Chapter 170
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Lin Yu's mother and brother were suddenly grabbed by someone. They were startled and just when they were about to say who they were, they were covered with their mouths and taken away for interrogation.
They said they were Lin Yu's mother and brother, and they showed their IDs. Lin Yu had previously told Shao Hui about his parents, and Shao Hui's parents had told the housekeeper that if any of Lin Yu's family members came over in the future, they would not be allowed in.
The housekeeper asked them, "You have already severed your relationship with the young lady, and the letter of severance is still there. Do you want to deny it?"
Lin's mother and brother argued: "Although we have written a letter of severance, our blood relationship cannot be severed. We are still a family."
"When you wrote the letter of severance, you didn't think of treating him as a family member, did you?" The housekeeper looked down upon people like them the most. They disowned their child when he was in trouble, and now that his child is doing well, they come asking for money.
In fact, the money these two people asked for was not much. They could be sent away by giving them one or two hundred taels. However, if we give them money the first time, they will mistakenly think that the general's mansion is easy to talk to, and they will come to ask for money again in the future. We must not let this happen.
He even asked the guards in the mansion to draw their swords and scare them, "I don't want you to show up on my wedding day, and I don't want to see you in the future. Today is just a warning. If I see you coming here again, it won't just be a warning."
Lin's mother and brother were so frightened that their legs went limp. They quickly promised that they would never come to Beijing to look for Lin Yu again.
They came out this time to try their luck. If they couldn't get money from Lin Yu, they would go to other relatives, hide outside for a while and then return to their hometown in the countryside.
Zhao Yanlin's brother and sister-in-law had been waiting to hear a joke in the General's Mansion, but in the end, the couple got married smoothly, and they didn't even see Lin Yu's parents come to trouble him, which made them very disappointed.
Zhao Yanlin also secretly went to the gate of the general's mansion and saw Lin Yu following Shao Hui in with a happy face. The scenes when he and Lin Yu got married echoed in his mind again.
He took a donkey cart to go to Lin Yu's house to pick her up. Lin Yu, who was wearing a red dress, lowered her head shyly and did not dare to look at him. She was also very excited at that time because she had a husband.
The two of them entered the house together, worshiped heaven and earth, and entered the bridal chamber.
He saw Lin Yu sitting on the kang, shyly clutching the handkerchief in her hand, not daring to look at him. Besides being shy, she was also a little scared.
He sat down next to Lin Yu and said to her, "I know you are a little scared because it is your first time at my house, but don't worry, we are a good family and we won't make things difficult for you."
He saw Lin Yu nodded gently, so he boldly reached out to hold Lin Yu's hand. He still remembered the feeling at that time. He said to Lin Yu: "I will treat you well in the future, for the rest of my life."
He covered his aching chest and stared greedily in the direction of Lin Yu. His eyes were blurred with tears until Lin Yu disappeared from his sight.
It seemed as if their marriage had just happened yesterday, but now Lin Yu has become someone else's husband.
What's the point of him studying and becoming a high-ranking official in the capital? He even lost the person he loved the most. If he had known this would happen, he should not have come to the capital in the first place!
After he returned, he fell ill and took a leave of absence. Zhao's mother was extremely worried. Zhao Yanlin was the pillar of their family. If he fell ill and delayed his work, and the emperor fired him, who would make money for them?
But Zhao Yanlin has a heart disease and it won't get better in a short time.
On the other hand, Lin Yu and Shao Hui lived a happy life.
On the wedding night, Lin Yu sat on the bed waiting for Shao Hui to come. He was still nervous and shy, but he was not afraid of the future. Shao Hui's presence gave him a sense of security.
It’s just that in the past, when they got together they just chatted and ate, but today they are getting married, and after getting married they have to do husband and wife things, so how could Lin Yu not be nervous and shy.
In fact, Shao Hui was even more nervous than him, and he drank more wine to give himself courage. As a result, he got drunk and couldn't even walk steadily on the way back.
He pretended to be calm as he walked into the room and sat down next to Lin Yu. The two looked at each other, but neither of them spoke first, and no one knew what to say.
Lin Yu had long forgotten what he went through during his last marriage, and now Shao Hui was the only one in his heart and eyes.
Shao Hui had to restrain himself when facing Lin Yu before, but now that he is his husband, he can do whatever he wants, but he is afraid of being abrupt and just wants to slowly move closer and kiss him gently.
Seeing him slowly approaching, Lin Yu nervously closed his eyes. However, before the kiss came, Shao Hui fell asleep on him first.
Lin Yu: “?”
Lin Yu didn't know whether to laugh or cry to see him so drunk, but he was no longer nervous. He helped Shao Hui take off his clothes and put him on the bed. When taking off his clothes, he saw that Shao Hui's body was really strong, with beautiful lines that made him blush, but he also noticed some scars, some on his waist and abdomen, some on his arms, and even on his chest.
He touched the raised scars with heartache. These should be injuries sustained on the battlefield. Each scar represented a time and time again he had escaped death.
Shao Hui looks like a big boy on the surface, happy all day long, but he has experienced so much.
In the past, Lin Yu often heard people say that Shao Hui could be in his current position because he had a good father, but now it seems that no glory comes for free, all of it is earned with his blood and tears.
Lin Yu lay on his chest, adoring this man even more.
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Cheng Yeran developed glass this year, but he didn't have time to mass produce it. He told Yuanbao about this difficulty, and Yuanbao patted his chest and said, "Cousin, teach me the craft. I'm free."
Cheng Yeran: "If you want to make perfume bottles, you can't make so many by yourself. I will teach you first, and then you can recruit a few apprentices, and then try to open a glass factory specializing in this."
Yuanbao learned these things very quickly. He watched Cheng Yeran make them once, and then Cheng Yeran made them again.
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Cheng explained it to him once and he was able to do it.
He looked at the glass bottle and found it incredible. He held the bottle and asked Cheng Yeran, "Cousin, you must be a god. You can turn sand into such a crystal clear object. Can you turn sand into gold directly?"
Cheng Yeran patted his head and said, "Go and dream about your life. Go back and make glass bottles. After that, make perfume. Didn't you say before that you don't have anything new and you're bored? Making glass and perfume will keep you busy."
Yuan Bao couldn't wait to put these things on the shelves. He said to Cheng Yeran, "Let's produce them in small batches first. We can start selling three or five bottles. Scarcity makes things valuable. Maybe we can sell them at a sky-high price."
"Just do as you say. You are better at making money than me. Don't ask me in the future." Cheng Yeran gave him a recipe for making perfume. "Make it peach blossom scent. I found that pink soap sells very well. Let's make our first perfume pink."
Yuanbao spent more than a month making three bottles of perfume, and put them on the shelves as soon as they were made. He didn't even have time to make a preview in a magazine, and said that they would only be sold to familiar guests and not to ordinary people.
In fact, Yuanbao knew who was the richest person in the capital, so he told those families and said that there were only three bottles in total, and he would sell it to whoever offered the highest price.
As soon as they heard there was something good, they all ran to the soap shop to have a look, and were attracted by the crystal clear perfume bottle. The perfume inside was also beautiful and smelled good. Even if there was no advertising or beautiful packaging, they were determined to get it.
In the end, the three bottles of perfume were bought by three officials, one of whom was the son of the prime minister, whose sister was the queen. He bought the perfume and sent it to the palace for the queen.
The Queen then gave it to the Emperor. The Emperor had never seen such a thing before. It looked nice and smelled good. Moreover, it was not worn like a sachet, but was sprayed on the body. The fragrance would remain for several hours. This method was very novel.
The emperor couldn't put this perfume down and often took it out to spray it. Because of this, he stayed at the queen's place for a while longer. The queen also became pregnant during this period.
When the Prime Minister's family learned about this, they were very grateful for the perfume. When they heard that the perfume was developed by Cheng Yeran, the Prime Minister's attitude towards Cheng Yeran became better. The Prime Minister even had a meal with him specially, hinting that if he assisted the Second Prince in the future, he would get all the benefits.
Cheng Yeran did not say anything definite. After all, he had a good relationship with the Second Prince. He praised the Second Prince to the Prime Minister, and then said that he only assisted His Majesty.
The prime minister also understood what he meant and knew that he would help the second prince, but would not make mistakes in principle. That was enough.
Soon the day arrived when the neighboring country would send its princess for marriage. The neighboring country sent the ninth prince to personally bring the princess over. He not only brought the princess, but also brought gifts.
When the ninth prince of the neighboring country met His Majesty, he told His Majesty with pride that what he had brought was their country's national treasure, a pair of glass bottles.
After he said that, he proudly asked people to open the box, with an expression that said he would let them see the world.
Then when everyone saw the pair of transparent bottles, they thought that the bottles were big, but not as crystal clear as the perfume bottles bought with Yuanbao. Could this also be considered a national treasure? How poor is their country?
The emperor looked at the bottle and smiled. "Since it is your national treasure, you can take it back. The bottles we buy randomly on the street are more beautiful than yours."
As he spoke, he took out a bottle of perfume and sprayed it in front of the Ninth Prince. When the Ninth Prince saw the transparent glass perfume bottle, his eyes widened in disbelief.
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