The Yuan family was already one of the top families in the Han Dynasty.

After Yuan Feng took charge of the Engineering College and developed concrete, the Yuan family's status rose sharply, becoming one of the new six great families, second only to the royal family.

These six new major families are staunch supporters of the imperial family, namely Yuan, Cao, Xun, Yang, Chen, and Zhong.

Of these six families, only the Cao family could rival the Yuan family.

Whatever the Yuan family does, it attracts a lot of attention.

Therefore, as the head of the Yuan family, Yuan Feng was extremely cautious in his actions and in his hospitality.

In the past, the Yuan family entertained guests who were either high-ranking officials or famous scholars, or top craftsmen and masters from various industries.

As for that rough-and-tumble knight, not only was he not entertained, but the back door was never even opened.

Now, Yuan Feng has not only ordered a banquet to be held, but also requested the most expensive royal restaurant. This change naturally puzzled Yuan Bo.

"Hmm~, you mean fifty tables isn't enough?"

Seeing that Yuan Bo was standing there motionless, Yuan Feng couldn't help but ask.

Uncle Yuan: "Master, I..."

"That's true. They're all a bunch of rough men, they must have big appetites. Let's book eighty tables then!"

Before Yuan Bo could finish speaking, Yuan Feng, on his own initiative, added thirty more tables.

"Uh, it's the master!"

Seeing this, Yuan Bo said no more and bowed as he retreated.

Just as Yuan Bo stepped back to the door, Yuan Feng called him back, "Also, invite all those people into the mansion. Don't let them wait outside. Also, invite a few people to the living room!"

"yes!"

Yuan Bo agreed and then turned to walk out of the mansion.

After leaving the mansion, Yuan Bo went straight to Ji Ling and said with a smile, "My brave warriors, please come into the mansion to rest!"

Ji Ling was taken aback: "You mean, it was Lord Yuan who invited us in?"

Yuan Bo smiled and nodded: "That's right, and the master also instructed me to book a banquet at the Royal Restaurant to entertain you all. Please come in with me first!"

"Okay!!"

Ji Ling nodded, then straightened her collar and led the group, walking with an air of composure, into the Yuan residence.

Before long, Ji Ling and several men, including the leader, followed Yuan Bo into the living room.

As soon as she entered the living room, Ji Ling knelt down on one knee and bowed deeply to Yuan Feng.

"Your subordinate Ji Ling pays respects to Lord Yuan!"

As a former member of the Yuan family, Ji Ling used the old self-reference when facing Yuan Fengshi.

"Huh? You're Ji Ling?"

Yuan Feng's brows furrowed as he carefully examined the man before him.

Ji Ling nodded. "It is indeed your subordinate!"

Yuan Feng smiled and nodded, "Good, good. With you by Shu'er's side, I can rest assured!"

"Thank you for your trust, Lord Yuan. I will do my utmost to protect you, young master!" Ji Ling said resolutely.

"Alright, get up now, everyone sit down and let's talk!"

Yuan Feng smiled, then raised his hand, gesturing for everyone to sit down.

After everyone was seated, Yuan Feng cupped his hands in thanks to them, saying, "I would like to express my sincere gratitude to everyone for protecting my son. Without you all, my son would not be where he is today!"

"You're too kind, Lord Yuan. We owe our current success entirely to your care. We should be the ones thanking you."

"That's right, without you, young master, we're just a bunch of ordinary sailors!"

"Indeed, it was you, young master, who gave us all of this!"

In response to Yuan Feng's thanks, Ji Ling and the other men in the hall also expressed their gratitude to Yuan Shu.

As the saying goes, "The most righteous are often the lowest of the low!"

Seeing the grateful and generous manner of the men in the hall, Yuan Feng's smile grew even wider.

With these people following him, his son's future career will surely exceed his expectations.

After some pleasantries, Ji Ling said, "By the way, Lord Yuan, the young master also brought back a group of beautiful Japanese women, intending to present them to His Majesty, but Lord Yang refused. I wonder what should be done with them?"

"Japanese beauty?"

Yuan Feng was slightly taken aback, and the smile on his face vanished instantly, replaced by a gloomy expression.

He knew his son was somewhat indecent, but he never expected that after going to sea, he would become even more outrageous and bring back a Japanese woman.

This has had a terrible impact on the Yuan family's reputation.

Seeing Yuan Feng's sudden change in expression, Ji Ling realized she had said the wrong thing, so she lowered her head and remained silent.

"Never mind, they're just some Japanese women, it's nothing!"

In the end, Yuan Feng sighed and decided not to pursue the matter any further.

Now that my son is grown up and has achieved what he has, I can't interfere too much anymore.

Then Yuan Feng turned to the servant beside him and ordered, "Go, take all those Japanese women to the back hall and hand them over to the mistress for arrangements!"

"Yes, sir!"

The servant respectfully agreed and quickly ran towards the back hall.

After the servants left, Yuan Feng asked Ji Ling and the others about some things overseas.

At the same time, Cao Song also jogged all the way to Deyang Palace.

"Minister Cao, you've come in such a hurry, is there something you need?"

Looking at Cao Song, whose forehead was covered in sweat and who was still panting heavily, Liu Hong couldn't help but ask curiously.

Cao Song paused for a moment, then said, "Your Majesty, there is an urgent matter!"

"Oh? What is it?"

Upon hearing this, Liu Hong put down the memorial in his hand and sat up straight.

"Your Majesty, in the past few days, the Ministry of Revenue and the Medical College have been using silver coins, which are convenient for settlement, in order to raise funds for the construction of a maternal and child hospital."

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