Chapter 137 Jiang Ce returns
"You bastard! You dare to touch the royal property? Do you dare to touch me in the future?" The emperor attacked the second prince in the court that day.
The second prince was completely bewildered. Wasn't it necessary to do this just to ask for some paper from the Wei family?
In the end, the second prince bought those papers.
In this way, Wei Gaohuan was able to gain a foothold in the imperial city.
When the Ministry of Revenue learned that 20% of the paper money had been received by the royal family, Minister Lu directly "imprisoned" Prince Li.
"Old man, don't do anything rash. I already have a princess." Wen Li felt scared when he saw Minister Lu with shining eyes.
It’s October, but the sun is still very bright outside.
The Ministry of Revenue is quite quiet because of Wen Li's situation.
After all, ice was no secret. After knowing that he had ice for sale in his palace, many people asked him to buy it.
He didn't bother to be polite with them and just asked the housekeeper to bring them ice and collect the money.
The price is not expensive and anyone with money can afford it.
The Ministry of Revenue was already cool, and now being stared at by Minister Lu, Wen Li was furious.
"Let's talk it over, let's talk it over." Wen Li said with a smile.
Who is Minister Lu?
How could he, who dared to say no to even the emperor for money, take a prince seriously?
"Your Highness Prince Li, just tell me, what are you going to do with this money?" He came here just for the money.
"Of course money makes money." The Ministry of Revenue is so poor, are they planning to use this money to fill the hole?
"Look, your Highness, we still owe the military a lot of money, you see..." Minister Lu said flatteringly.
"No." Wen Li immediately refused.
He was well aware of the debt owed to the military. It was such a large sum of money, and it was unknown how long it would take to pay it off.
Humph, don’t even think about it.
He uses this money to make money.
In the end, no one knew how the two reached an agreement, but when Minister Lu left the eldest prince's office, he looked very satisfied.
It made everyone watching outside feel very cold.
I didn’t expect Minister Lu to be such a Minister Lu.
After returning to the palace, Wen Li told his wife about his own affairs, hoping to get comfort.
But in the end, he brought shame upon himself.
"Haha, haha, I'm dying of laughter. Did Minister Lu force himself on you?" She laughed so hard that her stomach hurt. This Minister Lu was really funny.
"What did you say?" Wen Li was so angry. He just came back to complain to her, but she actually dared to make fun of him.
The two of them fought for a while before stopping.
"Okay, stop messing around and get serious. What are you going to do?" Xia Yutong had just been tickled by him and her whole body fell into his arms.
Wen Li helped her up and straightened her clothes to make her look less...
"I don't know what to do with it. I won't give this money to the Ministry of Revenue, but I can use it for other things. The glass recipe you gave me last time was pretty good. I plan to make it."
That’s right, his wife is so amazing and has given him a lot of good things.
"It's up to you, but let me see it after you make it." She was really speechless about the bronze mirrors of that era, so she planned to make a mercury mirror.
I haven't appreciated my own beauty for a long time, and I miss it a little.
"Okay, but I plan to let Xiaoxuan come with me. This thing makes money quickly, and I have always understood his heart." Speaking of his brother-in-law, he really had a headache.
Xia Yutong rolled her eyes at him and said, "No, don't try to drag my family into this." She had her own arrangements for her family, and no matter what, she would not let them down.
Besides, even if he didn't refuse, Xiaoxuan would never be with him.
"Xiaotong, you don't have to be like this." He knew what she was worried about.
"It's necessary, very necessary." Xia Yutong straightened her body and looked at him seriously.
"People's hearts change. I don't want to speculate about it, whether it's you, me, or my family. So, it's better for us not to get involved from the beginning." She didn't want the two sides to become enemies in the end.
It's fine when she's around, but what if she's gone, or a few generations later?
The trouble that would come at that time might be the confiscation of property and extermination of the clan, and she didn't want that.
"Xiaotong." Wen Li felt powerless. She still didn't fully believe in herself, or she relied on herself too much.
It was his fault for not being able to give her more security.
"Don't call me, it's useless. I will never let my family be involved in your royal family. Xiaoxuan is doing well now. He can open a small shop and make some money. When he grows up, I will make my own arrangements." She never thought of treating her younger brother badly.
In the end, Wen Li had no choice but to shut up and say, "Okay, I'll do as you say." What else could he say?
Actions speak louder than words, he will definitely make her trust him wholeheartedly.
Minister Lu ultimately failed to get the money from Prince Li, so he filed a complaint with the emperor.
Unfortunately, he did not win the lawsuit, and the emperor asked him to cooperate with Prince Li's actions.
Unable to figure it out, he could only go back home first.
But when he returned home, he heard his family discussing white paper, and he was so angry that he couldn't eat dinner.
Wen Li moved quickly and pulled up the Liulichang before Jiang Ce came back.
Glass in this era is called colored glaze.
Liuli is so precious that he felt a little uneasy.
But only after the first sample came out did he feel relieved.
I immediately called Xiaotong because she said she wanted to see it first after it succeeded.
October passed in a flash.
Jiang Ce arrived at the imperial city and went into the palace to express his gratitude.
The emperor arranged his marriage to Shanning.
In the early spring of next year.
The specific date has to be decided by the Ministry of Rites.
On the Ministry of Rites side, the Second Prince wanted to delay their lives, but unfortunately, not all the people in the Ministry of Rites were his minions.
In the past few months, the Second Prince has obviously fallen out of favor with His Majesty. The people below him follow the wishes of those above him, and the Second Prince has not had an easy time.
After Jiang Ce, a viscount, was awarded a mansion, he was not given any other rewards. Anyone with a discerning eye could see that this was for the eldest princess's face.
As for Jiang Ce himself, he is afraid that he will never have the chance to meet the emperor in this lifetime.
On the first day Jiang Ce entered the mansion, everyone came to celebrate for him.
Xia Zixuan came early and helped Jiang Ce tidy up Lord Jiang's mansion.
Seeing her son's success, Concubine Song felt very sad in her heart, as she had suffered a lot in her life.
The life she is living now is something she never dared to imagine in her dreams.
"Xiaoxuan, I'm really sorry to trouble you. If it weren't for your help, Ce'er wouldn't be where he is today." She is not the kind of person who can't figure things out.
Ce'er's current status is all thanks to the support of the Xia siblings.
It was because of them that I got to know Princess Shanning. Otherwise, I'm afraid we would never have had the chance to meet.
"Aunt Song, please don't be so formal. Brother Jiang and I are as close as brothers." Xia Zixuan said with a smile.
He had met Aunt Song more than once and they were already familiar with each other, so there was no need to be overly polite.
"That's right, mom, don't worry. Just sit aside. Zixuan and I are here." Jiang Ce helped her mother sit aside.
Aunt Song patted Jiang Ce's hand and said, "Okay, I'll listen to you."
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