In spring, darkness falls late.
The sky was beautiful at dusk, with the clouds blown by the wind into picturesque scenes.
Xie Zhou took his wife's hand and led her to the front, where they would sleep in the Guangtian Palace tonight.
Huan Yue pursed his lips. That scoundrel, always worrying about such trivial things.
Xie Zhou looked at his wife with his deep eyes. "Is that not good?"
Huan Yue thought he would die sooner or later.
Xie Zhou held her hand tightly, wishing her a long and healthy life.
For now, it's just that his wife is too flirtatious with him; otherwise, he really wouldn't be interested and wouldn't be interested in anyone else.
His interests had nothing to do with Huan Yue, and the Guangtian Palace was quite nice.
Li Chang came to see His Highness.
Xie Zhou invited him for tea. Li Chang was both his uncle and cousin, and he was a good man in every way.
Li Chang was not surprised to see Consort Huan here; it seemed His Highness wanted to ally with her now.
It's good that the couple had a good relationship. Li Chang and Di Han were a good example; he had a concubine who was given to him by his grandmother.
The old lady's matter is hard to explain in a short time. Fortunately, Consort Huan is free now, and no one is bothering her.
Huan Yue thought to himself, "Old ladies are more terrifying than mythical beasts. It's like how the old concubine died and everyone blamed her."
Li Chang knew what was going on, and when the Xiong family mentioned it again, they mocked, "They're eyeing the Heavenly Fragrance Clouds."
Huan Yue's eyes widened.
Li Chang saw her bright eyes; she was truly intelligent. How dare the Xiong family come to Sheng'an to snatch that lucrative prize?
Xie Zhou said, "Didn't you see Father Emperor's plaque?"
Li Chang said, "Not yet. The Xiong family probably knows they are not worthy."
Huan Yue found it amusing. His uncle was quite a character.
Li Chang made no attempt to hide his disgust for the Xiong family: "They said they would help Your Highness take over the property, and Your Highness wouldn't have to worry about anything, enjoying 70% of the profits every year."
Huan Yue said, "As Xiong Baodie's dowry?"
Li Chang nodded: "Probably. The profits of Tianxiang Yunwai Piao in the past can be roughly calculated. It's no exaggeration to say that it made a fortune every day."
Huan Yue said, "And you're using this to launder money?"
Li Chang nodded vigorously: "Yes, that's what Your Majesty meant by money laundering! Sending silver to His Highness through this, I don't know how much."
Huan Yue said, "Your Highness is not short of money."
Xie Zhou nodded. He had so much money he didn't even want to help his wife carry things anymore; it was too tiring.
Quite Van Ersai.
Li Chang's smile was brilliant.
The Xiong family is just clueless; they have no idea about His Highness's strategic thinking.
Your Highness is the legitimate Crown Prince, and the national treasury provides the funds for your spending; any private spending is problematic.
Have you ever seen a sage spend money in private? Even if he were to bestow a reward upon someone in private, it wouldn't be considered private.
Even if the Xiong family is wealthy, can they compare to the national treasury? Let alone where their money comes from.
Can Your Highness live with a clear conscience if you use the hard-earned money of the common people? Therefore, the Xiong family deserves to die.
Li Chang came to see His Highness for this reason; otherwise, he wouldn't usually visit the Eastern Palace. He's a cousin, not a blood uncle.
Di Chang, come here and hear about this.
Xie Zhou wanted to talk to his uncle about dealing with those relatives.
Huan Yue didn't want to listen anymore.
Xie Zhou told her to go back and rest first.
Di Chang noticed that His Highness had been so clingy in such a short time. No wonder he always got beaten up.
Li Chang and his brother-in-law exchanged a glance; those relatives who suddenly appeared should be dealt with.
Don't think His Highness's position is secure now. It could be unstable at any time.
After all, it's not His Highness sitting up there. Besides, dealing with those ghosts is only right.
The Bai family is a good example. A family that has developed to that level has not suffered any losses.
But the Di family had their own ideas, as did Li Chang.
Xie Zhou returned. He then spoke of the Xiong family. The others were easier to deal with, but the Xiong family was a tough nut to crack.
But the Xiong family offered it to them themselves.
The eunuch came to report: "The Xiong family wants to send Xiong Baodie and several other beauties along with them."
Xie Zhou said angrily, "I will go and report to my father right now."
Di Chang did not stop him, but the sage would most likely be pleased.
Actually, a few beauties aren't a particularly big deal. Who doesn't know that he's for Consort Huan?
After all, once people arrive, they need to be settled in, and if there's anything, you should tell Lady Huan.
While His Highness went to meet the Emperor, Di Chang continued the discussions here.
The Xiong family's audacity is alarming; there might be serious problems. If they're caught, they'll face certain death.
In the past, Di Chang wouldn't have had such freedom to handle things; his main concern was self-preservation.
The Xiong family never used to come knocking on our door, so that's how things are.
Huan Yue was in the Guangtian Hall and did not return to the Chengen Hall.
The Palace of Light was also the territory of the first wife.
Anyway, Huan Yue just closes his eyes and goes to sleep. Sleeping is such a blissful thing; dreaming is a waste.
The little darling sleeps in her little bed at night.
Although His Highness might come, she remained vigilant and slipped away at the slightest sound.
The Empress sleeps very soundly, but she still needs to keep watch at night.
Just as the Crown Prince's palace is usually very safe, Bingwei cannot relax for a moment.
It was getting late, and Li Chang had to go home. It wouldn't be convenient during curfew.
The servant told him, "Sheng'an will be bustling with activity once the sign for 'Xie's Restaurant' is hung up."
Li Changhe: "It's this lively every day."
The servant asked in a low voice, "Will Your Highness really go to sell noodles then?"
Li Chang said, "How would I know?"
The servant thought to himself, "If His Highness sells noodles, I'll definitely go eat them. But I don't know when His Highness will go."
People as good as His Highness and Consort Huan are nothing compared to the Xiong family.
Someone tried to stop Li Chang's carriage.
The servant shouted for help.
There weren't many people on the street at the moment, but Wuhoupu was bustling with activity.
Furthermore, the spread of rumors is rampant, and the crackdown on those who spread rumors is severe. Many people no longer dare to gossip or spread rumors outside.
Even if someone starts it, others who follow suit will still be punished.
Today, "Xie's Restaurant" really diverted my attention; otherwise, it would have been unbearable to keep it to myself.
There's a curfew now, so nobody's going out to watch, but I'm sure a lot will go tomorrow.
There are many people with the surname Xie in the world, but in Sheng'an, such a big place, to be able to directly display "Xie Ji" (谢记) means that they are not ordinary people.
Even someone like King Wu needs to keep a low profile. The people of Sheng'an City are very good at finding the key points.
Inside the East Palace.
When Xie Zhou returned to the Guangtian Palace, his wife indeed closed the door again.
The eunuch chuckled to himself, thinking, "Your Highness really has it tough."
Xie Zhou thought about it and decided not to wake his wife; he wasn't that greedy.
Early in the morning, the young palace maid opened the door and was dragged out by the prince.
The palace maid watched from outside the door. "Is this His Highness's lack of greed? What a scoundrel!"
Hearing that the Empress hadn't beaten the Prince, the little palace maid moved away and prepared.
The eunuch yawned. It was really too early, to put it bluntly, the middle of the night. Didn't the Empress fight the Prince to the death?
The moonlight was quite nice that morning, shining on the Guangtian Palace, which seemed to tell a story.
The exchange of glances between the eunuchs and palace maids suggests that pregnancy is imminent.
Perhaps, after the Empress becomes pregnant, there will be bloodshed and turmoil.
Therefore, we must keep a close eye on it.
A palace attendant ran over, gossiping: "Do you know where the Xiong family's beauty was last sent yesterday?"
One of the eunuchs guessed: "Pingkang Ward?"
Wow! This is quite a piece of gossip: "The Xiong family has some beauties, so they sold one for five hundred taels of silver, which went into the national treasury."
The eunuch wanted to laugh. His Highness and the Empress both knew how to manage money; the national treasury shouldn't be short of funds in the future.
Although several thousand taels of silver is not a large sum for the national treasury, it should not be underestimated.
With a few thousand taels, you could have tens of thousands or even millions of taels.
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