Farm Girl's Manor

Merchants aren’t fools; only out of desperation would they give their daughters away cheaply and part with more than half of their wealth. Because they have endured so much unfair treatment, they hope, more than anyone, that their offspring can make something of themselves and achieve a modest official rank to restore dignity to their family name.

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Mo Yan’s words made Xiao Ruiyuan’s eyes light up. He turned and looked at his cousin, indeed seeing a look of great approval on his cousin’s face, clearly agreeing with this method.

In the past, when the national treasury was depleted, the Court had considered targeting those wealthy merchants. Even if the merchants were reluctant, they dared not defy and could only present silver and grain with both hands. However, as soon as they turned around, they would inflate prices, offsetting all their losses at the common people’s expense, which caused public outrage to seethe and complaints to abound.

Now, by encouraging those merchants to voluntarily offer silver to elevate their status, the strategy seemed straightforward and not difficult to execute, yet no one had thought of it before.

Chu Heng’s eyes sparkled as he looked at Mo Yan, and suddenly, he understood why his own father, Emperor Huian, had insisted on taking this woman as a concubine. If she were not his cousin’s beloved and betrothed, just for her intelligence, even if he had no such intentions, he would have taken her into his harem and bestowed her the honor she deserved.

Xiao Ruiyuan felt a sudden discomfort in his heart and unconsciously leaned forward, blocking Chu Heng’s line of sight, and said coldly, "Your Highness, I wonder if you are willing to implement the plan that Yanyan has proposed?"

Chu Heng was startled by the address "Your Highness," and upon observing his cousin’s actions, he knew what he was thinking, finding it both funny and sad. Even if he harbored no ill intentions, he certainly would not make such a move.

He had wanted to make a light joke, but in Mo Yan’s presence, Chu Heng felt it was inappropriate to say anything. Instead, he said, "This is no small matter. Tomorrow I will discuss it in detail with Father Emperor. Whether it succeeds or fails depends entirely on Father Emperor’s will."