The abandoned concubine who transmigrated woke up shouting "Long live the widow!"

Qin Jing nodded. "Yes, because we are about to promote the planting of these grains throughout North Korea, and we don't have many seeds."

The Imperial Advisor and the people on the other side whispered among themselves for a while, and finally agreed with Jingxue's statement.

"What about the materials for building the greenhouse?" Wanyan Junhui asked.

"This material was obtained by Prince Qin by chance. That's all we have. If we had more, we would like to build more greenhouses, and of course we could sell them to you. Sorry!" Jingxue said with a smile.

Disappointment was written all over Wanyan Junhui's face.

"Seventh Prince, don't be discouraged. Maybe in the future, our Bei Ye will be able to produce such materials, and then we can cooperate again."

After Jingxue finished speaking, she took out several sheets of paper and held them up in her hand. "These are the planting methods and precautions for several crops, and there is also a recipe for brewing sorghum liquor. After we sign the agreement, I, the princess, will give you a recipe for making tofu!"

The discussions in Cangbei resumed, and Wanyan Junhao was unusually quiet today.

Yesterday, he was waiting for Runyue to come back so they could race, but he almost got his throat slit by Jingxue because of his loose tongue. This morning, Runyue glared at him fiercely but didn't even acknowledge him. He was so frustrated and regretted it terribly.

After a moment, Wanyan Junhui said, "We agree to the terms we have discussed, and we can sign the agreement immediately."

Jingxue and Qin Jing both breathed a sigh of relief; the most important part had finally been negotiated!

The people in the Ministry of Revenue were not very excited, because the credit did not belong to them.

We still need to discuss some minor details tomorrow, and by the time we finished signing the agreement, it was already noon.

As they were leaving, Jingxue asked Qin Jing to take some time in the next couple of days to find out if Lixia wanted her to make new clothes and shoes for all the servants and shadow guards, including the few she had brought into the palace.

She planned to have Yingwu send some fabric to Yue'an Palace later to have the wet nurse and others make clothes and shoes for the children.

As for the red envelopes, she can give them to Xiaoman and the others when she gets back. There are quite a few places in the palace where red envelopes are used during the New Year!

Qin Jing agreed, and the two of them walked out of the palace gate.

Upon exiting, they saw Ye Muchen and Ye Musi standing there with their entourage.

"Why are you here? It's so cold!" Jingxue asked casually.

Unexpectedly, her casual remark pleased Ye Muchen. He looked intently at Jingxue and said, "I just arrived, it's not cold! My mother summoned me, and I thought you should be finishing up soon, so I came to see you!"

Jingxue: What are you looking at me for? I charge a lot!

Qin Jing looked at Ye Musi, whose expression wasn't good, and asked, "What's wrong, Fourth Brother?"

Ye Musi remained silent. Ye Muchen said, "The Empress Dowager also summoned your uncle, Prefect Li, and Minister of War Gao. The Empress Dowager has arranged marriages for you two. The fourth one is Chu Jia'er, the second daughter of the Minister of Justice, and the other one is Li Qianqian, the third daughter of Prefect Li."

Qin Jing was about to speak when he saw Li Guangxing behind Ye Muchen, so he pursed his lips and said nothing.

Ye Musi exhaled a puff of white breath and said, "It was bound to happen sooner or later, but I didn't expect her to be the daughter of the Minister of War. I'd like to have a drink today, let's go to Mingyue Tower!"

Ye Muchen didn't intend to leave so soon. He said, "Why did Wanyan Junhao seem so listless today?"

Before Jingxue could speak, Runyue beside her said, "Your Highness, he angered my young lady yesterday. She tripped and fell, and even pointed a knife at him. No wonder he's so timid! I'm not playing with him anymore."

"What happened? Did he provoke you again?" Ye Muchen stepped forward and asked.

Ye Musi and Qin Jing also looked over with concern. Jing Xue smiled and said, "It's nothing. Yesterday, when I came back from Lengyan Palace, he was being cheeky and asked me why I didn't take my family away from here. He even mocked me for asking him."

"That bastard! I'll find a chance to teach him a lesson." Ye Muchen cursed angrily.

Jingxue didn't want so many people standing there. "You should all go drink! I'm fine. It's cold, I'm going back to Yichun Palace first!"

"Okay!" Ye Muchen nodded and watched the two leave.

"Let's go! I also need to go to West Street; my cousin-in-law asked me to do something for her!" Qin Jing said.

Hearing Qin Jing say that, Ye Muchen looked over. Why didn't you tell him what was wrong?

“Cousin, is that what you mean by eyes? Isn’t it almost New Year’s? My sister-in-law asked me to tell Lixia to make new clothes and shoes for the shop assistants and maids,” Qin Jing said.

"Oh!"

Upon arriving at Mingyue Tower, Qin Jing instructed his attendants to promptly inform Li Xia of the matter.

Inside the private room, Ye Musi sat there with a melancholy expression.

Ye Muchen took the teacup and poured him a cup, then advised, "You know we can't decide our own marriage, so what's bothering you?"

"Third brother, it seems that when Father arranged your marriage back then, you were even less willing than I am now, weren't you?"

"Hey! You've been waiting for me here, haven't you?" Ye Muchen took back the tea that had already been served to Ye Musi and drank it himself.

"In recent years, Minister Gao and Prime Minister Zou have become quite close, although he hasn't openly taken sides. But I really don't like that old guy!"

As Ye Muchen sipped his tea, he recalled the time three years ago when his father betrothed Jingxue to him; he seemed to have been quite drunk that day as well.

"Then tell me, why did my aunt assign Li Qianqian to me? Is that little girl even sixteen?"

Ye Muchen put down his teacup. "Yes, she and Li Guangxing are twins, and she's the younger sister!"

After he finished speaking, all three of them fell silent, but each of them had a different thought.

"Actually, maybe it's not as bad for two people to get to know each other slowly as we imagine!" Ye Muchen said.

Qin Jing was also frustrated. "You are all fine. My aunt doesn't live with you. My father doesn't care about me in my mansion, but my mother wants to send eight hundred people to keep an eye on me. The maid she initially assigned to me, my mother would often call her over to question her. Later, when she found out that I had never touched her, she wanted to replace her with another one, so I ran away."

At this moment, the food and wine were served, and after a couple of drinks, Ye Musi became more talkative. "My mother said that she originally planned to arrange two women for me, but after thinking about it, she chose Xing Jia'er instead."

Qin Jing thought for a moment and asked, "The one who dances?"

Ye Musi waved his hand and said, "I didn't pay attention to which one it was. The Empress Dowager said that she was good at playing the zither, chess, calligraphy and painting. The other one seems to be the eldest daughter of the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice. However, since I am in charge of the Ministry of Justice, and besides, my three older brothers were all chosen as their principal wives first, so the daughter of the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice was not chosen."

"Since we can't avoid it sooner or later, let's just accept it!" Qin Jing drank the wine in his glass.

"By the way, is there any progress in the negotiations?" Ye Muchen asked Qin Jing, not wanting to dwell on the topic any longer.

"With my cousin-in-law involved, we're sure to close the deal. The agreements for grain and fine salt have already been signed, and only a few small projects remain! I estimate it will be finished in another day."

"This year is the first Lunar New Year's Eve after my marriage to Xue'er. Can you help me think of a good gift for her?" Ye Muchen asked.

As a result, Ye Muchen was met with two eye rolls.