In the royal study, the emperor stared at the two people below him, his eyes narrowed slightly, full of displeasure: "Is there anything you need to talk to me about?"
I really don't want to see her, and nothing good will happen when I see her.
Hua Yanxi glanced at Ye Juechen subconsciously, but he kept lowering his head and didn't look at him at all.
She felt she had been cheated.
She also said that she was good at deceiving, and she was obviously the one who was deceived.
It's not too late to quit now.
"If you have nothing to say, just kneel down. I'm busy." The emperor said angrily, picking up the memorial on the table and starting to read it.
Hua Yanxi could only bite the bullet and said, "My daughter-in-law heard that you received the invitation and promised to come."
"Well, that seems to be the case." The emperor said proudly.
"My daughter-in-law wants to come and ask how your father plans to come?"
"Why do you want me to come?"
"Uh." This is really hard to answer.
Hua Yanxi could only say: "My daughter-in-law thinks that you are very busy on weekdays. If you feel embarrassed, you don't have to come. After all, state affairs are more important."
When the emperor heard this, he frowned, threw the memorial in his hand on the table, and stared at Hua Yanxi: "Do you know what you are talking about? Why, the invitation was sent and you plan to take it back?"
Who do you think you are rejecting? Do you think he is a majestic emperor of a country? He has a lot of brains and is so bold.
"My daughter-in-law is only concerned about her father, and does not want to embarrass him. After all, my daughter-in-law heard that you did not attend the birthday ceremonies of other princes."
"The past was before, and now is now. Why, what do I do, and I still have to listen to your orders?"
"Of course not." Hua Yanxi only felt that the sight above her head was like reality. She could only lower her head and said: "It's just that the people invited by my daughter-in-law are just ordinary people, and there are also many classmates who are husbands. I'm afraid they won't see them.
Sheng Yan panicked, and when the time came, he said the wrong words and did the wrong things, and the beautiful happy event turned out to be ugly, making my father laugh."
"Common people? Mr. Yang Ge and the others are also common people?" He had inquired carefully, and he knew who would receive the invitation.
As soon as Hua Yanxi heard this, she knew that ordinary deceptions could no longer be deceived, so she simply started to increase the value.
"Of course there are courtiers and some highly respected elders, but, father, aren't you curious?"
"What are you curious about?"
"Father, you get along with these courtiers every day, and all you hear is singing praises or discussing government affairs with them. Aren't you curious about how they get along with each other and how they evaluate you when you are not around? What's more?
, there are many white people among them, aren’t you curious about their daily life behavior?”
The emperor raised his eyebrows when he heard this, but still pretended not to care and said: "I am the emperor, I need to care about what they think in their hearts, why don't they speculate on what I think?"
Hua Yanxi straightened up and said righteously: "No, because father, you are a wise king. Although you don't say it with your mouth, you definitely care about your subjects and the people in your heart. It is rare to have such a suitable and unobtrusive opportunity. You say
Right?"
"You gave me this opportunity, do I still have to reward you?" the emperor said coldly.
Even if she didn't take the emperor seriously, Hua Yanxi would not dare to agree to this. She immediately said: "My daughter-in-law is just giving you advice, and you are the one who makes the decision."
The emperor sneered.
Ye Juechen finally spoke.
"Father, I also think this is feasible. Don't you often say that you are concerned about family affairs and national affairs? Besides, if you make the grand ceremony too grand, I'm afraid Fifth Brother will feel uncomfortable. It's better to keep a low profile."
Talking about being comfortable or uncomfortable is just a pretentious talk.
The emperor thought for a while. He had not originally expected to attend the ceremony. He was so happy to get the invitation that he forgot about Xiao Wu's appearance for a while. It was his big day, so he couldn't be unhappy.
Thinking this way, the emperor reluctantly agreed, but he was not easy to fool.
After Hua Yanxi left, the emperor asked: "Didn't you agree before? Why did you suddenly regret it?"
Ye Juechen cleverly put the blame on Ye Yibai: "I only learned today that my fifth brother ran away from home last night."
"He's gone. Where have he gone? Did he find anyone? Did he take enough money with him when he left?" The emperor immediately panicked.
"It has been recovered. However, you know the temper of Fifth Brother. I originally thought that Fifth Sister could persuade him, but now that I think about it, it is still a bit difficult."
"Hmph, how could my son listen to a woman?" the emperor sneered coldly.
"So, when you arrived at the Fifth Prince's Mansion that day, you were not allowed to show up."
"..."
"Then, are you still going?" Even if you go, you can only look at it furtively.
"Go, why don't you go? I've got the invitation. If you don't show up, you won't show up. I just want to listen to the voices of those people and see what they are doing behind my back." The emperor said righteously.
The reasons were all figured out for him, so of course he wanted to go.
Ye Juechen finally breathed a sigh of relief and could deal with business in peace. He would rather go to the office than deal with their father-son relationship.
When the agreed date arrived, Ye Juechen took Hua Yanxi to the Ministry of Accounts first to check the accounts, and then read some documents and materials, gaining a general understanding of the salt merchant's taxation.
Specifically, she planned to go to the salt farm to see for herself.
Two days later, Ye Yibai's birthday also came. The college gave him a day off that day. As for the invited classmates, they had to wait until after school.
Hua Yanxi got up early and picked out a red robe and purple gold belt for Ye Yibai. His hair was still half-tied as usual. When the auspicious time came, someone would tie his hair up to show his adulthood.
It's called a weak crown.
"Yanyan, did you also wear red when you grew up with hairpins?" Ye Yibai looked at the clothes on his body and asked.
"Um."
"Then why don't you wear the same thing as me today?"
"It's not like we're getting married. You can just wear red. I don't need it." Hua Yanxi doesn't like the color red very much. She always thinks it's the same as blood. She wouldn't touch it if she can, but because today is the night of white wedding.
Day, this body was prepared for him.
"Okay."
The two had breakfast first, and there was nothing to do about Ye Yibai for the time being. However, the hostess Hua Yanxi was quite busy. Fortunately, the Yang family came over to help entertain the guests, otherwise they would have been busy.
Everywhere in the house has been tidied up, and the servants have all put on new clothes, with a red silk tied around their bodies to express happiness.
Hua Yanxi stood at the gate to greet the guests, her face almost frozen with laughter.
There were quite a few people here today. Although they were here to celebrate Ye Yibai's crowning ceremony, they started talking to her about the salt merchant's affairs.
She is now considered a veritable salt merchant and an imperial merchant. Naturally, no one dares to underestimate her. Even several companies that had previously dismissed the invitation were particularly enthusiastic.
The emperor left the palace early, dressed up, and was led into the palace through the back door by Ye Juechen. He was resting in the wing, and no one else knew except Hua Yanxi and Ye Juechen.