The Second Prince quickly picked up a piece of Xie Zixin's favorite dish with his chopsticks and said, "My cousin is just so straightforward and outspoken. She doesn't mean any harm. I think Xin'er can tolerate it!"
Xie Zixin really didn't want to be tolerant, and was simply trampling on her face. But after the Second Prince said so, Xie Zixin really didn't dare to refuse in front of the Emperor and Empress.
Duan Jianing saw this scene and almost couldn't help laughing. In the end, she could only drink soup to cover it up.
Of course, it was impossible for the queen to act like a bad person in front of her son, so she never let the second prince's wife set rules. Even the concubine Xie Zixin had never set rules in front of the queen.
The emperor tolerated Duan Jianing and Xie Zixin to eat at the same table with him mainly because he wanted to observe Xie Zixin up close and in person. Duan Jianing was just a cover.
The Queen also tried to smooth things over, "Yue'er is just being straightforward. Concubine Xie is so kind, she probably won't argue with Yue'er."
Xie Zixin... The Queen has said so, what can she do?
"Your Majesty is right. My cousin is just being straightforward. Of course, I won't argue with her."
The Emperor glanced at her from an angle unseen by the others. Xie Zixin was a little too easy to control. So she was controlled like this? The Emperor couldn't understand why such a great opportunity as 'Dream of the Future' had come to her.
Is it that God favors fools?
The emperor did not want to interfere in the affairs between the women because of the good wine that Shuxian presented him today.
He could only change the subject, "Why did Shuxian want to study winemaking?"
When Zhou Qiongyue heard the emperor ask this, she felt relieved. He finally got to the point. "Your Highness, I want to open a winery in Yuan'an to make some money.
I spent money to hire someone to research winemaking, and when I finally succeeded, I wanted to give it to my aunt and uncle to try first."
"Shuxian is still short of money?" The emperor was very curious about this. He didn't believe that Marquis Cheng'en, his son, and he, the queen, would not subsidize this girl.
"There are so many things I want to buy! And the feeling of spending money is different when you ask relatives for it or earn it yourself. And most importantly, who would complain about having too much money?"
After Zhou Qiongyue finished speaking, she also listed in detail the things she wanted to buy. In short, in the emperor's opinion, they were all flashy and impractical things.
"Can you already mass-produce this wine?" The emperor asked this question, meaning that if the technology is mature, he will consider seizing it, but he will also provide compensation.
Such fine wine should be brewed by the emperor. The emperor believed that Yue Yatou would be willing as long as the compensation was adequate.
Zhou Qiongyue shook her head in mock disappointment. "It's not only extremely difficult to brew this, but it also consumes a lot of grain. I just want to sell some ordinary wine."
Zhou Qiongyue had just finished explaining when she saw Aunt Queen winking at her. Zhou Qiongyue didn't react at first, but then she saw her second cousin also winking at Taohua Niang.
Zhou Qiongyue looked up at the emperor's half-smile. Her brain, under immense pressure, suddenly came to an idea. The emperor must have taken a liking to her winemaking recipe.
"Your Majesty, uncle, I would like to exchange the recipe for this strong liquor for a piece of calligraphy of yours. Is that okay? One that praises me."
There was no other way. Zhou Qiongyue couldn't let the emperor be suspected of stealing the prescription, so she had to take the initiative to exchange things.
"Are you really willing to change?" The emperor wanted to see if Zhou Qiongyue had any complaints.
Zhou Qiongyue nodded solemnly and said truthfully: "This recipe actually has a bit of a one-size-fits-all meaning. Without this recipe, I can still brew other kinds of wine.
Although it is not as strong as this wine, it is safe and does not consume much grain. It is really difficult for me to sell this kind of good wine that consumes a lot of grain.
And he praised my calligraphy, saying that I could be even more unruly in the future."
After Zhou Qiongyue finished speaking, she waved her hands and made an expression that she thought was fierce.
In the eyes of the emperor and the empress, it was like an unweaned kitten, only funny, not vicious.
"You call me uncle, and I won't take advantage of you. I'll just give you a piece of calligraphy and a shop on Yuan'an Street. It's just right that you don't need to look for a shop to open a winery. I'll allow you to brew some as a gift!"
The emperor felt that he was not so shameless as to buy other people's prescriptions as gifts from him in the future.
Zhou Qiongyue felt that she had won, and immediately stood up to express her gratitude, her voice particularly loud and clear. Especially when the emperor praised her calligraphy, in many cases, it was considered her amulet.
To put it bluntly, it is the kind that will still be useful even after the emperor is gone.
The emperor looked at the honest Zhou Qiongyue and felt like he was bullying an honest person. If this wine was brewed well, the revenue of the inner treasury would increase significantly.
However, the emperor did not say anything else, but just kept it in mind, thinking that if he had the chance in the future, he would help this girl once!
Moreover, this girl will marry Hua'er in the future. In the emperor's view, Yuan Bohua was someone he personally found on the battlefield. She often lived in the palace when she was a child and could be considered a child who grew up under his care.
Apart from blood ties, everything else was similar to his son. Even his son didn't see him as much as Yuan Bohua did.
Zhou Qiongyue is going to marry Yuan Bohua, so she can be considered one of his own! It will be no problem for him to protect her in the future.
When the emperor thought of this, he suddenly thought of a problem. If there really is a drought in two years, Zhou Qiongyue and Yuan Bohua’s marriage will probably be delayed.
After all, after a major disaster, the most difficult thing is post-disaster reconstruction.
The emperor sighed in his heart. Even for the sake of Yuan Bohua’s parents who sacrificed their lives for the country, he should be a good person!
"I remember Yue'er is going to be coming of age this year, right?" The emperor pretended to bring up the topic casually, but he was obviously talking to the queen.
The Queen thought that the Emperor wanted to give Yue'er something at her coming-of-age ceremony to please her, so she explained:
"Yue'er is coming of age this year, so she should have a coming-of-age ceremony."
"Now that you have reached the age of marriage, you can start planning your marriage. It's tiring for Fu'an to manage such a large palace by himself." The emperor dropped a bombshell as if he was just chatting.
The Queen, the Second Prince, the Fifth Prince and Zhou Qiongyue, the person involved, were all stunned.
Although the Fifth Prince thinks Fu'an is a good person, it doesn't mean that he has to marry his cousin to him immediately, right?
"Father, my cousin is still young. Can we wait a few more years?"
Zhou Wencan: Go away.
"Yue'er is indeed still young. I guess my eldest brother wants to keep his daughter for a few more years. Besides, Yue'er has several brothers who don't even have an engagement partner!"
What the Queen meant was that seniority should be respected and it was not Zhou Qiongyue's turn to get married for the time being.
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