King Qingyang returned defeated, and Liyang took over the reins.
Li Yang disregarded the fact that Grand Tutor Cheng was still in the mansion and began to reprimand Jiang Shan as soon as he entered.
Jiao's mother sighed helplessly, turned around and fled, not intending to get involved.
Jiang Shan was initially stunned by Li Yang's scolding, but after recovering, he started to retort.
"Hey! Princess, your scolding is so unreasonable! He resigned from his post to serve his mother, not for me! Why don't you scold the person who deserves it, but instead give me a good beating? Tell me, what did I do wrong? If what you say makes sense, I will definitely change!"
Li Yang was speechless, and glared at Jiang Shan with her beautiful phoenix eyes.
She knew this girl was rebellious by nature and wouldn't respond to force!
"Your Majesty... are you completely without fault? Isn't the Fu family boy your fiancé? Don't you want him to have a successful career and achieve great things? The higher he stands, the better he can protect you and your child. Is it wrong for you to scold me a few times?"
Jiang Shan raised his chin, about to retort, but seeing Li Yang's wide phoenix eyes and seemingly nervous expression, he couldn't help but chuckle.
She gently pushed Li Yang's shoulders back, causing her to sink into the soft sofa and completely relax.
“Good sister, do you really think that you have to become an official to achieve anything? Then wouldn’t it be considered an achievement if we made a lot of money for your brother? I have the Emperor backing me up, so who can I be afraid of? Fu Qiyuan and I have a relationship of mutual reliance, mutual trust and mutual assistance. I will not and should not place all my hopes on others. I will not keep demanding from him. He has his own life, and no one can decide his life for him!”
Although Jiang Shan's profound principles differ from the world's views in many ways, it must be said that what she said makes a lot of sense!
The slight displeasure in Li Yang's heart dissipated like a punctured ball.
She straightened her posture and said with an air of nobility, "I can't argue with your sharp tongue. Anyway, I've delivered my brother's message to you. He's not so easily fooled. If he wants to beat or scold you, don't blame me for not warning you!"
"Thank you, Sister Liyang!" Jiang Shan clasped his hands and bowed awkwardly, which successfully made Liyang laugh.
Jiao's mother was worried that the two of them might start arguing, so she specially brought Jiang Huai over to defuse the situation. Unexpectedly, when she arrived, the two of them were already huddled together like sisters, discussing nail polish!
As soon as Li Yang saw Jiang Huai, she tried to pull him into her arms, but Jiang Huai chuckled and dodged away, saying with a mix of helplessness and emotion, "Godmother, Father took me back from inspecting the shops, and I'm covered in flour and cream. Don't get me dirty! Let me change my clothes first before I come over to talk to you."
After saying that, he waved to Cui Xiaoxiao, took her hand, and walked away.
Li Yang looked at Jiang Shan in disbelief, her beautiful eyes widening slightly. "You... he's only two and a half years old, and you're already teaching him how to do business?"
Jiang Shan was particularly helpless. "He wanted to go himself! He said his father and grandfather had stopped receiving their salaries, and his great-grandfather and great-great-grandfather were getting old, so he needed to earn more money to support his family... He had already saved eight hundred taels!"
Li Yang gasped, leaning forward slightly, and said angrily, "How old is he? He's already thinking about earning money to support his family? I won't allow it! He has parents, a salary, tribute rice, and land. How can he not support his family? From now on, you forbid him from inspecting the shops!"
Jiang Shan sighed and said, "Your Highness, you're not unhappy that Jiang Huai is earning money to support his family, you're unhappy that he's doing business. To be frank with you, whether Jiang Huai studies literature or martial arts, whether he becomes an official or a businessman, as long as he likes it, even if he's a carefree person living a life of leisure, I will support him."
“His mother is a businesswoman, and his father also has great potential in business. Growing up in such an environment, he is naturally well-versed in this field. Fu Qiyuan took him to visit the shops simply to let him get closer to life and understand people's livelihoods. Even if he enters the government as an official in the future, he must first understand the people's livelihoods and the national conditions to be a good official, right?”
Li Yang was once again rendered speechless by Jiang Shan's words.
Seeing that Li Yang remained silent, Jiang Shan laughed again: "Do you really think a two- or three-year-old child can patrol the store? He's just playing around, he's just trying to make himself look good!"
Li Yang's beautiful eyes widened slightly. "You're so good at talking! I've decided that from now on, I won't give Huai'er any other gifts for his birthday, just gold bricks! So that the child won't worry about not having money to support his family when he grows up!"
Jiang Shan chuckled.
She recalled that a couple of days ago, Fu Qiyuan took Jiang Huai to a money exchange and pointed to ten boxes of silver ingots, telling him that he had over 100,000 taels of silver in cash, much more than the salary given by the imperial court, and that he was not short of money.
Jiang Huai breathed a sigh of relief and said with immense relief, "I have enough money to support my father now, so I can earn one less penny!"
The implication is that, besides his mother and father, he also has his maternal grandmother, grandfather, great-grandfather, great-great-grandfather, and several uncles to support!
Too much sense of responsibility!
Unless everyone can carry several boxes of silver in front of him, he won't be any less worried!
This is so funny!
...
Jiang Shan was happily chuckling to herself, unaware that Li Yang had turned around and run to the palace to sell her off!
After hearing Li Yang's words, the emperor developed a strong interest in the son who would inherit the throne.
The next day, an imperial edict was delivered to the Grand Tutor's residence.
Jiang Huai was sent to the palace to accompany the students.
The so-called "accompanying scholar" naturally refers to the princes and grandsons of the emperor.
However, all of the emperor's princes and grandsons, except for one grandson who is still in his mother's womb, are older than Jiang Huai.
Who will be with whom is still unknown!
No one dared to disobey the emperor's will, and even though Jiang Shan was now a royal merchant, he had no choice but to bow his head.
Grand Tutor Cheng, despite his advanced age, had no choice but to return to the Sacred Academy to teach the princes and princesses for the sake of his precious great-grandson.
Jiang Huai's other uncles also received this honor: Xiao Er, Xiao Liu, and Xiao Qi. Xiao San, Jiang Chen, had already gone to work on a logistics route with the eldest brother, Jiang Yong, while Xiao Si and Xiao Wu were learning martial arts from An Er.
Since the emperor failed to bestow more favors upon Jiang Shan, the imperial merchant, he arrogantly brought Jiang Huai and several of the Grand Tutor's disciples to the Sacred Academy.
But he didn't know that the children's real purpose was to protect Jiang Huai from being bullied.
Jiang Yi, whose original name was Shi Tou (Stone), was used to taking care of Grand Tutor Cheng and Jiang Huai wherever he was, and couldn't be without them. Xiao Liu San Lang, needless to say, had received personal instruction from his maternal grandfather and was required to stay with him. Xiao Qi was skilled in both literature and martial arts, a clever and resourceful fellow; with him by Jiang Huai's side, Grand Tutor Cheng felt particularly at ease.
Moreover, the palace has given Jiang Huai special permission to bring his master and guards (An Yi and Fu Li).
With such top-tier configuration, even if Jiang Shan wasn't happy about it, he could rest assured.
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