That evening, Bihe and the others registered the gift money and showed it to her.
She noticed that the gifts brought by the former officials of the Yin Dynasty were conventional and unremarkable, consisting entirely of gold, silver, or other items that could be exchanged for money.
"Am I a greedy person in their eyes?"
Hongmei couldn't help but laugh, "They probably all know you're short of money to build the new city."
Xiao Zhixing: Should she thank them for their understanding?
At midnight, Eagle came to report, "That person is very fast; I lost track of him."
Xiao Zhixing told him to step down.
Bai Feng had some leads; the person seemed to be from another trade route, but unfortunately, they lost track of him in the end.
She pouted. Why all this secrecy? Who wouldn't wonder if it was Xiao Yan?
This is a classic case of hiding something.
Late at night, Xiao Zhixing, as usual, reviewed the footage of other people.
After returning, Li Jun went to the study with Duke Li.
"Father, could Xiao Zhixing really be His Majesty's daughter?"
Duke Li frowned and sighed, "Who can say for sure? His Majesty's thoughts are hard to fathom."
The first thought that came to everyone's mind was that the emperor was fattening up pigs to slaughter later.
Then I would think more deeply and realize that if it wasn't to teach her a lesson, then this was the only possibility.
It was just too coincidental that Xiao Zhixing was born in the same year that Princess Yuansheng disappeared.
Going back further, it's not impossible that Princess Yuansheng left the palace with her child.
"His Majesty ignores the eldest prince but instead favors her. Could it be..."
Duke Li's expression was serious. "Impossible! Princess Yuansheng didn't ascend the throne back then because she was a woman. It's impossible for her to do so either."
That was Emperor Yin's only child, so it was perfectly legitimate.
Although the region suffered numerous natural and man-made disasters in those years, and there were rumors among the people that the Yin Emperor had been punished by heaven.
However, the officials in the court were strict and stable, and loyal to the emperor. If Emperor Yin were to pass the throne to Princess Yuansheng, 70% of them would agree.
Therefore, to this day, most people still don't understand why Princess Yuansheng didn't ascend the throne back then.
Some speculated that she refused herself, others that the current emperor had instigated her, and still others that the Yin emperor did not approve of the princess. There were so many rumors that it was impossible to draw a conclusion.
It is estimated that only His Majesty and Grand Tutor Li know the reason behind this.
Li Jun pondered, "I always felt that Your Majesty's move had a deeper meaning."
Duke Li sighed, "Forget it, let's not talk about that. Let's talk about the Gentlemen's Academy. His Majesty has once again sent invitations to the sons of officials of the fourth rank and above. Are you going?"
When His Majesty built this Gentlemen's Academy last year, only five or six sons of minor officials were selected to enter it.
People are guessing that those people are being prepared for the future crown prince, while others are guessing that His Majesty is cultivating imperial protégés.
Because it was not mandatory, some sons of high-ranking officials did not go, and last year the Junziyuan (Gentlemen's Academy) had become a gathering place for poor families and illegitimate children.
Li Jun said casually, "I need to prepare for next year's imperial examination. Father, please apologize to His Majesty for this."
"Well, whatever you want."
After looking around, Xiao Zhixing went to the Huo family's house, where the father and son were still benevolent and filial.
"Father, I'm not going!"
Huo Baijun, chin held high, confronted Huo Jindao. "Huo Jiajun has five older brothers. If I go, I'll just be an extra."
Huo Jindao pointed at him angrily, "You, a young master of the Huo family, with your own unit number, actually follow others? You may have no shame, but I do!"
"Hmph, I just like the Xiao family army. Our family's army, which is all about comfort and retirement, is boring."
Hawking was furious. "You bastard! I'll beat you to a pulp!"
Huo Baijun turned and ran, "Father, you're just jealous! My Xiao family army is renowned... Oh no, Grandmother, help me! Father's going to kill someone..."
Xiao Zhixing chuckled and left the camera's view to go to Lin Rushu.
After she secretly exposed the matter of the Feng family's distinction between legitimate and illegitimate children, she obediently kept a low profile and focused on staying at home to help her mother raise her younger siblings.
When she delivered the Song family army's leopard tally, the Lin family shed tears again.
Lin Rushu's eyes already held a commanding presence.
She looks forward to her transformation from a caterpillar to a butterfly.
Then there's Xiao Kui. While he's recuperating, he's also looking for a wife for the Second Prince. Last time, she ruined it, so they've changed to a tribal marriage.
Xiao Chi, on the other hand, had completely gone into hiding. The other princes began to scheme against each other, and he kept himself deeply hidden.
This person will surely become a great threat in the future.
Strangely, Xiao Kui skipped over the eldest prince, who was unmarried, and instead arranged a marriage for the second prince first, making it clear that he disliked Xiao Chi.
Zhao Yunqi was also paying attention to whether that person was one of Xiao Yan's men.
Ji Bai's days were interesting and joyful. He was forced by Feng Yong to study hard in the Feng Mansion, and he coaxed the old man with a good temper. He was also teased by the burly Feng Zhen'er every day.
Xiong Chumo, on the other hand, was somewhat depressed. Even though he had received a reward, his father was furious that he had abandoned martial arts for literature and punished him by making him kneel in the ancestral hall.
The comments section was full of people cursing her father.
He himself was quite calm. He had completely lost faith in his scumbag father, so he could calmly view these things.
After completing his daily routine of scanning everyone's images, Xiao Zhixing practiced his martial arts on time and went to sleep.
late at night.
"Beep beep beep—Alarm! Alarm! Unknown entity has intruded! Beep beep beep beep beep—"
The sudden alarm startled Xiao Zhixing and Bai Su.
A huge exclamation mark popped up in the background of the No. 9 live stream room.
Xiao Zhixing instantly regained his senses, while Bai Su was completely bewildered.
"What happened? Xiao Jiu? Xiao Jiu?"
Bai Su asked anxiously.
"Zzzzz... Su Su, I...zzzz...it's broken...zzzz..."
Then there was no sound.
Xiao Zhixing raised an eyebrow, thinking of those two red and green live streaming interfaces.
"Xiao Jiu! Xiao Jiu!!"
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