"Your Majesty, this servant is willing to obey Your Majesty's orders..."
Jia Yue interrupted her with a smile: "Granny, don't rush to reply to me. Go back and ask your son-in-law first. After all, working for me may not always be peaceful. I'm not in a hurry."
Granny Chen nodded: "Then I'll ask my son-in-law what he thinks first."
Chen Mama's son-in-law was named Fabao, a genuine Manchu name with a relatively uncommon surname, Shala.
Manchus could receive money without working. Fabao cut off the path to the imperial examination, but he still lived a good life. Even if he started a business that the Manchus looked down on, he did not follow their example and start walking birds and playing with cats.
It's easy to tell whether a person is ambitious or not.
He also put a lot of effort into educating his children. He spent most of the hard-earned money from his small business on raising his children.
You can really trust someone like that.
If his children are raised to be similar to Hongzhao, they will be just as capable as his own children, and they will be a ready-made team.
The Legal Protection Association will agree to mutually beneficial agreements.
And indeed, that was the case. Granny Chen got the chance to meet her son-in-law and told him about Jia Yue's thoughts and plans. Fa Bao thought about it for a short time and then agreed.
His mother-in-law works for Jia Yue, and Jia Yue also has a healthy son, which is enough for him to take a gamble.
He suffered because he had no connections; otherwise, he wouldn't have lost his hand, been unable to take the imperial examinations, or seek justice. He didn't want his son to suffer the same fate.
In officialdom, having a background makes a difference compared to not having one.
Granny Chen: "Your Highness, Fa Bao said that Your Highness can order him around as you please, and let him do whatever he wants."
The implication is that it's acceptable to do things that can't be done in the open.
Jia Yue smiled and said, "There's no need for that. We can't do anything immoral. We're just doing some business to earn some money for Hong Zhao so that he won't run out of money for his future wedding."
Granny Chen breathed a sigh of relief: "Fa Bao has read quite a few books and is also clever, but I wonder what kind of business Her Majesty has asked him to do?"
Jia Yue took out two formulas: "These are two formulas that I obtained by chance. One is a formula for dyeing fabric, and the other is a formula for fixing the color."
Then Jia Yue took out another thousand taels of silver: "Here is a thousand taels. Have Fa Bao buy a manor in the suburbs and test it out. If it works, then we can do the fabric business."
If it doesn't work out, then the law guarantees that the person in question either has a flawed character or lacks the necessary abilities, and naturally, there won't be any future opportunities.
Without asking where the prescription came from, Granny Chen respectfully replied, "Yes, Your Highness, this servant will certainly convey Your Highness's words to Fa Bao."
After saying that, Granny Chen took the silver notes and the prescription and left.
A relationship based on mutual benefit is the best way to bind people together. Jia Yue will also be able to meet her expectations. Granny Chen's ability to connect with people is indeed quite interesting.
After that, Jia Yue's life returned to normal.
With Consort Nian around, the person Yinzhen favored the most would only be Consort Nian. Of course, although Jia Yue's favor was not as great as when Consort Nian was pregnant, it was still second only to Consort Nian.
She was content with that.
She was not fortunate enough to enjoy the same favor as Consort Nian.
The second year of the Yongzheng Emperor's reign passed quickly.
In the third year of the Yongzheng Emperor's reign, on a spring day, Jia Yue was painting in her study when Bao Chun rushed in.
"Your Majesty, the Seventh Prince is seriously ill, and Consort An has gone into premature labor."
Jia Yue frowned and put down her brush and ink: "Why so suddenly? And why did you put them together?"
"The weather was nice today. Consort An was strolling in the Imperial Garden when she ran into Consort Nian taking the Seventh Prince for a walk. They met and somehow things got chaotic. Consort An fell down, and the Seventh Prince also fell. Now Consort An is going into premature labor, and the Seventh Prince's face is covered in blood."
"Consort An is almost eight months pregnant. Why would she go to the Imperial Garden? Let's go to Yikun Palace and take a look."
Based on her understanding of Yinzhen, between Consort An and the Seventh Prince, Consort Nian's Seventh Prince was naturally more important. After all, Yinzhen did have feelings for Consort Nian, and besides, Consort Nian's father and brothers were being heavily relied upon by him.
Both emotionally and rationally, I should go to Yikun Palace.
On the way there, Jia Yue thought to herself that the Imperial Garden seemed to be a bit of a curse on Consort Nian.
At the same time, the impression that the Imperial Garden was a high-risk area became more and more ingrained in her mind. She decided that she would have to put the Imperial Garden under surveillance no matter what.
Chuxiu Palace is close to Yikun Palace and the Imperial Garden, so she received the news early and was the first to arrive.
Upon entering, Jia Yue found the atmosphere in Yikun Palace oppressive. She saw Consort Nian holding the Seventh Prince, her eyes red from crying, while the Seventh Prince was also crying and making a fuss.
Consort Nian would occasionally say, "Why hasn't the imperial physician arrived yet? Imperial physician, hurry and urge him!"
A palace maid from Yikun Palace standing nearby saw Jia Yue and whispered, "Greetings, Consort Jing. Our lady's mind is currently focused on the Seventh Prince, so she has not been able to entertain you properly."
Jia Yue looked understanding: "I am also a mother, so I naturally understand. You don't need to worry about me. Just do what you need. If you need anything, just ask me."
"Thank you for your understanding, Consort Jing."
Jia Yue disliked meddling in other people's business. Soon, the imperial physician arrived, the empress arrived, and then Consort Yu, Consort Qi, Consort Xi... all of them arrived.
The only one who didn't come was Consort Mao, who was the head consort of Noble Lady An. Noble Lady An had a premature birth, so someone had to stay with her, and Consort Mao was the best choice.
Finally, it was Yinzhen who arrived.
It wasn't that he wasn't attentive; it was just that the incident happened suddenly, and he was in court. Upon receiving the news, he came over as quickly as possible.
The imperial physician's expression was grave. After examining the patient, he said, "Your Highness, I can only do my best."
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