Princess Changning grew happier the more she thought about it.
She hasn't actually done it yet, but she's been learning. After all, doing it isn't difficult, but it's meaningless if you don't understand it.
Now, my second sister-in-law has a good idea, and she can do it too.
We had lunch at Cuiwei Hall.
Princess Changqing came over and sat at Princess Changning's table.
Huan Yue remained seated beside the sage, holding the little boy from the apricot altar.
Today is his birthday, and he is very happy. He is wearing a small python robe, which makes people think it was made by skinning a dragon after it was slain.
Princess Changqing and the Emperor reported: "Nan Shaoying, a wealthy merchant from Qingzhou, has brought his family to Sheng'an. He has presented a visiting card and intends to send his eldest daughter to the palace."
Xie Yu reacted quickly: "Is he planning to target the Great Stone Kingdom?"
Princess Changqing nodded: "That's what my father-in-law said. There's also a niece who's willing to become a concubine in the Di family."
Huan Yue said, "We still don't have enough silver. Why don't we just buy one of the Di family's sons?"
Princess Changning continued, "Isn't this hard work? For this goal, even daughters and nieces can be sacrificed."
Huan Yue said, "He's so capable, can't our Xie family find someone like him? If we have money, why don't we earn it ourselves? Just like princes and nobles receive silver every year, if the Xie family earns silver, they will also receive a share every year."
While keeping an eye on her daughter, Qian Sha gossiped, "How much silver does the Nan family have?"
The Princess of Changqing said, "It must be several million taels, maybe even more than the Li family."
Li Zhaorong said, "My father has been too cautious these past few years, saying he's lost a little money."
Huan Yue said, "When you have too much silver, it loses its meaning; you start thinking about things other than silver."
Guo Bing chimed in: "Money is very important; we need to consider it from a higher perspective."
Huan Yue nodded: "Instead of coveting the money in their hands, we should take advantage of the court's strengths. Instead of competing with the people for profit, if we do it well, we can even protect the interests of the common people. However, the court and the Xie family should be kept separate."
Huan Yue spoke seriously: "All land under heaven belongs to the emperor, but there are many things that cannot be moved. We cannot simply take over the Nan family's silver. We need to prepare what belongs to the Xie family. The profits from commerce have surpassed those from farming, and we need to manage large tracts of land better. We should take advantage of our current strengths to gather more talent and build up the Xie family's advantages. The Xie family's silver can also be used to support the court."
The Princess of Changqing said, "Even the Xie family is involved in business."
Huan Yue said, "Commerce is unavoidable. If the court allows merchants to engage in business, can it restrain unscrupulous merchants and better control the situation? Otherwise, the Nan family will have a great influence. If you ask the court, those scholars might not know anything. If they don't know, how can you manage them?"
The county magistrate of Changqing nodded: "There are some intricacies involved here that outsiders are unaware of."
Huan Yue said, "This difference can be either reasonable, based on one's own experience, or unreasonable, something that cannot be made public and excludes others."
Little Xie Tan hugs his mother; he wants to eat.
Yang brought over a bowl of minced meat.
Huan Yue feeds the children.
The child ate heartily, extremely happy. "Mommy, do you want some?"
The palace maids fed the empress beef.
The child was very happy watching, but he wanted to try the beef.
Huan Yue prepared some egg and tofu to feed him.
The child ate with great relish and kissed his mother.
Huan Yue, disgusted, obediently ate his fill.
Little Xie Kun wanted to eat there too.
Wenmiao quickly picked him up and carried him away. Children like to imitate adults; once they can't see him, they stop thinking about him.
Lady Yang took the second grandson away to play with his younger brother.
These two brothers are quite nice together. After the three little princesses finished eating, they came to play with their little nephew.
A group of children were playing, and their laughter could be heard in the Cuiwei Palace.
The little princesses are all cheerful, and with a few older brothers around, they're incredibly lively.
Nowadays, I feel that having only a few children is better than having so many, unlike before when the children didn't play together.
When it's necessary to get together, they always separate according to their mother. There's no brotherly or sisterly affection; even siblings from the same mother don't seem so good.
The eunuch came to report: "Nan Shaoying is willing to donate one million taels of silver."
Huan Yue exclaimed, "A grand gesture!"
Di Baose said, "Then his wealth should be over ten million taels."
Princess Yongning said, "Could it be that he made another fortune in the past few years? Or like the Dong family and the Cui family, it would be good to find him."
Li Zhaorong nodded: "The situation of wealthy merchants is complicated, and it's impossible to detect if a few people are hiding under their belts."
Xie Yu thought for a moment and said, "The Nan family should be related to the Lin family; they were Dong Xu's concubines."
Xie Yu was still young, so Dong Xu didn't tell him everything.
If Dong Xu had his own ideas, he wouldn't tell them all to his grandson; he would just take care of whatever his grandson needed.
Huan Yue said, "The Nan family is quite cautious."
Xie Ji nodded.
The Nan family is just a money bag; they don't have a clear stance.
Although Dong Xu was powerful, the Crown Prince was not weak either, so he stood on the sidelines.
Fortunately, Dong Xu was not short of money, otherwise he would have robbed the money bag.
Xie Zhu said, "Is it too late for him to send a visiting card to the Di family now?"
Xie Yu said, "It's not too late. Whether the Di family will accept it or not is still uncertain. Why not just donate directly to the imperial court?"
It'll probably be clear after a test that the Di family is still the same as before, not letting loose just because the crown prince is about to ascend the throne.
The Han family, for example, has always been a cautious family.
Xie Zhou said to his father, the emperor, "The affairs of the Great Stone Kingdom should be handled by the court and the Xie family."
Jin Dian nodded: "Changning is still young, let's borrow a few people from the Li family first."
Princess Changning was very excited: "Thank you, Father Emperor."
He scoffed, "You'd better do a good job."
Princess Changning made a promise to her father: "I plan to earn more money to support myself, and then give it to my second brother."
Huan Yue looked at her.
Princess Changning quickly added, "And filial piety towards the Emperor."
Emperor Zhile said, "I'm waiting."
Princess Changning clenched her fist.
Although she was raised to be a delicate flower, she still had her own ambitions.
She doesn't need to fight for anything; she just wants to do something to ensure her freedom and prove her worth.
As for whether her father and brother will keep an eye on her, that won't affect her; she'll just focus on doing her job well.
Princess Changqing said to the emperor, "I also wish to do it."
Jin Dian laughed and said, "Then you have company, and you have more experience, so keep an eye on her."
Princess Changqing smiled and said, "I dare not. I dare not compare myself to the princess who has been with Her Majesty for the past few years."
Today, the question is asked: "Do you understand the blue moth?"
Huan Yue? She's eating Eight Treasure Duck.
The current message is: Eat.
Huan Yue buried his head in his food.
Now I watch my eldest grandson eat.
Princess Changqing observed that even the emperor had to take his eldest grandson with him when he ate and slept.
The eldest grandson is indeed extraordinary; he doesn't seem like a three-year-old child.
After finishing her meal, Di Baose's mind wandered: "Could the Nan family be the ones who want to marry Taiqing Zhenren?"
Everyone was stunned.
You know what, it actually seems quite possible.
Or perhaps it's one of those hidden away by the Nan family.
So the Nan family's ambitions are extraordinary?
Is marrying the Taiqing Zhenren a way to win over the Duke of Qi?
Xie Yu truly doesn't know. Nor does she want to touch the Nan family's money bag.
What does he need so much silver for?
The Nan family wouldn't give him money for nothing; if they did, they would demand more.
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