Liang Dong rushed to Shangyang Palace with people from the Ministry of Industry and hurriedly stepped forward to greet Queen Wang and Li Sixu who were waiting.
"I've seen the empress and princess, I'm late!"
"Master Liang has always been very punctual."
Li Sixu asked him: "But the Ministry of Industry is busy with affairs?"
"Yes, I went to the richest man's house with Sinong Qing."
While directing people to work, Liang Dong explained the reason to Li Sixu: "Since the princess held an elegant palace banquet years ago, Wang's Restaurant has launched many exquisite and delicious pork dishes. Everyone who has tasted those pork dishes has no problem. It was praised by everyone, and the officials who had eaten the pig-killing feast also added pork to the table to entertain guests during the New Year."
"So pork dishes became popular in the capital!"
"The king is very foresight. He heard that his ministers mentioned that he had tasted pork dishes and longevity fruits in Shangyang Palace. He had already expected that farmers would rush to raise pigs and grow longevity fruits after the new year, so he sent people to various places to buy pig seedlings in advance. , and even sent people to Lingnan to transport longevity fruit seeds. Other merchants in the capital saw the trend and followed suit."
Liang Dong explained to Li Sixu: "Sinongqing was worried about the huge demand in the market, and the merchants who were eyeing this business were driving up the market prices of pig seedlings and longevity fruit seeds. Knowing that I had a personal relationship with Wang Yuanbao, he asked me to accompany him. A trip to the richest man’s house.”
"Only when Wang Jiachen and Sinong Qing came to know that the princess had anticipated the current situation during the palace banquet and had already ordered the richest man Wang to stabilize the prices of these two items in advance."
Liang Dong admired him very much: "The princess is really far-sighted, and the richest man Wang is also a benevolent businessman with good conduct. Before I brought people into the palace to dismantle the greenhouse, Sinong Qing also said that he would like to thank the princess and the richest man for what they have done for the people." "
Live up to expectations!
The palace banquet two years ago indeed successfully promoted the practice of raising pigs and growing longevity fruits.
It's like watching your achievements take root and sprout, which makes people feel happy.
Li Sixu was filled with joy: "Master Liang and Sinong Qing are so polite. This is what Sisi should do. Promote captive pigs to add cheap meat to people's tables, and grow longevity fruit to extract oil." , is the wish of Sisi and Queen Mother."
No matter how quickly the merchants in Beijing followed suit, Wang Yuanbao had already caught wind of the trend and controlled the prices of the first batch of pig seedlings and longevity fruit seeds shipped to the capital.
Other businesses want to seek huge profits in it, but they can't!
Sinongqing responded quickly and found Wang Yuanbao. He was a very responsible person.
"Master Liang has come to the palace at the right time. Sisi and the Queen Mother have compiled their experience in raising pigs in captivity and the methods of growing longevity fruits into a book. After a while, Sir, you will finish dismantling the greenhouse and return to the Ministry of Works. Please also hand over the booklet. Si Nongqing, just like setting up greenhouses, also asked the Ministry of Industry to promote the methods of raising pigs and growing longevity fruits to the people."
"There are rumors in the capital that the Queen empress cared about the people's sufferings and personally raised pigs and planted longevity fruits in the palace. Therefore, not only the villages in various prefectures, but also farmers in the capital were thinking of raising a few pigs in captivity and reclaiming wasteland to plant longevity fruits. fruit."
Liang Dong talked about the excitement and laughed loudly: "The empress and the princess have never seen the lively scene of people buying longevity fruit seeds at the gate of the palace. I want to open a piece of land in Zhuangzi on the outskirts of Beijing and try planting a few acres of longevity fruit."
Looking at Li Sixu who was talking to Liang Dong in high spirits, Queen Wang had complicated eyes.
That palace banquet two years ago was not just for the promotion of captive pigs and longevity fruit, right?
Also for her!
After all, with the promotion of raising pigs in captivity and planting longevity fruits, the fact that she, the queen, personally raised pigs and planted longevity fruits in Shangyang Palace will spread, and the reputation of the empress will be deeply rooted in people's hearts.
Xiao Shi not only pulled herself out of the mud, but also helped her regain the hearts and minds she had lost due to the victory-weary technique.
Apart from not giving birth to her once across the belly, and having been with her during these days since she was thrown into the cold palace, she was already the most dear person in her heart.
Queen Wang looked at her lovingly, until Eunuch Gui came for her, then she left her and Liang Dong to continue talking about planting longevity fruits, and went to the side to talk with Eunuch Gui.
When the queen was relegated to the cold palace, only Eunuch Gui stayed by her side, so now the queen is in charge of the Sixth Palace and also asked him to help manage the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Seeing the solemn look on Eunuch Gui's face, Queen Wang, who was familiar with him, knew that he had something important to report.
When he walked to the deserted stream, Queen Wang asked him, "Did something go wrong at the Hanbing Palace?"
"That's not true. Everyone in the palace knows that there has always been a grudge between the empress and the empress. Now that the empress is back in favor and in charge of the Sixth Palace, she has too much time to take care of herself. How can she get any advantage?"
Eunuch Gui lowered his voice: "It was the East Palace that sent people to ask Sun Yizheng to diagnose the prince's illness."
Now the queen and the prince are back together!
When she heard that the prince was ill, Queen Wang was very worried: "What's wrong with the prince?"
"I guess I heard the bad news from Luoyang Palace and couldn't bear it for a while."
Seeing that the Queen seemed to dislike his meek temperament and half-talking and half-hiding when speaking, Eunuch Gui stopped showing off.
He said in one breath: "Actually, Concubine Shu fell seriously ill after she went to Luoyang Palace. She had no favor from heaven and the people around her neglected to take care of her, so she didn't get through it."
"After Zhao Hui acknowledged his marriage at the door of his mansion, I had already guessed that Concubine Shu was secretly sent to the palace in Luoyang and couldn't bear it."
Eunuch Gui lamented: "But this old slave didn't expect that he would be gone so quickly!"
Concubine Shu disappeared so suddenly. Not only the prince, but also the queen was also surprised.
How come the Luoyang Palace, which I visited just a few years ago, is in such good condition, yet the people are gone so quickly?
She also lost Jun's favor because she had ten princesses, and her situation was completely different from that of Concubine Shu.
Queen Wang was glad that she had Li Sixu, but she also felt that something was wrong.
She asked Eunuch Gui: "Concubine Shu was secretly sent to the palace in Luoyang by the emperor. Did anyone serving her follow her?"
"Except for the people sent by the emperor, there is only one palace maid named Ya'er."
Eunuch Gui praised: "That Ya'er can be regarded as someone who attaches great importance to affection and righteousness. She is not the person who served Concubine Shu originally, but the person who served as Concubine Shu's side as mentioned later. It's conceivable that Concubine Shu was disgusted by the emperor. She knew that going to Luoyang Palace would be a dead end, but that girl was still willing to follow Concubine Shu."
Hearing from Eunuch Gui that Ya'er who followed Concubine Shu to the palace in Luoyang was not the one who was originally serving Concubine Shu, Queen Wang now knew what was wrong.
"You said Wu Chongyuan has too much time to take care of herself?"
Queen Wang, who was well aware of the twists and turns of the harem, figured out the joints and looked at Eunuch Gui: "You are still too careless!"
Eunuch Gui was a little confused: "Your Majesty!"
"I remember that before Concubine Shu was sent to the palace in Luoyang, Eunuch Gao summoned the imperial physician. Xiao Shi accompanied Doctor Sun to the Qingfeng Palace. It was precisely because Xiao Shi exposed Concubine Shu's true face that the emperor was ruthless and sent her to the Qingfeng Palace. Concubine Shu secretly sent her to the palace in Luoyang and left her to fend for herself."
