Prime Minister Li responded with a "yes" and took out the memorial handed to him by Cai Ze from his sleeve.
"This is Cai Ze's memorial requesting tax relief for the people of Changshan. I hope the Emperor will approve it."
[This must be approved. It seems that Cai Ze, the County Magistrate, is truly thriving in his position. Not bad, not bad.]
The emperor took the memorial and Yu Yiluo crawled over from the ground.
[Let me see what I wrote. Did you mention Li Qian? I don't know how Li Qian is doing now.]
Seeing Yu Yiluo crawling over, the emperor leaned over and picked her up to read the contents of the memorial together.
[Goodness, who sets these taxes? Changshan is so poor, yet the taxes are the same as other counties. No wonder they're getting poorer.]
"I approve."
"I thank the Emperor on behalf of the people of Changshan. I will take my leave."
[No, has Li Qian's business really taken off?]
Prime Minister Li bowed and was about to leave, but was stopped by the emperor.
"etc."
"What else does the Emperor have to say?"
"Is Cai Ze's family doing well in Changshan?"
Prime Minister Li was stunned. Was the emperor asking about Xi'er or did he know something and asked this on purpose?
Thinking of this, Prime Minister Li did not dare to hide anything.
"Your Majesty, there are many fruit trees in Changshan, but the roads were blocked before, so we couldn't sell them. I felt it would be a pity if the fruits rotted before we could eat them all, so I took the people there to dry the fruits and make them into nuts."
The emperor saw that Prime Minister Li's voice was getting lower and lower, and looked at him with a smile.
"Since you're doing something for the people, it's a good thing. Prime Minister, don't you think I'll blame you?"
Li Qian truly has a business sense. Now that the road to Changshan is complete, we can ship the goods to other counties or wait for others to come and buy them.
"Your Majesty is kind and virtuous. I shouldn't hide it."
"Forget it," the emperor waved his hand. "Your daughter is very clever. Concubine Xian has praised her highly before. If she has such ability, don't bury it."
Prime Minister Li looked at the emperor in disbelief. Did the emperor mean that he agreed to let his daughter do business in Changshan?
"I thank the Emperor on behalf of my daughter."
I didn't expect the tyrant to have such advanced ideas. He didn't say anything about women not being allowed to show their faces in public.
[Li Country is still the best. Women are responsible for earning money to support the family, while men are responsible for looking beautiful.]
emperor:"……"
If Luo'er saw those men with makeup on, she would not be able to say this.
[I wonder if Prince Duan also thrived in Li Country by trying to please women with his sweet words.]
[Emma, just thinking about it brings up a picture. He's really willing to take risks.]
The emperor frowned. Didn’t the Li Kingdom send a letter saying that there was no trace of Prince Duan? Could it be that they were fooling him?
【Hmm, I really want to eat pumpkin porridge.】
The emperor, who wanted to hear more, frowned.
Luo'er's mind is really jumping.
"Eunuch Cao, tell the imperial kitchen to make some pumpkin porridge."
Yu Yiluo's eyes lit up.
[Tyrant, do you also want to eat something light to cool down? ]
[Yes, after being a monk for so long, one must be able to calm down.]
Eunuch Cao hesitated for a moment and replied, "Your Majesty, all the pumpkins in the imperial kitchen have been taken away by the Fourth Prince."
I don’t know what the Fourth Prince did with the pumpkin.
“Go buy it outside.”
Seeing that Eunuch Cao seemed to be hesitant to speak, the emperor raised his eyebrows.
"Why, they don't sell it outside?"
Eunuch Cao nodded and said, "Her Majesty the Concubine Xian also wanted to make some pumpkin porridge for the little princess. I sent someone to buy some outside but they didn't find any."
I don’t know who bought all the pumpkins. Can we eat so many?
[Who loves pumpkins so much? They're all sold out.]
The emperor was silent for a moment, "Prepare the sedan chair and go to the Fourth Prince's residence."
…
In the Fourth Prince’s Mansion.
The Fourth Prince looked at the last complete pumpkin in his hand and let out a long sigh.
This is the last one. If this one doesn’t work, I’ll have to buy another pumpkin and start again tomorrow.
The Second Prince sat aside and said to the Third Prince, who was holding a cup of tea, "Third brother, how do you think Fourth Prince would like to cut this last pumpkin?"
Looking at the pumpkins on the table that had been completely destroyed, the second prince clicked his tongue twice.
"I don't know why Fourth Brother asked you and me to come here."
The Third Prince put down his teacup and said seriously, "I guess he wants us to watch him torture these pumpkins."
The Fourth Prince: “…”
"Do you think I can't hear you? I'm making a jack-o'-lantern, not torturing a pumpkin."
The Fourth Prince glared at the two of them angrily and picked up the knife again. "You two should learn this. If the Princess and Miss Du want something special that day, you can make this pumpkin lantern."
He also heard Qin Qianqian say why the lanterns were all made of paper and bamboo strips, which was unoriginal, so he thought of using other things to make a different lantern.
She thought she could just hollow out the pumpkins she got from the palace, but now the ones she bought from the market were almost all gone, and she still hadn't succeeded.
"A pumpkin lantern? That's strange," the Second Prince asked the Third Prince with a smile. "Third brother, did you realize that Fourth Brother was going to make a pumpkin lantern? If he hadn't told me, I would have thought he was just peeling a pumpkin for fun."
The Fourth Prince, struck again, stood up.
"I'm sure I can succeed with the last one."
The Third Prince raised an eyebrow. He really didn't want to see the Fourth Prince harm more pumpkins, so he said, "How about I help you?"
"No, you can't do it. Besides, how can what you do for me be the same as what I do myself? Stop talking and distracting me."
The Second Prince sighed, "They say that only women and villains are difficult to raise. Why did Miss Qin suddenly think of asking Fourth Brother to make some pumpkin lanterns?"
"Qin Qianqian didn't ask me to do that," the Fourth Prince immediately retorted, looking like he was protecting his son.
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