"Every time I analyze the matter between His Majesty and Lady Su Wan, I always find new discoveries."
This is what is said in teahouses all over Kyoto.
The last time everyone was "investigating" the truth, they discovered that Kong Zhang Sheren was the little palace maid that His Majesty must marry.
After the shock, I accepted it.
Although this matter will not be settled for a long time, if the court can remain stable, they can definitely remain stable too!
Who knew this was just the beginning.
After the summer, the ministers who were seeking refuge from the heat returned to Kyoto, and Su Wan only went to attend the wedding of a good friend.
Everyone discovered the little secret again.
Although this secret is no longer considered a secret in Xie Pei's mouth.
Your Majesty's country's name, Tianwan, will accompany him throughout his life. The country's name written into history books is the name of the female official Su Wan!
How could there be such an emperor?
Considering the time when the country was named, Your Majesty had already decided to marry the lady-in-waiting Su Wan?
The two of them kept this matter a secret?
If it weren't for Your Majesty's hard work and dedication, he would indeed be a good emperor.
Female official Su Wan was indeed very powerful. Everyone would definitely say that one of them was a tyrant emperor, and the other was a wicked queen.
After all, they are very different from other emperors and empresses.
In future history books, the names of Your Majesty and Lady Official Su Wan will be together forever.
I can only say that if there were people who ship couples in ancient times, they would definitely shout “I’ve got it!”
I couldn't help but complain.
How can there be such a person???
In fact, some people have discovered this before, but they just didn’t dare to say it.
Who would dare to use the name of a beloved woman as the name of a country?
It seems impossible just thinking about it.
This rumor has been around for some time now, and no one, whether in the court or His Majesty himself, has denied it.
In other words, everyone's guess is true.
Kyoto was very lively because of this incident. There were even many unmarried men and women who went to Su Wan's mother's shop to eat, with the purpose of seeking a good marriage.
Is there such a way to seek marriage?
If you want a snack, just tell me!
Nowadays, which teahouse doesn’t have people chatting while drinking tea and eating popcorn?
Oh, the popcorn was also made by Su Wan.
Is it okay to eat the popcorn taught by Lady Su Wan and listen to her gossip?
Everyone plans to prepare popcorn as a New Year gift. It is very face-saving to visit relatives with something fresh.
Calculating the time, it is now late October, and the Chinese New Year is indeed very close.
But the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Personnel were arguing over one thing.
That is Su Wan’s official position.
Two years ago, Su Wan was already a female official of the sixth rank, and it was time for her to make some moves this year.
But here comes the problem.
How to move?
The Minister of Rites and the Minister of Personnel were very troubled, especially the Minister of Rites who said, "If there was no such marriage, I would have wanted her to come to the Ministry of Rites headquarters. A position of the fifth rank would be too low."
The Minister of Personnel shook his head: "She is a clerk in the Imperial Library, and a fourth-rank rank is more than enough."
But this is the premise that there is no marriage.
Now that this marriage has happened, not to mention that Su Wan will be the queen in March next year, there is no rank for the queen, just like your majesty has no rank.
However, the harem is the harem, and the court is the court. According to Your Majesty's wishes, the two should not be involved.
But isn't it possible that it's not involved?
The problem now is that this marriage obviously hinders Su Wan's promotion.
If they are promoted too high, some people will inevitably say that they are flattering. If they are promoted too low, she is just Kong Zhang Sheren!
Even if we take a step back and say that if Kong Zhang Sheren's identity is removed, the Minister of Rites still wants Su Wan to go to the Ministry of Rites headquarters.
Su Wan is not only meticulous in her work, but also creative. Every idea she comes up with is feasible.
Some people may think that since she is a woman, she should not be in the Ministry of Rites headquarters, but the Minister of Rites did not rely on being pedantic to reach his current position.
Every department is looking for good talents now. Why?
It’s because Tianxiang Country is developing, and any kind of talent can be put to use.
Su Wan is not the type who only talks big but does nothing, but has real talent and knowledge.
All the capable Jinshi and Ruren who passed the imperial examination this year, regardless of gender, have been assigned to various departments, because there were too many officials removed before and the vacancies need to be filled urgently.
Everyone else is like this, let alone Su Wan?
So the official position will definitely be given, but how to give it still needs to be discussed seriously.
Even the Minister of Rites and the Minister of Personnel could not help but say that no matter from which perspective, Su Wan would definitely be promoted!
And you have to upgrade according to the rules.
They didn't dare say more about this, for fear that people would think that they were trying to curry favor with the future queen.
But as God knows, the two of them are really doing things step by step!
Su Wan's official position was finally set at the fifth rank, and she was promoted to the sixth rank only two years ago. In fact, the current speed is already very fast.
Although there is not much difference between the two, I was still transferred from the Shangshenjian to the Ministry of Rites headquarters. The things I came into contact with were different. I changed from being a person in the Shangshenjian to an official in charge of the Shangshenjian.
Therefore, this official position has attracted attention.
However, the Grand Secretary of Wenyuan Pavilion and the Grand Secretary of Dong Pavilion were still saying, "Why are you two so timid that you dare not give me a higher official title?"
The Minister of Rites folded his hands and said, "We still have a long time to go. If we do it little by little, it won't be easy to be criticized."
The two of them could naturally be eager for quick success and directly promote Su Wan. His Majesty would definitely not say much, but Su Wan, a female official, would inevitably be pushed to the forefront.
Sometimes rising too fast is not a good thing.
The Grand Secretary smiled and said that this was not wrong and it was not his fault that they were cautious.
There are a lot of things to do in the court at the end of the year, and Su Wan is not the only one waiting for promotion.
There have been some changes in various parts of the palace. The chief of the Shangshi Division was originally going to work in the Ministry of Rites, but this year there have been some changes in the Shangshi Division, and several female officials who passed the imperial examinations have been arranged to work there.
This means she can't leave, but her current position is stable, which is rare among the internal and external departments.
The Ministry of Works also wanted to take her away. After all, these old foxes in the court knew better than anyone who was capable and who could get things done.
Even though we have obtained these documents for changes in official positions, we will have to wait until next year to actually start work.
Su Wan put the documents at home and continued to watch her family making cotton-padded clothes. She originally wanted to sew something like warm sleeves, but although she was good at cooking, her needlework was crooked and terrible.
As I was doing it, it looked like a mess.
Gui Niang wanted to laugh when she saw this. She had not been working much in the store recently. One reason was that Jing Ju and Jiao Yong were looking after the store, and the other was that she had to prepare a dowry for Su Wan.
Many things need to be sewn stitch by stitch. Although many of them have been entrusted to the best shops in Kyoto, I still have to do them myself.
However, Gui Niang also took some time to make a few cotton-padded clothes for Su Wan and His Majesty. Although she didn't know whether they would need them or not, she just made them.
Originally, Gui Niang was still worried about the dowry.
She knew best how much betrothal gifts His Majesty had sent. They were treasures she had never seen in her life.
So it seems a bit hard to know what to give as a dowry.
It was certain that these betrothal gifts would be packed up and taken back, but it was very sad to only take away my own dowry.
One of the reasons why she wanted to open a shop was to save money for her daughter's dowry.
After a few years, I thought I had a thousand taels of silver in my hand, which would be enough for an ordinary family. But who would have thought that Your Majesty's betrothal gift would be more than ten thousand taels?
Su Wan was still trying to comfort him: "Everyone knows our family's situation. There's no need to dwell on it. No matter how much we prepare, is it as much as Xie Pei has prepared?"
"Don't call His Majesty by his name." After saying this, Gui Niang thought for a moment and smiled kindly, "It's up to you. I think His Majesty doesn't mind you calling him that."
Su Wan paused for a moment. If her mother hadn't mentioned this, she would have forgotten how easy it was to call Xie Pei's name.
Gui Niang added: "You are right. No matter how much we prepare, we are not as good as your Majesty."
This is what Su Wan meant a long time ago.
Moreover, marriages in royal families are different from those in ordinary families. Who would care how much dowry the emperor's partner has?
She never worried about it anyway.
As the two were still talking, Hai Ke came over and said, "Madam Su Wan, His Majesty is waiting for you outside the door. He said he is going to the imperial manor outside the city and wants to ask if you want to go."
Imperial estate on the outskirts of the city?
As soon as she heard the name Su Wan knew what was going on.
It must be the first manor that refined vegetable oil. In fact, at the beginning of the year, people in this manor wanted to meet Kongzhang Sheren, but they never had the chance.
Now that many people have returned to Beijing to report before the New Year, naturally old matters are brought up again.
She didn't go before because she didn't reveal her identity. But now that it's mentioned again, she will definitely go.
As for why Xie Pei also went.
The reason is even simpler.
This year, thanks to the start of vegetable oil pressing in various places, the income from the national treasury made the Minister of Revenue smile happily. Until now, he always smiles at everyone he sees, and there is no trace of the gloomy look he had in previous years.
I heard that the port's tax revenue has not been fully counted yet, but the Minister of Revenue has a rough idea of it, and part of it is the money earned from oil pressing.
Judging from modern efficiency, today's technology is about as fast as a baby turning over, but everything has to have a beginning. I heard that people in Zhuangzi are already researching new technology and are preparing to reach the next level.
In this case, it is normal for the emperor to go and take a look.
It would be more normal to take your future daughter-in-law with you at the same time, right?
As Gui Niang watched her daughter leave, she always felt that the two of them were already so sweet even though the marriage had not yet taken place.
This made her worry less, as long as her daughter was happy.
When Su Wan got on the carriage, Xie Pei was wearing ordinary clothes, which was rare. When he saw her getting on the carriage, he pulled her to sit next to him and said, "You have to be prepared. They really admire you."
Xie Pei rarely uses such words.
He has said so, so to what extent can we worship him?
When they arrived at the imperial farm, the number of people was beyond Su Wan's imagination. There were too many people!
Why are they all coming out to greet us?!
"It's really Kong Zhang Sheren."
“So young.”
"Oh my god, it really is a fairy descending to earth."
"She's good-looking and has such amazing skills."
"We are the great benefactors of our Imperial Manor and Tianxiang Country!"
Su Wan already wanted to get back on the carriage.
In fact, she had seen bigger scenes, but they were far inferior to the enthusiasm of the simple farmers.
No wonder the people in Huangzhuang were so excited to see Su Wan.
They are the people who have been exposed to oil pressing technology for the longest time, so they naturally know how good this thing is.
Besides, at the beginning of the year, they all wanted to meet Kong Zhang Sheren and waited for almost a year! How could they not be excited now!
Su Wan was answering everyone's questions and found that the Minister of Revenue and a familiar friend were also among them. Wang Yibin, who used to be a county magistrate, did not expect to meet Su Wan at this time.
He used to work in the Ministry of Rites, and they had always had a good relationship after he met Su Wan. He even said that he wanted to bring Su Wan to his new post so that he could eat Su Wan's cooking every day.
Now several years have passed, and Wang Yibin saw His Majesty next to Su Wan again.
Can you pretend he didn't say anything!
That thing doesn't exist at all!
Your Majesty looked at him a few times. No way, Your Majesty still remembers this matter, right?
Fortunately, it was Su Wan who came over to say hello, not him who spoke first!
Your Majesty's expression is really a bit scary.
Su Wan did not notice the only interaction between the two, or Xie Pei's unilateral suppression. She listened carefully to the issues concerning oil pressing in various places and knew that she did not need to say much.
When it comes to tilling the land, planting crops and extracting oil, they are the experts, and I am just supplementing them with my superficial knowledge.
But when Xie Pei heard the words "shallow knowledge", he raised his eyebrows.
If she is shallow, then who is powerful?
Xie Pei did not reveal his identity, he was just accompanying Su Wan this time.
They were talking about oil extraction in the royal farm, especially the technology of extracting soybean oil.
On the other side a ship was returning.
The ship will bring back the potatoes that Su Wan has been longing for.
The people on their boat were still worried, wondering whether the things they had paid so much for met the requirements of Lady Officer Su Wan.
Also, their ship might be able to return to the shore of Tianxiang Kingdom before His Majesty's wedding, and then rush to Tianxiang Kingdom to celebrate the wedding of His Majesty and Lady Su Wan.
The ship set off, and no one knew that a food that would change the Tianxiang Kingdom was about to arrive.
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