Although the specific contract was signed three days later, Qu Ning and Tonks had already made further negotiations on the terms of the treaty and the details that they cared about each other.

The Duke family itself has a lot of influence in the United States, P&V has sales channels, and Qu Ning has good things to ship, which is indeed a win-win-win situation. So although Tonks still needs to wait for feedback and clapping from the family's side, basically, cooperation is already a sure thing.

In addition, according to Tonks's feedback, the blue and white porcelain samples that Qu Ning gave away at the banquet last time were indeed very popular, and even his wife would like to have ten or eight pieces at home these days to greet guests for afternoon tea.

"Eight out of ten?" Qu Ning seemed to be frightened when he listened, and said with a smile, "What are you doing as blue and white porcelain?" Chinese cabbage? ”

Tonks shrugged his shoulders, he was an authentic Chinese expert, naturally he would not be fooled by her so simply, and said with a smile: "If you want to say that it is a historical antique, it is indeed very difficult to take out ten or eight pieces at once, but like the blue and white ...... that day" He smacked his tongue, "Don't lie to me, young lady, it can be mass-produced, right?" ”

Qu Ning smiled noncommittally.

However, she quickly made it very clear to Tonks: tailor-made to serve the daily needs of Western customers, and in addition, she could add this kind of Western mythology, Bible stories, and even family logos to the patterns, but without losing the characteristics of the East, she could supply Tonks in a steady stream. But just the Tonks, not the Duke family.

This is Qu Ning's hand of temptation and accepted her benefits, this kind of mercenary businessman, will he not give her hard work?

What's more, since she knew that Tonks was able to take the position in the family because of the interests of the Far East today, she knew even more that this person would not mess up this matter easily.

Tonks hurriedly agreed: even a fool knows how much temptation there is in this deal, and how much benefit it must be to his personal net worth! The last time the stock price fluctuated, he already regretted that he didn't invest with this young lady, and there was no reason not to follow her footsteps at this time!

Finally got this matter done, Qu Ning secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Counting it, although she has benefits in this matter, it is not much. There are only two people who really get the benefits: one is those small handmade workshops that are struggling today, they take the secret recipe into the shares, they can get great development and growth, and those crafts that may have been lost can survive. The two are the Northeast battalion of the young marshal, and when P&V sends an outcast to set up a factory there, it will greatly prosper the industry in the north, and the technical school will continue to provide new blood.

Qu Ning rubbed her forehead, and finally confirmed the matter, but she only felt exhausted.

What annoyed her even more than this incident was the news about the Twenty-one Articles brought by Tonks: Qu Ning had already secretly decided in her heart at that time that she would never sit idly by and watch the royal family betray the interests of the country again, because she is no longer the princess who is just raised in the deep boudoir and has a weak heart, but Young Lady Tang who is in the palm of public opinion and power, and can turn over the rain and clouds, and do something in this era.

But in any case, the royal family did make her extremely disappointed, and now it was better to be still, and the more the royal family did, the more mistakes it made, just like signing a treaty, if this thing was ...... She is only afraid that the resignation of the royal family will be just around the corner.

Qu Ning rubbed his temples and sighed silently.

***

If he wanted to talk about this kind of political matter, Qu Ning naturally didn't intend to hide it from Young Marshal Tang.

There is a discussion between husband and wife, and this is the way to get along.

When Tang Shaoshuai came back, she retreated, and then said bluntly: "Today I talked to Tonks Duke about a business matter, and he gave me a message that my imperial brother intends to renew the twenty-one ...... this month."

The atmosphere in the room froze all at once.

This month means that things are imminent, and they are well aware of that.

Fu Guifei, who was originally a matchmaker, was scolded as a traitor by patriotic students and progressives after being involved in the last turmoil. Under the pressure of public opinion and Congress, the emperor had to depose her, cut her position, and then grounded her, and now she is in a claustrophobic situation.

Although everyone knows that Fu Guifei is just a ghost for the dead, and the culprit who really wants to sign the treaty is the emperor behind her, but in the end, the country is now practicing the "constitutional monarchy" system, and the emperor is still a nominal supreme head, so after he belittled Fu Guifei, the matter could have come to an end.

But now that she is proficient in Japanese, has a close relationship with the Japanese, and even has a godfather of a high-ranking Japanese official, who is she who helped the emperor and Japan pick up this matter again?

Tang Shaoshuai thought for a while, his eyes were deep, and he nodded in a deep voice: "I know." ”

As a woman, Qu Ning didn't intend to dictate political affairs, she had always only done some things that she should do, since he said this "I know", she also thought that she had done her best, and said with a smile: "Sincerely, you are coming back later and later these days, but there are some things in the army that are worried?" ”

Tang Shaoshuai raised his eyebrows, obviously in a serious tone, but for some reason Qu Ning felt a little ridiculous in his words: "Is Madam lonely and lonely?" Before Qu Ning had time to be embarrassed, he already had a wooden face, looked at her deeply, and continued, "There is nothing to do in the army. But because there was nothing to do...... he swallowed the second half of the sentence.

Qu Ning nodded and let out a thoughtful "oh".

It's business as usual, that's the biggest weirdness.

To say that on that day, she deliberately made a fuss about Mrs. Tang's dowry, Tang Dashuai didn't know, it was definitely impossible.

Even the rumors outside are mostly directed at Tang Dashuai's public opinion, so that the father will not feel that his status and dignity have been seriously provoked by the next generation?

The reason why Tang Shaoshuai returned late was because he was more on guard and took precautions, but now that everything is fine, how do you feel that it is like their two little children, who are amorous and villains in vain?

Qu Ning couldn't figure out what kind of medicine was sold in Tang Dashuai's gourd for a while, so he smiled and said: "It's better to have nothing than something, and now that it's eventful, I still wish I had one less thing." ”

Tang Shaoshuai reached out and touched her head, and his tone was extremely gentle: "Mrs. Hard, since Mrs. feels lonely for her husband, I will try to come back as soon as possible starting tomorrow." ”

...... "I don't mean that, okay?" Qu Ning wanted to shout in defense, but when she saw the playful light in the other party's black eyes, she had no choice but to stop speaking and be silent - Hey poker face, when did you start to like to laugh so much?

***

After getting married for a month, he only entered the palace once when he returned to the door of the three dynasties, and on the second day of Qu Ning, he did enough to hand over the sign to the palace.

She led the two maids to the queen's side first, and before she had even stepped into the palace, she heard the sound of laughter and conversation coming from inside.

A low and pleasant male voice, mixed with Qingyue's female voice, is particularly vivid and eye-catching.

Qu Ning took a breath before stepping in, his eyes swept in the hall, and a slight smile was already on his face: "Imperial sister-in-law, you are really lively here today!" ”

Turning to the side, he said with a smile, "My sister is also here, and Mr. Feng is also there, it's really a rare guest!" ”

Qu Huan stood up and bowed to her slightly, and beside her, Feng Siping raised his eyes and turned to her, and in those dark brown eyes, there seemed to be a particularly vivid and interesting light.

Qu Huan and her saluted each other, sat down and said: "Sister, what she said is wrong, Siping and we often come and go these days, if you want to talk about rare guests, but my sister is married like this, and there are fewer times when she returns to the palace, that is the real petite, Siping is not counted." ”

Siping Siping's call is very close, but it is really very responsive to Qu Ning's ears: a thoughtful person like Feng Siping, Qu Huan is so loud and goes in and out with him, and now he is still in the room, this guy has not seen a crack and drilled?

The queen also smiled and said: "My sister is indeed coming back less, and your royal brother and I often talk about you." You are a little conscienceless, and you don't want to go into the palace often to see your sister-in-law and your imperial brother, it's really in vain that we have hurt you for so many years......"

"Hey, didn't I come in with a sign as soon as I was free?" Qu Ning explained, her eyes flickered, and she playfully glanced at Feng Siping and Qu Huan, who were sitting on the side at this time, "But looking at the closeness of Mr. Feng and his sister now, is it really a good thing to be close?" ”

Qu Huan immediately lowered his head shyly, and his face was dyed with a touch of red.

Feng Siping nodded calmly, turned his head and waved slightly towards the queen: "Thanks to the love of Your Majesty and the queen, I have already answered the order, and the second princess will be promised to the ministers in the near future." ”

Turning to Qu Ning again, he joked briskly, "It seems that the day of shouting the young lady's sister is probably near, right?" ”

"...... "What kind of little Zhengtai is pretending!" With your mature face, you call me sister, I don't dare to respond! Qu Ning was caught off guard by his words, the corners of his mouth twitched twice, and he didn't say anything for a while, and he was a little confused all of a sudden, not knowing what kind of medicine he was selling in his gourd: since the two sides have almost talked about marriage, then with their status and status, the possibility of further variables is really not high.

The emperor wants the Feng family and the Tang family to rely on each other, which is reasonable, but he, Feng Siping, is he really willing to marry a princess and go home? Don't forget, that Feng family handsome, but he hates the royal family very much!

No matter how much she muttered in her heart, it didn't take long for the emperor to come over to the queen's side and have lunch with a few of them. Qu Ning observed carefully, only to feel that more and more dark clouds were shrouded in his head: Feng Siping seemed to be telling the truth, no matter from what point of view, he and the emperor were like a son-in-law's way of getting along with his brother-in-law!

After the meal, Qu Ning pulled the emperor out alone, and the two of them found a secluded place to sit down, she first gossiped a few words, and then immediately asked her the most concerned questions.

"Brother Huang, I heard that you intend to renew the twenty-one articles, is this matter true or false?"

As she spoke, she carefully examined the emperor's expression: the emperor's gaze only flickered slightly, and then he met her eyes directly and asked, "Where did you get this news from Ning Ning?" ”

The tone was still intimate, but there was a bit of indifference and dissatisfaction in the tone that could not be hidden.

Qu Ning only felt a chill in his heart, and his tone of voice was a little more irritable: "Brother Huang, where does this news come from?" The important thing is whether this news is true or not, just one word, is it difficult? ”

The emperor sighed, reached over and gently stroked her long, shiny black hair, and replied, "Young Marshal Tang should be good to Ning Ning, right?" I often hear people mention in the palace that Tang Shaoshuai and his wife are in love, and I am comforted in my heart. ”

"Brother Huang!" Qu Ning frowned.

The emperor just said to himself: "But don't forget, Ningning, men love you only temporarily. If you want eternal love between husband and wife, you still have to rely on your mother's family. I, who is my brother, married you to the surname Tang at the beginning, and the pain in my heart is still vivid. Now that I see you doing well, although I feel a little comforted in my heart, how dare I forget the shame of that day? The country handed down by our ancestors must not be destroyed in my hands, and it must not be usurped by outsiders! ”

Qu Ning had already understood the true meaning of the emperor's words. Her face also turned cold almost instantly.