The three who spoke up this time were all selected as imperial merchants. The emperor couldn't refuse the emperor's father-in-law, so he handed over the salt trading business to the Ning family.
The silk was distributed to the Lady of the Marquis.
He Qingzhu is unparalleled here; she can do everything from maritime trade and currency management to military grain sales.
Looking at the imperial plaque bestowed by the emperor, the moon in the courtyard no longer seemed so dazzling.
The woman thought that when she first started doing business, it was only to prevent her parents from arranging marriages for her.
But later, her mother placed her hopes from her youth on her, but He Qingzhu didn't feel burdened because she also liked it.
Later, Qingzhu wanted the entire Great Yan to know about the He family.
Doesn't Dad always say how wonderful it would be if she were a son?
She just wanted to tell her father that being a woman is no less important than being a woman.
The He couple arrived at the small courtyard in the capital at this time, traveling day and night through the darkness. The two were old and could not withstand the bumpy ride of a fast horse, so they arrived seven days late.
In just seven days, the daughter brought back all the plaques bestowed by the Emperor.
The large plaque, made of high-quality huanghuali wood, bears four large characters in gold foil.
—A royal gift.
"Qingzhu, what's wrong?"
The parents walked in, supporting each other, and looked at the plaque in disbelief.
“Father, I said I would make the whole of Great Yan know about the He family, and now, your daughter has done it.”
"From this day forward, the He family of Pingyang will be imperial merchants. Not only will they be exempt from taxes, but we can also do any business that the government permits."
The woman stood up, her slender fingers lightly tracing the plaque, circling it once before speaking to Master He.
She raised her chin slightly, as if all the hardships of the past years were nothing.
real.
He Qingzhu previously thought that as long as she made her business big enough and rich enough, she could become the richest person in Great Yan and take over the Imperial Merchant.
But later, Cen's mother told her that being a royal merchant was not that simple. Money is the foundation of the people, and what royal merchants had to do was to ensure the stable operation of this foundation.
She studied diligently by lamplight, but at first she couldn't bear to look at these things.
But hearing her mother and father arguing made her unable to bear watching.
Her father still wants her to get married. He didn't have anyone he liked before, but now he does, doesn't he?
Wang Buyou and his wife were inseparable, but even after they got married, they still read books and did business.
Many people don't understand her, but her mother knows and understands.
After marriage, one is no longer in control of one's own destiny.
Mrs. He didn't pay attention to the plaque under her daughter's hand. The old woman stood there with a proud look on her face. She raised her hand and tidied the stray hairs at her daughter's temples, just like when she was a child.
Both of them had red eyes, and He Qingzhu pursed her lips, trying hard not to cry.
But I couldn't hold back when I saw my mother's eyes redden.
"Mother, I did it, Mother, I... I really did it."
Mrs. He nodded quickly, wiping away her daughter's tears with a handkerchief. There were also a few tears in the corners of her eyes, but she was still happy because of her daughter's success.
She nodded with tears in her eyes but a smile on her face, and said...
“My son did it.”
All the hardships along the way were worth it.
Why doesn't my daughter get married?
No matter how cold-hearted or how righteous a person may be, the moment a child emerges from her womb, anyone with a moral bottom line and a basic sense of responsibility will be held back by the child.
He's a piece of my flesh that I carried for ten months and that fell from my body.
When that time comes, everything will have to make way for him.
To become the most outstanding merchant in the Great Yan Dynasty, He Qingzhu was quite talented in business. However, talent was merely a ticket to becoming the Imperial Merchant.
The child is taking too much mental effort.
Master He was still circling the plaque, muttering "bringing glory to one's ancestors."
The two women ignored him. As a father and husband, he was a qualified man, so they didn't want to ask anything more of him.
Some things you can never truly understand unless they happen to you.
"Father, Mother, please arrange my marriage," He Qingzhu said.
"My son wants to get married?" Madam He asked.
Everything between her and Wang Buyou was a natural progression. Whether she married or became his son-in-law, with the imperial merchant in hand, she should be settling down in the capital in the future.
But if I go to see Long'er in the future, it will probably be in the middle of the night.
"Getting married is good. Hurry up and have a child, boy or girl, as long as someone will take care of you when you get old."
In fact, Mr. He's idea has always been very simple: without children, there is no one to take care of him in his old age. Getting married is not the point; having children is the point.
I've heard that it's dangerous for older women to give birth.
Although the Hou family's little girl is very capable, there's always a chance of something going wrong, and every family loves its own child.
"Now your dad can finally act like a father-in-law, right?"
Father He really wanted to emulate the Eagle family; he'd heard that the Marquis of the Southwest had been beaten several times when he married into the family. This brat Wang Buyou had been hanging around him for over ten years; he had no reason to hit him.
—Inside the Phoenix Palace.
"Your Majesty, people from the Wei family have arrived."
The Empress, whose complexion had become somewhat rosy, sat at her desk, looking at the storybook that Hou Xiangxiang had secretly brought her.
These are the stories that my little sister likes to read, the kind about immortals, princes, and princes.
The Empress loved watching it; she watched it when she was in her boudoir, and later…
"Your Highness, someone from the Wei family has arrived." The head maid reminded her again, asking whether she should see them or not.
"Let her in."
The Empress put down the storybook and placed it at the very bottom.
"Greetings to Her Majesty the Empress."
The one who came was a young eunuch, who often relayed messages between her and her family.
"What message did Father ask you to deliver to me this time?"
"Lord Wei sent me to ask you why the Ning family did not become the sole imperial merchant."
The woman's previously lifeless eyes sharpened, and she glared expressionlessly at the little eunuch, who immediately knelt on the ground.
"Your Majesty, please forgive me, these are Lord Wei's exact words."
Passing on messages is the most reliable method. Without correspondence, there is no proof, so you can simply destroy the evidence when the time comes.
Even if you get caught, it doesn't matter, because without physical evidence there's no way to convict you.
“Go back and tell my father that becoming a royal merchant is already a very good result. If my father doesn’t like it, I can make sure he doesn’t get the position.”
Wei Shuyi loathed this little eunuch; no, it should be said that she loathed the entire Wei family.
The title of Minister of Rites sounds nice, but it's all just talk.
When the Wei family lost an empress, they had to find a replacement.
Back then, even though the emperor had already ascended the throne, he swiftly eliminated all of the late emperor's confidants.
Why was my sister still assassinated in the palace? Since the assassin was able to break into the palace, why didn't he just assassinate the emperor?
What's the point of killing an empress?
She would never forget what her eldest sister said on her deathbed.
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