Xie Qingyao continued, "I can save Princess Yong'an, but I have a request. I want to ask for a favor from Your Majesty."
The person was rescued but was half-dead and barely breathing. Her life was exchanged for grace.
worth.
Besides, if he could kill her once, he could kill her a second time, but grace is not given casually.
Emperor Jinde put down his red brush and said, "What do you want? A reward? Isn't the reward I gave you enough? You shouldn't have to worry about spending money."
Xie Qingyao responded, "Your Majesty has always been generous, and the reward given to me is naturally sufficient."
"This subject would like to request that Your Majesty confer the title of Imperial Merchant upon the Xue family."
Royal merchant!
This, this request is a bit too much.
Eunuch Cao remained expressionless, but his heart was already beating fast.
The status of imperial merchants was higher than that of official merchants, and far higher than that of private merchants. They were registered in the Imperial Household Department and had direct access to the emperor's court. They were both rich and noble.
Emperor Jinde's expression darkened slightly. "Oh, Xie Qingyao, you are so brave and ambitious."
Xie Qingyao's face darkened when she heard this, and she pursed her lips, "It's fine if Your Majesty doesn't want to agree."
Emperor Jinde didn't expect her to give up so easily. He saw her frowning, lowering her eyes, and looking quite aggrieved.
It's not hidden at all.
Emperor Jinde patiently asked, "Why do you want the Xue family to become the imperial merchant?"
Xie Qingyao quickly raised her eyelids again and blurted out, "Of course, the imperial merchants are much more prestigious than ordinary merchants."
Emperor Jinde: "..."
Awesome, look at what childish things she said?
Just for the sake of prestige?
Seeing that Emperor Jinde's expression had relaxed somewhat, Xie Qingyao took small steps forward and said, "Your Majesty, I will grind the ink for you."
While grinding the ink, she could still chatter.
"The Xue family is a merchant family, and yet someone came to me and acted in a sarcastic manner, looking down on my maternal family in both words and deeds. As a result, I was also looked down upon."
Emperor Jinde said calmly, "Who is so presumptuous? He even looks down upon the county lady I personally appointed."
Oh, that must be Princess Yong'an who is lying there almost dead.
Xie Qingyao followed his words and complained, "That's right, how presumptuous."
"Your Majesty, if the Xue family becomes an imperial merchant, they won't be afraid of being looked down upon in the future and can walk all over the merchants in the capital."
Emperor Jinde laughed angrily, "You still want to act sideways."
He didn't know what to say to her. She was begging for truth with such confidence and her words were so arrogant.
Emperor Jinde pressed his forehead. It was the first time he felt a headache from being nagged by someone.
"Which property do you want?"
Xie Qingyao's eyes lit up: "Your Majesty, I am not greedy. As long as Xue is responsible for the silk industry in Jiangnan, that's fine."
In this way, the Xue family became the imperial merchant specializing in providing silk fabrics to the palace.
The hall suddenly became quiet.
Emperor Jinde didn't say anything, just looked at her.
But she was still staring at him, as if she was completely unaware of the majesty of the royal family and was not afraid of him.
That's all.
"You really dare to ask for it."
Emperor Jinde relaxed his posture and smiled: "Then I'll give it to you."
"I agree."
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