Zhan Zhumen

Chapter 712 Be Careful
Zhang Guifei advised Huo Xi to be cautious.

If this matter fails, it will instead take root in the emperor's heart, and the family will be backlashed at that time, and the loss will not be worth the loss.

There's no need to take that risk.Her surname is Zhang, so she has to plan for the Zhang family.

Huo Xi could understand her aunt's concerns.But she has been planning for many years. After visiting her grandfather in Shangyong a few years ago, she even wanted to help her family get rid of the crime.

No matter how difficult the conditions were these years, my grandmother and aunt made clothes for her and Nian'er and sent them to her every year.When she got married, her grandfather poured all the money and entrusted someone to send her a dowry from thousands of miles away...

Shangyong's place was inaccessible, and his grandparents were getting older, thinking of them staying there, Huo Xi couldn't sleep at night.Every time I go back to visit my mother's grave, I feel ashamed to see my mother.

"Auntie, look at this. This is the white sugar rock sugar I told you about."

Concubine Zhang Gui looked into the jar and was very surprised.There was white sugar, and sugar like ice cubes.

"This sugar dissolves in water, won't the water be colored?"

"No. You can't tell if you don't taste it."

Concubine Zhang Guifei fed some into her mouth, tried it, and couldn't help nodding, "You bought it from a foreigner? What price?"

"White sugar costs two taels of silver per catty. Rock sugar costs three taels of silver per catty."

"So expensive?" Zhang Guifei's eyes widened.

Huo Xi was a little sorry for keeping it from her.

This price was the price she sold to the Fanren at the beginning, and she replied: "Yes, they shipped it all the way and traveled by sea for more than a year before arriving here. It's normal to sell it more expensive."

"How did you know this secret technique?"

"My aunt also knows that I understand the Yi language. I helped that Fanman and bought it from him. If he doesn't sell it to me, he won't be able to keep the sugar-making method after returning home."

Zhang Guifei understood.

Presumably, the merchants in Fanwai are the same as the merchants in Guochao, and have no status.This kind of secret method, which can make a lot of money, cannot be kept once it is oppressed by powerful people.

After some calculations in my heart, the more I calculated, the more frightened I became.

If this secret method is handed over to the imperial court, and the imperial court arranges people to produce it, and then use the current sea trade to transport it to foreign countries, how much wealth will be added to the national treasury!
Wouldn't it be convenient for Guan He to be taken out with the boat?

Concubine Zhang Gui felt that this could be done.

"You said that your grandfather led the family to grow high-yielding crops?"

This time Huo Xi didn't hide it from her, "Yes. This matter is my selfishness. My mother died early, and it was because my grandfather's family was convicted..."

Concubine Zhang patted her hand, "This is your grandmother's fault."

"It's all over. Grandma is also thinking about the family."

"Good boy, if you can think so. Don't blame your grandmother, she is not easy."

"Don't worry, aunt. Everything is fate. I don't blame grandma."

Huo Xi didn't talk about it again, and only said: "Because I wanted to get rid of my grandfather's family, I started planning a few years ago. I got high-yielding seeds from overseas, so I asked someone to take them to the southwest, so that my grandfather could plant them for me. Look, I didn't expect that most of those seeds are not acclimatized, and after years of careful care by my grandfather and uncle, they are finally ready."

Show the concubine what you brought.

There are pumpkins, upland rice, yams, sweet potatoes, "and some edible vegetables. Because it is too far away from the capital, I can't send them here. I only sent the seeds. My grandfather wrote down in detail how to cultivate them. "

Pass the cultivation and maintenance manual with a thick record to the imperial concubine to read.

Concubine Zhang held it in her hand and flipped through it, and she couldn't help but sigh with emotion, "The only one who can write about the crops in such detail is your grandfather, the Imperial Supervisor. See, you can write a book about it."

A Guozijian offering sacrifices is nothing more than teaching and educating people in the highest institution of the imperial court, so what crime can there be?

Sighing, "Auntie thinks that with these two things, things can be done. It's just that the emperor's heart is unpredictable, and auntie can't be sure about this matter." Everything depends on the emperor's will.

Emperor Yongkang was really displeased with the old ministers of the former court.

"How about this, Auntie first asks someone to present your sugar-making method to the emperor, and if the emperor summons you, you can then mention your grandfather."

"Yes, I listen to my aunt."

"come..."

Concubine Zhang Gui asked the chief eunuch of Zhongcui Palace to present herself to the emperor, and gave him a few more instructions. Seeing that he understood everything, she let him go.

Huo Xi also rewarded him with a thick purse, he was very happy, "Don't worry, Mrs. Shizi, I will take care of this matter." Turned around and left.

"This matter depends on the Emperor's will. There is no rush. Let's go and see what Xiao Yu'er is doing."

The two walked towards the imperial garden.

"This child is growing up really fast. I haven't seen him for a while. He can walk steadily and speak quickly. The small mouth is just the time for fun." Concubine Zhang Guifei smiled at the corner of her mouth as she spoke, and the light in her eyes was bright. It's about to overflow.

Huo Xi felt a little distressed when she saw it.

"When the weather gets warmer next year, I will send him into the palace to stay with my aunt for a few days."

Zhang Guifei's eyes were surprisingly bright: "Really? Don't make my aunt happy."

"It's good that my aunt doesn't dislike him."

"How can you dislike him? My aunt loves him too late!" Excited in my heart, I took a bigger step, "Xiao Yuer, my aunt and grandmother are here to find you!"

The mother and son accompanied the imperial concubine to play in the imperial garden.

It also attracted a few empresses who came to relax in the garden.They are all poor people, who didn't expect to give birth to an heir when they entered the palace?Whenever a woman gets married, she wants to have children by her side.

Seeing cute and well-behaved, not shy or crying, with a small mouth that can talk, who doesn't like such a cute milk dumpling?
They all came over to play together.

Xiao Yu'er was coaxed by this empress and that empress, so happy that she accepted a bag full of presents.

The emperor never summoned Huo Xi, and Huo Xi was not summoned to question him. Huo Xi was a little disappointed.

"Don't worry, if the emperor doesn't summon, aunt will go to the emperor to intercede." Zhang Guifei comforted her, "Let's go, Xiao Yuer is hungry, let's go have lunch."

The maids and eunuchs of Zhongcui Palace had just set up the food, and the three of them were about to eat when the emperor arrived.

Huo Xi hurriedly took Xiao Yu'er to salute.

Xiao Yu'er didn't understand, she looked up at the emperor openly, her big eyes were twinkling.

"This is Mu Bin's son?"

"Yes. Your Majesty, do you look like his eldest son's father?" Concubine Zhang said with a smile as she waited on the Emperor to sit down.

"Like, it was carved out of the same mold."

"Xiao Yu'er thinks so too." Xiao Yu'er was not afraid of him, and even opened his mouth to talk.

Emperor Yongkang raised his eyebrows: "Huh? You still know what you look like? How do you know that you look like your father?"

Xiao Yuer tilted his head, looking like the person in front of him was not very smart, "I have a mirror at home, such a big mirror!"

Xiaoshou made some gestures. There are such big and big mirrors in his house, "You can see people clearly! It was bought by my mother and a fan. Don't you have one in your house?"

"Hahaha……"

Yongkang laughed happily, stretched out his hand to beckon him to come closer, and stroked his little head, "Did you see in the mirror that you look like your father?"

Xiao Yuer nodded, "I also heard from others, many people have said the same thing."

Emperor Yongkang looked at the milky voice in front of him and disliked his stupid child. His mood of being angry and annoyed by the courtiers who opposed the move of the capital these days has improved a lot, and his chaotic mind has also become clearer.

After teasing a few words, someone took him down.

Looking at Huo Xi: "You dedicate this secret method to the imperial court?"

(End of this chapter)