was indeed a real cement road!

Surprised, Wen Lanyue immediately stepped onto the cement road and walked briskly forward. She walked all the way from the palace gate to the city gate, her heart full of doubts and curiosity: What on earth is going on? When was this cement road built?

So, Wen Lanyue turned around without hesitation and ran towards the commercial bank from the city gate. She wanted to find Lin Yuanzhi as soon as possible and ask him the reason for the incident.

After running and stopping for a while, Wen Lanyue finally arrived at the Commercial Bank. At this time, she was so tired that she was out of breath.

Wen Lanyue saw Lin Yuanzhi busy at work when she entered the bank. She didn't care about resting and rushed to Lin Yuanzhi, shouting, "Boss Lin, Boss Lin!" Her voice revealed a hint of anxiety and urgency.

Hearing Wen Lanyue's call, Lin Yuanzhi suddenly raised his head, looked at her in astonishment, and asked with concern: "Director Wen, why did you come here suddenly? You look so flustered, has something happened?"

Wen Lanyue took a deep breath, calmed her rapid breathing, then pointed to the cement road outside the door and said excitedly: "Look at that road!"

Lin Yuan was stunned for a moment, then he laughed, "That was built by Lao Mo and I. It was built to facilitate your travel. The distance from the palace gate to the city gate has been repaired."

Wen Lanyue's eyes widened. "You? How did you suddenly think of building this road for me? Wouldn't that cost us our own money?"

Lin Yuanzhi shook his head and said, "As long as the road is easy to travel, it's fine. It's fine if we spend the money. Besides, this is also a sample cement road. This road will be the most popular and have the greatest impact. Then won't our business become more and more prosperous?"

Wen Lanyue nodded thoughtfully and said, "Then we don't have to pay for it ourselves. Let the emperor..." Wen Lanyue stopped talking halfway and said from a different angle, "Well, your idea is very good. From the perspective of timeliness, it will definitely have an advertising effect."

After hearing this, Lin Yuanzhi smiled and said, "Time is more precious than gold!" Then he changed the subject and asked, "Director Wen, you summoned me in such a hurry, is there anything else you want to discuss?"

At this moment, Wen Lanyue suddenly remembered the original intention of leaving the palace. She coughed lightly and said slowly, "I came here today to discuss an important matter with you. After careful consideration, I plan to launch a new business in our bank - accident insurance."

Lin Yuan was stunned, obviously unfamiliar with this. After a moment of silence, he asked, "Excuse me, what is accident insurance? What is the purpose of this type of insurance?"

Wen Lanyue patiently explained: "The so-called accident insurance means that after customers purchase this insurance from this bank, if they encounter an accident, they can receive a considerable amount of security funds provided by the bank as compensation."

Lin Yuanzhi nodded to show that he understood. After a little thought, he responded, "Well, it seems that this idea is quite novel and practical. We can give it a try. But how do we sell it? What is the starting price?"

Wen Lanyue thought for a moment and replied: "The sales methods can be diversified, such as through advertising, word-of-mouth recommendations, etc. As for the price, we need to set it according to market demand and cost."

Lin Yuanzhi nodded. "Okay, then let's do some market research to understand people's acceptance of this type of insurance and their expected price."

The two decided to work together, with Lin Yuanzhi responsible for collecting data and Wen Lanyue responsible for developing specific marketing strategies. They believed that once this new business was launched, it would definitely cause a sensation, providing unexpected protection for the people and bringing huge profits to the bank.