Another year has passed, and in the blink of an eye, Wang Yubao is already one year old. At the beginning of the year, Xingxing issued an edict to appoint him as the crown prince, and the second day of the second lunar month is the day the crown prince celebrates his first birthday.
All the civil and military officials and their families came to the palace to attend the Crown Prince's first birthday banquet, and naturally, they had to draw lots to celebrate.
They placed the little prince, dressed in a bright red cotton coat, in the center of the table, surrounded by books, seals, writing brushes, ink, abacuses, coins... everything imaginable.
Xingxing even put the imperial seal in there, and Zhu Lin thought for a moment and put his own sword in there as well.
Then everyone saw the young prince first take a pen and a seal, then the imperial seal, a folding fan and an abacus, and finally a sword.
Zhu Lin's sword weighed a hundred catties, which was far beyond what a little baby like him could lift. He tried to grip it a few times but couldn't, so he ordered the palace servants next to him to help. Although he was only one year old, he knew how to order the palace servants around when he was ten months old.
Now he's becoming more and more skilled. He's a shrewd little man, and he understands that these palace servants have to listen to him, so he knows very well how to put on a show.
If he were to frown, the palace servants would be so frightened that they would coax him, calling him "Little Ancestor" and begging him not to be angry, or they would lose their heads. Although he did not yet understand what losing one's head meant, it did not prevent him from understanding that his emotions could affect these palace servants.
Right now, he looked at the palace servant beside him with some anger, his little voice babbling, "Get, get me a sword."
The civil and military officials were not particularly pleased when they saw the crown prince pick up the pen and the seal, but they were extremely satisfied when they saw him pick up the imperial seal. The crown prince was capable of great things, and he had already shown such talent at such a young age. He was a good candidate to be emperor.
The family members were also amazed, saying that the crown prince was a clever little man, and everything he grabbed was a symbol of his imperial status. It seemed that the crown prince really was the Son of Heaven.
The Crown Prince is involved in both civil and military affairs, which indicates that he is preparing to become a well-rounded emperor who excels in both. He also intends to control the financial system.
"Oh my, Yu'er is really amazing! He'll be able to manage everything in the future. He's really incredible!" Zhao Guihua praised him repeatedly with delight.
Officials and their families showered the prince with compliments, making the lottery a resounding success. No one was dissatisfied; the crown prince had performed exceptionally well.
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