"Something is not quite right."
Before the Princess left, she suddenly turned around and looked at Li Yi with bright eyes.
Just now, he had said a few more words. Li Yi was very thirsty. He held a pot of tea and gulped it down. Hearing this, he put down the teapot and asked, "What is wrong?"
The Princess showed a thoughtful expression and said, "You usually avoid trouble when you can, and you don't say a word more if you can. Why are you so attentive this time? There must be something wrong. "
Looking at MIngzhu's slightly suspicious eyes, Li Yi wanted to throw the teapot in his hand at her.
F * ck … I just said a few more words. What's wrong? Do you think I have any ulterior motives?
If you were the First Prince instead of the Eldest Princess, I wouldn't have to do these things and say these words. I have nothing better to do!
At the risk of being checked by the court, I helped to implement the new marriage law, and I stayed up late to write the script. I even had a few pimples on my face. I also had to hire the Internet Water Army to fan the flames and create public opinion. It was not easy for me to do all this!
It was good to sell perfume and underwear. Why would I care about the happiness of the women in the world? Whether their thoughts were independent or not, and whether their consciousness of struggle was awakened …
What a heartless fellow. Why didn't she take a look at who was the one getting the benefits? All she did was casually show her blade in the imperial court and earned her reputation and money. When the two ideas he had just said became reality, who knew what she would get. Now, she was actually suspecting that he had ulterior motives?
Without him, she would still be grounded!
"Xiaohuan, see the guest out!"
Li Yi lay back on the chair and was extremely disappointed. He didn't look at her again and ordered the little maid.
The little maid looked ahead blankly. That was the Princess. How could he see her out?
…
"MIngzhu wants to open a girls' school?" Emperor Jing turned his head and looked. He shook his head and said, "According to what the Empress said, the scale of this girls' school is really rare in the world. It can be called another Directorate. The national treasury has always been tight, but there is no extra money for her to toss about."
Although women's schools were rare among the common people, they were indispensable to those scholarly families and aristocratic families.
The girls in the family had to enter the Women's School at an early age. Aside from learning the four arts of zither, chess, calligraphy and painting, as well as poetry and classics, they also had to learn the Women's Reflections and Women's Training, which were related to women's virtues, women's duties, and the etiquette of the boudoir.
He was not surprised that MIngzhu wanted to do something for women these days and wanted to open a girls' school. However, if they followed her plan, it would cost a lot of money. The national treasury was already tight, so it was impossible to use the money on these things.
The Empress put a bowl of soup on the table in front of Emperor Jing and said, "Your Majesty guessed wrong this time. MIngzhu did not want to take money from the national treasury."
Emperor Jing asked doubtfully, "Without an investment of a hundred thousand taels of silver, I'm afraid it will be difficult to succeed. Where will she get the money?"
The empress smiled and said, "Your Majesty, do you know what is the most profitable business in Jingdou?"
Jing Emperor drank a mouthful of soup and turned to look at her. He had to deal with countless government affairs every day. How could he have the energy to care about these things?
"It's perfume." The Empress looked at him and said, "In the palace, from the concubines to the palace maids, even the little princesses use perfume. It is very popular outside the palace. Every time a new product is released, it will set off a wave in the circle of the noble ladies in the city. Your Majesty, do you know how much this inch-tall bottle of perfume sells for?"
Emperor Jing shook his head. Li Yi said that he could not smell perfume, so the palace maids around him were not allowed to use it. The Empress never used it, so he was not very clear about this.
"Ten taels of silver." The Empress shook her head and looked at him. "One bottle is ten taels of silver. Even so, there are still countless people scrambling for it. What's more, perfume is only one of the industries under MIngzhu's name. The profits of soap and liquor are not inferior to perfume. To be honest, I do not know how much wealth MIngzhu has now."
Emperor Jing was surprised and said, "These things have such a big profit. In just half a year, she can easily take out one hundred thousand taels of silver?"
One hundred thousand taels of silver was not a small amount. It should be known that the annual tax revenue of the Jing Kingdom was only ten million strings of silver. In the past two years, there had been disasters. Last year's tax revenue was only eight million strings of silver. It was incredible that MIngzhu alone had a wealth of one hundred thousand or more in such a short period of time.
"This is all thanks to Your Majesty's County Earl Li." The Empress smiled and said, "Not only MIngzhu, but Xuan 'er has also earned a lot of money in the past six months. I have received their filial piety these days. My hands are tired …"
"He did not want to be a good County Earl, but learned to do those profit-seeking things like a businessman …" Emperor Jing shook his head and asked, "What has Li Yi been doing these days?"
Chang De's figure appeared behind him and said, "Your Majesty, County Earl Li has been playing around with the two princesses these days."
"What else?" Seeing that Chang De did not speak again after saying one sentence, Emperor Jing looked back and asked after a while.
"Your Majesty, nothing else." Chang De shook his head and said.
Emperor Jing was stunned and asked, "He only plays with Yongning Shouning every day?"
Chang De nodded and said, "County Earl Li said that this is to let Princess Yongning relax and help her illness."
Emperor Jing waved his hand and said helplessly, "I don't know where he learned his medical skills. Although it seems absurd, it is effective. Forget it …"
Chang De thought for a while and said, "County Earl Li also said that because His Majesty summoned Princess Yongning to the palace twice and interrupted the treatment, she needs another ten days of treatment …"
"Treatment?" Emperor Jing frowned and asked, "What do you mean?"
"It means that because His Majesty summoned the princess to the palace for three days, the princess needs to stay in County Earl Li's mansion for another ten days." Chang De said.
"Nonsense!" Emperor Jing slammed the table and said, "A monarch does not joke. I said two months, so it is two months. Not a day more, not a day less. You actually blame me for summoning Yongning into the palace? Why? Can't I see my own daughter?"
Chang De sighed and said, "County Earl Li said that the last ten days are very important. If something goes wrong, I am afraid that all the previous efforts will be wasted. Her Royal Highness may become like before."
Hearing this, Emperor Jing's body shook slightly.
How could he forget that stupid expression and empty eyes? After a moment of silence, he gritted his teeth and said, "Ten days, forget it. Ten days is ten days …"
Thinking of another thing, Emperor Jing suddenly asked, "Where did Shouning go? Why haven't I seen her these days?"
Chang De pondered for a moment and said, "Didn't His Majesty order that Princess Shouning can go out of the palace these days?"
Only then did Emperor Jing remember that Shou Ning had thrown a tantrum and threatened to go on a hunger strike. He had a headache before he agreed. In these two months, he could go out of the palace to see Yong Ning. Did she go every day?
After a while, an angry voice came from the Hall of Diligent Government.
"Is it not enough to kidnap my daughter? Do you want to kidnap another one?"
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