Taking the initiative to remarry! The crazy prince is obsessed with me

Shen Xiyue smiled and picked up the wine glass: "Thank you very much, uncle. Xiyue toasts you a glass."

Murong Xuan looked at the radiant appearance of his Crown Princess and felt proud and admiring from the bottom of his heart. He believed that all the virtues accumulated by his ancestors in the Murong family must have been used to help him find a virtuous wife.

Then they raised their glasses together.

Then everyone at the table raised their glasses.

The wine for family banquets is just for fun, so the wine prepared is rice wine with low alcohol content.

But Prime Minister Song drank very happily.

He originally thought that Shen Xiyue's business of opening a shop was just a small one, but after putting down his wine glass, he completely looked up to this niece who was almost killed a few months ago and needed his protection.

Although the Dashun Dynasty encouraged business, there were many people engaged in business from top to bottom. The annual commercial taxes accounted for 60% of the national treasury revenue, and the status of merchants was not low.

In previous dynasties, agriculture was emphasized and commerce was suppressed. Business was even considered a lowly status and people were not allowed to take the imperial examinations within three generations. However, in the Dashun Dynasty, there were no such regulations.

However, most merchants are greedy and are good at scheming in order to make money, so the court has a difficult time managing merchants.

Shen Xiyue's suggestion seemed, to some extent, to be able to separate the "unique skills" on which merchants depend for survival and put them in the hands of the court.

This not only greatly restrained the merchants, but also enabled these techniques to be used for the people, further creating a good image of the court.

For the imperial court, there are only benefits and no harm.

However, since he was able to reach the position of prime minister, he had an extraordinary understanding of the court officials and Emperor You'an. Now he only had the two technologies of improved papermaking and movable type printing. If he proposed to open a separate government office, not only would Emperor You'an not agree, but the civil and military officials would also think it was absurd and wasteful.

It is not like boiling a frog in warm water, which is a gradual process. By the time everyone reacts, the situation is already unstoppable.

So he considered it and suggested: "Now these technologies are still rare, and this good strategy is to take it from merchants and use it for the people. Why not first separate a branch from the Ministry of Households to manage these, and then separate it from the Ministry of Households when it becomes stronger."

Shen Xiyue smiled obediently: "Listen to uncle."

However, what Prime Minister Song thought was different from what she thought. She felt that if she could create a gap in the Ministry of Revenue and insert her own people there, she would take over the Ministry of Revenue bit by bit and without any hesitation.

Shen Xiyue said to her uncle: "Since this is a branch from the household department, then the official position does not need to be too high at the beginning... I happen to have someone here who can recommend you."

Prime Minister Song: “…”

I was completely treated as a tool by my niece.

But since she had already agreed, she could just arrange for the person she wanted to use: "Oh, Xiyue, tell me, who is this person?"

Cousin Song Cang also looked curious. He thought Xiyue would ask him to take care of it for her, but now looking at her expression, it seems that there is someone else.

Murong Xuan also had a hint of surprise between his brows. Hmm... when did Xiyue get to know such a person whom she could trust, and even he didn't know about it.

Shen Xiyue got down to business: "Among this year's new Jinshi candidates, there is a man called Wan Xiu Ze. Uncle, wait until he finishes the palace examination and see if he can be used."

Wan Xiu Ze?

Prime Minister Song was also deeply impressed by this man, who was the top scholar among this year's new Jinshi candidates.

He had clearly passed the imperial examination three years ago and was studying in the Imperial College. He should have taken the imperial examination that year, but because his mother suddenly fell ill, he decisively gave up the exam.

On one hand, he put aside his status as a scholar and tried to make money, on the other hand, he took his mother to seek medical treatment, and on the other hand, he was reviewing and preparing for the imperial examination.

After three years of hard work at the grassroots level, my mother's illness was cured and I also did not fall behind in the scientific examinations.

He is flexible and flexible.

Xiyue's vision is quite good. As long as this person wins a rank in the palace examination, it will be no problem to recommend him to the emperor.

Prime Minister Song felt more relieved and said with a smile, "In that case, let's do as you say. Then my uncle will come forward to coordinate with the Ministry of Revenue."

With her uncle's words, most of the work had been done, and Shen Xiyue felt relieved.

For Prime Minister Song, sitting in the position of prime minister, he naturally has to be cautious in everything, and the only thing he adheres to is to be "loyal to the emperor and patriotic."

So he accepted Shen Xiyue's proposal, and his impartial heart inevitably leaned towards the prince... Well, this was loyalty to the future monarch, not forming a clique for personal gain. The balance in between all depended on whether the "monarch" was a "wise monarch".

So Murong Xuan silently raised his glass to him, and in the wine was a promise that he would never put Prime Minister Song in an awkward position, and that he would be a "wise ruler". Prime Minister Song understood what he meant, raised his glass to him, and the two of them drank it all in one gulp.

Mrs. Shen saw that the serious business was finally finished, and then she scolded: "This is a good family dinner, but you treat it as a court. Come on, eat your food."

Shen Xiyue nodded immediately and said very obediently: "Okay, okay, I'll listen to you, mother."

Regardless, today is an important day.

......

into the night.

The window of Shen Xiyue's main courtyard knocked twice. Shuang Ye pricked up his ears, stood up vigilantly and stood by the window, listening to the movement outside.

The window made another sound. Frost Leaf hid beside the window, touched the soft sword at his waist with one hand, and pushed the window open with the other hand.

Mao Ping outside the window was startled and fell backwards suddenly. Then he stood up again in an instant like a willow branch blown by the wind: "Auntie, it's me!"

"It's you?" Shuang Ye let go of the sword, and the murderous aura on his body mostly dissipated. He lowered his voice and asked, "What are you doing here sneaking around?"

"It's me! I'm not the one who's sneaking around. It's Your Highness..." Mao Ping was helpless, but he still explained to Shuang Ye carefully: "Your Highness couldn't sleep after returning home, so he asked me to ask if the Crown Princess is willing to meet him."

Shuang Ye looked back at the quiet bed curtains in the room, and reached out to pull back the window. "Go back and report. The Crown Princess drank some wine and has fallen asleep now."

Mao Ping quickly stretched out his hand to block the window: "Okay Shuangye, we are all on duty, just go and ask."

Shuangye then tried to pry open Maoping's fingers: "Didn't I just tell you that the Crown Princess is asleep? How can we meet if she is asleep? We are all on duty, so don't make things difficult for me."

Mao Ping was anxious. In order to prevent her from moving the window, he used all his strength to pry at the window with both hands. However, he was very kind to Shuang Ye and spoke softly, "Just take a look. His Highness said that the Crown Princess must be so happy that she can't sleep right now."

"..." Shuang Ye hesitated for a moment and was about to refuse when she heard some noise coming from the inner room. The bed curtains were opened and Shen Xiyue had already sat up.

Shuang Ye wrinkled his face and said, "Master, I woke you up."

"I don't blame you." Shen Xiyue's eyes sparkled: "Your Highness is right, I really didn't fall asleep."