It was already June by the time Princess Chaoyan returned to her hometown.
The king of the Di tribe looked at his daughter, whom he hadn't seen for a while. She still had the same charming flower-like appearance, but her temperament seemed to have changed a lot.
His voice was loud, and he showed the majesty of a country while sitting on the dragon throne, "How is your third brother doing in Daxia?"
Chaoyan showed an admiring look, "Thanks to my father, you are thinking of the third brother in your heart. The third brother married a beautiful Daxia noble girl and lived a very good life in Daxia."
The king of the Di tribe showed a satisfied expression. Even if he wanted his third son to get married just to make use of waste, he still needed to put up a fig leaf.
He then asked about Chaoyan and Su Yueling's relationship.
Chao Yan also cheered up, this was the purpose of her return.
She said: "Because of Third Brother, Yueling can't trust anyone else now, so she is only willing to discuss this business with me."
"She is willing to provide us with 1,000 bottles of wine and 50,000 bolts of silk and satin this year, and then in the next five years, she can provide us with more shares every year."
"She will also fight for silver mirrors and glass for us. She can provide at least ten silver mirrors worth ten thousand taels every year."
She unhurriedly told Su Yueling the conditions for cooperation with her, but what she didn't say was that the price Su Yueling gave her was 10% lower than the market price.
All these together can be said to be a business worth more than one million taels.
She paused and continued: "Even sugar, salt, tea, etc., she can help pull the strings."
"It's just that my daughter was thinking about whether to set up a special market at the border in order to facilitate the transactions between the people of the two countries. My daughter thought it would be better to choose a barren place to avoid wasting it."
What Chaoyan did was better than the king of the Di tribe imagined. He couldn't help but have a big smile on his face, "Well done, you deserve to be my daughter!"
He paced back and forth, thinking that he could start a market.
Set in Yongyin City!
There is not enough pasture in Yongyin City, and the land is difficult to grow crops. The people here live in poverty.
When his sons were fighting for territory, they didn't even bother to pay attention to this piece of land. He was reluctant to use other land to build a trade market between the two countries. What if there would be another fight someday?
If the market chooses this place, it won't be a waste of land. And when a war breaks out, it won't hurt to abandon it.
As for the person in charge of Yongyin City, apart from Chao Yan, there is no other suitable person. Who makes Princess Wei only trust Chao Yan and cooperate with her?
Chaoyan's marriage will have to wait for a few more years. Now she has more important value than marriage.
He asked in a deep voice: "Chaoyan, are you willing to become the Lord of Yongyin City?"
Chao Yan blinked, his green eyes showing a look of shock mixed with emotion.
"I, can I really do this?"
"You are my daughter. If I say yes, of course you can."
"My son will definitely live up to his father's expectations."
Chao Yan lowered his eyelids - Yongyin City, but there is an iron mine hidden - this is something that even his father didn't know about, and it is easy to defend and difficult to attack. If it is managed well, it will be a natural fortress.
She will no longer let her fate be dictated by others like in the past.
If it were any other city, those brothers from Chaoyan would definitely object, but Yongyin City... they really don't like it.
Not to mention that Chaoyan has access to Daxia's luxury goods. If they want to have the best Daxia products, they naturally can't bypass her.
Although there are precedents of queens in the Di tribe, such examples are rare. In addition, Chaoyan has always been weak and harmless (her brother from the same mother has also become a hostage in the marriage and cannot support her), so Chaoyan
Then he successfully took over the territory of Yongyin City in a quite peaceful way.
In the process of building the market, it was also a means for Chaoyan to develop her own power. At least she had to have her own army.
She once heard Yue Ling say something that she thought was very reasonable - the truth is only within the range of a bow and arrow.
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Su Yueling, who was cherished by Princess Chaoyan, was currently spending her summer vacation in the mountains.
I don’t know what caused the weather this year. The summer is even hotter than last year. Although there is no shortage of ice in Su Yueling’s house, because of her pregnancy, it is inconvenient to put too many ice basins in the house, otherwise it is easy to catch a cold.
Su Yueling was so angry at home that she would do whatever she wanted. The one who suffered the most was Yuan Suijun, and Su Yueling usually did it to him.
For example, today she was dissatisfied that the flowers Yuan Suijun picked were not red, and tomorrow she was angry that there were only two shrimps in the shrimp dumplings she made... At midnight the day after tomorrow, she suddenly wanted Yuan Suijun to accompany her fishing.
Yuan Suijun himself was very patient, but no matter how much he coaxed her, Su Yueling still felt that the anger in her heart could not go away at all.
Finally, the eldest princess remembered that she had a village in Lushan Mountain, so Su Yueling simply went to the mountain to escape the summer heat.
The altitude of this mountain is over a thousand meters, and with the lush forests, the air is much fresher than in the capital, and the temperature is more suitable.
Staying in this village, the heat in Su Yueling's body disappeared, and her mood improved a lot.
Her current status was different from before, and she was still alone in the mountain, so in addition to the usual people around her, she also brought five hundred additional guards.
What she likes most about the top of the mountain is the lake near Zhuangzi. The water of the lake is as blue as a gem, and it can attract people's attention just by looking at it.
Because there are forests and water nearby, there is no shortage of fish, shrimps, birds and animals. The royal chefs who followed her up the mountain even tried their best to prepare delicious dishes for Su Yueling.
It took three hours to ride a carriage from the imperial city to the mountain, so Su Yueling rarely enjoyed a cool and peaceful life.
She thought that she could stay in the mountains for a while until summer.
Su Yueling was enjoying herself in the mountains and not thinking about Shu, but Yuan Suijun's mood became visibly worse as the number of days Su Yueling was away increased.
On the surface, he still looks like a graceful gentleman, but when he talks, he is like carrying a needle. If he is not careful, he may sting someone.
Of course, he is not the kind of character who will anger others at will, but even if he doesn't get angry, just a glance at him is enough to make people weak. The people who feel this most are Yuan Suijun's colleagues.
Yuan Suijun was promoted again a few days ago and became the minister of Honglu Temple. He can be said to be the person with the highest official position in this department.
It had only been three years since he entered the official career, and he had already become a fourth-rank official. The speed of his promotion could be said to be eye-catching. However, no one in the government questioned him.
Everyone has noticed the skill Yuan Suijun has always shown in handling official affairs, and he also did it flawlessly when he was given the job of entertaining envoys from the State of Di. Although the speed of promotion is amazing,
But I can't fault it either.
only……
The officials of Honglu Temple could not help but discuss in low voices.
"Isn't it said that Prince Rong is gentle and approachable?"
But the commander they knew looked gentle on the outside, but was not approachable at all.
Another official knew better and said, "I heard that I have been escaping from the summer heat on Princess Mountain for a month."
The others suddenly showed clear expressions - it turned out to be because they missed their wife.
Yuan Suijun's low pressure continued until he received a letter from Su Yueling - the letter only said one thing, that her baby was most likely to be a daughter.