Chapter 173 - Enough of this

Xiao Hanzheng knew a lot about the royal families.

“Therefore, before he passed away, he conferred the current emperor born to the empress as the crown prince.

“He didn’t want that beloved prince to take revenge on the crown prince after he ascended the throne, so our previous emperor also gave this beloved prince a piece of land close to the border after conferring our current emperor as the crown prince.

“Before he passed away, he sent someone to bring that prince to that piece of land as an additional layer of protection to the crown prince.”

He paused for a moment before saying, “That prince has always been unconvinced and always felt that he should be the heir to the throne.

“He is very ambitious and has always been planning to usurp the throne.

“After the late emperor passed away, he did not enter the capital to attend his funeral.

“Instead, he gathered troops on his land and showed no respect to the emperor.”

Shi Qingluo smacked her lips. “It seems like Daliang is facing both internal and external problems!”

Although the commoners had more or less settled down, most of them were still living in poverty due to the war that ended not too long ago.

It was very easy for them to be incited and manipulated by others.

Their neighbouring country was eyeing them like a tiger watching its prey.

There was even a prince within their country who gathered troops and was ready to rebel at any moment.

Xiao Hanzheng nodded. “That’s right, there are problems within and out of the palace.

“Thankfully, the emperor today strives to rule diligently.

“He is capable and also ambitious in his plans. His forbearance is also very strong.”

In his previous life, he had taken the initiative to become the emperor’s man, so he still knew many things that most courtiers did not know.

At the same time, he had studied the emperor more carefully.

He understood the emperor well enough and knew his style of doing things.

Shi Qingluo asked curiously, “In the future, did the emperor destroy that prince and take back his land?”

Xiao Hanzheng smiled bitterly. “Five years later, that prince rebelled by using his troops to proclaim himself as the emperor of that land.

“The imperial court was fully prepared, but when they fought, many were injured. It lasted for several years, and also caused some unrest.

“It also gave the enemy a chance to strike an attack.

“Daliang lost two cities in a row, and those in these cities were massacred.

“And Tao Liu was the mastermind behind it.”

Xiao Hanzheng knew that his wife had guessed that he had reincarnated, so he did not hide it.

He told her whatever she wanted to know.

Shi Qingluo was extremely surprised. “Ah, what does this have to do with Tao Liu?”

Xiao Hanzheng had told her about how that woman had given Tao Liu to her scumbag father’s opponent and caused that general to miss the optimal time to attack in the battlefield.

Shi Qingluo frowned. “That woman is really not a good person. For her own selfish desires, she didn’t even spare a thought for her country.”

Xiao Hanzheng said, “That’s right. After that general was beheaded, my scumbag father secretly took over the operation for a while before the emperor ordered him to prepare for the next battle.”

Shi Qingluo asked, “Did your scumbag father win?”

Xiao Hanzheng shook his head. “No. Before the emperor issued the decree, he, that woman, and the old Xiao family’s troublemakers had all died.”

At that time, his body was already in poor health.

It was even more impossible for him to travel all the way to the border to kill his scumbag father.

Hence, before he died, he settled his scumbag father and all his other enemies.

However, he did not feel guilty towards the imperial court.

The information that he found back then made him feel that there was something wrong with his scumbag father and that he wasn’t suitable to lead the army in the battlefield.

If he went, it would only cause a bigger disaster to Daliang.

Furthermore, there were other people in the imperial court who were better than his scumbag father, so he did it without hesitation.

Hearing this, she realised that the young hubby was carrying a heavy responsibility.

Shi Qingluo could roughly guess that before his father went to the battlefield, her little hubby must have dragged his entire family down to hell.

She hugged Xiao Hanzheng tightly, her heart aching. “Now that we have the heaven-gifted seeds, let’s work harder. It definitely won’t end like this again.”

The civilians in both cities were massacred because of that woman.

Her father was probably the mastermind, and they deserved to die.

Xiao Hanzheng hugged Shi Qingluo tightly and stroked her head with his chin. “Yes, it won’t be like that this time.”

From the moment he woke up and had a little wife, the events in his previous life had changed.

His family members were still alive, his body was no longer damaged by the poison, and his road to imperial examinations wasn’t cut off by the old Xiao family.

They had intercepted his scumbag father and that woman’s scheming successfully on multiple occasions, and sent the old Xiao family to harm them.

Since all these had changed, it means that the future of the imperial court and Daliang could change as well.

After a while, Xiao Hanzheng found the old priest’s handwritten notes and started to research it.

Then, he wrote a letter that seemed to be the old priest’s last words and emphasised on bestowing the current emperor with the heaven-bestowed seeds.

He even specially added another paragraph to imply that before the old priest ascended, he had told Shi Qingluo to plant these seeds in July and give it to the emperor after the harvest in October.

This would also explain why Shi Qingluo had only planted the corn after the old priest had died for almost a year.

Shi Qingluo went out to discuss with Xi Rong about their business collaboration.

To make cosmetics, they needed a large amount of beeswax.

In addition to purchasing it from the entire Daliang, Shi Qingluo was also prepared to teach the public on beekeeping for free.

She had studied and learned this in the Academy of Agricultural Sciences.

Sugar was expensive now, hence honey wasn’t cheap either.

When the residents raised bees themselves, they could sell the honey and sell the beeswax.

When the time was right, they would also sign a mutually beneficial contract.

After listening to Shi Qingluo’s plan, Xi Rong could not help but admire her. “You’re really thoughtful.

“There aren’t many bees raised within the households in Daliang.

“We definitely won’t be able to keep up with demand for lipstick and other things if we only rely on wild beeswax.”

The more she interacted with Shi Qingluo, the more she felt that she wasn’t an ordinary woman.

She looked at Shi Qingluo with her starry eyes. “And you’re too amazing. You actually know how to raise bees.”

Shi Qingluo chuckled. “You praise me every day. I’m almost embarrassed.”

Xi Rui and the others thought, I didn’t see that you are embarrassed!

Liang Youxiao rubbed his nose and went over to probe. “Why don’t you guys bring me along? I can be a helping hand to both of you.”

Previously, he had already thought about the honey wax.

He felt that the number of cosmetics shops that the two of them were working on was limited, so although it was a pity, it didn’t bother him too much.

Now that he heard from Shi Qingluo that if they could get more people to raise bees, they would not have to worry about the supply of honey wax anymore.

He knew that this was definitely a huge profit.

After all, it was easy to earn money for women.

Women were especially willing to spend money to dress up beautifully.

His mother and the others were excellent examples.

Xi Rong and Shi Qingluo turned their heads at the same time. “No!”

Liang Youxiao remained silent, Shi Qingluo had also learned from this tigress.

No, both of them were tigress.

One was a little tigress, and the other was a big tigress. Hmph!

Xi Rui laughed gloatingly. “Haha, you also have a day like this.”

He also went over and said, “You can choose to not let me join in, but at least give me a few lipstick sets when you make them.”

It was necessary for him to coax her grandmother and mother, and the other women from the public administrator house.

Shi Qingluo gave Xi Rui a good look. “No problem at all.

“Since you are so filial, we will give you a few sets for free.

“We will also prepare different gift boxes for you according to their ages.”

Xi Rui’s mother and the others were the highest class of the wealthy women in the capital.

Having them as their brand ambassadors, why would they be afraid that their cosmetics business would not do well?

They did not need to pay for the advertisements, so giving them a few sets for free was nothing.

Once Shi Qingluo encouraged Xi Rong, she immediately puffed out his chest. “Of course, I am famous for being the most filial person in the capital.”

Liang Youxiao and Fei Yuzhe uttered under their breaths, you mother f * cker, you are really daring to say such words.

And you are so proud of being sold by Shi Qingluo. I have enough of this.