But Gu Yuzhi wasn't thinking about his brother's reward at that moment; he was thinking about the painting made of mulberry paper.

Gu Yuzhi never believed that Teacher Shu would lie to her, so if she said that mulberry bark could be used to make paper, then it must be possible to make paper.

The first thing he did after receiving the mulberry paper was to ask his elder brother to paint a picture of his nephew or niece who had been born at that time.

For the next few decades, he could not return to the capital without being summoned by his elder brother, the Emperor.

And his future nephew or niece will most likely not come to Mobei. He won't even know what his nephew or niece looks like then, which would be terrible!

Gu Yuzhi thought about it more and more and felt that this mulberry paper had to be made!

His big eyes darted around, and he said silently, "Teacher Shu, you just said that to make mulberry paper, you need mulberry branches that are two to three years old, right?"

Shu Xiaohan was dissatisfied that Wen Xiuzhu ignored her, but in the next instant she was summoned by Gu Yuzhi.

She immediately changed her expression, beaming with joy, and said, "Yes, Your Highness!"

Gu Yuzhi excitedly clenched his little hand: "We have a goal for this year's land reclamation: to plant a mulberry grove!"

After he finished speaking, he silently calculated that he would plant trees this year, and in two to three years, that is, next year and the year after, he would be able to cut some branches to make mulberry paper!

Thinking about it this way, he felt a little unhappy again.

He wanted to see what a newborn baby looked like, or what a baby looked like when crawling...

Gu Yuzhi's lips were pursed high as he stood in front of the desk, looking at the paper. The brush was placed to the side, and he didn't move an inch, maintaining this posture for quite a while.

When Xie Changshi saw him like this, he thought it was because he had been too harsh.

It should be noted that His Highness is usually a very self-disciplined person. He manages his studies, calligraphy practice, horseback riding, archery, martial arts, and so on perfectly on his own, and no one ever needs to worry about him.

Today, he was already out there pretending with Guard Qi and the others, and who knows what the situation is really like in the military camp?

Will things escalate? Will the King of Chu's men rebel against General Lu and seize power?

Will Qi Shiwei, Tianquan Tianshu, and the others get hurt?

If these people rebel, will the people of the whole state suffer?

The young prince must have been filled with worry, but he not only failed to understand, he also lost his temper with the young prince.

He really shouldn't have done that!

Chief Secretary Xie said with deep self-reproach, "Your Highness, I..."

Before he could finish speaking, Gu Yuzhi suddenly turned his head and looked at him, his eyes shining, and said, "Thank you, Chief Secretary Xie! After the matter in Quanzhou is over, let's go back to Xinliang!"

"I need to talk to Chen Dianyi and ask him to designate a specific area for planting mulberry trees!"

Planting mulberry trees?

So the young prince's silence wasn't due to worry, but rather because he was thinking about this mulberry tree.

At this moment, Xie Changshi no longer wanted to know why the young prince planted mulberry trees; he only felt that it was unnecessary for him to think about apologizing to the young prince.

He straightened his face and took out the ruler again: "Your Highness, we can talk about planting mulberry trees when we get back to Xinliang. Your task now is to practice writing two hundred large characters."

Gu Yuzhi said "Oh," picked up the pen again, then put it back down, his eyes wide open: "What? Chief Secretary Xie, don't take advantage of my young age. Don't I practice writing a hundred large characters every day?"

Why the sudden price increase?

Two hundred copies is not impossible, but Chief Secretary Xie must give him a legitimate reason!

With a forced smile, Xie Changshi said, "Your Highness destroyed two pieces of paper today. Shouldn't you be punished?"

The word "waste" is something Gu Yuzhi, who has experienced days of poverty, finds most intolerable!

So even knowing that mulberry paper is excellent and powerful, Gu Yuzhi could not bear the pain of wasting it today.

He pouted, laid the two wasted sheets of paper back out, took a deep breath, and picked up his pen again...

The next moment, a guard rushed in excitedly, saying, "Your Highness, Guard Qi has returned, and he has brought back good news!"

I just can't practice this character anymore!

Gu Yuzhi angrily put the brush back in its place, and looking at the ink dripping onto the desk, he silently breathed a sigh of relief.

Thankfully, he reacted quickly this time and didn't ruin the paper completely.

His bad mood lasted only a moment, and he quickly cheered up again.

He said cheerfully, "Guard Qi is back? And he brought back good news?"

How long has Guard Qi been gone? He's back so quickly!

It seems things are going very smoothly!

Gu Yuzhi grabbed Xie Changshi and ran outside. After a short while, he saw Qi's tall figure and quickly jumped up and waved, "Qi, Qi, I'm here, come quickly!"

Upon hearing his voice, Guard Qi grinned and trotted over: "Your Highness!"

Before he could calm down, he rushed to Gu Yuzhi, picked him up, and tossed him into the air while laughing loudly…

Gu Yuzhi had never played like this before, and found it incredibly novel and exciting. He giggled nonstop, turning to look at Guard Qi: "One more time! One more time!"

The guard Qi also burst into laughter: "Alright, Your Highness, watch closely!"

The two men were playing with their eyes crinkled in a smile, but Xie Changshi's eyes were filled with terror, as if they were about to pop out of their sockets.

For the first time, he lost his composure, his mouth agape, wanting to rebuke Guard Qi for his lack of respect for hierarchy, but he was also afraid that if he made a sound, he would frighten Guard Qi, and if he got too excited and failed to catch the young prince, it would be troublesome.

He stood aside, watching angrily. As time went by, Xie Changshi went from being terrified at the beginning to cursing silently, and now he wished he could draw his sword and slash Qi Shiwei twice to let him know what it means to be overjoyed and then suffer a tragedy!

The two played for a while, until Gu Yuzhi felt he was about to laugh himself to death, before Guard Qi caught him steadily and put him back on the ground.

Gu Yuzhi was still a little dizzy and staggered a few steps, almost falling down. Fortunately, Guard Qi caught him in time.

He looked up at Guard Qi and smiled, "Guard Qi, Guard Qi, tell me quickly, what exactly happened today? How did it end so quickly? Were all those people caught?"

As Qi, the guard, was about to speak with a smile, he felt a cold wind blow past his back and a deathly gaze was fixed on him.

His heart raced, and he unconsciously swallowed. He turned around abruptly and saw Xie Changshi staring at him with his hands behind his back, a warm and gentle smile on his face.

Guard Qi blinked, wondering if he had misjudged the situation.

That's impossible!

Having spent more than a year in the northern desert, his awareness of danger is much stronger than before, so it is definitely not a misperception!

Qi, the guard, took it to heart. When he turned around to look again, the young prince was nowhere to be seen.