Although they only listened to Xia Miaoyuan's inner thoughts, Emperor Mingxi and his entourage still felt distressed when they heard that Zhu Qi had spent all his travel expenses in the capital.
Over the years, some students who went to Beijing to take the imperial examinations fell into difficulties because they ran out of travel expenses.
Emperor Mingxi and the other three stared at Xia Miaoyuan, hoping that she would continue speaking. They wanted to hear Zhu Qi's next story.
Zhu Qi first earned his first fortune writing love poems for people at the Yue Lao Temple. He then used the money as capital to start a business.
He always found new business opportunities. Within a year, he had already opened a shop in Beijing and became its own boss.
Liang Chaozong saw that he had great business talent and wanted to recruit him, but he refused.
Later, Zhu Qi's business grew bigger and bigger, and within three years, he became a well-known businessman in the capital.
Liang Chaozong repeatedly approached him, hoping to use him for his own purposes. However, Zhu Qi saw that Liang Chaozong was not a simple person and was unwilling to get himself into a complicated situation.
Thinking of this, Xia Miaoyuan pursed her lips.
[How despicable that Liang Chaozong, seeing that Zhu Qi was unwilling to serve him, in order to eliminate future trouble, actually killed him.]
After Zhu Qi's death, all his properties were embezzled by Liang Chaozong.
Upon hearing this, Emperor Mingxi and the other three all clenched their teeth tightly.
Liang Chaozong is really hateful. He has harmed so many people in order to achieve his own goals.
Emperor Mingxi was especially angry, he clenched his fists and held back his rage.
In this life, God sent a fairy to earth and she was reborn as his daughter, changing the tragic ending of Daxia as recorded in the Heavenly Book.
Then, I must try my best and seize every opportunity to save Daxia.
This business genius Zhu Qi not only wants to save his life, but also help him stand in a more suitable position and create more wealth for Daxia.
Emperor Mingxi's eyes turned and an idea came to his mind.
Didn't my daughter say that the current Minister of Revenue only knows how to save money but not how to increase revenue? Why not arrange for Zhu Qi to be in the Ministry of Revenue? In this way, wouldn't the Ministry of Revenue be able to create more wealth?
That day, after Emperor Mingxi returned to the palace, he immediately issued an imperial edict.
The emperor’s grace is so great that he has added more special examinations.
As soon as the imperial edict was issued, the whole country rejoiced.
According to Daxia's imperial examination system, the examination was held every three years.
If a student fails the exam, he or she must wait three years before taking it again.
The Enke was an extra imperial examination added by the emperor. It gave the students an extra opportunity to take the exam, so they were naturally cheering.
In Kunning Palace, Xia Miaoyuan was extremely excited when he heard that Emperor Mingxi had issued an imperial decree to increase the number of special examinations.
[It seems the Emperor has finally come to his senses. There are so many benefits to opening a special examination. The business genius Zhu Qi will also be visiting the capital this time.]
This is fantastic!
Xia Miaoyuan was secretly cheering in his heart when he heard the eunuch announce that the emperor had arrived.
"How come the emperor is free today?" The queen's gentle voice came out.
"I see that the spring breeze is gentle and the weather is clear today, and I am in a good mood. I want to take you and Miao'er to the Imperial Garden for some fun." Emperor Mingxi responded in a deep voice.
Xia Miaoyuan heard the conversation between the emperor and the empress in the house and immediately jumped up excitedly.
"Oh! Great, great! Let's go to the Imperial Garden to play!" She slid down from the couch, spread her legs and ran out of the house, bumping head-on into Emperor Mingxi.
"Hahaha, my Miao'er is as naughty as a monkey." Emperor Mingxi was not annoyed. He bent down, picked up his daughter, and gently kissed her pink little face.
"I'm not a monkey, I'm a princess!" Xia Miaoyuan corrected with a pout.
"Okay, okay, Miao'er is a beautiful princess outside!" Emperor Mingxi coaxed softly.
The family of three got on the sedan chair and soon arrived at the Imperial Garden.
By this time, most of spring had passed, the weather was getting warmer, and the flowers, plants and trees in the imperial garden were sprouting new buds.
Looking around, you can see a vibrant scene.
Xia Miaoyuan spread out his short legs and ran around in the imperial garden.
Emperor Mingxi held the empress's hand and followed his daughter slowly.
"Ruoyu, the Epiphyllum in my greenhouse is about to bloom. When the time comes, I will order someone to move it to Kunning Palace so we can enjoy the flowers by candlelight." Emperor Mingxi said softly.
The Queen frowned slightly: "It's good, but it's about what happened last time."
Emperor Mingxi immediately understood that the empress was worried that the Epiphyllum had been poisoned like last time.
"Don't worry, I often send people to check the flowers and plants in the greenhouse. I won't give them a chance."
Xia Miaoyuan was running and playing while listening to the conversation between the emperor and the empress.
[Hehe, my dad and mom have a really good relationship, they're showing off their love again!]
Before he knew it, Xia Miaoyuan had already run to the vicinity of the greenhouse.
What's that sound?
The sound of a conversation came from the greenhouse, and Xia Miaoyuan listened attentively.
I only heard a young man's voice saying, "Besides paying attention to the timing of watering, how should we apply fertilizer?"
At this time, Emperor Mingxi and the Empress also came over.
"Miao'er, what are you doing?" asked the queen.
Xia Miaoyuan pointed at the greenhouse: "Someone is talking inside!"
Emperor Mingxi and the Empress also listened quietly and found that there were indeed sounds of chatting inside.
This greenhouse is the favorite of Emperor Mingxi. Normally, no outsiders are allowed to enter.
There was only one eunuch who was good at flower arrangement, and he would go in every day to tend to the flowers and plants.
When Emperor Mingxi heard the voices of two people inside, he suddenly pushed open the door and asked, "Who is in there?"
A cheerful young man's voice came: "It's your son! Your son greets your father!"
Then came the shrill eunuch voice: "This old servant let the Fourth Prince in without the Emperor's permission. This is truly a sin!"
When Xia Miaoyuan heard that it was the Fourth Prince inside, he hurried in as well.
The Fourth Prince was seen standing with the eunuch from the flower room, wearing a smock for doing rough work.
[Strange? Why is the Fourth Prince here?]
Xia Miaoyuan's question was also the question of Emperor Mingxi. He asked calmly, "Why is Xiao Si in my greenhouse?"
The Fourth Prince's eyes were clear as he spoke slowly, "I recently acquired a few pots of flowers. They are truly beautiful, but I don't know how to care for them, and neither do the people in my palace. So I've come to ask a gardener for advice."
After a pause, he continued, "Please don't blame him, Father. It was I who begged Master Liu to teach me how to grow flowers. At first, he was reluctant to let me into the greenhouse. Only after I begged him repeatedly did he let me in."
Emperor Mingxi was initially annoyed when he discovered someone had violated his rules and sneaked into the greenhouse. But when he heard the Fourth Prince say he was there to learn flower-growing techniques, he smiled again.
Xia Miaoyuan put her hands on her hips and looked at the Fourth Prince. "Hmph! The Fourth Prince suddenly came into the greenhouse to learn flower-growing techniques. There must be something fishy going on."
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