Huo Qijing just left like that without having time to make the dried meat and soup cubes, and without taking the prepared meat floss with him.
In the morning, Qing Weilai came to see her and saw her squatting in front of the door of the ear room like an abandoned puppy. He whispered to comfort her: "Master's wife, once Master is settled, he will send a message back immediately. Then you can write to him and send him some things or clothes."
She took a long breath and stood up: "I know."
Then she walked away with a proud and confident look, as if she was not the one who had lost her mind before.
The next day, Yandong also came to say goodbye.
He told her gently, "Because I presented Yuefang's clothes to the emperor, someone might come to investigate later, so you should be careful."
"What should I be careful about?" Tang Shiyue said, "I just took in two guests. They paid a lot of money to buy my clothes. I don't know anything."
Yan Dong smiled: "You are right."
She coughed and raised an eyebrow: "Do we need to be more careful in the martial arts hall?"
Yan Dong was stunned: "You know?"
...
...
"I guessed." Tang Shiyue said, "A Jing always planned things. He said the eighth day was the eighth day. Now he suddenly left early, and left in the middle of the night. I really can't think of any other reason."
Yan Dong hesitated for a moment: "Do you blame me?"
It seems that I guessed it right. Tang Shiyue's heart skipped a beat, but she remained calm: "Why should I blame you? Ah Jing is not a three-year-old child. He made his own decision. I believe he has his own considerations."
In fact, she really wanted to tickle him. But Huo Qijing was gone, and he would not come back even if she tickled him to death. It would be better to pretend to be generous and ask for favors, which might be useful in the future.
Yan Dong nodded: "Don't worry, he will be fine."
He was acting as a decoy and was protected by shadow guards, so what he said was not wrong.
He paused and said, "After I go back, everyone will know that Huo Qijing is also here, but the main things are still between him and me. The martial arts hall will just need to get to know them, and there shouldn't be any problems."
Tang Shiyue nodded.
He added: "If there is any trouble in Yuefang, Ducheng, you can send someone to find Sheng Qi. He will help me if he can."
Tang Shiyue suddenly had an idea: "By the way, speaking of Yuefang..." She sat up straight with a smile and looked at him: "By the way, Mr. Yan, are you short of money? Do you have a wide network of contacts in Chang'an City?"
This young lady was lazy and ignored him before, but when she wanted to plot against him, her eyes lit up.
However, he really didn't hate this kind of calculation that almost had "I want to calculate you" written on his face, so he smiled and said, "Tell me what you want to do first, so that I can decide... Answer whether it is lacking or not, whether it is wide or not."
Tang Shiyue: “…”
Where is the humble gentleman you promised me?
But she still whispered the matter, and Yan Dong agreed immediately: "Okay."
Tang Shiyue stood up and bowed: "Thank you very much."
It was still night, and they left quietly. Sheng Qi was the best of ten people, and after they left, the stone house became even quieter.
Tang Shiyue switched to work mode and went to the town for several days. After inspection, he bought a big house in the town. After simple renovation, he used it as the "Yue Workshop" in the future.
The craftsman that Yandong found is still here, and Yandong directly told her to use him.
Tang Shiyue didn't care at all whether there were Yandong's spies here or not, and recruited them without hesitation. In an instant, the workshop became a large workshop with nearly a hundred people. During the New Year period, they did nothing else but make some checkers and shipped them to Chang'an City in batches.
This kind of thing is simple to make and cannot be kept secret, so there will definitely be imitations. But in ancient times, this kind of thing was looked down upon. It was a behavior that was not recognized by the industry. A real big workshop would not do this, and would not be embarrassed to sell it in a high-profile manner.
So, what she needs to do is to promote the brand of "orthodoxy" first.
Therefore, no matter how fast the work is done, the quality must not be compromised.
This process was also a personnel screening process, but what surprised her was that Yan Dong indeed had a strong background, and all the people he assigned to her were very good. In comparison, Huang Shoumin's team was a makeshift one. It was not that their skills were not good, but their obedience and execution were not very good.
But no matter who it is, the key is how to use it.
Tang Shiyue separated the two sides into two teams, each doing their own work.
At the same time, a reward was issued, offering a reward of two hundred taels of silver to anyone who could make a machine that could knit sweaters or socks.
At this time, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had also arrived in Chang'an City.
Thanks to Huo Qijing as a decoy, his journey was very smooth.
After entering the palace, Emperor Mingyan was holding a meeting in the Qinzheng Hall. The prince went over to take a look, talked a few words with Gu Jiuxing, and then went to the Yonghe Palace to see the Imperial Concubine.
After Emperor Mingyan finished discussing the matter, he asked, "Where is the crown prince?"
Gu Jiuxing bowed hurriedly and replied, "His Highness entered the palace, looking very tired. He said he would go to the Imperial Concubine's place to wash up before going to see the Empress."
Emperor Mingyan nodded, and Gu Jiuxing continued, "The prince brought back a lot of fun things. He said there was a game of checkers, and he wanted to play it with the emperor later."
"Draughts?" Emperor Mingyan said, "Bring it up."
Gu Jiuxing presented the checkers for the emperor, and of course he picked the best ones. The chessboard and chess pieces were all made of rosewood. When the hexagonal chessboard was opened, he saw rows of little boys lying neatly in the small grooves on the edge of the chessboard. They were polished very smoothly, with lively eyes and eyebrows, and were very cute.
The inside of the lid had instructions on how to play the game, as well as a diagram. Emperor Ming Yan was a smart man, and draughts wasn't difficult to play. He took a few glances and understood the game. He couldn't help but smile and said, "It's quite interesting."
He played with it for a while, then put it aside and opened the memorial at hand.
After reviewing a few books, he heard hurried footsteps, mixed with the greetings of the palace servants. Soon, the prince arrived at the door, bowed, and said with a smile, "Father!"
I haven't seen him for more than half a year, and I really miss him. The kid left in such a hurry just now, maybe he missed him.
Emperor Ming Yan's heart softened. He stepped down from the throne and pulled the prince up: "You are so old, yet you are still so irritable."
The prince chuckled, raised his head, and said, "I haven't seen you for half a year. Father has become younger and more handsome."
Emperor Ming Yan burst out laughing: "Asshole! After going out for a while, you can't even speak!"
The prince just smiled and said nothing.
Emperor Ming Yan was wearing a sweater. The biggest advantage of this kind of clothes is that it is elastic. There are heating tiles in the palace, so it is not cold at all. Wearing such a sweater is indeed light and comfortable.
Although Emperor Ming Yan was nearly fifty years old, he was still strong and slender. Wearing this slightly tight-fitting clothes, he indeed looked younger and more vigorous.
The most honorable father and son in the world sat down and chatted for a while, and the prince talked about movable type printing.
The trial engraving was sent over, and when Emperor Ming Yan saw it, he was overjoyed and immediately arranged for people to promote it. Since it was issued in the name of the court, Tang Shiyue was not mentioned in the notice, but the blame was put on the prince.
It was probably that the prince was ordered by the emperor to go incognito among the people to understand their sentiments and found that books were expensive, so he did something like this and that...
This move was very pleasing to the scholars. With this thing in hand, the prince's trip was worth it.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
