Donating money for the southern flood relief and finding temporary employment for the homeless.
Through her charitable efforts, she opened the door to collaboration with the imperial family, adding a layer of prestige to her business.
The Empress Dowager smiled warmly and praised repeatedly, "Excellent! Though you are a woman, you possess a compassionate heart that seeks to aid the suffering. Attendants, We shall bestow upon Shopkeeper Ye a handwritten scroll."
Nanny Qian brought forth the prepared brush, ink, paper, and inkstone.
The Empress Dowager, hailing from a noble family, was naturally skilled in calligraphy. With a grand sweep of her brush, she wrote eight large characters: "Utmost Sincerity and Benevolence, Loyalty and Righteousness for the Nation."
Nanny Qian handed the Empress Dowager's inscribed scroll to Ye Qiushuang.
