But then I thought, I don't necessarily have to show off.

What's that saying again? "The capable should do more work." Defu's godfather is so rich, and I'm destined to be a rich second-generation heir for life. I'll leave the palace to enjoy life in the future, so why should I work so hard?

Qi Qi chuckled and quickly covered the Ninth Prince, who was laughing like a fool, with a blanket.

Ninth Prince: "What are you doing?"

Qi Qi said earnestly, "Go to sleep quickly tonight, don't get sick, I have a day off tomorrow."

The Ninth Prince's face fell.

Qi Qi: "Shh!"

"Continuing from where we left off, the Yellow-Robed Monster didn't act rashly and kill Sha Wujing immediately. Instead, he transformed into a handsome man and flew to the Kingdom of Baoxiang..."

The Ninth Prince was listening with great interest when suddenly, on a whim, he exclaimed, "Wait!"

Qi Qi: "Huh? What's wrong?"

Ninth Prince: "Your memory is indeed excellent! I suddenly remembered that you can remember such a long story. That's really good! Alright, you'll be in charge of the storeroom from now on."

Qi Qi was dumbfounded.

"No, there's no need to..."

...

The next day was Qi Qi's first day off since arriving at Fengyi Palace!

The Ninth Prince is not sick; he is doing well.

He leaned against the door between the bedchamber and the cubicle, watching with displeasure as Qi Qi opened his bag and put the things he wanted to take back inside.

Qi Qi received quite a few rewards this month, including but not limited to a jade pendant, a jade ruyi, a gold-inlaid jade bracelet, a pretty purse adorned with small pearls, and a jade pendant shaped like a little tiger, all bestowed by the Ninth Prince… The Ninth Prince even wanted to give Qi Qi his red coral ornament, but Qi Qi refused, mainly because Dongmei and the others looked so shocked, probably because it was very expensive, although Qi Qi thought it wasn't as pretty as a modern glass ornament…

Xiao Fuzi's eyes turned red with envy...

The Ninth Prince said sourly, "Take them all back? Give them all to your godfather? These are gifts from me."

Qi Qi said seriously, "I sleep with His Highness at night and spend the day in the Imperial Study. I don't feel safe leaving him here."

Ninth Prince: "Then put it in my storeroom and lock it up."

Qi Qi shook his head: "No, what if you forget that this was for me? I'd be too embarrassed to ask for it back."

The Ninth Prince felt distrusted and was about to lose his temper when Qi Qi said, "By the way, Your Highness, this servant has another small suggestion."

The Ninth Prince narrowed his eyes.

The chubby boy is terrible at following rules, but whenever he feels guilty or makes a request, he unconsciously refers to himself as a lackey.

"Um?"

Qi Qi smiled sheepishly: "Could you give me gold as a reward in the future? Or you can save up and give me silver notes."

The Ninth Prince, with a long face, tapped him on the head: "Weren't you embarrassed to ask for it? This prince sees you're quite bold! You even want silver notes, what, are you trying to run away!"

Qi Qi covered his head and hid, saying, "I won't do it again!"

Hilarious! They'll do it again next time.