Li Qiji watched them discuss until they finally quieted down, only to see that their emperor was yawning and about to doze off on the dragon throne.
"Your Majesty, how do you intend to sell these glazed windows?" a minister asked.
Upon hearing this, Li Qiji's hand slipped off the dragon throne, and he pinched the bridge of his nose, saying, "I plan to open a shop for this in the city center. Of course, it won't just sell glass windows, but also some exquisite glass products. As for the prices, my beloved ministers, just remember to come and support it when the time comes."
"Go inside the shop and you'll see for yourself. I guarantee you'll be satisfied!"
Li Qiji was a participant in the business. The specific sales process and shop matters were all handled by his empress and his good brother. He only needed to focus on the country of Nan Ding. He left the money-making and other important matters to his good empress.
This is what it means for a husband and wife to manage this vast empire together!
If Guan Zhiyue knew about Li Qiji's idea, she would immediately say, "I thank you for eight generations of your ancestors!"
Who cares about your broken empire? I want freedom, I want the vast and boundless sky.
Unfortunately, Guan Zhiyue was unaware of this, so she could only let Li Qiji let his imagination run wild.
Upon hearing this, the ministers realized that the emperor was planning to replenish the national treasury, so they quickly clutched their purses tightly. The emperor was really getting better and better at making money, and he was even eyeing them, the ministers, now.
Our salaries are paid by the Emperor himself, so is he complaining that we're receiving too much? Are he trying to find ways to take it all back?
The ministers' ideas were all incredibly brilliant! The only person in the room who was curious was who had come up with the glassmaking formula.
The Emperor is very familiar with this; there's no way this glass recipe could have come from this old man.
Su Xu immediately fell into deep thought, carefully considering who could have come up with such a formula.
Who exactly caused all this trouble during the six months I was away?
After much deliberation, a face finally came to mind.
"Little Yue'er."
Then a meaningful smile appeared on his handsome lips, making him look like a jade tree in full bloom!
"Chief Minister Su, what are you secretly laughing about?" Guan Hongsheng was originally wondering who had come up with the formula, and then he looked around at the ministers in the court, and they were all discussing the glass windows.
Only their chief minister seemed to be deep in thought, and then he actually smiled.
Wow, this is a rare sight indeed!
Su Xu looked at General Jianwei beside him, who was also Xiao Yue'er's father, and said with a calm expression, "General, you may have misjudged. I was not laughing!"
Guan Hongsheng shrugged indifferently and said lightly, "Oh, then perhaps this general has misjudged you."
Su Xu nodded gently, then walked towards the main hall on one side. Hua Quan looked at his emperor, then at the ministers who were still chattering away with the vegetable vendors at the market.
"Speak if you have something to say, otherwise the court is adjourned!" Hua Quan's loud and sharp voice resounded throughout the Golden Palace.
The ministers looked at each other, then knelt down in unison and shouted, "Respectfully bidding farewell to the Emperor! Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor!"
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Guan Zhiyue was busy at her own pace, unaware of everything that was happening in the front hall. She was only concerned with the rice seedlings in her paddy field, wondering if she could finish planting them today and if she could start sowing corn tomorrow.
Yes, Guan Zhiyue plans to plant corn on the land next to it. This is also a high-yield crop, but Nan Ding Kingdom does not have these high-yield crops, so she can only rely on the space to supply them.
However, it's impossible to take out all the crops in the space. If all of them were taken out, it would definitely cause chaos, and it would be hard to say whether I would even survive.
So she decided to breed it herself and then sell the seeds.
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Nothing happened that night, and the entire Cold Palace was quiet. Everyone was exhausted from transplanting rice seedlings today. They finished transplanting all the seedlings in the more than 50 acres of terraced fields in one day. They were just waiting for three or four days until the roots of the seedlings had taken hold in the soil before they would start releasing fish fry into the fields.
Rice paddy fish are plump and sweet! This is something Guan Zhiyue has been thinking about for a long time, and it's also a good way for the people to increase their harvest!
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The Su Mansion, a grand mansion in the capital.
"Young Master, it's late. Are you still going out?" Xu Qing asked, looking at Su Xu who was dressed in night clothes.
Su Xu gave a soft "hmm" and then said, "Go to the Cold Palace first."
Xu Qing frowned. Ever since their young master returned from Guiling Valley, he had become unpredictable. But that wasn't the most important thing. The most important thing was why their young master now seemed to enjoy provoking the Empress.
The key issue is still the concubine in the cold palace; she really doesn't know what her young master's quirks are!
"Young master, this... isn't this a bad idea?"
Su Xu glanced at Xu Qing, his voice cold and questioning, "Oh? What's wrong with it?"
Xu Qing felt a chill run down his spine. This was really bad! You, the Grand Secretary, dared to spy on a married woman, the Empress no less! You...
He didn't have the courage to say it, so he could only avoid the main point and say, "Miss Guan is already married, so you should let it go, sir!"
Upon hearing Xu Qing's words, Su Xu let out a soft snort and then said coldly, "Hmph, I know what I'm doing. Go and receive your punishment!"
Xu Qing: Damn it! Every time I mention Miss Guan, I get punished!
With a sly smile on his face, he replied, "Yes, Your subordinate obeys!"
However, Guan Zhiyue was already tossing and turning in bed, not caring what they were up to. Of all things, sleeping was the most important thing.
This time, Su Xu didn't come to see Guan Zhiyue in the middle of the night; he came to confirm whether his guess was correct.
Because the people he had planted in the palace had no way of finding out whether the glass recipe came from Guan Zhiyue.
Seeing this, he had no choice but to brave the night to gather information. When he entered the Cold Palace, Guan Zhiyue was sleeping soundly on the bed, and it seemed that she was even drooling. This time, Su Xu did not drug her.
Guan Zhiyue was not awakened, mainly because she was too tired during the day, which caused her to sleep like a log at night without any alertness.
Fortunately, Su Xu didn't do anything to her. He simply searched the study and her bedroom, and after finding nothing, he reluctantly left...
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