Shen Changyuan's eyes darted around as he thought about how to persuade his old-fashioned mother when he got home.
The ministers nearby thought of the fact that the Shen family had four sons and were carefully considering whether to arrange a marriage between the family and the Marquis's mansion.
Marriage is risky; proceed with caution!
[Aaaaaah!!! Host, the imperial examination been brought forward! Does this mean Lord Zhao's daughter's scumbag husband is coming?!]
[Guagua, don't scream! If it's for the imperial examinations in the capital, then it's definitely here! Lord Zhao is Dad's right-hand man, so keep a close eye on him. His daughter, Zhao Xue'er, is quite good; make sure she's not deceived and ends up like the granddaughter of Minister Su.]
Su Qingshan: ...
If you're going to talk about someone else, just talk about them. Why do you always bring up my family?
I'm so angry!
But he didn't say anything.
He just hung his head, his face gloomy, and anyone who saw him would get angry.
Zhao Guangming: I feel that the road ahead is bright.
That day, after court, Shen Mingzhu went directly to the Hanlin Academy to report for duty and then went straight home.
The Hanlin scholars: Shen Xiuzuan has stopped pretending and just left!
To be honest, everyone is overthinking it.
It was simply because Shen Mingzhu couldn't resist wanting to tell her mother and second brother the good news first.
As soon as she stepped into the Marquis's residence, Madam Shen heard several screams!
[Ahhh! Guagua, how did I get so many points?! What happened?]
The matter originated from Shen Mingzhu's feeling that she had returned to the Marquis's mansion and was preparing to use her points to buy some sweet potato, potato, and chili seedlings to plant, and also to buy a batch of cotton to make winter quilts in advance.
When she checked her points in the upper right corner, she was surprised to find that she had over two million points.
How could she not be excited about such a sudden windfall!
Upon opening the screen,
[Emperor Jingyuan was furious. Points +999!]
[Second Prince Yan Yunxuan wants you to die, points +9999!]
[Su Qingshan was filled with shame and indignation, his points increased by 999!]
...
[Donate a golden house to the Great Yan Dynasty's treasury, punish the corrupt Xiao family, earned +520,000 points!]
[Contribute one gold mine and one iron mine to the Great Yan Dynasty, punish the Chai family, the son-in-law of the Chang Le Prince Consort, and earned +1,520,000 points!]
......
Ding ding ding!
Suddenly, she felt a little better about losing the gold house, the gold mine, and the iron mine.
Shen Mingzhu ignored everything else and went directly to the side courtyard of the Marquis's mansion near the west corner gate. She bought a batch of unevenly dyed cotton cloth, linen cloth and cotton, and the free gift was 200 sacks of scraps of cloth.
After Shen Mingzhu returned to the mansion, Madam Shen was about to greet her when she saw her head straight for the side courtyard at the west corner gate.
She was just thinking of asking her what kind of help she needed, but she ended up running into a complete idiot.
"Mother."
Mother Shen smiled.
"What is Mingzhu doing in this deserted courtyard? Is there anything you need to do? Mother will help you."
Shen Mingzhu dismissed the servants from her mother's house and led her into the courtyard.
She looked at the piles of fabric and sacks in the yard and said nothing.
Looking at her mother, who trusted her completely, Shen Mingzhu frowned, but still made up an excuse.
"Mother, to tell you the truth, I had a strange encounter after a dream yesterday. I dare not tell anyone, for fear of being burned as a monster!"
Mother Shen held Shen Mingzhu's hand.
"Mingzhu, don't worry, you'll always be your mother's daughter. What monster? My Mingzhu is clearly a fairy!"
Hehe~~~
Mother is so good!
Shen Mingzhu then told her mother that the fabric and cotton were obtained through a fortuitous encounter.
Cotton can be used to make quilts, cotton-padded jackets, cotton-padded trousers, cotton-padded shoes, and so on.
Because cotton had not yet appeared in the Great Yan Dynasty, the high-ranking officials and nobles wore fur and leather products and burned earthen stoves and charcoal braziers to get through the winter.
Upon hearing about the wonderful substance cotton, Mother Shen happily opened the sack and looked at the soft, fluffy cotton, feeling how warm it was.
"Mingzhu, what do you want to do with it?"
"Mother, you handle it as you see fit. Just send the rest to the north. Starting this year, the people and soldiers in the north are having an even harder time!"
After thinking for a while, Mother Shen finally spoke.
"The cotton is such a divine thing that it should naturally be presented to His Majesty. The whole world belongs to the king."
Shen Mingzhu: Sigh...
That's the downside of feudal society.
This is something that, even after three years, still feels somewhat unfamiliar to her as a modern person.
However, seeing Shen's mother expression, she smiled and said...
"Mother, you decide how to handle it. Try to send as much as possible to the North. The Little Ice Age is coming soon, and I'm a little worried about my grandfather."
Mother Shen patted Shen Mingzhu's hand.
"Mingzhu, your mother and your maternal grandfather know you have this intention. Don't worry, your mother will handle it properly."
Seeing that Shen Mingzhu had filled the desolate courtyard in the northwest corner with cotton and clothes, Shen's mother pondered for three seconds and then sent a message to the palace.
Shen Mingzhu went straight back to her own courtyard.
[Guagua, when is the next big sale on great items?]
[Host, you already have over two million points, don't be so stingy!]
"What do you know! My points aren't nearly enough! I need to ensure the safety of my family, take care of my maternal grandfather's Xie family village in the north, and I can't neglect the Wu family in Jiangnan. There are also many members of the Shen clan; my father is the current head of the family, he can't just abandon them. And then there's the Crown Prince. I'm now the Crown Princess. If the Crown Prince and I are mutually in love, we have to think about the future. Tell me, how can my points possibly be enough?!"
Besides, who knows if the female lead, Shen Jiaojiao, has any trump cards up her sleeve?
The Second Prince Yan Yunxuan can't die because of that unkillable cockroach. Emperor Jingyuan didn't touch him at all, and didn't know why he was kept alive!
[Host, Guagua doesn't quite understand, but Guagua thinks whatever you say is right!]
Shen Mingzhu was very satisfied with the system's understanding.
After a while, the gossip-eating system suddenly spoke up.
[Host, the next system discount will be on the 1st of next month. The 1st of each month is the system shop's discount day. You can buy whatever you want on that day.]
Okay, thank you, Guagua.
[You're welcome, host. It's all what Guagua should do. I'm just glad you're happy.]
Shen Mingzhu lay on a chaise lounge, having bought a box of fresh lychees, the "Fei Zi Xiao" variety, and was thoroughly enjoying them.
After finishing her meal, the maid Shaoyao brought her a basin of water. She washed her hands and went straight to bed.
"Peony, take all the lychees to Mother in the main courtyard."
As if remembering something, she bought another box of unopened products.
Peony looked at the two boxes of lychees, lowered her head, and left the yard.
When the news of Shen's mother reached the palace, Emperor Jingyuan was holding a small court meeting to prepare for the early imperial examination.
As for Consort Li and Princess Chang Le in the harem, they were all handed over to Empress Lin to handle.
The Chai family must not be let go!
The entire Zhongyong Marquis family was executed, and the rest were exiled to a gold mine in the north to mine gold, as a final contribution to the Great Yan Dynasty.
Since you like it so much, dig as much as you want!