Empress Zhang was surprised and asked, "Is this ice drink invented by Zi'an's fiancée, Miss Yu?"
Although she was in the harem, she had always been paying attention to Jiang Shi and knew that Jiang Shi had brought back a fiancée from Chen Jun not long ago.
Gao Rui nodded and said, "Miss Yu said she read it in a book, but my son thinks she can understand it and teach the servants to make cool and delicious ice drinks. She is very smart and capable."
Empress Zhang smiled and nodded: "Indeed, this Miss Yu is truly a wonderful person. If I have the chance, I would like to meet her."
As if she had thought of something, Empress Zhang said, "It just so happens that the Mid-Autumn Festival is next month. Wanjin State has always held a Mid-Autumn Palace Banquet, inviting officials of the fourth rank and above and their families to the palace for the banquet.
Miss Yu is Zi'an's fiancée. Her father is Lord Yu, the Second Rank Governor of the Rivers. Naturally, she is also qualified to attend the banquet in the palace. I will send a message to invite her to the palace."
Gao Rui smiled and said, "Your Majesty, you have thought of everything. Miss Yu is very beautiful. Your Majesty will definitely like her when she sees her."
Empress Zhang glared at him and said, "You, Zi'an is six years younger than you and he's already getting married. What about you? When will you bring a daughter-in-law to show your mother?"
Gao Rui's expression changed slightly, and he quickly sat down and picked up his bowl and chopsticks. "It's too hot, and the food won't taste good if it's left out for too long. Mother, let me have dinner with you."
He behaves like this whenever marriage is mentioned.
Empress Zhang shook her head helplessly and sighed, but with a smile on her face, she sat opposite him leisurely.
Gao Rui picked up some food for her and said flatteringly, "Mother, this is your favorite cucumber. After dinner, we can go outside and lie on the couch, looking at the stars and the moon while enjoying some iced drinks. It will be very comfortable and happy."
Empress Zhang laughed and scolded: "You are so frivolous! You are so good at making me happy, why don't you bring back a wife?"
"Mother, please forgive me..."
The cold Fengyi Palace would only be filled with laughter when Gao Rui came, and Empress Zhang would only show a genuine smile when she saw Gao Rui.
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Before going to bed at night, Yu Tanqi received three land deeds personally delivered by Jiang Shi.
Jiang Shi whispered, "Today I made you lose three prescriptions. These are my three land deeds in the capital. One is for a farm in the suburbs, one is for a school, and the other is for a jewelry store. All of them are profitable. Tan Qi, I won't let you suffer any loss."
Yu Tanqi shook his head and said, "It's just three prescriptions, not worth much. Zi'an, you don't have to be polite to me."
Jiang Shi placed the deed on the table. "That's yours. Since I gave it away, I naturally have to give it back to you. And you and I will get married sooner or later. What's mine is yours. Now I'm just giving it to you to manage in advance."
Yu Tanqi almost choked on his own breath.
Wh-what?
What is he talking about?
She didn't dare ask out loud and didn't know what to say for a moment.
Under the candlelight, the boy's beautiful fair face was incredibly gentle.
He said gently, "Butler Ying and Madam Gao are both responsible for helping to manage the Marquis's residence. If you don't want to worry about trivial matters in the future, you can continue to hand over the affairs to them and just ask them about your daily affairs."
Is he telling her what life will be like if she marries him?
Yu Tanqi's heart was pounding.
She originally thought that he might not marry her.
After all, he had said at the beginning of their correspondence that they could cancel the engagement if she wanted.
Since she refused to cancel the engagement, he didn't say anything else and acted very responsibly afterwards.
But there is no emotional basis between them.
She thought that she would live well as his fiancée first and then cancel the engagement when necessary, but now it seems that it cannot be cancelled.
Is she really going to marry him?
In this era, getting married is a lifelong event, like a second life.
Is he nice to her out of responsibility, or does he really have feelings for her?
Yu Tanqi pursed her lips, feeling a little uneasy.
The experience of growing up alone and stumbling since childhood made her dare not have any expectations for love.
In the 21st century, she doesn't even have a close friend who can always be by her side.
People who know her well say: "Yu Tanqi, you are a heartless and indifferent person."
Yes, she admitted that she was heartless, even to the point of being indifferent.
She has no relatives, no friends, and no lover.
What is love?
She doesn't understand.
Jiang Shi treats her so well, could it be love?
Jiang Shi looked at Yu Tanqi, thinking that she was shy and embarrassed to speak again.
She has always been so cute, sometimes unexpectedly bold, and sometimes easily shy and blushing, which is really adorable.
The corners of Jiang Shi's lips curled up, and the tenderness in his eyes seemed substantial.
Yu Tanqi finally accepted the three land deeds.
She asked Linlang and Taohua to look through it before putting it away.
The two were amazed after looking at the deed.
"This academy is located on the same street as the Imperial College. I heard it's very profitable!" Linlang also went to the capital for a few rounds during this period. One reason was to familiarize herself with Yu Tanqi's dowry shop, and the other was to see what other shops there were in the capital.
"This jewelry shop has been open for over ten years and is very profitable," Tao Hua sighed. "Miss, although your dowry shops are also profitable, none of them can compare to the two shops given by the prince."
Yu Tanqi raised his eyebrows slightly: "Is this true? You haven't seen the detailed income statements of these two shops, so how can you know?"
Linlang said, "You don't need to look at the income details. You can tell by just going to the store entrance. The academy is always crowded with people. Brushes, ink, paper, and inkstones are so expensive. It's the easiest to make money from scholars."
Tao Hua also said, "The jewelry shop has a lot of customers. The noble ladies in the capital are very willing to spend money on dressing themselves up. The most expensive set of jewelry can sell for hundreds of thousands of taels. How can they not make money?"
Although Yu Tanqi spends money more lavishly now, he doesn't have many opportunities to spend money. When he heard that a set of jewelry cost hundreds of thousands of taels, his heart couldn't help but skip a beat.
She couldn't help but sigh: "Throughout history, it's true that women's money is the easiest to make."
Linlang said, "It's also easy to make money from scholars."
Yu Tanqi did not say anything, thinking that it was only in ancient times. In the 21st century, the prices of "paper, ink, brush and inkstone" had dropped, and it was no longer easier to make money from scholars than from women.
Yu Tanqi spent most of this summer lying in bed, and for the remaining half, he ate fruit smoothies to cool down, and he had to wait for a while before he could drink milk tea.
She looked forward to it day and night, hoping that the day when she could drink milk tea would come sooner.
However, what arrived first was Empress Zhang's oral order.
The person who delivered the oral order was Eunuch Li, the chief eunuch beside Empress Zhang.
Fortunately, it was an oral order, so there was no need to perform the kneeling ceremony.
When Yu Tanqi heard that Empress Zhang asked her to follow Jiang Shi into the palace to attend the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet, her heart skipped a beat and she subconsciously looked at Jiang Shi.
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