It's just a string of candied hawthorns. His Highness could buy the candied hawthorn seller if he wanted to!
Chief Secretary Xie half-squatted down: "Buy! Your Highness, buy whatever you want to eat!"
Gu Yuzhi's face immediately broke into a big smile.
He knew this would work!
Wen and Shu hadn't argued since Gu Yuzhi was released from prison. They were chatting idly when they unexpectedly witnessed Gu Yuzhi acting coquettishly.
The two were so startled that they leaned back tactically, their faces filled with shock.
After a long while, Shu Xiaohan gasped and asked, "Young Prince, I'd like to ask, where did you learn this coquettishness from?"
I've never seen the young prince like this before!
Ever since the young prince was kidnapped, murdered, and blinded, she has noticed that Xie Changshi and others have become even more indulgent towards the young prince.
So much so that even the young prince knows what it means to be arrogant because of favor!
However, in Shu Xiaohan's opinion, this is really a good thing.
Because this young prince is so vivid and cheerful.
Gu Yuzhi grinned smugly, "When I went to Xinliang last time, I saw a little girl acting like that with her father, and he immediately picked her up and put her on his shoulder."
As he spoke, his voice gradually softened.
That was the first time he had ever seen how fathers in ordinary families interacted with their children.
Gu Yuzhi had never seen his father carry anyone on his shoulders like this before.
He puffed out his cheeks and thought, "But it's also possible that my brother, the King of Chu, was lifted up when he was a child, but he wasn't born yet, so I didn't see it."
Shu Xiaohan patted his head and sighed, "Young Prince, you don't need to feel discouraged. Children from ordinary families can receive more attention from their parents, but in terms of food, clothing, and daily necessities, they can't compare to the princes, can they?"
Gu Yuzhi wanted to say that he was actually very envious of being carried on someone's shoulders, and he didn't really care how well he ate or dressed.
After all, when he was in the palace, his food, clothing and daily necessities were not as good as those of the palace maids who served the favored concubines.
Shu Xiaohan knew what he was thinking as soon as she saw him like this, and said in a low voice, "Even if you think you don't care about food and clothing, do you not care about what you can learn? A poor student may study hard for ten years and still not be able to pass the imperial examination and bring glory to his family. Apart from talent, there is another very important factor: the teacher."
Only a great teacher can produce outstanding students!
This statement applies everywhere.
Otherwise, why are good school district properties so expensive nowadays?
Upon hearing this, Gu Yuzhi couldn't help but look up at Chief Secretary Xie...
He didn't know anything about famous teachers, but whether it was Chief Secretary Xie, the two ceremonial officers, Guard Qi, Guard Zhang, or Mr. Huo, they were all very capable people and should be considered famous teachers!
If he were just an ordinary child, he certainly wouldn't have had access to them, let alone know so much.
Gu Yuzhi's envious gaze immediately disappeared, and he said with great satisfaction, "Teacher Shu is right, I don't need to envy others. They might envy me too!"
However, he still felt a little strange. Even if he was a prince, his father could have treated him like an ordinary father, right?
He scratched his head, sighed like a little adult, and thought that adults' thoughts were really complicated.
Swaying and staggering, the group eventually emerged from the alley, where the lively hawking instantly drew Gu Yuzhi's attention.
He looked at the people coming and going on the street and felt strange. They were all next to each other, but the sunlight on this side seemed to be brighter than the sunlight on the street behind him.
Gu Yuzhi skipped and hopped forward, finding everything fascinating.
Chief Secretary Xie raised his hand slightly, and the guards who followed him disappeared into the crowd, their eyes fixed on Gu Yuzhi. No matter what obscured Gu Yuzhi's figure, they would not let him out of their sight.
Unlike the nervousness he felt when he first visited Changzhou Prefecture, Gu Yuzhi was now filled with curiosity and joy.
He found everything fun and wanted to buy everything he saw: bamboo dragonflies, kites, rattles...
At the mask stall, Gu Yuzhi looked at the colorful masks and exclaimed in amazement, "They're so beautiful!"
The shopkeeper looked up and saw a handsome young man, and a smile appeared on his face: "Young master, do you like it? If you like it, buy one, and I'll give you a discount!"
Gu Yuzhi nodded repeatedly upon hearing the word "cheap".
Although he no longer worries about food and clothing or about receiving his monthly allowance, he remains a thrifty and diligent prince.
He stood on tiptoe, straining to see, and after a while pointed to a snow-white tiger mask and said, "I want this one, I want this one!"
This tiger mask looks just like Xueye!
After sending him back to Changzhou on that snowy night, he got bored after only two days here and ran away under the cover of night. Before leaving, he put his favorite chicken leg by his bedside as an apology.
Gu Yuzhi originally didn't want to forgive this little rascal who left without saying goodbye, but when he thought about Xue Ye's physique, he realized that she was indeed not suitable to stay in the mansion, and his anger quickly dissipated.
He took the mask from the boss, gently stroked the fur on it, and muttered to himself, "Master Xie, I miss Xueye so much."
Xie Changshi resisted the urge to pat Gu Yuzhi's head and said in a low voice, "After Guard Qi returns from Jinzhou and Guard Zhang returns from Quanzhou, shall we have them escort His Highness to Xinliang?"
Gu Yuzhi nodded with puffed-out cheeks, then his eyes darted around and a smile returned to his face: "By then, Xinliang will definitely have already started planting grains."
He pondered for a moment and said, "Chief Secretary Xie, Chief Secretary Xie, shouldn't the officials serving in the other prefectures be setting off?"
After all, apart from Changzhou, the other prefectures are all very far from Xinliang. It would take at least ten days to half a month to walk there, and by the time they arrived in Xinliang, it would already be the end of March.
By the end of March, spring had arrived, flowers were in bloom, and the ground had thawed, making it the perfect time to build official roads and reservoirs!
Chief Secretary Xie nodded and said, "Your Highness is right, they should be on their way."
He slowly straightened up, his intuition telling him that this year would surely be another bountiful year for His Highness.
Just then, the candied hawthorn vendor came over and called out, "Candied hawthorn for sale! Candied hawthorn for sale!"
Upon hearing the sound, Gu Yuzhi immediately turned his head. Looking at the bright red candied hawthorns, and recalling their sweet and sour taste, he felt his mouth watering.
He tugged at Xie Changshi's sleeve, said nothing, and just blinked at him.
Xie Changshi lost his temper again and shouted, "Hey, you selling candied hawthorns, I want a skewer over here!"
Gu Yuzhi craned his neck, jumping around in circles, and finally picked out what he thought was the biggest skewer. He took a bite with relish and exclaimed, "So delicious!"
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