Chapter 203 The Little Prince is in Danger (Updated 2)

Shopkeeper Zhao of Fangfeixuan has been so happy since he started to supply goods. He never thought of himself as such an easy shopkeeper. Everyone

in the capital knows that Fangfeixuan is the property of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. Even if others are jealous of this business, no one dares to cause trouble. He doesn't have to bother dealing with all kinds of personal relationships!

He is only responsible for loading and unloading goods, collecting money, and keeping accounts. His monthly salary is 100 taels!

Shopkeeper Zhao feels embarrassed to take this money, and then he will also guide the shopkeeper of Liuli Pavilion as a necessary skill for a shopkeeper.

Speaking of Liuli Pavilion, the business is even more booming!

In addition to the small mirrors they carried with them, there were also some crystal clear and precious objects that amazed the nobles who thought they had broad horizons and had seen the world.

Crystal balls that could snow, cute zodiac ornaments, crystal flowers, glass crystal hourglasses, a pair of swans facing each other, and so on.

These shiny little objects were spread all over the capital before they were even used for a day.

Whether it was used as a room decoration or as a New Year gift, it was a very face-saving thing!

Then, whether it was high-ranking officials or noble families, a new round of heavy bleeding began.

The capital was already a serious trend-following city, and the daily behavior of these top noble families was a role model.

Look at what they usually use, what they display at home, and what they give as New Year gifts.

There are many families in the capital who want to join the ranks of aristocratic families. Apart from other things, following the trend is also very particular and knowledgeable.

Apart from other things, gifts are given to smooth relationships. If you compare it with the aristocratic families, you can tell at a glance that the recipients of the gifts are thoughtful.

Those famous families give gifts to people they are close to, and they give these things.

Look at this, the gifts are given so thoughtfully, this person must be sincere in their friendship, and this family can get along.

The relationship has been going back and forth, so isn’t it close?

Now is the end of the year, and every household has to give New Year gifts. Whether it is Fangfeixuan or Liuliguan, business is booming.

Silver is in boxes. If it were in the past, Lu Zexu would definitely be very satisfied and happy.

But now, he has to support the people in 10 orphanages!

1,000 people in 1 orphanage, 10 means 10,000 people!

Apart from other things, just the food, clothing, housing and education will require a lot of money, which is far from enough.

Lu Zexu sat on the rocking chair under the corridor, on the left was the big black cat he raised, and on the right was the panda cub he brought back from the supermarket.

There was no way, although Sang Yian liked to roll around, but if she dared to stay, she would be too tortured.

In the end, she could only ask the old man to open a back door and send the soft panda cub to Daliang.

The little prince became a winner in life who could pet a panda at any time.

It was enough to scare the eunuch Fulu.

This is a iron-eating beast, a beast that can eat a person in one bite!

But who makes Lu Zexu like it!

Not only did he set aside a yard in his own palace for the soft and sticky little Dumpling to live in, he also personally pulled out all the flowers and plants in the yard in preparation for planting bamboo.

In addition, Lu Zexu also specifically instructed the small kitchen to prepare a basin of milk for the little Dumpling every day.

Lu Zexu's daily task now is to look at the account book, count the money, stroke the panda and Dahei, and then tear open a pack of hot pot base, dip in thin slices of mutton, add some small green vegetables, and put some hand-rolled noodles. It's so delicious!

His life is so leisurely. In contrast , the civil and military officials were extremely busy.

At the end of the year, they had to summarize various matters and evaluate their political performance. Before the New Year, before the emperor put down his pen, everything that needed to be done had to be done. The civil and military officials were busy, and the princes who had already participated in the government were even busier. Everyone entered the court and participated in the government, naturally hoping to make achievements, and political performance was the best indicator of a person's ability. In order to perform in front of the court officials, they were so busy every day that they didn't even have time to drink water. In this icy and snowy place, the eldest prince not only had to lead troops to patrol the area around the capital, but also had to deal with the daily affairs of the Ministry of War. By the way, he had to quarrel with the Ministry of Revenue where the fifth prince was, urging them to pay the military camp quickly. The already thin body of Prince An had lost a lot of weight in the past few days at the end of the year. It was not easy to have some free time, so I thought about visiting my frail brother. The second prince has already started teaching chemistry in the Imperial College. This prince, who is both civil and military, has to study hard on that thin chemistry textbook at night. If he doesn't understand something, he has to lower his profile and go to the Ministry of Works to ask the fourth prince for help, which makes his originally thick black hair thinner day by day. During the day, he has to take the trouble to teach the students in the Imperial College. The other princes are only so busy at the end of the year, but the second prince is so busy every day! What's more, there is a group of great scholars in the Imperial College who think that he is not on the right path and only teaches some unorthodox teachings, so he has to attend classes every day and compete with these great scholars. It's exhausting. The second prince felt that he could not go on like this, so he had to seek advice from the crown prince. The third prince was the most adept at handling government affairs among all the people. Over the past six months, relying on his reputation among Confucian scholars, he quickly promoted blackboards and chalks, which benefited many academies and students, and the third prince's reputation became more and more famous. It can be said that the third prince was originally well-educated, talented, kind, courteous, and had his own opinions on government affairs. With more things to solve and more government affairs to deal with, the third prince gradually had many supporters in the court. With these supporters, the third prince was very busy at the end of the year. Some came to give gifts, some surrendered, and some were loyal. Everyone wanted to serve the emperor. The Third Prince was annoyed by these ministers and officials, and even the heads of the noble families, so he decided to hide with the Crown Prince. After all, they were now in a cooperative relationship. As for the Fourth Prince, he was busy with research and experiments in the Ministry of Industry all day long. Although no political affairs came to him and no ministers disturbed him, he encountered difficulties in the experiment this time, so he planned to ask his Sixth Brother for advice.

As for the fifth prince, he was so busy with the year-end settlement of the Ministry of Revenue and the budget for the next year that he couldn't even go back to the palace, and he had no food to eat or bathe.

For several days, he couldn't stand it anymore. Suddenly, he remembered that the crown prince seemed to be a member of the Ministry of Revenue, so he planned to go to the East Palace to recruit a person.

The five of them went to the East Palace without any prior arrangement.

Before they even reached the bedroom, they smelled a strong fragrance.