When he was far away, Meng Jiao was still watching on his tiptoe heels.
Song Wangyue cried and laughed, pulling her forward.
Meng Jiao didn’t see it earlier, but she was curious, so after walking for a while, when she saw that no one was around, she asked in a low voice, “Are all the eunuchs in the palace white and beardless?”
Seeing that she was really curious, Song Wangyue nodded her head.
It’s true! Meng Jiao couldn’t help but look at the place where Eunuch Huang had left, and wondered if she should go and find a hidden spot by the entrance to take a closer look, so that she could show off to her good sisters when she returned.
On hearing the Emperor’s summons, the old gentleman gathered himself and went to the palace with Eunuch Huang.
He returned an hour later and wanted Xu Liang to call Meng and Xu Yan to come over, but when he thought that Xu Yan was still in the palace, he ordered Xu Liang, “Go and call the First Lady and Yue’er to come.”
Song Wan Yue had been at Meng’s side and when she saw Xu Liang coming, she knew that the old man had returned and asked, “Is there something wrong with grandfather?”
“Old sir has asked the First Lady and you to come over.”
Hearing that she and Yue’er were asked to go over, Meng’s heart panicked, guessing if something had happened to Xu Yan at the palace, and she got up very quickly.
Song Wan Yue went over and took her arm, and without letting Sister Wu follow, she and Meng headed out.
Meng’s heart was anxious and her steps were quick. When she entered the house, she saw that the old man’s face was somewhat grave, and her heart sank a little.
The old gentleman was still thinking about what the emperor had said, when he heard her ask, he was stunned for a moment before he reacted, “It’s not about Yan’er.”
It was good that it wasn’t, Meng calmed her frenzied heartbeat and bowed.
The old gentleman motioned for the two to sit down, “His Majesty summoned me to the palace to discuss with me about making the Meng family an imperial merchant.”
Before Meng could sit still, she stood up again with a start, “Imperial merchants?”
The old gentleman nodded, he too had not expected this reaction from him when the Emperor mentioned it.
Meng’s lips twitched, “For, for, why?”
The imperial merchant wasn’t bad, but in her opinion it did more harm than good, and the slightest slip up could take all of her family with it.
“It says that he has given the governor of Jinling credit for proposing to repair the aqueduct and has taken the lead in donating money, a role model for the people.”
Meng fell back into her seat, since the emperor had such a mind, he would certainly not let the Meng family refuse.
“I was the one who asked Consort Xian to help make my uncle grandfather an imperial merchant.”
Song Wangyue spoke.
Meng’s head tilted sharply to look at her.
The old man was also shocked, “Your idea?”
Song Wan Yue nodded, “Yes, I talked to my uncle grandfather about it when we were in Jinling, I didn’t know if it would work out, so I didn’t tell you guys in advance.”
“Big, big, big brother also knows?”
“Yes, and uncle grandfather was very happy.”
Meng wanted to say, “Is big brother confused?”, but then she thought of Yue’er saying that she had suggested it, so she took a deep breath and suppressed the panic that filled her heart, “Why do you want your uncle grandfather to be a royal merchant?”
“Because it will bring more wealth to the Meng family and save the family from people with ill intentions.”
Song Wangyue did not say what she really intended to do, with Meng Yang as the royal merchant, once Chu Yunxiao became successful in the future, she would be able to hold Jiangnan firmly in her hands.
“Grandma should know that soap is selling like crazy in the capital, so is Jiangnan, and other places will not be bad either, although the price is not high, but it is a consumable product, the people who buy it use it every day, and it is not limited to men and women, and it is used up faster than rouge and powder, grandma think about it, how much profit can be made in a year?”
“In less than half a year, the Meng family will leap to become the richest in Jinling, and by then not only will they be on the minds of those who are unscrupulous, but perhaps also the officials, with this talisman of the royal merchants, no matter who it is, no one will dare to covet the Meng family.”
As her words fell, the old man nodded, “Yue’er has a point.”
Having spent so many days with each other, the old gentleman knew that this maternal great-granddaughter had more city spirit than they had imagined. Since she had allowed Meng Yang to become an imperial merchant, she must have thought of every aspect.
Meng also knew that Song Wangyue had a point, but she was worried that although the imperial merchant was good, if he failed to do a good job, the emperor would definitely be angry with his elder brother and might even drag the family down with him.
Seeing her worry, Song Wan Yue said, “Grandma, don’t worry, the emperor should take the opportunity to make uncle grandfather his man, no matter if uncle grandfather does a good job, he will not blame.”
Even though she said this, Meng was still worried and after returning to her courtyard waited for Xu Yan to return and immediately sent Sister Wu to call him over.
Hearing that the emperor had made his uncle an imperial merchant, Xu Yan was shocked, and when he heard the rest, he calmed down. Yue’er was right, if the Meng family became the richest in Jinling, they would definitely be missed, and with the amulet of an imperial merchant, they would be able to rest easy.
“Mother, there is no need to worry, uncle must have thought Avray before agreeing, you have to trust him and even more so Yue’er.”
“Is it really alright?”
Xu Yan nodded, “Mother, don’t worry, it’s really fine.”
Over there, Song Wan Yue spoke to the old man for a while longer and went back to her courtyard, thinking as she walked.
“Since the emperor has plans, he will issue a decree in the next few days, uncle grandfather will come to the capital to thank him after he gets the decree, and he will definitely take cousin Meng Jiao with him then, she has to take advantage of this time to bring her back home so that she can spend more time with her second brother.”
After Meng and Song Wangyue left, Meng Jiao also went back to the courtyard, idly washing her hair, and after washing and casually twisting it, she stood in the courtyard to dry it in the sun, seeing Song Wangyue return and calling out to her, not inquiring what the old man was calling them over for.
“Yue’er, it would be nice if the soap could be used to wash your hair.”
She had thought of it that way and had used it, but her hair did not come out well as a result.
“You have to use a special shampoo to wash your hair.”
The words were on her lips, but Song Wangyue swallowed them back, for if she had said them, her cousin would have pestered her to make them.
I want to go home in a couple of days, cousin go with me or stay ……”
“Go with you.”
Meng Jiao said without even thinking, she was following Yue’er, she would go wherever Yue’er went.
Song Wangyue took another precautionary shot without a trace, “I have a second brother at home who is your age, and we live together as a family.”
Meng Jiao didn’t take it seriously, she was a merchant’s daughter and was not that conscious of male and female defenses, besides, they were relatives, so it didn’t matter.
“It’s okay.”
“Good then, I’ll go and talk to …… tomorrow.”
Before Song Wangyue could finish her sentence, Uncle Xu came in from outside, “Miss Sun, there is a lady surnamed Zhang looking for you outside.”
Madam Zhang?
Thinking of a certain possibility, the corners of Song Wan’s mouth rose, “Invite her in.”
“Madam Zhang says she has something for you and asks you to go out to see her.”
Uncle Xu had never seen such a strange person before and deliberately looked at her a few more times after hearing Madam Zhang’s words, keeping her appearance firmly in mind.