Chapter 213
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"Aren't you nervous?" Rong Jian asked Shen Tianyu who now had a calm face and wasn't fidgeting out of nervousness.
"Not really. I'm pretty sure we can get an official audience with them since they care about you so much, they'll probably listen to such a small request. The most concerning part for me is what comes afterwards. I need to fully plan out how to get a certain policy to pass in a way that would also be beneficial to them and then come up with how to enforce it before we can start our business. To be honest, I would like to get a partnership with Qiao Wangye since he has an established brand. You're not really into doing business with others and are just in charge of relationships so you're not much help aside from easing policies to the other nobility and maybe managing Customer Relations." Shen Tianyu spat all this out as she examined her sleeve with a bored expression.
"That's not true! Empress Moter really likes you and, despite how it may look, so do my brothers. Not in a bad way of course, just as a potential family member, so I'm sure they'll do it for your sake too! And... um...Customer... Relations? Wifey, what kind of language is that? How come I don't understand it?" Rong Jian asked a bit cautiously, afraid he'd be called an idiot for not understanding the phrase. He understood the rest of her small rant though.
"Ah. You guys don't have that... um... profession in this... kingdom. I was too absorbed and forgot." She bit her tongue from saying things that might make her seem strange. "Customer Relations is basically someone who is in charge of building and maintaining relationships with customers so they'll come and become regulars or something like that." She explained to him without scoff or scorn. It was something that didn't exist in this world so of course he would be confused about it, why would she think less of him because of that? At least he asked what it was when he genuinely didn't know instead of pretending like he knew what it was.
"Oh, so that's what it is. I see... Wait, Tian'er you just ignored the first part of my response." Rong Jian nodded in understanding before realizing she had completely ignored the part about his family liking her.
"We just met for the first time a little while ago. No matter what, there's a lower threshold on what they're willing to do for someone like that compared to someone they grew up with. Trust is built on time and understanding, even if they like me that doesn't necessarily translate to them trusting me, do you understand?" She told him as the carriage came to a stop.
"We've arrived in front of the Emperor's Study." The driver of the carriage anounced from the outside. The two put their discussionaside for the time being and got off the carriage. As always, Rong Jian got off first and helped her down.
"The good thing about this vehicle is that I'm getting used to the high steps of the carriages." Shen Tianyu said as she stopped for a moment to massage her behind and knees. Rong Jian gave a hollow laugh before he told the driver to wait for them there. When Shen Tianyu affirmed that she can walk properly again, they both walked up to the Head eunuch guarding the doors to the Emperor's Study.
"Fourth Wangye, please allow this one to inform the emperor of your arrival." The Head Eunuch bowed to them but his posture was only slightly humble.
'Well, being the Head Eunuch of the Emperor, he proabably has more power than some of the nobility so it's understandable to get arrogant... as long as he doesn't go too far, I won't say anything.' Shen Tianyu decided as she observed the Head Eunuch without speaking. She understood she wasn't who he was talking to and it wasn't her place to answer for Rong Jian.
Rong Jian on the other hand, frowned and berrated the Head Eunuch. "I'm not the only one standing here. Eunuch Lu, do you need to have your eyes checked by the physicians or... are you saying you oppose to my marriage partner that even Emperor Father and Empress Mother approve of?"
"T-This one doesn't dare. This one did not intend that at all. P-Please accept my apologies!" The Head Eunuch started sweating from his forehead. Even if he was one of the Emperor's closest confidantes, he couldn't match up to a beloved Wangye! Even if the other was adopted, the years has shown that both the emperor and Emrpess were fond of him and treated him like any of their sons. And most importantly, he was not only related to the Empress, she liked him! The Emperor may rule the kingdom but anyone that worked remotely close with the Imperial couple knew, the Empress held the Emperor's heart! Good thing the Empress was not a vengeful person or else there would be many more bodies in the unmarked graves from when she was first titled Crown Princess!
"Why are you apologizing to me, eunuch Lu? I don't quite understand your actions." Rong Jian sniffed and looked towards the woman next to him.
The eunuch turned to her without lifting his head and apologized again. "Please accept this one's apologies, Wangfei. This little one won't do it again in the future."
'You... look like a dog seeking praise.' Shen Tianyu thought to herself as she stared at the dog eyes looking for acknowledgement. She sighed and patted his head. "Don't get so worked up over something like this. I already forsaw plenty of things like this happening when I agreeed to be your wife. When they keep happening, what are you going to do? Get angry at all of them? Your body won't last with so much anger exploding all the time. As long as it's not extremely detrimental to our reputation, just ignore it." She then turned to the Head Eunuch. "As long as you understand then I will excuse you. I hope you remember your words today and make sure that this doesn't happen again in the future."
"Yes, yes, this little one will remember." The Head Eunuch repeatedly dipped lower in thanks, not daring to look at them directly again.
"Alright. Go report to the Emperor that the Fourth Wangye and his future Wangfei wish to have an audience with him." Shen Tianyu waved the Head Eunuch off, who quickly entered the study by opening the doors a crack and closing it after he stepped over the threshold.
"Really... I haven't even said anything and you were already angry. You should be more careful with yout body. Excessive anger in unhealthy." Shen Tianyu sighed as she patted his cheeks in exasperation.
"Yes... I'll try to control my anger in the future." Rong Jian whimpered.
The Head Eunuch decided to poke his head out of the study doors at this moment and report to them with a lowered head. "The Emperor says you may enter." And proceeded to open the doors wide enough for both of them to enter side by side before standing to one side.
Both Shen Tianyu and Rong Jian lifted their foot and stepped over the threshold. Rong Jian looked straight ahead while Shen Tianyu turned to the Head Eunuch and gave him a nod and smile, noting that he was looking straight ahead and can see their faces. Shen Tianyu didn't bother to see his reaction as she schooled her features as she caught up to Rong Jian to walk up to the Emperor. They both kneeled down as they heard the doors close behind them.
"This subject son greets Emperor Father."
"This subject greets the Emperor." Rong Jian and Shen Tianyu spoke at the same time. Technically Shen Tianyu wasn't even properly engaged to Rong Jian yet and she also wasn't really a subject of this kingdom so she couldn't use the term "subject daughter".
"Hm." The Emperor hummed from above them on his table and Rong Jian got up. With a slight jab from her companion, Shen Tianyu understood that the hum was permission to stand and so she stood up. Taking a quick sweep around the room, Shen Tianyu had to laugh a little bit inside.
'There's gold everywhere. Even the walls are painted gold. There's golden dragons everwhere, I didn't take the Emperor to be the type to try to show off like this... Hm? Is that a portrait of him and the Empress hung next to his desk? How... cute. Are you even allowed to call a man this old cute?' Shen Tianyu thought to herself without letting her poker facce slip even a bit.
The Emperor himself was sitting on his wooden chair with a straight back and his head resting on his clasped hands that created an arch over the gold-painted table. He was staring at the two of them as if waiting for them to speak.
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"Aren't you nervous?" Rong Jian asked Shen Tianyu who now had a calm face and wasn't fidgeting out of nervousness.
"Not really. I'm pretty sure we can get an official audience with them since they care about you so much, they'll probably listen to such a small request. The most concerning part for me is what comes afterwards. I need to fully plan out how to get a certain policy to pass in a way that would also be beneficial to them and then come up with how to enforce it before we can start our business. To be honest, I would like to get a partnership with Qiao Wangye since he has an established brand. You're not really into doing business with others and are just in charge of relationships so you're not much help aside from easing policies to the other nobility and maybe managing Customer Relations." Shen Tianyu spat all this out as she examined her sleeve with a bored expression.
"That's not true! Empress Moter really likes you and, despite how it may look, so do my brothers. Not in a bad way of course, just as a potential family member, so I'm sure they'll do it for your sake too! And... um...Customer... Relations? Wifey, what kind of language is that? How come I don't understand it?" Rong Jian asked a bit cautiously, afraid he'd be called an idiot for not understanding the phrase. He understood the rest of her small rant though.
"Ah. You guys don't have that... um... profession in this... kingdom. I was too absorbed and forgot." She bit her tongue from saying things that might make her seem strange. "Customer Relations is basically someone who is in charge of building and maintaining relationships with customers so they'll come and become regulars or something like that." She explained to him without scoff or scorn. It was something that didn't exist in this world so of course he would be confused about it, why would she think less of him because of that? At least he asked what it was when he genuinely didn't know instead of pretending like he knew what it was.
"Oh, so that's what it is. I see... Wait, Tian'er you just ignored the first part of my response." Rong Jian nodded in understanding before realizing she had completely ignored the part about his family liking her.
"We just met for the first time a little while ago. No matter what, there's a lower threshold on what they're willing to do for someone like that compared to someone they grew up with. Trust is built on time and understanding, even if they like me that doesn't necessarily translate to them trusting me, do you understand?" She told him as the carriage came to a stop.
"We've arrived in front of the Emperor's Study." The driver of the carriage anounced from the outside. The two put their discussionaside for the time being and got off the carriage. As always, Rong Jian got off first and helped her down.
"The good thing about this vehicle is that I'm getting used to the high steps of the carriages." Shen Tianyu said as she stopped for a moment to massage her behind and knees. Rong Jian gave a hollow laugh before he told the driver to wait for them there. When Shen Tianyu affirmed that she can walk properly again, they both walked up to the Head eunuch guarding the doors to the Emperor's Study.
"Fourth Wangye, please allow this one to inform the emperor of your arrival." The Head Eunuch bowed to them but his posture was only slightly humble.
'Well, being the Head Eunuch of the Emperor, he proabably has more power than some of the nobility so it's understandable to get arrogant... as long as he doesn't go too far, I won't say anything.' Shen Tianyu decided as she observed the Head Eunuch without speaking. She understood she wasn't who he was talking to and it wasn't her place to answer for Rong Jian.
Rong Jian on the other hand, frowned and berrated the Head Eunuch. "I'm not the only one standing here. Eunuch Lu, do you need to have your eyes checked by the physicians or... are you saying you oppose to my marriage partner that even Emperor Father and Empress Mother approve of?"
"T-This one doesn't dare. This one did not intend that at all. P-Please accept my apologies!" The Head Eunuch started sweating from his forehead. Even if he was one of the Emperor's closest confidantes, he couldn't match up to a beloved Wangye! Even if the other was adopted, the years has shown that both the emperor and Emrpess were fond of him and treated him like any of their sons. And most importantly, he was not only related to the Empress, she liked him! The Emperor may rule the kingdom but anyone that worked remotely close with the Imperial couple knew, the Empress held the Emperor's heart! Good thing the Empress was not a vengeful person or else there would be many more bodies in the unmarked graves from when she was first titled Crown Princess!
"Why are you apologizing to me, eunuch Lu? I don't quite understand your actions." Rong Jian sniffed and looked towards the woman next to him.
The eunuch turned to her without lifting his head and apologized again. "Please accept this one's apologies, Wangfei. This little one won't do it again in the future."
'You... look like a dog seeking praise.' Shen Tianyu thought to herself as she stared at the dog eyes looking for acknowledgement. She sighed and patted his head. "Don't get so worked up over something like this. I already forsaw plenty of things like this happening when I agreeed to be your wife. When they keep happening, what are you going to do? Get angry at all of them? Your body won't last with so much anger exploding all the time. As long as it's not extremely detrimental to our reputation, just ignore it." She then turned to the Head Eunuch. "As long as you understand then I will excuse you. I hope you remember your words today and make sure that this doesn't happen again in the future."
"Yes, yes, this little one will remember." The Head Eunuch repeatedly dipped lower in thanks, not daring to look at them directly again.
"Alright. Go report to the Emperor that the Fourth Wangye and his future Wangfei wish to have an audience with him." Shen Tianyu waved the Head Eunuch off, who quickly entered the study by opening the doors a crack and closing it after he stepped over the threshold.
"Really... I haven't even said anything and you were already angry. You should be more careful with yout body. Excessive anger in unhealthy." Shen Tianyu sighed as she patted his cheeks in exasperation.
"Yes... I'll try to control my anger in the future." Rong Jian whimpered.
The Head Eunuch decided to poke his head out of the study doors at this moment and report to them with a lowered head. "The Emperor says you may enter." And proceeded to open the doors wide enough for both of them to enter side by side before standing to one side.
Both Shen Tianyu and Rong Jian lifted their foot and stepped over the threshold. Rong Jian looked straight ahead while Shen Tianyu turned to the Head Eunuch and gave him a nod and smile, noting that he was looking straight ahead and can see their faces. Shen Tianyu didn't bother to see his reaction as she schooled her features as she caught up to Rong Jian to walk up to the Emperor. They both kneeled down as they heard the doors close behind them.
"This subject son greets Emperor Father."
"This subject greets the Emperor." Rong Jian and Shen Tianyu spoke at the same time. Technically Shen Tianyu wasn't even properly engaged to Rong Jian yet and she also wasn't really a subject of this kingdom so she couldn't use the term "subject daughter".
"Hm." The Emperor hummed from above them on his table and Rong Jian got up. With a slight jab from her companion, Shen Tianyu understood that the hum was permission to stand and so she stood up. Taking a quick sweep around the room, Shen Tianyu had to laugh a little bit inside.
'There's gold everywhere. Even the walls are painted gold. There's golden dragons everwhere, I didn't take the Emperor to be the type to try to show off like this... Hm? Is that a portrait of him and the Empress hung next to his desk? How... cute. Are you even allowed to call a man this old cute?' Shen Tianyu thought to herself without letting her poker facce slip even a bit.
The Emperor himself was sitting on his wooden chair with a straight back and his head resting on his clasped hands that created an arch over the gold-painted table. He was staring at the two of them as if waiting for them to speak.
"Aren't you nervous?" Rong Jian asked Shen Tianyu who now had a calm face and wasn't fidgeting out of nervousness."Not really. I'm pretty sure we can get an official audience with them since they care about you so much, they'll probably listen to such a small request. The most concerning part for me is what comes afterwards. I need to fully plan out how to get a certain policy to pass in a way that would also be beneficial to them and then come up with how to enforce it before we can start our business. To be honest, I would like to get a partnership with Qiao Wangye since he has an established brand. You're not really into doing business with others and are just in charge of relationships so you're not much help aside from easing policies to the other nobility and maybe managing Customer Relations." Shen Tianyu spat all this out as she examined her sleeve with a bored expression."That's not true! Empress Moter really likes you and, despite how it may look, so do my brothers. Not in a bad way of course, just as a potential family member, so I'm sure they'll do it for your sake too! And... um...Customer... Relations? Wifey, what kind of language is that? How come I don't understand it?" Rong Jian asked a bit cautiously, afraid he'd be called an idiot for not understanding the phrase. He understood the rest of her small rant though."Ah. You guys don't have that... um... profession in this... kingdom. I was too absorbed and forgot." She bit her tongue from saying things that might make her seem strange. "Customer Relations is basically someone who is in charge of building and maintaining relationships with customers so they'll come and become regulars or something like that." She explained to him without scoff or scorn. It was something that didn't exist in this world so of course he would be confused about it, why would she think less of him because of that? At least he asked what it was when he genuinely didn't know instead of pretending like he knew what it was."Oh, so that's what it is. I see... Wait, Tian'er you just ignored the first part of my response." Rong Jian nodded in understanding before realizing she had completely ignored the part about his family liking her."We just met for the first time a little while ago. No matter what, there's a lower threshold on what they're willing to do for someone like that compared to someone they grew up with. Trust is built on time and understanding, even if they like me that doesn't necessarily translate to them trusting me, do you understand?" She told him as the carriage came to a stop."We've arrived in front of the Emperor's Study." The driver of the carriage anounced from the outside. The two put their discussionaside for the time being and got off the carriage. As always, Rong Jian got off first and helped her down."The good thing about this vehicle is that I'm getting used to the high steps of the carriages." Shen Tianyu said as she stopped for a moment to massage her behind and knees. Rong Jian gave a hollow laugh before he told the driver to wait for them there. When Shen Tianyu affirmed that she can walk properly again, they both walked up to the Head eunuch guarding the doors to the Emperor's Study."Fourth Wangye, please allow this one to inform the emperor of your arrival." The Head Eunuch bowed to them but his posture was only slightly humble. 'Well, being the Head Eunuch of the Emperor, he proabably has more power than some of the nobility so it's understandable to get arrogant... as long as he doesn't go too far, I won't say anything.' Shen Tianyu decided as she observed the Head Eunuch without speaking. She understood she wasn't who he was talking to and it wasn't her place to answer for Rong Jian.Rong Jian on the other hand, frowned and berrated the Head Eunuch. "I'm not the only one standing here. Eunuch Lu, do you need to have your eyes checked by the physicians or... are you saying you oppose to my marriage partner that even Emperor Father and Empress Mother approve of?""T-This one doesn't dare. This one did not intend that at all. P-Please accept my apologies!" The Head Eunuch started sweating from his forehead. Even if he was one of the Emperor's closest confidantes, he couldn't match up to a beloved Wangye! Even if the other was adopted, the years has shown that both the emperor and Emrpess were fond of him and treated him like any of their sons. And most importantly, he was not only related to the Empress, she liked him! The Emperor may rule the kingdom but anyone that worked remotely close with the Imperial couple knew, the Empress held the Emperor's heart! Good thing the Empress was not a vengeful person or else there would be many more bodies in the unmarked graves from when she was first titled Crown Princess!"Why are you apologizing to me, eunuch Lu? I don't quite understand your actions." Rong Jian sniffed and looked towards the woman next to him.The eunuch turned to her without lifting his head and apologized again. "Please accept this one's apologies, Wangfei. This little one won't do it again in the future."'You... look like a dog seeking praise.' Shen Tianyu thought to herself as she stared at the dog eyes looking for acknowledgement. She sighed and patted his head. "Don't get so worked up over something like this. I already forsaw plenty of things like this happening when I agreeed to be your wife. When they keep happening, what are you going to do? Get angry at all of them? Your body won't last with so much anger exploding all the time. As long as it's not extremely detrimental to our reputation, just ignore it." She then turned to the Head Eunuch. "As long as you understand then I will excuse you. I hope you remember your words today and make sure that this doesn't happen again in the future.""Yes, yes, this little one will remember." The Head Eunuch repeatedly dipped lower in thanks, not daring to look at them directly again."Alright. Go report to the Emperor that the Fourth Wangye and his future Wangfei wish to have an audience with him." Shen Tianyu waved the Head Eunuch off, who quickly entered the study by opening the doors a crack and closing it after he stepped over the threshold."Really... I haven't even said anything and you were already angry. You should be more careful with yout body. Excessive anger in unhealthy." Shen Tianyu sighed as she patted his cheeks in exasperation."Yes... I'll try to control my anger in the future." Rong Jian whimpered.The Head Eunuch decided to poke his head out of the study doors at this moment and report to them with a lowered head. "The Emperor says you may enter." And proceeded to open the doors wide enough for both of them to enter side by side before standing to one side.Both Shen Tianyu and Rong Jian lifted their foot and stepped over the threshold. Rong Jian looked straight ahead while Shen Tianyu turned to the Head Eunuch and gave him a nod and smile, noting that he was looking straight ahead and can see their faces. Shen Tianyu didn't bother to see his reaction as she schooled her features as she caught up to Rong Jian to walk up to the Emperor. They both kneeled down as they heard the doors close behind them."This subject son greets Emperor Father.""This subject greets the Emperor." Rong Jian and Shen Tianyu spoke at the same time. Technically Shen Tianyu wasn't even properly engaged to Rong Jian yet and she also wasn't really a subject of this kingdom so she couldn't use the term "subject daughter"."Hm." The Emperor hummed from above them on his table and Rong Jian got up. With a slight jab from her companion, Shen Tianyu understood that the hum was permission to stand and so she stood up. Taking a quick sweep around the room, Shen Tianyu had to laugh a little bit inside.'There's gold everywhere. Even the walls are painted gold. There's golden dragons everwhere, I didn't take the Emperor to be the type to try to show off like this... Hm? Is that a portrait of him and the Empress hung next to his desk? How... cute. Are you even allowed to call a man this old cute?' Shen Tianyu thought to herself without letting her poker facce slip even a bit.The Emperor himself was sitting on his wooden chair with a straight back and his head resting on his clasped hands that created an arch over the gold-painted table. He was staring at the two of them as if waiting for them to speak.
