Although the emperor thought what Yuan Bohua said made sense, it would not be conducive to him persuading his cousin to come back and take charge of the business!

The emperor could only persuade from another angle: "Kang'er was just young before and didn't know the difference between a prince and a duke. What man doesn't like power and status?

How about you two, cousin and Fuan, ask the child again?"

Zhou Qiongyue looked at the emperor's relentless determination and nonchalantly ordered Gu Le beside her, "Go call Prince Yi and the Crown Prince over."

"If you don't give up, then ask Kang'er later! But if Kang'er still wants to be a playboy, then don't try to persuade him."

After Zhou Qiongyue finished speaking, she kindly reminded the emperor: "Actually, Lord Li is doing a pretty good job. I made a lot of money from my business in those years, mainly because these businesses were all run secretly at that time.

People don't think these industries make money, so the competitive pressure is relatively small and other countries are not on guard.

Now most of the businesses owned by my cousin are semi-public. Competition has become more intense and other countries are on guard. It is normal that the business is not making as much money as before.

Even if I were to take over, things wouldn't be the same again."

Zhou Qiongyue gave a bunch of reasons just to make the emperor accept the fact that the money earned would eventually become less and less.

Although she did have other ways to make money, she didn't want to make it, and she didn't want to help this cousin who would demolish the bridge after crossing it.

Moreover, if too much silver from other countries flowed into their country, would the currency depreciate? Would the people's lives become more difficult? Zhou Qiongyue didn't understand these questions, and she didn't want to make money for the emperor indiscriminately.

In the past few years, there was no other way because of the war. When the war started, we really couldn't take care of so many things.

After all, at that time, everyone really contributed what they had, worked together as a team, and faced the outside world in unison.

After hearing what Zhou Qiongyue said, the emperor actually already had the answer in his mind, and he believed this statement.

But he still wanted to struggle. Who doesn't want to have endless money to spend?

"Let's wait for Kang'er to come and ask his opinion before making a decision, cousin!"

Even if the business could not return to the past, the emperor still wanted his cousin to manage the private treasury. When his cousin was in charge, she was really relieved, without having to worry about any problems, and he could use the money whenever he wanted.

My cousin would never be like those ministers who would complain for a long time when he used the money from his own private treasury.

Yuan Chaochang and Yuan Chaokang had only walked for a while and not far, so they came back quickly.

Yuan Chaochang and the other man knew that this person was the emperor, so they both bowed politely and sat down obediently.

Zhou Qiongyue signaled the emperor with her eyes, "If you want to ask, just ask."

The emperor was actually quite confident. Yuan Chaokang was about to be twelve years old. A child of this age already understood everything, and he knew the difference between a prince and a duke.

He just didn't believe that someone who could clearly become a prince would only want to be a duke?

The emperor beckoned to Yuan Chaokang amiably, "Come here, Kang'er. Second uncle wants to ask you something."

Yuan Chaokang obediently walked over and sat next to the emperor. He was not nervous at all, but curious. "I wonder what the emperor wants to ask him?"

The emperor looked at his cousin and friend beside him. He didn't want to ask right away, "Do you want to be a prince? If you do, just ask your mother to work for me." The emperor was afraid that his cousin would take action on the spot.

The emperor had no choice but to ask in a more tactful way: "What do you want to be when you grow up?"

"Be a playboy! Go out every day with a few like-minded friends to drink some wine, listen to music, and when you feel like it, invite three or five people to go hunting outside the city..."

Yuan Chaokang has been in contact with Yuan An's group of playboys for several years, and has taken in all the playboys he likes as his younger brothers.

Yuan Chaokang now knows the daily life of the playboy very well, and can count them in detail without any pause.

Excluding those unhealthy and borderline things, he now sincerely feels that being a playboy is pretty good.

The emperor was momentarily moved when he heard Yuan Chaokang describe his life, but he thought about his purpose and calmed himself down. "Don't you want to work hard to get a higher rank?"

As for what it means to be promoted to a higher position as a prince, those who understand will understand.

Yuan Chaokang looked at the emperor with a look that said, "Are you crazy?" and pretended to be frightened as he swallowed his saliva. "The prince is very good! I am very satisfied. Besides, I don't have that ambition."

However, if my son ever has that ambition, I will definitely not stop him."

Yuan Chaokang was already cursing the emperor in his heart at this moment, saying that he was a bastard who wanted to trick even a child for money. If it was a real child, he would definitely be able to trick the person away.

The emperor felt like he was being looked down upon by a child.

Yuan Chaochang felt that it was his turn to take the stage. He took the initiative to sit next to the emperor with a flattering smile on his face, "Uncle Emperor, how about you let your younger brother be the crown prince and let me be the prince?"

Emperor: Are there still people who would give up being a prince and take the initiative to become a duke these days?

The emperor was still curious about this, "How do you say that?"

Yuan Chaochang thought the emperor might really agree to this, so he quickly explained the benefits: "Because I also want to be a playboy, I don't have to go to school, I can play with my father and mother everywhere, I can sleep until I wake up naturally, and..."

The emperor listened halfway and directly pulled away Yuan Chaochang's excited hand, "Go and dream."

Then the emperor looked at his cousin again, "Cousin, are you really not going to consider it again? After this time, there may not be another opportunity like this in the future."

"Cousin, did you eat the vegetables I picked tonight? Did they taste delicious? I really don't have any big ambitions. I just want to live a rich and leisurely life.

If I had wanted to pursue my own career, I would not have married the prince. It would have been much better if my father and mother had found a son-in-law for me."

Zhou Qiongyue's tone was very sincere, and her wish was almost the wish of all women of this era.

So the emperor really couldn't say anything. After all, since ancient times, there has never been a woman going out to pursue her career.

If Zhou Qiongyue knew what the emperor was thinking, she would have retorted, "This era doesn't allow women to stand out."

As for changing the status of women in this era with her own strength like other women who traveled through time, Zhou Qiongyue felt that she was not that capable and could only take care of herself.

Seeing that his cousin was determined not to get involved, the emperor had no other choice but to stand up and take his men back to the palace.

The emperor was actually just a little regretful about this, but he was not really angry. After all, he had heard his mother teach his cousin when he was a child.

The content is similar to what my cousin is saying now, 'Find a good husband and marry him, with the support of your family, you will be rich and prosperous for the rest of your life.'

The emperor also looked down on women in his heart. He did not think that women could be as powerful as men. He thought that women should stay in the house to take care of their husbands and children.

If his cousin's business ability hadn't impressed him so much, he wouldn't even have made this trip.