Dominate the ancient academy

"Xing'er, where have you been? Why didn't I see you when I went out just now?"

Yu Taoer frowned as she looked at her sister who had returned, because most of the students in the academy were men of high status, and her mother was worried that they would disturb the young masters, so she told them not to run around in the academy. Even if they wanted to dig wild vegetables, they could not run too far. They had been staying around here, where they rarely met students from the academy and it was very safe.

As a result, for some reason, Xing'er has been a little absent-minded during this period of time, and no matter how much she asks, she can't find out the reason. She has been going out frequently in the past few days. She went to the places they often went to look for her, but didn't see anyone. Her mother was always busy. As the eldest sister, it was her responsibility to take care of her younger sister. She must find out clearly today, and if it doesn't work, she will let her mother handle it.

"Xing'er, we have to listen to our mother and not run around in the academy. What have you been doing these past two days?"

"Sister, don't worry. I didn't run around. I just remembered that you like to eat mushrooms, so I went out to look for mushrooms. I was very careful and would not bump into the nobles."

When Yu Taoer saw the mushrooms her sister had picked, she realized that she had wronged her sister and said quickly, "Xing'er in our family is the most sensible one. It's your sister who is worrying too much. You go and have a rest first. I will pick up these mushrooms for you."

As he spoke, he took the basket and started to wash the mushrooms. The ones he couldn't finish were dried in the sun. When he wanted to eat them later, he could just soak them in water and eat them. It would be convenient.

Yu Xing'er sat in front of the dressing table, looking at herself in the palm-sized mirror, her face full of dissatisfaction.

Even this palm-sized mirror took my mother a long time to buy after she hesitated. If it wasn't for the fact that it had a crack and was a defective product, she wouldn't have bought it. But she and her sister cherished such a cracked mirror so much. Are they only worthy of these defective items?

The mother said that she would find a good family for the two sisters to marry, but what is a good family? Butchers, shop assistants, farmers... Why can she only find these poor men? In the future, she will wash clothes, cook, give birth to children, and run around for a living every day, but she may not even have enough food to eat.

In the better cases, the husband can be more understanding, as the couple struggles for a living every day. In the worse cases, there are also those useless men who beat their wives, and the woman can only endure it. She doesn't want to live that kind of life, and doesn't want to be busy every day but still have nothing.

There were also wives of successful candidates from academies in the town, some of whom were not as pretty as her, but they could wear silk and satin, wear gold and silver jewelry, and have maids to serve them, and they lived a rich and respectable life.

It's just that the men she married are different, and her life is so different. Those women don't look that good either, but they can do it, so why can't she? She doesn't want to marry a man like her mother and sister said, and then take care of her husband and children. She even hesitates for a long time when buying something, and her face is full of heartache. She doesn't want to live such a tight life anymore.

She also wanted to have no worries about food and clothing, and to wear gold and silver. She didn't want to stay in this small place all the time. If she took one more step, she was worried about offending the important people.

And she happened to be in the academy. Wasn't it God's help? Any man she found in the academy would be several times better than the ones her mother talked about.

She is still young and can wait a few more years. She can find a student from a wealthy family, slowly develop feelings for him, and then successfully get rid of her current life and live a life of luxury.

She had been secretly observing these students these days. Her original plan was to find a student with a good status who could marry her as his legal wife. However, after looking for a few days, she still couldn't find any satisfactory candidates.

Finally, from the conversations of these students, it was discovered that the person with the highest status in these academies was Prince Yun from the back mountain, who was also the nephew of the current emperor and had a very noble status.

If I could marry Prince Yun, even if he was just a concubine, it would be a step to heaven. If I had a child in the future, I would be extremely rich.

She secretly observed for several days before she figured out where Prince Yun lived. She had come here to scout the place today, but not only did she not find Prince Yun, she was also suspected by her sister. It seemed that she had to be more careful in the future.

There is also the student who came out from the back mountain today. He should be the cousin of the general's mansion. He came to their house to buy chickens before. He doesn't seem difficult to get along with and he looks good. It's a pity that he looks too young, like a child. If he is the son of the general's mansion, she can give it a try. After all, the younger he is, the easier it is to get along with him. Unfortunately, he is just a cousin. What kind of future can he have? If she wants to find someone, she should find one with a high enough status.

There are also other young masters from the marquis's mansion, the general's mansion, and the prime minister's mansion, who are all very good. Unfortunately, they often travel together, so it is difficult for her to make a move.

It is better to choose Prince Yun. Not only is he of noble status, but he also lives alone. This way, it will be more discreet for her to contact him and it will be difficult for her to be discovered. Before things succeed, she must protect her reputation so that she can gain more in the future.

As for those guards, they are servants after all. As long as Prince Yun agrees, these servants are nothing.

This is something that her mother and sister would definitely not agree to. They are always worried that she would offend an important person. But if she becomes an important person, then she won’t offend anyone, right?

Luckily, she managed to evade her sister just now, but in order to avoid being discovered by them, she would take a break for the next few days. Anyway, as long as she was in the academy, she had the advantage.

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Royal Palace

When Concubine De learned that Yun Qinghan had entered the palace again, she was not only unhappy but also a little excited. She was unhappy because the emperor treated Yun Qinghan better than her two children, which made her dislike Prince Yun very much. She was excited because the last time Yun Qinghan entered the palace, the emperor ordered that all the horses' hooves in Daning must be nailed with iron shoes, and those horseshoes must have been presented by Prince Yun.

Unfortunately, it was too late when they got the news. If they had known the news earlier, it would have been a good way to win people's hearts if the eldest prince was in charge of shoeing horseshoes. If handled well, it would not have been difficult to win over a few generals. Unfortunately, they didn't make it in time.

No one knew what the matter was that Prince Yun came to the palace for this time. After thinking about it, he decided to send someone to ask the eldest prince to find out the reason why Prince Yun came to the palace this time.

imperial study room

Emperor Jingming looked at the snow-white salt in his hand and was in a good mood: "Han'er, your little junior sister is really good. If she were not so young, I would have wanted her to serve the country right now! She is a talent!"

The imperial court is currently lacking in talent. Whether it is horseshoes or fine salt, they are both good things that benefit the country and the people!

"Uncle, please take a look at my memorial first. The contents inside are truly beneficial to the country and the people." Yun Qinghan said confidently.

Emperor Jingming became more and more excited as he read the memorial. This meant an endless supply of salt. He would no longer have to worry about running out of salt. The last suggestion also touched his heart!

Not only was the national treasury tight, but even his own small treasury didn't have much silver left. If he could enrich it with fine salt, he would definitely be happy to see it happen.

After sea salt is developed, the price of salt in Daning can be lowered, and those salt dealers will not be able to run rampant.

The person in charge of sea salt must be selected carefully and he needs to think carefully. Fine salt must also slowly enter people's homes. This has to be done slowly and we can't rush it.

Selling fine salt and expanding the country can be done first.

"Han'er, your uncle already knows about the sea salt matter. I will send someone to handle it as soon as possible. As for the sale of fine salt, you and your junior brother will be in charge of it."