Chapter 3 Urgent Government Affairs
Zhu Qiyu was only focused on the nine-linked ring in his hand and didn't listen to the conversation between Zhu Qizhen and Zhu Yuhuan at all.
Unfortunately, no matter how hard he tried, he still couldn't solve it. Zhu Qiyu could only put the Nine Rings down and said sadly, "Big sister, I can't solve it..."
Zhu Yuhuan comforted him, "It's okay. Take it back and slowly untie it. Let Empress Wu take a look. Maybe it will be untied soon."
Hearing that Zhu Qiyu couldn't solve it, Zhu Qizhen became more energetic and said excitedly: "I'll do it! I'm the older brother, I can definitely do it!"
Although Zhu Qiyu was still somewhat upset about his failure, he was soon attracted by the other bundle in Han Guilan's hand. He asked curiously, "Did Big Sister bring back any books from outside the palace? Are they the same books you gave me before? I've read all the books you gave me and the books you gave me, and I want to read something new."
"Of course not. When Daddy was alive, he selected a few scholars from the Jinshi exams of the eighth year of the Xuande reign to compile the books you read. Now that Daddy is gone, where would we find the manpower and time to compile these books?"
Zhu Qizhen sighed, sat up straight, and said, "Then wait until next year's Jinshi arrives in Beijing, I will have someone select a few suitable ones and revise a few more volumes!"
Wang Zhen, standing by, said with a smile, "Your Highness is compiling books for enlightenment. Next year, the Emperor will be leaving the palace to study, so he won't need these books anymore."
He also sincerely hoped that Zhu Qizhen would learn the ways of the emperor as soon as possible so that he could rule the country as soon as possible. Only then could he gain more power from the emperor. By then, not only would the palace ladies bow and scrape to him, but even those self-proclaimed scholars would do the same!
Zhu Qizhen rolled his eyes and immediately had an idea. He said, "Then use it for my child! Grandma said that when we get married and have a family, and then have a queen in the future, I will let my sister teach my son. Of course, I have to compile more books like this!"
Zhu Qiyu counted on his fingers and said, "Won't that still take many, many years?"
Zhu Qizhen rarely showed some seriousness in his words. He imitated Yang Shiqi's words and said slowly: "This is called preparing for a rainy day. Brother Yu, you should study more."
Zhu Yuhuan shook his head helplessly and asked Han Guilan to take out the books. He said, "These are the scriptures I got from Master Tongmiao. Jiajia borrowed a few from me some time ago and she must have been interested in them. She has always been very interested in reading and must have finished them by now. So I thought of getting some new ones. It just so happens that I haven't read these either, so we can discuss them later."
Zhu Qizhen fiddled with the Nine-Linked Rings in his hand while muttering, "What's so interesting about this kind of book? It's all nonsense. Why is Third Sister reading this? Do you want to remain single like Big Sister?"
Zhu Qiyu blinked and asked in confusion, "Big sister, will you never get married?"
Zhu Qizhen said as a matter of course: "Of course, my elder sister is a Taoist priest. Apart from the Heavenly Master, which Taoist priest would marry? What did they say in the opera in the palace before... My sister is a member of the royal family in life and a ghost of the royal family in death."
Zhu Qiyu didn't quite understand this and couldn't help but look at Zhu Yuhuan for confirmation, saying, "Really? Then my sister will always be in the palace?"
Zhu Yuhuan smiled and said, "Sister, you have a princess's mansion, but you'll have to live outside in the future." She rested her arms on the table, looking at something not far away, and said with a sigh, "When you start to find me annoying, I'll be leaving."
Zhu Qizhen disagreed and said, "Why would we bother you, sister? You can only help me in the palace. If you leave the palace, won't it be just me and Wang Banban?"
Zhu Qiyu also nodded repeatedly and said, "Yes, my sister is so amazing, how could anyone dislike her?"
Zhu Yuhuan pretended to be relieved, raised his hand and patted his chest, saying, "With you two saying this, I feel relieved."
Zhu Qizhen struggled with the Nine-Linked Rings for a long time, but still couldn't untie them. Finally, unable to resist, he threw the Nine-Linked Rings on the table and said unhappily, "What a piece of crap! They're deliberately trying to keep me from untying them!" He stared at the Nine-Linked Rings in anger for a long time, then suddenly had an idea. He said to Wang Zhen, "Bring me the sword!"
Wang Zhen hurriedly advised, "Your Majesty, why should you be angry over such a trivial matter..."
Zhu Qizhen showed a bit of pride on his face, and said: "I have found a way to untie this nine-link chain!"
Wang Zhen was a little confused, but seeing that Zhu Qizhen looked confident, he did as the emperor said and ordered someone to bring the sword.
Zhu Qizhen took the sword and held it shakily, which made Zhu Qiyu beside him a little nervous. He couldn't help but say, "Brother, why don't you let me do it!"
Zhu Qizhen didn't care at all. He raised his head slightly and said, "Just wait and see. I can definitely do it." After that, he swung the sword in his hand, and the nine-linked chain on the ground was immediately cut in half.
No one dared to speak, except Zhu Qizhen, who stuck his sword into the ground and said proudly, "Look, I've untied it."
Wang Zhen quickly took the sword from Zhu Qizhen and sheathed it, then heaved a sigh of relief. He continued Zhu Qizhen's words and praised him, "As expected of the Emperor, you are naturally brave. This nine-linked sword is no problem for you."
Zhu Qiyu looked at the broken Nine Links on the ground and couldn't help but whispered, "There's no way to play after this."
Zhu Qizhen was so ecstatic in Wang Zhen's flattery that he naturally didn't hear what he said, but Zhu Yuhuan heard it clearly. She patted Zhu Qiyu on the shoulder and then said with a smile: "Brother Zhen likes this. I bought several and will take another one back to solve it."
Zhu Qizhen had lost interest in this and shook his head, saying, "It's not interesting at all. I don't want to play anymore."
As he was speaking, an eunuch came over quickly and said, "Your Majesty, Empress Zhang wants you to come over. She said there's an important government matter for you to decide!"
Zhu Qizhen uttered an "eh," obviously not expecting him to make a decision on any important military information. He stood up and said, "Let's go."
Zhu Yuhuan watched Zhu Qizhen leave, and his mind turned around, guessing that this so-called important government affairs should be related to military intelligence.
If it wasn't border defense, then it was refugees gathering to cause trouble, or even a peasant uprising, otherwise Empress Dowager Zhang wouldn't be so nervous.
After all, although the people's uprisings over the years did not cause any major disturbance, they never completely disappeared.
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