Chapter 446 Growth
She raised her hand and pointed out the window, which was the direction of North City.
"And now, the Nursery Hall that I have asked you to establish will nurture the future of us girls.
Youyan, you are the first female official I have appointed with the Phoenix Seal. I'm sorry, but perhaps the court of Dayu will no longer recognize you as Lord Zhao.
But if I recognize it, the women will recognize it too.
You take people to bring those orphan girls back to the Nursery Hall and find a way to hire someone to teach them how to read and learn. Whether they are willing to study or learn a skill, teach them.
Maybe we won’t have to wait too long, and by then there will be another world.”
"My Lord, your grace has been bestowed upon you. No, on behalf of the women of Dayu, we thank you for your great grace!"
Zhao Youyan kowtowed to the ground, took the appointment letter given by the Queen, and hurried to take up her post.
The queen watched her walk away with a smile. Jiang Han, who was holding a wooden box from behind the screen, tilted his head to look out the door. After making sure that everyone had gone far away, he wandered over to his sister to flatter her.
"Sister, your ability to deceive people is getting better and better. Look at how Lord Zhao's eyes turned green just now because of you. Now when we go out, won't you fight him to the death?"
"You changed your tune pretty quickly."
The queen glanced at her sister who was becoming more and more intelligent, and saw that her still pretty face wrinkled and she sighed.
"Alas, I'm not being sensible about the current situation, I'm just envious and jealous from the bottom of my heart!
Mr. Zhao also worked under my sister, and I also worked under my sister. As a result, after working hard for so many years, he has become the famous Mr. Zhao, while I am still a poor little concubine with unknown status.
Oh, how miserable! "
Holding his most proud work, he deliberately swung it around weakly in front of his sister, making her laugh and cry.
"Jiang Han, you only have this little bit of brains, and I helped you grow them, and now you dare to use them on me? Are you looking for a fight?"
"Hehehe, how dare I?"
She carefully put the wooden box down, then twisted her waist and wrapped it around her like a candy, lying on her sister's arm and acting coquettishly.
"Sister~
I will never teach my brother-in-law anything blindly again. Please don't be angry with me, okay?
Sister, sister, sister~"
Jiang Wan leaned back in his chair comfortably, turned his head to look at her servile appearance, and found it quite funny.
"Why, were you punished at home?"
"Isn't it? Ever since you sent someone to bring the letter home, my mother has been scolding me every day. When I get home from work, I have to copy the Jiang family rules. I'm almost vomiting from copying them! Please forgive me, sister~"
Jiang Han squatted down beside the chair and rubbed her head on her sister's thigh. The tone of Xiao Bailian coming out of her mouth sounded very pitiful.
He raised his hand and pinched the naughty child's ears several times, neither too hard nor too soft.
"You deserve it! I wonder if you dare to talk nonsense again next time."
"Ouch, it hurts. I won't do it again, sister. I promise I won't do it again. I swear!"
"Naughty little girl."
He let go of her ear and rubbed it gently again. The aggrieved look on Jiang Han's face immediately turned into a bright and bold smile.
Hey, I knew that the roe deer brother-in-law would definitely backfire. Sure enough, in the end, I was still my sister's favorite little cutie. How dare he show off in front of me next time?
"Next time if you dare to set a trap for your brother-in-law, I will really beat you."
"I don't dare anymore, I really don't dare anymore!"
Upon hearing her sister's intention to let her go, Miss Jiang immediately stood up and opened the wooden box she had brought. A pair of glass bottles, more translucent than crystal, were exquisitely shaped and beautiful, and placed in the velvet-lined box, they exuded a noble and elegant air.
"How does it look this time?"
I watched with great anticipation as my sister reached out and picked up a glass bottle and examined it again and again, and finally a smile of approval appeared on her face.
"Excellent! A glass bottle of this quality is worthy of the Sanrizui brewed by our Hubu Distillery."
Jiang Wan happily praised his sister.
"Second brother, you've done a great job this time. You have a really smart little brain, even better than your sister.
With this bottle of wine, the price is guaranteed to increase several times. This time when we negotiate with other countries to open a trade market, we can use wine to pave the way."
Thinking about being able to catch a large batch first and solve the problem of river silver at once, Jiang Wan's eyes smiled much brighter.
"Sister, as long as you are happy!
But this is not just my achievement, it is everyone’s achievement.
Without the recipe you devised, without the coal refined by Wang Bao and his men, and without the concerted efforts of the artisans from Qianji Pavilion and the Ministry of Industry, this would certainly not have been possible."
Jiang Han has been a sister-con since she was young. The affirmation and praise from her sister have been the greatest source of pleasure for her in making these little gadgets since she was a child.
But she has grown up gradually, opened her eyes to see the world under the protection of her sister, and finally learned how to be sharp in kindness.
"Sister, there's a traitor in my Qianji Pavilion. Someone tried to steal my glass-making method. Although he was caught, he was killed before we could find out who was behind it.
I actually feel a little sad.
That craftsman's craftsmanship was exceptional, and he was a very honest man. I had to make arrangements for his family before I recruited him into the Qianji Pavilion.
But now, he has betrayed me."
Jiang Wan frowned slightly, but he knew this situation was inevitable. Traitors would always appear, no matter the time. Whether they were after power, money, or some unavoidable reason, they couldn't be allowed to go unchecked.
I've dealt with this kind of thing many times along the way, but this was probably the first time her sister had dealt with a betrayer on her own, so it was inevitable that she felt sad.
"Jiang Han, everyone will make different decisions when they are in different positions. Listen to me."
He stood up and pulled his sister to sit on a chair beside him, asked the palace servant to bring her tea, and then he pulled her to continue to persuade her.
"If you were always the second daughter of the Jiang family, with your parents and elder sister supporting you, you could naturally be as kind as before.
But you have grown up. You are now the leader of Qianji Pavilion, and you only need to take care of this aspect of the matter.
When you marry Li Jingxiu, you will be the mistress of Prince Shun's mansion. You will interact with more powerful people, and then you will face the true human nature and worldly affairs.
I've always felt sorry for you and didn't want you to bear so much. But now you've grown up, you should know what to do, right? "
"I understand."
Jiang Han nodded. She couldn't help her crying nature. She always wanted to cry when she encountered sad things.
"Just like Lu Guo back then, I hated her for killing my mother, but I also felt sorry for her because she was forced to do evil and ended up dying.
And then there was Guo Ziqian. I hated him for betraying me, but I also felt sorry for him because he was given up by his family to repay a favor.
Sis, I've always been such a coward. But you see, I handled it pretty well this time, right?
He begged me so much, but I didn't let him go. So he wasn't killed by someone else, he died in my hands."
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