It has been two hours since Emperor Yongming returned to Jingyou Palace. Qi You, the descendant of the king, has rested. Emperor Yongming looked at the Queen's face who was not sleeping peacefully by the bed for a while, and the pride in his heart turned into deep worry again. After tucking the quilt for the Queen, Emperor Yongming put something beside his pillow and left quietly.
The next day, just after dawn, the Queen woke up. Abdominal pain made it difficult for him to fall asleep, and he had to light sleep-aiding incense every night to sleep for two or three hours. As soon as he woke up, Eunuch Zhuo, who was serving him, immediately opened the bed curtain, brought him a glass of water, helped him up and served him to drink.
The surrounding was empty, and the queen asked, "Where is the emperor? Is he going to court today?"
Eunuch Zhuo helped the queen to lie down, and replied: "The emperor came back last night to see that Qiantui had already fallen asleep, so he went back to the palace to rest, not wanting to wake up Qiantui. The emperor even gave him a gift."
Following Eunuch Zhuo's hand, the Queen looked at the pillow, and Eunuch Zhuo picked it up with both hands and handed it over. The queen took it, rubbed it with her fingers a few times, and raised her eyes: "But emerald stone?"
Eunuch Zhuo smiled and said, "It's still Qiantui who has a sharp eye. When the emperor left, the servant saw that the emperor also had one hanging around his waist, and it's a pair with Qiantui's."
The queen smiled and handed it to Eunuch Zhuo: "I will wear this jade pendant from now on."
"yes."
Usually, the court is held on the first, fifteenth and last day of each month, and there is a rest day every six days. If there is an important matter to be discussed, the emperor's internal officials will notify the ministers one day in advance to go to the court, and the emperor handles government affairs in the East Lin Hall during the rest of the time, and accepts the ministers who enter the palace to face the saint. When revising memorials or minister Xuan enters the palace, the emperor will be in the imperial study, and when it is cold, he will be in the warm pavilion. On the days when the ministers are not in court, they either go to the palace to report to the emperor and report on their work; or they sit in the yamen where they are.
Dai Qiyou had a stomachache, and Emperor Yongming didn't have much interest in working. After going around the cabinet, he went to Jingyou Palace. Dai Qiyou just got up to have breakfast, but he just woke up because he was really uncomfortable, so he was lying down and resting. Dai Qiyou's complexion was very pale, and when he saw him, Emperor Yongming's heart became a lot heavier.
"emperor."
"Don't get up."
Emperor Yongming quickly walked up to the Empress and held him down, preventing him from getting up, and then sat down beside him. Dai Qiyou smiled slightly and said, "I have pumpkin and millet porridge here, would the emperor want a bowl?"
"good."
Dai Qiyou glanced at the jade pendant hanging on Emperor Yongming's waist, which was obviously a pair with him, and stretched out his hand to hold it. There are jade pendants of different sizes on the jade pendant. The transparent parts of the jade are like water, and the green parts are like green leaves floating in the water. If Shao Yun'an was here, he would explain that it was a green jade pendant with floating flowers from the ice glutinous species, but he said that it was obtained by Wang Shijing, so how could he show that he has such a research on jade. Therefore, they are all emeralds, and how others identify them is not his concern.
Emperor Yongming picked up the empress's jade pendant and said: "This is brought by Cen Yuebai. Yours and mine are a pair." Then, he took his own pendant from the empress's hand and held it with the empress. When the last piece is spliced together, one side of the upper and lower jade pendants can fit together completely.
"In the entire Yan, I am afraid that there is only this pair of such unique jade pendants. I will always wear them from now on."
"The minister is also wearing it."
The queen raised her head and looked at Emperor Yongming with eyes full of nostalgia. Emperor Yongming's nose groaned, and he hugged Dai Qiyou forcefully, unable to speak. Dai Qiyou hugged Emperor Yongming: "Your Majesty, I will always be with you, Your Majesty, don't worry."
"Qi You, you promised me, you can't break your promise."
"Well, I promise you."
Eunuch Zhuo turned to wipe his tears away. At a place that Emperor Yongming and Eunuch Zhuo didn't see, the Empress suddenly clenched her jaw, as if in great pain.
"Qi You, I have a very good thing to tell you."
The queen immediately returned to her normal expression and let go of Emperor Yongming. Emperor Yongming glanced at Eunuch Zhuo, and Eunuch Zhuo immediately signaled the attendants to back down, and he also backed out.
There were no outsiders, and Emperor Yongming said in a low voice: "Yesterday, the emperor and Cen Yuebai brought me a precious gift and a major event related to the prosperity of my Dayan for a century."
The queen immediately asked in surprise, "What gift is it, and what is it?"
Emperor Yongming said: "The emperor's master brought more than twenty books, but none of them have ever appeared in the world, and there are many characters on them that I don't know."
The queen asked anxiously, "Then how did these books come from?"
Emperor Yongming smiled, with a bit of relief and joy: "It was presented by 'that' strange man." When he said that, he picked up the jade pendant of the queen. The queen was surprised, and Emperor Yongming explained it in detail, and then in the shock of the queen, he said: "I wanted to invite him to the capital to assist me, but the emperor and Cen Yuebai stopped me. They said that the man's heart is not in the court." Tang, he only wants to do his 'small' business, if he is called to Beijing, he will be pushed to the cusp of the court. Moreover, what that person has done so far is helping me, so I don't have to force him Whether it is by my side, I think it makes sense."
The empress said: "The emperor and Cen Yuebai are right. From outsiders' point of view, he is a person who can make wine, tea, and make some novelties. But if the emperor lets him enter the court, it will be different. Although that person is not in the court, he has drawn up a grand plan for the economic development of Yan State for the emperor, and now he is presenting a peerless book to the emperor, which is to assist the emperor. The emperor is blessed, such a strange person is willing to work for the emperor, and is willing to help the emperor revive Yan The great cause of the country," Qi You, the descendant of the emperor, stood up, knelt down, and kowtowed, "The emperor's destiny is here, and with the help of strange people, my great Yan will surely prosper!"
Emperor Yongming hurriedly helped the queen up, hugged him, and said hoarsely, "I never ask for any fate, I only hope that my queen can be healthy. I hope that the strange man can cure my king. back."
Dai Qiyou tried hard to swallow his sadness, and showed a smile: "I will always be with the emperor."
Not wanting the atmosphere to be too uncomfortable, and not wanting Dai Qiyou to be affected by it, Emperor Yongming helped Dai Qiyou to sit down and said: "By the way, the man gave the jade pendant for another purpose. He asked me and the queen to wear this jade pendant." The emerald jade pendant should be advertised first for the jewelry store, and it needs to be widely advertised. This emerald stone is rare, and I heard from Cen Yuebai that it will be auctioned at the auction house in the future. With the first publicity from me and the queen, the price will be raised very high."
The Empress looked at Emperor Yongming and smiled, Emperor Yongming was puzzled, and said: "The minister of the jewelry store has heard An Ze mention it. But looking at the words and deeds of that person, that person has decided that the Emperor is Mingjun."
Emperor Yongming was still puzzled: "How do you say that?"
The empress said: "Jade stones are rare, but that man dared to ask the emperor to spread the word about the jade stones. He obviously didn't worry that the emperor would ask him to hand over all the jade stones in his hands. Not only the jade stones, but also the tea leaves. He Jiushang didn't avoid the emperor, if he hadn't recognized the emperor as a Mingjun, how could he have dared to be so obvious."
When the queen said this, Emperor Yongming felt embarrassed. He hugged the queen and laughed: "It doesn't matter whether he thinks that I am the Mingjun. If my queen does, then I must be the Mingjun."
The queen was laughed at by Emperor Yongming.
"Your Majesty, didn't Guangnan Mansion pay a lot of grapefruits as a tribute? That man seems to care a lot about food, why don't you reward him with some grapefruits?"
Emperor Yongming said: "It seems too shabby for me to reward him with some grapefruits for offering such treasures."
The Empress said: "I don't think he cares much about gold, silver and jewellery. Otherwise, he would donate more than three thousand taels of gold without opening his mouth. He also returned the 5,000 taels of silver that the minister gave him last time. He also said It’s like ‘not being a slave to money’. The emperor might as well reward him with some rare things that he likes. The emperor can look at the tributes from various prefectures and subordinate countries during the Chinese New Year, and choose some rare ones for him.”
Emperor Yongming nodded, feeling that what the queen said made sense, he said again: "Isn't his husband's family very evil? Why don't I give him a title so that he can handle others?"
The Empress shook her head and said: "They are now Cen Yuebai's adopted sons and Jiang Kangning's adopted brothers, no one in Yongxiu County would dare to bully them. Family members do evil, blood relatives, having a title may cause even more trouble. Besides, your majesty, what do you say to the outside world when you give them titles? Others don't know his strangeness, so they must investigate the reasons for it. It may not be a good thing for them. I remember that there is a younger brother in his husband's family who seems to be a scholar. In order to test merit, the emperor might as well send someone to inform the examiner of Chi Nan Mansion, no matter how well that person does in the test, he is not allowed to be recorded."
"Well, that's okay. The examiners of the various prefectures should be finalized soon, and I will let the emperor to do it. But Cen Yuebai probably won't write a 'recommendation letter' to him."
The queen said: "Cen Yuebai is the adoptive father of those two people, and the family is used to making troubles. Even if they have the contract in hand, how can they really break it clean. Let Cen Lao write the letter of recommendation, so as not to embarrass them. Do."
"Okay, I'm going to tell the emperor. You let Zhuo Jin choose some suitable rewards, I..." After thinking for a while, Emperor Yongming said, "I let Cen Yuebai hand it over to them, otherwise I will reward them directly, and I'm afraid I will offend them again." Come trouble."
The queen laughed: "The emperor is wise."
Before Qingming, the entire Yongxiu County was in a busy state, and this kind of busyness also brought a prosperous scene that had disappeared in Yongxiu County for many years.
Although he was kidnapped and beaten, he still had to be busy. The next day, Shao Yun'an and Wang Shijing went up the mountain with their three children with their half-swollen face.
Guo Ziyu wanted to follow, Shao Yunan asked, "Follow, who is watching over the tea factory?"
Guo Ziyu could only back down.
Guo Zimu wanted to follow, Shao Yunan asked: "You follow, who will make the dim sum in the dim sum house?"
Guo Zimu could only retreat.
Aunt Zhou wanted to follow, Shao Yunan asked: "You follow, who will go to the bureau today?"
Aunt Zhou could only back down.
Just as Uncle Zhou was about to speak, Shao Yun'an asked, "Everyone in the family has something to do today, so you guys have followed. Who will do your work?"
Those who hadn't had time to speak had no choice but to retreat with Uncle Zhou.
Yan Fusheng: "Little master, I'll go with you."
Shao Yun'an: "Brother Guo is not at home, you have gone, no one can decide what happens at home. And today someone is going to bring tea, you and Niang Qin have to help me watch over it."
Yan Fusheng: "..." took two steps back. Qin Niang retracted her step.
Both Dai Jiang and Jiang Kangning sent people to protect Shao Yun'an's safety, Yan Fusheng said: "If we don't follow, then you and the master have to bring guards."
Shao Yun'an: "No, I don't know anyone, it's awkward. Brother Xi doesn't like strangers to follow either."
Wang Qing, who received Xiao Daddy's gaze, lowered his head slightly: "I don't like it either."
When he said this, Jiang Moxi said belatedly: "I don't like it!"
Yan Fusheng retreated again.
Just like that, Shao Yun'an and Wang Shijing's family, who had arranged the tea harvesting, put their baskets on their backs and went up the mountain. The tea factory in Yongxiu County will take over most of them, and Shao Yun'an will take over the rest. Those who collected tea for him last year will still collect tea for him this year. Jiang Kangning issued a document in the name of the county government, saying that the tea factory received tea at a price per catty based on the quality of the tea. This matter was announced a month ago, and Shao Yun'an was approached for this. What Shao Yunan meant was that the villagers of Xiushui Village would give some to the tea factory, so as not to be told why no one in Xiushui Village brought tea, but all the good tea collected should be handed over to him. In fact, the special and first-class tea collected by the tea factory will also be secretly sent to Shao Yunan.
And all the Keemun black tea Shao Yun'an in Yongxiu County was bluntly collected into private pockets. After Wang Shijing inspected the entire territory of Yongxiu County, he found that there are only 24 ancient Qimen black tea trees in Yongxiu County, which is too small compared to the hundreds of ancient Longjing tea trees. Shao Yun'an absolutely cannot let other people waste it, and this is also the most profitable tea he plans for this year. Tang Genshu, who has been investigating the distribution of tea trees with Wang Shijing, is in charge of picking the tea at Wang's residence, while Wang Shijing is in charge of picking Qimen black tea, so tomorrow, Shao Yun'an will go out with Wang Shijing for several days.