Princess Chun's surname was Zhu and she was born in a marquis's mansion. When she was still a girl, she was known for her beauty and talent.
However, she was often outdone by the two beauties of the Meng family who were born into a merchant family. Later, she married into Prince Chun's mansion, which was considered a very good marriage. Before she could feel proud, Meng Min also married into Prince An's mansion...
If you can’t compare marriages, then compare bellies…
She did give birth to a son, but then she had no more children. Meng Min, however, gave birth to three sons in a row...
Later, her husband finally outlasted his father and inherited the title, and she became the Princess of a County. But in the blink of an eye, Yan Chengyuan also became a County Prince, and even his son was made an Earl. A daughter fell from the sky, and she was an imperial princess!
She felt that she had been at odds with Meng Min all her life. No matter what Meng Min did, she would do the same. She was just trying to confront her, right?
She just wanted to embarrass her in public and in front of the princess who came from the countryside!
Anyway, the relationship between mother and daughter was not good to begin with, and it was said that the village girl didn't respect her at all. Meng Min herself was soft-hearted and couldn't say anything harsh.
But she didn't expect that as soon as she opened her mouth, the village girl would protect her like crazy, but she didn't dare to confront her at all!
Princess Chun felt that these people were all laughing at her in their hearts! They laughed at her for trying to provoke them but ended up getting slapped in the face!
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She couldn't sit still any longer and left in anger.
Afterwards, Meng Min also told her about Princess Chun.
She told her, "She has disliked me since she was young. Whenever we meet, she would provoke me. But she is also unlucky. Prince Chun's mansion is small, and she only gave birth to a son, and no more children. Later, she took a concubine, but the concubine also had no children. Her son has been married for five years, and his wife and concubine also have no children... So she became even more irritable. I heard that she is still drinking medicine, thinking about having another child."
She sighed: "I'm already this old, how can I still have children? Why bother with such a rut?"
Yan Shiyue thought that if a family couldn't have children, it was probably because the quality or quantity of the man's sperm was not good.
However, Meng Min's tone reminded her of County Magistrate Lin.
She said, "It's not an age issue, right? She can't give birth because she's unlucky. If mother wanted to give birth, maybe she would have."
Meng Min slapped her: "Stop talking nonsense!"
"I'm the Goddess of Childbirth, don't you know, mother?" Yan Shiyue joked, "I gave away a lot of children in Qinzhou! The Crown Princess's sons were all given away by me!"
"Don't say that! Otherwise, you will never have peace again!" Meng Min glared at her and said, "Do you think your mother doesn't know? You are just looking forward to having a baby so that you won't be restricted. No way! Your mother will hire a master to teach you needlework tomorrow!"
As she spoke, she laughed out loud: "I really can't imagine what my little lady, who is as brave as any man, looks like when she embroiders."
Just as the mother and daughter were chatting and laughing in the carriage, the Fourth Prince entered the imperial study and presented the roughly formed "Gezhike" proposal to Emperor Ming Yan.
Emperor Ming Yan glanced over it and nodded: "Not bad, it's feasible."
He asked him, "Why don't you present it again tomorrow morning?"
The Fourth Prince still had that serious look on his face: "Father, I would like to ask Yue Er to supervise this matter."
Emperor Ming Yan raised his eyebrows.
Although Dayan has female officials, they are all in the harem, and it is unprecedented for the princess to be involved in politics. As the boss of Yue Workshop, Yan Shiyue would definitely be interested in this matter. But coming to watch the fun by herself is not the same as supervising it under the emperor's order!
Emperor Mingyan asked: "Reason?"
The Fourth Prince said, "My son has discovered that Yue Er always has 'innate knowledge' when encountering things. With her personality, she normally would not hide anything. But if you ask her to do something out of thin air, she seems to know nothing. But once the time comes, she will make a splash. So my son is thinking, if 'encountering things' is the key to unlocking the treasure house in Yue Er's heart, why not let her get in touch with more things, maybe there will be surprises."
The fourth prince was a person who was more demanding of himself than others. If he had such "innate knowledge", he would definitely try his best to master its application. Because in his mind, everything he knew and could do should be "used".
So, in his opinion, Yan Shiyue should be like this too.
Emperor Mingyan frowned slightly.
The Fourth Prince had discovered it. He had been investigating her since she had been in Qinzhou. How could he not have thought of it?
These days many people are clamoring to "use her", but this use is not the same as that use. One is for the checks and balances between the ruler and his subjects, the other is for the unity between father and daughter. A slight change will make the meaning very different.
If a woman gets involved in politics...I'm afraid someone in the court will commit suicide by hitting the pillar for her remonstrance.
But these days, the various memorials of advice from these ministers have praised the importance of Yan Shiyue in great detail!
Emperor Mingyan smiled slowly and said, "Okay, you can bring this up during the morning court tomorrow."
The Fourth Prince looked at him with slight surprise.
Although he had a clear idea, he did not expect Emperor Ming Yan to agree so readily. The Fourth Prince was somewhat happy and said, "Yes."
If it were the crown prince, he would definitely ask Yan Shiyue's opinion, but the Fourth Prince had no such intention at all and brought it up directly at the morning court.
The proposal for the Gezhi subject did not encounter any resistance, but the Fourth Prince's proposal for Yan Shiyue to supervise it caused an uproar.
There was no need to discuss it at all. The officials knelt on the ground and talked about all kinds of things, such as ancestral family rules, lessons from previous dynasties... They just started talking about a lot of things.
Emperor Ming Yan sat very calmly, and people close to him could even see that he looked somewhat relaxed.
He only occasionally said, "Mr. Xu, in the memorial you submitted a few days ago, you said that Fu Yan had the talent to stabilize the country. Why did you go back on your word today?"
"Mr. Liu, you once said that Fu Yan's achievements were unmatched by anyone in the court. I think that makes sense. So why are you saying that now?"
The prince bowed his head and listened.
Frankly speaking, some time ago, when the civil and military officials were clamoring to "tolerate her" and "employ her" every day, he was angry at these people for sowing discord without considering the overall situation. At that time, he might have had some thoughts like "will it be really annoying to have to associate with these people all day long in the future?"
But at this moment, looking at his father and king on the throne, he suddenly had some enlightenment.
For Emperor Ming Yan, the situation at this time was as expected and under his control.
Even when the father and daughter were arguing, he might not have been able to anticipate these people's reactions.
Take what is usable and listen to what is feasible. As for the rest, just treat it as nonsense. You can even use it to see clearly the level of the person who said it, what his ideas are, and who is standing behind him... This is the way to be a king.
The civil officials were willing to die for their advice, and the military officials were willing to die in battle. These civil officials really threatened to die. Emperor Ming Yan did not insist and left the court after saying "we will discuss this later".
Soon, Yan Shiyue got the news.
She was anxious at that time.
What's wrong with this little Fourth Master! Who wants her to get up at three or four every morning to attend the morning court? She chooses to die right there! She can lose her head and bleed, but she can't lose her lazy sleep!
Besides, she has to talk to a bunch of bearded people for an hour every day without getting to the point. If she gets to the point, she might not even understand my idle chatter... Is it because the snacks are not tasty or the storybooks are not interesting? Or is it because her little wolfhound is not good enough?
She immediately went to find the Fourth Prince.
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