In the flow of life, everything happened naturally. While playing with his two children, Jiang Shan compiled the planting methods and precautions for the two seasons of rice, and handed the burden over to the Ministry of Revenue without any mental burden.
Minister Qin flipped through a few pages and began to pant heavily. Before he could catch his breath, he rushed to the palace that very night and presented the booklet on the state of the country to the emperor.
The emperor summoned all the officials of the Ministry of Agriculture that very night for a large meeting.
The next day, the Crown Prince issued several decrees, and officials from the Ministry of Agriculture rushed to several major agricultural prefectures in the south overnight.
Jiang Shan, carefree and oblivious, frequented various shops under the Jiang family's name. Today he would check the quality of the goods, tomorrow he would choose a new shop, and the day after tomorrow he would organize a promotional event, keeping himself extremely busy.
Aside from feeding Hua Hua in the morning and evening, Jiang Shan hardly took care of her; Jiang Huai was the one who took care of her most of the time.
The four- or five-year-old child was better at changing diapers and feeding baby food than Jiang Shan, the mother. Hua Hua would babble happily as soon as she heard Jiang Huai's voice.
With no opportunity to use her skills, Jiao's mother, urged by Jiang Shan, held a small-scale wedding ceremony with Qiao Shi.
Now it's finally complete!
Before, when Qiao Shi went out with Jiao's mother, he would deliberately keep his distance from her, always worried that people would gossip about her. Now, however, he has both fame and status, and he walks with his back straight!
As Hua Hua grew up day by day, just as she was able to walk while holding onto the table, an imperial edict arrived from the palace.
Jiangshan has achieved another great success! The two seasons of trial rice planting have yielded a bumper harvest!
There was nothing else to seal, so the only thing left to seal was Fu Meili, who was being held in my arms and learning to speak!
However!
Something unexpected happened to the eunuch who was delivering the imperial decree!
Jiangshan did not accept the imperial decree!
She refused the title of county princess that the emperor was bestowing upon Fu Meili!
"Please convey to His Majesty that I am sorry Jiangshan cannot accept the imperial decree. I will personally take Meili to apologize to His Majesty tomorrow!"
Helpless, the palace servant had no choice but to return to the palace to report back, his head full of questions.
"She really dares to do that!" the Crown Prince thought to himself.
If an ordinary person dared to defy an imperial decree, someone would inevitably accuse her of taking advantage of her past merits, but no one would dare to slander the country like that.
The crown prince was full of doubts, but he could only keep them to himself and wait by the emperor's side for the emperor's reply.
Jiang Shan and Fu Qiyuan brought their children to the palace the next morning.
First, gifts were sent to the Emperor and the Crown Prince, consisting of a new flavor of glutinous rice balls, the Empress's favorite.
The emperor wasn't particularly upset to begin with, and seeing the empress eating glutinous rice balls with a satisfied expression in front of everyone, praising the country after each bite, he was no longer annoyed at all.
"Speak, why did you refuse to accept the imperial decree?"
Jiang Shan simply said two sentences: she hoped that Fu Meili would be a true commoner who would not be influenced by imperial favor.
She offered her two-season rice cultivation method not for herself, but for the people. She had received the Emperor's favor, and this was her duty and responsibility to the Emperor and the people of Daqing.
Jiang Shan spoke earnestly, and after listening, the emperor didn't say much, but turned directly to ask Fu Qiyuan for his thoughts.
"What did you say, Minister Fu? Hua Hua is the daughter of your Fu family, your eldest daughter!"
Fu Qiyuan smiled and said, "Even if Hua Hua is a commoner, she's a commoner who can walk sideways in the capital. Who would dare to offend her?"
The emperor remained silent.
He recalled the beaming expressions on the faces of the two imperial grandsons whenever they mentioned Hua Hua, and felt that Fu Qiyuan's words made perfect sense!
What's more, this little girl has a brother who's fiercely protective of his sister and incredibly shrewd, as well as a talented uncle with unlimited potential!
Well, he can't save face as the emperor!
Seeing the Emperor's constipated expression, the Empress smiled and said, "My will is priceless, Your Majesty. Please grant Shan'er's request! I imagine that Hua Hua and Shan'er are of one mind, and she is unwilling to be bound by royal rules."
Before Jiangshan could react, Jianghuai nodded vigorously below.
The emperor finally understood: this family had never been the same as others; they genuinely disliked the title!
I didn't hold back at all!
In a fit of anger, the emperor bestowed upon Jiangshan a pardon from death!
You don't want it? I'll give it to you anyway! I want your whole family to be grateful for the imperial favor, so don't expect to abandon us one day!
When Jiang Shan received the pardon, he grinned from ear to ear.
Now I'm completely at peace!
Jiang Huai took it and touched it, his eyes filled with joy, "It's gold!"
The Emperor is indeed very generous!
Fu Qiyuan looked at his wife and children with doting eyes, his gaze full of tenderness.
Okay, I can work overtime more often in the future.
As for Hua Hua, she grabbed the gold medal and immediately put it in her mouth.
The emperor, unable to bear the sight any longer, waved his hand, dismissing the entire family.
Little Huahua never imagined her life would be so outstanding, but she inadvertently became the most arrogant commoner in the capital.
She didn't need to study at the prestigious Imperial Academy, which everyone envied, because she had the Emperor's tutor by her side, teaching her by example.
She never went out with a large entourage; her brother was enough for her.
She never ate in the luxury private rooms at the restaurants and shops under the Jiang family's name; she would go directly to the kitchen to order her food and eat her fill.
The clothes she wore always featured unique fashion elements that were unparalleled in Beijing. Her mother would draw the designs, and her maternal grandmother would sew them. Once worn, they became instant bestsellers that no one else could imitate.
At a young age, she traveled all over the country and tasted all kinds of delicious food. All the temptations of the outside world were nothing to her.
She was very low-key, always an inconspicuous pretty little "palace maid" in the eyes of strangers in the palace. But when she turned around, she found that princes and princesses were all around her, and she was the most pampered noble lady in the palace.
She never carried silver with her when she went out, only gold, which her brother gave her. Only when she had enough gold on her would her brother feel at ease letting her go out.
She was neither arrogant nor spoiled, yet she lived like the most unrestrained breeze and bright moon in the capital, a white moonlight that all the noble scions of the capital could only dream of. Even the Crown Prince and several princes stood aside; who did they think they were!
She is the most beautiful and radiant flower of Qingcheng Mountain, cherished by everyone, yet everyone can get along with her.
She has the richest mother in the world, the prime minister the emperor relies on most, a brother who is famous throughout the capital, and a group of friends with extraordinary skills from the martial arts world.
She was good at eating, drinking and having fun, but at the age of twelve, she became the financial director of all the businesses under the Jiang family, making her a true manager!
At the age of fifteen, she controlled half of the fiscal revenue of the Great Qing Kingdom.
She personally funded the establishment of a women's college, where, in addition to music, chess, calligraphy, painting, poetry, and songs, she also taught obscure and difficult mathematics, physics, and chemistry, making many men feel ashamed of themselves.
She took on all the responsibilities that her mother disliked.
She takes care of the problems that her father can't handle.
She's the one who's going to avoid trouble that her brother doesn't want to deal with, and she's the one who's going to prevent any future problems.
She is the daughter of the Fu family, Fu Meili, nicknamed Huahua.
It is a truly carefree and prosperous flower.
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