"What is it?" Prince Chen looked at the cloak that Jiuzhu had opened, and found a carved wooden box hidden inside.
"Hehe." Jiuzhu smiled mysteriously and pulled the cloak outwards, trying to cover herself and the Prince as much as possible: "Your Highness, open it and take a look."
"Then I'll open it?" Prince Chen recalled his own bad behavior when he was a child, when he put crickets in a gift box and gave them to his teacher: "There's nothing else in it, right?"
"There are so many." Jiuzhu touched the box reluctantly: "These are things I have saved for a long time. Open them quickly and don't let anyone see them."
Under Jiuzhu's expectant gaze, Prince Chen opened the box and was stunned when he saw what was inside.
Small change, banknotes, gold hairpins, even gold peanuts specially made by the elders for the younger generations, and a few copper coins.
Copper money...is also considered a treasure?
"What is this?"
"It's for you." Jiuzhu put the wooden box into the Prince's arms: "These hairpins are all pure gold, and they are quite valuable. And these small coins and banknotes add up to two or three hundred taels. You can use them first. I will bring you more money next time I go to the palace."
"Why did you bring me the silver?"
The wooden box was heavy, and it should contain all of Ming Xiaozhu's belongings.
"I've heard what happened in the palace." Jiuzhu lowered her voice, "His Majesty has suspended your salary for half a year, and he also doesn't allow the Empress to give you anything."
The emperor's words are binding. If he says that the prince's salary will be stopped, he will definitely not give him money to spend. The prince is used to living a life of luxury. How can he live without money?
The hand of the prince holding the wooden box moved slightly, and the broken silver rolled in the box, making a pleasant sound.
"Give me this money, what will you do?"
"Brother Fuliu has been asking me to run errands for him recently. I should be able to earn a small sum of money. I don't have to worry about other food and drink expenses." Jiuzhu carefully calculated how to spend this month: "The New Year is coming soon. The elders in my family should give me some New Year's money. So don't worry, I won't be short of money."
"Will you support me for the next six months?" Prince Chen held the wooden box and chuckled.
"Yes, I will support you." Jiuzhu nodded: "I just want to inconvenience Your Highness and save some money."
Prince Chen looked at the girl squatting in front of him. His heart beat like coins in a box, thumping so loudly and so fast that it even woke his ears.
He rubbed his ears and said, "I have money, how can I spend a little girl like you's money?"
Jiuzhu held her face with both hands and looked at Prince Chen aggrievedly: "Your Highness, do you really not want it?"
"No." The Prince put the wooden box back on her knees: "Take it back and spend it yourself."
When other girls go shopping to buy rouge and powder, does his girl have to watch helplessly?
"Okay." Jiuzhu lowered her head and fiddled with the relief on the wooden box. "Then I'll go to the Royal Concubine."
"Wait." Prince Chen grabbed her hand and sighed.
Jiuzhu looked at him with her big watery eyes.
"We split it in half?" The Prince opened the box and said, "You keep the gold hairpin, I'll take the banknotes, and the change...we split it in half, okay?"
It turns out that not taking a little girl's money would make you feel guilty.
"Okay." Jiuzhu nodded happily. "I'll give you two gold hairpins as well. The denomination of the silver note is too small, not enough for you, Your Highness."
"Okay, give me two of the gold hairpins." Seeing Jiuzhu was really happy, the King of Chen heaved a sigh of relief. Girls' moods change so quickly, even the weather in June can't compare to them.
Emperor Longfeng stood there silently, watching his son and the little girl divide the silver. You take one, I take one, and even the few guan of copper coins are divided equally.
"I'll give you the box as well. Sister Chunfen said that this kind of wood is the most valuable." Jiuzhu poked the golden hairpin into her hair: "After New Year's Eve, when I get my salary and New Year's money, I'll come back to give money to His Highness."
Prince Chen helped her adjust the position of the gold hairpin and said slowly: "Okay."
Anyway, as long as she is happy.
"What are you doing here?" Emperor Long Feng waited for a long time, and finally waited for them to divide the silver, then slowly walked behind the two of them.
"Your Majesty?" Jiuzhu quickly took the wooden box from Prince Chen's hand, stood up and saluted Emperor Longfeng: "Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you."
"Father." Prince Chen bowed to Emperor Longfeng: "Why are you here?"
"Come and see you guys." Emperor Longfeng glanced at the pouch on his son's waist and smiled gently at Jiuzhu: "Jiuzhu, what game are you and Du Qing playing here?"
"Your Majesty, I have two new golden hairpins and would like to show them to Your Highness." Jiuzhu lowered her eyelids, too embarrassed to look at Emperor Longfeng. As the daughter of a court official, she actually lied to His Majesty, she was guilty.
"Yes." Emperor Longfeng nodded, turned to Liu Zhongbao and said, "I have several sets of head ornaments in my private storehouse. You can take them to Mingyue Palace and let Concubine Gui and Jiuzhu choose one to wear."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Jiuzhu felt even more guilty. She had lied to His Majesty, and His Majesty still rewarded her and the Queen with jewellery. She was guilty!
Seeing Jiuzhu hanging her head in dejection, looking ashamed and embarrassed, Prince Chen couldn't help but say, "Father, please stop teasing Miss Ming. She is still young."
Emperor Longfeng looked at his son with a smile on his face. So he is protecting him?
Prince Chen coughed dryly and stayed beside Jiuzhu without saying a word.
"You haven't seen each other for a long time. Why don't you walk around together? I'll go back to Taiyang Palace first." Emperor Longfeng glanced at Zhangliu Palace and turned to leave.
After Emperor Longfeng left, Jiuzhu breathed a sigh of relief and whispered to Prince Chen, "Fortunately, His Majesty didn't find out that I secretly brought silver to you."
Prince Chen touched her head lovingly and said, "Come on, I'll walk with you and take you to Mingyue Palace."
Jiuzhu touched the place that Prince Chen had touched: "Your Highness, are you used to living in Zhangliu Palace?"
"It's OK, but a little cramped. Not as comfortable as the palace."
"Oh." Jiuzhu nodded in understanding. Your Highness felt wronged. She pointed at the wooden box and said, "Your Highness, please have your servant take this back to your courtyard first."
"Okay." The prince called a young eunuch over. When he stretched out his hand to take the wooden box, Jiuzhu had already put the box in the young eunuch's hand: "Excuse me, eunuch."
"I dare not." The eunuch withdrew with the wooden box in his hand. When he walked into the courtyard, he looked back. Miss Ming said something. His Highness looked at Miss Ming with tenderness in his eyes.
The secret guards hiding in the dark finally couldn't help but cover their mouths and laugh silently after Prince Chen and the future Princess Chen left, and the branches of the trees trembled and the leaves rustled with their laughter.
Hahahahahahaha, His Royal Highness the Prince Chen actually wants his fiancée to secretly take money to support him.
As he was laughing, he suddenly stopped laughing.
A noble lady of the imperial court went through so much trouble, risking offending the emperor, just to send her own money to the palace. Such affection...
Not only did he not want to laugh, he also felt a little sour.
"Ming Xiaozhu." The King looked at Jiuzhu, who was walking briskly, and said, "There are only eight days left until New Year's Eve."
There are only forty days left until his and her wedding day.
"Yes!" Jiuzhu nodded happily: "Mother said that after the New Year, my brother will also be back."
The Prince of Chen then remembered that Ming Jiuzhu had an elder brother. If he remembered correctly, Yun Yanze admired Ming Jiuzhu's elder brother very much.
What is the name of his future uncle?
Ming...Ming sent it far away?
Reading a poem sent far away is better than reading ten thousand books.
Many people said that Ming Jiyuan could have won the first place in the palace examination with his talent. However, the Ming family had already produced two champions and one third place. If he was allowed to take the top spot again, it would cause dissatisfaction among many people. Therefore, the court deliberately suppressed his ranking and let him take the title of Chuanlu.
Chuanlu, the fourth place in the palace examination and the first place in the second class, is still a ranking that many scholars in the world can only dream of.
He had never dealt with such scholars before, and he didn't know whether his future uncle would have any opinions about him.
Most people who admire Yun Yanze don't seem to like him very much.
"Brother, do you know about my engagement with you?" Prince Chen's cheeks were a little hot. "What kind of things does he like? When he comes back, I should also give him a welcome party."
"You should know." Jiuzhu stopped and bit her lip in thought.
"Don't bite." Prince Chen stretched out his finger and gently brushed the corner of her lips with his fingertips.
"Ah?" Jiuzhu looked at him blankly.
"No, nothing." Prince Chen clenched his fists and put them behind his back. His cheeks became even hotter. "I just want you to stop biting your lip. If you do, you will be the one who gets hurt."
"Oh." Jiuzhu licked her lips with the tip of her tongue: "It's not broken."
Prince Chen looked at her lips, turned his head away, and his cheeks completely turned into a fiery cloud.
"Your Highness, what's wrong with you?" Jiuzhu ran to his side: "Are you blushing?"
Prince Chen turned his face away and said, "No, you are mistaken. It is my cloak that is too red."
Jiuzhu ran around Chen Wang to the other side and said seriously: "It's really red, it has nothing to do with the cloak."
"Don't say anything more." Prince Chen put his hand over her mouth and said, "Otherwise, I, I..."
What can he do to her?
You can’t hit them, and you can’t scold them.
She had big eyes, long eyelashes, and curved slender eyebrows. When she looked at him with a smile, she was like a little puppy. Even if he was an animal, he could not say a harsh word to such a little girl.
He had never realized so clearly that he had no way to deal with Ming Jiuzhu.
He, Yun Duqing, seemed to be finished.
Prince Chen let go of his hand and sighed.
Jiuzhu stared at him and blinked, then blinked again.
"Just say whatever you want to say." Prince Chen looked up at the sky: "This prince, I admit it."
Jiuzhu stood on tiptoe, reached out her hand and touched Prince Chen's forehead.
Prince Chen looked down at her.
"My forehead isn't burned." Jiuzhu took back her hand and said, "I'm glad Your Highness is not sick."
“Yeah.” Prince Chen lowered his eyelids, his long eyelashes like a butterfly spreading its wings ready to fly.
"I have met His Royal Highness Prince Chen and the Lord of Ming County."
Jiuzhu looked at the court lady who was performing the ceremony and said, "You are the lady-in-waiting from last time. Are you feeling better?"
"Thank you for your concern, my servant is fine now." Bai Shao bowed to Jiuzhu and said, "My servant will remember your kindness in my heart."
"I'm glad you're okay." Jiuzhu waved her hand: "I just asked someone to take your pulse and get you some medicine."
Bai Shao performed a great salute in silence. Lord Ming did not know how difficult it was for the eunuchs and palace maids to get medicine from the Imperial Hospital, and how many eunuchs and palace maids died of illness in the palace every year.
"Are you really okay? Do you want someone to take another look at it for you?" Jiuzhu was still shocked when she recalled the look on the female official's face that day.
Bai Shao shook her head, hurriedly bowed to Prince Chen and Jiuzhu, then left.
"Why is she leaving in such a hurry?" Jiuzhu noticed that the other person looked much thinner from behind.
"She is a first-class maid in Lanxu Palace. You are my future princess, so of course I cannot talk to you too much." Prince Chen raised his eyebrows and sneered, "There is no shortage of people in the palace who appear docile on the surface but hate my mother in their hearts."
"How could they dislike such a beautiful and kind queen?" Jiuzhu sighed, "How picky must the people in the palace be?"
Prince Chen smiled and shook his head.
In the face of interests and power, beauty and kindness are of little use.
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