Five days later.

Since Hua Quan mentioned that the Emperor had asked Guan Zhiyue to manage this year's New Year's banquet, he had come over at least seven or eight times, but Guan Zhiyue just wouldn't take charge. In the end, he had no choice but to let Consort Shen take care of it. However, this year's food was prepared in the style of a mini hot pot, as Guan Zhiyue had mentioned.

The emperor had no choice but to compromise in the end. He then sent someone to get the blueprints for making hot pots from Guan Zhiyue and to find someone to make them. This time, the number of pots to be made would be in the hundreds or thousands.

I heard that the manufacturing team is working overtime, day and night, to customize the parts. The main reason is that the demand is so urgent that they are not given any time to breathe.

When Guan Zhiyue was jumping rope in the yard today, Li Qishang and his guard Shang Yao rushed into the yard like madmen.

"Yue'er, Yue'er..."

This carefree prince, does he have a death wish? Why the hell do you call me by my maiden name? Are you trying to let the whole harem know that you, the carefree prince, are calling your sister-in-law by her given name?

"Your Highness, how many times have I told you not to call me by my given name? You may not care about your life, but I, your sister-in-law, do. Your brother, the King of Hell, will surely kill me soon."

Li Qishang was holding two ugly things in his arms, and he was grinning so wide that his eyes were almost closed. Seeing that smile was like seeing a happy dog.

"Stop smiling. What are you doing here in such a hurry?"

Li Qishang quickly placed the two ugly things in his arms on the stone table next to him and asked Guan Zhiyue to come and take a look.

"Sister-in-law, look, this is the glass recipe you provided. The finished product is absolutely gorgeous."

Guan Zhiyue walked over and looked at the two crooked bottles on the stone table, which were white with black, black with blue, and blue with green, and were oozing pus. She looked them up and down, then looked up at Li Qishang with an incredulous expression.

"You think this thing is pretty?"

Li Qishang couldn't help but nod. These were the first batch of glass products in their country. It was simply amazing. He never thought that their country could manufacture glass products. Would they be able to make a lot of money in the future?

"Yes, Yue'er, don't you think it looks good?"

Li Qishang was still excitedly looking at the two vases on the stone table. Guan Zhiyue looked at the two vases on the table again, and she simply couldn't bear to look at them. She didn't want to look at them a second time; they were simply an eyesore.

Its body was covered in pus, making it look like a toad. The glass shards must not have been burned or softened properly, resulting in its current strange appearance.

"It doesn't look good, but the fact that they were able to make it according to that recipe shows how skilled those craftsmen are. Tell them to pay more attention to the heat and fire it for a longer time. Once it's fired, pour it into the mold. Also, have someone polish the mold to make it smooth and flat. It looks bad because it's bumpy and uneven, and if it doesn't blend well, it will look particularly ugly."

"Furthermore, you can have those skilled craftsmen polish some more fun, beautiful, or intricate molds, so that you can create many beautiful and exquisite glass items."

Guan Zhiyue turned her back and refused to look at the two vases that were an eyesore; they were simply an eyesore.

“But even the mold makers don’t know which molds to make,” Li Qishang said, walking up to Guan Zhiyue with a troubled expression.

Guan Zhiyue thought for a moment and said, "Come to my place again tomorrow. Tonight I will draw some blueprints for glass items for you. You can have the mold maker make them, and then you can continue to fire the glass. When you are firing, you must keep the fire at a high temperature."

Li Qishang nodded vigorously, indicating that he understood and would definitely guard it carefully this time. After all, this prescription was truly effective. He had initially thought Yue'er was joking, but little did he know that it was a genuine treasure.

"Never mind, I'll go to the glass factory with you tomorrow. I'll talk to the craftsmen and we can make this batch of glass into individual pieces. That way, the mold makers will have time to make the molds, right?" Guan Zhiyue thought for a moment. Since she couldn't make more complex designs like vases, wine glasses, and teacups for the time being, making individual glass pieces of uniform thickness would be fine.

When Li Qishang heard that Guan Zhiyue was going to Liulichang with him, his eyes lit up immediately, and he jumped up and down with joy. This way, he could spend time alone with his Yue'er again, which couldn't be more wonderful.

“Okay, okay, let’s go to Liulichang tomorrow and make some block-shaped glass first.”

"Yue'er, what are you going to do with those blocks of glass?" Li Qishang asked Guan Zhiyue, somewhat puzzled.

Guan Zhiyue was speechless. She had told him not to call her by her maiden name, but why wouldn't he listen? Oh well, he wouldn't listen anyway, and she couldn't beat him. Call her whatever you want, whatever. Just give up.

“Hey, look what’s that?” Guan Zhiyue pointed to the window and said.

Li Qishang didn't quite understand why he was looking out the window. "I don't understand what you mean, Yue'er."

"Oh, windows are made of glass, glass windows! These can be made from individual panes of glass, so the room will be bright and airy. They're also much stronger than your paper windows. As long as they're not damaged intentionally, these glass windows will last for decades without breaking. They can withstand wind and rain, much better than your paper windows."

"Oh, really?"

When have you ever seen me lie to you?

"Hehe, I knew it, Yue'er. You are the best and smartest girl in the world. You are simply a lucky star for my Nan Ding Kingdom."

Li Qishang discovered that Guan Zhiyue was like a treasure trove; she knew everything, understood everything, and could plan everything perfectly. She was practically his god, his life.

Alas! I regret it so much. Why didn't I marry her myself? If I had, I could have taken her away from this harem.

"Little Yue'er, you are so smart. I will go back to the palace first and wait for you to come to me tomorrow. We will go to Liulichang together and make those glass blocks. I guarantee that I can replace all the windows in your palace with the ones you want."

Guan Zhiyue looked at this silly boy. He really was the carefree Prince; his words and actions were so unrestrained, it was simply enviable! What a pity, what a pity...

"Alright, then you should go back to the palace first! Otherwise, your brother will scold you again when he finds out. Don't rush to my cold palace again next time. Your brother is always causing trouble, and he'll scold us again. Next time, just have Shang Yao come." After Guan Zhiyue finished speaking to Li Qishang, she began to dismiss him, lest that dog of an emperor make her copy some kind of "ghostly precepts," the Four Books and Five Classics, the Three Obediences and Four Virtues, needlework...

"I'm just happy, and besides..." But I also want to see you. Li Qishang didn't dare to say this out loud, and could only add it silently in his heart.