The bright moon hangs high in the dark sky, casting a veil of moonlight to decorate the girl's sorrow.

In the room, Chu Yuening was lying on the bed, holding a white mutton-fat jade pendant in her hand.

The palm of my hand seemed to feel the residual body temperature of that person, and the gentle voice of "Yuen Ning" seemed to linger in my ears, and my heart was throbbing uncontrollably.

He called himself "I" and called her so affectionately...

Moreover, she could also feel his unique specialness and indulgence towards her.

So, in his heart——

Is she different?

Thinking of this, the young girl who was just beginning to fall in love had a shy and sweet smile on her lips.

Just as she was immersed in her girlish pink fantasy, the strength in her hand loosened and the jade pendant instantly hit her face.

It didn't hurt, but it just happened to wake her up.

Chu Yuening recalled the lofty, radiant figure, and a sense of timidity rose in her heart, and the smile on her lips turned bitter.

Yue Ning, ah Yue Ning.

How dare you hope for the dazzling sun?

The sun is kind and loving, and its brilliant light shines on all people in the world.

He is like an unattainable god above the nine heavens.

Powerful, lonely, and cold.

She shouldn't expect too much.

Maybe she should be like a star, small but trying hard to emit her own light, even though she cannot get close to the sun.

The night deepens and the bright moon sets in the west.

A tear of relief welled up in the corner of the girl's eye, and she fell into a deep sleep.

The next day, Chu Yuening entered the palace with the ministers as usual.

Due to the promotion of the stone mill last time, many officials also knew that this Lord Chu was a real talent.

No one dared to look down on her anymore, and some officials even greeted her in a friendly manner.

Chu Yuening responded politely and sat quietly in her seat.

When the loud and clear voice of "court meeting" sounded, the court meeting began day after day.

After two quarters of an hour, the hall became quiet.

At this time, Ying Zheng asked Zhao Gao to bring paper and distribute it to his ministers one by one.

The snow-white object is as thin as a cicada's wing and feels as smooth and delicate as silk.

Some smart officials had already guessed the function of this thing and were excited.

Prime Minister Li Si was the first to come forward and make a guess.

"Your Majesty, is this used for writing?"

"Yes, this is paper, developed by Chu Qing."

Upon hearing this, Chunyu Yue, the doctor in charge of classics, bowed to Chu Yuening and asked.

"Master Chu, how much does this paper cost?"

As the person in charge of books, Chunyu Yue understood the importance of paper even better.

Bamboo slips not only have a small writing area, but are also difficult to store.

If knowledge were recorded on paper, a book would not require dozens of kilograms of bamboo slips.

"Not even one tenth of the silk."

Chu Yuening responded with a smile, this is a potential customer, of course we have to promote it well.

"The paper will be sold in the city in half a month."

As soon as the words fell, the palace, which had been noisy just now, immediately became quiet.

The officials were all shocked and looked incredulous.

Such a precious treasure is being sold like this?

And I have to wait half a month before I can buy it?

Thinking of this, some smart people quietly stuffed the stack of papers in their hands into their sleeves.

"Your Majesty, paper is in short supply and should be used for government affairs."

Li Si frowned and made a serious suggestion.

In his opinion, this item should not be circulated to the outside world. If it is used by someone with ulterior motives...

However, seeing that His Majesty had no intention of objecting, he could only give a subtle reminder.

"No problem, I have ordered the craftsmen to make it quickly."

"I will provide the paper needed for future government affairs."

Seeing that the prime minister had returned in defeat, other officials dared not even think of opposing.

After the court meeting, Chu Yuening clearly felt that her prestige had increased a lot.

Because whether they were civil officials or military generals, they all nodded to her before leaving.

But there was one person who stayed away from her and walked around her out of the temple gate.

This person was the censor who questioned Chu Yuening at the last court meeting.

Although he still stubbornly believed that women should live in the rear house instead of abusing power in the front court.

However, in the face of Chu Yuening's successive great achievements, he did not dare to mock her again, for fear that His Majesty would be furious and ask him to resign and go home.

Chu Yuening glanced at the back of the man walking out of Zhangtai Palace in disgrace, and couldn't help but hold her head high and chest puffed out, with a kind of arrogance of a villain who has achieved success.

Humph, let’s see if he dares to look down on women again in the future.

Half a month later, in Xianyang City, at the Zhengyue Bookstore.

At this time, the small space was crowded with people.

"Shopkeeper, I want fifty sheets of snow paper!"

"I want a hundred!"

"And me, give me thirty too!"

“…”

Countless orders came in one after another, making A Ye so busy that he was dizzy.

Fortunately, there were soldiers guarding the place, otherwise he would have been really afraid that these people would rush in and rob.

Ah Hua also received a lot of money here, but she went from being excited at the beginning to being numb and mechanical now.

"The snow paper is sold out, you can go back now!"

A Ye looked at the empty wooden box containing papers and shouted loudly outside.

Afraid that the customer would keep pestering him, he added another sentence.

"We'll also be selling snow paper tomorrow!"

After all the guests left, the brother and sister finally collapsed on the ground exhausted.

Chu Yuening looked at this scene from a distance and chuckled, then turned to look at the emperor beside her, her tone unable to hide her joy.

"Your Majesty, it looks like we've made a fortune today."

However, Ying Zheng's focus was not on this. He had already expected such a heated scene. Instead, he was more interested in another thing.

“Why is the store named this?”

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