Chapter 709, Rising Fame
Just when Xiao Yeyang rushed back to the city, the court meeting had already begun.
Compared to the usual quietness during court sessions, the emperor noticed that today's officials were all whispering to each other. After sitting on the dragon throne, he couldn't help but ask, "What are they talking about? Why is it so noisy?"
Prince Jiang pondered for a moment, then stepped forward and replied, "Your Majesty, everyone is talking about Four Seasons Villa. Yesterday, Prince Yong and Princess Huijia held a flower viewing party at Tangyu Mountain. They met Princess Shengping, who was visiting Beijing, and saw with their own eyes that she had checked into Four Seasons Villa."
The Emperor had already received a tip-off about Gu Jian and Dao Hua's visit to the capital. He smiled faintly and said, "What's there to discuss?"
Prince Jiang thought back to when his daughter got married and he had wanted to ask the Emperor to give her the Four Seasons Villa with its hot springs and waterfalls as a dowry, but the Emperor flatly refused. He couldn't help but ask, "Your Majesty, when did you give Four Seasons Villa to Princess Shengping?"
Could it be that his daughter is not as good as the Princess Shengping who came from a humble family?
The emperor's face turned cold, and he said indifferently, "Prince Jiang, are you questioning me? If I want to give a manor to someone else, do I need to inform you first?"
These words were a bit harsh. When Prince Jiang heard them, he shuddered and knelt down quickly. "Your Majesty, I understand that this is not what I meant. Four Seasons Villa has become famous in the past two years. The high-yield grains and fruits and vegetables it sells are widely loved by the people. I always thought that only Your Majesty could accomplish such a thing."
Hearing this, Yang Chenghua, Wu Jingyi and others couldn't help but look at Prince Jiang.
This little message
The Emperor looked at Prince Jiang silently for a long moment before speaking: "The Yan family has made considerable achievements in farming, which I am very pleased about. Since I ascended the throne, I have encouraged everyone to focus on farming. Unfortunately, the results have not been satisfactory."
"Agriculture is a matter of vital importance to people's livelihood. The Yan family can help me and the people of Daxia in this regard, so I will naturally reward them generously. I am even more pleased that the Yan family can sell high-yield seeds without raising the price. If all of you can be like the Yan family, why worry about Daxia's prosperity?"
After hearing the emperor's words, the Yan family's weight in the hearts of all officials rose to a higher level.
Afterwards, the emperor did not ask Prince Jiang to get up, but let him kneel down and finish the morning court session.
The Jinling Guards were well-informed. As soon as Xiao Yeyang returned to the city, someone told him what happened at the morning court.
After Xiao Yeyang knew about this, he was silent for a while, then he called over his capable subordinates and asked them to secretly spread the news that the Yan family was the owner of the Four Seasons Seed Shop.
Of course, this opportunity to enhance your reputation must be used well.
The Yan family's weak foundation is a fatal flaw, and its foundation needs to be accumulated bit by bit, but reputation can be quickly gained as long as it is used properly.
Although he and Daohua had been married in front of his grandmother, he knew that there would be some twists and turns if they wanted to settle their relationship in front of the world.
The most easily talked about thing is the Yan family's family background.
Fortunately, his Yi Yi was a smart and capable person. When he was still fighting in the northern border, she earned a reputation for the Yan family by donating medicine and food.
When Daohua was planning to open a shop in the capital, he really didn't expect that two small shops could achieve such a great effect.
This was mainly because Xiao Yeyang lacked knowledge about farming and did not understand the significance of high-yield seeds to the people.
Originally, the matter of Four Seasons Villa was only circulated among nobles and officials, but with Xiao Yeyang's intervention, soon the common people also knew about it.
The high-yield seeds increased the people's harvest. After knowing that they were provided by the Yan family, the Yan family's reputation was further enhanced.
If the Yan family was unknown when they came to Beijing, now people in Beijing can say a few words about the Yan family, and most of the comments are good.
Xiao Yeyang did not enter the palace immediately, but returned to Jinling Guard first. As soon as he arrived, everyone in Jinling Guard could feel his good mood.
There's no way. Xiao Yeyang is always very serious when he's on duty. It's rare for him to have a smile on his face like today.
Everyone looked at it curiously, and soon Yan Wenkai and Yan Wentao also came over to see what was going on.
Yan Wenkai had sharp eyes and immediately noticed the teeth marks on Xiao Yeyang's neck. His eyes widened immediately and he grabbed Xiao Yeyang and asked, "Who left the teeth marks on your neck? Did you go out to meet the beautiful woman last night?"
Before Xiao Yeyang could say anything, Yan Wentao slapped Yan Wenkai on the forehead and said, "What nonsense are you talking about?"
Yan Wenkai quickly pointed at Xiao Yeyang's neck and said, "Who's talking nonsense? Third brother, take a look for yourself!"
Of course, Yan Wentao also noticed the teeth marks on Xiao Yeyang's neck, and he frowned and looked at Xiao Yeyang with disapproval.
Xiao Yeyang pushed Yan Wenkai away in disgust: "If you have something to say, just say it. Stop arguing." As he said that, he pulled his collar to cover up the teeth marks.
Yan Wenkai asked curiously, "Who bit you? You're so brave! The key is that you managed to bite it!"
Yan Wentao looked speechlessly at his fourth brother, whose face was full of gossip. Seeing Xiao Yeyang taking out the materials he had recently investigated and preparing to leave, he couldn't help but ask, "Where are you going?"
Xiao Yeyang: "Go to the palace and ask for permission to marry."
After leaving these words, the man walked away quickly.
Yan Wenkai was stunned for a moment and asked Yan Wentao, "Yeyang wants to ask for an imperial decree to grant him a marriage? Who does he want to marry?"
Yan Wentao rolled his eyes at him and said, "What do you think?" Then he left, leaving Yan Wenkai standing there alone.
After a while, Yan Wenkai slapped his head suddenly.
Who else could it be? Of course it’s the older sister!
Yan Wenkai touched his chin. So, the teeth marks on Yeyang's neck were left by his elder sister?!
Thinking of this, Yan Wenkai became anxious: "This Ye Yang must be bullying my eldest sister. No, I have to go find my third brother."
Just as Yan Wentao was about to take his men to the Ministry of Justice's prison, he saw Yan Wenkai running towards him like a gust of wind.
Yan Wenkai dismissed his men, dragged Yan Wentao to a corner, and said anxiously and angrily, "Yeyang is bullying his elder sister. As brothers, we can't just ignore it!"
Yan Wentao asked calmly, "How do you want to manage it?"
Yan Wenkai choked and said, "Let's team up and teach Ye Yang a lesson."
Yan Wentao: "Are you sure you're not being taught a lesson?"
Yan Wenkai was a little weak. Every time he sparred with Ye Yang, he was the one who got abused. "Then we can't just ignore it, right?"
Yan Wentao sighed: "Is our sister so easy to be bullied? You couldn't hurt Ye Yang at all, but our sister disfigured him with just one move."
Having said that, he ignored Yan Wenkai and told his men who were waiting on the side to leave quickly.
Although he didn't agree with Daohua and Yeyang being too close, they had already gotten married, so it seemed like there was nothing wrong with being a little intimate?
Ministry of Revenue.
Yan Zhigao did not attend the court meeting today. As soon as he arrived, he found that everyone was much more enthusiastic towards him. When the Minister of Revenue came back from court, Sun Chang came directly and took him to the Minister.
Seeing the Minister of Revenue and Sun Chang staring at him, Yan Zhigao smiled awkwardly and said, "I wonder what your Excellency wants me to do?"
The Minister of Revenue looked at Yan Zhigao dimly and said, "Minister Yan, you ran really fast yesterday."
Yan Zhigao smiled awkwardly. Wasn't he going to run and wait to be questioned?
God knows how surprised he was when he saw his eldest daughter’s carriage yesterday!!!
Sun Chang smiled and tried to smooth things over: "Brother Zhou, the Four Seasons Fruit and Vegetable Shop and the Four Seasons Seed Shop are doing very well. You don't want others to know about this. The Shangshu and I understand this."
"Not to mention others, I also really like to eat the fruits and vegetables sold at Four Seasons Fruit and Vegetable Shop. Unfortunately, the quantity available each time is too small. If someone comes to you to satisfy their appetite, you will be in trouble."
"Don't even mention the Four Seasons Seed Shop. I don't know how you grow your crops, but the seed quality is excellent, and the yield per mu is much higher than other seeds. The only drawback is that the quantity sold is too small."
"Families like ours have some land, but the seeds we buy are only enough to plant a few acres each time. Of course, we all know that your family is doing this so that more people can buy seeds, and we understand that."
"Both shops sell valuable items that are in short supply. It's really not good for your identity as the owner to be known to others, otherwise you'll be annoyed to death by the people who come to you every day to try to establish connections with you."
Yan Zhigao quickly corrected him: "Minister Sun, I want to make it clear that I am not the owner of the shop, my daughter is."
Sun Chang and the Minister of Revenue looked at each other and were speechless.
Aren’t all my daughter’s things given by me?
Yan Zhigao continued, "I haven't lied to you before. I really didn't know about the Four Seasons Villa and the two shops beforehand. My family has always been open-minded, and I never interfere in my children's affairs."
If it were in the past, he might not have said it so bluntly, but now he knows the popularity of the two shops. Just like Sun Chang said, someone will definitely come to him to establish a relationship with him.
He often goes out on business and knows a lot of people, many of whom he cannot refuse. If they all come to him, will his daughter's store still be able to operate?
He refused to take any action, so they had the nerve to ask his daughter for it. He wanted to see if they were willing to lose face.
The Minister of Revenue looked at Yan Zhigao suspiciously, thinking to himself that this new subordinate was very cunning.
Don't mention it, even after Yan Zhigao said that, he really couldn't open his mouth to ask for the fruits and vegetables currently sold in the Four Seasons Fruit and Vegetable Shop.
Sun Chang also looked disappointed.
As expected, many officials came to see Yan Zhigao afterwards, but they were all turned away by Yan Zhigao on the grounds that he did not care about his children's affairs.
That afternoon, when Yan Zhigao returned home, he felt like he didn't want to talk anymore. He drank several cups of tea before he recovered. He said to Madam Li with a sigh, "My daughter is so capable, but she's also a worry."
Madam Li laughed: "Master, just be content."
Thinking of everyone's previous aloofness and politeness, and then thinking about everyone's flattery today, Yan Zhigao smiled and said, "Yes, I should be content."
Madam Li asked, "Why didn't Master ask when Yiyi would be back yesterday?"
Yan Zhigao waved his hand: "You don't know the situation at that time. It's not easy for me to go to Four Seasons Villa. Besides, every time I see the old man, I feel a little scared."
Mrs. Li was puzzled: "Why is this?"
Yan Zhigao sighed: "Why do you say that?" Thinking of the old man's identity and that their family was involved in the royal secrets, he couldn't calm down.
(End of this chapter)
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