Immediately, a guard was ordered to leave, while the officials in the court were somewhat puzzled by Zhu Yunwen's behavior.

They clearly didn't understand why Zhu Yunwen wanted to bring Zhao Qingzhu over.

So they continued to discuss and argue about the matter. Zhang Shan, the Minister of Revenue, stated several times that Zhu Yunwen had never taken a single penny from the Ministry of Revenue.

However, some officials did not believe this at all and only wanted to know where Zhu Yunwen got these tens of thousands of taels of silver from.

Zhu Yunwen, on the other hand, took notes on some officials.

There are some officials who just keep clinging to the problem. These officials are all former members of Zhu Yunwen's faction. Now, the problem they've seized on has finally exposed their true colors.

Zhu Yunwen simply memorized all these officials, intending to gradually eliminate them in the future.

Otherwise, who knows when they might bite themselves for Zhu Yunwen's sake? It's too dangerous.

After the officials had been discussing for a while, Zhao Qingzhu slowly walked into the main hall carrying several bottles of floral water.

She first paid her respects to Zhu Yuanzhang, and then stood beside Zhu Yunwen.

She had no idea what had happened, so she looked puzzled.

Zhu Yunwen smiled at Zhao Qingzhu, then took the floral water from her hand and said to the civil and military officials present:

"Gentlemen, have you seen this thing recently?"

Zhu Yunwen asked this question because he was certain that most of the officials present knew about floral water.

Because of today's morning court session, many officials smelled of floral water.

In the past ten days or so, so much of Zhu Yunwen's floral water has been sold, and it's mostly been used by powerful and influential people in the capital. How could such a good product not be used by officials in the court?

Floral water was used to cover up body odor, relieve heat and thirst, and even repel mosquitoes and insects, so these officials liked it very much.

As a result, the entire court was filled with the strong scent of floral water during this morning's court session, which made the officials much more energetic than usual.

So when Zhu Yunwen took out several bottles of floral water, an official immediately spoke up:

"I recognize this product. It's a new product called floral water that's recently come out. It works on the same principle as the old sachets, except that the sachets use dried flowers, while this one uses water. It's much more practical than the sachets."

Most importantly, it has many beneficial effects, which my wife, children, and I love. We keep more than ten bottles at home.

Zhu Yunwen was taken aback. Looking at the official who had spoken, he thought to himself, "No wonder the floral water has been selling tens of thousands of bottles every day lately, and there's even been a shortage."

Your family bought more than ten bottles, that's outrageous!

At this moment, a military officer also spoke up:

“I have one at home too. It’s a great product to cover up body odor.”

General Lan Yu also stepped forward and said:

"Your Highness, I have already bought more than a hundred bottles of this stuff, but I still feel it's not enough. I plan to buy more to store up."

After all, I am a martial artist, and I have a strong body odor, so I'm often covered in sweat in the summer.

This stuff not only keeps me cool, but it also leaves me with a pleasant fragrance; it's truly wonderful.

Zhu Yunwen smiled and looked at Lan Yu, saying:

"I never expected that the General would be one of my most important clients."

Upon hearing this, Lan Yu was taken aback and said:

"What big client?"

Zhu Yunwen held a bottle of floral water and said with a smile:

Everyone knows the price of this floral water, right?

Huang Zicheng spoke up: "I know that a bottle costs one hundred coins, which is a bit expensive, but it's worth every penny. I wonder, Your Highness, what does this floral water have to do with you spending over ten thousand taels of silver for no reason?"

Zhu Yunwen looked at Huang Zicheng and said, "No need to rush, listen to me slowly. Since you all know that this bottle of floral water is worth one hundred coins."

So you must know that this product is extremely popular in the capital, selling nearly 100,000 square meters every day. That means it can sell about 10,000 taels of silver a day.

Upon hearing Zhu Yunwen's words, Huang Zicheng, the Minister of the Court of Imperial Sacrifices, said:

"That's not surprising. This product is new, and there's a huge supply and demand. Although it's a bit expensive, there are plenty of people in the capital who can afford it and are willing to buy it."

Therefore, selling ten or twenty thousand taels of silver a day is quite normal. Didn't General Lan Yu just say that his family bought more than a hundred bottles, and even more?

This shows that many people find this item very comfortable and, fearing its scarcity, will store large quantities of it.

Therefore, it's not surprising that this item sells so much and fetches so much money in a single day. However, I still have to ask, what does this have to do with Your Highness, the Crown Prince, your contribution of over ten thousand taels of silver?”

Zhu Yunwen nodded slightly and said:

"Since everyone believes this stuff is very profitable, then I'm relieved. You just asked if this floral water has anything to do with me? Well, let me tell you, not only is it related, but it's very closely related."

Because this floral water was something I casually made when I had some free time, I entrusted it to Zhao Qingzhu, whose servants were responsible for mass production and selling it.

Therefore, the more than ten thousand taels of silver I earned in a day all went into my pocket. Now, everyone, do you still want to ask where my money came from?

Upon hearing Zhu Yunwen's words, the court fell silent.

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