nycdaug Chapter 196 Please enter the urn
Chapter 196 Please enter the urn
"Father." Zhu Yanxiao stepped forward and smiled. "All the ideas were taken by Second Miss Shen. I am only responsible for paying the money."
Prince Zhong looked at his eldest son with a smile: "Ziyuan, father knows everything." He stood up and walked to Zhu Yanxiao, patted his shoulder,
"The prince is indeed a man of vision, discovering this rough diamond in the Crown Prince's Consort. Hahahaha, the palace will have no worries about the shop making a profit in the future. The Heyin Building has been making a lot of noise these past four days, and on the first day, His Majesty even asked the Consort Xian to come and help, giving Prince Zhong's Palace enough face."
Zhu Yanxiao said: "Father, I have a few words to discuss with you."
"Hmm?" Prince Zhong waited for his eldest son to speak.
Zhu Yanxiao glanced at the two maids serving in the study. Prince Zhong looked at him and waved to the maids. At the same time, he ordered the guards: "Rongning, no one is allowed to enter the study without my order."
"Yes." The guard's voice came from outside the door.
Zhu Yanxiao spoke only after watching the maid leave the study and close the door.
"My father, Miss Shen said that since the operation of Heyinlou was successful in her plan, if my father trusts her, she will gradually manage and operate the royal family's property in the future, and will definitely make a lot of money in the future. But a tall tree attracts the wind. If the royal family is not only second to one person in power, but also rich enough to rival a country... If a villain offers slanderous words, it may arouse your majesty's suspicion."
Prince Zhong pondered and sat back in the Huanghuali armchair, leaning back in thought.
"Ziyuan's meaning is... the palace should earn less money in the future to protect itself?"
Zhu Yanxiao looked at Prince Zhong with a smile, and suddenly revealed a fox expression that was three-quarters similar to Shen Shenshen's.
"I have a plan."
Prince Zhong looked at his eldest son's expression and sighed inwardly: This eldest son with a heart as cold as ice was eventually led astray by certain people.
"A-choo." Shen Shenshen suddenly sneezed and rubbed his nose.
Lu Hen nervously touched the young lady's forehead, "Did the young lady catch a cold?"
"Nothing." Shen Shen waved his hand and continued to arrange Heyinlou's back-up plan.
Prince Zhong’s Mansion, the prince’s study.
"What's Ziyuan's plan?"
"Why don't you bring Your Majesty into the game, Father?"
"To involve His Majesty? What does Ziyuan mean by that?"
"All the money that Prince Zhong's palace earns in the future will be shared with Your Majesty. That is, Prince Zhong's money is Your Majesty's money."
"The entire East Window belongs to your Majesty, why do you need this silver?"
"Father, what you said is wrong!" At this moment, it seemed as if there was an "invisible fox tail" wagging proudly behind Zhu Yanxiao.
He continued, "Although the territory of Dongxiang belongs to your majesty, the taxes collected from various places belong to the entire Dongxiang country and cannot be included in your majesty's private property. The process of using silver to go through the Ministry of Revenue is extremely complicated. Moreover, your majesty is wise and will never touch any silver from the treasury. But as the king of a country, your majesty also needs silver for many personal affairs on weekdays. For example, rewarding concubines, princes and princesses, etc., all of which cannot be separated from the support of "private silver". There was not much income in the past, so your majesty naturally looked down on it. If the industry of Prince Zhong's Mansion is tied to your majesty after making a fortune, it will also make many things easier. Don't you think so, father?"
Prince Zhong looked at his eldest son and suddenly said, "According to what Ziyuan said, my 'silver' is not enough. I will keep a portion of the income from the palace's property in the future."
Zhu Yanxiao was stunned. He didn't expect his father to answer his proposal in this way. He said hesitantly, "What father said makes sense."
"Hahahaha. It's not easy for me to make you suffer a setback. Tell me, Second Miss Shen has been working so hard for Prince Zhong's Mansion. What benefit does she want?"
"Father is really smart. Nothing can be hidden from him."
"While I am in a good mood, tell me now."
"Miss Shen wants the Crane Silver Tower."
"Crane Silver House?" Prince Zhong was a little surprised, "The taste is really good."
Zhu Yanxiao stood aside and said nothing more.
Prince Zhong did not think for long, and waved his hand: "Although I am a little reluctant, firstly, I love talents, and Miss Shen deserves such a reward. Secondly, she is the future Crown Prince's Consort, and giving her the property is actually the property of the palace, at least it belongs to Ziyuan, so this deal is not a loss. I agree. Ziyuan can take the house deed to the government office to transfer the ownership."
"I, your son, thank you for your generosity on behalf of Miss Shen Er." Zhu Yanxiao bowed, but in his heart he said: Father, you don't understand Shen Shen at all. She said it was hers, and it was only hers. From then on, Heyinlou, the palace and your son had no relationship at all.
"I will go to the palace to see His Majesty right now. I will avoid any more trouble. Crane Silver Tower has been very popular in the past four days, so I will go to discuss the details with His Majesty. Ziyuan will also go with me to the palace to tell me in detail about the operation of Crane Silver Tower in the past four days."
"Yes, father." He suddenly remembered something and continued, "Father, please keep the matter of your majesty's splitting of the profits a secret. This can attract officials in the court who are jealous and willing to make false accusations. Money can best reveal a person's true colors. Please be on guard."
Seeing that he was acting like a fox again, with the words "luring someone into a trap" written all over his face, Prince Zhong couldn't help but say, "Put away that expression in front of His Majesty."
Zhu Yanxiao bowed, "I understand."
When the father and son stepped out of the study room one after the other, they saw Concubine Huo leading Marquis Zhu Chutang, who looked reluctant, at the door of the study room. When she saw the prince and the prince coming out, she immediately saluted and stood up.
"Your Majesty, are you going to leave the palace?"
Prince Zhong glanced at the two of them and asked, "What's the matter?"
Concubine Huo smiled charmingly, "Qing'er wrote a poem today and would like to present it to Your Majesty. Please give me some advice."
Prince Zhong looked at Zhu Chutang and saw that he looked haggard with dark circles under his eyes. He knew that this sixth son had been living a very immoral life recently. He then looked at the handsome eldest son behind him and thought that the eldest son was meticulous and that the princess he married was extremely intelligent. It was because of the eldest son's suggestion that he entered the palace to join His Majesty's big ship.
"I have something important to do in the palace, so we'll discuss the poetry another day." After taking a few steps, Prince Zhong stopped again, looked back at Zhu Chutang, and couldn't help but said in a deep voice: "Qing'er, poetry is just a pastime. You are an adult now, so do more things that are beneficial to the palace. Look at your recent behavior, indulging in women, which really disappoints me."
When Concubine Huo heard this, she hurriedly explained: "Your Highness is in a state of moodiness. Qing'er is not that kind of child. Maybe he has been following someone and has been led astray recently. I will definitely discipline him well."
"And you, Concubine Huo, although you are a concubine, because your elder brother is the commander of the Jinwu Guard, I still gave you the position of concubine in the palace. But you must remember who the princess of the palace is. I have always been unwilling to manage the affairs of the inner house. First, the princess is generous, and second, you taught Qing'er well. Now look at what Qing'er has become? And the Crown Prince's wife is about to enter the palace. If she sees that there is no respect for the royal family, won't it make the nobles such as An Bohou laugh at me? If you overstep your authority to the princess again in the future, I will strip you of your title of concubine and you should be a concubine honestly."
"Your Majesty, please calm down. I know I was wrong." Concubine Huo knelt down and admitted her fault. She was very angry: damn Zhu Yanxiao, what did he say to the prince again? What impact could a concubine of a poor prince marry into the palace?
"Father, you are happy or angry, I know I was wrong." Zhu Chutang also knelt down, but when he heard the words 'Crown Prince's Consort', he clenched his fists tightly. He had a big problem recently: he couldn't be humane.
Whether he went to the Jiaofangsi or the brothels, those women tried their best but he had no reaction. Zhu Chutang was very panicked. If this secret was known to others, he would become a "eunuch" and there would be no place for him in the capital.
Shen Shen, yes, only Shen Shen. It's hard to say that he has desires for Shen Shen. How can he find her to confirm it? Zhu Chutang's eyes flashed with ferocity.
"Hmph, you guys take care of yourself." Prince Zhong turned away.
Zhu Yanxiao glanced at the kneeling Zhu Chutang, turned around expressionlessly and followed Prince Zhong. He knew that the drug had taken effect, and this sixth brother was useless. If anyone dared to touch his woman, this prince had hundreds of ways to make him live a life worse than death.
On the second day, all the nobles who had "own people" around His Majesty received a secret report: Yesterday, Prince Zhong and Prince Zhu rode in the luxurious carriage of the palace to the palace to meet the emperor in the afterglow of the setting sun. They chatted with Emperor Huaisheng for a long time in the imperial study. When they were in the imperial study, Emperor Huaisheng's hearty laughter could be heard from time to time. His Majesty also kept the two of them in the palace for dinner.
I don't know what Prince Zhong talked to His Majesty about. It is said that after the prince left the palace, His Majesty was very pleased and went to the harem to visit two concubines in succession, which was unprecedented.