The next day, Ning Yirong was feeding Sisi soup and Gou Dan was telling Sisi a story when a palace maid walked in. "Your Highness, His Majesty is looking for you."
Ning Yirong and Sisi exchanged a glance.
At this time, the Emperor only had one thing to ask Ning Yirong.
Ning Yirong first handed the bowl he was holding to the palace maid beside him, then picked up little Gou Dan. "Come on, let's go with your father to see what your royal grandfather needs."
Little Gou Dan didn't want to go. "I haven't finished telling the story yet."
"We'll talk about it when we get back. Honey, my son and I are going to find Father Emperor."
"Go."
When Ning Yirong brought Gou Dan over, the Emperor was reading memorials. Ning Yirong put Gou Dan down on the ground. "Father, you finally have time to read the memorials?"
The Emperor laughed upon hearing this. "Hahahaha... Gouwa and Gousheng are asleep. Father, could you spare a moment to see if there's anything urgent these next few days? Father called you here to discuss the tax exemption. Didn't we exempt farmers from taxes for a year and merchants from taxes for half a year when Gou Dan turned one month old?" (Chapter 300)
"How much should be exempted when Gouwa and Gousheng turn one month old? Should the exemption be doubled, or should another group of prisoners be pardoned?"
Ning Yirong knew the Emperor had summoned him for this matter. "No need to dismiss or pardon the prisoners. Just hold a banquet for the officials."
"No need to waive it?" The Emperor was quite surprised. When did this kid become so stingy?
Ning Yirong nodded. "Gou Dan is the eldest grandson of the emperor. We can dote on the three brothers, but we still need to make some distinctions. This is better for us, for the three brothers, and for the people."
The emperor wanted to celebrate lavishly, but his son was right. If they treated Gou Dan, Gou Wa, and Gou Sheng as equals, the officials and the common people would also think that Gou Dan, Gou Wa, and Gou Sheng were the same.
“You’re right. Father Emperor didn’t think things through. He got so happy that he forgot our family isn’t an ordinary family. No, even ordinary families need to be differentiated.”
"Yes. Whether it's royalty or an ordinary family, there has to be a leader."
"Yes." The Emperor patted Gou Dan's head. "Among you three brothers, you are the leader. You must study hard and practice martial arts diligently, so that your two younger brothers will respect you."
"good."
Ning Yirong patted Gou Dan's head. "The more glory you enjoy, the more responsibility you have to bear. You've enjoyed the most glory, so you also bear the greatest responsibility. Do you understand?"
"Understood."
Ning Yirong spoke a few more words to the Emperor and then wanted to take Gou Dan back to be with Si Si. However, as soon as he said he was leaving, the Emperor gave him half of the memorials. "You help your father approve these. Your father is going to see Gou Wa and Gou Sheng."
"...Father, aren't they both asleep?"
"You can even read it while you're asleep? Hurry up and approve it, you're not allowed to leave until you've finished."
"..."
Sisi thought Ning Yirong and Gou Dan would be back soon, but even after she had taken a nap, Ning Yirong and Gou Dan still hadn't returned.
Sisi was puzzled. With that guy's eloquence, he should have persuaded the emperor very quickly.
More than fifteen minutes later, Ning Yirong and Gou Dan returned.
Sisi looked at Ning Yirong curiously and asked, "Why did you take so long?"
"Father asked me to help him review the memorials; he's going to check on Gouwa and Gousheng while they sleep."
"..." What's so interesting about sleeping? "Dog Egg, where are you?"
"My father asked me to help him translate the memorials."
"..."
Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, Gouwa and Gousheng will be almost a month old.
The ministers, seeing that the emperor would rush to the inner palace every day after court, assumed that when Gouwa and Gousheng turned one month old, it would be celebrated in a grand manner, just like when Goudan turned one month old, with taxes waived.
As a result, Gouwa and Gousheng are almost a month old and there is still no sign of pregnancy.
Five days before Gouwa and Gousheng's one-month celebration, the Minister of Rites couldn't hold back any longer.
After the court session ended, the Minister of Rites caught up with the Emperor after he had only taken two steps. "Your Majesty, I have other matters to attend to."
"To make a long story short, I'm going to see my grandson."
"Yes. Your Majesty, your second and third grandsons will be one month old in five days. How do you plan to celebrate their one-month birthday? Do you wish to have them exempt from taxes?"
"I'm going to invite you to a meal. Please bring all your children with you. It'll be more lively with more children."
That's it?!
The Minister of Rites could hardly believe his ears. "Your Majesty, do you mean a simple full-moon celebration will suffice?"
"Hmm. Is there anything else? If not, I'm going to see my grandson."
"...No...that's all." Do you genuinely like the Second Prince and the Third Prince, or are you just pretending? "Take care."
The emperor grunted in acknowledgment and left.
The other officials gathered around after the emperor left.
"Lord Ding, have you asked His Majesty?"
"I asked, and His Majesty said that a full moon celebration would suffice."
"No way? Lord Ding, are you sure you heard me right?"
"No. Okay, everyone go back to your work."
After saying that, Lord Ding left.
Lord Ding went back and pondered for more than an hour but still couldn't figure it out.
That evening, his son returned from school and saw him sitting in the living room with a frown on his face. "Father, I'm home. Father, what are you thinking about?"
"I miss the full moon celebrations for the second and third imperial grandsons."
What's so great about a full moon celebration? Could it be...? "Father, His Majesty wouldn't be asking you to organize it, would he?"
"no."
"Then what are you worried about?"
“I’m not worried. I just don’t understand. When the eldest grandson was a month old, His Majesty exempted him from taxes and bestowed honors upon the Crown Princess. Why is it that when it comes to the second and third grandsons, they just hold a full-month celebration and that’s it?”
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