The new textile machine ended with the liberalization of patents and tax increases, which benefited both parties. Zhu Yunwen raised the textile merchant tax in a grand manner, leaving an opening for an overall increase in the commercial tax in the future; And the wealthy households in Songjiang also got the drawings of the new textile machine, which can be manufactured in large quantities, and their profits will be greatly increased. However, Zhu Yunwen was still a little dissatisfied, and the first important patent of the Patent Law was given up in this way, which I am afraid will have a bad impact on the implementation of the Patent Law.

Zhu Yuanzhang was particularly dissatisfied, and reprimanded Zhu Yunwen in the Qianqing Palace, feeling that Zhu Yunwen was too weak and easily conceding to the merchants, which was not in line with his governing philosophy, and did not give Zhu Yunwen a good face for several days.

But Zhu Yunwen also has a bitter heart, the fire in the textile workshop has been proved to be related to the White Lotus Sect, this does not need to be investigated at all, it has been widely spread in the market, the White Lotus Sect believes that these textile machines are "monsters", they are here to harm the people, Maitreya heard the prayers of the believers, and sent a divine fire to burn these "monsters". In the countryside, all this even caused cheers from the people. In order to divert the contradiction, Zhu Yunwen had to choose to release the patent.

For the White Lotus Sect, the wealthy people of Jingshi are not very cold, everyone enthusiastically provided clues, and soon found out the hiding place of the arsonist---- the Baishui Gang in the south of the city, and the Five Cities Terracotta Division quickly sent troops to break through the Baishui Gang, and the search found that this was actually a den of the White Lotus Sect. This made Zhu Yuanzhang extremely angry, he didn't expect that there were still remnants of the White Lotus Sect in the Jingshi and on the side of his couch, and Song Zhong, the commander of the Jinyi Guard, almost lost his life, but under the persuasion of Zhu Yunwen, he was transferred to Datong as a staff general and served in front of the army to atone for his crimes. Under the punishment of Jinyiwei, the identity of the arsonist was quickly clear, it turned out to be a water bandit on Taihu Lake, the leader of the bandit called himself Sai Bailong, he sent nearly 30 people to the Beijing Division to be responsible for arson, and the Baishui Gang obeyed the order of the general altar to be responsible for answering. The military department and the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies quickly mobilized the sailors to kill Saibailong, but there was no news yet.

And Bai Fangrui's women's workshop was also slandered by the White Lotus Sect, saying that she was a textile workshop in the open and secretly engaged in prostitution, and even more excessively said that Bai Fangrui was the outer room of the court dignitaries, specializing in providing beauties for the palace. This even caused the impeachment of the imperial history, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate, Dali Temple, and the Criminal Department jointly sent personnel to investigate, although it was not resolved in the end, but these things seriously affected the normal operation of the workshop. At first hearing these news, Bai Fangrui even vomited blood and fainted, and after the diagnosis and treatment and careful care of the imperial doctor, it was only after a month of slow recovery.

Zhu Yunwen learned the news of Bai Fangrui's illness from Ma Hui, and couldn't help but feel a little at a loss, and had a feeling of being caught. But when the matter came, he had to face it, he sat down, took Ma Hui's hand and said: "Liu'er, now that the matter is over, Lone will not hide it from you, Lone likes the white girl, and she will welcome her into the palace in the future, I hope you can understand." As he spoke, he carefully observed Ma Hui's expression.

Ma Hui gently brushed the hair in front of her forehead with her hand, sighed lightly, and said: "Your Highness can tell Liu'er about Sister Bai'er, Liu'er is very happy, Liu'er actually knows for a long time, Liu'er often goes to Sister Bai's workshop, just to learn more about Sister Bai's personality." Sister Bai is very good, Liu Er is willing to serve His Royal Highness with her, Liu Er is not a jealous person, please rest assured Your Highness, the concubine will definitely get along with Sister Bai. ”

Zhu Yunwen looked at Ma Hui's eyes, gently held her in his arms, stroked her smooth hair with his hand, and said, "Liu'er, this time I can't stand you, but I can guarantee that it is enough to have the two of you, and there will be no new concubines." ”

Ma Hui closed her eyes and muttered: "Your Highness, don't say such things, you will ascend the throne as the emperor in the future, how can you only have two concubines, this is a matter of time, as long as Your Highness can tell Liu'er before the concubine, Liu'er will be content." ”

Zhu Yunwen was speechless, but he also knew that this was not the time to discuss this matter, so he gently patted Ma Hui's back and said, "Liu'er, Gu is going to the Bai family, and he may come back later, so he doesn't have to wait for Gu." ”

"Does Your Highness want to stay overnight at Sister Bai's?"

Zhu Yunwen scratched his head and said, "How is it possible?" She's so sick now, how can I do such a thing? ”

"Alright, Your Highness."

Ma Hui helped Zhu Yunwen change into civilian clothes, tidied up a little, and watched Zhu Yunwen walk out of Duanben Palace with a smile. When she couldn't see Zhu Yunwen's back, Ma Hui's tears were like beads with broken threads, dripping on the floor tiles, what woman didn't look forward to romantic, sweet, and complete love? What woman doesn't want to spoil her husband's love alone? What woman would accept another woman to share her husband's love? Although, I knew that there would be this day, but now it is so uncomfortable......

White House.

Bai Fangrui felt like she had a long dream, she felt a kind of exhaustion from her bones, and she really wanted to sleep forever. The news of his wedding was like a bolt from the blue to her, but she still hoped that he could send a few words, but unfortunately day by day, except for the instructions sent by her brother to let her do this and that, there was nothing. Sometimes it makes her suspect that the gentle, considerate, melancholy and talented Mu Gongzi is an illusion, is this all her own wishful thinking? From that day on, she put more energy into her work, hoping that he would appear, but he didn't appear, but the grandson and concubine Ma Hui appeared, although she didn't have any shelf, and she was commensurate with her sister, but she could feel that she was observing herself...... Today, when she heard the rumor behind the weaver in the workshop, she only felt a sweetness in her throat, and she slowly fell down......

In a hazy way, she seemed to see that Mu Gongzi was back, he was still gentle and considerate, holding his hand and calling his name softly: "Rui'er, Rui'er, I'm here, can you hear me?" ”

Bai Fangrui wanted to hold Mu Gongzi's hand and wanted to speak, but found that she had no strength at all. I don't know how long it has been, she opened her eyes gently, looked at Mu Gongzi, and said, "Mu Gongzi, you are here, is Rui'er dreaming?" ”

Zhu Yunwen was in front of Bai Fangrui's bed, with tears in the corners of his eyes, and whispered his feelings, and when he saw Bai Fangrui open his beautiful eyes, he felt that his heart was bright, and it seemed that the whole world was blooming. He wiped his tears, gently stroked her face, and said, "Rui'er, this is not a dream, I really came, I'm really sorry for making you suffer." ”

"Is it really you?" Bai Fangrui tried to raise her hand, wanting to touch Zhu Yunwen's face, but Zhu Yunwen quickly lowered her head. Her hand caressed his face, and she said softly: "This dream is so real, I really touched you." ”

Zhu Yunwen raised her hand, covered her hand on her face, tears flowed down involuntarily, and said, "Rui'er, I'm really here, I'm sorry, I'm really sorry." ”

Bai Fangrui suddenly understood that this was true, and immediately tried to sit up. Zhu Yunwen hurriedly helped her up, and she fell into his arms and cried bitterly: "Why did you come, I miss you so much, I really miss you, I thought you would never want me anymore." ”

"No, how could I not want you, I want to marry you, I want you to be my woman." Zhu Yunwen hugged his beloved woman and comforted.

Bai Fangrui was still crying, Zhu Yunwen knew that she had too many grievances in her heart, so she comforted her and patted her back gently.

When Bai Fangrui's crying stopped, she was about to escape from Zhu Yunwen's arms, but Zhu Yunwen didn't let go, she had no strength and couldn't break free, so she had to say, "How long are you going to hold me?" Let go of me. ”

Zhu Yunwen was also a little embarrassed, so she let go of Bai Fangrui, padded her backrest, and let her lie down, and the two looked at each other......

Suddenly, Bai Wangru's voice came from the door: "Your Highness, can I come in?" How's my sister? ”

Bai Fangrui's face flushed, and she gently pushed Zhu Yunwen: "You didn't let my brother in, right?" Let him in. ”

Zhu Yunwen smiled and said, "Let the Bai family brother come in." ”

As soon as the door opened, Bai Wangru walked in, and saw that his sister had woken up, and her face was much better, so she couldn't help but give Zhu Yunwen a deep salute: "Your Highness still works, my sister hasn't been so happy for a long time." ”

Zhu Yunwen smiled silently, because he didn't know what to say, and he had a feeling of treating his sister badly, and his uncle and brother were asking for guilt. Bai Fangrui said angrily: "Brother, don't talk nonsense. ”

As he was talking, Old Man Bai, Old Lady Bai and Zhu Yunwen's guards Yuan Zhen and Yuan Jing all walked in, and when Old Lady Bai saw her daughter wake up, she cried again, and in turn, it was Bai Fangrui who comforted her, and then slowly calmed down. Old Man Bai was more steady, he just looked at Zhu Yunwen carefully, then looked back at his daughter, and sighed slightly.

After the doctor re-diagnosed Bai Fangrui, he said that Bai Fangrui had been tired for a long time, her qi and blood were weak, and she was stimulated to vomit blood, so she needed to rest and recuperate, not overworked. After a while, everyone went out, leaving only Zhu Yunwen and Bai Fangrui.

"Rui'er, I'm going to take you into the palace, are you willing?"

Bai Fangrui's eyes showed a light of hope and excitement, but after a while, she shook her head.

"What? You don't want to? ”

Bai Fangrui leaned her head on Zhu Yunwen's chest and said softly: "Your Highness, Rui'er is willing." But Rui'er was born in a businessman, I'm afraid it will make you embarrassed. ”

"You don't have to worry about this, I have no prejudice against businessmen, and I will be prosperous in the future. As the saying goes: 'No farming, no stability, no business, no wealth.' So your worries are unnecessary. ”

"Your Highness, listen to me, although you think so, but the ministers don't think so, now that the Ming Dynasty has just opened the country, the rebellion at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, and the resurgence of literati, I am afraid it will not be able to be reversed in a short time."

"In addition, Ruier can't let go of the textile workshop, now the women's workshop has just gained a foothold, and now the new loom has been released, if there is no women's workshop, I don't know how many women will have no food and clothing, so Ruier can't give up."

Zhu Yunwen was silent, and he also knew that now was not a good time for Fang Rui to enter the palace. After experiencing Meng Yuan's entry into the Central Plains, the whole country has a retro style, and Fang Xiaoru is not the only one who wants to restore Jingtian and reproduce the simple production relations of antiquity. Fang Xiaoru is a leader in the literary world, although Xie Jin's popularity is not good, no one can deny his talent, so we can know the value orientation of the current people.

Bai Fangrui stroked Zhu Yunwen's face and said softly: "As long as His Highness has Rui'er in his heart, Rui'er can wait." ”

Zhu Yunwen looked at Bai Fangrui's cherry mouth, and couldn't help but kiss it, the jade man in his arms was startled, and subconsciously wanted to struggle, but he couldn't resist Zhu Yunwen, so he had to let it go. He was hungry and sucking on her tongue, she was clumsy at first, but slowly began to respond, until his hand reached into her bra and she woke up and struggled so hard that he had to let go of her.

Her face was red and about to drip blood, and she bowed her head and said, "Your Highness, this ......"

He patted his forehead and said, "Rui'er, I'm sorry, I can't help it." ”

She took his hand and said, "Your Highness, it's not that Rui'er is unwilling, it's just that I haven't entered the palace yet, and this place is my boudoir......"

Zhu Yunwen also felt that he was not very authentic, his brother, father, and mother were all outside, and he actually did this kind of thing. He stood up, calmed down a little, then sat down, took her hand and said: "Rui'er, in the future, you should pay more attention to your body, cultivate more helpers, don't do everything yourself, Zhuge Kongming is known as a talent who has passed through the heavens and latitudes, but he went out of Qishan six times, returned in vain, and finally died in Wuzhangyuan." ”

Bai Fangrui glanced at Zhu Yunwen and said, "What nonsense, it is recorded in the "Chronicles of the Three Kingdoms" that Prime Minister Zhuge only went out of Qishan twice, how could there be six times?" ”

Zhu Yunwen remembered that he had confused "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" with "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", and now that "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" has just been published, there should not be many people who have seen it, so he said abruptly: "Well, it's still a good memory." As he spoke, he gently scraped her beautiful nose with his hand.

Bai Fangrui said "hey", and hit her backhand, but was caught by Zhu Yunwen.......

When he arrived, under the urging of Liu Zhen, Zhu Yunwen reluctantly said goodbye to Bai Fangrui, and when parting, Zhu Yunwen hugged Bai Fangrui and kissed him fiercely for a while, Bai Fangrui pushed him away angrily, and Zhu Yunwen left with a wicked smile on his face.

After Zhu Yunwen left, Bai Wangru, Old Man Bai, and Old Lady Bai entered Bai Fangrui's boudoir and asked His Royal Highness the Imperial Grandson what he said, but Bai Fangrui didn't say anything, except for the charming smile on the corner of her mouth......