The Young and Vigorous Eighth Prince

Chapter 102: Conferring the title of Concubine and the title of Pardon, the Emperor Yan's inten

After Emperor Yan said this, he felt much better. He looked at Lady Su, then at Jiang Xing, and chuckled, saying:

"Pass on my decree. Concubine Su has been rewarded with the title of Concubine Xian for giving birth to my son, and Princess Jiang Xing will be given the titles of Princess Haiyanheqing and Princess Shengping! This will be announced to the world immediately!"

As soon as he said this, Lady Su and Jiang Xing stood there in shock.

Upon hearing this, Concubine Ning was also stunned, but soon, she looked at Concubine Su and Jiang Xing who were standing there in a daze, and said quickly, "Why don't you thank me and accept my order!"

Coming back to their senses, Concubine Su and Jiang Xing quickly knelt down to thank the emperor and accept his order. Their eyes were slightly red, and Concubine Su could not help but burst into tears again.

She finally made it. Her son and daughter were favored by their father, the emperor, and she herself was also made a concubine. From now on, if Concubine Ye wanted to harm them, she would have to think carefully.

Concubine Ning looked deeply at Emperor Yan, with a hint of tenderness and a different look on her face.

Haiyan Heqing, Princess Shengping. Such a long title represents the expectations of Emperor Yan for Jiang Xing.

No...it should be his expectation for Jiang Fan. He hopes that Jiang Fan can make Dayan peaceful and prosperous, with singing and dancing, and the people can live and work in peace and contentment.

Thinking of this, she looked at Concubine Su again. Although Concubine Su was made a concubine, she had no roots after all. If Jiang Fan wanted to take that position, he would need a big helper. Her Ning family could be that big helper.

"Your Majesty, when Faner returns, I want to adopt him as my son and become his second mother. Is that okay?" She knelt down quickly and said to Emperor Yan.

Upon hearing this, Emperor Yan looked at Concubine Ning. Meeting Concubine Ning's complicated but pleading gaze, his heart softened and he nodded.

"Well, I approve your request! My beloved, you have suffered a lot over the years..." He walked forward and gently stroked Concubine Ning's face with a tender look on his face.

Concubine Ning regarded Jiang Fan as her former son, and he also knew that Concubine Ning wanted her Ning family to help Jiang Fan. Although Jiang Fan would tie up the Chu family, it was far from enough.

He is now full of vigor and vitality, but he will eventually grow old and die. Even though his son seems to be at the peak of his career, he is still rootless.

At this time, Emperor Yan had already decided to help Jiang Fan ascend the throne. His son's amazing performances made him like him more and more.

Concubine Su, no, it should be the current Concubine Xian, looked at Concubine Ning with surprise and quickly knelt down to express her gratitude.

Although she didn't know much, she knew some truths. Concubine Ning was preparing to be her son's backer.

Moreover, Concubine Ning even said that she was just another concubine to her son, instead of adopting her son. In other words, she would be honored as a mother by her son just like Concubine Ning!

Soon, the decree to confer the title of Concubine Su as the virtuous concubine, the ninth princess Jiang Xing as the princess of Haiyan Heqing, and the princess of Shengping was announced to the world. The people of the capital were very excited about this.

After hearing the news, several princes' eyes were filled with resentment. They were not stupid, so how could they not understand the deeper meaning behind Emperor Yan's decree.

Most of the court officials who depended on them were a little panicked. After a small number of them were in a panic, they all started to plan.

Some court officials vaguely understood what the Emperor of Yan meant and became more active.

At the same time, at Suzaku Gate Square, Huang Zhenren received the order from Emperor Yan and began to prepare for the trade fair. He did not understand what Emperor Yan meant by asking him to hold the trade fair.

Moreover, he had a vague understanding of the word "trade fair". But he still designed the venue according to the drawings given by Emperor Yan.

This blueprint was brought back by Jiang Fan together with the letter. Emperor Yan did not tell Huang Zhenren that the person who was going to conduct the sales meeting was Jiang Fan.

Back in the capital, because Jiang Fan had resolved the grain price issue, the bet between Jiang Fan and Chu Yan'er had roughly come to a preliminary result.

The result that the people believed was that Jiang Fan had won this time with an overwhelming advantage using his amazing methods.

The results were not announced until five days before the end, when the imperial court sent inspectors to conduct the inspection.

However, a group of court officials and several princes seemed to be sharpening their knives, waiting to announce the results so that they could deal a fatal blow to Jiang Fan in solving the problem of people's livelihood.

As long as Jiang Fan is charged with cheating in this matter, he will definitely lose.

In order to expand the influence of this matter, several princes and dependent court officials took the opportunity to spread rumors, saying that Jiang Fan had cheated this time and would be declared the loser.

The voices of such discussions were getting louder and louder, causing the people who thought Jiang Fan would win to start doubting themselves.

Soon, within a few days, almost the entire capital city believed the rumor that Jiang Fan would definitely lose this gambling game.

After all, the rumor that Jiang Fan cheated the people's livelihood was true. Chu Yan'er actually found a livelihood for the people.

But Jiang Fan was just supporting the people. Except for the much-criticized job of boiling manure, the rest were just jokes. Digging stones, picking flowers and grass, and digging river sand, could this be considered a proper livelihood?

Therefore, the people who were originally happy because Jiang Fan's sister, the Ninth Princess, and his mother, Concubine Su, were named virtuous concubines, became unhappy again!

The people were disappointed. After receiving the news, Emperor Yan, who was originally excited, also became disappointed. He became anxious for his son again.

Chu Xinghe and Madam Chu also felt a little unsure. Even though Madam Chu had full confidence in Jiang Fan, the things Jiang Fan did really left her confused.

As for the princes, although they no longer paid attention to the news of the public and private lists, they often gathered together to discuss how to use Jiang Fan's cheating in the court to disrupt the marriage between Jiang Fan and the Chu family.

During this period, Ye Ren often met secretly with Huang Jianzheng of the Imperial Observatory, and no one knew what the two were plotting.

While everyone in the capital was reacting differently, Jiang Fan had already collected the first batch of goods, including more than 30,000 kilograms of refined salt, hundreds of thousands of kilograms of cement, and even a batch of bricks and tiles.

In addition, there are hundreds of thousands of coal briquettes. The sulfur produced by the sulfur vein is enough to produce large quantities of gunpowder.

The work of boiling manure was still going on. The manure in Huaining County was almost boiled away. The work of boiling manure even spread to Huai'an County and extended to Huainan Prefecture.

The saltpeter powder produced was enough for Jiang Fan to make tens of thousands of kilograms of gunpowder. Jiang Fan made most of the gunpowder into firecrackers and fireworks.

In addition, a large number of perfumed soaps, strong liquors, glassware and mirrors are also produced.

He packed most of the goods and sent a convoy to transport them to the capital. Niu Wu was in charge of leading the team. Compared with others, Niu Wu had strong communication skills and was good at speaking.

Jiang Fan taught him how to promote and sell products, and Niu Wu learned and remembered it in less than a day.

Jiang Fan had long guessed that the princes and the court officials they depended on would definitely use the livelihood of the people to accuse him of cheating.

He has been developing quietly because he doesn't want to be disrupted by others.

When everything is settled, he is not afraid of others ruining things. Therefore, it is better to let them think about it beforehand.

Not long after the goods were shipped to the capital, Jiang Fan took a group of record officers to visit several of his mines. Then, there were several perfume, soap, firecracker, and glass workshops.