Early the next morning, Prince Yan left the Glazed Pavilion feeling refreshed, attended the morning court, and then helped the Crown Prince handle government affairs.

Prince Yan and a group of trusted ministers discussed the war at the border in the Inspectorate.

The King of Yan looked through the battle report from the border and was very pleased: "This General Shen Xiuxing has made many outstanding achievements, killed countless enemies, and has excellent moral character, and has the demeanor of a great general."

All the ministers echoed and praised.

Suddenly, an idea came to Prince Yan's mind. He held the brush in his hand and quickly wrote the word "德" (virtue) on the rice paper.

Virtue, excellent moral conduct and good character. If Shen Wei gives birth to a boy in the future, he can be named "Li Chengde".

King Yan silently memorized the name and was very satisfied with his naming ability. With a smile on his face, he continued to discuss matters with his ministers.

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On the other side, after King Yan left in the early morning, Shen Wei got up reluctantly, started her fitness exercises without fail, and then started to have breakfast.

Last night, Shen Wei deliberately "played stupid" and gave the baby in her belly an ugly name, which made King Yan determined to name the child himself.

This was a strategy to bring Prince Yan and his children closer together.

But it can only be used once.

When Shen Wei gets pregnant next time, she can no longer "play dumb" when naming her child, and she must appropriately show her true talent for naming.

Eighteen or nineteen-year-old Shen Wei is silly and ignorant, and if she gives her child a silly name, King Yan will think Shen Wei is innocent and cute;

But Shen Wei, who is in her 40s, is still stupid and ignorant, and has made no progress. The mentally mature King Yan will think that Shen Wei is really stupid and feel disgusted with her.

At the breakfast table, Shen Wei took a sip of hot porridge and put the matter of naming the child on hold for the time being.

Shen Wei instructed Rong Mama: "Rong Mama, you have to work harder these days. Go to the Confucian Temple to investigate Shen Qiang, find out her character, and find out why she left Shu."

In addition to serving the gold mountain of King Yan, Shen Wei was also thinking about her shop. The land she contracted in Nanshan, where she grew a large amount of vegetables and fruits, needed to be handed over to trusted managers.

Chen Qiang is her elder sister, who is quite knowledgeable in crop planting techniques and is a useful talent.

But before hiring someone, it is necessary to examine whether Shen Qiang can be entrusted with important tasks.

"Master, rest assured. I will find out the truth as soon as possible." Madam Rong gladly accepted the task.

For the next few days, Shen Wei ate and drank every day, checked the account books sent from the store, and served King Yan.

Prince Yan stayed at her place most of the time, occasionally visiting Liu Ruyan and the princess, and also staying overnight at Xiang'er's place in Fangfeiyuan.

The little girl Li Yao comes to Liuli Pavilion more and more frequently. At the beginning, Li Yao was quite reserved and maintained a polite distance from Shen Wei. After half an hour, she left politely.

Later, after they became familiar with each other, Li Yao simply brought the account book to the Liuli Pavilion to look through it. He played on the swing for a while, ate for a while, and then looked at the account book for a while, staying there for the whole afternoon.

The relationship between Li Yao and Shen Wei is becoming increasingly harmonious.

That afternoon, Shen Wei was sitting in the pavilion with a pile of bottles and jars in front of her. The small bottle contains talcum powder, glycerin, soap powder, vegetable oil, paraffin and other things.

These are the raw materials for making "liquid foundation". The dessert shop opened by Shen Wei has started to make a profit, and Shen Wei is considering doing other businesses.

For example, Rouge Shop.

In ancient times, women did not use liquid foundation when putting on makeup, and almost all of them used a kind of makeup powder that could whiten their skin. This kind of makeup powder is either made by grinding rice to make a white, sticky rice powder, or by using white lead powder.

The "liquid foundation" made from rice flour has poor viscosity and is easily removed when applied on the face; white lead powder contains the heavy metal "lead", which can cause lead poisoning if used for a long time, causing yellowing of the face.

Therefore, Shen Wei decided to use modern technology to make an ancient version of "liquid foundation". The liquid foundation she made is very concealing, not easy to come off, and has low toxicity.

If the product can be launched on the market, it will surely become popular throughout Yanjing City and even the entire country.

Chen Wei was fiddling with the proportions of the foundation ingredients when Aunt Rong walked into the pavilion in the bright sunlight.

Madam Rong said, "Master, according to your instructions, this servant has thoroughly investigated Chen Qiang's background."

Shen Wei paused while fiddling with the liquid foundation and said with interest, "Tell me about it."

Aunt Rong told the story slowly and leisurely.

Shen Wei's Shen Qiang is also a miserable person. Ever since her brother died in battle at the border, Chen Qiang was willing to marry a businessman in Shu in order not to drag down her family.

The merchant was wealthy and owned several acres of fertile land. The businessman was away doing business all year round, so Shen Qiang took on the responsibility of being the mistress of the house. She was quite good at farming. She could predict seasonal climate changes based on the temperature and find the right time for planting, so the merchants' fertile fields always had a good harvest every year.

She never increased the rent of the farmers and managed hundreds of tenants in a very obedient manner.

Chen Qiang worked hard all year round and turned from a beautiful girl into a dark-skinned village woman, and was despised by her husband. Every year when the husband returns home, he brings back a few beautiful women. The mother-in-law was very harsh on Chen Qiang. Chen Qiang often went out to work on the farm and check the growth of crops, but her mother-in-law suspected that she had a man outside.

Last year, there was a severe drought in Shu and the crop yield was not as good as in previous years. The mother-in-law wanted to increase the rent of the tenant farmers, but Shen Qiang disagreed, so the mother-in-law sent people to lock her up in the ancestral hall and beat and scolded her. After her husband came back, he also scolded Shen Qiang for being disrespectful to her elders and having no children after being married for five years.

After Chen Qiang got married, she worked hard for a long time but never had a child. The mother-in-law insulted Chen Qiang as a hen that lays no eggs, and simply gave her a letter of divorce and kicked her out of the house. Chen Qiang was left with nowhere to go and had to beg all the way back to her hometown, only to find that her mother and brother were missing. After asking around, I found out that my sister Shen Wei had sold herself into slavery, and my mother and brother had gone to Yanjing to look for her.

After going through untold hardships, Chen Qiang arrived in Yanjing and reunited with her family. She was a hardworking woman who could not sit still. She planted vegetables and trees near the Confucian Temple to supplement her family income.

Rong Mama finally said, "Master, Chen Qiang is a decent person. I asked someone to buy vegetables from her, and she never shortchanged me. I also asked a little girl to pretend to be injured and fainted, and Chen Qiang carried the little girl to the clinic and paid for her medical expenses."

Shen Wei knocked on the table, gaining a deeper understanding of this sister.

Chen Wei said, "There is nothing to do in the afternoon. Madam Rong, I want to go visit my relatives. You ask Cai Lian to accompany me, and then send a message to Ye Qiu Shuang, asking her to wait for me at Wangshu Inn."

She wants to meet Shen Qiang in person.

Madam Rong nodded happily: "I will arrange it right away."

When you go out to visit relatives, you should not dress too ostentatiously. Shen Wei deliberately changed into a plain long dress, took off the gold and silver hairpins on her head, and left only an ordinary peach wood hairpin.

Leave from the backyard and pass through the palace's garden. As Shen Wei was walking, she suddenly heard a clear call: "Sister Shen, where are you going?"

Shen Wei turned around and saw Xiang'er in the pavilion.

Xiang'er and her two maids were leisurely enjoying the cool air. In the hot summer, she chose to wear a flashy pink silk dress, with five or six hairpins in her hair and powder on her face.

He looked arrogant and very proud.