Jiu Zhang Ji: The Daily Life of the Reborn Daughter

Chapter 127: Crown Princess Seal

Qiao Lili was stunned and had no idea what to say.

If I agree, what's the matter? It's not in accordance with etiquette. If I don't agree, do you want to disobey my order?

Concubine Yun was amused by the emperor's actions. She said that he was an old man and a big liar, which was an understatement as he was so shameless.

It's bad enough that you cheat on your wife, but you also help your son cheat on his wife. Normally, people ask for red envelopes before their daughter-in-law changes her mind. What's wrong with you? You can cheat your daughter-in-law as soon as your upper lip and lower lip touch?

"Is it so easy to be the emperor?" Concubine Yun glanced at the emperor.

The emperor understood immediately. They were all smart people, but he was short of money. He reached into the pocket of his dragon robe and rummaged around. Just when Concubine Yun thought he would take out something, he took out a small seal.

"Here." He was poor, but he had ancestors. Wouldn't it save face if he gave away the things his ancestors left behind as rewards to others?

A gift from an elder cannot be refused, and although Qiao Lili didn't know what it meant, she took it with both hands. When she took it in her hand, she saw that it was actually the Crown Princess Seal.

Once again she was stunned.

This stuff is hot.

She had no way of returning it to the emperor, so she had to show it to Concubine Yun.

The Imperial Concubine took a look and said calmly, "Take it."

She was not at ease leaving the people of the Great Yan Kingdom to those one, two, or five men, so the only one left was her unlucky son. She knew that her son was not interested in this, but since he was the tallest among the short ones, there was nothing she could do.

If he couldn't trick his son, he could trick his daughter-in-law. This girl is silly and easy to fool. With this girl helping his unlucky son, the work won't be tiring, and his son can at least work for a few years. Then, he could trick his own son.

She, she wanted to take this old man to the beach, watch the sunset, and visit a small town while he was still able to walk.

When the emperor saw that his Fei'er also asked Qiao Lili to accept the seal, he was immediately happy, knowing that Fei'er was of the same mind as him.

Concubine Yun knew what he was thinking and said mercilessly, "Look at the children you gave birth to. None of them are useful. If there was one, my good son wouldn't have to suffer this hardship."

The emperor touched his nose and thought, "Oh, the stupid things I did when I was young and ignorant made me unable to hold my head up in front of Fei'er for the rest of my life."

"Your Majesty, please change your clothes." Eunuch Li, who arrived shortly afterwards, eased the emperor's embarrassment, and they went to the back to change their clothes.

Qiao Lili told Concubine Yun about her grandmother's plan to renovate the East Palace, and asked if the Ministry of Works could do the work and the wages would be paid.

Concubine Yun said: "What's wrong with that? They are happy to make money."

"You don't have to worry about this matter. I will talk to the emperor later and ask the Minister of Works Chang Lu to send a few people over. From now on, an oral order will be issued that anyone in the capital who wants to build a house or repair a garden can go to the Ministry of Works to find people. It's a waste of time to keep a group of people with no work to do. Not only does it cost the court a lot of money, but it also wastes people's good craftsmanship." Qiao Lili only said this sentence, and Concubine Yun thought of so much. She is also a very intelligent person.

"In the future, see which department has more idle people and make use of them. When you have nothing to do, Xiao A'li, think more about it and give some advice. After all, it will be your business in the future. There is a difference between taking over a good business and taking over a messy business." Concubine Yun was about to trap Qiao Lili without saying a word.

Qiao Lili thought, although it can’t be called a good stall, it’s not a bad stall either. Well, it’s a poor stall.

When the emperor came back after changing into casual clothes, he saw the mother and daughter chatting happily. The two women were beautiful and charming, one mature and plump, the other pretty and charming. They were all smiling about one topic, and getting angry about another topic. It was very pleasing to the eyes. This was the correct way for elders and juniors to talk to each other in ordinary people.

"Aunt Yun, we had breakfast in Fengping Town and ate sea sand noodles. I kept looking for sand in the bowl but couldn't find it. Later, Brother Jing told me that sea sand is not sand, but the name of a small conch."

"Is sea sand noodles delicious?" Concubine Yun asked with longing on her face.

"I didn't think it was that delicious, but it was quite fresh." Qiao Lili's expression seemed to be recalling the taste.

"..."

Yu Linghuan walked over, sat down quietly, lowered his presence, and listened to what the two were saying.

"Aunt Yun, that day Brother Jing shouted until his voice was hoarse and the gong was worn out, but many villagers still refused to leave their homes. An old woman said, 'If I leave, no one will feed my pig. I will sell the pig so that I can send my grandson to school.'"

"Another old woman said that the family depends on these chickens to buy salt, so let the young people go, and it doesn't matter whether we live or die."

"It rained heavily, and the water level rose one foot in a few hours. It was said that the rain was even heavier upstream. Brother Ajing was so anxious that he was about to smoke." Qiao Lili described the scene at that time.

The memorials written by Yu Jingyan were brief and to the point, and did not mention these things. Concubine Yun also showed an anxious look on her face, "Then what should I do?"

"Later, Brother Ajing told them that the first ten households to evacuate would be given 100 taels of silver, the first thirty households to evacuate would be given 80 taels of silver, and so on, decreasing in order. Those who evacuated before noon would get 10 taels of silver, and after noon there would be no money left." Qiao Lili was too embarrassed to say that it was her own money and idea. There was no point in dividing it between her and Brother Ajing.

"As a result, at the beginning of the Si hour, everyone evacuated, leaving their chickens, ducks, pigs, and everything else behind, because all their belongings were not worth ten taels of silver."

Concubine Yun laughed, and the emperor listened and cheered for his son; "This boy, well, just follow me."

Only then did the two of them notice that the emperor had been sitting here for half a day.

Qiao Lili glanced at the emperor, but did not panic. She continued, "Your Majesty, Aunt Yun, Brother Jing has done something great. He designed a gate and named it Dou Zha, which looks a bit like the Chinese character for Dou."

The emperor knew a little, but not much, so he pricked up his ears to listen.

"This gate has irrigation, drainage and flood control functions. When the gate is opened, it can discharge flood water and flood water. When the gate is closed, it can raise the water level to meet the irrigation and domestic water needs of the upstream."

"The sinus gate also has the function of regulating the water level. By opening and closing the sinus gate, the water level is kept within a safe range."

"In addition, it also has the function of water transportation. When the water level is stable, ships can sail on the water. Now Brother Jing has an idea to sail on the Gan River." Qiao Lili glanced at the emperor, "The officials from the Ministry of Works have calculated on site. It is said that building twelve to fifteen sluice gates will enable shipping on the Gan River."

When the emperor heard this, he stood up, walked to Qiao Lili and asked, "Are you telling the truth?"

Qiao Lili stood up calmly and bowed, "Your Majesty, I saw it with my own eyes on the embankment. I think the Sixth Prince's memorial will reach the capital in a few days."

The emperor walked around on the ground excitedly, and then, perhaps feeling a little out of control in front of the juniors, he sat down again.

"Fei'er, our son, even if he doesn't become the emperor, will be able to go down in history." The emperor felt his eyes moist.