Duan Yunxiu was happy, but Feiyun, sitting in a carriage behind, was extremely depressed.
She is specifically responsible for protecting Her Highness the Princess. In the past, when Her Highness the Princess rode in the car, she had to sit with her and protect her closely.
Because of Liang Xiao, now Duan Yunxiu quietly drove her to another car!
But when he thought that during this period, his princess was much happier and more lively than before because of Liang Xiao, Feiyun couldn't help but smile like an aunt.
Duan Yunxiu followed Liang Xiao back to Liang Mansion and couldn't wait to ask: "Where is the rock candy you mentioned?"
Liang Xiao casually mentioned "rock sugar" and "rock sugar snow pear" at the banquet just now, which made the sisters who love sweets very interested.
"I'll go take a look. The workers should have already finished it."
As soon as Liang Xiao finished speaking, Jiang Fuxue came from afar with excitement on her face.
"Brother, grandma can make rock sugar snow pear!"
But soon Jiang Fuxue's eyes fell on Duan Yunxiu again.
"Huh?"
Liang Xiao quickly said: "Actually, she is not Eunuch Lin, but Princess Yunxiu of this dynasty."
Jiang Fuxue quickly knelt down.
Duan Yunxiu personally helped her up and said softly: "From now on, Xueer will be just like your brother. No need to be polite in private, just call me Yunxiu sister. I also want to experience the feeling of being a sister~"
Jiang Fuxue called out "Sister Yunxiu" crisply, and Duan Yunxiu's heart suddenly melted.
Jiang Fuxue, who looks pure, well-behaved and cute, is simply the deadly killer of these sisters.
At this time, the innocent princess had no idea that she would also fall under the eyes of the little witch.
"Do you store rock sugar at home?" Liang Xiao asked anxiously.
Jiang Fuxue immediately led Liang and Xiao to the kitchen, pointing to a bowl of rock candy on the table.
"Is this rock sugar, which is more precious than white sugar?"
Duan Yunxiu looked curious.
White sugar is very sweet. If you eat it directly, you will feel tired if you eat too much. But sugar with large particles like rock sugar looks much cleaner than stone honey, so it can also be eaten directly?
Liang Xiao pushed the small basin in front of Duan Yunxiu and said with a smile: "Try it, it's like candy."
Duan Yunxiu carefully picked up one and put it into his mouth, raising his eyebrows: "Hmm~"
She couldn't even help but lightly bite the rock candy, making it gurgle.
"However, don't eat too much sugar and sweets. It's best to rinse your mouth with water after eating. Otherwise, eating too much will cause tooth decay. When tooth decay is incurable, we can only use pliers to pull out the rotten teeth.
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"Ah!" Duan Yunxiu was startled, looked at Liang Xiao resentfully, and hummed, "I don't have tooth decay!"
Jiang Fuxue saw it in her eyes and had a certain opinion in her heart.
It seems that there is no need to take action yourself.
Jiang Fuxue went to get three more cans of rock sugar snow pears that had been filled in advance. Feiyun also received a can as a gift, but declined.
Duan Yunxiu took a sip, his beautiful eyes lit up and he was full of praise.
"It's sweet and delicious. My royal sister must also like it very much!"
Feiyun saw Duan Yunxiu's happy face and felt tangled in his heart.
As a follower, Duan Yunxiu had to use a silver needle to test for poison before going out to eat, but just now Duan Yunxiu told her in advance that she didn't need to, which shows her trust in Liang Xiao.
Liang Xiao asked his grandmother for the recipe he had written and gave it to Duan Yunxiu.
Duan Yunxiu was surprised and happy.
From now on, can I ask the imperial chef to make as much rock sugar pear as I want?
Suddenly, Duan Yunxiu thought of something and asked, "Can I take a few cans back and give them to Sister Qinxue to try?"
Liang Xiao happily agreed and gave Duan Yunxiu several cans of rock sugar and snow pears.
Before leaving, Duan Yunxiu looked back at Liang Xiao and asked, "Can I come here more often in the future?"
Liang Xiao nodded without hesitation and said: "You can come at any time. Since you are not Eunuch Lin, if you want to see the sugar making process, you can come at any time."
Duan Yunxiu happily agreed, his eyes were like autumn water, he smiled charmingly at Liang Xiao, turned around and got into the carriage.
In the boudoir, Mu Qinxue tasted the rock sugar snow pear and was also full of praise.
But what really made Mu Qinxue overjoyed was Liang Xiao's six strategies for governing the country after meeting the saint, and the empress's promise.
"He actually has the talent to stabilize the country!"
Mu Qinxue was pleasantly surprised, but then she lowered her head sadly: "So he is so good, am I worthy of him..."
Duan Yunxiu said solemnly: "Besides Sister Qin Xue, who else in the world is worthy of him? You are also good at both civil and military skills. You are proficient in chess, calligraphy and painting. You and he are a match made in heaven!"
Mu Qinxue held Duan Yunxiu's slender hands tightly and sighed: "Silly sister, in fact, he is a better match for you. He is indeed the best candidate for the Prince Consort of the Great Zhou Dynasty."
Duan Yunxiu's heart moved, and he no longer concealed anything, and told Mu Qinxue what his sister meant for them to marry.
"Dirty?" Mu Qinxue was startled.
Duan Yunxiu whispered: "You don't have to worry about your elders making things difficult for you. In the future, my imperial sister will personally issue an edict to make you a princess. Let's work together to prevent him from being snatched away..."
Mu Qinxue cheered up instantly and said with a smile: "Work hard together! For our whip and wax-dropping plan!"
The two girls screamed with excitement again in the room.
In the morning of the next day, Duan Yunyi announced in public.
"Marquis Lanling sacrificed his life for the country, and his injustice was avenged. His son Liang Xiao was determined to serve the country, which won my heart. After discussing with the Prime Minister and others, I decided to officially grant him the title of 'First-Rank Imperial Merchant', and the official rank was set to seventh-grade, and
Grant him an official seal and allow him to engage in all business activities, including salt and iron. His future performance will be used as an evaluation criterion. If it is beneficial to the country, he will be promoted to a noble rank and given a formal official position."
"First-grade imperial merchant??" The ministers were shocked.
Obviously, this is a temporary official position created by the empress.
"Your Majesty, this must never be done!"
Duanmujie and Duanmucao came out at the same time and strongly opposed it, and the officials in the palace also joined in their opposition one after another.
"Why not?" The empress had expected this and pretended to be displeased.
"Your Majesty, businessmen have always been interested in profit. If this man can get involved in salt and iron, he will definitely intensify his efforts in the future to compete with the imperial court for profits. Even if your Majesty takes back his privileges, you will not be able to stop everyone from talking!"
The empress said coldly: "You guys have many properties under your name, right? Are you just looking for profit?"
The ministers were speechless.
The prime minister on the right, Zhuge Hui, came out and said: "My emperor is wise! This son is brave and loyal, just like his father. I am willing to vouch for him!"
"Right Prime Minister, you!" Duanmujie was so angry that he blew his beard and stared.
Zhuge Hui didn't take it seriously at all, and he was strict in his words.
"At present, the national treasury is empty. Liang Xiao started his business with sugar, showed his talent in business, and relied on your majesty to cultivate him. It is a good idea to give it a try. In contrast, your lords have hundreds of millions of assets, and I have never seen you generously donate your money when the national treasury is empty.
How can you talk about this?"
"How can he, Liang Xiao, donate generously?" Duanmu Cao sneered.
The empress nodded and said: "Duanmuqing family, you really guessed it right. Liang Xiao has promised me that in the future, 10% of the profits from the sugar industry under his name can be used to help the refugees in my name, and 50% of it will be donated."
Give it to me, he will only take 40%! If you can follow the example of such an act of loyalty to the emperor and serving the country, I wouldn’t mind letting you become imperial merchants too.”