The father and son chatted for a long time, and when it was almost noon, Emperor Ming Yan asked the prince to have lunch with the imperial concubine.

The prince was born to the late Queen Lin. He was originally the legitimate son of the empress, but Queen Lin was in poor health and died when the prince was two years old. Therefore, the prince was given to Meng Hui, who was still the virtuous concubine at the time, to raise.

When the Imperial Noble Consort was in the Qiandi Palace, she gave birth to a little princess. It was said that Emperor Yongyan loved her very much, but she died when she was one year old. The Imperial Noble Consort had suffered from physical injuries and had no children for so many years. She really treated the Prince as her own son, and over the years, mother and son got along very well.

Emperor Ming Yan did have good intentions, he calculated that the Crown Prince had arrived quickly and the two must not have had a good conversation, so he left some time for the mother and son to talk.

The prince coughed, touched his chin uncomfortably, and looked at Emperor Ming Yan again.

Emperor Mingyan asked, "What's wrong? Is there anything else?"

The prince said, "There is one more thing. I want to apologize to the emperor... Please don't be angry, father."

According to the prince's previous temperament, he should have knelt down and apologized when he said this. However, although he said he apologized, he had no intention of kneeling down at all. He was just acting coquettishly.

Emperor Mingyan laughed and asked, "What bad things have you done again?"

The prince said, "That's right, my son has exported your Wen Yuqi."

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Emperor Yan of the Ming Dynasty obtained a set of Wenyu chess pieces a few years ago.

Warm jade is rare to begin with, and such pure and clear black and white warm jade is even rarer. It can be considered a treasure. When Emperor Ming Yan first obtained it, he played with it for a few days.

Emperor Mingyan glared at him: "What's going on?"

The prince said anxiously, "This really can't be blamed on my son! How could I have known that the kid was such a scoundrel..."

He sighed, "The kid was fine, but he insisted on playing chess with my son. You know, the kid couldn't even beat Sheng Qi, so my son naturally didn't take it seriously, thinking that he could beat him with half a move... So they made a bet right after talking. Unexpectedly, the kid came into the house, put down the chess pieces, and took another chess piece he had never seen before, wanting to play with my son."

Emperor Mingyan smiled and said, "Is it the chess set you brought over?"

"Yes," said the prince, "I have never seen the game of draughts before. The most shameless thing is that Xiao Fu Niang did not teach me how to play. She even said confidently that if I don't know how to play, then I can't play. If I can't play, then I can't beat me. If I can't beat me, then I will win without fighting. No matter how I win, I will win anyway..."

The prince coughed and said, "In short, it's just a bunch of crooked logic... So, I will just export your Wen Yuqi."

Emperor Ming Yan laughed and scolded: "You want to make a bet, but you use my things as a favor!" He ordered Gu Jiuxing to get Wen Yuqi and said, "You are a prince, but you let a country girl plot against you. How dare you come to tell me about it!"

The prince thanked her with a smile, and said, "My son didn't suffer any loss. After he learned the trick, he found an opportunity to play chess with that kid and won more than ten times in a row. The chess pieces he brought back to the capital were all won by him in a fair manner."

Emperor Mingyan pointed at him and said with a smile: "You still think you haven't suffered a loss? My chess set is worth more than ten thousand gold coins. The chess pieces you brought back, except for my set, are at most made of rosewood, right? Do they add up to a thousand gold coins?"

The prince was slightly stunned, and then he looked suddenly enlightened.

Then he took a long breath and complained, "Aye...how can you just tell the truth! At least give your son some face!"

Emperor Mingyan laughed so hard that he kept coughing. The crown prince came forward and poured him a cup of tea. Gu Jiuxing also came back and smiled and handed him the chess piece. Emperor Mingyan pointed at him and said, "Hurry up and deliver it to the person! Don't let people say behind your back that the prince will also refuse to pay!"

The prince patted him on the back a few times to please him, then left with the chess piece in his hand.

Emperor Mingyan laughed so hard that he pointed at his back and said, "You are so old, but you are still like a child. When I say something to him, he even calls me "Aye". He just relies on the fact that I don't bother with him."

In some places in Dayan, people call their father "Aye". Emperor Mingyan called the late emperor this way when he was young, but the crown prince rarely calls him this way.

Gu Jiuxing smiled and said, "This is because His Royal Highness the Crown Prince wants to be close to you."

"That's right," Emperor Ming Yan said with emotion, "After the death of this child's mother, he has always been closest to me. As he grew up, he gradually became older."

Gu Jiuxing listened with a smile on his face, and couldn't help sighing in his heart, "You've made progress. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has really made progress during this trip."

The prince is better than others in every way. If there is a weakness... it is that he is too nice, too nice and lacks humanity. Now, even this weakness has been made up. If it continues like this, the people under him will really have nothing to worry about.

There are hundreds of ears and thousands of eyes in the palace. As soon as the prince returns, people everywhere will get the news.

Afterwards, the prince had only been in the Qinzheng Hall for less than a cup of tea when the emperor called someone in and said that the prince had discovered a way to print books that could save a lot of manpower and material resources. The emperor had already asked someone to issue a notice, meaning that people all over the world should quickly learn it.

This is to build momentum for the prince.

The people who benefit the most from this kind of thing are the scholars, and scholars have always been the most difficult to please.

The third prince couldn't help but grit his teeth: "What good luck!"

He didn't believe that this method was thought up by the prince! He didn't know whether he had taken the method of some craftsman and claimed it as his own!

Empress Su said calmly: "Luck or not, it doesn't matter. The key is your father's attitude!"

"Father..." The third prince thought about it and became a little discouraged: "Father, of course, is happy about this kind of thing! I'm afraid that this time, the prince will rise again!"

He gritted his teeth again: "I heard that the prince was in danger on the road, and it was Huo Bo's grandson who saved him!" He sneered: "I didn't expect that the Huo family is not dead yet!"

"Shut up!" Queen Su shouted anxiously, "You're going to get into trouble sooner or later with your temper! How dare you say such nonsense!"

The third prince was born to Empress Su. He just reached the age of 20 this year. Together with the crown prince, they are both considered to be “legitimate” princes.

But the emperor wanted to make Meng Hui the queen, but in the end he made Su the queen and Meng Hui became the imperial concubine.

This can probably be considered a concession made by the emperor to the aristocratic families.

But although Empress Su held the title of Empress, she had never been favored since she entered the palace. The Imperial Noble Consort, on the other hand, was second only to the Emperor and had never fallen out of favor since she entered the palace.

Therefore, it can be said that Empress Su and the Imperial Noble Consort disliked each other.

"That's fine." Empress Su said coldly, "Whether there is this calligraphy or not, Prince, you should get up together. Otherwise, won't all those people be staring at my son?" She sighed, "Keep calm! Especially at times like this, you should keep calm!"

"I know," the Third Prince said, "Don't worry, Mother. I will go find the Crown Prince and welcome him home!"

What happened in the palace soon spread out.

Those who had connections also got the news. For example, the prince presented clothes from Yuefang to the emperor, and the emperor wore them many times to discuss matters with court officials. For example, the prince presented "Tongzixi" or "checkers" to the emperor, which is now popular in the harem.

Before the Lantern Festival, a Baigongfang opened next to Yuefang, selling this kind of checkers, and the business was very popular.

Under the chessboard, there is a Chinese character "Yue" engraved in a circle, like a flower, and then there is the name of the workshop "Bai Gong Fang".

What does it mean to have an appointment with the emperor? This is called skipping countless intermediate processes and reaching the emperor directly! As long as she wants, she will become an imperial merchant in a blink of an eye.

More than one person heard the news and rushed to Qinzhou.