Chapter 92 The Emperor Feels Like He's Being Led by the Nose
Su Yue was conferred the title of county princess, which affected more than just Su Xin.
The emperor was looking at the memorials carefully. Because of the isatis root presented by Su Yue and the strong intervention of the court, not only was the cold effectively controlled, but the price of isatis root also returned to its normal level.
Concubine Yu took off her exquisite armor and put it aside. She pinched the emperor's shoulder affectionately and looked at the emperor who kept nodding with confusion. He seemed very satisfied with the contents of the memorial.
"Your Majesty, I don't understand." Concubine Yu spoke softly, with a tone full of confusion.
"What is there that puzzles Concubine Yu?" The emperor put down the memorial. He was in a good mood today and had the leisure to talk to Concubine Yu.
"It was the maid from the Prime Minister's family who hoarded Isatis root, which caused the price of the medicinal material to rise. Why did you reward her?"
Concubine Yu was really confused, and seeing that the emperor was in a very good mood, she boldly asked for clarification.
"You, woman, do you think that if Su Yue doesn't stock up on medicinal materials, those drug dealers will raise the price after seeing what happened before?"
The emperor patted Concubine Yu's soft breast. After all, she was a concubine who had lived in the deep palace for a long time. How could she understand these businessmen's affairs?
As the saying goes, there is no fraud in business. The emperor can guarantee that if Su Yue really did not hoard isatis root before.
If the imperial court wants to control the price of Isatis root, the time and energy it will spend will definitely be more than just the thousand taels of gold and a hundred acres of farmland awarded to Su Yue.
“But I am also confused. Su Yue hoarded so many medicinal herbs. With the previous price of Isatis root, she could have made a lot of money.
The money earned must be far more than the thousand taels of gold and the hundred acres of farmland, but he actually presented them to the court so easily. Could it be that Su Yue really has the noble intention of eating the emperor's salary and sharing the emperor's worries? ”
Concubine Yu thought of the unsuccessful poetry gathering some time ago. Su Yue did not seem to stand out too much, but her sister was the one who made a big splash.
"I don't know whether she has a sense of justice or not, but Su Yue is not stupid." After the emperor said this, he picked up a memorial and started reading it.
"Is the emperor talking about the position of county lady? This title is indeed unprecedented in Dongyou for rewarding the family members of officials in the court. The emperor can just give money instead of the title."
Although Concubine Yu did not understand Su Yue, she understood the emperor. Having been with the emperor for more than ten years, she could detect even the slightest change in his eyes.
Judging from the emperor's tone just now, it seems that he is a little reluctant to confer the title of county princess.
"This is what Su Yue deserves." The emperor lowered his voice and closed the memorial he had just opened, with a puzzled expression.
In fact, Su Yue didn't need to beat the drum to present the isatis root, but she not only did it, but also made the whole city know about it.
Under such a severe situation of cold and wind, when many people were suffering, Su Yue loudly struck the drum to announce to the whole city that he would donate a thousand stones of medicinal materials.
This undoubtedly lit a lamp for the people in the dark, and the person holding the lamp was Su Yue.
Now the people of the whole city are watching how he rewards Su Yue. If he really just rewards her with simple gold and silver, not all of these people are fools.
The amount of medicinal herbs Su Yue presented was so large that it was impossible to reward them according to the market price at that time, but if the reward was lower than the market price, it would make the royal family seem stingy.
After thinking about it for two days, he compromised and conferred the title of county princess. This way, he could silence the gossips of the people and there would be no loss to the court.
It's just one more county lady. Being able to control the cold so quickly is definitely not a losing deal.
The emperor was willing to be conferred the title of County Princess, but what made him unhappy was that he always felt that he, the emperor of a country, was being led by the nose by this girl named Su Yue.
Concubine Yu had been with the emperor for decades, so she could tell that the emperor was in a bad mood again, so she quickly changed the subject.
"The Fifth Prince has been in much better health recently. He even insisted a few days ago that he wanted to show you the poems he had memorized recently."
Concubine Yu took the tea handed to her by the servant, blew it attentively, and then presented it to the emperor.
"Well, I'll go see Xuan'er later." The emperor took the tea, but did not drink it. Instead, he put it directly on the table beside him.
Concubine Yu swept her beautiful eyes across the room, and no one knew what she was thinking under her long eyelashes.
As for Concubine Hui, upon hearing that Su Yue was given the title of County Lady, she hurriedly called her son Shangguan Nanfeng over.
"Feng'er, do you know that Su Yue was named Princess of Jianing County?" Concubine Hui was wearing a dark purple palace dress today. She had her hair simply combed with a golden hairpin inserted diagonally on it. It was a gift from the emperor and a symbol of favor.
"Mother, I know." Shangguan Nanfeng was shocked even more when he heard that Su Yue was conferred the title of county lord.
After quickly understanding the whole cause and effect, even he was shocked.
This Su Yue really doesn't seem to be a simple lady.
However, the identity of Prime Minister Su's legitimate daughter was enough to attract him, and now with the title of county lord, Shangguan Nanfeng was even more eager to get Su Yue.
"Feng'er to Su Yue..." Concubine Hui looked up and thought of the previous poetry gathering. Although her son did not have much interaction with Su Yue, her mother knows her son best. She knew what her son was thinking just by looking at his eyes.
"In reply to your mother, I am indeed interested in Su Yue." Shangguan Nanfeng did not hide anything but directly expressed his thoughts.
"This Su Yue is both brave and resourceful." Concubine Hui lowered her head and fiddled with the seven-colored gems on her exquisite gold armor.
Her impression of Su Yue was just the one from the poetry party, but like Yu Fei, she was only focused on watching Su Xin embarrass herself.
Now that he understood the whole story of Su Yue beating the drum to report his mistakes, he thought that Su Xin at the poetry gathering was probably also tricked by Su Yue.
However, this actually gave Concubine Hui a positive impression. After all, Su Xin was eager to embarrass her sister in public, but she was not as skilled as the other person and was outmaneuvered.
Concubine Hui had seen a lot of the intrigues and deceptions in the harem, and she had participated in quite a few of them. For some reason, she had a liking for Su Yue.
This way she harmed people without being noticed, even daring to plot against the emperor, and she was able to get away with it safely, and got the position of county lady, which was exactly what she wanted in finding a daughter-in-law.
Besides, Su Yue's status as a legitimate daughter makes her worthy of his son.
"Mother will help you. I am also very satisfied with Su Yue. Moreover, she is also very useful to our cause."
Concubine Hui reached out, picked up the jade porcelain cup, and took a sip elegantly.
Shangguan Nanfeng opened his eyes wide in shock. His mother had always been very strict in selecting her own princess. Ever since he turned fifteen, she had started looking and screening, but she had not yet found anyone she was satisfied with.
Unexpectedly, this Su Yue actually caught the eye of his mother.
However, with the help of his mother, he was more confident in getting Su Yue.
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