boyutpedia Chapter 801: You really have no plans for your marriage?
Chapter 801: You really have no plans for your marriage?
Chapter 801: You really have no plans for your marriage?
"No need to send it back. The rest will be given to you and Zhuier. You two can share it." Quan Qingcheng was very generous.
Ye Chulian refused, "Let's put it this way. These things are either the empress dowager's dowry or the late emperor's legacy. We are crazy about them. Besides, I have a lot of things now. As for Zhuier, Fourth Sister has never treated her badly."
Zhuier nodded, "Miss Fifth is right. To be honest, I may have more silver in my hand than the emperor. And I still have the keys to my mistress's warehouses! Before she left, she also told me that if I saw a house or yard I liked, I could just go and buy it. It would be registered in my name and it would be considered as her dowry to me."
Speaking of dowry, she sniffed and said, "I have never planned to get married, so why would I need a dowry? I will just follow my young lady for the rest of my life. I just don't know where the young lady is now. Is she still in Chiyun City? Your Majesty, can you send a letter to Chiyun City and ask?" Then she shook her head and said, "No, no, you are too big a target and it is easy to be exposed. Forget it."
Ye Chulian said, "I sent a few jars of wine to the Chen Palace this morning, and asked the people in the Chen Palace to find a way to get the news. Although the Fourth Prince has separated from them a long time ago, the West Tower is all over the world, so it is still possible to find out the news of Chiyun City. Let's wait a little longer."
When talking about the things in Scarlet Cloud City, the atmosphere suddenly became heavy. They all knew that something happened in Wu'an Sea, Emperor Zun also had an accident, and even Ye Wenyan had gone into the sea, and no one knew whether he had come out.
Ye Feizhou has been gone for several months, but has not sent back any news, and no one knows what is going on.
In order to ease the awkward atmosphere, Quan Qingcheng said to Ye Chulian, "Chulian, you are so mean. You only send wine to Fourth Brother, but don't even send me some. The wine you brew is so good, and there is also the wine tipple left by Sister Wen Yan. I want to drink it too."
Ye Chulian said, "The emperor also has a share. Before coming to the Palace of Immortals, he had already sent someone to deliver it to Empress Dowager Yu."
"That's great. Let's go to the Queen Mother's place to eat now. You are all hungry, right?"
I am really hungry. I didn't eat much for lunch, and a few snacks can't fill my stomach. It's almost time for dinner now, so I'll go see Queen Mother Yu and have a dinner!
Now, whether it is Zhuier or Ye Chulian, the imperial palace is quite familiar to them, and they even go to Changxin Palace frequently.
So when they said they were going to have a free meal, no one treated themselves as outsiders, and Zhuier even ordered two dishes.
Queen Mother Yu was already accustomed to their arrival. She happily welcomed them in and immediately sent someone to prepare a meal.
The Changxin Palace is very lively nowadays, and the children of the Ye family, including Ye Qingmei, often come to sit here. Although she doesn't know why she comes here, sometimes Ye Qingtong pulls her along, so she follows.
Anyway, Queen Mother Yu was not a very particular person, and Changxin Palace did not have that many rules, so it was quite interesting for them to be lively together. It was just that Queen Mother Yu always wanted to introduce a partner to Ye Qingmei, which made Ye Qingmei a little upset.
Only Ye Chulian and Zhuier came today. Empress Dowager Yu didn't see Ye Qingmei, so she pulled Ye Chulian aside and kept asking her what kind of husband she wanted to find in the future. There are so many people in Lin'an City, do you like anyone?
Ye Chulian has also gotten used to it. Queen Mother Yu might have the habit of introducing people to potential partners. If she meets Ye Qingmei, she will introduce her to her. If she meets Ye Qingtong, she will introduce her to her. If she hasn't met anyone, she will introduce her to someone else.
Anyway, none of them succeeded, but I just have a hobby.
But it was never introduced to Zhuier from beginning to end, which is also a miracle.
The banquet at Changxin Palace was quickly served, and it was all the food they liked to eat on a daily basis. Queen Mother Yu was very observant, and although they had never said what they liked, Queen Mother Yu could tell their preferences from their eating habits, and gradually mastered their diets and captured their stomachs, so that they would miss her when she didn't come to Changxin Palace for a long time.
Quan Qingcheng opened a wine shop today. One reason was that he wanted to try the flavor of the wine, and the other was that he was happy because he had an idea to make money.
Empress Dowager Yu didn't care about him. If he wanted to drink, she asked Congwen to pour him a drink. She just advised him not to drink too much as he still had to review memorials in the evening.
Quan Qingcheng took a sip and said it was good wine, but the taste was a little light.
Ye Chulian explained: "This jar of wine was originally given to the Queen Mother. It is not only light in taste, but also fruit wine, which is one of the types we want to sell. There is more than one type of fruit wine. Depending on the season and the fruits produced, our fruit wine will have a variety of different flavors. This kind of wine is very suitable for ladies to drink. It won't make you drunk easily."
Zhuier continued, "Speaking of fruit wine, let's talk about this fruit. My young lady left me a method of grafting fruit before she left. After the snowstorm last year, we have planted it on the farm and it will be ready for harvest in a few months. This grafted fruit combines the fruiting characteristics of two fruit trees, making the fruit bigger, sweeter, and better looking.
In addition to the recipe for grafting, the lady also left a recipe for canned fruit. Canned fruit is easy to store and will not go bad even after more than half a year, so you can can the fruits from the south and sell them to the north, and even eat summer fruits in winter.
In addition, there are ways to can fish and meat, which are also ways to preserve freshness. These are also ways to make money. Your Majesty, please consider it. If you think it is feasible, we can start now. After all, it is better to make money sooner rather than later. "
Of course Quan Qingcheng agreed and nodded without saying anything. He just turned around and discussed with Queen Mother Yu: "Mother, can you lend me some silver? I can only take out 30,000 or 40,000 taels at most, and these 30,000 or 40,000 taels were given by my fourth and third brothers."
Queen Mother Yu sighed, feeling sorry for her son. He was the emperor, but he was not as rich as the prince.
But there was nothing he could do about it, because he had never thought of becoming an emperor before. So she nodded and motioned for Congwen to get his money box.
Congwen quickly came out holding a small box. When he opened it, he saw a stack of banknotes inside.
But this stack of silver notes was not as thick as the previous land deed. It was only a shallow layer and the denomination was not large.
Queen Mother Yu said, "You are not the legitimate son, and I am not the favorite concubine, so you don't have much silver, and neither do I. Here is a total of 50,000 taels. If you want more, you can only sell your jewelry."
Ye Chulian said quickly: "No, no, that's enough." How could the Queen Mother be asked to sell her jewelry? That would be a bit unreasonable. Besides, she had already produced so many land deeds. If we calculated it this way, it would not be a loss to split it 50-50 with the Emperor.
The meal was a pleasant one. The way to make money was not only a pleasure for Quan Qingcheng, but also for Queen Mother Yu. However, Queen Mother Yu's old habit came back while she was eating. Fortunately, this time she was not thinking about Ye Chulian, but her son. She said to Quan Qingcheng, "After your birthday in October, you will be eighteen years old, and it's time for you to rule the country. To rule the country, you have to consider the selection of the queen and the filling of the harem." When she said this, she subconsciously glanced at Zhuier, and Zhuier's heart shuddered.
Fortunately, Queen Mother Yu just glanced at him and said nothing else. She just continued to say to Quan Qingcheng: "I mentioned this to you several times but you didn't take it to heart. But now there are only a few months left, so I have to take it to heart."
Quan Qingcheng sighed in his heart and said only: "It's up to the Queen Mother to decide."
Empress Dowager Yu laughed. "What can I do for you? I may have a say in choosing a concubine, but choosing a queen is a matter for the court. I'm afraid that before long, the old officials in the court will start to make arrangements for you, and the portraits of the ladies from noble families will be sent to you. By the way, isn't it time for the Emperor and Empress to come back? Will the Fourth Miss come back for the Emperor's wedding?"
In fact, Queen Mother Yu was not only thinking about whether Ye Wenyan could come back to attend the wedding, but also thinking about the contract between Emperor Zun and the Regent, which was only signed until the day when Quan Qingcheng took power. If they didn't come back, she was worried that the Regent would rebel.
Queen Mother Yu didn't know that something happened in Chiyun City, but the others present knew it. Especially Zhuier, when she was asked when her young lady would come back, she felt as if her heart was being cut by a knife.
Ever since Ye Feizhou told them about the letter from the Fifth Prince, she had hardly slept soundly. At first, she had nightmares night after night, but then the nightmares stopped and she started suffering from insomnia night after night.
I always can't help thinking about bad things, and then I start to think about what will happen in the capital.
She was worried about her young lady and Quan Qingcheng at the same time.
Although the two of them were always bickering, Zhuier hoped from the bottom of her heart that Quan Qingcheng would be fine and could sit on the throne safely.
But just like Empress Dowager Yu said, Quan Qingcheng will be eighteen in a few months, why hasn’t her young lady come back yet?
Seeing that the atmosphere had turned cold, Ye Chulian quickly said to Quan Qingcheng: "When the pictures of beauties are delivered to you, we will help you with the advice. Especially my second sister, she knows all the ladies in the capital too well, and no matter what happens in a family, she can hide it from her. She knows which family is good and which family is bad, and she also knows which lady's temperament is suitable to be the queen. Let her help you when the time comes!"
By the way, I also brought you two jars of the best wine when I came to deliver it. I have asked the Queen Mother to help bury them under the big locust tree in Changxin Palace. You can open them on the day you take power. This will be my gift to you for taking power."
Hearing her say this, Quan Qingcheng also laughed, nodded and said, "Chu Lian, the wine you brew is the best."
Queen Mother Yu's mind became active again, and her eyes stared straight at Ye Chulian, which made Ye Chulian feel uneasy. But Queen Mother Yu was not uneasy at all, and asked Ye Chulian with a smile: "The Ye family really hasn't made any plans for your marriage yet?"