The successive bids from Shennongtang, Haixingxing, Guanglicang, and Dongchanghui made the remaining merchants very annoyed and headache, but the emperor on the second floor was very satisfied with their understanding.
Chu Yao felt a little relieved when he saw that the emperor's expression was much more relaxed than before.
There is no other way, the price is open, and the price is so high, the remaining businessmen who want to be qualified as imperial merchants can only follow the bidding in heartache.
Finally, the six ministers grinned directly, and the emperor on the second floor of the attic was also in the mood to joke with the princes present.
"Your wife is quite willing." The emperor smiled and looked at Chu Yao.
Chu Yao's heart turned and he said quickly: "Shi told me that she makes money just to spend it, and she likes the feeling of spending money very much."
The emperor laughed 'haha': "Women, all love spending money." As he said that, he glanced at Chu Yao meaningfully, "The only difference is that your wife makes her own money and spends it. No wonder she is like that on weekdays.
Tough."
Chu Yao: "Shi is not tough, she just has a straightforward temper."
The emperor smiled, glanced at the eldest prince who had his head lowered and didn't know what he was thinking, and said nothing more.
Soon, the top ten imperial merchants with the highest bids came out.
The emperor looked at the people sitting in the imperial merchant's seat. The result was almost as he expected. The only surprise was that he did not expect that the head of Shennong Hall would actually be a daughter of the Shi family.
Although Shennongtang was involved with the border army, he did not intend to suppress Shennongtang.
Since the death of Lao Liu, the Crown Prince and Lao Si have been fighting each other in the court.
This is not the best situation the emperor wants to see. Three-party restriction is his ideal state.
The eldest son entered the court late and had little influence. Now the daughter of the Shi family has appeared, which can just make up for some of the eldest son's shortcomings. Let him take over and form a triangle of constraints with the prince and the fourth child.
In this way, he can get a stable court.
The emperor had no objection, and the quota for the top ten imperial merchants was decided.
Afterwards, the emperor left the center of the lake surrounded by his princes.
People in the Cathay Corridor and the Minyin Corridor all stood up to pay their respects after the emperor walked down the bridge corridor, and did not get up until the emperor could no longer be seen.
At this time, the businessmen in the middle of the lake did not leave immediately. Instead, they walked around and chatted, either expressing their desire to make friends, or directly expressing their desire to cooperate.
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Although the results of the Huangshang selection have not yet been announced, most people know it in their hearts. The center of the lake is too far away to hear the discussion, but people sitting in the Huangshang position can still see it clearly.
Just because they could see clearly and knew that the three women Shi Fuxin, Hu Xinrui, and Du Zixuan had become imperial merchants and their names would be left on the merit monument, everyone's mood was particularly complicated.
You know, apart from the Taizu period and the Gaozong period when women were on the merit stele, all the people who could leave their names on the merit stele after that were men. Now the three of them have broken this rule.
Leaving your name on a merit monument is a great honor even for a man, let alone a woman.
On the Minyin Corridor, the female relatives started a lively discussion.
Because Queen Wende had made a good start, many women in Dachu actually had ambitions that were ready to make a career outside the country. However, after Emperor Gaozong passed, the court began to suppress the development of women, which made women unable to do so.
Don’t hide in the backyard.
Now that they see Shi Fuxin, Hu Xinrui, and Du Zixuan breaking out of the encirclement, many female relatives are excited in their hearts.
The other female family members were having a heated discussion, but Princess Qingyang and Princess Chengyang left in a hurry after the emperor left.
Although it was an honor for her daughter-in-law Hu to leave her name on the merit monument, Princess Qingyang was weak and did not have the energy to deal with the congratulations of the female relatives. In addition, some female relatives would mention the Shi family from time to time, so she did not want to stay.
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Now that her son is married and has a good relationship with Mr. Hu, and Ms. Shi is also married to Chu Yao, she really doesn’t want to see her son get entangled with Mr. Shi anymore.
As for Princess Chengyang, she left entirely because she was unhappy.
At first, she objected to Shi Fuxin being with her son because she looked down on the Shi family's family background. But now, Shi Fuxin slapped her in the face and told the world in public that she could support herself without relying on her family background.
A huge force.
Princess Chengyang walked out of the guild hall and saw her son Fan Mingyu going to the teahouse opposite with a bad look on his face. She was about to step forward to call someone, but she stopped as soon as she took a step forward.
"I seem to be really wrong."
The Jin family has secretly taken refuge with the fourth prince. Even if the Fan family will not support the fourth prince, if the emperor brother and the next emperor find out about it, the Fan family will bear some risks.
She really regrets marrying the Jin family.
Along with Princess Qingyang and Princess Chengyang, who left early, there were also the female family members of Prince Rong and the Shi family.
"Concubine, aren't we waiting for Brother Yao's daughter-in-law?"
Princess Guan looked at Old Princess Rong in confusion. What she actually wanted to say was that in the past, because Prince Rong's palace had no real power, external relations were somewhat weak. Now that every family is trying to make friends with them, they should seize the opportunity.
Opportunity.
Princess Rong glanced at Princess Guan: "You have been married into the palace for more than 20 years, and you still can't see the situation clearly. No wonder you can't win over your husband."
After saying that, she got into the carriage with the help of Luo Qilan and Tang Shan.
Princess Guan was scolded by the old princess and looked a little bad.
When Guan Xiuyan saw it, she sighed secretly, raised the corner of her mouth, forced a smile and said: "Aunt, the old princess probably doesn't want to be too public. We just have to listen to her."
The old princess's carriage had already started, and Princess Guan could only get into the carriage with Guan Xiuyan's help.
On the Shi family side, Mrs. Shi called all four daughters-in-law to her carriage: "After returning home today, you must restrain the children and servants at home. In the future, when you are outside, you must be low-key and low-key. Do not
Don’t easily conflict with others.”
Mrs. Shiwu was puzzled: "Mother, why is this?"
Madam Shi glanced at her: "Sister Xin is the eldest prince's master. After today, she may get involved in the fight between the princes."
Hearing this, Mrs. Shi Da and Mrs. Shi Qi looked at each other with serious expressions.
Jin Yue'e pursed her lips and said nothing. Although she was worried, she understood her daughter. She couldn't help her daughter with what she wanted to do. All she could do was not cause her daughter any trouble.
Mrs. Shi Wu opened her mouth, hesitated again and again, and said, "Will it hurt our house?"
Mrs. Shi looked at her: "What do you think?" After a pause, she added, "Good times and bad things depend on each other. Sister Xin is a successful person. I believe in her vision and ability."
"You are all aware of the situation in our house. Once your father and I leave and the families are separated, if there is no opportunity, except for the fourth child, you will all slowly decline."
"Now that Sister Xin has found a way out for our family, we don't need to rush to the front. As long as we restrain ourselves, we may benefit from it in the future. You should think about it carefully."
Jin Yue'e looked at Mrs. Shi gratefully.
She knew that what her daughter did would bring danger to the Shi family and would definitely arouse the dissatisfaction of other people in the house. In Sister Xin's words, the old lady was trying to spread the pie for the Shi family.