The fourth prince came out of the palace and looked at the two people's leisurely backs from a distance.
Yes, both of them were very leisurely and comfortable. While chatting and laughing, they got things done. While chatting and laughing, they enriched the treasury and solved their father's serious problems.
He originally wanted to visit the so-called "Ministry of Commerce ** Store", but now that she had come out, he didn't follow her.
As he walked leisurely, people walking by him were whispering: "That's the Ministry of Commerce's shop!"
"Oh, it's just a businessman's business! After all, it's not the right path!"
"What you said is funny. The Ministry of Commerce is running for the country! This is not a matter for merchants, but a matter for 'traders'!"
"That's right! Why is this not the right path? You study as a bachelor at the imperial court and become a minister, and you become a foreign minister. I don't know what fame you have, but you dare to look down on the Ministry of Commerce!"
Look, a year ago... no, even half a year ago, who wouldn't regard merchants as a lowly industry?
But she was able to twist it around so easily. Now, even the officials from the capital's aristocratic families, who wouldn't be proud to join the Ministry of Commerce?
Thinking about it carefully, she wrote a letter to the world in advance, and there was a drama about "trader", and then Ren Zenan selected flowers and entered the Ministry of Commerce... This series of operations were all done in accordance with the trend. It seemed unintentional, but at this moment,
Talent can reveal the subtleties in it.
If this were not the case, even if these people said nothing on the surface, they would still talk about it in private. But in this case, whenever someone spoke, countless people would help her defend her.
This is not changing public opinion, this is changing perceptions!
Therefore, nothing is impossible in this world, it just depends on who does it and how!
The fourth prince picked up the reins and turned the horse back to the palace. The fourth prince's concubine had not come back yet and had to stay in the palace until evening.
A sewing machine has been brought home and is placed in front of the window. The half-cut clothes have not been put away.
The fourth prince's fingers gently stroked the fine stitches, thoughtfully.
After a long while, he came out and said, "Please go to the study, Mr. Dai."
He arrived first, and after a while, his staff member Dai Tianqing hurried in and saluted: "Fourth Master."
The fourth prince said: "Sir, sit down."
Dai Tianqing sat down, but the fourth prince was speechless for a long time.
Dai Tianqing looked at him and said tentatively: "Fourth Master is wondering why His Highness wants to date those people?"
"Yes," the fourth prince said slowly: "Children of aristocratic families, officials, Imperial College, imperial chamberlain... As soon as the news spread, how many people couldn't sit still? I guess even the people at the palace,
Everyone wants to rush here!"
Dai Tianqing said: "Did the Fourth Master ask His Highness?"
"I asked," the fourth prince said: "Yue'er just said that she wanted something nice. I guess she wanted to ask people to show the sewing machine. It looked quite casual and childish."
"Fourth Master," Dai Tianqing said, "His Highness has always done things calmly and calmly, but every time he was just playing around, he got things done. Besides, it is not difficult to sell a sharp tool like a sewing machine, even if you don't know how to use it.
"
The fourth prince waved his hand: "Whether she did it unintentionally or intentionally, it doesn't matter. What matters is, in this way, how many people will be close to the Shang Department? How many people will be close to her?"
When he first heard it, he was shocked.
He first thought, could this be the prince's idea? It's really awesome!
But when he saw Yan Shiyue's comfortable look when she answered him, he knew that he was overthinking and this was just another random act of hers.
But to her she was casual, but not to others.
To put it bluntly, what are the friends, what are the same age, even brothers! No matter how close the relationship is, how can it be as good as a biological son? The love of licking a calf is human nature. If you work hard all your life, isn't it all for the sake of future generations?
Yan Shiyue's seemingly random invitation was about "doing a small favor", but who could not think deeply about it? Who could not take it seriously?
There is Gu Hengsha in front of him and Qu Sinian in the back. As long as he catches the eye of the prime minister, he will rise to the top and he will be a success just around the corner. This little hope is enough for everyone to flock to him.
He could think of this, the prince could think of it, and even Qu Sinian could think of it... It's not that Yan Shiyue couldn't think of it, but she wouldn't think about it deeply at all.
The fourth prince whispered: "Actually, nothing is useful, Yue'er is the most useful."
Her reputation among the people, her importance in the heart of Emperor Ming Yan, her eccentric abilities, once she gets serious, she is amazingly smart... enough to influence the overall situation!
"Yes." Dai Tianqing sighed and agreed: "But Fourth Master, you don't have to think too much. His Highness is a person who is ruthless and ruthless, and sentimental and sentimental... His Highness is also a person like Third Master back then.
Very tolerant.”
The two chatted for a long time, but they were at a loss.
When I came back in the evening, I told the fourth prince to break up the conversation: "If she wants something good-looking, why don't we just give her a good-looking one?"
She really didn't understand. Yan Shiyue wasn't one to beat around the bush when talking, so he just gave her whatever she wanted. Why do you have to think so much?
The fourth prince could not help but be speechless.
This is called being clever but being misled by cleverness!
The next day, he immediately picked up a man with a straight head and an upright face from the fourth prince's natal family and brought him over.
He was thinking about this matter on the way, but he always felt that something was wrong. It seemed that he had asked the fourth prince's concubine to lead him into trouble. As the elder brother, he chose a good-looking young man to recommend to his sister. No matter how he thought about it, it didn't feel right.
But when the time came, he went in with a cold face.
When the fourth princes came to the Duke's Mansion, they always entered directly. As soon as they entered the hall with their hands behind their backs, they saw guests in the hall.
The fourth prince saw that there were not many women in the back house, but he had a good memory, so he recognized them. Mrs. Dong, Yan Shiyue's eldest sister-in-law, and two gentlemen stood behind her. When they saw him coming in, they all stepped forward to salute.
The fourth prince frowned and asked, "Is something wrong with you?"
Yan Shiyue waved her hands carelessly, "It's okay, just sit down."
Recently, because of the matter with the third room, Yan Chengyuan and Meng Min were worried about the old prince and went back several times in succession.
Yan Chengyuan's temperament is a bit domineering, and his sons are all trying to live up to each other. Meng Min's idea of being favored is simple, and she is a bit of a good person. She thinks that Sun is the "real murderer", so her previous indifference towards Dafang is somewhat unjustifiable, and after all, her parents
In the hall, Yan Chengyuan was the only brother, and it was not good to make too much noise, so his attitude was a little better.
It wasn't a big deal anyway, so Yan Shiyue didn't bother to remind her.
Besides, it is not a bad thing to have one or two relatives who are worthy of attention in the eyes of outsiders. If a person is really invulnerable, it is not safe, because then if others want to deal with you, they can only resort to deadly measures.
But I didn't expect that there are always people who are not used to it. No, Dong started to step on his nose and face.
Qu Sinian just told Yan Shilan about the textile workshop yesterday, but today he took a leave of absence, and then Mr. Dong brought them over.
The last two people, one is Yan Shilan and the other is Dong's biological son Yan Shipeng, who are sixteen years old this year.
Mrs. Dong had given birth to a legitimate son before, but he died young. Now she has only one son, Yan Shipeng. She obviously dotes on him very much and raises him in a way that makes him careless about his importance.
When he came in to see the gift, the child was smiling, pretending to be crazy, and said, "Sister, you really look like a fairy girl!"
Yan Shiyue doesn't dislike outright compliments, nor does she mind when people pretend to be crazy or act stupid. She doesn't even mind when people are really stupid.
But that Yan Shipeng looked like she was showing off and showing off to others, saying such nonsense, in his eyes, she was a womanizer? Or was she the kind who was not taboo about meat and vegetables?
Yan Shiyue was very angry at that time. (To be continued)