Qī Yòu's expression didn't change in the slightest, as if the Crown Prince's words had nothing to do with him at all.

  Don't ask, he can't help but shake his head, if you want to say stability, Yuan is the first among the young generation.

  Looking at him like this, the crown prince couldn't help but feel a little helpless. Yet he still quite liked Yuan's personality and was relieved that after all these years, nothing had changed.

  Although their relationship started out as a master-servant one from childhood, in private they didn't stick to the rules so much.

  The difference in feelings is something that can't be made up for no matter what.

  "You've taken such a great advantage of my wife, if I don't make any gesture at all, it would be too excessive. You go back and ask her what she wants."

  It's me, not "the palace", which is an absolute difference.

  Don't ask anymore, the crown prince wanted to reward Yu Rong's wife, not as a monarch and subject, but as his own people.

  Qī Yòu nodded "I'll go ask her, but she has everything, I'm afraid there's nothing she needs."

  The crown prince glared at him helplessly, "Aren't you just trying to show off your wife's ten-li red dowry? You're really something, I gave her rewards so she could stand firm in the Qi manor, and you can't even understand this?"

  Even without your reward, she can still get along swimmingly. Qi You thought to herself, but didn't dare refuse the crown prince's kindness again.

  Looking at him like this, the prince finally brought up the matter and asked about the tea garden.

  "I've asked Qi Jun to wait outside, he knows more about the tea garden than I do."

  The crown prince nodded and ordered, "Tell General Xuan Qi's army to come forward."

  "Yes."

  With a few whispers, Qi Jun entered with an obedient attitude, lowering his eyebrows and eyes, taking a few steps forward before kneeling down "Your humble servant Qi Jun, has seen the Crown Prince."

  "It's on the house." This person was someone he had met before, although not often by his side, but also knew that he was a trustworthy person, and his expression relaxed a bit.

  "What is the current situation of the tea garden? How much tea has been produced?"

  "Reporting to Your Highness, the tea leaves have just been made into the first batch, but the quantity is not much. The young mistress said that she wants to wait until Your Highness is satisfied before continuing to make more."

  The prince was very satisfied, and a smile appeared on his face. "This is good, I'll follow this when I get back."

  "Yes, little one obeys."

  He drank the tea water and the prince asked again "In your opinion, how much tea can be produced?"

  "Report to the Crown Prince, Young Madam said that if she only makes this kind of tea leaves, she can make a lot, but she wants to try making something else. It may waste a lot of tea leaves and it's not certain whether she can succeed. Young Madam also said that when she tried to make tea leaves in Yangzhou, she wasted an entire garden before succeeding. If you don't agree, she will stop immediately."

  Qī Yòu lifted his eyelids and then continued drinking tea in silence.

  At first, he didn't believe that the prince could bear it.

  As expected, the prince's eyes lit up "She said she can make something else? How does it taste?"

  "Reporting to Your Highness, the young mistress said that tea leaves can be made into many varieties, with different flavors, but she also didn't grasp whether they could be made successfully, and could only try making them."

  The prince got up and walked back and forth. He knew that tea could bring him benefits, but they were limited. By now, the benefits had been exhausted, but...

  The crown prince narrowed his eyes as he recalled those lucrative deals that were like golden opportunities under Wen Yu's hands.

  To win people over, one must be willing to go out of their way and put themselves in inconvenient situations. Money is very important.

  But there was no clever and resourceful Consort Tao by his side.

  If it were him who had met Tao Jia first back then...

  As for this wife of Yuan Zong, she was not famous and did not show off everywhere.

  It's been a while since she entered the Qi family gate, but she never appears in the circle of noblewomen.

  Although there are reasons for the decline of the Qi family, if you have a heart, it's not that there is no opportunity.

  She should be unwilling to show her face, a person who is completely different from Tao Jia.

  But this is an opportunity to make some money.

  He stood still, and the prince looked at Qi You firmly. "Originally, this palace needs silver, and tea can become a big income."

  As soon as the prince got up, Qi Youping calmly met his gaze and said, "The tea leaves were always the prince's thing, whatever the prince wants to do with it is what will be done."

  No hesitation was seen in Qi You's eyes, and the crown prince was very satisfied. He sat down again and said, "I won't treat you unfairly, madam."

  At this time, Qi You did not follow suit and sit down, but instead solemnly bowed his head and said "I have a request to make of Your Highness, I hope you will grant it."

  "Speak."

  "The Empress is timid and unclear about the affairs in the palace, if she were to be put on stage, she would definitely embarrass the Emperor. It's better for Your Majesty to send someone trustworthy to learn the art of tea-making, the Empress will surely be delighted to be valued by Your Majesty."

  "Don't you want her to show up?"

  "Yes, she doesn't want to either."

  The crown prince's eyebrows slightly furrowed, "Isn't the thing that was taken from you by me now? If this matter were to spread, not to mention myself feeling embarrassed, my second brother would definitely seize this opportunity to strike at me."

  "Just don't let the inner son appear, and the business will be done as it should be. Who knows where the silver will end up in the end? Your Highness is worrying too much."

  "Inappropriate, I won't resort to such despicable means of taking people's money."

  Don't ask, just drink your own tea and don't get involved in the conversation between the two of them. But in your heart, you are secretly sneering. You're probably not unable to do it, but rather, you don't want to take on that reputation.

  Qī Yòu was more familiar with Wén Yùdān than Mò Wèn, and he understood what was on his mind better.

  Seize every opportunity around them, the two of them have been doing so since they were young, otherwise, relying solely on the title of crown prince, how could they possess the power to rival the second prince today.

  But this time, he will never get on as before.

  "Your Highness, yesterday my wife was telling her subordinates that the dowry her family gave her was half a box of gold and a stack of silver bills."

  This is... showing off.

  The crown prince was so amused and annoyed at the same time that he couldn't help but say: "It's really true that if you're not from the same family, you won't enter the same door."

  "How can it be that after comparing with your wife, I feel like a poor person?"

  "Don't ask at this time, 'I also think so, compared to the original and his wife, I will be poor enough to not even afford a pot of rice. Your Highness, do you think it's possible to give me a raise in salary?'"

  "This palace is also poor, wait for this palace to earn some silver and then consider it."

  So it was settled like this.

  The atmosphere finally relaxed at this time.

  Accompanying you is like accompanying a tiger. Although the prince is not yet an emperor, the heartlessness and ruthlessness of the royal family have been carved into his bones.

  Previously, I thought that the prince would have a different attitude towards Yuan Yu, but now it seems that if Yuan Yu did something to offend the prince, he would not end up well either.

  "Your Highness, I think I remember what my wife wants."

  He opened a path to wealth, and the prince's mood was very good. He smiled and asked "What do you want?"

  "She likes to read travelogues, if Your Highness has some, it would be great to give a few copies to the subordinate to bring back."

  "Can she read?"

  "Yes, Miss Shì will be able to do everything."

  Is Nuo Jia still raising her as a young lady from a noble family? As far as he knew, women in the martial arts world who were skilled in martial arts outnumbered those who could read and write.

  However, this requirement is too easy to meet, and the prince has no reason to be dissatisfied.

  "This is easy, Zhou Liang, you go find the Crown Prince's consort and ask her to bring a few more."

  "Yes, Your Highness."

  After visiting the main hall of the Qi Mansion and paying his respects, Hua Ruojun returned to her room.

  The weather was getting hotter and hotter, Yun Shu sat on a small stool gently fanning Miss with a fan, while secretly glancing at her expression.

  I also don't know if Miss's mood has improved.

  Last night, Gūyé didn't stay at Miss's place. Originally, she was worried that he would go to Yímāo's house, but after asking around, she put her mind at ease.

  "Miss, your uncle stayed overnight in the study last night."

  Hua Ru looked at her and asked "What do you want to say?"

  "Miss, I know my status is not enough, you can punish me if you want, but there are some things that I still want to say."

  Stopping her from kneeling down, Hua Ruochu lazily said: "Speak, I'm listening."

  Yun Shu gritted her teeth secretly, the lady's dowry was all chosen by herself and the people she chose were also willing to follow. It wasn't that there weren't any old nannies who wanted to come along, but the lady had even rejected her own wet nurse.

  Miss said privately, it's enough to toss young people around, let the older ones take good care of themselves in Huafu.

  She knew Miss didn't want older people to follow and suffer.

  But sometimes she really wishes there was an old and experienced person by her side to give some advice.

  She and Qiu Zhen are loyal and don't need to be mentioned, but life experience is after all not comparable to those who have lived several decades longer than them. They understand some principles, but can't express them clearly.

  The young lady is so clever, as long as someone gives her a slight hint, she will understand.

  The biggest worry in her heart is being abandoned by Miss, and she has to take on this responsibility.

  "Miss, you shouldn't be so cold to your brother-in-law. He's not in the wrong here. Refusing the maid sent by the madam and protecting you from head to toe, yet you're being so distant? Don't forget, there are still three concubines with hearts as soft as water eyeing him covetously! You'd be doing them a favor if you continue like this, it's not worth it for you."

  She is well aware of this principle.

  But how could she tell her dear brother that she was distant from him, not entirely because of what happened yesterday, but because she had sensed a loosening in her own heart.

  In her two lifetimes of cognition, Qi You could be considered excellent.

  A good person deliberately treats her well and shows gentleness in front of her, unless she is a wooden person or has someone else in mind, it's impossible for her not to have any unusual feelings.

  But she couldn't move her heart.

  She could not tolerate emotional infidelity, and even more so, she could not tolerate the three concubines in the house who were always waiting for his favor.

  If she wasn't the only one, she would rather be a kind and generous lady.

  As long as she has his heart, even if he marries ten more women, she won't be sad or heartbroken.

  Once she loses her heart, for the next few decades she will be in hell.

  She's already in hell, how can she let others live a good life?

  Wouldn't it be better to keep a distance from the start rather than both getting hurt?

  She just wants a child.

  "Miss..."

  "Alright alright, by the way, has anything new happened in the mansion recently? I've been busy making tea and haven't paid attention."

  Miss knew that the young lady was changing the subject, but Yun Shu still had to continue "The third madam somehow got a pair of twin sisters, Huā, and made them the masters, lifting up the aunt, and gave them a secluded courtyard to live in. It's said they are extremely beautiful, and for this period of time, the third old master has been staying in their house."

  One beauty can already entice people, let alone a pair of identical ones; Third Aunt's move is really clever.

  The aunt made her lose her child, and she made them lose their favor.

  That's ruthless.

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