The staff and subordinates went to work, and only the Crown Princess was in the front study, where she was reading memorials and various reports. The female official next to her was copying down what she had written.

Recently, the Crown Prince has been in good health, and he is in charge of the affairs of the Eastern Palace. The Crown Prince cooperates with him, and the Crown Prince handles small matters on his own. When big matters are done, they are reported to the Crown Prince, who makes the final decision.

When doing things, there are usually a whole room of people, and it doesn't matter if the Crown Princess doesn't come. But she still insists on being there. Sometimes, even when the Crown Prince asked her to go back and rest, she gently refused. She stayed because she was worried about the Crown Prince.

But she stayed and could not get involved in official business. She could only listen from the side, and occasionally interject when she was familiar with the field. If she said something right, the prince would nod and accept it.

A maidservant whispered at the door, "Madam, Mr. Dong Zhan wants to see you."

"Come in." The Crown Princess didn't even raise her head.

Dong Zhanshi came in, holding a wooden box, "Madam."

The Crown Princess looked up, "What's the matter?"

"As you know, the Emperor gave His Royal Highness the Crown Prince several important tasks a few days ago. These included the rotation of personnel in the six ministries, changes in salt taxes, and the migration of people in the Hetao region. These days, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince have been handling this matter. What you are reading now is also the inspection and report of some previous officials.

I have read these materials before and have some ideas. This time, I reorganized them according to the emperor's request. These...are the ones that have been sorted out. I have assisted the queen for a long time, and I know a little about the queen's work style. Therefore, I have reflected a lot in them...I thought, I will provide a reference for the queen. You see..."

The Crown Princess was delighted in her heart, but her expression was calm: "Oh? You are thoughtful. For these matters... I have made some manuscripts. It's rare that you thought of it in advance, so I will take it back and have a look."

"Yes. They are all here." Dong Zhanshi placed the box in front of the Crown Princess: "These should be presented to His Majesty before the end of the year. Generally speaking, the Emperor will take a look at them and make revisions during the year. They will be presented after the beginning of the year. If there are no unexpected events, they will be handled accordingly."

The Crown Princess nodded, stroking the box with her hand, "The Crown Prince has a draft. Just now, I was looking through some reports... to see if there were any omissions. I'll also take a look at what you wrote."

Dong Zhanshi smiled and said, "Your Majesty is meticulous in your work. These are just to help you think about things, nothing else matters. I'll take my leave."

He walked to the gate and looked back. The Crown Princess picked up the box he had given her, stood up and walked to the back.

Is she going back to her room to look?

Dong Zhanshi smiled, returned home, changed his clothes, and went to the small courtyard.

Li Qun was waiting in the room. "How is it?"

"The item has been given to the Crown Princess. She was eager to take it back to have a look. It's obvious that she is interested."

"Well, she will definitely be tempted. I've been preparing for this for a long time!"

"It's just that, although I haven't seen His Royal Highness's first draft, he should have a certain intention. The Crown Princess has only been on the periphery recently, and her opinions may not seep in."

"None of this matters. If she is ambitious, we should encourage her and help her achieve her goals. Sooner or later, she will be unable to control herself and will do something to make things even better. Then we can achieve twice the result with half the effort. You should note that these things can be done. If she makes other requests, you should back off. Don't get yourself involved."

"Yes. Thank you for thinking of me, sir!"

Not long after he left, the Lord Wang who had contacted Song Tao came. "Lord Zhou!"

"Sit down! How about it?"

"The Song family's affairs have been arranged. The Minister of the Ministry of Revenue of He Ge Lao's faction has a brother who is the county magistrate of Qu County. He has contacted their faction. The things given by Song Tao and Yang Xiangdong have been copied to them. The reply letter said that it is okay and that it has been arranged and will be done at the beginning of the new year!"

"Okay!" Finally, they had a start. "Once you've started, I'll go find Elder He. After all, Song Shang has a title and has established a lot of connections. It's not as easy as before... If it doesn't work, the King of Wu will have to step in... But, I won't take this step unless it's absolutely necessary."

He didn't say: "What do I want to do if I tear open a bloody wound and attract wolves?"

"Your Excellency thinks long-term and carefully."

Li Qun laughed secretly. I suffered a loss that time, but I still don’t remember it? …

The grandson accompanied the prince back and settled him down. Someone quietly told the princess about the meeting between the princess and Dong Zhanshi. No one knew what they talked about, but Dong Zhanshi gave the princess a box. The things were brought from outside.

The prince returned tiredly and saw Pingting, who looked very well and was roasting sweet potatoes on the charcoal stove. The room was filled with a warm and fragrant aroma.

"Your Highness is back?"

"Yeah. How are you today?"

"Very well. Are you tired?"

Jiang Pingting asked: "Maybe he is also doing what you are doing."

"The box was brought in, you are right. Mr. Dong Zhan is making plans for my mother."

"Let's see if there is anyone else outside him!" Jiang Pingting said worriedly.

"We watched for two days before, but found nothing. We are too short of manpower now. Qi Wu is watching the King of Wu. Recently, he has transferred a large amount of silver and personnel. I don't know what he is doing."

"I'm afraid he knows that the emperor asked for the imperial physician in the middle of the night."

"Maybe. If we confront each other now, we won't stand much chance of winning... Haha, the emperor hasn't caused us any trouble these days because Prince Wu and Prince An have done a good job. If the three parties act in unison... I don't know who to suppress." His face was cold.

"Pretend you don't know. Do the job at hand well and leave some loopholes for him to catch. Just move forward!"

"In fact... recently, I have had several more helpers, and they are very useful. Lord Wen's brain... wherever he talks about, the numbers come out immediately. It's impossible not to accept it. The salt tax issue is all thanks to him."

"Otherwise he will make the emperor so angry that he will be fuming, but there is nothing he can do about it."

The two of them talked about business and family matters, and they were having a great time.

…

Wen Yu walked around the store and was about to take Wen Shizhu to the Song family to see the new cousin's wife. When Hu Fei heard this, he immediately put down what he was doing and followed.

The room was warm and Mrs. Song was watching Yao Ruotong making red date tea for her!

Today, Song Chihan was also there, but he didn't have a stern face like before. Instead, he watched Yao Ruotong busy herself seriously.

Seeing Wen Yu and Zhu Zhu coming in, Mrs. Song smiled and said, "You came at the right time. The tea that Ruotong made is just about to be served."

When Song Chihan saw them, his face was full of disgust.

Wen Yu knew that Song Chihan didn't like her to be close to Mrs. Song, but she deliberately went up to hug Mrs. Song: "Oh, we came here just because of the smell. Cousin's wife is so capable! Listen to Aunt Ruotong Ruotong, this is called intimacy."

Yao Ruotong said with a smile: "The mother-in-law didn't see Ah Yu either, she was laughing so happily!"

"Of course! Who wouldn't be happy with these two beauties here?! Right, Xiao Hanhan?!"

Song Chihan had been pretending for a long time, but now his true temper showed up again. He stared at Wen Yu coldly with his lips pursed.

"Oh, Hanhan is still unhappy. Your aunt Zhuzhu brought you some toys. Yuanyuan and Baoer both like them very much."

Zhuzhu was the most popular among the children. She happily handed the panda doll in her hand to Hanhan, "Hanhan, Mr. Mo's teacher went to Shu in his early years and saw pandas. He drew them and this is what we made. Look! We don't have them here. They only eat bamboo... How strange!"

A small rag doll with a black and white spotted body and dark circles under its eyes was handed over.

Mrs. Song said to them, "Among the books in the Song family's collection, there is a picture album that contains pictures of strange wild animals from different places. I've actually seen this panda! It's so funny. Hey, Hanhan, take it quickly!" She saw Zhuzhu handing it to him, but Song Chihan didn't take it.

As a result, Song Chihan said coldly: "Grandma, how can Chihan accept other people's things casually!? Didn't you say that it is in the picture album in my Song family's study? If you like it, I will have someone make it for you later!" She glanced at him contemptuously and turned away.

She reached the door and stood still, waiting for the maid to lift the cotton curtain for her.

Mrs. Song said quickly, "Han Baoer, don't go! The tea has just been cooked!"

As a result, Song Chihan didn't say anything, the curtain was lifted, and she left without looking back.

Mrs. Song was a little embarrassed and quickly explained: "The little girl is too stubborn, Zhuzhu, don't mind it. Let me take a look!"

Zhuzhu didn't think much of it and handed it to Mrs. Song. Mrs. Song looked at it and was very happy: "I will ask someone to bring the album back later. There are many things in it, including one with a long nose... It's very strange. Just do as you are told!"

Several people were chatting and laughing, looking very happy.

Song Chihan listened from afar. The hatred was like the cold wind, which never stopped blowing.

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