When Zhou Qiongyue came out of the palace, she saw her two sons getting out of the carriage. Before Zhou Qiongyue had walked far in the direction of the carriage, Yuan Chaochang and Yuan Chaokang came forward and saluted, "Mother!"
When Yuan Chaochang and Yuan Chaokang saw their mother coming out, their faces were full of smiles.
Zhou Qiongyue looked at her two sons and felt very happy. She no longer had to work for others to make money. "Let's go back home first."
The brothers Yuan Chaochang and Yuan Chaokang talked and laughed with Zhou Qiongyue as they walked towards the carriage.
When the ministers who came out from behind saw this scene and looked at their own house where only the groom was waiting, they all said with envy, "Princess Fu'an is so lucky!"
When Yuan Chaokang went out, he asked the people in the mansion to prepare meals, and they were all dishes that the three of them, mother and son, liked to eat.
So when Zhou Qiongyue and her mother and son returned home, they simply washed up and sat down at the dining table.
Zhou Qiongyue looked at the table full of delicious food, and the fatigue from spending a whole day in the imperial study with those old foxes dissipated a lot. "Wow, today's dishes are quite good, they must be the work of Gu Yu! Today, this princess is in a good mood, and all the personal servants will be rewarded."
Gu Yu, Gu Le and the others who were waiting beside him all thanked him with smiles. It was good to follow such a kind and benevolent master. As long as they worked hard, the annual reward would be more than the monthly allowance.
Who doesn’t want to perform well and serve the princess and the two young masters!
Seeing that his mother liked it, Yuan Chaokang quickly used the serving chopsticks to pick up some of her favorite food for her, and said, "You've worked hard today, eat more."
Gulan saw that the three masters seemed to be chatting while eating, so she asked the others to leave and left her and Gu Le, two of her confidants, standing at the door.
The masters didn't like anyone to serve them their meals when they were eating, so the two of them just had to guard against anyone with ulterior motives getting close.
Zhou Qiongyue was not actually that hungry. She had eaten a lot of food in the imperial study, and she would not be polite with the emperor.
Looking at the table full of delicious food and her filial son, Zhou Qiongyue felt that she could eat a little more. "You two should eat too. After today, Mom will have time to spend with you. It's worth a big meal."
Upon hearing this, Yuan Chaokang's mood also brightened up, "Has it been completely handed over?"
Only Yuan Chaochang, who knew nothing, flashed a pair of curious eyes, looking at his mother and then at his brother. He looked as if he was saying, "You two are hiding something from me."
Zhou Qiongyue first picked up a piece of food that her eldest son liked with her chopsticks and explained, "It's just that my mother used to help the emperor manage some of his business, and today she has handed it over to the emperor."
After Zhou Qiongyue explained this, Yuan Chaochang understood that his brother had been learning business from his mother in recent years. Yuan Chaochang also thought it was normal for his mother to be in charge of some of the emperor's business.
Yuan Chaochang was not interested in this anyway, so he just said "Oh" and continued to eat. He was at an age where he got hungry quickly, not to mention that today's dinner time was a little later than usual.
Zhou Qiongyue instructed her youngest son, "Have the people below cooperate with the imperial court in the handover. Those who are willing to follow us should withdraw directly."
"Don't worry, mother. I have already evacuated those who are willing to follow us. The remaining ones are those who are willing to follow the emperor. There are not many people willing to follow us, so it will not attract the attention of the higher-ups."
Yuan Chaokang was quite confident about this. If he failed in such a small matter, then his previous life would have been lived in vain.
"Well, you should not get involved with those businesses recently. The emperor will definitely send people to investigate the businesses under the name of the royal palace." Zhou Qiongyue felt that she now understood her cousin, who was even more suspicious than the emperor.
This surprised Yuan Chaokang. "You're also investigating the properties under the palace's name? That's not a good idea, is it?"
Zhou Qiongyue didn't care about this. Her industries had not expanded in recent years, and in the eyes of outsiders, they were not very profitable industries.
Although it is considered wealthy, this level of wealth is normal for a royal palace. "Your mother is so good at making money. The emperor must be worried that I will make too much money for the palace."
Although Yuan Chaokang felt uncomfortable, he had no intention of doing anything. "Well, don't worry, mother! I've been a little playboy lately. Making money has nothing to do with me."
After Zhou Qiongyue saw that the serious business was over, she started to eat seriously.
The next day, just as Zhou Qiongyue woke up, Eunuch Hou came to deliver the emperor's reward. Zhou Qiongyue accepted the reward with a smile, and then smiled as she sent Eunuch Yuan away.
Only then did I have time to read the list of rewards from the emperor while having breakfast.
Zhou Qiongyue had just finished reading the list when she saw her youngest son Yuan Chaokang picking and choosing among the rewards.
Zhou Qiongyue rubbed her forehead and asked, "Kang'er, what are you doing?"
"Mother, let me see if there is anything I like. I'll pick a few to fill my small treasury." Yuan Chaokang replied without raising his head among a pile of rewards.
Yuan Chaokang's reply made Zhou Qiongyue laugh. It seemed that the emperor's rewards this time were quite good. There were even some that Kang'er liked. "Okay, you choose! Choose some for your elder brother too."
Yuan Chaokang happily agreed, thinking that his mother was very generous, unlike his so-called father who always gave him ten taels of silver at a time.
Yuan Chaokang now said that he no longer looked down on ten taels of silver, but when his father came back, if he insisted on giving it to him, he would accept it reluctantly.
Yuan Bohua: You have a nice idea.
After that, Zhou Qiongyue officially lived the life she wanted. She slept until she woke up naturally every day, had breakfast and lunch, and went back to her parents' home, Cheng'en Marquis Mansion, when she had nothing to do.
The only bad thing was that Zhou Qiongyue returned to Cheng'en Marquis Mansion too frequently, and her mother Jin started nagging her again.
Zhou Qiongyue then went to Princess Yongchun's residence instead. The two of them drank tea and chatted about gossip together, and they lived a very happy life.
Yuan Chaokang didn't need Zhou Qiongyue's supervision. After all these years of getting along, Zhou Qiongyue had clearly understood that this son was a little fox, and it was good enough that he didn't cheat others.
Rather than worrying about Yuan Chaokang, it is better to worry about the eldest son who is studying with him in the palace.
The emperor did send people to investigate the properties under the names of Zhou Qiongyue and Yuan Bohua, and the memorials were already placed before the emperor.
As for why the two children were not investigated, the emperor did not take the two little brats seriously at all, especially Yuan Chaokang, who started hanging out with the playboys from noble families like Yuan An at such a young age.
The emperor felt that if Yuan Chaokang continued like this, his friends and cousin would regret it sooner or later.
The emperor carefully looked at the results presented by the secret guards after the investigation, and saw that there was indeed no large amount of wealth. The stone in the emperor's heart fell.
The emperor thought, it seems that my cousin really doesn't like doing business. The emperor combined this with the recent reports from the secret guards about Zhou Qiongyue's schedule, which showed that she was either eating and drinking, or going back to her parents' home and visiting Yongchun.
He felt more at ease.
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