"He only did us a favor; he doesn't expect me to submit to him like that!" Hu Mingmei slammed the book shut in her hand. "Find an opportunity to send them to see Grandmother!"
Now that they know who's behind them, there's no need for them to stay and waste the Hu family's food. Although it's still unclear who killed their grandmother and parents, just for the fact that they curse while eating, it wouldn't be a loss for them to die.
Xia Donglai's expression was solemn. "Yes!"
"Tell the lady in advance, so as not to frighten her."
Since inheriting the title of princess, the Hu family has had more and more visitors. These visitors are not only drawn by Hu Mingmei's title, but also by the Hu family's strength. A wealthy prince is definitely more pleasing than a wealthy merchant, and this prince is also quite favored by His Majesty.
Those with good connections already know the content of His Majesty's conversation with Hu Mingmei that day, which further confirms their belief that Hu Mingmei is His Majesty's new favorite.
After all, the position of Imperial Merchant is not held by anyone who is not close to His Majesty.
"I wonder who will come today!" Hu Mingmei and Bai Nuo got up early in the morning. Bai Nuo casually said this while dressing Hu Mingmei.
"You've had a hard time these past few days!" Hu Mingmei lifted his chin so Bai Nuo could straighten his collar. Seeing that Bai Nuo looked much paler, he felt even more distressed. "It's better not to see these people! You're pregnant, no one will dare to make things difficult for you!"
"How can that be?" Bai Nuo said softly. "Although these people's families say they're here to see me, look at the past, when have any of them ever come? They're only here because of your name. Now that you've just entered the court, you still need to be careful in everything you do, or you'll give people something to talk about!" Anyway, it's not like before when I was farming and had to do everything myself to make a living. Now, Wang Mama and Mudan Shaoyao help me with everything. They take care of everything and then tell me, and I just need to do it myself. It's not too tiring, and Bai Nuo is willing to deal with these people.
Hu Mingmei is just starting out, and she doesn't want people to think that she is an arrogant person. That would be bad for her and would easily attract criticism.
She was also afraid that she might unknowingly cause trouble for Hu Mingmei, so she naturally took every step with caution.
"You've suffered so much!" Hu Mingmei still felt sorry for her. "Let's leave here after this is over!" His wish in his previous life was simply to survive. After being reborn, he wanted even more. He not only wanted to survive and avenge his parents, but also wanted to make a name for himself in the imperial court. But now, seeing his wife working so hard for him, pregnant and still having to navigate between all sorts of people without a moment's rest, Hu Mingmei felt an overwhelming pang of heartache. His own thoughts no longer mattered. He just wanted her to be well, to be able to stay with her and their child for the rest of his life. That was enough for him.
"Have you made a decision?" Bai Nuo looked up at him.
"Hmm..." Hu Mingmei responded softly, then leaned close to Bai Nuo's ear and whispered something. Bai Nuo's expression was a little unnatural for a moment, but he quickly recovered and warned him, "Be careful, he's not an ordinary person, he's not so easy to deal with."
"Um!"
Hu Mingmei left his home, boarded a carriage, and headed towards the palace gate. This was his first day attending court as a prince and a royal merchant.
Upon arriving outside the palace gates, Hu Mingmei alighted from his carriage. As soon as he stepped off, many people came over to greet him, "Prince Chu!"
"Greetings, Imperial Physician!"
He was the Prince of Chu, and he was also the Grand Master of Ceremonies.
In the past, when the princesses of the Hu family were still alive, although they were in charge of the position of Imperial Merchant, they did not officially hold the position; it was vacant. Moreover, any merchant who felt capable could participate, which is why the Zheng family was so enthusiastic. However, no one expected that Emperor Jingkang would suddenly make such a move, overturning the tradition that the Imperial Merchant could change hands and placing it on the Hu family.
In other words, no matter how mediocre Hu Mingmei's son is, he can still inherit Hu Mingmei's official position.
Although everyone felt this behavior was not very good, he was the emperor, so they couldn't say anything. Moreover, Jingkang's reasoning was also very good. There were so many positions for imperial merchants, and whoever had the ability could take them. Over the years, the power had always been exercised by the eldest princess's lineage. Now that the eldest princess's lineage had reached the point where Hu Mingmei was in charge, there was nothing wrong with letting Hu Mingmei take this position.
The ministers could only complain inwardly. The eldest princess's lineage had been in business for many years, and each member was outstanding. They managed their own family businesses and the royal family's businesses with ease. But they had the power to back it up, so they couldn't say anything. But Hu Mingmei had never been in business before. After taking over the Hu family's business, it suffered setbacks and was even worse than the Zheng family.
Besides, you said that anyone with the ability can do it, but you only appointed Hu Mingmei as a Grand Master of the Palace. The Zheng family is also quite capable, so why don't you give Zheng Lin an official position?
Some even felt that Emperor Jingkang was giving preferential treatment to his family members.
Despite their complaints, these people still greeted Hu Mingmei warmly and made sure not to embarrass her.
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