Dressed as a concubine instead of a concubine

But no matter how much they objected, this matter could not be changed.

Finally, after Master Ye Xiu expelled a disciple who strongly opposed the idea, no one dared to say anything.

At least don't talk about it openly.

"With Grandfather backing you up, you don't have to be afraid of anything."

At the city gate, Ye Rong comforted him, saying that his grandfather was the most protective of his people, and he would protect the people he recognized to the end no matter what obstacles they encountered.

"Don't worry, I'm not that weak. I've even done business. What else can I not dare to do?"

This little storm is nothing to her.

"Where are you going first?"

Today, she came to see Ye Rong off.

"I plan to go to Rongcheng."

Ye Rong looked up into the distance, "That is the border of Nanrong Country, a place that scholars have never set foot on, but it is a place where military generals are stationed all year round. I want to go and see what it looks like there."

His choice was beyond Meng Xiyue's expectations, as civil and military officials had always been incompatible in the Nanrong Kingdom.

The frontier is a place for military generals, with a harsh environment and many dangers.

Ye Rong's journey to the border would be a life or death situation, but his life would not be easy at all. The fact that he made such a choice meant that he was destined to be extraordinary.

"You are so brave. I wish you a safe journey. This is a gift for you."

“Is it a painting?”

Ye Rong's eyes lit up. He really liked Meng Xiyue's calligraphy and paintings, but he was too embarrassed to ask for them.

"Is this... a map?"

He asked uncertainly, looking at the densely marked locations.

"Yes, this is the map I drew. It is more detailed than previous maps. It will be more convenient for you to travel with this."

Modern maps are relatively simple, with only a few cities marked.

This map was drawn by Meng Xiyue by combining a lot of maps and books such as Xiangdiji.

Although it is not as detailed as modern maps, it is relatively comprehensive for this era.

She had originally prepared it for her own travel around the world, but now Ye Rong had to use it first.

"This is very detailed. I'm afraid you must have put a lot of effort into it. Thank you very much."

Having this map really made things a lot more convenient for him, and it was more valuable than any calligraphy or painting.

"I'm not giving it to you for free. This map is not detailed enough. Please refer to it and add any parts I didn't mark."

This way, when she goes out later, she will have a more detailed map.

"Don't worry, I will do it."

Ye Rong assured, "It's getting late, I should get on the road."

This was his first time traveling far away, and he didn't know when he would return. He was a little scared, but also full of anticipation.

"Take care, and I hope that when we meet again, you get the answers you want."

Meng Xiyue looked at him with some envy. She didn't know when she would be able to be so free and easy and just leave as she pleased.

"Goodbye."

Ye Rong waved goodbye to him.

Then he bowed and said goodbye to a tree in the distance.

Ye Wen, who was standing behind the tree, had tears in his eyes.

Even though he didn't want Ye Rong to leave, he didn't stop him. He knew he couldn't stop him, and he didn't want to do that.

Meng Xiyue glanced at him, knowing that he disliked her, and did not go up to him to speak.

She returned to the dessert shop and Nan Rongzhi was waiting for her there.

"You don't know that although you only have three shops now, each of them is making a fortune every day."

"Those people say that merchants are lowly, but they are all jealous."

No one doesn't love money. Who wouldn't envy seeing the money flowing into other people's pockets like water?

I guess those literati are thinking about how to punish her.

She is now so powerful that the eldest prince and his faction will definitely find a way to suppress her.

"The skin care products shop will be opened somewhere else next month. Now that we have some money, it's time to do something else."

Meng Xiyue thought that now these three shops no longer required her to do anything, she just needed to wait and count the money.

"what do you want to do?"

Nan Rongzhi knew that she must have had some ideas when she asked her to come here today.

"If you want to get to the top, besides having enough financial support, you also need the support of the people."

"I know this. I have a decent reputation among the people."

A prince who can go to the battlefield and kill the enemy is already a great achievement in the eyes of the people, and she also won.

"That little prestige is nothing compared to the eldest prince and the Prince of Zhennan."

Meng Xiyue said, "The military general, the King of Zhennan, is the leader, the civil officials have the Prime Minister, and the people mostly see these two. We must do something to make the people feel the benefits you bring to them. In this way, no matter who you are, they will support you."

In fact, ordinary people don’t care who is the emperor or who is in charge of the country. They only care about whether it is good or bad for them and whether they can have enough food and live well.

"Go deep into the lives of the people and make them live a comfortable and prosperous life, then they will support you wholeheartedly."

“The will of the people can defeat all struggles for power.”

How many court officials are there in total? Only the support of the people is the most convincing.

But in this era of supreme imperial power, many rulers looked down on the common people, thinking that they could only live in peace under their rule.

They should be grateful to their emperor, but they don't know that the emperor comes only after the people.

Most of the ministers in the court have already taken sides, so they are not easy to win over, but the common people are much easier.

Only if they start from this aspect will they have a greater chance of winning.

"I understand what you mean. In fact, I have always wanted to tell you that there are more and more refugees in Beijing, and people are starving to death almost every day. I want to build a shelter so that those refugees can have a place to go."

As the crown princess, she naturally considered these matters concerning people's livelihood.

However, the prime minister controlled the government and her ideas were not supported. She also did not have much money, so her ideas were put on hold.

"Also, Nanrong Country is mostly by the sea, but they don't know how to use it. We also have to find a way to make them self-sufficient, so that they don't go hungry."

"We'll do it one piece at a time. Let's start by building the shelter."

When it came to building a shelter, they both had the same idea.

In the capital city, at the feet of the emperor, there are so many refugees and beggars, and no one cares about them. They are left to starve to death. This shows how corrupt the current political situation is.

"I have already found a place. I have a farm in the suburbs of Beijing. We can make some changes there and it will be perfect for use."

Nan Rongzhi said that in fact, this should have been the court's business, but the court didn't care, and as the crown prince, she could only do her part.

"Okay, let's go and take a look tomorrow."

Meng Xiyue also wanted to complete it as soon as possible, so that fewer people would die.