"Then Dad, wouldn't all the money we spent on buying the land be wasted?"
Su Xingyi smiled and said, "No, most of the money spent will be turned over to the national treasury, and the money turned over to the national treasury will also be spent on the people."
Su Ningjie asked again, "Then shouldn't all the money earned from collecting and selling the rare ingredients be handed over to the national treasury?"
Su Xingyi patted Su Ningjie's head and said, "According to the imperial court's tax collection policy, the tax silver will be handed over to the national treasury, and your mother will have full authority to handle the remaining silver."
Su Ningjie was relieved. He thought that all the rare ingredients would be confiscated, so all his work would be in vain!
"Father, I am currently taking 80% of the food from the five cities in the Western Territory. I feel it's too much. I will hand over another 30% to the national treasury."
"Ang'er, this is 80% of what the current emperor promised you. Just take it. Daddy is worried that you won't have enough to eat."
"Yes, big brother." Su Ningjie raised his eyebrows and touched Su Ning'an's bulging belly. "Eighty percent of you eat as much as you can, so there will definitely be very little left by the end of the year. And your princess mother is also a big eater. You can't let her starve."
"No! I can also paint and sell them. Oh, right, second brother, I've already finished the upgraded version of the Hundred Beasts Picture. All I need to do is print it in color and bind it into a book. I'm sure it will sell for a high price this time. Besides, I'm also going to produce a set of Hundred Food Pictures, Hundred Herb Pictures, Hundred Flower Pictures, and Hundred Fruit Pictures..."
Su Ningjie's eyes lit up when he heard this. That was all pure silver. "Come on, big brother, let's go into the hall and talk in detail."
The two brothers ran away, leaving Su Xingyi and Su Ningwen in the back garden.
"Dad, I don't know when I can make money."
Su Xingyi pulled out a gold ingot from his pocket and stuffed it into Su Ningwen's hand. "We are no longer living in poverty like before. Our family will only become more prosperous. You don't need to think about making money. Money will come to you automatically. Take it quickly, and don't let your two brothers know."
The gold ingot in his palm was not very heavy, but Su Ningwen felt it was heavy. "Daddy, are you secretly pampering me more?"
Su Xingyi doted on Su Ningwen's little nose and said, "Daddy not only dotes on you secretly, but also openly. Just remember, study hard now and strive to get into high school. Daddy is waiting for you to become a first-rank official."
Su Ningwen nodded, "Dad, I will work hard!"
"Okay, it's getting dark, let's go back."
When Su Xingyi returned to the bedroom, Shangguan Lan and Baili Qingluan were surrounding Xiao Lingyu and talking in private.
Xiao Xier had already fallen asleep on her side on the bed.
When Shangguan Lan saw Su Xingyi coming in, she quickly pulled Baili Qingluan up and said, "Yu'er, it's getting late. Let's go back."
"Grandma, your grandson is sending you off."
"Ayi, grandma and the eldest princess still need to walk around the courtyard to digest their food. You stay and accompany Yu'er. Yu'er needs someone by her side. You should spend more time with her."
"Yes, Grandma."
Su Xingyi watched the two of them leave the bedroom and return to the inner room.
"Xiao Yu, you must be tired." Su Xingyi sat next to Xiao Lingyu and gently massaged her.
"It's okay, not too tired. It's Xiao Xier who is really tired. She stayed at Fengqi Palace last night, afraid that someone would come in and disturb her. She stayed until almost dawn before going to bed."
Su Xingyi looked over and saw Xiao Xier sleeping soundly. She scratched her forehead subconsciously with her little hand and pouted, looking extremely cute.
Su Xingyi's heart was completely melted by the cuteness, and he whispered to Xiao Lingyu, "How could such a sensible and lovely little Xi'er not be our biological daughter? If she were, she could stay with us forever."
Xiao Lingyu shook his head slightly. "Even if Xiao Xi'er is our biological daughter, she can't always be with you and me. When she grows up, she will get married and stay with her husband. Just like me, now that I'm married, I can't live in my parents' home."
Su Xingyi smiled inexplicably when she recalled what Xiao Tianci said before leaving the palace. "That's true. Once you're married, you can't go back to your parents' home every few days. But, wouldn't it be boring for you to live in the deep palace all the time?"
"If I feel bored, I will leave the palace and stay at my parents' house for a few days. I can also go to Huayang County to relax, go to Rongcheng to see An Ge'er, or even go to Nankun to find Xiao Xi'er."
"Then I'll go with you."
Xiao Lingyu pursed his lips. "You will be the Son of Heaven then. You must prioritize the country and the people. Oh, by the way, after tomorrow, the whole capital will know your identity. Will you be afraid?"
Su Xingyi looked at Xiao Lingyu for a moment before saying, "I'm not afraid of anything. Tomorrow Feng Jinyu will know my identity, and I wonder how he will feel."
Xiao Lingyu had actually forgotten about Feng Jinyu these past few days. "He's weak now and doesn't have the energy to think about other things. There are some things he can't change, so he can only try to accept them."
Now that Concubine Cui is dead, it can be considered as revenge for the original owner and Feng Jinyu.
From then on, she and Feng Jinyu had a master-servant relationship.
Her stance has changed. She wants to protect the interests of Su Xingyi and the children.
In the future, he will be content to be a prince without any other thoughts, and the relationship between them will be a friendly one of monarch and subject.
"Xiao Yu, I'm worried that he won't be able to withstand the shock and that it will affect his health. Could you prepare some nourishing medicine for him tomorrow? If he's really in trouble, I can give him an injection in time to prevent him from dying. After all, you worked so hard to save him from the brink of death."
Su Xingyi felt complicated when facing Feng Jinyu.
Every time he saw Feng Jinyu, he always looked miserable, as if he was about to be tortured to death.
Alas, he cannot be with the person he loves, anyway, he is miserable!
Xiao Lingyu was a little surprised. It seemed that Xingyi didn't want to see Feng Jinyu get into trouble. "Okay, come and get it after court tomorrow."
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