Seeing that Gu Yuzhi also agreed, Shu Xiaohan looked at Wen Xiuzhu triumphantly: "Manager Wen, although I don't know how to do business, you are far inferior to me when it comes to taking care of children."
Before Wen Xiuzhu could even make a sarcastic remark, Shu Xiaohan's expression turned indifferent.
In modern times, she is a successful career woman, but not a successful mother.
She prides herself on being open-minded, but when her eldest and second eldest children encounter difficulties together, she always subconsciously favors the second eldest.
Even now, she still remembers her eldest child crying and shouting at her, "Does only the crying child get candy?"
She didn't answer then, and there was no later...
Wen Xiuzhu couldn't refute Shu Xiaohan's words: "If Teacher Shu's method helps His Highness get the money, I will admit that I am not as good as Teacher Shu in this regard."
Gu Yuzhi secretly breathed a sigh of relief. For some reason, he felt that this method was feasible.
Besides, regardless of whether we can get the money back, at least there's a solution to this problem.
Perhaps because of the medicine, he couldn't suppress his drowsiness. He yawned, said he was leaving, and fell into a deep sleep. When he woke up again, it was already noon.
Xu Mama still couldn't get up to serve, so Xie Changshi had to bring in lunch again.
As her body recovered and she was preoccupied with her own worries, Gu Yuzhi didn't have a good appetite. After eating a little, she washed her hands, looked up at her, and said, "Master Xie, why don't we write a letter to my brother now?"
He cleverly thought that if his elder brother gave him money this time, wouldn't that mean his elder brother didn't actually dislike him that much?
Gu Yuzhi thought for a moment and nodded with certainty, "That must be it: Chief Secretary Xie, go to the storeroom and get the writing brush, ink, paper and inkstone."
What could Chief Secretary Xie say? He could only hurry to the storeroom to fetch a writing brush, ink, paper, and inkstone, and spread them out on the table: "Has Your Highness considered how to write this?"
Gu Yuzhi shook his head: "Let me think about it first."
Although the squeaky wheel gets the grease, he and his elder brother didn't have much of a relationship to begin with, so how could he cry?
Gu Yuzhi thought it over and over, recalling how she used to act coquettishly with her mother, and her face flushed slightly: "Chief Secretary Xie, when I wrote the letter to my brother, I told him I was ill and that I didn't have the money to build my own residence, so I could only ask the prefect to help me rent a house. Do you think my brother would..."
He scratched his head for a while, too embarrassed to say the words "pay me".
Chief Secretary Xie smiled slightly, but ultimately didn't say anything: "Your Highness is young, and His Majesty is already very concerned about you. If you are willing to chat with His Majesty about everyday matters, His Majesty will surely be happy."
Gu Yuzhi puffed out his cheeks. Didn't Chief Secretary Xie understand what he meant?
That shouldn't be the case.
"Then let's begin." Gu Yuzhi straightened his posture and said in a childish but serious voice, "Greetings, Your Majesty. I arrived in the Northern Desert yesterday..."
Xie Changshi wrote in the letter: "Your Majesty is well. I arrived in the northern desert yesterday afternoon. My longing for Your Majesty has grown stronger, which has caused me to feel unwell. I was unable to report my safety to Your Majesty immediately. Please forgive me..."
Gu Yuzhi couldn't understand what Xie Changshi had written, but he felt like he hadn't said anything that long.
This is all because we didn't have any enlightenment!
Gu Yuzhi secretly made up his mind that he would not wait until next year, but would start his education as soon as the house was rented.
After Chief Clerk Xie finished writing, Gu Yuzhi continued, "Chief Clerk Xie told me that the Prefect came to visit me while I was unconscious, reminding me of the matter of establishing a prefecture, but I am now..."
He thought of several words but didn't think they were quite right. Looking down, he saw that Chief Secretary Xie had already finished writing. He pointed to the last four characters and asked, "Chief Secretary Xie, what are these four characters?"
"Struggling to make ends meet." Xie Changshi put his pen on the inkstone. "It means living in dire straits."
Gu Yuzhi's eyes lit up instantly, and he looked at Xie Changshi with eyes full of admiration.
His eyes darted around quickly. When Xie Changshi mentioned being strapped for cash, he must have understood what he meant.
He immediately grinned from ear to ear, and his tone became much more relaxed: "Prefect Xie said that the weather in the northern desert is cold, and construction cannot begin in the frozen ground during winter. The construction of the mansion will have to wait until next year. In the meantime, I can only find a house to live in temporarily in Changzhou Prefecture..."
Xie Changshi did not write so directly. He filled in a lot of information about Prince Wen's longing for the Emperor before mentioning the construction of the mansion. He also stated that he planned to ask the Prefect of Changzhou to find a suitable house for temporary residence and asked the Emperor if this was appropriate.
The two of them, one speaking and the other writing, spent about half an hour completing this long "family letter".
After Chief Secretary Xie put it away, Gu Yuzhi finally breathed a sigh of relief, puffed out her cheeks, and blew on the still slightly damp ink: "Chief Secretary Xie, if the letter is sent by post, how long will it take to reach my brother?"
"According to our dynasty's regulations, except for special military matters that can be sent by express courier at a distance of 800 li, other express letters can travel a maximum of 400 li per day. Your Highness's letter will probably take about eight days to reach the Emperor."
Gu Yuzhi breathed a sigh of relief. Eight days was alright, not too long. "If my brother replies to me quickly, I should receive it in about half a month?"
“Letters are acceptable.” Xie Changshi saw that the letter was completely dry, folded it up, and put it into an envelope. “However, if His Majesty wishes to bestow some rewards upon His Highness, it will take even longer.”
Gu Yuzhi's eyes lit up. A reward?
He glanced at Chief Secretary Xie discreetly and deliberately asked, "It just so happens that the Mid-Autumn Festival is approaching. Besides the Emperor, is there also an Empress Dowager's wife?"
As she spoke, Gu Yuzhi exclaimed and gently patted her forehead with her small hand: "Master Xie, please revise this family letter again. I haven't even greeted my sister-in-law yet!"
The Empress Dowager is the mother of the nation. If I were to complain to her again, would she give me money?
Gu Yuzhi felt increasingly pleased with himself and immediately said, "Master Xie, hurry, hurry, grind some more ink. We'll write a separate letter to my sister-in-law."
Pressed by Gu Yuzhi, Xie Changshi could only smile and shake his head: "I have already sent my regards to Her Majesty the Empress in my letter."
"Is that so?" Gu Yuzhi pouted. "Master Xie, I think that just sending a greeting like this won't let my sister-in-law feel my longing for her. I should write a separate letter instead."
He tilted his head and thought, if that's the case, besides his sister-in-law, could he also inquire about his brother's other concubines? Even if these concubines didn't give much, if each of them gave him a little, he could still gain quite a bit.
Gu Yuzhi turned to look at Xie Changshi, but before he could speak, Xie Changshi noticed his intention and immediately said, "Your Highness, I will mention your blessings to the other imperial concubines in my letter to the Empress."
The implication is that you no longer need to write a separate letter to each of the concubines!
Gu Yuzhi gave a rather disappointed "oh," resting his chin on his elbow, feeling that he wouldn't be sincere if he didn't write it.
Since Chief Secretary Xie had said so, he naturally wouldn't object anymore. He spread his hands like a little adult and said, "Alright, I hope the other sisters-in-law can appreciate the value of this letter from me."
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