[Host, the fish has taken the bait!] Xiangxiang had just reminded her when Ji Yingying had already reeled in the line.
"Haha~ I'm the first one to take the bait again." As a result, a small fish was caught, a very small fish.
"Your fish is...too small, hahaha..." King Qi laughed heartily, clearly with a hint of sarcasm.
"So what if it's small? It's still better than not catching anything at all."
"Hey, I can hook you right away, you believe me?"
"Then you try~"
In the end, neither of them caught any fish, but Mu Kaiji caught several.
Ji Yingying was really angry. She originally wanted to anger King Qi, but the fish was not strong enough!
"Let's go back and make pickled fish."
"No, not pickled fish today. Today we're having paper-wrapped fish. I haven't had this in a long time."
Ji Yingying thought Mu Kaiji could do it, but when she got home she found out that Mu Kaiji couldn't do it.
"I thought you could do it, but you can't."
"I really can't!"
There was no choice but Ji Yingying had to cook it. The taste was average and the amount of ingredients was too much.
…………
At the end of October, the sweet potato statistics showed that the entire Tianyou Dynasty, including Linfeng City, had a bumper harvest. The common people would not go hungry this winter, and housing was also gradually being built up.
Large brick and tile houses are gradually appearing in the public eye, not to mention underfloor heating.
As long as there is enough firewood, there is no need to worry about freezing to death in winter.
In early November, Ji Yingying led the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Works to develop coal.
The memorial was presented to the Emperor, who exclaimed with delight: "Reward me!"
Just as he finished speaking, he started coughing violently again. It was painful to hear him coughing.
"Your Majesty, let me tell you, since it has become like this, you might as well give power to the Crown Prince and take good care of him in the harem. Who knows, maybe he can live a few more years." Ji Yingying felt his pulse, and it didn't look good!
I'm afraid it won't be long before I really have to go.
"I'll listen to you. After a while, I'll let the Crown Prince ascend the throne, and then I can enjoy my retirement."
Ji Yingying keeps talking about retiring and enjoying her retirement, and he also wants to experience what it's like to be retired. The concubines in the harem are now gradually entering a state of retirement.
He's almost retired!
"That's right, you've been working too hard." Ji Yingying gave him some medicine, and after taking it, the Emperor felt better.
"Okay, you figure out how to deal with this coal and how to arrange it. I heard my brother is back today, so I have to go back and take a look."
After leaving the Imperial Study, Ji Yingying put on her cloak and hurried home.
[The Emperor probably won't be alive for long, right?] Xiangxiang suddenly asked.
[As long as he abdicates, he should be able to live longer. After all, I don't have to worry about him. The poison last time had already penetrated his heart. Although I detoxified him, it damaged his foundation. His already poor health has been exacerbated by this.]
The Emperor is a better person; we've known each other for over a year, and he's been genuinely good to her.
They would think of her first whenever there was something, but they also often made her do things she didn't like. However, she could understand. When you encounter someone in a group who is stronger than anyone else and poses no threat, you would naturally want to recruit them as your servant.
[How about you extend his life and let him live a few more years?]
[Hehe... That's easy to say, I just have the recipe.]
When she got home and saw Ji Jiaming, Ji Yingying's first words were: "Big brother, I feel like you've gotten a lot darker. Sure enough, you get tanned when you go out in the sun. You're so dark and thin now, I bet the girls in Beijing won't even look at you anymore."
"Your sister is right. When I came back this year, I settled the marriage. Now, I'm worried about you. Your brother is about to have a son."
"Yes, yes, yes, your second sister-in-law is about to give birth, and you're still a bachelor."
Ji Jiaming, who hadn't spoken yet, said: ...What sin did he commit? To have his own mother and sister really say that about him?
"Let's not rush into the wedding. I still need to organize some memorials to report to the Emperor at court tomorrow. Also, Father hasn't returned from Linfeng City yet."
"No, he probably won't be that fast. Things over there aren't that easy to resolve. Maybe this year we'll be celebrating the New Year alone, and he won't be able to come back in time to spend the New Year with us."
Ji Cailiang has been in Linfeng City for more than half a year to deal with things there. After all, the unification he discussed with Ji Yingying was too broad and too big to be completed in a short time.
"It's okay, I'll be back."
"Sister, I heard that you invented coal?" Ji Jiaming was very interested in this. It had just come out and had not been promoted yet. He didn't know if he could get this job. He continued to go out. It was too scary to stay at home!
"Yes, His Majesty will arrange this matter. Coal is not a safe substance. If it is used without proper ventilation, people can easily die. Let's wait for His Majesty's arrangements!"
"By the way, brother, you can try to get some help with the oil issue. Didn't we discover oil last year? Well, we can start mining now."
Last month, Mu Kaiji developed a tool for refining oil, but he didn't know who to assign to it.
With oil, and what she provides, the steam age shouldn't be far off.
"Sister, you are so awesome!"
"That's right, I'm your sister, there's nothing I can't do."
After chatting for a while, someone came to announce that Mu Kaiji had arrived, so Ji Yingying immediately abandoned her brother and went out to find him.
"Brother Detective, why did you have time to come here?"
"I've been bored lately, so I specially asked you to go to the restaurant for dinner. Besides, our resort has been developed and will officially open tomorrow. Don't you want to go and take a look?"
"Go, we must go." I didn't expect it would take so long to build a resort.
After driving out, we arrived at the resort very quickly. It was very well decorated, with a bit of ancient style and a bit of modern style.
【Host, there's a melon! 】
What kind of melon?
There's a cross-dressing guy over there. He goes out dressed as a woman, and he's been doing it since he was a child.
What?! So he doesn't understand his own gender identity, right?
[No, his sister died when he was young, and his family preferred daughters, so his mother made him dress as a woman and kept him in the boudoir. Now that they've let him out, they want to find him a husband.]
[Hiss~ That normal man, is he willing to marry a man? ]
Yes, our King Qi has recently taken a liking to him.
[What? The Prince of Qi is already so old, yet he still takes a fancy to such a young girl? Is he trying to seduce a younger woman?] Ji Yingying was shocked.
【That's hard to say. Isn't it normal for older men to marry younger women these days? Look at this old man here, he's eighty-five years old, he's wealthy, and he's still married to a young concubine.】
I want to ask, how did they play like that? That girl must have been...
[Host, you're still so naive. There's plenty of fun to be had.]
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