Emperor Taihe looked at Situ Yuan's handsome yet immature face, met his clear eyes, and didn't know what to say for a moment.
In fact, after Xie Ying discovered those good things in the mountain, the mountain was under the control of Emperor Taihe.
Although Xie Ying was the owner of the mountain on paper, he had never been there again.
Xie Xiu and Tu Jiaojiao didn't send anyone over either.
Emperor Taihe did arrange for people to plant potatoes and sweet potatoes on the mountain, and Tu Yong would occasionally go over to take a look.
But he was just working for Emperor Taihe.
To prevent anyone from destroying the potatoes and sweet potatoes planted on the mountain, Emperor Taihe stationed a team of soldiers at the foot of the mountain and ordered them to guard the mountain.
Under such circumstances, who among the ordinary people would dare to go to the mountains to dig for treasure?
It was just that Emperor Taihe thought of the gold mine on Langhuan Island and suddenly became interested, so he sent people to the mountains to look for mines again.
This time, the people sent dug deeper and found iron and silver mines.
And the quality of the iron ore is very good.
Emperor Taihe was also shocked when he heard the news.
But when he thought about the fact that he had already given the mountain to Xie Ying, he couldn't help feeling a little guilty.
It would be fine if Xie Ying was a girl of ten years old, but unfortunately she is still a little baby now.
The barren mountain that had been awarded to Xie Ying was now to be taken back because of the discovery of iron and silver mines.
Emperor Taihe felt really bad, and always felt that he was bullying the little baby.
But there were iron and silver mines buried in the mountains, which had to be controlled by the court, so he had to do this.
Originally, he wanted to wait a little longer and arrange people to mine iron and silver mines first, and then tell Xie Xiu about this after Xie Xiu returned to Beijing to report on his work.
Xie Xiu is a smart man, and he will naturally return the mountain to Xie Ying on his behalf when the time comes.
Unexpectedly, Situ Yuan asked this question suddenly.
Emperor Taihe hesitated for a long time, but finally said helplessly: "Those are iron and silver mines, and they must be controlled by the court."
Situ Yuan didn't refute, but simply asked, "Since Uncle has taken back Yingying's mountain, shouldn't he give Yingying some compensation?"
Seeing him defending Xie Ying so much, Emperor Taihe couldn't help but feel a little jealous: He is this kid's uncle, right? Why is this kid so young and so ungrateful?
He deliberately asked, "Then how do you think I should compensate her?"
Situ Yuan immediately suggested, "How about Uncle conferring the title of Princess Fu'an on Yingying? And rewarding her with some gold and silver? Yingying is just a little girl anyway, and doesn't need iron and silver mines. If she offers the iron and silver mines to Uncle, it would be natural for Uncle to reward her."
Emperor Taihe's heart moved, and he suddenly felt that Situ Yuan's idea was good.
Not to mention just being given the title of a county princess, he wouldn't care even if she was given the title of a princess.
After all, the title of Princess is not like a duke, marquis, or earl. A title can be inherited, but the title of Princess cannot.
Or, should he give more rewards?
Emperor Taihe thought carefully for a while and quickly agreed: "Then it is as you wish. I will immediately have someone draft an edict to give her more rewards."
Otherwise, if the fat girl started crying, he would be so embarrassed.
Emperor Taihe thought of Xie Ying's tearful expression when he rewarded her with land, and his heart shuddered.
Situ Yuan refused to give up and continued to ask, "So what reward does uncle plan to give Yingying?"
Emperor Taihe felt helpless after hearing this, and felt that Situ Yuan was being disloyal.
He thought for a moment and said, "Reward her with a thousand ounces of gold, a hundred acres of fertile land, and some tribute. That should be all right, right?"
Situ Yuan then smiled with satisfaction: "Yingying will definitely like it."
Although a thousand taels of gold and a hundred hectares of fertile farmland were far less valuable than the iron and silver mines, the imperial court would not allow Xie Ying to hold the iron and silver mines, so he could only exchange the mountain for some rewards.
Anyway, that mountain was originally a reward from Emperor Taihe. Xie Ying should be very satisfied to exchange a mountain for the status of a princess and these rewards.
Having achieved his goal, Situ Yuan was unwilling to continue acting here.
"Uncle, I want to go see my grandmother and cousin."
Emperor Taihe was really afraid that he would continue to help Xie Ying beg for good things, so he quickly waved his hand and said, "Go, your grandmother and cousin miss you very much, so spend some time with them."
After Situ Yuan left, Jiang Er couldn't help but ask, "Brother-in-law, did they really dig up iron and silver mines in that mountain?"
Emperor Taihe glanced at him with disdain: "Would I lie about such a thing? Iron and silver mines have indeed been dug up in the mountains. That girl from the Xie family really knows how to pick a good spot."
Speaking of this, he missed Xie Ying again.
Before, he felt guilty and was a little afraid to face the greedy fat girl.
Now that he had decided to reward Xie Ying, Emperor Taihe no longer felt guilty and wanted to meet Xie Ying.
Jiang Er looked at Emperor Taihe with complicated eyes. He tried to hold back, but couldn't help but say, "Brother-in-law, that mountain was given to that girl by you."
As soon as these words were spoken, Emperor Taihe's face suddenly turned dark.
He glared at Jiang Er dissatisfiedly: "I remember, I don't need you to remind me!"
Jiang Er: "..."
He knew he was courting death, but he just couldn't help himself.
He really didn't know what to say about Xie Ying's luck.
I can only say that sometimes being too lucky is not a good thing.
Xie Ying is so lucky, there are both iron and silver mines in the mountains.
But what was the result? How could a little kid like her control such a good thing?
It was taken back by his brother-in-law.
However, the girl became a princess and received a large reward, so it was not a complete loss.
When she grows up, how generous will her dowry be?
Jiang Er suddenly felt a little restless: if he could quickly marry a wife, have a son, and let his son marry Xie Ying...
As soon as he thought of this, he couldn't help but think of Situ Yuan's cold eyes.
Jiang Er quickly gave up the idea: Forget it, Xie Ying's luck is not something their small Jiang family can afford.
He couldn't help but secretly glance at Emperor Taihe, secretly complaining in his heart: Maybe his brother-in-law is also thinking about this! He can't compete with his brother-in-law for his daughter-in-law!
Emperor Taihe glared at him dissatisfiedly: "What are you thinking about?"
"No." Jiang Er quickly changed the subject, "By the way, brother-in-law, are the iron and silver mines big?"
Emperor Taihe was unwilling to discuss the matter in detail. Instead, he changed the subject and said, "You are not young anymore. If you have someone you like, I will grant you a marriage."
A figure suddenly appeared in Jiang Er's mind.
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