Chapter 869 Xinbao disagrees with your words

Xinbao thought for a long time and then said, "Yeah, actually, Xinbao just did it on impulse and thought it was fun. But now I think about it, it's a bit wasteful. If we do this, we have to write invitations, release birds, provide refreshments, and worry about so many things, but there is no benefit at all. Why don't you persuade Xinbao?"

I understand. Stingy boy is starting to be stingy again.

Emperor Mingpei said seriously: "How can it not be beneficial? As the saying goes, a thousand gold coins buy horse bones. With such a lively atmosphere, perhaps many skilled craftsmen will come to join us!!"

Xinbao asked, "But when Luo'er was conferred the title, you said you would spend a fortune on horse bones. Later, when my younger brother was conferred the title, you said you would spend a fortune on horse bones again. Now... why do we have to spend a fortune on horse bones three times? Spending a fortune on horse bones is not cost-effective in the first place, so why do we keep doing it?"

Emperor Mingpei: “…”

Yan Shirong was right, Tuanzi was becoming more and more difficult to appease.

Emperor Mingpei said, "Let your wife explain this to you."

Xinbao turned to look at his wife.

Yuan Shenjue, who was drawing, raised his head silently.

He looked at the emperor and said, "Xinbao, this is a very simple matter for us. Those troublesome jobs you mentioned are actually not troublesome. Even if those people don't do these jobs, they will still get the same monthly salary if they just sit there idle, so why not let them move... This is one. Secondly, this is a great way to recruit Huang Yu himself. Huang Yu is different from Xiang Xiaojun and Xie Wenkai. He has a big workshop, so he is famous, and we can advertise it. There is nothing wrong with that."

"Besides, in previous years, when natural disasters occurred in a certain place, most people in the capital city were actually unaware of them. But this year, because we have foresight, everyone is paying close attention to natural disasters. There is an illusion that there are more natural disasters. Before the New Year, having an elegant and interesting little thing to dilute the impact and make things lively is also a good thing."

Xinbao nodded suddenly.

Then she looked at Emperor Mingpeidi with admiration, her eyes sparkling: "Yeah, yeah, did you think of so many things at once at that time? Yeah, yeah, you are amazing."

Emperor Mingpei, who actually just wanted to make his granddaughter happy, said: "..."

No, Ye Ye didn’t think about it. Ye Ye doesn’t need to think too much about such a small matter.

But Emperor Mingpei still gave an unfathomable smile and agreed.

Xinbao let the matter go, put down the wooden bird, and put his hands into Yeye's sleeves to keep warm.

Emperor Mingpei turned around and held her hand, saying, "It's snowing, let's have a hotpot for lunch."

"Yes," Xinbao said excitedly, "Let's eat pot. Xinbao gave Uncle Ba a sheep this morning. Let's eat pot. Huashuang, tell them that Xinbao wants to eat the meatballs we had last time."

Hua Shuang went away as requested.

The Eighth Prince really used all kinds of tricks to please Xinbao.

Originally, Xinbao was not picky about food, and even when his fourth brother was taking care of him, he never made a fuss about it.

But now, every meal has some little tricks, such as carving into flowers, pinching into small animals, and even making meatballs cute. Last time we ate in a hotpot, we made meatballs in seven colors, and used the stuffing to make ears and tails and so on. Although the taste was not necessarily better, it was indeed interesting, and even Mrs. Lin praised it several times.

So at noon, everyone sat around and ate from the pot.

Xinbao eats the colorful meatballs one by one. There is filling inside, but it is not the kind with soup, so it will not burn him. He just feels that the taste is varied when he bites it, some are crispy and some are sticky. Xinbao can't stop eating it.

Yuan Shenjue picked up some vegetables and gave them to her with his chopsticks. Xinbao pretended not to notice and after finishing a small bowl, he motioned to Huashuang to get more.

Yan Shirong smiled and said, "It's okay, Xiaojue. There are vegetables in these meatballs, not all meat. I heard that there are all kinds of vegetables, all kinds of meat, tofu and so on. It's okay to just eat that."

When Yuan Shenjue heard this, he also picked up a few and tasted them.

Yan Shirong took the vegetables from his sister's bowl and ate them, saying with a smile, "Xinbao, I met Minister Li this morning."

Xinbao didn't think that Minister Li had anything to do with her at all, so she just nodded.

Yan Shirong smiled and said, "Minister Li arranged for Xiang Xiaojun to stay, and he was afraid that something might not be appropriate, so he came to ask for instructions twice. He also wanted to see you, but I didn't let him see you. I told him directly to ask Xiang Xiaojun for his opinion, as long as it is convenient for him to do his job."

Xinbao finally understood the number, but he didn't say anything, so he just nodded.

Yan Shirong said: "Xinbao, you are Yeye's favorite little princess. The ministers will take your words very seriously. You don't have to worry about them pretending to obey you but actually disobeying you. So, there is really no need to bother to tell them so much. Just give them one sentence."

Xinbao swallowed a mouthful and said, "Xinbao is willing to put in a little effort for my brother."

Yan Shirong smiled and said, "That's not what I meant. You may not realize that when Xinbao speaks, the ministers are actually very terrified. So the more you give them orders, the less they know what to do. On the contrary, if you just give them one direct instruction, such as saying that they must cooperate well with Xiang Xiaojun's work, they will try their best to do it perfectly."

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Xinbao rolled his eyes and looked at him without saying anything.

He gestured to Hua Shuang to continue serving her meatballs. Hua Shuang was afraid that she would feel too full, so she didn't dare to serve her more. This time she only served three, and then she served them one by one.

Xinbao kept eating with a mumble.

Yan Shirong had changed the topic several times before Xinbao finished eating, rinsed his mouth with tea, and came over to pull his arm: "Brother!"

Yan Shirong hummed.

Xinbao said: "Xinbao's mouth was not free just now, so he didn't answer, but Xinbao disagrees with what you said just now!"

"Oh?" Yan Shirong smiled and said, "Then Xinbao, tell me about it."

Xinbao's belly was swollen from eating so much. He pulled up his jacket to cover it and said, "Xinbao thinks that a leader must be clear when making requests to his subordinates. The clearer the better, so that the subordinates will not make mistakes. For example, in the matter of my brother, you said... cooperate with my brother at work, but it's not good to say that, because it's not clear at all! If you let him do it on his own, he might..."

She thought for a moment, "He might give his brother a large, luxurious room, which is also 'good'; he might also give his brother a hundred servants, or a hundred cooks, which is also 'good'... What if the 'good' he wants is not the same as Xinbao's 'good'? Then he has put in a lot of effort, and maybe spent a lot of money, but it doesn't meet Xinbao's wishes, isn't it a waste?"

"But Xinbao told Li Shangshu everything that Xinbao wanted, and he just needs to do what Xinbao asked!! Xinbao is not his boss, and Xinbao doesn't care whether he will do anything else. Xinbao is just fighting for the rights that his capable subordinates deserve. So the clearer it is, the better! Yeah, yeah, don't you think so?"

In fact, Emperor Mingpei was also like Yan Shirong, who was concise and to the point when giving orders, but he stood by his side without hesitation: "Xinbao is right."

Yan Qingshan usually does things in the same style as Xinbao, and he also said: "Xinbao is right."

(End of this chapter)