Confiscated and exiled, the down-and-out general became the queen

“You can only eat so much.”

After saying that, he looked up and saw Song Ye holding a bowl with some peeled crayfish in it.

Ever since Xiao Lengyue came back and told him about crayfish, he guessed that she liked to eat this thing very much. She probably didn't eat much outside the palace, so she wanted to eat it again in the palace.

Xiao Lengyue knew what he was thinking at first glance. Seeing that he was still holding the bowl, she took it and, ignoring everyone's expressions, calmly ate the crayfish.

The others, seeing that neither of them reacted, did not dare to joke around and started to peel the crayfish seriously.

After they took a bite, they became addicted to the taste, and even Song Tianrui ate a lot.

After the meal, everyone left the palace.

In the carriage, Old Lady Song smiled as she thought about how her son got along with His Majesty.

Seeing Old Lady Song like this, Sister Song smiled and said, "Mother, are you relieved now?"

Old Mrs. Song nodded and said happily, "I'm relieved."

As soon as she finished speaking, Mrs. Song saw that Old Lady Song had thought of something and sighed softly.

"Mom, what's wrong with you?" said Mrs. Song.

"I just feel a little emotional. When I was pregnant with your little brother, I lost a lot of weight because of morning sickness.

I want to eat but I can't eat. And your silly dad heard from someone that eating in front of me will improve my appetite, so he finds all kinds of ways to eat in front of me.

At that time, I really wanted your father-in-law to experience the feeling of being pregnant for ten months, but I didn’t expect that today, I would see Ye’er pregnant.”

After saying this, Old Lady Song couldn't help laughing. She really wasn't heartless, she just felt happy.

When Mrs. Song saw that her mother was laughing, she couldn't help laughing too.

She had never thought that she would see a man pregnant in her lifetime, but when she thought of her younger brother, she couldn't help but gossiping, "Mom, my younger brother is living well in the palace."

Old Madam Song nodded and said, "Look, he exudes the aura of a loving mother. It shows how well he is taken care of in the palace."

When Mrs. Song heard this, she laughed even more happily. Song Yu, who was sitting outside driving the carriage, listened to what his mother and wife said, with an expression of gloating on his face.

Starting from the second day, when the people heard the news that the restaurant had closed down, they were shocked.

After realizing what was happening, everyone took their baskets and went to catch the big red worms.

As for the other restaurants, after seeing the profit point, they went to look for the restaurant. The moment they got the recipe, many of them took the recipe to other cities.

As a result, a large number of crayfish were caught by the people and sold for money.

Chunhong, who was far away in the west, started to ask people to collect crayfish after receiving Xiao Lengyue's letter. She then cooked them into delicacies and sold them to customers.

In the days that followed, Xiao Lengyue set his sights on printing books and libraries.

The Minister of Revenue has already raised the money, so the construction of the library has officially begun. The blueprints were drawn by Xiao Lengyue and then handed over to the Minister of Works.

Because of the fundraising, the Wang family also learned that the court was going to open a library. They thought that Xiao Lengyue would definitely ask them to buy paper and then find someone to copy books.

So after learning the news, Wang Yuan asked the workers to work overtime to make a lot of paper, and then he no longer paid attention to this matter.

One day, Wang Yuan was handling some matters in his house when he saw the housekeeper walking in in a hurry.

Wang Yuan saw him like that, frowned and asked: "What happened?"

When the housekeeper heard this, he said anxiously: "Master, the library opened by the court has been built, and they have begun to decorate the interior."

Hearing this, Wang Yuan frowned and asked, "Have you found out?"

The butler nodded and said, "I have already found out everything. It is absolutely true."

After hearing this, Wang Yuan pondered for a while and ordered, "Find someone to find out what's going on."

"I have already sent someone to ask, but it will take some time."

Wang Yuan frowned, pondered for a while, and looked at the housekeeper, "Spend some money to find out if the court has found someone else to supply paper?"

When the housekeeper heard this, he looked at Wang Yuan fiercely, "Master, are you suspicious?"

Wang Yuan nodded. "Half of the papermaking method has been lost. If someone develops it, it is not impossible."

At this moment, Wang Yuan had no idea that Xiao Lengyue had seen their Wang family's method of making paper, but it was useless. The paper she made was much better than that of their Wang family.

The housekeeper sent people to inquire for a few days and finally found out. He looked at the person in front of him in disbelief and asked with certainty: "Is this true?"

The visitor nodded affirmatively and said, "I asked someone from the Ministry of Industry."

After hearing this, the butler hurried to find Wang Yuan, told him the news he had found out, and asked anxiously, "Master, what should we do now?"

Wang Yuan: "Did you find out where the paper was taken from?"

"I didn't find out about that. The man only knew that the paper came from the Ministry of Industry."

"Go and ask around."

When the housekeeper heard this, he hesitated for a moment, but said nothing. He turned around and went out to get busy.

When Xiao Lengyue learned that the library was already undergoing interior decoration, she went to see the preparations for the books. Seeing that many books had already been printed, she began to laugh.

After she went to the Hanlin Academy, she went to the Ministry of Industry. When she saw that not much paper was being produced, she looked at the Minister of Industry and said, "Don't you have any ideas?"

When the Minister of Industry heard this, his eyes lit up and he nodded quickly, "Your Majesty, the Ministry of Industry has limited space and the paper produced is also limited.

If we want to sell paper, we need to find a bigger place and increase the manpower to make paper.”

"Yes, but when it comes to recruiting people, we will give priority to those from the slums."

Xiao Lengyue had already thought of this idea when he was making paper, but at that time he didn't know whether he could research it out, so he didn't talk about it.

The Minister of Industry thought about the production steps, and the common people could also do it, but he was still worried: "Your Majesty, if the common people are allowed to participate, then what about this recipe?"

"It's okay, just let them sign a confidentiality agreement.

I believe that they will cherish this hard-earned friend.

As for the money you need, you can go directly to the Ministry of Revenue."

There is silver in the national treasury, and Chunyu and Chunhong make a lot of money, Leng Shaoxuan also makes a lot of money, plus the ore in the barren land, she is not worried at all about not having enough silver.

After Xiao Lengyue returned from her inspection, she saw Tianyi coming. She looked at Tianyi's expression and asked curiously, "What happened?"

"The Wang family is investigating who supplies the court with paper."

Hearing this, Xiao Lengyue raised her eyebrows slightly and said calmly: "Have you found out?"