Your Majesty said that my life is worthless, so why are you crying when I increase my troops?

After hearing these words, He Sanniang couldn't help but be slightly stunned.

"Mr. Xia, what do you mean by cooperation?"

Xia Mingyuan smiled and said calmly, "It's very simple. As long as you agree to cooperate, I will send all the clothes to your girl in a few days."

"When the time comes, you can have these girls wear my underwear and invite your regular customers of Cuiweixuan to watch an underwear show together."

Seeing that He Sanniang was still a little confused, Xia Mingyuan continued to explain without waiting for her to ask: "The so-called underwear show is that you girls put on these underwear and walk around in front of the guests."

"After this lingerie show, starting from that day on, your girls will have to wear my designs when they receive clients, promote my designs, and buy them from my Xiaji Garment Shop."

"As long as you can recommend a customer, I will give you 10% of the profits, half for you and half for the girls."

Hearing this, He Sanniang's eyes suddenly lit up, and she raised her head with a bit of excitement, "Master Xia, it's as simple as you said."

"Yes, it's that simple." Xia Mingyuan nodded slightly.

"Sir, this is easy to handle. We at Cuiweixuan can easily do what you said. However, I don't know when these clothes will be delivered."

Xia Mingyuan waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, these clothes are all pre-sold now. There are no other ones in Hanyang."

"In the past month, only your Cuiweixuan can get the samples."

Hearing this, He Sanniang smiled from ear to ear, "Oh, my lord, you are truly my noble master, our Cuiweixuan's noble master."

"I was blind and didn't recognize the great man before, and I offended you, sir. Please don't blame me. I apologize to you here."

He Sanniang poured tea for Xia Mingyuan attentively, no longer showing her previous frivolity.

It's obvious that Mr. Xia is a big businessman, so he will definitely not like her. If she doesn't know the rules, it will only disgust him.

As the senior madam of Cuiweixuan, she still has some self-awareness.

"Since you've agreed to cooperate, then don't be idle. Have all your girls line up and come up. I'll have someone measure them one by one. It would be best if I could create a style specifically suited to them based on their characteristics."

Xia Mingyuan waved his hand and gave instructions to He Sanniang.

"This..." A trace of embarrassment flashed across He Sanniang's face. "Sir, the other girls in Cuiweixuan are fine, but there are a few courtesans who need to stay overnight."

Xia Mingyuan frowned slightly when he heard this. "It's just to come up and measure the clothes. It won't take long. Don't tell me these courtesans are so busy that they don't even have time for this."

"I don't have time to come here every day."

He Sanniang couldn't help but chuckled bitterly upon hearing this. "Master, please don't misunderstand me. It's not that the courtesan in Cuiwei Tower is arrogant. It's that a distinguished guest has come upstairs these past two days, and these people have been specifically asked to serve him. They must be by his side all the time and cannot leave easily."

"What kind of distinguished guest is this? Hearing this, Xia Mingyuan couldn't help but be slightly stunned. "How come I didn't know there was such an arrogant person in Hanyang?"

Seeing that no one was around, He Sanniang lowered her voice and said, "Sir, you may not know that this distinguished guest was personally accompanied by our county magistrate, Lord Sun."

"He came here a few years ago and stayed in our Cuiweixuan for nearly half a month before leaving. I estimate that he is probably a high-ranking official."

"Otherwise, why would our county magistrate have to be so careful and accompany him?"

Listening to He Sanniang's words, Xia Mingyuan couldn't help but become more curious.

"Sun Yaozu is here in person?"

"Could this be the imperial envoy?"

Xia Mingyuan recalled the information Li Chun had sent him in the morning, and a cold light flashed in his eyes.

In the past, whenever an imperial envoy went to a place, he would be greeted with great fanfare and grandeur. Not only would the local government welcome him, but even the princes and princesses of the vassal states would come and pay him a visit.

It would be fine if he came early, but he actually kept it a secret, which clearly showed that he was hiding it from the Princess's Mansion!

Thinking of this, Xia Mingyuan couldn't help but feel alert.

He came back to his senses, raised his head and looked at He Niang, and said in a deep voice: "Since he is an important figure, I will not embarrass Cuiweixuan."

"How about this, when this important person from Cuiweixuan leaves, send someone to the Princess's Mansion to inform me immediately. I will send someone to take measurements and design clothes specifically for your courtesan."

He Sanniang breathed a sigh of relief and nodded quickly with a smile on her face.

"Sir, you are very understanding. I would like to thank you on behalf of those girls."

"Don't worry, as soon as that person leaves, I will send someone to the Princess's residence to report the news."

"Sir, I would like to ask you something about the relationship between you and the princess's mansion..."

Xia Mingyuan's face was serious. He shook his head and said, "He Sanniang, if you want to keep your business going for a long time, I advise you not to ask questions that you shouldn't ask."

"It's getting late today, and the courtesans here are all working overtime, so I won't keep any more. If others find out, they'll say I took what others left."

"By the way, you guys from Cuiweixuan should give me one thousand taels first, so that you won't regret it when I finish making the clothes!"

He Sanniang's heart trembled, and she quickly said with a smile: "Mr. Xia, look at what you said. We at Cuiweixuan are based on integrity, and we never sit there and give birth to a child without an anus."

"Please stay here for a while. I will go get the money for you."

He Sanniang ran out of the house in a hurry. Zhao Hongying couldn't help frowning as she looked at her leaving back.

"Husband, since the clothes you design are so popular among men, why don't you just open your own clothing shop? Why let this brothel make all the money?"

"If this kind of thing gets involved with a brothel, I'm afraid no decent woman would even set foot inside!"

Xia Mingyuan sighed softly, looked up at the roof, his eyes showing a serious look.

"Hongying, you don't understand!"

"These courtesans in brothels have miserable lives: gambling fathers, sick mothers, brothers who are taking the imperial examinations, and broken daughters."

"It's not easy to make money these days. If I don't help them, who will?"

"As for these underwear, just consider it as helping them and making a good relationship with them."

Zhao Hongying was stunned, her face darkening. "Why don't I usually see you, Master Xia, being so kind?"

"From what I can see, you're not going to use the excuse of making money to watch that...lingerie show, are you?"

"Hongying, you and I have known each other for such a long time, how could you miss me so much!"

Before Zhao Hongying finished speaking, Xia Mingyuan suddenly stood up excitedly, "Do you think I, Xia Mingyuan, am that kind of person?"

Zhao Hongying looked at Xia Mingyuan seriously and nodded slightly.

"I think this is your real purpose!"