bookrandom Chapter 162 Yun Jingxian's Heartbeat
Chapter 162 Yun Jingxian's Heartbeat
If you had asked Yun Jingxian before what it felt like to be attracted to or fall in love with someone.
He will definitely shake his head to indicate that he doesn't know.
Now, he seemed to know.
My heart would beat wildly involuntarily when we met. I would be particularly concerned about my image in front of her. I would be happy when she was happy and sad when she was sad.
When we are not together, I will suddenly think of her when I see something, and become a little anxious and worried.
Yun Jingxian thought, this is probably what love means.
Yun Jingxian's first impression of Lord Hu, the Minister of the Ministry of Rites, Hu Zhiyi, was that he was eloquent and much more capable than him.
He is very similar to his father, not very good at speaking. Sometimes when he is angry, he will even stutter and cannot say a complete sentence for a long time.
When did he start to like her? Yun Jingxian didn't know.
Perhaps it was because of the time when she was in high spirits at the morning court while holding the contract signed with the four countries.
What was the situation like then?
The morning court session that day was as usual, with ministers reporting on their respective work or offering suggestions and opinions on governing the country.
After the previous minister finished his report, Hu Zhiyi stood out from the side.
"Your Majesty, I have lived up to your trust and have signed contracts with the four nations."
As soon as these words were spoken, the ministers in the court who were originally a little sleepy all became alert. It had only been a few days, and it had already been signed?
All the civil and military officials looked at her curiously, wanting to know how much she had obtained from them.
Perhaps sensing the ministers' curiosity, Yun Zhi, who sat in the high seat, said, "Lord Hu, please present the contract so that all of you can have a look."
Hu Zhiyi replied "yes", took out the four contracts from his sleeve, and handed them respectfully to the female official beside him, who then presented them to Yun Zhi.
After presenting them, Yun Zhi briefly flipped through the four contracts and read out the items exchanged on them.
"One hundred thousand taels of gold, five hundred thousand taels of silver, one thousand pieces of silk and satin, five thousand horses, and ten thousand dan of grain and fodder."
When the civil and military officials below heard such generous exchange items, they immediately whispered to each other and talked about it.
“This is a great harvest!”
"All of this combined probably cost them half of their national treasury, which is really a huge drain on them."
The minister said this with a gloating smile.
A minister close to Hu Zhiyi was grinning so hard that his teeth were showing. "You are worthy of being our Lord Hu. From now on, I will not care about you cheating on my wife."
The Minister of Revenue immediately began to calculate, "These four countries together have 400,000 taels of gold and 2 million taels of silver. This... our treasury will finally be full."
For a moment, smiles appeared on the faces of all the civil and military officials in the court.
Many people even had their eyes on the Minister of Revenue. Once the silver and money were delivered, Lord Xu should be able to approve the money that had not been approved for more than a month.
Hahaha, they can finally use the silver happily without having to break each penny into two halves.
After the noise in the court subsided a bit, Yun Zhi looked at Hu Zhiyi and said, "Lord Hu, you have made great contributions this time and you should be rewarded generously."
Hu Zhiyi quickly knelt down to express his gratitude, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace. It is my honor to be able to share your worries and work for the well-being of our dynasty."
After the court was dismissed, a group of ministers surrounded her and praised her.
At that time, Yun Jingxian naturally followed the ministers in praising her several times.
Or maybe that time.
A new jewelry store that came from another place opened in the city. Thinking that his mother had nothing to buy, he decided to go in and take a look. If it was suitable, he would buy a jade bracelet.
After entering and choosing for a while, he finally found one that suits his taste.
"Shopkeeper, how much is this?"
Hearing the voice, the shopkeeper came over immediately. Seeing his attire, he knew he was a nobleman. He smiled and said, "Sir, you have good taste. This jade bracelet is made of top-grade Hetian jade. The price is naturally not cheap. It costs five hundred taels of silver."
Yun Jingxian didn't know much about jade, and although he thought the price was a bit high, the quality looked good, so he thought it should be worth the price.
Just as he was about to respond, a clear voice came from behind.
"This jade bracelet is quite nice, but the price is a bit too high."
Yun Jingxian turned his head and saw Hu Zhiyi wearing a light blue dress, staring at the jade bracelet in his hand with burning eyes.
Seeing Hu Zhiyi approaching, the shopkeeper quickly said, "Miss, the goods in our shop are all genuine and the prices are fair."
"The shopkeeper must be from out of town."
The shopkeeper didn't quite understand what she meant, but nodded anyway, "Yes, I've only been here a few months."
No wonder I didn't recognize her, that's funny.
Almost everyone here knows her. As long as you see her, just tell her the lowest price you can offer.
Hu Zhiyi smiled and said, "Shopkeeper, the quality of your jade is indeed good, and the carving is also quite good, but it is only worth two hundred taels of silver at most."
Yun Jingxian, who was listening on the side, suddenly widened his eyes in shock. This was more than half less.
The shopkeeper looked embarrassed. "My lady, you are bargaining too hard. Two hundred taels is too low. I can't do this with my small business."
Hu Zhiyi crossed his arms and said, "Boss, your jade bracelet is good, but it's only worth this price. You came here without even asking about the prices here, yet you dare to sell it at such a high price."
The shopkeeper looked at Hu Zhiyi with some resentment. He was clearly about to agree to this young man, but then this obstacle appeared.
But he didn't know her identity, so he didn't dare to offend her easily. After hesitating for a moment, he gritted his teeth and said, "Three hundred taels, no less. I'm not making any profit anymore."
"Just two hundred taels."
Hu Zhiyi's family sells jewelry, so how could they not know the price? After deducting other costs from these two hundred taels, they can still make a profit of more than ten taels of silver.
The shopkeeper just now really asked for an exorbitant price.
Yun Jingxian just stood aside and watched Hu Zhiyi and the shopkeeper bargaining back and forth.
In the end, the shopkeeper had no choice but to compromise and sold the jade bracelet to Yun Jingxian for two hundred taels.
Seeing that Yun Jingxian successfully bought the bracelet, Hu Zhiyi turned around and prepared to leave.
Seeing this, Yun Jingxian hurriedly chased after him, "Master Hu, this time thanks to you, otherwise I would have spent a lot more money."
"Your Highness, you are too polite. It's just a small favor. By the way, if you want to buy jewelry, Your Highness, you can come to our shop. Don't worry, we won't cheat you. I, Hu Zhiyi, will not cheat your Majesty's relatives either."
After saying this, Hu Zhiyi took his leave and left.
Looking at her departing back, Yun Jingxian thought to himself, it turns out that Lord Hu also knows that he is cheating others.
He always says that his products are worth the money.
Or maybe...
Anyway, Yun Jingxian didn't know when he fell in love with her.
All I know is that he now looks forward to every encounter with her, and every meeting makes him feel extremely happy.
If you like someone, you like them. Why hide your love? If you are moved, just follow your heart.
As for how to make her like me, it seems I have to ask Meimei. Meimei should know something about her preferences.