The Seventh Prince lowered his head, but was obviously still unconvinced and remained silent in anger.
After all, she is only nine years old. Her ears have been filled with praise these days, but when it comes to her, it's like a bucket of cold water poured over her head. It's normal that she can't accept it.
In fact, she was really polite.
You know, her "General Knowledge of the Ministry of Commerce" is in great demand, and it is impossible for anyone to fail to sell it. And their operation is entirely based on their status, without any technical content. Even when they ask people to write recommendation letters and give them a discount of one penny, they have shown a hint of "business" flavor.
However, seeing that the Seventh Prince was handsome and cute, with his cheeks puffed up like a child, Yan Shiyue still slowed down his tone: "Seventh Prince, Eighth Prince, if you want to do adult things, you must accept the same management as adults. Even if I can give you time to learn, the general direction cannot be wrong. Go back and think about whether what I said is right."
The Seventh Prince bowed reluctantly: "Yes, Sister."
The Eighth Prince looked at her and bowed, "Royal sister, we will think about it carefully. Fortunately, it is only March now, so there is still time to improve."
Don’t people need time to study?
Yan Shiyue wanted to say something, but hesitated for a moment and didn't say anything. He waved his hand and told them to leave.
As soon as the Seventh Prince left the house, his face fell. He got into the carriage angrily and kicked the table, causing the teacups on the table to clank.
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The Eighth Prince sat down and whispered, "Seventh Brother, don't be angry. In fact, what the Royal Sister said is right. Think about it. We didn't pay attention to the merchants from the beginning to the end. It is really putting the cart before the horse."
The Seventh Prince said, "We sold so many, why didn't you tell us? You only saw this mistake!"
The Eighth Prince was silent for a while: "Anyway, let's correct the mistakes first, so as not to delay the important matter of the Imperial Sister."
The two of them went back while talking.
Emperor Ming Yan naturally could not just ignore the noise made by these children. There were people around them, and what happened today soon reached the ears of Emperor Ming Yan.
Emperor Mingyan listened carefully and smiled: "Very good, don't worry about it, that's it."
Seven or eight were changed immediately.
The Ministry of Commerce has already issued a clear order for the examination, calling it the "Trade Section." It will only be held twice, following the provincial examination, with the first test scheduled for September 18th.
Usually, the provincial examinations are held on August 9, 12, and 15 every three years, and the results are announced between September 5 and 15. The preliminary examination for the trade subject is scheduled after the results are announced to make it easier for scholars to participate. Of course, it mainly targets businessmen.
The second re-examination for the trade subject will be scheduled on March 12, after the announcement of the examination results.
The results of the imperial examination are usually announced on the fifth day of March, and the palace examination is usually held ten to fifteen days later. In order to accommodate the trade subject, it will be slightly postponed to leave enough time in between.
As soon as the news that "General Knowledge of the Ministry of Commerce" was included in the required reading list for the trade examination was released, sales experienced a surge.
Apart from anything else, the franchisees of the Ministry of Commerce first of all got a copy of the book. As the saying goes, a poor scholar is a poor scholar. Not many people can afford a book at twenty-eight taels per copy, but most businessmen can still afford it.
The seventh and eighth princes came to her happily to share the money.
Yan Shiyue didn't bother with them and gave it to them directly.
The Seventh Prince was so happy that his teeth were showing. Then the Eighth Prince reminded him lightly: "Seventh brother, the Royal Sister rewarded us with the profit, but the principal should still be returned to the printing house."
Yan Shiyue really didn't think of saying this, because this bookstore was not hers. They took on this job and asked others to print more copies every day. They were the ones who had to settle the accounts with him! Isn't this inevitable?
Yan Shiyue raised her eyebrows.
The Seventh Prince said unhappily, "Of course I know this! How can I cheat them out of this little money?"
The eighth prince remained silent.
Yan Shiyue was pregnant and had no energy to deal with these two ancestors, so she just sent them away.
Huo Qijing also had a sullen face and looked at them coldly. If they were not princes, he would have probably asked to drive them away long ago.
The two children were not stupid. Seeing that things were not going well, they left quickly.
Huo Qijing then helped her up.
Yan Shiyue's belly was like a basin. She was worried every day about what to do if she couldn't go back after giving birth...
Huo Qijing has also been patiently saying that he doesn't mind, he really doesn't mind...
After she bit him several times out of anger, he finally had an idea and changed his words, saying that he would massage her personally after the baby was born, and he would make sure that she would not have to practice martial arts and could take it back early, and she would still be the beautiful little fairy.
Yan Shiyue was basically satisfied.
After entering April, her stomach became worse every day. Yan Shiyue couldn't get out of bed for a long time and had to be supported by someone. She also needed help to wash her face and put on clothes. She was completely useless.
The child is more than seven months old now, so I estimate that she will be born this month... A room full of midwives and female doctors were hired, and all kinds of ginseng and medicine prescriptions from the palace were given down every day.
Huo Qijing could hardly conceal his anxiety.
He could only smile in front of Yan Shiyue. Once he went out, he seemed very irritable. He left immediately after the morning court session without even staying for half a quarter of an hour.
After April 15th, he simply went to see Emperor Ming Yan, asked for a long leave, and even did not attend the morning court.
Because quadruplets are so unbelievable, the fact has been kept secret. Seeing him like this, everyone thought that Prince Fu Yan must be pregnant with something bad, so he hasn't shown up since the beginning of the year?
Fortunately, Qu Sinian is now almost able to take care of himself and will not bother her with trivial matters.
As a result, Qu Sinian came hurriedly at noon and pulled him aside: "A franchisee of the Ministry of Commerce bought the "General Knowledge of the Ministry of Commerce" and gave it to scholars for free to copy. When the Seventh Master heard about it, he sent people to arrest him. I sent people to stop him, but he asked to see the Seventh Master but was not granted an audience. I heard that these two came directly to the Duke's Mansion."
Huo Qijing frowned.
Before he could finish his sentence, he heard someone say that it was already seven or eight. Huo Qijing went out and coldly scolded him, "They can think of this method, it's their ability. You sell the "Comprehensive Knowledge of the Ministry of Commerce", but you can't read it? They have attracted popularity and improved their reputation in this way, which is in line with Fu Yan's trade philosophy. There is nothing wrong with it. You rely on your status to suppress the people of the Ministry of Commerce, this is wrong!"
He is cold to begin with, and even scarier when he loses his temper.
The Seventh Prince stepped back in fear.
Qu Sinian was impressed. He had never seen Huo Qijing reading the "Comprehensive Knowledge of the Ministry of Commerce", but he was surprised that he could speak so much right away, and it was obvious that he had read it thoroughly.
Qu Sinian tried to smooth things over, "Seventh Master, Eighth Master, the main thing is that they didn't take a penny for this matter. On the surface, they are doing a good deed. What basis do you have to arrest people?"
The Seventh Prince said: "But they are stealing our business."
Qu Sinian said with a pleasant face: "Seventh Master, most scholars are very poor. They can't afford to buy books, so most of them can only copy them. This kind of thing can't be banned, and it can't be banned."
The Seventh Prince was still unconvinced and muttered, "It's only twenty-eight taels, there's nothing I can't afford."
Well, this is another “Why not eat meat porridge”.
Huo Qijing's patience ran out, and he said calmly, "Do you think twenty-eight taels is too little?"
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