Xie Rangchen pulled her up from his lap and said indifferently, "Get up."

Helian Yu was pulled up, still holding his robe, with one hand raised above his head: "Master, don't be angry~ I promise there won't be a next time!"

Xie Rangchen stared at her until her little face was stiff with laughter and she was about to collapse, then he said, "Yeah."

Helian Yu secretly let out a breath, Master is so difficult to serve!

"I've hired a martial arts master for you. Go to the backyard martial arts arena and practice whipping for half an hour."

Helian Yu went to the martial arts arena in the backyard, and Xie Rangchen invited Helian Chi to the main hall.

"Master Imperial Master, did the Second Prince come to see you a few days ago?" Helian Chi sat down and asked about the Second Prince.

"Indeed." Xie Rangchen sat in the main seat, not as upright as Helian Chi, with his arms supporting the long table.

"I wonder what the Imperial Master thinks about this?" Helian Chi probed.

"It's useless to begin with, why bother yourself anymore." Xie Rangchen raised his hand to signal, "Your Highness, please have a taste of the new tea in the mansion."

Helian Chi took a sip and said with a smile: "The Imperial Master is indeed very powerful. We can drink new tea in the early spring. However, this new tea is a bit astringent. I think the craftsman handled it too roughly and ruined this good tea."

"Yu'er made it." Xie Rangchen's eyes were full of amusement, his posture was unrestrained, "It rained a few days ago, and her mind was not on the book. She happened to see a book called Tea Classics, and she clamored to make tea by herself."

"Your Highness knows that she is always impatient. She just wants to fry the tea leaves. She will try to save as many steps as possible. In the end, the tea leaves are fried well."

"But she is still a layman in front of the experts."

Helian Chi opened the lid of the tea, and the tea soup was refreshing in color. He changed his words: "It's her first time to stir-fry tea, and it's rare to stir-fry it like this. If you take a few more sips, you can taste some different flavors."

"As long as the Fourth Prince likes it." Xie Rangchen raised his hand and clapped his hands. The maid brought a few tea cans and stood beside Helian Chi. "This is all the tea leaves that Yu'er has fried. Since the Fourth Prince likes it, you can take it all back."

Helian Chi stood up and lowered his eyes to hide the unhappiness in his eyes: "It is better to obey than to be respectful. Thank you, Master Imperial Master."

Xie Rangchen waved his hand, signaling the maid to leave, "Fourth Prince, please sit down. There are not so many rules in my house."

Helian Chi sat back in his original position.

"Yu'er said that she wants to cooperate with the Fourth Prince in the toilet paper business. What do you think?"

Helian Chi was stunned for a moment, and quickly replied: "Xiao Yu'er... Zhaoyang hasn't told me about this yet."

He did receive a reward from the palace a few days ago, and he thought about doing this business, but after inquiring, he didn't hold out much hope.

Unexpectedly, the pie fell on his head.

"Yu'er is young and has no intention of studying, but she likes to do chores, which is a headache."

Helian Chi didn't notice that the Imperial Master was having a headache, but instead seemed to be very indulgent towards him.

Backyard martial arts arena.

Helian Yu raised a long red whip and whipped the dates placed on wooden stakes in the martial arts field.

Chang Zuo stood at the bottom of the martial arts arena and asked the martial arts master beside him: "How much monthly salary will the young lady receive?"

"Ten taels." The martial artist stared at Helian Yu's movements and said casually, "My name is Gong Yeping, you can call me Ah Ping. My main responsibility is to watch the young lady practice martial arts, and correct any mistakes in her movements in a timely manner."

"Aren't you responsible for teaching?" Chang Zuo wondered, holding the sword.

"The young master is responsible for teaching Miss everything, and we are just the caretakers." Gong Yeping stood straight, with no emotion on her face. "Besides me, there are various caretakers in the mansion, and their main responsibility is to supervise."

Chang Zuo held the long sword in his arms: "Just supervision, ten taels per month?"

"yes."

Chang turned left and walked away.

Helian Yu stopped whipping, "Brother Chang Zuo, where are you going?"

"Go and ask the young master to increase your monthly salary."

Helian Yu was about to jump off the martial arts field with a whip in his hand, but was stopped by Gong Yeping.

"Miss, you are not allowed to leave the martial arts arena before the time comes."

Helian Yu silently took two steps back and continued to crack the whip.

When Chang Zuo arrived at the main courtyard, Xie Rangchen had already finalized the details of the cooperation with Helian Chi and was playing Go.

Xie Rangchen plays the black pieces, and Helian Chi plays the white pieces.

The black and white pieces are fighting against each other, and it is difficult to tell who is the winner.

Chang Zuo strode in and stood beside Xie Rangchen without saying a word, just standing there with a cold face.

"Did Yu'er make any rude requests, or do you have something to say?"

Helian Chi raised his eyes and looked at Chang Zuo, curious about their relationship which was like master and servant, or good friends.

"Sir, the new caretaker can only get ten taels of silver per month. Chang Zuo has been with you for three years, and he only gets ten taels of silver per month." Chang Zuo's face was stiff, "Chang Zuo does not accept it."

"When I was washing clothes, you took one thousand taels from my robe. Why don't you complain?" Xie Rangchen dropped a black piece, which just happened to eat up a circle of Helian Chi's white pieces. "The Fourth Prince is distracted."

Helian Chi smiled and said, "The national master's chess skills are extraordinary."

Chang Zuo's momentum was lowered. "Miss has rummaged through your pants several times, and I only did it once. Besides, you don't go out often, why would you put money in your clothes? What if they get damaged after washing? What a waste."

Xie Rangchen turned to look at Chang Zuo, tapping his fingertips on the table, "I'll raise it to twenty taels. From now on, you are not allowed to turn up your robe."

Chang Zuo: “…”

Impulsive.

After lunch and a short rest, Helian Yu excitedly pulled Xie Rangchen out of the Imperial Master's Mansion.

"Master, let's go boating! There will be a poetry competition, and I can write a poem! I'll get you first place! Let them see how powerful the disciple of the national master is!"

Xie Rangchen: “…”

Finished.

Your reputation will be at risk.

Helian Chi followed behind with a relaxed look on his face, for he remembered the poem she had written.

A group of people drove the carriage to Fang Lake in the suburbs of Beijing. There were many tables set up by the lake. There were fortune tellers setting up small stalls, young men writing poems and playing music at the table, and young children flying kites. There were two pleasure boats floating on the lake and the sound of humming music. It was quite lively.

When Xie Rangchen lowered his head to look for Helian Yu, she had already disappeared. He looked at Chang Zuo, "Where's Yu'er?"

"I went to buy a kite."

Xie Rangchen looked over and saw Helian Yu holding a red kite. He ran over happily and landed on his legs skillfully.

"Master, let's fly a kite! I wrote a wish on the kite. Let's fly it higher so the gods can see it!"

Helian Yu held the kite, his eyes clear and bright.

Before Xie Rangchen responded, Helian Chi had already taken the kite.

"I want to see what Zhaoyang will write as his wish. Is it for two more cakes or a few more taels of silver?"

Helian Chi laughed and teased. When he saw the words on the kite clearly, his expression was stiff for a moment and then relaxed: "May Great Xia be peaceful and prosperous. I didn't expect Zhaoyang to care about the people at such a young age. She is worthy of being the princess of Great Xia."

Helian Yu took back the kite and raised his chin, "Humph, of course."

She originally wanted to write 'help Master to overcome the tribulation smoothly', but then she thought it was too unbelievable and blatant, so she changed it.

Only when Daxia is peaceful and prosperous can our Master, the National Master, be safe and successfully overcome the calamity.

Helian Yu looked up to thank Rangchen for his praise, but she saw a complicated look in his eyes and she couldn't figure out what he meant for a moment.

"Yu'er wishes for peace and prosperity for the country of Daxia?"

"Uh-huh!"

"Yes." Xie Rangchen stroked the jade plum blossom headdress on her head, his eyebrows lowered, "Yu'er prays sincerely, and the gods will bless you."

(End of this chapter)