[What a pity, I don't know who this prince is. But these people in Jiangnan should know about the princes, right? How should I exaggerate to make everyone believe me? And there are so many people in the capital alone, with the death toll unknown. It's truly a case of the higher-ups talking and the lower-ups running themselves ragged.]
Immediately, everyone had the image of King Qi in their minds.
"Your Majesty, I believe we should start the investigation from Jiangnan, investigating whoever is most powerful?"
"Okay, okay."
Is the emperor happy or unhappy? Just three "good"s, will he give me a reward? I haven't even broken even on my five thousand taels yet.
Why is such a nice young lady so preoccupied with such a small amount of money?
"I have something to report."
"explain"
"The underfloor heating system has been completed. I have tested it, and if you sleep on it for one night in winter, you will definitely not feel cold, even without a thick quilt. Moreover, the materials used to make the underfloor heating system are simple and do not require any money."
"So fast? He really did it?" Ji Yingying was skeptical.
[It's done. He slept on the kang (heated brick bed) all night yesterday; it was so hot that the old man didn't sleep well at all.]
"Very good, very good, arrange it immediately, and make sure every household gets one." The Emperor was pleased: "Issue my decree: Zhang Siyuan is promoted to the rank of Third-Rank Vice Minister for his meritorious research on underfloor heating, and Ji Yingying is rewarded with ten thousand taels of gold, silks and satins, and countless gold, silver and jewels for her meritorious service in providing underfloor heating."
[Oh ho~ The Emperor has finally become a human being!] Ji Yingying immediately knelt down to express her gratitude!
If you have money and silver, kneeling down is no big deal.
The emperor finally felt relieved, otherwise he was always getting angry at her.
Throughout the morning court session, Ji Yingying was preoccupied with how to spend the gold and how to deal with the gold and silver jewelry.
After thinking it over, Xiangxiang finally suggested that she put it in her personal space and keep it there, since the space belonged to her.
When the court session ended, the emperor kept Ji Cailiang behind.
"Your Majesty" Ji Cailiang was somewhat apprehensive, but he was used to it; all of this was thanks to Ji Yingying.
If it weren't for her, I'd probably be even more anxious right now.
"Go back and try to get information out of Minister Ji. See when he can come up with the salt-making method. The people of Tianyou Dynasty are all waiting to eat salt."
"I understand, but... what if..." Before he could finish speaking, the Emperor stopped him: "Hey, go back and ask him."
"yes"
Emerging from the Hall of Diligent Governance, Ji Cailiang had a headache. What a little devil! How could he blurt out something that had no basis in fact? If it didn't work out, it would be a crime of deceiving the emperor.
For the rest of the day, Ji Cailiang was thinking about how to question Ji Yingying when he got back.
When I returned from my official duties, I saw Ji Yingying squatting at the door, staring at the neighbor next door.
"My son, what are you doing now?"
"Hehe, Dad's back. Look, someone moved in next door. I heard from Apple that it's a high-ranking official, but I don't know which one."
Ji Cailiang couldn't help but poke her head. Who did she get this fearless personality from?
"Let's go back for dinner."
"Oh dear, Apple says it's not ready yet. Come on, Dad, sit here and let's take a look across the street."
[I heard the person coming from next door is a ruthless killer, a figure from the martial arts world. I wonder what he looks like. The court is nothing special, but I wonder if this martial arts figure will be able to handle Hou Shuang?]
What?
That ruthless killer dares to stand here and watch? Does he not want his life?
Ji Cailiang squatted down, wanting to persuade her, but after squatting down, he didn't know where to start, so he simply asked, "Son, the Emperor is in a hurry about the salt permits now, do you have any ideas?"
"Yes, I drew it when I got back at noon. You can have someone do it for you, and then we'll see if it's edible."
The drawings showed the salt-drying method in great detail, including how to select salt fields, how to operate it, and factors such as climate. Some parts were marked with a question mark, which gave Ji Cailiang a headache.
What's even more troublesome is that Ji Yingying's handwriting is truly unbearable to look at. If this scrapped document is submitted, he'll be the laughingstock tomorrow.
"Dad took it."
"No, your baby still needs this to get rewards."
If it weren't for the Emperor's gift today, she wouldn't have wanted to do it; she'd spent the whole afternoon working on this thing.
"Are you afraid your father will steal your things?"
"I'm scared. Yours belongs to your mother, and hers belongs to her mother. Only what's mine is mine."
"Heh... Go back. You're not allowed to stay at the door anymore. Go back right now."
[Ha, old man, you've finally broken down! You're the poorest in the family, and you still think you're right.]
"Slap!" Ji Yingying's arm was hit. The next second, she jumped to the side and looked at her father with a wronged expression: "Dad, you don't love me anymore, you actually hit me!"
"You deserve a beating. Get back here right now, Apple. Take your young lady back to the courtyard and don't let her come out."
"Yes, sir, this servant will take the young lady back right away."
"Father, you don't love me at all. I'm going to tell Mother."
"Your mother doesn't love you either, go back to your room right now."
[Hmph, you old fogey, if you weren't my father, I would definitely unleash the dogs on you.]
Ji Cailiang was having a headache. How could he have given birth to such a fierce daughter!
Ji Yingying went back to her room, and only then did Ji Cailiang angrily return to the main room to whine and act coquettishly towards his wife.
He suffered terribly!
"Did you provoke Yingying again?"
"My son... he's so infuriating, Madam!"
"Heh~ Serves you right, hurry up and wash up and get ready for dinner." Fang Yulan urged him to wash up and asked someone to prepare some food for him. Later, Ji Cailiang would probably have to coax this little tyrant.
...
Ji Yingying returned to her room and ate her meal. After she finished eating, Xia Mama said, "Miss, you shouldn't have upset Master like that. He has a hard life too."
"What's so hard about him? He has it the easiest. He doesn't even have to cook when he gets home. My mother takes care of everything for him. He's just a beast of burden when he goes out. Besides, who isn't a beast of burden? We're all working for someone else."
Ji Yingying took a bite of an apple, and soon Ji Cailiang arrived, calling out "Good boy/girl" and bringing lots of delicious food.
"You little rascal, don't you dare make your dad angry next time, understand?"
"I understand, I understand, I understand, my dad is the best." Ji Yingying said happily as she ate.
She was happy, and Ji Cailiang left happily as well.
After leaving the house, she was still thinking to herself with a smug smile: My son is so easy to coax. From now on, I'll be the only one who can coax him. Other young men will be eyeing my son.
This was the first time that Granny Xia had ever seen a master like this. He could even coax a child after angering him. If it were any other child, he would probably have to deal with it all by himself.
That very night, the Emperor received news that Ji Yingying had devised a method for making salt. He wanted to summon Ji Yingying that very night, but it was inconvenient for her, being a young girl, so he could only wait until the next day.
That night, not only the emperor couldn't sleep, but even the crown prince couldn't sleep. This salt problem was something that neither the Tianyou Dynasty nor the previous dynasty could solve.
Is it time to resolve this?
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