My old husband who can read minds

Chapter 80 The Queen Mother’s birthday is approaching
Emperor Qianyuan looked at Shen Yuan with a smile on his face and said, "Ms. Shen, you are really well-read and have broad knowledge. I don't know how many lives this matter can save. It is really a great merit."

"Your Majesty, you are so complimentary. My wife is just picking up people's wisdom and borrowing flowers to offer to the Buddha." Shen Yuan smiled modestly.

"You don't have to be humble. I know everything you have done for the people of the court."

Emperor Qianyuan turned to Qin He and smiled: "It's time to make the imperial edict that I gave you last time public. This is what the Shen family deserves. In addition, I will reward you two from the western suburbs." A manor, I will have another reward after the other things are completed."

"Thank you, Your Majesty! May your Majesty be blessed!"

Shen Yuan and Qin He said in unison.

The two of them didn't care much about rewards or anything like that. It allowed the emperor to attach greater importance to the Qin family in his heart and show favoritism when encountering problems in the future. This was already better than countless others.

Emperor Qianyuan left Shen Yuan and his wife to eat in the palace, and it was not until the end of noon that they left the palace and returned home.

The next day, news about Shen Yuan being conferred the title of Fourth-Rank Imperial Minister by the Jin Dynasty spread out one after another, which aroused another burst of envy and jealousy among the female relatives in the capital, who secretly inquired about the inside story of her promotion.

However, Emperor Qianyuan issued a hush-hush order to everyone who was in the Qianyuan Hall that day. No one dared to reveal the secrets to the outside world. Therefore, those who inquired about the news were dismayed. Especially after learning that this matter was authorized by His Majesty, they no longer dared to do so. rash.

Some people are happy but others are sad.

Shen Yuan received a lot of congratulatory gifts because of her promotion. Nowadays, wherever she goes, she is showered with flattery, but she is very clear in her heart. How many of these compliments are sincere.

She is also a person who is not burdened by false fame, and sugar-coated bullets are really useless to her.

The veteran craftsmen were very capable. They made the "briquette stove and briquettes" in less than half a month. Although it was a prototype, it did not affect its use at all.

It's a pity that the coal that the coal searchers brought back this time was limited, and the finished briquettes were very few, but they have all passed the furnace test and can be put into production.

These were all relayed to Shen Yuan by Qin He after he came back. If she, a foreign woman, was often called into the palace by the emperor, she would definitely attract gossip and suspicion.Most of the time, we have to rely on Qin He, the middleman, to convey the message.

There were many valuable rewards that followed Qin He back home, all of which were given to Shen Yuan by Emperor Qianyuan out of joy.Shen Yuan deposited all the gifts given by the emperor into his private treasury, secretly thinking that these things could be left to his daughter as a dowry in the future.

Qin He didn't know whether to laugh or cry after hearing this. His daughter was only less than one year old, but his wife thought deeply.

Emperor Qianyuan had already given a secret order to the governor of Hejian Prefecture, and secret coal mining would begin soon. He also listened to Shen Yuan's suggestion and sent more people out to search for coal.

As for the new forging iron technology, old craftsmen are still working hard on it. This is a job that requires a certain amount of technical content, and it is estimated that they will have to wait slowly before the results can be achieved.

All of these are long-term matters and cannot be achieved quickly within two or three years. You can't eat hot tofu in a hurry.

On the other hand, Emperor Qianyuan immediately issued an order to inform the whole country.

Safety knowledge about "the dangers of burning charcoal behind closed doors" was quickly distributed to all prefectures and counties, and local governments were ordered to inform the people clearly.

Occasionally, Shen Yuan could hear his servants chatting about this matter in the palace, which shows that the court attaches great importance to it and promotes it vigorously.

All the ink Shen Yuan should have been poured out of her stomach, and the rest had nothing to do with her, so she stopped paying attention to it. Occasionally she would listen to Qin He return home to talk about the progress and completely ignore it.

As soon as June arrived, the whole of Shengjing began to get busy.

The Queen Mother's seventieth birthday is at the end of this month, and everyone is racking their brains to prepare gifts.

Qin He returned home that day and brought back a piece of news.

Prince Yong will go to Beijing to celebrate the Queen Mother's birthday on behalf of Prince Yong and his wife. His Majesty has agreed, and the Ministry of Rites will come forward to receive this distinguished guest.

Shen Yuan thought for a moment and then said: "Prince Yong has left the capital for decades and has not returned. His Majesty has issued several orders to return to the capital, but he was rejected on the grounds of serious illness. This time, Prince Yong took the initiative to enter the capital. Jing, it’s quite abnormal.”

(End of this chapter)