Chapter 315: A low-key meeting in a low-key manner
Yuan Ruan: [But if the Minister of Revenue’s behavior is discovered…]
System: [Don't worry, Ah Ruan. The Minister of Finance is also very smart. Now that the war is almost over, the money earned from the silver and coal mines will be shipped over in the spring, plus taxes and so on... within two months, he will be able to balance all the accounts and no one will find out.]
Yuan Ruan: [Pfft. I understand. That’s good. He can keep a low profile.]
All the civil and military officials in the court looked at the Minister of Revenue with sympathy: System, please stop talking. He used to be able to keep a low profile, but now he can't.
The Minister of Revenue bowed his head.
The prince also looked at the silent emperor. He originally thought that in front of Yuan Ruan, his father would not confiscate the property of the Minister of Revenue, but he would definitely dismiss him from his post and investigate him.
Unexpectedly, after the emperor put down his wine cup, he said, "Keep playing the music, keep drinking."
The depressed Minister of Revenue suddenly raised his head and his eyes lit up.
The court officials also knew that the emperor was intentionally giving the Minister of Revenue an excuse to go easy on him.
The Minister of War, who was drunk, also jumped out excitedly and said loudly: "In order to congratulate Daxia on its great victory, this old minister has practiced a song "Da Feng Ge" before. Today, I will use it to liven up the banquet and also present a gift to Your Majesty."
After that, the Minister of War began to sing.
The court officials also drank wine again amid the bold singing.
Soon, the emperor announced the end of the banquet.
The court officials walked out in twos and threes, supporting each other. The remaining few drunkards who fell asleep were carried out of the hall by the palace servants.
The prince held Yuan Ruan in his arms and walked slowly towards Kunning Palace. Today was Yuan Ruan's turn to live in Kunning Palace.
The Queen was sitting in the front yard, bending over and admiring the objects.
The prince came forward with Yuan Ruan to pay his respects.
The third prince, who was squatting on the ground, quickly stood up and saluted.
The queen yawned and waved to Chong Yuanruan, "Come, come, Xiaojiu, you are here. This is sent by the glass factory. Li Fangshi said that he has fulfilled his mission. Come and have a look."
Yuanruan was surprised when he saw it: "Wow. Extra long transparent glass."
The system popped up: [Let me see, Waqu, this guy is really awesome. He actually created a large piece of solid glass in such a simple and rubbish experimental environment. How did he develop it? He is an amazing person.]
Everyone was curious:!!!
Is it difficult to make a solid piece of glass? Is it useful? How impressive?
The prince asked curiously, "Mother, how is this made?"
The Queen yawned and said, "I don't know. Master Li wanted to...what did he say, keep it secret. He didn't tell me."
The prince choked.
The system suddenly laughed: [Haha. It seems that Li Fangshi really listened to your previous instructions to keep it secret! He didn't even give the Queen face.]
Yuan Ruan: [Hehe, mainly this thing is a surprise for my brother, and on the other hand it will also make a lot of money for the civilian students. There are many people talking, so we have to keep it secret for now. I will tell you later if my nephew and the others are still curious.]
The Queen continued, "Ah, there are two more things. No, it should be considered one thing. Jiu'er, it has something to do with you."
Yuanruan raised his little head.
The queen reached out and pinched Yuan's soft, chubby cheeks, and said slowly, "The news sent by Master Li said that the technical problems that the young imperial teacher asked about have been solved, but it took a lot of time, so there is a shortage of manpower."
The prince said gently: "The East Palace can..."
"Prince, I haven't finished speaking yet." The Queen glanced at him.
The prince immediately shut up.
The Queen continued to look at Yuan Ruan and said, "It just so happens that a few princes have come to me and asked me to help the young imperial teacher. I did not agree directly, so it depends on whether Jiuer wants to do it or not."
The prince frowned slightly, and he immediately realized that it must be those princes and dukes. Why were these people lingering around?
Yuan Ruan was stunned for a moment, and immediately thought of the perfect abdominal muscles of several naked men.
She looked up: "Prince Yan, them?"
The queen nodded slightly.
The system popped up: [So now, the glass is short of manpower, and a few princes want to come over to donate manpower? The needs just happen to coincide? Ah Ruan, you can agree. ]
Prince: !!!
He coughed lightly and said, "Mother, the Prince of Yan and his men have just arrived in Kyoto. It is not as convenient as the Eastern Palace to mobilize personnel. It is better to leave this matter to your son."
The queen took a sip of tea casually and said, "As the heir apparent of a country, why do you have to do everything yourself? You should always give others more trust. This way, others can feel more at ease."
The prince bowed and said, "I have recently found out that the Prince of Yan and his men have been guests of honor in many aristocratic families since they came to the capital. They had close contact with the envoys from the State of Chen some time ago. Now that the envoys from the State of Chen have just been arrested, they have come to you again. I cannot help but suspect that they have bad intentions. Mother, if you trust them too much, it is easy to foster the ambitions of others."
The queen almost rolled her eyes: "I know, your father is not as suspicious as you."
Yuan Ruan listened for a while and muttered to the system: [Tong'er, why do I feel like there is something else going on between the Queen and my nephew's words?]
The Crown Prince seemed to think that the princes would rebel. But the Queen thought that being too defensive would easily force the princes to rebel, so it would be better to give them some trust and appease their hearts.
The system was stunned, and looked at the prince and the queen hesitantly for a while: [Yes, that's right. ]
As soon as Yuanruan saw the system stuttering, he knew it hadn't noticed the hidden meaning in the conversation.
Yuan Ruan changed the subject: [Tong'er, are there any melons about these princes? ]
System: [Let me see... Hey, there really is a melon related to my nephew. ]
Prince: ???
The queen was startled.
Yuanruan: [What melon? ]
System: [Since these princes came to Beijing, they have wanted to build a relationship with you, Ah Ruan, but your eldest nephew treats you very well and doesn't give them any chances. These princes are worried! Coincidentally, the prince of Linjiang was chatting with the Chen Kingdom delegation while drinking, and finally they came together to invest in a large number of private schools for civilians.]
Yuanruan: [Ah? Why did they team up to do this?]
System: [The Emperor of Chen wanted the delegation to stir up the conflict between the commoner students and the aristocratic students. Since the aristocratic families of Xia were not able to get through, the delegation members wanted to use the teaching channel to influence the commoner students and make them cause trouble. As for the four princes, they knew that the commoner official school was your idea, Ah Ruan, and wanted to make some achievements to attract your attention. The two sides hit it off, and as a result, the Chen delegation was arrested. Ah, speaking of this, Qi Kuan arrested people too early, and now many private schools have become unfinished buildings. ]
Yuan Ruan was still a little confused: [Ah? The unfinished building is a bit of a waste. Wait, why did they build a private school together with the Chen State delegation? Why not build it themselves? ]
System: [Because they have no money. They had asked the Ministry of Internal Affairs for a loan before, but failed. So these princes wanted to borrow money to lay eggs and flowers to offer to Buddha, but they didn't expect that the Chen Kingdom delegation would suffer a big defeat.]
The prince's expression eased slightly.
So this was their purpose. When we first found out that they had contact with the Chen State delegation, we thought these princes had rebellious intentions.
Yuan Ruan nodded: [So that's how it is. My nephew probably found out about it and is resisting them. The Empress is more powerful. I'll meet them to reassure them.]
The Queen drank her tea calmly and glanced at the Prince.
The prince bowed slightly, looking a little embarrassed.
Just at this moment, a palace maid outside the door announced that His Majesty had arrived.
The emperor strode in and just happened to hear the words "Calm the hearts of the princes."
The emperor raised an eyebrow at the queen.
The Queen made a "safe and secure" gesture to the Emperor.
The emperor's expression softened.
He stepped forward and picked up Yuan Ruan, and hugged her close: "Jiu'er, do you miss me?"
Yuan's soft, chubby little hand pressed directly on the emperor's mouth.
She held her breath and said muffledly, "Yes, very much!" She touched the other person's cheek and then quickly turned her head away.
System: [Aruan is pitiful. His beard is pricking people. He is forced to open a business.]
Yuanruan: [Hey, who made my brother so clingy? ]
emperor:……
He raised his eyebrows and continued to rub Yuan's soft and fleshy cheeks.
Prince: ...
I never thought I would see my father behave so childishly. Who would have believed this two years ago?!
The queen couldn't help laughing, and after a while, she saw that the emperor was still laughing.
She took a step forward and directly reported Yuan Ruan out of the emperor's arms, then said, "Then Jiu'er, do you want to meet them?"
Yuan Ruan took a deep breath of fresh air and nodded: "See you!"