Yu Nanqing was slightly taken aback, and then heard Su Wanyan say, "Because of the Bai family's matter, isn't the atmosphere in the city not good right now? Qixi Festival is in a few days, and I've thought of a celebration activity. I just wanted to know what you all think."
“Festival celebrations are usually handled by the Ministry of Rites. Is Yan’er worried that the people in the city won’t be very enthusiastic about Qixi Festival because of the Bai family incident?” Yu Nanqing saw through Su Wanyan’s doubts.
Su Wanyan nodded: "You could say that, but it's not entirely because of that."
"What is that?" Yu Nanqing asked curiously.
It was because Yu Nanqing properly buried the Bai family members.
Yu Nanqing's action showed that he had seen through her emotions.
So she wanted to do her little bit to make things easier for him, that's all.
However, Su Wanyan didn't say any of the above. Instead, she asked, "So, it's like... giving a slap followed by a sweet treat? Isn't it important to appease the people? Or is it just inconvenient?"
Seeing that Su Wanyan changed the subject, Yu Nanqing did not delve into it and called out, "Tanaka."
Tanaka walked in from the courtyard gate, bowed respectfully, and said, "Your Highness?"
"Go to the Ministry of Rites and invite Lord Ji here."
"yes."
Su Wanyan was stunned and quickly grabbed him: "Why did you invite people here so quickly? I haven't even told you yet, do you know what I'm going to do?"
"I don't know."
"Then why won't you let me finish!"
"Call the people over first," Yu Nanqing said matter-of-factly.
"..."
Yu Nanqing looked at her resentful eyes and slightly curved his lips, then chuckled, "Call Lord Ji over, and Yan'er can give the order directly."
"Me?" Su Wanyan asked suspiciously.
"Um."
"Don't even try, I'm not doing it. I'm telling you, you go and coordinate with them." She didn't want to take on this kind of thing herself. If it happened once, it would happen twice. What if she got lucky and they all came after her in the future?
"Then let him wait in the study, and Yan'er will tell me slowly."
It's a small matter.
Yu Nanqing calmly poured Su Wanyan a cup of tea and smiled.
Su Wanyan glanced at him and said, "You sure know how to torment people."
"Yan'er hasn't told us yet, what great idea has she come up with?"
"It's Qixi Festival, so it definitely has to fit the theme. Actually, I've already written down the activity plan." Su Wanyan picked up the draft from the table and handed it over.
Yu Nanqing was stunned; he had thought the paper was there to cushion the grape seeds.
He took the paper, opened it, and scanned the words between the lines.
“Actually, what I really want to say is that the rewards here should come from the Prince’s Mansion.” As she spoke, Su Wanyan handed over another piece of paper: “I’ve already calculated the turnover, and it’s about this much. I think the Prince’s Mansion can afford this amount of money. Of course, it all depends on you.”
The money in the Prince's mansion now has to be accounted for, and Su Wanyan hasn't touched the account books for a long time.
Yu Nanqing looked at it this way and a smile played on her lips: "Very interesting."
It was so interesting that... he became interested as well.
“Right?” Su Wanyan was a little smug after being agreed with by Yu Nanqing, but she wanted to be modest, so she touched her nose and smiled, “Actually, it’s nothing special. I just copied the game’s system.”
"A game?" Yu Nanqing asked curiously, "When did Yan'er play such a game? How come I don't know about it?"
Su Wanyan seemed not to hear him and abruptly changed the subject: "But the setup will take a lot of manpower and resources..."
"It's alright, as long as the arrangements are made, it can be accomplished."
"Yes, let them decide on the location. After all, they know better than us which part of Fucheng is the most prosperous and suitable."
"Should Yan'er and I go take a look then?"
Su Wanyan's eyes lit up immediately: "Of course I'm going, otherwise why would I be so excited?"
Upon hearing this, Yu Nanqing suddenly realized: "So it was Yan'er who wanted to play."
In the pavilion, she chatted with Yu Nanqing for a while until Su Wanyan couldn't resist the drowsiness and got up to go back to her room.
I'm used to taking afternoon naps, and I feel really uncomfortable if I don't take one for a day.
The man summoned to the Prince's study was Lord Fucheng Lizhengji, whose given name was Xiang and whose full name was Jixiang.
The massacre of the Bai family was still fresh in everyone's mind, and anyone whose name was mentioned felt a sense of dread.
At this moment, Ji Daren, who was waiting in the study, was on edge, constantly thinking about what he had done wrong these past few days.
He obediently did everything Yao asked him to do, and there haven't been any problems with his position recently. He has also cut off all other things that needed to be cut off.
Logically, they shouldn't target him again, right?
Unexpectedly, while he was lost in his own thoughts, Yu Nanqing arrived and only told him about the Qixi Festival.
Moreover, the festival plans have already been completed, but they still need to supplement and improve the details.
After discussing the Qixi Festival, Yu Nanqing asked Tian Zhong to see the guests off.
When Yu Nanqing told him to leave, Lord Ji was stunned for a moment. This... that's it?
Not to question or punish?
He was both suspicious and relieved, and with the plan in his hand, he retreated with trepidation.
The event plan was sent out from the Prince's Mansion, and after supplementation and detailed discussion, the final version finally reached Yu Nanqing's hands in just half a day.
The final plan not only added many details but also introduced several new steps, including a government-civilian collaboration aimed at fostering a stronger bond between officials and the people.
They could all see that Yu Nanqing had devised this Qixi Festival plan in order to ease the atmosphere in the city.
Finally, and most importantly, the reward system in the plan changed from being paid by the Prince's Palace to being funded by donations from both officials and merchants.
This can be considered as their attempt to curry favor with Yu Nanqing, and this action is not unpleasant.
When Yu Nanqing told Su Wanyan the finalized event plan, she was still a little confused.
She never thought she would be involved in the follow-up; she had originally planned to give out the idea and then wash her hands of it.
But when she heard that the reward money would not come solely from the Prince's Mansion, but would be raised through donations from officials and merchants in the city, her eyes lit up. This was a brilliant idea; why hadn't she thought of it?
Doesn't this save the Prince's Mansion a huge amount of money?
Seeing Su Wanyan's expression, Yu Nanqing knew that she was very satisfied with the final solution.
In the blink of an eye, it will be the Qixi Festival in July.
Qixi Festival, also known as the Double Seventh Festival, is a day when most women in the city fast and pray at home, or go to Buddhist temples in groups of three or five to seek marriage.
Married couples also go to the temple on this day to pray for children, making it a very lively occasion.
In addition, Su Wanyan heard that Fucheng also has a custom: before Qixi Festival, people would find a small wooden board, cover it with a layer of soil, and sow millet seeds so that they would sprout lush green seedlings.
Then place some small thatched huts and flowers on top to make it look like a farmhouse, which is called "planting seeds to pray for children".
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