Song Jingyan burst into tears after hearing this. She slammed the table hard and said bitterly:
"Tongtong, we can't let them go like this. If you don't do it, I'll let Li Yunhang kill them."
Ye Yutong chuckled, "Sister Jingyan, it's not necessary for my brother-in-law to take action. Do you think my sister is the kind of person who doesn't take revenge?"
She took a sip of tea and said calmly: "My brother and I wanted to deal with them when we were fleeing the famine. But we were young at that time, and Ping An and I were both injured, and it was difficult to even walk.
My mother and two brothers were extremely thin at the time, and they had to drag me and Ping An on the road every day. We really didn’t have the energy to deal with them. The only way is to part ways with them and get rid of their family first. "
"Tongtong, why don't you take action now?" She thought for a while and asked in a low voice, "Does the godfather disagree?"
Ye Yutong shook his head, "That's not true, my father is on our side, and he has no feelings for that family.
When we were in the countryside, if it weren't for the oppression of several clansmen in the village, my father would have separated the family and taken us away. "
Song Jingyan said happily: "Fortunately, my godfather is not confused."
Knowing that she had a charter, Song Jingyan stopped asking and pointed to the thick pile of dowry lists on the table.
"Tongtong, the 266 units are really too much to install. My godmother and I discussed it and added fourteen more units, for a total of 280 units. Can you see if there is anything to add?"
"Ah, why are you adding more? This is too much."
"Not many. When Li Yunhang and I got married, there were still 160 of them. You are marrying the emperor, so more than 200 is not too much at all."
Ye Yutong smiled helplessly, flipped through the list a few times, and put it down.
She doesn't know much about these, nor is she interested in them. She should wait until she has time to read them.
Song Jingyan said with a smile: "It's true, you girl. Some girls are eager to order more from their parents' families. It's better for you, but you don't think the dowry is too much."
She put the dowry list in the brocade box and teased Ye Yutong with a smile.
"Tongtong, you are going to get married soon, aren't you happy?"
She thought Ye Yutong would be shy, but her expression didn't change at all.
He also glanced at her sideways and asked with a half-smile, "Sister Jingyan, I see you are quite experienced. Did you feel so happy that you couldn't sleep at night when you married Prince Liang?"
Song Jingyan was stunned for a moment, then her face turned red. She stood up and was about to tear her mouth open, "You damn girl, why do you dare to say anything?"
Ye Yutong escaped her clutches and ran away laughing.
The demo, he even made dirty jokes with me.
When I was in modern times, I even saw goblins fighting without clothes, and you, a childish person, still want to embarrass me, ugh.
The fact that Pingyuan Marquis Mansion sent Ye Yutong a gift did not cause the slightest ripple in the Ye family.
During dinner, Li Wenxiu mentioned it, and Ye Dafeng nodded, "I understand, just do whatever you want. You don't have to tell me specifically about things there in the future."
The son-in-law said that they didn't need to intervene in the Ye family's affairs, so he didn't bother to ask.
With so many businesses at home, he is very busy every day, and he has no time to care about unimportant things.
To him, the Ye family were worse than strangers. Even if they died in front of him, he would not blink an eye.
He only hated the people in his old house, hated them for bullying his wife and children, and even wanted to sell his daughter.
On the way to escape, they also killed all the weak members of their family.
Such vicious people will never be able to forgive their hatred even if they die a hundred times.
Ye Yutong went back to her room after dinner. She just heard from her second brother that Ping An was a little busy these two days and she planned to visit the palace later.
The dowry will be delivered the day after tomorrow, and Ping An will be even busier by then, and he will also have to prepare for the wedding.
Tonight should be the last time the two of them see each other before they get married.
She changed into night clothes and went directly to the palace using Qinggong without riding a horse.
Li Yunze was chewing an apple and reading the memorial, when suddenly his ears twitched.
Ye Yutong had already opened the door and came in, "Ping An, do you think my qinggong is powerful again?"
Li Yunze smiled and nodded, "It has indeed improved again. If it were before, I would have heard the movement when you arrived in the courtyard, but today I didn't notice it until you arrived at the door."
Ye Yutong smiled proudly, brought a large bowl from the space and placed it on the table in front of him, "You can drink some of the chicken soup I stewed in it this afternoon."
Li Yunze finished the apple in his hand in two or three bites.
First I took a few sips of soup from the bowl, then started to chew on a big chicken leg.
Seeing him gobbling up his food, Ye Yutong frowned, "So hungry? Didn't you have dinner?"
"After eating, I started cooking after the eldest and second brothers left. I rolled out the noodles and fried three poached eggs.
It was enough for me to eat alone, but who knew that just after I had finished cooking, that boy from Chaoyang came again and took away most of it, leaving me without enough food. "
Ye Yutong looked at him in surprise and asked in disbelief: "Did you cook it yourself? Where are the maids and palace servants? They won't cook for you?"
Although Li Yunze was not allowed to set up an imperial dining room, with so many people in the palace, it was impossible for him to cook by himself.
After all, he is the king of a country, and he has to roll out noodles and fry poached eggs every day after going to court. Thinking about this scene makes me laugh.
Li Yunze finished chewing the chicken leg and then said: "I didn't let them cook it. I originally wanted to eat it in the big kitchen with them.
But those people were so frightened when they saw me that I didn’t go there and took some rice noodles and made them myself. "
Ye Yutong looked at the sky speechlessly, "Peace, the palace is not the army. When we fought, you ate with the soldiers from the beginning, and they were used to it.
But your status is different now. You are the emperor, and this is the palace. You eat with the servants, of course they are afraid. "
"I only went there to eat for two days, but I haven't been there recently." Li Yunze lowered his voice and said, "The chef in the big kitchen doesn't cook well, and he ruins all the good food. He's not even as good as my craftsmanship.
I plan to change the chef in a while, even though we won't be eating there. But with so many palace people and guards in the palace, it would be unreasonable for the food to be cooked like that. "
Ye Yutong asked doubtfully: "Is it so unpalatable? I remember that several of the chefs in the big kitchen were injured soldiers who retired from the army.
The second brother and Chaoyang specially arranged to come in. They said they had some cooking skills and were trustworthy, so they were allowed to come to the palace to cook. "
"I can still talk nonsense, it's really not delicious." Li Yunze finished the bowl of chicken soup, wiped his mouth with a handkerchief and said, "Tomorrow, let's find a few skilled chefs to take over the big kitchen. Some of them went to feed the pigs."
"Pfft!" Ye Yutong couldn't help but laugh, "It made a few of them feel embarrassed when they heard this. They are doing well in the big kitchen, but you transferred them to feed the pigs. Isn't this a bit insulting?"
Li Yunze smiled and whispered to her: "Their injuries were a bit serious. I observed them in the kitchen and found that they were still having a hard time cooking. Although feeding the pigs is a bit dirty, it can make them relax."
Speaking of these injured soldiers, both of them felt heavy in their hearts.
Those who were able to stay and work were those with minor injuries, while those with serious injuries went home, and some even lost their lives on the battlefield.
Ye Yutong said: "Ping An, I am planning to set up schools in various places, and the teaching materials have been printed.
First, select children from the homes of those soldiers who died or were disabled, and let them go to school to learn knowledge, and then go to the village to work as teachers. If there are more places, priority will be given to recruiting children from active-duty soldiers' families. "
Li Yunze had heard her mention this matter before, but he didn't expect that this girl had already started to act quietly.
"Tongtong, do you need me to do anything? Do you want the Imperial Academy to assist you?"
"It's not necessary for the time being." Ye Yutong said seriously: "Ping An, I don't want too many people to interfere in the school's affairs. Those who enter the school to learn knowledge must meet the conditions."
She thought for a while and said, "Those who do not meet the requirements can enter the school, but they will have to pay a threshold fee."
Li Yunze understood what she meant, "I know. After we get married, I will decree that you will have full authority to handle the school affairs, and all expenses will be borne by the state treasury."
"Okay." Ye Yutong did not object to the treasury providing the money. She was originally planning to take it herself.
She knew that the treasury had little money and had been basically ruined by Li Yunhao and Queen Mother Qiao in the past few years.
They took a lot more with them when they escaped, and now the treasury is basically empty.
However, high-yielding grains have spread to most of the Yun Dynasty, and the national treasury will be abundant next year.
Although running schools in various places requires a lot of money, she will find ways to attract people to donate and invest.
Coupled with the high threshold fee, Ping An should not be able to subsidize much.
Li Yunze asked curiously: "Tongtong, how do you charge the threshold fee? How much are you prepared to charge per person?"
"How much do you think is appropriate?" Ye Yutong asked him.
The couple looked at each other and understood each other's thoughts.
Li Yunze touched his chin and thought for a while, "If you are a child of an official, it will be cheaper, six thousand taels per person. If you are a merchant, then the starting price will be ten thousand taels.
After all, what we teach is Chinese studies. If the threshold is low, the standard will be lowered, and then we will lose face. "
In fact, Li Yunze felt that this price was a bit low.
Everything in Tongtong Space is priceless. If you master it, you will benefit from it for life.
When Ye Yutong heard the price he said, he opened his mouth and closed it again. This guy is a cruel person.
She originally wanted to receive three thousand taels per person, which she thought was high enough, but she never expected that this guy had a darker heart than her.
"Tongtong, do you think it's too little? How about we add more?"
Ye Yutong shook his head repeatedly, "No, quite a bit, quite a bit, that's about it."
She thought to herself that if more were added, she might not be able to recruit people at her own expense.
Even if those powerful and powerful people were not short of money, they would not dare to spend it.
When the time comes, you, the emperor, will ask where people’s property came from? How can people explain it to you?
You can't say it's because of corruption and bribery, right?
The two of them became more and more excited as they talked. After discussing until midnight, Li Yunze sent Ye Yutong back to the Ye family's residence.
