Chapter Twenty-Three
"Your Majesty, the young prince left behind Miss Li's canopy bed and longevity coffin." After Tang Xiuyong finished speaking, he glanced at Zhu Jingchen, afraid that the emperor would blame him for this.
"Are you sure this isn't what Prince An wanted to leave behind?" Zhu Jingchen was stunned, unable to understand how little Xu Qingshi would know to leave these two things for Li Zhiwei.
After all, this kind of thing is usually carefully prepared by the family for the daughter who is about to get married.
The Li family is so wealthy that they could rival a nation. If this wealth were to go into the national treasury, it wouldn't actually be of much use.
Exchanging it for money wouldn't do for your reputation.
Unfortunately, both of these items are quite valuable.
However, Zhu Jingchen felt that he would be much more accepting if Xu Qingshi, a child who hadn't even grown up yet, left something for Li Zhiwei, such as gold or silver jewelry.
"Your Majesty the Prince of An was not seen at the Prince of An's residence," Tang Xiuyong shook his head and quickly explained.
"This little thing has a rather peculiar eye. Doesn't he know that this is what I want?" Zhu Jingchen didn't mean to blame him, but asked with some curiosity.
"Your Majesty, this... this humble subject does not know either." Tang Xiuyong genuinely did not know, so he answered truthfully.
"Alright, if the child likes it, he can use it to please his stepmother. I should grant his wish."
Zhu Jingchen waved his hand dismissively, thinking to himself that if he really disagreed, that brat might go to the palace tomorrow and incite his mistress to cry in front of him.
Thinking of the Third Prince's cries, even as the Emperor, Zhu Jingchen felt utterly helpless.
Besides, the Li family has given me quite a lot; I'm still missing this little bit.
"Your Majesty, Miss Li said that the Marquis of Ru'an's residence still has quite a few things..." Tang Xiuyong wanted to go to the Marquis of Ru'an's residence to ask for things, but he was also worried that the Marquis of Ru'an would not give him face, so he wanted to ask the Emperor for an imperial edict.
"Alright, go ahead." Zhu Jingchen was dissatisfied with Marquis Ru'an's performance this time.
He didn't even dare to covet the Li family's wealth.
Even when the Jiangnan region was severely flooded, he would at most send someone to borrow some silver from the Li family.
However, Marquis Ruan had ulterior motives in seeking to marry someone else's daughter.
If it were genuine, that would be one thing, but instead, it's a wolf in sheep's clothing, and everyone knows it.
"Your Majesty, I would like to request an imperial edict," Tang Xiuyong said with a fawning smile.
"Eunuch Liu, go ahead." Zhu Jingchen quickly understood Tang Xiuyong's idea.
He then instructed Eunuch Liu to prepare the imperial edict.
Li Tianyou quickly prepared everything, including the silver notes, and then followed Wu San to the capital.
Throughout the journey, Li Tianyou tried to travel as light as possible.
The grain and medicinal herbs were also collected directly within Li'an County.
After he enters the palace to meet the emperor, a decision will be made on where to send him.
In addition, he prepared a thousand-year-old purple ginseng to present to the emperor, hoping that the emperor would be lenient towards Wei'er in consideration of the ginseng.
“Master Li, we don’t actually need to be in such a hurry,” Wu San said, looking at Li Tianyou who was working day and night.
He could tell at a glance that Li Tianyou was just a scholar. Today, they were riding horses to the capital. Wu San was really afraid that Li Tianyou would collapse from exhaustion before they even reached the capital.
Who knows, Prince An and the Emperor might blame him for his incompetence.
"I'm fine, but I'm sorry for making you laugh, sir." Li Tianyou had no mind to rest; he just wanted to see his daughter as soon as possible and find out the whole story.
Xu Qingshi still entered the palace.
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