Mind reading, I used the concubine system to become the empress

But after a while a young eunuch came to report that the current highest price was 13,000 taels of gold.

Upon hearing this, Marquis Mingyuan stood up suddenly, with uncontrollable anger in his eyes.

The emperor saw this and said to the eunuch, "Go and give Marquis Mingyuan another cup of tea."

After the emperor finished speaking, he did not urge anyone to do anything, but just looked at the memorial by himself.

Marquis Mingyuan was already anxious, and he became even more annoyed when he saw the emperor's calm appearance.

He looked at the letter on the emperor's desk and thought for a while.

If he continued to raise the price, the value of these scrolls would indeed be sufficient, but it would take longer to recoup the cost.

If he doesn't add it, he will feel even more uncomfortable watching others make money.

He paced back and forth in the imperial study until the tea had cooled down completely, then he reluctantly added another 500 taels of gold.

Fortunately, no one continued to bid with him this time, which made him feel relieved.

The emperor smiled and said, "Congratulations, Marquis Mingyuan. When all the books are copied, I will send someone to deliver them to your residence."

Mingyuan Hou forced a smile, which looked very forced.

He promised the emperor that he would deliver the money within three days, and then left in a hurry.

After Mingyuan had left, Meng Zidu came out of the next room.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty. The plan went smoothly."

The emperor stood up excitedly and held Meng Zidu's shoulders, "Zidu, thanks to your strategy!"

"I don't deserve it. If Your Majesty hadn't first proposed using useless treasures as bait, I would not have thought of such a risky move."

The emperor was delighted after hearing this. "You are wrong. This was Fubao's idea. I only discussed it with you because I thought it was useful."

The cute appearance of the baby appeared in Mengzi's mind and he couldn't help laughing.

This little princess is truly miraculous, and everything she says is beneficial to Dayan.

"Your Highness is indeed intelligent. I'm afraid you are a lucky star sent by God to ensure that Great Yan will last forever."

The emperor agreed very much. "This girl has been calling me for a long time. If I don't go and comfort her, I'm afraid she will get angry and ignore me again. Zidu must accompany me to take a look."

Zidu was a little puzzled: "I am willing to go. Hasn't Her Royal Highness the Princess been with the wet nurse all day? How did Your Majesty know that Her Royal Highness the Princess was calling you?"

The emperor showed a slightly smug look.

"This is something that only we have as father and daughter. Even though we are far apart, I can still hear her voice."

It was the first time that Mencius had seen an emperor with such a childish side.

He would forget to use the word "Zhen" when mentioning his daughter, and he would also be complacent because his connection with his daughter is the most unique.

This emperor is really different from the others.

When the two walked to the door, they heard a deafening shouting.

【Where is my dad, where is my dad, where is my dad? 】

[He has been missing for a day. Maybe he has another child and doesn't want me anymore.]

The emperor couldn't listen to this. He pushed the door open in a hurry and hugged Lin Shu in his arms without caring about anything else.

"Daddy has been busy all day today, and I miss Fubao so much." After saying that, the emperor asked everyone to leave.

The emperor saw that there were no outsiders around, and he laughed heartily, saying "It's great!" as he laughed.

[Why did my dad go crazy after the auction? Is there really a fool who spent a lot of money to get the first batch? ]

The emperor and Mencius both sang in unison, seemingly excitedly recalling today's events, but in fact they were performing it specifically for Lin Shu to know.

Lin Shu was stunned when he heard this.

[But if they give away such a precious thing, then they still make a profit, don’t they? ]

Meng Zidu sighed lightly, but his face showed an expression of watching the fun.

"These things will be everywhere in the future, and they foolishly think they have made a profit."

The emperor smiled but said nothing.

Lin Shu was shocked.

[Good fellow, my father must be cheating on me. He promised to only copy one copy. But...]

Lin Shu stopped abruptly when he thought of this.

[My father is so cunning that he actually plays word games with the ministers. ]

[He agreed to only copy one copy, but he didn’t refuse to print it! ]

[Isn't my father afraid that those noble families will become desperate? ]

The emperor continued with Meng Zidu's words, "Meng Qing is indeed a master of strategy. He made a fortune by taking such a risky move. He also used those people he captured yesterday as leverage and firmly held them in his hands."

"If they are not satisfied, they will have to stop their actions if the testimonies of these people are sent to their court."

"Besides, there is only one person who suffered heavy losses. How can other families help in this situation?"

"Mingyuan Hou has no choice but to swallow this loss."

Meng Zidu agreed and said, "That's right. In this way, Your Majesty can open an academy without spending a penny. There will even be extra money to print books."

"Zidu would like to congratulate His Majesty first."

What followed was a laugh as loud as that of an emperor or movie star.

After hearing this, Lin Shu was left with shock.

[Ah? Are my father and Mencius so powerful? Didn’t this happen just two days ago? How come the traps have been set today? No, the fish have taken the bait.]

[That doesn't seem right. It should be that as soon as I caught the first fish, I had already planned for the entire family of that fish.]

Both the emperor and Mencius laughed uncontrollably when they heard Lin Shu's abstract metaphor.

Lin Shu was still digesting these things in her little head.

[I felt like I was dreaming. It was as if everything had suddenly been settled.]

On the other side, Marquis Mingyuan returned to his mansion and was furious.

"Come here, check it out for me! Who is the one who is against me? If it weren't for him, I wouldn't have spent so much money."

However, a few days later, the news received by Mingyuan Hou was all kinds of strange and bizarre, saying that it was from everyone, almost covering everyone present that day.

This made Mingyuan Hou even more angry, so he simply held a banquet and invited all the ministers of that day to attend.

However, all the companies denied it, saying that although they had bid, it was impossible for them to pay so much.

Some simply cried poor and said they simply couldn't afford the price.

Some people even go so far as to directly frame the emperor, saying that the emperor must have made up the price himself just to frame you.

Ming Yuanhou was so angry that he fell backwards. "You guys are really more powerful than each other. You dare to say anything."

"If the emperor really made the offer himself, how would he end up if I didn't make the offer?"

"You all know what the craft is. If no one does it in the end, doesn't that prove that he lied about the price?"

Some people were dissatisfied and said stubbornly: "It's not like he can't do it himself."

When Mingyuan Hou heard this, he almost gasped. "Don't you know how much silver there is in the treasury? If he had the ability to do it, would he have waited until today? If it were you, would you be able to wait?"

In the end, the banquet ended in a bad mood, and Mingyuan Hou felt that everyone he saw was suspicious.

When the emperor learned the news, he was trying to coax Lin Shu to sleep, but he forced Lin Shu to laugh himself awake.

Lin Shu looked at her father with suspicion.

[I bet a penny that it must have been my father who secretly raised the price.]