Female-to-male: I live on farming

"Then it won't be up to him." Lu Youqing said this with a gloomy face and deep and sharp eyes.

Lu Sijing looked at her niece's confident and stern expression, and a complex emotion surged in her heart. She finally realized that she was no longer the weak girl who was trapped in the backyard and at the mercy of others.

Seeing that Lu Sijing was almost persuaded, Qin Ke immediately added: "Aunt, New Year is coming soon, don't you want to celebrate the New Year with Qingqing and Yueya?"

"Aunt, I have now changed my name to Lu Youqing. The Lu family's reputation will be revived in my hands. Don't you want to witness this scene with your own eyes?" What Lu Youqing didn't say was that she even wanted to let Tang'er change his surname and enter the Lu family tree.

"……it is good."

Lu Sijing looked at Lu Youqing's eyes that did not allow for any objection, and finally nodded slightly.

Since they were going down the mountain, it would be inappropriate for her to wear this monk's robe anymore. Qin Ke and the others waited outside for her to change clothes and pack her luggage.

Lu Sijing's luggage was pitifully small, and there was basically nothing else in the package except a few sets of clothes for changing.

When Lu Youqing saw this, his face suddenly darkened. When his aunt got married, the Lu family was not at its peak, but the family fortune was still there.

Even though the dowry my grandmother prepared for my aunt was not a grand wedding, it was still generous enough. But now my aunt's luggage was so thin that she didn't even have a decent piece of jewelry.

Lu Youqing silently kept a score with the Sheng family in his heart, but did not show it at all when facing his aunt. He just smiled, took his aunt's luggage, and walked down the mountain with her.

Lu Sijing moved into the mansion just like that.

The benefits of having elders in the family were immediately apparent. When Lu Sijing heard that most matters in the mansion were handled by the little girl Lihua, and that bigger matters could only be handled by Qin Ke or Lu Youqing when they were free, she could ask them for their decision.

He felt speechless at the moment, and only at Lu Youqing's "request" did he have to take over the affairs of the inner house of the mansion.

Once she took over, there was no one to worry about the social interactions and gift giving during festivals. Lu Youqing and Qin Ke both felt a lot more relaxed.

Qin Ke was very curious about what his wife was planning. As long as Sheng Huai was a normal person, he would not agree to divorce his aunt at this time.

So after bringing his aunt home that day, he secretly asked her at night.

"Sheng Baichuan, the son of Sheng Huai, failed the imperial examination three years ago and will be considered again this time."

In the end, the lady only replied him with this sentence in a mysterious and concise way, and refused to say anything more.

Okay, Qin Ke guessed that his wife would probably start with Sheng Baichuan.

Oh, Sheng Baichuan was born to Sheng Huai's favorite concubine. In order to give this son the status of a legitimate son, Sheng Huai promoted the concubine to a co-wife a few years ago.

Qin Ke estimated that if his aunt had not asked to go to the temple to practice, she would have died. In this way, his aunt was also very smart and insightful.

The Sheng family didn't care about Lu Sijing at all, and for a while no one noticed that she had been taken away.

……

Qin Ke continued to work on his official business, and the manufacturing of the movable type printing press went smoothly.

He specially selected several literate people to be responsible for typesetting. This job did not require any technical skills, and practice makes perfect. It only required patience and carefulness.

When the first sheet of printed paper came out, Su Mian was amazed. The paper exuded a faint scent of ink, and when he touched the fonts on it, every word was so clear, sharp and neat.

Once everything is ready, printing work officially begins.

When Her Majesty learned of this, she had no time to visit the printing press, but only looked through the printed books presented to her.

A few days later, a sum of money was allocated to build the "Tianxia Bookstore". The bookstore was a money-burning business in the early stages, and it would take a long time to make a profit.

Fortunately, the colored glaze produced by the glass factory can now be officially sold, and is sold exclusively to officials and wealthy businessmen, with prices that make Qin Ke stunned. With glass and colored glaze, the pressure on the national treasury has finally been greatly relieved.

However, this was the Ministry of Revenue's business, and Qin Ke was not very clear about it. He only heard that His Majesty intended to build branches of the glass factory and soap factory in the capital.

Anyway, this is not something Qin Ke needs to worry about.

As for the bookstore, since they want to build the 'World Bookstore', Su Mian's status is not high enough and Gu Lanxi has not yet become the queen. If they are in charge, I am afraid they will not be able to stop the gossips.

Along with the decree to build the bookstore, the person in charge was also appointed - the ninth princess Zhao Shu.

Emperor Mingde did not have many surviving adult children, especially since there had been no pregnant concubines in the harem in recent years. The only adult princes were the former crown prince, the fifth prince, and the seventh prince. The fifth prince had died in a party dispute. The former crown prince and the seventh prince were now imprisoned.

The tenth prince is only nine years old now, and the ninth princess is his youngest daughter.

Jinyang had just ascended the throne as a woman, and would never give the ministers in the court who had ulterior motives the possibility of restoration.

Therefore, she only ensured that her younger brothers had enough food and clothing and never gave them any power, so she could use the princesses who were only adults.

She ascended the throne as a woman, and now that the princess has been given real power and a job, no one dares to say anything.

So the Ninth Princess, who had just come of age and had only learned the arts of music, chess, calligraphy, painting and needlework, gritted her teeth and took the job.

A four-wheeled carriage of royal specifications slowly drove out of the palace gate. Zhao Shu sat in the carriage, still thinking about his mother's instructions to him.

Zhao Shu was nervous about this assignment, but her mother was very happy when she heard about it. She told her to listen to her sister and ask for advice if she didn't understand anything.

The Ninth Princess' mother had only this one daughter in the harem for many years. She thought she could only watch her daughter get married when she was old enough. Who could have imagined that one day her daughter would become a princess with real power.

As long as she listens to His Majesty obediently, Shu'er will be able to rise to prominence and have a secure future.

So what if they gave birth to princes? They might as well keep a low profile now.

Zhao Shu's carriage stopped at the Princess's residence, and the servant who had received the news hurriedly led her in. In fact, Zhao Shu didn't quite understand why the emperor's sister would arrange the person in charge of the bookstore in her princess's residence.

He also said that if you don’t understand something, you can ask this person, but this person’s identity must never be made public.

Zhao Shu was confused and full of doubts until she stepped into the main hall and saw the flamboyant and beautiful woman sitting in the main seat from afar.

"soft……"

Zhao Shu's pupils constricted, his mouth opened wide, and his steps paused, as if he was nailed to the spot.

Fortunately, she had been in the harem for many years and knew how to be careful with her words and actions. As soon as she opened her mouth, she immediately covered her mouth and swallowed the rest of the words.

Su Mian smiled sweetly, raised a finger to her lips and made a silent "hush" sound, then winked at her in a charming manner.