Chapter 310 The End of Concubine Xu
The old princess felt like she could hardly breathe and her vision went dark.
"grandmother!"
Prince Zhou was close by and supported the man, "Someone, call the palace doctor!"
The old princess slowly shook her head and said softly, "No, let grandma be quiet for a while."
"I'll take grandma back to her room to rest."
Anyway, he had already told his father everything he knew.
It depends on how my father handles it.
"Father, mother didn't mean it. Please spare her life, okay?" Zhou Fang suddenly shouted.
Prince Huai had a complicated look in his eyes and was very sad. He ordered his men to lock Zhou Fang back in his room.
"Father!" Zhou Fang shouted loudly. His original intention was to ask his father to consider their father-son relationship for many years, but he didn't know that the louder he shouted, the more angry Prince Huai became.
Manager Jin also wanted to beg for mercy, but before he could utter a word, he was killed by Prince Huai with a sword.
Seeing this scene, Concubine Xu was so frightened that she fainted.
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Two days later, news began to spread in the city.
Concubine Xu of Prince Huai's mansion suffered from a strange illness, so folk doctors were summoned and offered a reward of two taels of silver regardless of their success.
The news gradually spread, and many doctors came to visit, but as for the final result, only Prince Huai's Mansion knew.
Zhu Mingqing also heard the news when he went out on the street, and knew that Concubine Xu was no longer a problem.
With the support of Prince Huai's Mansion, the sugar that the Ming family had accumulated some time ago began to be sold in large quantities in an instant.
For a time, Ming family white sugar became famous in Youzhou.
What followed was the continuous expansion of the sugar factory, and most of the people in the city also joined the sugar factory.
In March alone, the tax revenue received by the prefecture city increased by 30% compared to the previous month.
Huaxianglou gradually expanded to various towns in Youzhou and now has seven stores.
Zhu Mingqing is indeed becoming richer and richer now.
Time gradually came to mid-to-late March. Concubine Xu's health suddenly worsened, and she passed away suddenly one night!
No one expected Prince Huai to act so quickly.
The imperial court and the Xu family did not cause any trouble to Prince Huai's Mansion. After all, the master of the Xu family almost fainted from anger when he learned about the stupid things his daughter had done.
"Rebellious girl!"
"Master, please calm down." Madam Xu was secretly happy. Ever since her concubine married Prince Huai, she has become more and more arrogant and domineering.
Now, he is courting death, and no one can stop him!
"Think about it, as long as that matter is not revealed, and now that man's brother is dead, there is no need to worry about it in the future."
Master Xu was convinced, but his chest still rose and fell. "Alright, from now on, just pretend this daughter doesn't exist! I don't want to hear anything more about her."
Madam Xu hesitated: "I heard that Zhou Fang was sent to the capital by Prince Huai. What should we do then?!"
Mr. Xu didn't want to see this grandson at all: "Just buy him a house and take care of him."
Mrs. Xu was immediately happy.
Empress Dowager Xu in the palace also learned about this from Madam Xu.
"Oh, if I had known this, I really shouldn't have chosen her to marry Prince Huai."
Madam Xu comforted her, "Your Majesty the Queen Mother, please don't put the blame on yourself. She was the one who promised to marry into Prince Huai's mansion. Now that she has caused trouble, it's all her own fault!"
Empress Dowager Xu was dressed in an elegant and noble manner, and had an extraordinary bearing. She only lamented a few times for the death of Concubine Xu, and was more concerned about her failure to take back the military power of Prince Huai's mansion!
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As the business in the provincial capital gradually stabilized, Zhu Mingqing and his party returned to the Guancheng.
It was the spring ploughing season again. In order to speed up the ploughing, Zhu Mingqing drew the farm tools in his memory and asked craftsmen to make them for use on the farm.
After seeing the farm tools, Magistrate Wang had to admire Mrs. Zhu's brilliant idea and directly sent the officials in charge of agriculture in the government to the other party's farm to learn.
After more than half a year of breeding, the farm has begun distributing high-yield grain seeds to ordinary people during this spring plowing season.
Even without the environmental conditions on the farm, the yield would still be higher than it is now.
When Magistrate Wang learned about the farm's crop yields some time ago, his heart trembled.
I spent the whole day struggling over whether I should submit a memorial to the court.
Madam Wang couldn't stand it any longer and pointed out directly, "They've all been sold, which shows that the Luo family really cares about the people. Your most important thing now is to appease the people and encourage them to grow as much of the Luo family's grain as possible. As long as the people's lives are safe, you will be fine!"
Prefect Wang worriedly asked, "What if His Majesty wants to hold me accountable for concealing the crime?"
Mrs. Wang looked at her with a look that said, "Are you stupid?"
"Don't new crops need testing? You haven't seen a high yield with your own eyes. If you report it directly if it's not a high-yield variety, that would be a crime of deceiving the emperor!"
Magistrate Wang's eyes lit up, and he immediately realized what was happening. He slapped his thigh with joy, "Why didn't I think of that? Madam is so wise!"
Mrs. Wang snorted, "Of course!"
Magistrate Wang chuckled and immediately started to flatter him.
At this time, Zhu Mingqing was also asking Luo Tingshan this question.
He had previously promised to hand over the high-yield grain seeds to the other party, but now there is no news at all. Zhu Mingqing wants to know his next plan.
She asked, "When will you take the initiative to disclose it to the court?"
Luo Tingshan tapped his fingers on the table, his expression uncertain: "Wait a little longer, it's not the right time yet."
Zhu Mingqing was puzzled: "What's the problem?"
Luo Tingshan nodded slightly. "If Jicheng had gone to war with the Hu people last winter, there would be a shortage of food now. After all, it would be a good time to release high-yield grain varieties in a while. But now..."
Zhu Mingqing understood.
Because the war did not happen, if the imperial court knew that they had high-yield grain varieties, their fear would probably deepen further.
"Also, as you said, even if we announce to the entire Nanxia that we have a high-yield grain variety, not everyone will believe it, and the people may not buy the new grain variety."
"For now, it is better to first build up the barren Youzhou, and then expand when the time is right."
Zhu Mingqing nodded in agreement: "Did something unexpected happen in Saibei?"
Luo Tingshan pursed his lips and looked straight at him.
Zhu Mingqing frowned slightly and looked at himself. He was not wearing the wrong clothes, so why did he look so weird?
"The Hu people had originally planned to lead their troops to besiege the northeastern region of Youzhou in February of this year while the people of Nanxia were celebrating the New Year, but because of the sugar, the plan was stopped."
Zhu Mingqing was incredulous: "White sugar?"
Luo Tingshan nodded slightly: "Yes, the large amount of sugar has enabled them to exchange more food with foreign tribes."
Zhu Mingqing thought about the effect of sugar on the Hu people, and also considered cooperating with them, which might help Youzhou achieve a period of easing development.
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