The county magistrate's daughter only wants to farm

Papermaking!

Gu Yin suddenly looked towards Shi Yuheng opposite her, only to see him nod slightly.

The case was solved; their newly developed papermaking technology was discovered by the emperor.

But if you think about it carefully, it’s not surprising that the emperor came in person.

Seeing that Gu Yin was slow to respond, Jun Lan thought she was frightened and tried to speak up to save her, "Royal brother..."

However, as soon as he said this, Jun Xiao stopped him, "Hey... Brother Lan, don't worry. I want to hear what the county lady has to say."

What could Gu Yin say? Could she say that she had never thought about handing it in?

She didn't forget her goal. How could she lie down without money? Making paper, how much money would that make...

But Gu Yin did not forget that this was a feudal dynasty, an era of imperial dictatorship, and the person in front of her could decide her life or death with just one word.

"Haha... Your Majesty, do you need to ask this? Papermaking is such an important thing, so it must be presented to Your Majesty. It's just that it has just been developed and there is no time to report it..."

"Oh? Really?" Jun Xiao held his chin with interest, "Are you really planning to hand it over to the court without asking for anything in return?"

"Of course it's true!" Gu Yin's back teeth were almost broken.

Jun Xiao smiled and said, "The county lady is very understanding and righteous, which comforts me... In this case, I will accept this papermaking technique. The county lady should not regret it in the future."

Gu Yin wanted to cry but had no tears. She felt like her heart was bleeding. She regretted it now.

Why does the emperor want to stay in the capital instead of running to this remote place?

Not only did he come, but he also took away the old hen she was planning to use to lay eggs. Who could she complain to?

“Royal brother…” Jun Lan looked at Jun Xiao’s expression of triumph and said helplessly, “Ayin is simple-minded and will believe it…”

Ok?

Gu Yin's ears pricked up, and a glimmer of hope ignited in her heart. Could it be that the emperor didn't want her papermaking skills?

"What do you mean by believing it?" Jun Xiao picked up the teacup and took a sip slowly, "I'm not kidding."

"With your wisdom, you must know that the papermaking and printing techniques can only be put to better use if they are handed over to the imperial court."

Gu Yin's newly ignited hope was instantly extinguished. No king would let go of such advanced technology.

Jun Lan did not argue, but just looked at Jun Xiao without saying anything.

After a while, Jun Xiao was defeated and said dejectedly, "Okay, okay, take back that look in your eyes and I'll confess everything, okay?"

Gu Yin glanced blankly between the two of them. What kind of riddle was this?

"You won't get this papermaking technique for free. I will give you 10% of the profits. In addition, the court will discuss it directly with your partner..."

Jun Xiao's ultimate intention was to give her a ten percent share of the profits from papermaking. Furthermore, since the paper mill in Ning County had already been completed, it would be used as a branch to continue making paper. However, the cooperation partner would be changed to the imperial court.

Therefore, Gu Yin can make profits without doing anything, and does not have to worry about the cooperation with friends being abandoned halfway and affecting their interests.

A pie fell from the sky! It hit Gu Yin so hard that she felt dizzy.

There is always light at the end of the tunnel!

Without saying anything, Gu Yin knelt down on the ground and kowtowed three times to Jun Xiao, "Your Majesty is wise!"

"Cough, cough, cough, cough..." Jun Xiao didn't expect Gu Yin to do this and was immediately choked.

Jun Xiao finally recovered and scolded with a smile, "Get up! Giving you money is wise, but taking it for free is not wise, right?"

"Your Majesty is joking." Gu Yin said with a smile. At this time, he also realized that the emperor was joking with him just now.

With the profit share promised by Jun Xiao, Gu Yin looked at him with eyes that seemed to be coated with a layer of golden light.

Gu Huaiyi couldn't bear to look at his daughter's money-obsessed look.

"Mr. Gu gave birth to a good daughter..." Shi Yunlong said with a smile.

"No, no!" Gu Huaiyi said modestly, "You are the best among men!"

The two men discussed the ways of being an official, during which the emperor took the opportunity to ask about some matters concerning the construction of Ning County. They all seemed to be having a very pleasant chat.

However, Gu Yin felt extremely bored. She had no interest in these flowery official discussions.

Fortunately, someone came to rescue us.

Song Ruorou's carefree voice came from outside the door, "Ayin, why didn't you tell me you were coming home?"

As soon as she finished speaking, Song Ruorou rushed in from outside the door.

Seeing the scene in the hall, she suddenly stopped in her tracks, then quickly restrained her expression and bowed politely, "Your Majesty!"

"No need to be polite." Jun Xiao said with a smile.

Song Ruorou sat next to Gu Yin, winking and whispering, "Why didn't anyone tell me that the emperor was here too..."

"How dare you bring that up? You knew he was the emperor, so why didn't you tell me when you came last time?"

Song Ruorou curled the corners of her lips, "You can't blame me for this... I dare not disobey the emperor's order!"

"So you all knew everything, but you kept it from me?"

"That shouldn't be the case. Everyone who knows should be here."

"Ning Xin doesn't know either?"

"I didn't tell her."

Gu Yin felt a little better. "When did you become so tight-lipped? Even if you couldn't say it at the time, you wouldn't say it later?"

"Later... I forgot about it..." Song Ruorou felt a little guilty.

"Humph!" Gu Yin said deliberately, "Next time there's something delicious, maybe I'll forget about it."

Song Ruorou was as if facing a formidable enemy, and said in a flattering tone, "No, no, next time I will never hide anything from you!"

The two of them were whispering louder and louder. Jun Xiao coughed lightly and asked curiously, "Hey! What are you two talking about?"

"It's delicious!" Song Ruorou said reflexively.

Gu Yin quickly tugged at her sleeve, but the words had already been spoken and could not be taken back.

"Oh? Have you figured out some new food?" Jun Xiao asked with interest.

Song Ruorou was stunned by the question. She couldn't say that they were not talking about food, right?

Seeing this, Gu Yin took over the conversation, "We have indeed come up with two kinds of noodles recently, but they are just snacks that are not presentable."

"What fans?" Jun Xiao automatically filtered out the second half of the sentence.

“Snail rice noodle and Laoyou rice noodle.”

“Is it spicy?” Jun Xiao was impressed by the chopped pepper fish head he had last time.

Gu Yin was surprised that he would ask such a question, and replied, "It depends on personal preference. You can adjust the spiciness yourself."

Jun Xiao said he wanted to try it, and no matter how Gu Yin tried to evade him, he couldn't get away with it.

Helpless, Gu Yin had to go to the kitchen to prepare.

On the way, Gu Yin joked with Song Ruorou, "You know the smell of these two kinds of powder. If the emperor is offended by them, our heads will not be moved, right?"

"Don't worry!" Song Ruorou said nonchalantly, "My cousin has a special relationship with the emperor, so as long as you don't commit the heinous crime of extorting nine clans, my cousin will definitely keep you safe."

"How can he be so proud?" Gu Yin was shocked.

Song Ruorou puffed out her chest and said proudly, "Of course! My cousin is very capable, just rest assured and rely on him!"

Fortunately, Jun Xiao didn’t have any big reaction in the end. He didn’t show any disgust nor did he particularly like it. To him, it was just an ordinary new thing.

That afternoon, at Jun Xiao's request, they accompanied him to visit the paper mill.

Of course, this was also Gu Huaiyi's first time to visit a paper mill. Although he had heard about it from his daughter a long time ago, it was far less shocking than seeing it in person.

But what followed was anxiety. His daughter was so outstanding that she might have been noticed by many people. He was worried that some people with bad intentions would do anything for their own benefit.

Gu Huaiyi hesitated for a moment, not knowing whether it was right or wrong to keep her in Ning County...