Chapter 259 The Clingy Fifth Prince

Chu Yuanheng’s voice was still calm.

“This is very simple. There is an observatory in the palace. The observatory is the highest point of the palace. We can go there when the time comes.”

Qu Yihang nodded: “Don’t worry, I will help you when that day comes. As long as you help the ancestor absorb the luck of Western Chu, the ancestor will definitely remember your contribution.”

“When the time comes, you want to be immortal. It will be easy. It is not much better than being an emperor in Western Chu!”

“Even if you have unlimited power, but you don’t have a long life, you can only enjoy so many years.”

“When you have an immortal body, you have power. Then you can enjoy the happiness brought by power forever.”

Chu Yuanheng showed a smile on his face.

Obviously, Qu Yihang's words touched his heart.

Qu Yihang knew that no one could resist the temptation of immortality.

The more powerful people are, the more afraid they are of death.

He went in and out of the palace in just the time of an incense stick.

In history, many emperors sought immortality and medicine.

Qu Yihang's words did not seem to affect his emotions at all.

The inn was decorated very festively from inside to outside because it was New Year's Day. Even the red lanterns hanging at the door outside were replaced with new ones.

This was also the reason why he could easily convince Chu Yuanheng.

When Qu Yihang left, Chu Yuanheng still had a blank expression on his face. He looked neither sad nor happy, and still looked at the memorial in his hand seriously.

Although they grew up together, he could never figure out what was in his brother's mind.

Chu Yuanheng didn't say anything more after hearing this.

The fifth prince was a little strange again.

Judging from his brother's intention, it was clear that he wanted to send him away, but he found an excuse to get away with it, and his brother didn't even mention it.

The next day was New Year's Day, and officials were on holiday. Chu Yuanheng rarely went to review memorials.

On this day, without Qiao Niannian and others ordering dishes, the waiter of the inn brought up the New Year's Eve dinner.

This made the fifth prince a little confused about what Chu Yuanheng was thinking.

He thought for a moment and spoke slowly.

The fifth prince paused while eating. His brother wanted to drive him away.

The fifth prince had breakfast with Chu Yuanheng as usual. This morning, Chu Yuanheng spoke more.

He wrote comments on each memorial.

"Fifth brother, you are not young anymore, and the emperor has never been closed to you. Why don't I help you mark out a fiefdom, which place do you like?"

Qu Yihang thought he had completely controlled Chu Yuanheng, so he left the palace.

"There is no rush for this matter. Today is the New Year, so let's not talk about these things. Let me think about it carefully in the next two days. When I think it through, I will tell my brother."

Everything has auspicious meanings.

Because it is the New Year, everyone gathered together for dinner.

On this day, there was no one in the guest house except Qiao Niannian and others. In fact, it was not that there were no guests, but Chu Yuanyi booked this place, so naturally Qiao Niannian and her group lived there.

So one door of the guest house was open, and the group of people sat at the table on the first floor to eat.

When Qiao Niannian pushed open the door and walked out, Xia Rongyu from next door also pushed open the door and walked out.

Qiao Niannian called out every day: "Brother Rongyu."

The smile on Xia Rongyu's face couldn't help but become a little more sincere. He took out a red envelope from his arms and handed it to Qiao Niannian.

"New Year's money."

Qiao Niannian didn't expect that he could actually receive New Year's money. He

immediately showed a sweet smile to Xia Rongyu.

Xia Rongyu had a gentle smile on his face.

In the past, he asked the palace maids to prepare the red envelopes, and then distributed them to everyone in the courtyard on New Year's Day.

This time, he went out and bought red paper himself and held up the red envelope, and there was a painting he made himself on it.

The meaning of the red envelope is very good.

The red envelope is for the person who wants to receive it. It can ward off evil spirits, drive away ghosts, and receive instructions and good luck. It represents hope and inheritance.

Unfortunately, Qiao Chuanbai will not be able to come to the imperial capital of Western Chu for another two days, and he just missed the time to send the red envelope to Qiao Niannian.

Qiao Niannian was very happy to receive the red envelope. No matter how much silver was put in it, it was a token of her heart.

After breakfast, Qiao Niannian and Xia Rongyu went to the street together.

Today is the first day of the new year. Business people open their shops, but there are not many people buying things. However, there are also many people gathered in front of everyone's house. Everyone greets each other and says a few auspicious words when they arrive at someone's door.

Qiao Niannian couldn't help thinking that if this happened in the Marquis' Mansion, it would probably be very lively.

In the Marquis' Mansion, Mrs. Huo stared at the table full of food and had no appetite.

When her daughter is not at home, she is not happy with anything she eats.

Not to mention the Huo family, even Qiao Chushanhe, Qiao Beichen and Qiao Muyu were the same. Without Xiaomei, they all lost their appetite.

They didn't know if Xiaomei was doing well after arriving in Xichu, although she would send messages every day to tell everyone about her situation.

But they couldn't see Xiaomei, nor could they hear her speak, so the messages were still incomplete.

Xia Rongyu was very satisfied. He felt that this was the happiest New Year he had ever had, because the person who accompanied him was Qiao Niannian.

He really wished that the mission outside would never end, so that he could stay outside with Qiao Niannian forever.

Although this idea was a bit selfish, it was his true idea.

He didn't even want to solve his own problems, so that Qiao Niannian could always pay more attention to him.

At noon, the shopkeeper gave the waiters a day off, and the shopkeeper's wife cooked a home-cooked meal for lunch.

Seeing how hard the shopkeeper worked, Xia Rongyu gave him a reward of 20 taels of silver.

The shopkeeper's wife immediately smiled from ear to ear, and prepared to prepare a more sumptuous meal for the evening.

Qiao Niannian walked around the south of the city in the morning and the north of the city in the afternoon. She gained a lot of things in the whole day.

After dinner, she returned to her room and thought of the red envelope given by Xia Rongyu. She couldn't help but open the red envelope.

She saw several banknotes inside. She opened it and counted them. There were 11.

She was exactly eleven years old this year.

After getting the 110,000 taels of banknotes, Qiao Niannian looked at the banknotes in her hand, silently took out her money bag, rewrapped the banknotes, and put the red envelope in the money bag.

She threw other silver into her pocket casually, but this time, she put it away properly.

After dinner, the fifth prince came out for a walk alone and met the guards of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. He looked at the guards standing under the Moon Watching Tower and felt a little strange.

"Is my brother up there?"

The guard nodded.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has just gone up."

The Fifth Prince's mind resurfaced with Qiao Niannian's words.

On the day when the dark clouds covered the moon, he had to absorb the luck of Western Chu at the highest point.

And the Moon-Watching Tower was the highest point in the entire palace.

Thinking of this, the Fifth Prince also walked up the stairs, and his entourage was waiting downstairs.