Xiao Lingling was so happy after hearing this. She was afraid that Su Jingshuo would go back on his word, so she ran out immediately.
"Hahaha, I get it, brother. Don't worry, I will definitely leave a few for you. I'll leave first and come back another day."
Looking at the figure that quickly disappeared at the door, Su Jingshuo's smiling face instantly fell.
He was silent for a long time, then lowered his head and began to write something on the paper.
After writing it, he sealed it in an envelope and then raised his hand, "Send the letter to the emperor immediately."
A shadow flashed by, "Yes!"
Su Jingshuo's hands were empty and the envelope disappeared.
Su Jingshuo raised his head and looked outside the door, "Someone come!"
A eunuch about twenty years old walked in, "Your Majesty, what are your orders?"
"From now on, send people to find chefs with superb cooking skills. You know the skills of those royal chefs, so we can imitate them.
Excellent cooking skills are one thing, and if you have special dishes or some really good regional delicacies, you can bring them back too.
The number of people should be controlled at around fifty. This matter should not alarm officials at all levels and should be carried out in private and secret.
In addition, the Ministry of Works was asked to build an outer city outside the north side of the imperial palace and create an entire commercial street.
We don’t sell anything else but various regional delicacies, and we’ll recruit the chefs and settle them there.
There, it was not open to ordinary people, but only to officials and their families, and all the money earned was kept in a separate account in the Ministry of Revenue.
This money will be used specifically to relieve various natural disasters in the future, and King Yongxian will be solely responsible for this amount.
I'll give you six months to personally oversee the arrangements. But remember one thing: until these stores are open, all arrangements must remain confidential.
If I hear anything, don't blame me for holding you responsible."
Su Jingshuo spoke very seriously, so naturally no one dared to refute him. They immediately took the order and went down to make arrangements.
This was the only way Su Jingshuo could think of to attract Xiao Lingling and give an explanation to the outside world.
He didn't want to trap Xiao Lingling here, but as long as she could think of him every time she thought of the delicious food here, he would be satisfied.
As for the memorials on the table that explicitly or implicitly reminded him that he could get engaged first, he threw them all aside.
The secret guard was very quick, and Su Daocheng received Su Jingshuo's letter on the third day.
Looking at those brief but extremely firm words, Su Daocheng didn't know whether to be sad or happy for a moment.
He shook his head helplessly and sighed deeply, which was heard by Pei Huan who had just woken up nearby.
"What's wrong? Why are you sighing for no reason?"
Su Daocheng had no choice but to hand the letter to Pei Huan and let her read it herself.
Pei Huan was left in a state of confusion, "What the hell is going on? I finally gave birth to two sons, and before they're even out of confinement, one was taken away by Xiao Lingdang, and the other by Shuo'er.
Then I won’t have any children to play with in the future?”
Su Daocheng was amused by her and pinched her nose, "So the child is for you to play with?"
Pei Huan raised his head, "Of course not!"
"Don't worry, it's still early. It won't be too late to send Xu'er back to the palace when he's four or five years old, and Xiao Lingdang won't be sent back until she's six.
You can still play with them for several years. Maybe when they grow up and start running and making noise, you will even dislike them.
I still remember when my younger brother complained to me, "One son is naughty enough, and now there are two at once. It gives me a headache just thinking about it."
Pei Huan was also worried when she heard this. Although she was reluctant to send the child away, she felt a headache when she heard the child crying.
"Ahem, don't think about that for now. Bring Ren'er to me and let me hold him for a while. I haven't seen him all morning."
"Huan'er, ever since you had the baby, you haven't cared about me anymore. You're always calling me 'Ren'er'."
Pei Huan felt a headache after hearing that. He looked at his big face and slapped him away.
"That's enough, hurry up and get back to your work. Write back to Shuo'er! Don't be bored here. It makes me sick!"
Su Daocheng was extremely helpless and had to stand up. "Okay, I'll have someone bring the child to you, but you just need to look at him. Don't hold him for too long, or your arm will hurt."
Pei Huan waved his hands in disdain, not wanting to say a word.
Su Daocheng then touched his nose, turned around and left. After a while, the reply letter was successfully sent out.
Three days later, an imperial edict was issued.
The Queen Mother successfully gave birth to twins, which was a blessing for Qingyang. The whole country was exempted from taxes for three years, and the sixth prince Su Jingxu was appointed as the next crown prince.
When this imperial edict was issued, the whole world was in an uproar.
No one expected things to develop in this way.
The emperor is obviously not very old. He just needs to wait a few years until he comes of age and then he can take in more concubines. Then a prince will naturally be born.
Why would he need to make his younger brother the crown prince?
No one could figure out why this was happening. They didn't dare to ask openly, but they were arguing about it in private for a long time.
Even little Lingling couldn't help being curious and secretly ran to the palace to ask.
Su Jingshuo's answer was simple, "Have you forgotten? I've been out there with you before, so I know the world is vast.
I don't want to be trapped in the palace for the rest of my life. It's just that my eldest and third brothers don't want the throne.
I have no choice but to focus on my sixth brother. When he grows up, I can retire.
By then, I'll still be young, and maybe I can go out with you guys and have a good time, just like my father did. That would be a waste of my life, don't you think? "
I have to say, what he said made so much sense that Xiao Lingling couldn't help but nod frequently.
But in fact, it is easier said than done.
After all, the temptation of power is too great, and few people are willing to let go after experiencing the feeling of power.
Su Daocheng did it.
Now Su Jingshuo has achieved it.
I don’t know if he will still have this original intention many years later, but at least now, he is still that innocent boy.
Maybe the dream is out of reach after all. If you can't have her, then protect her.
There is nothing wrong with protecting her like a brother. As long as she can happily do whatever she wants, that's enough.
For many years thereafter, Su Jingshuo worked diligently, served the people diligently, and even personally led an army to intimidate neighboring countries.
Finally, the barbarians were completely driven back to their homeland, and the people living in the border areas were given a stable living environment.
But during this period, no matter how many people recommended him, he never married, and his harem was always empty.
It was not until six years later that the sixth prince Su Jingxu was brought into the palace, and from then on he was personally brought up and taught by Su Jingshuo.
With the legitimate prince by their side, those who were still eyeing positions in the harem finally began to give up.
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