"Oh? Really? I didn't even know that." Mrs. Qin looked at Nanny Jiang in surprise.
Qin Hexuan on the side also became interested and waited for Nanny Jiang to continue.
Nanny Jiang didn't mention this when they were in the car because she thought the young master would be interested in it, and she guessed it right.
"Please take a seat first, I will explain in detail.
"When the late emperor was alive, he lifted the maritime ban and encouraged ships to go out to sea. You two should both know this.
“But at that time, there were occasional Westerners coming from overseas, and they all had scary, weird looks.
“Sometimes there are damaged ships or corpses of Westerners stranded on the beach.
“So our people don’t dare to cross the ocean, for fear of dying abroad and never being able to return.
"Later, the late emperor had no other choice but to use his own money from the imperial treasury to build two large seagoing vessels and recruit talented and ambitious people from the public to go to sea. Mr. Jiang was one of them.
"At that time, in order to encourage people to cross the ocean, the late emperor allowed everyone on board to bring some of their own goods to sell to Westerners.
“People brought everything, and many people brought a lot of valuables.
"Only Mr. Jiang brought something different from everyone else. What do you think he brought?"
"What?" Mrs. Qin was listening intently.
Qin Hexuan said: "It's nothing more than one of porcelain, tea and silk!"
"Young master is really quick-witted and guessed it right away!" Matron Jiang praised.
Madam Qin asked, "Hexuan, how did you know?"
“When you go to the West, these three things are generally recognized as the most profitable.
"The fact that Mr. Jiang was praised by the late emperor proves that the things he brought were loved and sought after by Westerners.
“Others saw the huge profits through him, which became the motivation for them to continue going overseas in the future.
"You could also say that he single-handedly helped the late emperor advance maritime transport by a significant amount, which is why we have the grand spectacle of ships plying the seas today.
"Porcelain, silk, and tea have earned Da Qi countless gold and silver over the years."
"Even Mr. Wei always praises the young master for his talent and intelligence. This says more than this old servant knows!"
"So he made his fortune doing business overseas. No wonder he has such vision and financial resources."
The glimpse of the garden just now left a very deep impression on Mrs. Qin, so she also had a good impression of Mr. Jiang.
"Wait until my sister arrives and ask her to go for a walk in the garden with me."
As she was speaking, Yue Tao came in and announced, "Madam, the Princess of Rui has arrived and is getting off the car now!"
"Then let's go over there quickly!"
When Madam Qin just came back from outside the Great Wall, she went to the palace to see her sister. It has been some time since then.
When Princess Rui travels, her pageantry is naturally much grander than that of Madam Qin.
She was already sitting in the house, and the servants were still moving things in and out.
Seeing Madam Qin and Qin Hexuan coming over, Hongying, who was standing at the gate directing the servants to move things, hurried over and said, "This servant greets Madam Qin and Young Master Qin."
"Hurry up and get up. Your sister is in the room. Can we go in now?"
"Look at what you said. If no one else can enter, then you and the young master can definitely enter!" Hongying said as she led the way. "When we set out today, the queen regretted that she should have made an appointment with you to leave together so that she could have someone to talk to on the way.
"I said at the time that once we arrived at the garden, Madam Qin would definitely be the first one to come and look for the Madam.
"Look, isn't this exactly what this servant is saying?"
As they were talking, the three of them had already reached the door of the main house.
Hongying lifted the curtain and said to the inside, "Madam, look who's here?"
Sitting on the couch in the main room was a beautiful woman in her thirties. Although her features were somewhat similar to Madam Qin's, she was three times more beautiful than Madam Qin.
But there was a hint of sadness between the beauty's brows, which made people feel distressed and want to reach out and smooth the wrinkles between her brows.
"Sister." Mrs. Qin called out and walked quickly into the room.
"Yanqin, it seems you came earlier than me!"
Qin Hexuan also followed Madam Qin into the house and bowed politely, saying, "Hexuan greets Auntie. I pay my respects to you."
"Good boy, no need to be so polite." Seeing Qin Hexuan, the princess happily invited him to sit next to her. "Your clothes look great today. They make you look much better. Your face looks brighter."
Upon hearing this, Madam Qin immediately said to her son, "Did you hear that? Even your aunt said so.
"At your age, you should wear more light and bright colors, and stop dressing like your grandfather every day.
“Clothes like that won’t be enough for you when you get older!
"Now is the time to wear more bright colors while you're still young!"
"Yes, mother." Qin Hexuan responded.
Princess Rui immediately tried to smooth things over, saying, "Hexuan grew up with his father, so it's normal for him to be like him. Don't always scold the child, just take it slow!"
"Indeed, I was a little anxious." Madam Qin had to admit, and then changed the subject, "I didn't expect my sister to come to the flower viewing banquet. When I heard about it before, I thought it was that Mr. Jiang who spread the false news in order to invite people!
"I didn't believe it until my sister sent someone to tell me."
Princess Rui showed a somewhat helpless smile and said, "Of course I don't want to go out, but this Mr. Jiang has some connection with the royal family."
"Oh?" Madam Qin was even more surprised. Who on earth was this Mr. Jiang? Not only had he been praised by the late emperor, but he also got Prince Rui's Mansion to give him this honor?
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