Chen Zhaoci finally understood and couldn't help but laugh, saying, "Our Emperor has done a good thing. In this way, our A-Yuan can marry a carefully cultivated girl and have a wife-in-law family that can keep his children in check. With a virtuous wife and a wife-in-law family that won't hold him back, A-Yuan will have fewer obstacles in doing things. Wouldn't there be far fewer obstacles if he wanted to do something in the future?"

Xu Rao smiled and said, "Not bad, not bad, we can see these things now."

Chen Zhaoci said with some pride, "Even if I don't understand, after being instilled with these ideas by you all every day, how could I not understand at all? I just don't know if our A-Yuan will develop feelings for the girl from the Gu family. A-Yuan left his parents at such a young age, and I just hope that he can find a wife who loves him and the two of them can live a good life together."

Upon receiving the letter, Xu Bai went to find Xiao Yuan and said he would make some nice things for Xiao Yuan as wedding gifts.

Wu Muyue followed Xiao Yuan into the East Palace, and his servants, including A Jin, went with him. Originally, Xu Bai was supposed to study with Wu Muyue, but Xu Bai was too impatient with the rules of the palace and wanted to go back to Tai'an to study. However, since Xiao Yuan had just settled down, Xu Bai felt that he and Xiao Yuan were good friends, so he should wait until his good friend was settled before leaving. Recently, he had been studying at home behind closed doors. Wu Muyue knew that Xu Bai was a bit unruly and easily became lax without supervision, so he would assign Xu Bai homework every day. In order to complete the homework assigned by his teacher, Xu Bai basically had no personal time.

Xiao Yuan has his own study in the East Palace, which is filled with many books. Xu Bai sometimes likes to read here when he comes over. Right now, he is sitting on a cotton cushion in front of the bookshelf and says with a smile, "Ah Yuan, I really didn't expect you to get married so soon. Don't worry, I'll start decorating your bedroom right away and make sure it's even better than my elder brother's."

Back then, Xu Di's self-designed new house amazed all his brothers and sisters. When Xiao Yuan and Xu Bai got together, they talked a lot about the things in Xu Di's new house, especially the drainage system that could be directly connected to the outside. You know, nowadays, the most particular families would at most have a washing place in a corner room, and the bath water would be carried in with buckets, washed in the bathtub, and then carried out.

Xiao Yuan said somewhat embarrassedly, "My marriage is still a long way off. The Imperial Observatory has been looking at several auspicious days, but my father is not very satisfied."

Xu Bai said nonchalantly, "This won't delay our renovation of the new house. Let me tell you, I have some new ideas. If the room is designed according to my ideas, it will probably make your life more comfortable and convenient. You know, the more comfortable and convenient life is, the more people will feel that life is good. And only when life is good will they have the desire to continue living. So, A-Yuan, shall we go and take a look at your bedroom now?"

Xiao Yuan looked at the incessantly chattering Xu Bai with some amusement. Xu Bai was already fourteen years old. Because he was growing taller, his originally chubby body had become much thinner, but his cleverness had not diminished at all. Because he had practiced martial arts for many years, his movements were nimble, and his personality was somewhat unconventional. He spoke and acted in a very decisive manner.

Xu Bai pulled Xiao Yuan up from the chair and said, "You've been working for an hour. Aren't you tired? Get up, get up. Let's go take a look at your bedroom first. I'll see what kind of place it is, where it needs improvement, and where it needs to be rebuilt. We should get started as soon as possible."

Xiao Yuan then took Xu Bai to his own palace. Xu Bai was currently living alone in this palace. This courtyard was the largest in the entire East Palace, with five main rooms in the front, side rooms on both sides, and several back courtyards in the back. Moreover, the courtyards were quite large and planted with some trees.

Since the suicide of the former crown prince, the Eastern Palace had been empty. Although it was maintained on a daily basis, a place that is not inhabited is always in a state of disrepair. Therefore, before Xiao Yuan moved in, he only tidied up the place a little.

Xu Bai walked around inside and out. The palace looked solemn and ancient from the outside, but once inside, he found that many places were already showing signs of decay. He kept shaking his head and sighing, saying to Xiao Yuan, "A Yuan, you really need to do a major overhaul of this palace. Otherwise, it will be a real disservice to these palaces."

Xiao Yuan smiled and said, "The Ministry of Works has already sent people to inspect the area. They said they will start repairing the entire East Palace courtyard in a few days. If you want to do anything, you can ask the Ministry of Works to send craftsmen over to help."

Xu Bai was quite happy. The craftsmen from the Ministry of Works represented the highest level of technology in the entire Liang Dynasty. With their help, how could he worry about not making good products?

The East Palace is located directly east of the entire palace complex, not far from the Imperial Study. To enter or exit, one must pass through the palace gate. Standing at the highest point of the East Palace, a pavilion built on a relatively high site, one can see rows of palaces of different sizes stretching into the distance.

Xu Bai said to Xiao Yuan with great emotion, "These palaces are not only the highest administrative offices of Daliang, but also symbols of power in Daliang and the embodiment of the highest architectural level in Daliang. Ah Yuan, we just don't have money now. When we have money, we will repair these palaces properly, and then set some areas as tourist attractions. We will put people at the gate to collect money. If you want to come in, you have to pay. In this way, we can generate some revenue."

Xiao Yuan laughed and said, "You've come up with another bad idea."

Xu Bai retorted, "You don't know the profits involved. The palace is a place that many people dream of entering their entire lives but can't. If we open up some areas, see if they come or not. When that time comes, we can use the money earned from those open areas to repair the entire palace. Don't you think that's a good idea?"