He Youyou was confused and felt it was unnecessary, but she still wanted to express her gratitude: "Please thank him for me. But it's really too much trouble for him to come all this way. If he has any more of these in the future, he can share them with his relatives and friends in Beijing. Don't send them to me anymore, it's too embarrassing."
"It's nothing, it's nothing. Master said that he is grateful for your care of Young Master Wenqi for so long, and this is his way of repaying you."
He Youyou: Didn't they give us several thousand taels for living expenses?
That's enough, more than enough.
However, since the items have already been delivered, there's no reason to let them take them back.
We can only keep it for now and have someone sort it out and store it by category later.
"Alright then, I'll have Butler Qian take some people and move all these things to the warehouse."
Seeing her directing the housekeeper to work, Xiao Wu seized an opportunity to interject.
"Madam Han, I haven't been to many places and I'm not very knowledgeable. There's something I'm particularly curious about that I'd like to ask you..."
"What do you want to ask? Just say it..."
"Madam, you said... our Great Qian Dynasty has such a vast territory and so many good places. If you became a prince, where would you like to be your fiefdom?"
As soon as he said that, the butler, Qian, immediately perked up his ears.
Your Highness?
He's been made a king?
I haven't heard any news...
Is it almost time?
He Youyou didn't think too much about it.
One dared to ask, and the other dared to answer.
She actually fanned herself and thought about it carefully.
If you let her choose her fiefdom...
They must be wealthy!
It must have development potential, be easy to make money from, have convenient transportation, and be a commercially developed area...
It's also important to be far from the emperor's reach and not be too affected by the political situation.
"Lingnan, the coastal area. I've heard that overseas trade is thriving there, and it's lucrative and easy to make money."
Xiao Wu smiled and nodded, "Okay, sure."
With that, he turned around abruptly and disappeared in a flash.
He Youyou looked at his retreating figure in surprise: "Oh dear, this Xiao Wu... he didn't even have a sip of water, why did he run away?"
The housekeeper clasped his hands together, silently passed by, and silently left.
Inside the imperial city, Zhao Changqing was in solitary confinement.
His Majesty the Emperor, having no opportunity to chat with his younger brother, finally remembered his youngest son.
"Go ask Wenqi what he's been doing all day since he came back from Jizhou."
I haven't heard anyone complaining about me lately, which is quite unusual.
"yes."
The eunuch received the imperial decree and went to the Phoenix Palace where the Empress resided.
Zhao Wenqi is still young and is temporarily staying in the Empress's Palace.
His elder brother, Zhao Wenyi, was only two years older than him. Although he was also young, as the crown prince, he had already moved to the Eastern Palace.
Upon arriving at Fengyi Palace, the eunuchs overheard the palace maids saying that the Empress had been feeling tired lately and often lay down. The Second Prince did not cause any disturbance in the palace; instead, he took his chickens for a walk in the Imperial Garden.
The eunuch reported the truth to His Majesty.
Upon hearing this, the true emperor instantly lost all composure.
"Chicken?! What chicken? Where did this chicken come from?"
The eunuch prostrated himself on the ground, not daring to raise his head: "Your Majesty, I heard that it was brought back from Jizhou, and the chicken was given the imperial surname and the name 'Zhao Xiaohua'."
Hey……
This kid really never lets anyone get bored.
"What kind of chicken? A rooster? A fighting cock? Or a rare bird that Zhao Changqing bought for him?"
"Your Majesty, it seems... to be just an ordinary... free-range chicken."
"..."
The emperor sighed, deeply doubting his son's tastes and aesthetic sense.
This child is probably too idle.
If that's the case, then let's find him something to do.
"Go and proclaim my decree: From this day forward, the Second Prince Zhao Wenqi shall come to the Imperial Study every day for my personal instruction."
"yes."
Just as the eunuch was about to leave, Zhao Changheng added, "Wait, let the Crown Prince come along too. He should stop his studies for a while and come to the Imperial Study to help me process some memorials."
Zhao Changheng was genuinely a little apprehensive about leaving Zhao Wenqi here alone.
He was afraid he wouldn't be able to keep them under control.
Although he was the emperor, possessing supreme power.
But this kid is just too unruly...
As his father, he had tried to use his power to suppress him.
It can be suppressed.
He's like a little eel; if you press him down, he stops jumping around, but he starts slipping away...
When Zhao Wenqi was alive, besides having a father who suppressed him, he also needed an older brother who could control the situation.
One person was tasked with preventing his flash, while the other monitored his movement.
Another reason is to avoid suspicion.
The Imperial Study was where the emperor handled daily state affairs.
Bringing the Second Prince here to handle the most crucial work—what are you expecting the people in the Eastern Palace to think?
If someone with ulterior motives were to whisper a few words behind their back, wouldn't that cause the brothers to drift apart?
Avoid things that might easily lead to speculation.
The two young princes were soon summoned to the Imperial Study.
Crown Prince Zhao Wenyi, the eldest son of the Empress, is indeed a figure praised by court officials as having the legacy of the founding emperor.
Every movement he made was very proper.
He is also very diligent in his studies, and everything he does makes his parents very satisfied and proud.
Zhao Changheng was very content.
Then look at the Second Prince Zhao Wenqi standing to the side...
Forget it, I'm not going to watch it.
The Emperor raised both hands and rubbed his temples: Don't get angry, anger will make you sick and no one can take your place.
After calming down, he slowly began to speak.
"Wenqi, what's stuck to you?"
"Reporting to Your Majesty, it was chicken poop. I was holding Zhao Xiaohua just now, and she pooped on me. But don't worry, Your Majesty, I've already wiped it off. The chicken poop is gone, just a little mark."
The veins on the Emperor's forehead began to twitch: "...Why didn't you change your clothes before coming to see me?"
"I originally wanted to change my clothes before coming, afraid that my dirt would offend the emperor. But... I also thought that washing clothes is quite hard work, so I didn't change."
Zhao Changheng sat on the dragon throne, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.
"Washing clothes is hard work? You make it sound like you've ever done it yourself."
To everyone's surprise, Zhao Wenqi nodded repeatedly with a serious expression: "Yes, yes, I've washed it."
"You washed it? When? Just playing around with the washcloth in the basin for a bit doesn't count..."
Zhao Wenqi knelt on the ground, reached into his pocket with his small hand, and rummaged around for a while before pulling out a bamboo tube. He opened the stopper at the top of the tube and poured out a roll of paper.
The paper was all red, with small characters written on it.
Zhao Wenqi spread the papers on the ground and slowly flipped through them one by one. Finally, his eyes lit up, and he picked up one of them, ran to the dragon throne, and showed it to his father.
"Father, this is the certificate I received for doing laundry."
Zhao Changheng took the red paper.
The red paper was also mounted on yellow silk, and on it, in neat, tiny characters, it was clearly written that Zhao Wenqi had washed his own clothes independently for the first time, and washed them very clean. His spirit was commendable and deserved encouragement. Therefore, he was hereby awarded.
The signature was that of his own younger brother, Zhao Changqing.
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