When Yan Shiyue heard that he wanted to marry Chen Hongdou, she was surprised. In an instant, she imagined countless stories of how fate brought two people together thousands of miles apart, and her eyes lit up.
After hearing him talk about the past again... Yan Shiyue was speechless.
It doesn’t feel romantic at all!
But think about it again, careful consideration is the mainstream marriage idea in this era. Just like Ren Dong, isn’t he quite happy now?
But she still asked him: "Do you like her?"
Ding Jiu was serious, but his face turned red: "Ding Jiu, I will leave it to the master."
Well, based on Shen Hongdou’s beautiful face, she shouldn’t dislike it.
Yan Shiyue went back to the mansion and asked Shen Hongdou: "Are you sure? After your father comes back, he can choose a suitable husband for you. Will you not wait any longer?"
Shen Hongdou bowed and said, "Hongdou has thought it all through. In Hongdou's mind, being able to stay with His Highness is the best choice... After meeting Mr. Ding, Hongdou feels even more pleasantly surprised."
She lowered her head shyly.
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Yan Shiyue looked at her red ears, and thought that what she said was at least 50% sincere, so she nodded: "Okay."
She sent someone to invite Shen Rong.
At this time, Shen's father, Shen Yu, had already returned to the capital. After reporting on his work, he was admitted to the Ministry of Personnel, which was the real department with real power.
However, they still needed to return to Chenzhou for the delivery. At this time, the father and son were still talking in the newly purchased house when people from the palace arrived.
Chen Yu said: "I will go with you and thank you, Lord Prime Minister."
So the two of them went together, and after they greeted each other, Yan Shiyue said, "I just happened to have something to talk to you about, and it would be even better if uncle came back."
Shen Yu stood up hurriedly and said he didn't dare.
Yan Shiyue knew that there was a huge difference in status, so he stopped being polite and said, "This is what happened. There's a guy named Ding Jiu by my side who has been helping me run Yuefang. He accidentally saw Hong Dou'er... and wanted to marry her. What do you think?"
She paused and added, "If you don't want to, don't force it."
Shen Yu was a little surprised at first.
But after a little consideration, he felt that this was a good marriage.
Compared with fame, he values reality more.
Ding Jiu is just Yan Shiyue's subordinate, but Yan Shiyue never treats Ding Jiu, Ding Xiaoyan and others as subordinates. They get along like family and friends. Moreover, Ding Jiu manages Yuefang for Yan Shiyue! What is the concept?
Compared to marrying a son of a noble family with a good family background, this is truly becoming His Highness Fu Yan’s “own family”!
Chen Yu saluted without hesitation: "Hongdou's life was saved by the Prime Minister, so you can make the decision on this matter! I am very grateful and I am not reluctant at all. I am happy to see it happen."
Yan Shiyue nodded.
The two sides exchanged a few pleasantries, and then Yan Shiyue let the father and daughter talk.
When Shen Yu asked, it turned out that this was Hongdou's own decision, and she was bold enough to go find Ding Jiu on her own. He couldn't help but feel helpless and fortunate.
It was rare that the Prime Minister did not care about it and gave them and Hongdou enough face, and put the blame on the "man". It would sound much better if he said it this way.
So the matter was settled.
Then Ding Jiu bought another house near the one he lived in and quietly sent the title deed over.
The house he could buy was, of course, in a much better location than the one Chen Rong could buy, and with a little care, it could be lived in. Chen Rong was not hypocritical, so he thanked him and sold the house he had just bought.
Everyone knew that the Shen family had married the Prime Minister. Although they laughed at them behind his back for the daughter of a noble family marrying a servant, they were envious in their hearts.
Princess Jiahui saw this as a provocation, but she didn't have the nerve to care.
Shen Yu went to Chenzhou and back again and moved his family back.
After coming back, while taking care of things here, he went to the palace to pay a visit to Yan Shiyue first.
When he arrived, Huo Qijing and his companions happened to be coming out of court. Seeing him, they invited him to eat with them.
Shen Yu himself found it a little funny.
If it were someone else, he would never come to visit at this time. Moreover, if it were someone else, he would definitely invite the guest to the living room or study, serve tea and snacks, and exchange formal greetings. However, the royal palace would never do this to acquaintances, which makes people feel at ease.
He really thanked him and sat down. After they finished eating, Yan Shiyue asked, "Master Shen, is there something you want to ask?"
Chen Yu pondered and said, "I don't know if I am overthinking this matter. When I returned to Chenzhou, I met someone selling a kind of fluffy cotton robe. There were rumors that it was from the Ministry of Commerce. I didn't care about it at first, but when I asked around, I found out that the seller was from Princess Jiahui, so I felt a little strange. Why is she selling things from the Ministry of Commerce?"
He only said the beginning, and Yan Shiyue raised his eyebrows.
In fact, just before he came, Qu Sinian had just told her something.
There is a workshop in Jizhou that made another kind of textile loom.
At that time, she considered leaving a livelihood for some young weavers, so she deliberately made the spindle of the textile machine different from that of the sewing machine, and this workshop made the same one.
The Ministry of Commerce's textile loom was forbidden to be imitated, but he did not copy it exactly. Instead, he made some modifications, and this modification seemed to be beneficial on the surface. It was difficult for everyone to understand the considerations of the superiors, so it could not be taken lightly or seriously.
It hasn't been made public yet, and Yan Shiyue hasn't figured out what to do yet.
Just as Shen Yu mentioned this, she asked, "Have you seen this robe?"
Shen Yu was very thoughtful and said anxiously, "This subordinate brought one."
Someone was asked to bring it up. It was very heavy when I touched it. It was slightly sandy when I pinched it, and I could feel the hard roots of the hair. It was obvious that they knew the result but not the reason. They stuffed the goose down like cotton and filled it up.
Yan Shiyue said to the outside: "Go check!"
The shadow guard responded and left. She glanced at Qu Sinian again. Qu Sinian had already stood up and bowed before leaving quickly.
Shen Yu coughed lightly and looked at her.
Yan Shiyue said: "Thank you, Lord Shen, for speaking in time. Otherwise, I would have made a fool of myself."
She asked someone to bring a robe over: "This is the kind that the Ministry of Commerce would make."
Shen Yuyi took it and it was extremely light and soft, totally different from the one he had brought.
Yan Shiyue said: "This one is for Lord Shen, he can wear it under his official robe."
If the weather gets colder, she will first make a batch of straight-collared, double-breasted sleeveless down jackets with slits at the armpits. They are a thin layer that can be worn under official robes. When the weather gets colder, she will make down robes.
But I didn't expect that someone would dare to intercept her. Well, they intercepted it without checking it carefully. Obviously, they didn't consider the fluffiness and didn't use a down filling machine. They just stuffed it in.
If she didn't take care of her, she would be doing a disservice to God for sending her so timely!
After sending Shen Yu away, news from below also came in one after another.
Princess Jiahui bribed the people at the farm and found out that she was going to use goose down and duck down to make clothes, so they wanted to get there before her, make the money, and disgust her at the same time.
But for some reason, they did not choose Chang'an City, but Chenzhou, Jinzhou, Luozhou and other places. It is said that they put in a lot of effort and made thousands of pieces, which have been sold for nearly ten days.
Yan Shiyue ordered his subordinates: "Send the newly made batch of down jackets to all officials above the fourth rank according to their stature, and let them wear them when they go to court tomorrow morning."
Then he instructed someone to tell Emperor Chengsheng.
So a group of officials collected a cotton jacket in the middle of the night.
Although I don’t think such a small thing can keep me warm, but since it was given to me, I’ll just wear it…
The next day, the weather was quite cold. This thin layer was so light that it felt like I was not wearing any clothes. I didn't expect that it would be so warm once I put it on. It turns out that nothing made by the Prime Minister is bad.
As a result, when the court was in session, Yan Shiyue stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, I want to file a complaint. I want to sue Princess Jiahui for violating the imperial power and seizing the national treasury!"
Everyone: “…”
It turns out that the Prime Minister doesn't go to court unless there is nothing to do, but when he does go to court, he always causes trouble!
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