The two father and son chatted for a long time. When it was noon, Emperor Ming Yan asked the prince to have dinner with the imperial concubine.
The prince was born to the late Queen Lin. He was originally the legitimate son of the royal palace, but Queen Lin was in poor health and died when the prince was two years old. Therefore, the prince was handed over to Meng Hui, who was still a virtuous concubine at the time, to raise him.
The imperial concubine had given birth to a child when she was in the dormitory. She was a little princess. It was said that she was very popular with Emperor Yongyan, but she died when she was one year old. The imperial concubine was injured and had nothing to do for so many years. She really regarded the prince as her own.
Son, mother and son have gotten very close to each other over the years.
Emperor Ming Yan did have good intentions. He calculated that the prince arrived so quickly that the two of them must not have had a good conversation, so he left time for the mother and son to talk.
The prince coughed, touched his chin uncomfortably, and glanced at Emperor Ming Yan again.
Emperor Ming Yan said: "What's wrong? Is there anything else?"
The prince said: "There is one more thing. I want to plead guilty to my father... Please don't be angry."
If the prince's temperament had been followed, when he said these words, he should have knelt down to apologize. However, although he said he was apologizing, he had no intention of kneeling down. He was just acting coquettishly.
Emperor Ming Yan then smiled and said, "What bad thing have you done again?"
The prince said: "That's right, my son exported your Wen Yuqi."
Emperor Yan of Ming Dynasty got a pair of Wen Yu chess some years ago.
Warm jade is rare, and such pure and clear black and white warm jade is even more rare. It can be regarded as a treasure. When Emperor Ming Yan first got it, he only played with it for a few days.
Emperor Ming Yan glared at him: "What's going on?"
The prince looked anxious and said: "You really can't blame your son! How could your son know that that kid is such a rogue..."
He sighed: "That kid is fine. He wants to play chess with his son. You know, this kid can't even play Sheng Qi. Naturally, my son doesn't take it to heart. He thinks he can play with half a hand.
So... So we made a bet in a hurry. Unexpectedly, the child came into the house, put down the chess piece, and took another chess piece that he had never seen before, and wanted to play it with his son. "
Emperor Ming Yan smiled and said, "Is that the checkers you brought over?"
"Yes," the prince said, "my son has never seen checkers before. The most shameless thing is that the little lucky lady didn't teach her son how to play, and she plausibly said, if you don't know how to play, then you can't play.
If you don’t know how to win, then you can’t defeat me. If you can’t defeat me, I will win without fighting. No matter how I win, I will win anyway…”
The prince coughed: "To sum up, it's all nonsense... In this way, my son just exported your Wen Yuqi."
Emperor Ming Yan laughed and scolded: "You want to make a bet, but use my things as a favor!" While he ordered Gu Jiuxing to get Wen Yuqi, he also said: "Your Majesty, you asked a country girl to plot a plan, you have the nerve to join us.
I said!"
The prince thanked him with a smile and said: "My son did not suffer any loss. After my son learned it, he found an opportunity to play chess with the child. He beat her more than ten times in a row and brought all the chess pieces he brought back to the capital.
It was my son who won it back in an upright manner."
Emperor Ming Yan pointed at him with a smile and said: "You still feel that you have not suffered a loss? My set of chess is worth more than ten thousand gold? The chess you brought back, except for my set, are at most made of rosewood, right? It adds up to a thousand gold."
What?"
The prince was slightly startled, showing a look of surprise.
Then he took a long breath and complained: "Ah...how can you tell the truth! You can save some face for your son!"
Emperor Ming Yan laughed so hard that he coughed. The prince stepped forward and poured him a cup of tea. Gu Jiuxing also came back and gave him the chess piece with a smile. Emperor Ming Yan pointed at him with a smile and said: "Hurry up and give it to me!
Don't let people say behind your back that the prince will default on your debt!"
The prince patted him on the back several times in a flattering manner, then took the chess piece and left.
Emperor Ming Yan couldn't stop laughing. He pointed at his back and said with a smile: "How old he is, but he is still like a child. If you say something to him, even Aye will be called out, so I don't care about him."
In some places in Dayan, fathers are called Aye. This is how Emperor Yan of the Ming Dynasty called the late emperor when he was young. However, in this generation, the prince rarely calls him "Aye".
Gu Jiuxing smiled and said, "His Royal Highness is getting close to you."
"That's right," Emperor Ming Yan said with emotion: "After the mother passed away, this child has always been closest to me, and he has grown up and become more mature."
Gu Jiuxing listened with a smile, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart. He has made progress. His Royal Highness has really made progress during this trip.
The prince is always stronger than others in everything, but his weakness... is that he is too good, and the good ones are impersonal. Now, even this weakness has been made up for. If this continues, the people below him will really be nothing.
It’s quite frustrating.
There are hundreds of ears and thousands of eyes in the palace. As soon as the prince comes back, people everywhere will get the news.
After that, the prince entered the Qinzheng Hall and within a cup of tea, the emperor called people in. He said that the prince had discovered a way to print books, which could save manpower and material resources. The emperor had already asked people to issue a notice.
It means asking people all over the world to learn it quickly.
This is building momentum for the prince.
The people who benefit most from this kind of thing are those who are scholars, and scholars have always been the most difficult to please.
The third prince couldn't help gritting his teeth: "That's good luck!"
He didn’t believe that the prince came up with this method! He didn’t know that he had adopted the method that some craftsman thought of as his own!
Queen Su said calmly: "Luck or not, it doesn't matter. The key is your father's attitude!"
"Father..." The third prince thought for a while and became a little discouraged: "Of course my father would be happy about this kind of thing! I'm afraid that this time, the prince will get up again!"
He gritted his teeth again: "I heard that the prince was in danger on the way, and it was Huo Bo's grandson who saved him!" He sneered: "I didn't expect that the Huo family is not dead yet!"
"Silence!" Queen Su shouted urgently: "Sooner or later, your temper will cause trouble! How dare you say such nonsense!"
The third prince is the daughter of Empress Su, and this year he is the crown prince. Together with the prince, they both share the same title of "direct".
But at that time, the emperor wanted to make Meng Hui his queen, but in the end he made Empress Su, and Meng Hui became the imperial concubine.
This is probably a concession from the emperor to the aristocratic family.
But although Empress Su holds the title of empress, she has never been favored since she entered the palace. The imperial concubine is inferior to one person and is above ten thousand people. From the time she entered the palace to now, she has never been favored.
Therefore, Empress Su and Imperial Concubine can be said to dislike each other.
"That's fine." Empress Su said coldly: "Whether there is this method of printing or not, the prince should get together, otherwise, wouldn't all those people be staring at my son?" She sighed: "
Stay calm! The more times this happens, the more important it is to stay calm!"
"I know," the third prince said, "Don't worry, mother, I will go find the prince right away and help him cleanse himself of his troubles!"
Things in the palace quickly spread.
Those with connections also got the news. For example, the prince presented Yuefang's clothes to the emperor, and the emperor wore them many times to discuss affairs with the courtiers. For example, the prince presented "child's play" also called "checkers" to the emperor, which is now popular in the harem.
Before the Lantern Festival, another Baigongfang opened next to Yuefang, selling this kind of checkers, and the business was very prosperous.
Under the chessboard, there is a word "Yue" engraved, and the word "Yue" is embedded in a circle, like a flower, and then the name of the workshop "Baigongfang".
What is the concept of registering with the emperor? This means skipping countless intermediate processes and going straight to Tianting! As long as she thinks about it, she will become an emperor merchant in the blink of an eye.
More than one person heard the news and rushed to Qinzhou. (To be continued)