Chapter 609 Look at your good daughter! She is almost selling the threshold of the East Palace

Under the big locust tree, people come and go, and it is very lively.

However, half a day passed, and there were more people asking questions than buying.

"Qingchen, this won't work." Qian Zhenyun wiped the sweat from his forehead and muttered softly, "It seems like everyone is just looking and not buying."

Lin Jiayou also said, "We are just like ordinary vendors displaying our wares like this. I'm afraid the ladies passing by would be too embarrassed to come under this tree to choose."

Gu Qingchen thought about it and realized that this was the truth.

She took a deep breath, puffed out her small chest, and gave it her all.

"Don't miss this if you're passing by! This is a one-of-a-kind piece of jewelry, the only one of its kind in the capital!"

She raised her clear voice and shouted like a hawker in the storybook.

"Wear it, and you'll be the most chic girl in the capital! Give it to your sweetheart, and it's guaranteed to bring lasting love!"

This shouting was novel and interesting, and it actually attracted several young girls to stop and watch.

Lin Jiayou held his forehead with his hand, while Qian Zhenyun wished he could find a crack in the ground to crawl into.

The daughter of the dignified Duke of Zhenguo was actually peddling her goods on the street. If this were to get out...

Just when Gu Qingchen was shouting hard and was about to make his first deal, he was surrounded by people.

Pedestrians on the street all made way for a team of imperial guards wearing black armor and long swords at their waists.

Gu Qingchen's shouting stopped abruptly.

The imperial guards walked straight to the big locust tree and surrounded the stall of the three of them.

The leading general glanced around and finally landed on Gu Qingchen's stunned little face, and waved his hand expressionlessly.

"Take it down, take everything!"

"yes!"

Two imperial guards stepped forward and began to pick up the cloth and jewelry on the ground.

Gu Qingchen was stunned for a moment. She subconsciously opened her arms to protect her "belongings" and looked up to question.

"What are you doing! I haven't done anything wrong? Why are you raiding my stall?"

On the second floor of the Treasure Pavilion, Qin Fang had just put down his teacup when he saw the commotion downstairs.

When he saw clearly that the people surrounded by the imperial guards were Gu Qingchen and the other two, his heart suddenly rose to his throat.

But when his eyes fell on the face of the leading general, his heart instantly fell back to its original place.

"Ying Qing." He whispered the name, immediately stood up and walked downstairs quickly.

"What's going on?" Qin Fang pushed through the crowd, walked up to him, and asked calmly.

Ying Qing glanced at Gu Qingchen, who was glaring at him, and said to Qin Fang in a calm tone, "You've gotten into trouble again."

Ying Qing moved closer to Qin Fang, lowered her voice, and whispered a few words quickly into his ear.

Qin Fang's expression became uglier and uglier as he spoke.

But when he heard Ying Yi's last words, "The Duke of Zhenguo has entered the palace to meet the emperor," the tension between his brows slowly relaxed and turned into a hint of helplessness.

When Gu Qingchen saw Uncle Qin coming, he became more courageous.

She originally wanted to go up and get close to Yingqing. After all, he was her second aunt's husband and was a family member.

"Uncle Ying, you..."

"Enforce the law impartially." Ying Qing interrupted her coldly, without a hint of compromise in his eyes.

Gu Qingchen was choked. Seeing his heartless look, he immediately got angry.

She stood on tiptoe, moved closer to Yingqing, and spoke in a voice that only the two of them could hear.

He threatened viciously, "Just wait! I'll go back and tell my second aunt to kick you out of bed!"

Ying Qing stood straight, but he staggered when he heard the words and almost fell.

A few sharp-eared imperial guards behind him couldn't help it, their shoulders began to shake uncontrollably, and they let out a muffled groan of suppressed laughter.

Everyone knows that their ruthless and ruthless commander of the imperial guards is a well-known henpecked man.

Ying Qing's face was as black as the bottom of a pot. He steadied himself, lowered his voice, and squeezed out a few words from between his teeth.

"You'll complain, but I won't? Watch out, your butt will break!"

Gu Qingchen's little face turned pale in an instant.

She thought of her mother's ruler, and her little body trembled involuntarily. The arrogance she had just had disappeared in an instant.

She became obedient.

Inside the Imperial Study

The Grand Tutor, who was over sixty years old, was complaining bitterly to Emperor Zhao Yunci.

"Your Majesty! This practice must not be allowed to continue! The daughter of the Duke of Zhenguo is actually openly using the Crown Prince's birthday as an excuse to collect money in the academy! How is this any different from extortion?"

"If you look deeper, this is literally putting a price tag on the East Palace's favor, which is just one step away from selling official positions and titles!"

Gu Junze stood to one side, his posture straight and his face calm, but he was confused in his heart.

He had just finished a meeting at the Ministry of War when he was urgently summoned to the palace. As soon as he arrived, he was confronted with the Grand Tutor's stern accusations.

What trouble has that little ancestor of his family caused again?

Zhao Yunci sat on the dragon throne, rubbing his swollen eyebrows, with a strange expression on his face, as if he wanted to be angry and laugh at the same time.

He glanced at the furious Taifu, then at the bewildered Gu Junze, and sighed helplessly.

"pass."

Following the eunuch's loud singing, three small figures were brought in.

Gu Qingchen walked in front, followed by Lin Jiayou and Qian Zhenyun.

There was still a hint of resentment on her face, and she obviously didn't think there was anything wrong with her "business plan".

But as soon as she stepped into the solemn and dignified imperial study and saw the emperor sitting on the dragon throne with an awe-inspiring presence, and her father's familiar icy face standing beside him, her arrogance was immediately diminished.

Qian Zhenyun's legs were so weak that he almost had to rely on Lin Jiayou to stand.

Zhao Yunci's eyes swept over the three children and finally fell on Gu Qingchen, and her head became twice as big as before.

How come everything is related to his beloved prince?

"Gu Qingchen, do you admit your guilt?" Zhao Yunci asked in a deep voice.

"I don't know." Gu Qingchen stiffened her neck and whispered, "I just wanted to join my classmates in preparing a decent birthday gift for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to show our sincere gratitude."

"With a sincere heart?" The Grand Tutor snorted coldly. "What a sincere heart! Tell me, how do you express this 'heartfelt feeling'?"

Zhao Yunci waved her hand, signaling the eunuch to present the "account book" that he had found in Qian Zhenyun's book bag.

"Duke Zhenguo, look for yourself!"

Zhao Yunci threw the booklet in front of Gu Junze, her tone full of amusement and helplessness.

"Look at your wonderful daughter! She's almost sold out the threshold of the East Palace!"

Gu Junze bent down and picked up the booklet.

Turn to the first page, "List of Crowdfunding Gifts for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Reward Details".

His eye twitched and he continued to read.

"My classmate, Fat Tiger Zhou, has contributed ten taels. In return: a pot of orchids planted by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince himself (to be sought)."

"My classmate, Mr. Li Si, has contributed fifteen taels. In return: a wolf-hair brush once used by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince (to be sought after)."

"My classmate, Young Marquis Wang, has contributed thirty taels. In return: a spot to accompany you and the others into the Eastern Palace to observe the ceremony (pending)."

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The more Gu Junze looked, the more the corners of his mouth twitched.

He flipped through the pages, which were densely packed with stories, from the paperweight in the East Palace study, to the koi fish in the garden, to the fur of the Persian cat the Crown Prince kept...

Without exception, all of them were clearly priced by his beloved daughter and turned into "crowdfunding rewards."

The most outrageous thing is that behind each item, there are three words "to be strived for" written in small letters.

What a great opportunity to strive for!

This girl not only sold out the Eastern Palace, but also sold it with a blank check!

Gu Junze slammed the book shut, and a trace of cracks appeared on his icy face that had remained unchanged for thousands of years.

He took a deep breath, raised his head, and met Zhao Yunci's eyes full of teasing.

His Majesty the Emperor felt suddenly enlightened.

Seeing Gu Junze's uncontrollable expression is more interesting than watching a good show.

The anger he felt when the Grand Tutor blocked him in the Imperial Study disappeared in an instant.

Gu Junze slowly turned around and his eyes fell on Gu Qingchen who was quietly shrinking behind Lin Jiayou.

Gu Qingchen was startled by his gaze, and his small body stood up straight in an instant, with alarm bells ringing in his heart.

It's over.

This is the look that daddy gives as if he is about to use family rules.