Dominate the ancient academy

Chapter 195: The Stingy Prince Rui

Moreover, Lord Ye is not some poor lonely widower. Not to mention in the future, even now he has a title and backers, and his backers are all heavyweights.

Who at this age can achieve the same accomplishments as Master Ye? Not to mention their children, even they themselves knew nothing at Master Ye’s age and were still memorizing various idioms!

Rather than saying they were repaying a favor, it would be better to say that they just happened to have the opportunity to come into contact with Master Ye. If they didn't know how to seize it, they would have lived in vain for decades.

Judging from Ye Bo's momentum, they might need help from her in the future. If they don't make friends with her when she is still young, it will be too late for them to get close to her when she is successful.

Shu Xiaoxiao didn't expect that she had such a good relationship with people. She quickly smiled and thanked him, then looked at the emperor innocently: "Your Majesty, I... your humble servant, I feel that what you gentlemen said is right."

The emperor laughed, "I also feel that what you said is right. It is a blessing that Lord Ye was able to save those children with the powder. Do you intend to rely on the powder for everything in the future? If there is a war in the future, we don't need to fight. It would be easier to just use a handful of poison, isn't it?"

The emperor did not have much obsession with the medicine powder. He was the king of a country. After all, drugs and poisons were just minor methods. If a country only relied on these minor methods in the future, how could it become strong?

Compared with these, he valued Shu Xiaoxiao's planting ability more. Besides, Master Ye was the chosen one by heaven. It was not surprising that these medicinal powders she mixed casually would have such an effect. However, it might not be the same for others.

Besides, although this powder is powerful, there are also many uncertainties. Although it has strong lethality, it also has many limitations. Humans cannot control the wind direction. Once the wind direction changes, this powder can easily hurt oneself, so the benefits outweigh the disadvantages.

"Marquis Changping, you, and you, Lord Ye saved the young masters of your family, you can't just not show your appreciation!" The emperor said with a smile. He was very thorough in protecting Ye Xiao.

"Your Majesty, rest assured. We will definitely remember Lord Ye's kindness. If Lord Ye has any problems in the future, please let us know. We old guys still have some face in Kyoto, and we will definitely not let Lord Ye suffer any grievances."

This means that she wants to be Shu Xiaoxiao's backer, and with the emperor's tacit consent, not only does she have a close relationship with Shu Xiaoxiao, but she also pleases the emperor and curries favor with him. This is a good thing that kills two birds with one stone. Only a fool would refuse.

The emperor was obviously trying to find a backer for Ye Bo. Others paid more attention to Ye Bo who suddenly broke into the court. Their smiles towards him became more friendly. The princes also looked at Shu Xiaoxiao with strange eyes. No one knew what they were planning.

The emperor was very satisfied when he heard this. He had now received accurate information that Shu Xiaoxiao could indeed bring good luck to Daning, so he must protect her. Protecting a person is not something that can be done quietly, making people think that he doesn't care, but it should be done with great fanfare, allowing people to clearly see the favoritism of the superiors. If anyone touches her, they will have to bear the emperor's wrath, then naturally someone will curry favor with her, and Shu Xiaoxiao will be safer.

Therefore, as soon as he finished speaking, voices praising Shu Xiaoxiao came one after another. Shu Xiaoxiao felt that they were not talking about her. How could there be such a perfect person in the world? It was true that men's mouths were deceiving and they could say anything!

The emperor can still maintain clear thinking amidst the daily sweet talk. It turns out that not everyone can be the emperor.

Many people noticed that at the end of this hunting event, Shu Xiaoxiao, who did not participate in any competition, was the biggest winner. Not only did she impress the emperor, but she also asked him to personally find a backer for her. Even the princes did not have such treatment. Now everyone's attitude towards her became more polite.

It felt like they had known each other for a long time. If you are poor in a busy city, no one will care about you. If you are rich in a remote mountain area, you will have distant relatives. Power is indeed a good thing! It's a pity that she is not interested in the court, otherwise there would be a smooth road ahead!

After all the activities were completed and hunting was over, it was time to return. There were still a lot of prey left. These prey were the spoils of this time and were used by the imperial kitchen to cook meals for the royal family.

You have to know that the palace consumes a lot of meat every day, and it won’t take long to consume these prey.

"Load the deer, and also the goat and rabbit. Load two rabbits as well..." Just as they were getting ready to set off, Shu Xiaoxiao heard a loud voice.

Shu Xiaoxiao was a little surprised. Why were these servants pretending to be prey so noisy? Aren't they usually very quiet? Sometimes you wouldn't even notice their presence.

Only now did she understand why, when she used to watch TV, even if there was a room full of people, the protagonist would still shout that she was the only one there. It turned out that these people had a low sense of presence. When you didn't need them, you could ignore their existence even if they were in the room. But when you needed them, you could see them again as soon as you raised your eyes.

This is what professionalism is!

Shu Xiaoxiao looked over curiously and saw an old man dressed in prince's clothes with somewhat gray hair. He was directing his servants to carry the prey with full energy. From his voice, it could be seen that the old man was in good health and might be more capable than the young man.

This is the emperor's only uncle, Prince Rui. He has served three generations of emperors and the emperor respects him very much. Although he does not attend court, he is also very important, similar to the mascot of Daning.

Although the old lady is old, she has clear eyes. When she saw her yesterday, she praised her as a good child.

But why would he personally command the operation if it was just a prey?

Shu Tingfei saw his sister's puzzled look and explained, "This is Prince Rui. He's a nice guy, but he lives a bit... frugal... well, frugal. For hunting like this, Prince Rui will bring some back. It will be enough to eat for several days."

Shu Tingfei had a conflicted expression when he spoke, and although his tone was tactful, Shu Xiaoxiao felt something was wrong. What frugality? He was a prince, the emperor's uncle, with such a high status, why did he need to be frugal?

Shu Xiaoxiao followed her third brother to the side, waiting for him to explain.

Prince Rui, how should I put it, he is a bit of a weirdo in the royal family. Normally, the princes in the royal family either love and kill each other for the throne, or they have no ambition and try to protect themselves.

But Prince Rui has loved money since he was a child and is very frugal. He always spends money without spending it. Although the palace is their home, there are too many people in it, and they have to take care of many places from time to time. But Prince Rui is not like that. Once the money goes into his pocket, you can forget about taking it out.