The prince took Yuan Bohua and the fifth prince directly to Prince Fu'an's mansion. The prince felt that his friend's mansion should be safer than his own mansion.

Having witnessed his cousin's ability to earn money, he fully believed in her ability to manage the household.

Although the Crown Princess is quite capable, there are many people in the Crown Prince's Mansion, and with everyone's spies making arrangements, there are bound to be some who slip through the net.

It just depends on whether it is a big fish or a small fish.

Zhou Qiongyue already knew what happened during the morning court session, and then she heard the servants report, "The prince has returned with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the Fifth Prince."

Zhou Qiongyue only ordered the servants to prepare delicious dishes and tea, but not to serve any alcohol. She also ordered the people in the front yard to leave after serving the dishes, and not to disturb the prince and his friends while they were reminiscing about the past.

After Zhou Qiongyue gave the order, not only did she not go to the front yard herself, she also did not allow Yuan Chaokang to go to the front yard.

In fact, Yuan Chaokang was quite curious. After all, in his opinion, the emperor was still young, and he didn't believe that the emperor could give up power so early.

After all, having tasted power, no one wants to let it go, including Yuan Chaokang himself.

In his previous life, he had been an emperor until his death, and it wasn't that there were no unfilial sons who wanted to kill him. After all, a son is still a son, not worth mentioning in front of a father like him.

It’s just that his identity in this life is different. He has been a child for so many years and is also learning to let go.

After learning to read, Yuan Chaokang also read the history of this dynasty and felt that the royal family had done a good job. Now Yuan Chaokang's goal is to become a free and unrestrained young man.

By the way, he can learn some business management skills from his mother, and then his future life will be very comfortable.

Although Yuan Chaokang had no other thoughts, he was still quite curious about the fact that the emperor abdicated at such a young age.

It’s just that his mother had ordered him not to go to the front yard, and he would not go against her wishes. He would know the outcome sooner or later anyway, so there was no need to rush.

Zhou Qiongyue looked at Yuan Chaokang's smiling face. She thought her son was happy to know that Yuan Bohua would not leave for the time being, so she ignored him.

Zhou Qiongyue took her fishing rod and asked someone to prepare some snacks, and went to the big lake in the backyard of the palace.

She planned to go there to fish and read to kill time.

When Yuan Chaokang saw that his mother was going fishing, he ordered someone to take his small fishing rod and his favorite book recently, and then he put his hands behind his back and went fishing with his mother.

Because Yuan Chaochang was going to the palace as a companion, Zhou Qiongyue arranged for someone to secretly teach Yuan Chaochang and Yuan Chaokang how to swim early on.

However, Zhou Qiongyue also told Yuan Chaochang and Yuan Chaokang to keep it secret, as they might be able to be saved at a critical moment.

Yuan Chaokang had seen all sorts of dirty tricks before, and he knew his mother's intentions, so he wouldn't say anything. Yuan Chaokang even played dumb on many grand occasions, pretending to be a child.

Originally, the eldest brother Yuan Chaochang was smart enough. If he was not smart enough, Yuan Chaokang would be afraid of offending others and would attack the two of them.

Yuan Chaochang had been warned many times by his mother and younger brother, so of course he dared not say anything.

Countless experiences and lessons from childhood have taught him that if he doesn't listen to his brother, he will definitely be the one in trouble. If his brother doesn't let him speak, there must be a reason for him to do so.

Because Yuan Chaokang could swim, and Zhou Qiongyue also brought several servants who could swim, Zhou Qiongyue did not object when Yuan Chaokang wanted to go fishing with her.

When Yuan Bohua brought His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the Fifth Prince to the front yard, they saw that the dishes had already been laid out. After the people around them saluted them, they immediately retreated from the entire yard as if they were a flood or a beast.

Prince Li Jingchen couldn't help but praise, "Fu'an and my cousin are really good at teaching people!"

The Fifth Prince wasn't afraid of his own brother! He directly retorted, "Second brother, stop being so ungrateful. You've taken advantage of your cousin so many times since you were little. Just be content! If you continue to be so sarcastic, I'll go back to the palace and tell Mother about you."

The prince was actually quite happy. His younger brother had been away for so long, and he didn't feel alienated from him. "No, Li Jingyu, how old are you? Do you still want to complain?"

"No matter how old they are, they are still the Queen Mother's children!" The fifth prince almost said, "Why do you care about me?"

Among the three of them, except Yuan Bohua who got up early and had breakfast with his son before going out to attend the morning court, the Crown Prince and the Fifth Prince were both hungry.

The Crown Prince was up late reading memorials the previous night and wanted to sleep in a little longer. The Fifth Prince had traveled all night and only arrived in Yuan'an in the early hours of this morning, so he didn't have time to use it.

So when the Crown Prince and the Fifth Prince saw the food, they sat down immediately.

Yuan Bohua also sat down on the other side of the prince, "You two should try the cooking of the princess's new chef!"

The Fifth Prince's eyes lit up instantly when he heard Yuan Bohua's introduction. "Is it even better than the one made by Gu Yu before?"

Yuan Bohua kept it a secret for a moment, "You'll know once you try it."

The Crown Prince and the Fifth Prince were already hungry, and after hearing what Yuan Bohua said, he became even hungrier.

The two of them immediately started eating, and after that, only the sounds of the two of them eating were heard. The Crown Prince and the Fifth Prince both felt that they had not had such a satisfying meal in a long time.

After the Fifth Prince finished his meal, he looked at Yuan Bohua expectantly, "Brother-in-law, if I say I want to stay in the palace for a while, you won't mind, right?"

The prince felt he knew the answer to this question. "No, he would despise it. He even despises his own sons living in the mansion. He even sent Yuan Chaochang and Yuan Chaokang to the Cheng'en Marquis Mansion to be raised by their uncle."

"Brother-in-law, I didn't expect you to be such a person?" The fifth prince's big eyes were full of disbelief.

Yuan Bohua shifted the blame without batting an eyelid, "Your Highness the Crown Prince has misunderstood me. It's my two sons who are missing their grandparents."

"hehe!"

"hehe!"

Yuan Bohua was responded to by the Crown Prince and the Fifth Prince with their disbelieving sneers.

Yuan Bohua's expression didn't change at all. He had a good relationship with both of them now, and he didn't care much about his image in front of them.

Yuan Bohua decided to bring the topic back to the main point. "Is Your Majesty serious about this? Or is this just a test?"

The prince was silent for a moment, then said seriously, "It should be true. Father wants to go out and fight."

Yuan Bohua and the Fifth Prince stared at the Crown Prince in surprise. It was not that they did not believe it, but it was too unbelievable.

Which emperor would abdicate and become the emperor emeritus just to be able to go out and fight happily?

"Don't look at me, you two. I can't say any more. Just wait and see." If these two people were not 100% his own people, the prince would not even have said those words before.