The Farm Girl’s Charismatic Fortune
Chapter 221 - 217 She Wouldn’t Dare Fantasize About the Divine Monarch!

Chapter 221: Chapter 217 She Wouldn’t Dare Fantasize About the Divine Monarch!

Lady Xuanyuan’s grandmother smiled and glanced at her grandson.

Xuanyuan Que’s handsome and icy face warmed a tad, which he quickly suppressed with spiritual power.

Lady Xuanyuan’s grandmother smiled and said, "The name Wuyou Paper Workshop is excellent, don’t you all agree?"

Granny Lei chuckled, "I think it’s not bad either. People, in this lifetime, long for a life free from worry about food and clothing. Speaking of which, when we named Xuanbao, the character ’xuan’ was chosen with the hope that she would live a life without such worries."

The Ruo Family members also thought it was a good name, as it reflected the meaning behind Xuanbao’s name. They all hoped Xuanbao would live a life free from worry about food and clothing, a life that was happy, carefree, and worry-free until old age.

Lady Xuanyuan’s grandmother praised with a smile, "The name Xuanbao is well chosen. ’Xuan’ means ’grass,’ but it sounds more elegant than the actual character for grass. The old belief is that a humble name eases the way through life, and there’s another name for Xuan grass, the ’worry-free grass.’ It is both elegant and meaningful, appealing to all!"

Ruo Xuan, however, furrowed her brow. Divine Lord Xuanyuan had exerted great effort in establishing the paper workshop. Without him cutting bamboo and invoking the Timeshift Spell, the paper would not have been produced so quickly. Moreover, she had said that half the silver earned from the paper workshop would be given to Divine Lord Xuanyuan.

She then said, "But Brother Xuanyuan also owns half of the paper workshop. Its name should include Brother Xuanyuan’s name as well."

Xuanyuan Que indifferently declined, "No need."

Granny Lei nodded, "Xuanbao is right, it’s better to include the young master’s name. How about Xuanyuan Wuyou Paper Mill?"

Aunt Yu Hua laughed upon hearing this, "The name Xuanyuan Wuyou sounds a bit like the future child’s name of Xuanbao and the young master."

Upon hearing this, Lady Xuanyuan’s grandmother immediately smiled and said, "Xuanyuan Wuyou Paper Mill is also a great name!"

Ruo Xuan was startled. What was Aunt Yu Hua talking about? Her child with Divine Lord Xuanyuan?

She looked at Divine Lord Xuanyuan with concern and hastily said, "Ah, how could Brother Xuanyuan and I possibly have a child? That’s impossible! Brother Xuanyuan is... well, he’s my brother!"

Ruo Xuan wanted to say that the elderly Divine Lord Xuanyuan was the War God of the Ninth Heaven, far beyond the reach of a mere hundred-year-old Little Flower Fairy like her.

But since the divine identity shouldn’t be disclosed, she replaced it with ’brother.’

She quickly clarified her position, not daring to have such aspirations for the esteemed Divine Lord Xuanyuan, lest he misunderstand.

This would be considered insolence, something she would never dare commit!

A divine lord with tens of thousands of years of cultivation like Divine Lord Xuanyuan should be matched with an Upper God with equal years of cultivation, rather than some old demon!

Ruo Xuan stealthily glanced at Xuanyuan Que, afraid that he might feel offended.

Sensing the careful gaze of a certain flower, Xuanyuan Que turned his head to look at Ruo Xuan.

Frightened, Ruo Xuan quickly shifted her gaze away.

Indeed, Divine Lord Xuanyuan’s expressionless face became even more devoid of emotion!

He must have felt disrespected.

Xuanyuan Que: "...."

The Ruo Family members did not take Aunt Yu Hua’s joking words to heart. After all, both children were far too young, and it was common for people in the village to joke about children at such an age without anyone taking it seriously.

Of course, when the children reached seven or eight years old, such jokes would cease, especially as they approached the age of marriage.

Aunt Yu Hua did not continue either, relieved that the children were still young and no outsiders were present. Otherwise, her previous comment could have potentially damaged Lady Xuanbao’s reputation if the children did not end up together in the future.

She had simply been around the master too much lately and had spoken without thinking.

Life outside the palace walls had been so serene and free from scheming that she had let her guard down.

Granny Lei hesitated when she thought of Xuanyuan, being the imperial surname, and said, "Would this be inappropriate? Xuanyuan is the imperial surname, could it be seen as leveraging the power of the Imperial Court?"

Although she felt that Xuanyuan Que should be of the royal family, even for the royal family, the word "Xuanyuan" was not something that could be used casually.

Xuanyuan Que indifferently replied, "That is exactly the intent, to leverage the Imperial Court’s influence. However, we can name it the National Wuyou Paper Mill. I do not want half of the paper mill; it shall belong to the Imperial Court. This could avoid a lot of trouble."

The eyes of the senior Madam Xuanyuan lit up, "The National Wuyou Paper Mill, that’s brilliant! Marvelous, truly marvelous!"

The Ruo Family had no foundation, and the two major prominent families would definitely cause trouble. Although Senior Madam Xuanyuan did not fear them, it was not the time for a confrontation, nor did she wish to have one.

At the establishment of Xuanyuan Country, in order to quickly end the chaos across the land and stabilize the government to ensure the common people could live peacefully, many from the aristocratic families of the previous dynasty were recruited to serve as officials in the court.

However, this also had its disadvantages, as now the few major prominent families were united, wielding control over the government, making it extremely difficult for the Emperor to implement new policies.

Many industries that affected the daily lives of the common people were monopolized by these prominent families. If this continued, the people would not be able to survive.

With the high cost of goods, it was difficult for ordinary people to live well. If this continued, what difference would there be from the corruption and incompetence of the former dynasty?

Senior Madam Xuanyuan had always been contemplating how to weaken the power of these prominent families but had not yet found an effective solution.

Feeling threatened by the Imperial Court’s desire to reduce their power, these families united even more, becoming increasingly intertwined.

Perhaps the solution was to strike at their foundation—their financial lifeblood!

The aristocratic families controlled the papermaking technique and the books, through which they controlled all the scholars of the land, leading to a situation where only they could produce top scholars and only their offspring could enter the court as officials through the imperial examinations.

Without the support of these aristocratic families, talented students from humble backgrounds had no chance of ever standing out.

If this went on, whose world would this be?

If these aristocratic families inflated the price of paper and monopolized the scholars of the land, then the Imperial Court could also open paper mills, lower the price of paper, lower the price of books, until everyone could afford paper, most of the common people could afford to read books. Then, let’s see how they could still make all the talented people in the world depend solely on them?

If these aristocratic families opened paper mills, the Imperial Court should do the same.

If these aristocratic families opened weaving and dyeing workshops, the Imperial Court should do the same! Let’s see if clothes can still be so expensive!

If these aristocratic families opened grain shops, the Imperial Court should do the same! Let’s see if the price of grain will still be so high!

....

Truly deserving of being Xiaojiu, every time he spoke, it was astonishing. This time too, he had solved a difficult problem for the Imperial Court.

Half belonging to the Imperial Court, the National Wuyou Paper Mill? The people of the Ruo Family looked at each other.

In this way, indeed, no one would dare come looking for trouble anymore. Who would dare to oppose the Imperial Court?

But if the paper mill belonged to the Imperial Court, would it be managed by people appointed by the Imperial Court, or by their own people?

Understanding the worries of the Ruo Family, Xuanyuan Que said, "The half in silver that belongs to me will go to the Imperial Court. The Imperial Court will just collect the silver and not involve itself in other matters. Xuanbao will be the one to decide."

Xuanyuan Que looked at Ruo Xuan, "What do you think?"

Ruo Xuan replied, "Great! Brother Xuanyuan’s silver, Brother Xuanyuan can do with it whatever he pleases."

Senior Madam Xuanyuan smiled and said, "Then it’s settled! I will find someone to inscribe a signboard for our workshop!"

This task had to be undertaken by her own Emperor son. In the future, upon seeing the signboard of the paper mill, wouldn’t they feel awe and respect?

Let’s see who would still dare to harbor ill intentions!