Chapter 133 Chapter 133 Glassware
Mo Jinglian found that the frequency of his encounters with Yin Sheng seemed to be too high recently.
Whenever she went out to court, she would always meet him at her doorstep on time. Then Yin Sheng would greet her very politely and ask her if she wanted to join him.
Mo Jinglian shook his head to indicate that it was not necessary, as his family had prepared an ox cart.
She didn't know if it was her illusion, but when she left court, she always seemed to feel that Yin Sheng was waiting for her.
Mo Jinglian was not a blockhead, so he could naturally sense something vaguely.
So, one morning, when Mo Jinglian met Yin Sheng by chance, he got on Yin Sheng's ox cart.
Yin Sheng and Mo Jinglian were in the same space. They were both panicked and at a loss. They wanted to say something but didn't dare to open their mouths.
Mo Jinglian, on the other hand, remained remarkably calm, her tone unwavering. "Now that the new dynasty has just been established, as the Minister of Commerce, I have much to attend to. I don't have time for romance, family, or career."
Yin Sheng's breathing stagnated. He hadn't expected that Mo Jinglian could actually see through the encounters he carefully created every day. Every day, he had to meet his sweetheart, so he always had to dress up carefully before going out. He knew that he had some looks, and always hoped that Mo Jinglian would look at him more because of his good looks.
Yin Sheng lowered his head, pinched the hem of his clothes with both hands, and didn't speak for a long time.
Seeing this, Mo Jinglian began to reflect on whether he had said too much. Could it be that he had hurt him?
Just as Mo Jinglian was hesitating whether to say a few words to explain, Yin Sheng slowly raised his head, his eyes like a kitten drenched in rain, quite pitiful.
Mo Jinglian slowly calmed himself down. Why was he being so pathetic? This look would break the hearts of many young women in Anjing.
"I'm willing to wait for you."
Mo Jinglian shook his head, "Not one or two days, not one or two months, and certainly not one or two years."
Yin Sheng became stubborn now: "Then I will wait for you too."
"Mr. Yin is in his prime and so handsome, why are you wasting your time on me?"
"It turns out that Miss Mo also thinks I'm handsome." As for the first and second two sentences, Yin Sheng seemed to have automatically blocked them out.
This conversation was completely irrelevant, so Mo Jinglian decided to use his ultimate move.
"Why...why does Mr. Yin like me?"
"Miss Mo saved me when my family was being harassed for debt. I am very happy with her."
It was because of this incident that Mo Jinglian quickly recalled.
But this was not her original intention. She was working for the emperor at the time, and saving Yin Sheng was purely to complete the task. Unexpectedly, she ended up incurring a debt of love.
Mo Jinglian tried to explain: "Actually, the situation wasn't like that at the time, and saving you wasn't my original intention... You really don't have to misuse your affection for me because of this."
"No matter why Miss Mo wants to save me, I don't care. Even if it's to use me, I'm willing to do it."
Mo Jinglian really had no idea what to do now.
After a while of tugging and struggling, the two of them arrived at the gate of the palace.
Before getting off the car, Yin Sheng even told Mo Jinglian not to worry, that he would wait forever, and his expression was even more determined than before he got on the car.
Mo Jinglian got a headache after listening to it.
Although Yin Sheng said so, he did not meet Mo Jinglian by chance the next day, as if he was deliberately avoiding him. Mo Jinglian could not see him when he left the court.
Mo Jinglian quickly put this little matter behind him and plunged back into his busy official duties.
As the Minister of Commerce, all the new workshop construction documents submitted by various counties and prefectures, after Liang Nian's approval, piled up on her desk. For several days, she was so busy that she could hardly even finish a cup of hot tea, but she finally managed to handle all the matters.
Before she could catch her breath, a palace eunuch came to tell her that glassware had finally been successfully produced in the South East Road, and His Majesty wanted her to come to the palace immediately to watch.
She knew about the glass. She had seen the glasses that the prince wore. There were two transparent thin pieces of glass in front of his eyes. The prince could see things despite years of eye disease. It was magical.
At that time, His Majesty told her that this was the magic of glass, and that there would be more glassware in the future, and when the factory on Nandong Road produced them, he invited her to the palace to see them.
Busy time always flies by. Mo Jinglian didn't expect that this day would come faster than she imagined.
Zhang Dai ended his business trip in Nandong Road and personally supervised the production of the first batch of glassware. He selected several of the best quality ones and brought them back to Anjing to show Lin Si.
As soon as Mo Jinglian stepped into the palace, he saw Lin Si pointing at some transparent cups, bowls and plates.
"It's just barely acceptable. This cup is okay, it's transparent, but this one has a slight green tint."
Mo Jinglian's gaze involuntarily fell on the pile of glassware. After just one glance, he couldn't look away. There were such clear and bright objects in the world!
Mo Jinglian had never thought His Majesty was so picky. She had never seen such a crystal-clear object before, more luxurious than gold, silver, or jade.
Mo Jinglian saluted and hurriedly ran forward holding up her skirt.
Her eyes sparkled. "Your Majesty, is this even remotely passable? I've never seen such a transparent instrument before. If I were to sell this to the nobles of Xiping or Nanzhao, it would surely fetch a high price."
Lin Si turned around and slowly sat down, saying to Mo Jinglian, "This thing can not only be sold to Nanzhao and Xiping, but also exported overseas."
Mo Jinglian was surprised: "You told me about the overseas trip before, are you going to go so soon?"
Lin Si tapped the table with his fingers. "Not right now, but we need to start preparing for the shipyard and other matters."
Mo Jinglian was so happy that he picked up a glass and looked at it left and right, up and down. "Selling such a beautiful thing to Nanzhao first will definitely make a lot of money."
Lin Si blinked. "Since you like it, I'll give it to you."
Mo Jinglian hurriedly put the cup down. "How can this be possible?"
Lin Si originally thought she was going to say that this was the first batch of glassware produced and she couldn't accept it.
Unexpectedly, Mo Jinglian said very seriously: "Each of these glass cups can be sold for a lot of money. It is better to keep them and sell them to Xiping and Nanzhao as merchandise."
Lin Si was indeed amused by her.
"We'll have more of this stuff in the future, so we don't need this one. Since you like it, take this cup home."
Zhang Dai had been standing quietly by the side until he heard Mo Jinglian mention something about overseas and shipbuilding. He became very curious and finally interrupted them while they were talking.
"May I ask, Your Majesty, Minister Mo, what does this overseas mean? Why are the shipyards being prepared? Are we going to go to sea?"
Lin Si signaled Mo Jinglian to give Zhang Dai an answer.
"Mr. Zhang, His Majesty once said that there are new continents and countries on the other side of this ocean. They are all business opportunities."
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