When Lao Zhu heard Da Sun complaining, he felt depressed.

"According to the budget of the Ministry of Industry, a complete renovation will cost 200,000 taels of silver..."

"What?"

Zhu Yunxi was frightened when he heard the two hundred thousand taels of silver. He originally thought that someone with three to five thousand taels would be worth the money, but he never thought that people from the Ministry of Works would dare to repay so much.

"Is it too much?"

“Even if we knock it down and build another one, we won’t spend so much money!”

Lao Zhu also felt that it was too much, but after Erhu said "Jinsnan", he was too embarrassed to cut the budget and could only acquiesce to this number.

"It's indeed a bit expensive, but Jinsinnan is already expensive. If all of them are replaced with Jinsinan, 200,000 taels would be considered the normal price."

After Zhu Yunxi heard about "Jinsi Nan", he immediately didn't think it was expensive, but he just felt that using it was a bit wasteful.

"Grandpa Huang, isn't this too extravagant? I, an ordinary grandson of the emperor, can't afford such expensive wood, right?"

Lao Zhu hugged his eldest grandson with a smile, stretched out his hand and pinched his cheek.

"There's nothing we can do about it. Why do we want to leave the best things to you? Hehehehe..."

"Grandpa Huang..."

When Zhu Yunxi heard this, he felt mist rising in his eyes, and his heart was filled with emotion.

"I can't bear your great love. I...I don't deserve it..."

Hearing this, Lao Zhu hugged his grandson even tighter, as if he was afraid that his grandson would fly away.

"Child, don't say anything about whether you are worthy or not. If we think you are worthy, then you are worthy. We will kill anyone who dares to talk too much!"

"I……"

When Zhu Yunxi heard this, he was completely moved by Old Zhutou. Not only did he forget that he had beaten him before, he even felt a little guilty.

I always make the old man angry, and the old man treats me so well. I am really nothing...

"Grandpa Huang, if you have such a heart, your grandson will be very happy, but he really doesn't dare to accept this great gift!"

"Since the court has no money, let the grandson repair it by himself. Now that my bookstore can make money, I am fully capable of renovating it myself!"

"Do you want to fix it yourself?"

"Uh-huh!"

Seeing that Dasun was resolute, Lao Zhu thought about it and agreed.

"Well, you can pay for the repairs yourself first. When the court has enough money, Grandpa Huang will replenish it for you!"

"good!"

Seeing that Lao Zhu agreed, Zhu Yunxi immediately made another request.

"Since my grandson wants to renovate by himself, he has to go out of the city often. Grandpa Huang, can you tell the officers and soldiers guarding the gate and ask them to let me out!"

"Well..."

When Lao Zhu heard this request, he murmured a little. He knew his grandson's abilities very well. What if he got such a decree and he ran away?

"Let's wait until Erhu comes back to discuss this matter. As long as he is with you, we will allow you to leave the city!"

"oh oh……"

Zhu Yunxi was very unhappy when he heard this, because as long as the two tigers were following him, he would not be able to leave the vicinity of the city gate.

But being able to get the job of renovating the palace is an unexpected blessing.

Zhu Yunxi immediately ran to a few slow-moving workers and ordered them to stop working.

"Stop everyone!"

"All doors and windows are not allowed to be taken away. I still want to keep them for use!"

Although Zhu Yunxi's order was a bit unreasonable, the workers from the Ministry of Works still obeyed. While stopping what they were doing, they removed the doors and windows that had been placed on the carriage and threw them in the palace yard.

On their way back to the palace, Lao Zhu leaned against the car wall and closed his eyes to rest, while Zhu Yunxi began to plan the renovation of the palace.

He definitely didn't have two hundred thousand taels of silver, and even if he did, he wouldn't be able to spend it on it.

Therefore, how to save money, time and effort to renovate the palace has become the top priority of his thinking.

When Zhu Yunxi followed Lao Zhu back to Qianqing Palace, the afternoon class in the main hall also started.

Zhu Shangbing was the first to step onto the podium to accept the teacher's test. Huang Zicheng flipped through the book and found a seven-character quatrain for him to memorize. Zhu Shangbing memorized it without thinking.

"Glow-in-the-dark cup of fine grape wine. If you want to drink, please drink Pipa immediately."

"Don't laugh, Lord, who is lying drunk on the battlefield. How many people have fought in ancient times?"

When Huang Zicheng saw Zhu Shangbing reciting it so fluently, he immediately nodded with satisfaction.

"good!"

"You can leave school early!"

"Thank you for your teaching, sir!"

Zhu Shangbing bowed respectfully, then picked up the book, but after turning around, a look of disdain immediately appeared on his face.

In order to get out of school early, his father bought 300 sets of the Four Books in Huang Zicheng's bookstore in the name of funding Yingtianfu School!

However, Zhu Shangbing did not leave immediately after reciting the poem. Instead, he waited outside the main hall. After waiting for a short time, he saw Zhu Yun running out staggeringly.

Zhu Yunwen did not cheat, but relied on his true ability to pass the exam. He has a certain talent for memorizing poems, and he had already memorized three hundred poems a few years ago.

"Brother Shang Bing, are there any new scripts today?"

Zhu Shangbing had been in the palace for more than ten days, but he could not find an opportunity to win over and corrupt Zhu Yunxi, so he had no choice but to focus on Zhu Yunxi.

Anyway, according to his father's instructions, both of them are threats, and no matter which one is defeated, it will be considered a victory.

After more than ten days of hard work, Zhu Yunwen was finally led astray by him and became obsessed with the various storybooks he brought into the palace, as well as the special editions with explicit color page illustrations.

It's just that the grandson is too concerned about face to watch it in the main hall, and he doesn't dare to take it back to the Prince's Mansion. He can only take advantage of the time he left school early to hide in a secluded corner and watch it secretly.

"There are no Newspeak books today. If Brother Yunwen is interested, why not go out with your cousin to see something?"

Zhu Yunwen was a little moved when he heard the words, but when he thought of his mother and concubine's severity, his heart pounded again.

"Isn't this bad..."

"If my mother and concubine find out, I'm afraid they will beat me to death..."

Zhu Shangbing follows the path of good inducement.

"Hi!"

"I have already thought about it for you. Let's just tell the palace that we are visiting Prince Qin's Mansion. My mother-in-law and your mother-in-law are handkerchiefs, so there will never be any suspicion!"

"this……"

"Don't worry, I promise it'll be fine!"

Zhu Shangbing grabbed Zhu Yunwen, dragged him to Donghua Gate, then boarded the carriage and drove away.

The Crown Princess received a report from her subordinates that Zhu Yunwen was dragged by Zhu Shangbing to visit Prince Qin's Mansion, and she was not suspicious at all.

When she learned that Zhu Yunwen had passed the teaching examination ahead of schedule, she felt even more proud. But when she thought of Zhu Yunxi's grandson, who passed the teaching examination every morning, she felt irritated.

Mrs. Lu guessed that the main hall was about to leave for school, so she immediately waited at the entrance of the main hall early. After all the princes and grandsons had dispersed, she bowed to Huang Zicheng with her mantocks bowed.

"I've met Master Huang!"

When Huang Zicheng saw the Crown Princess coming, he quickly greeted her warmly.

"The Crown Princess is exempt from the ceremony. I wonder what the Crown Princess can do if she comes here?"

When Lu saw no one around, she went straight to the point.

"Master Huang, there is only half a month left for the monthly exam of the main hall. I want Zhu Yunwen to take the first place. I wonder if you have any clever ideas?"

When Huang Zicheng heard this, he felt sad in his heart.

Now that Zhu Yunxi has been crowned king, why is the princess still obsessed with fighting for the first place?

"Princess, actually you don't have to be like this."

"As for the current Second Emperor, His Highness, as long as he doesn't make any mistakes, he will definitely be the big one in the future."

"If you don't fight with me, then no one in the world can fight with you!"

"Furthermore, from the perspective of the veteran, His Highness King Wu has no intention of competing with His Highness Yunwen for the throne, so there is no need for us to create extraneous matters."

Lu was very unhappy when she heard this, but she didn't show it on her face. She took out a house deed from her sleeve and handed it over.

Huang Zicheng took it and saw that it was a Sanjin mansion located near Gongyuan, and he was immediately surprised.

"This...this..."

"Your Highness the Crown Princess, you underestimate me, Huang. I, Huang..."

Lu interrupted him without waiting for him to finish.
To be continued...