The fool has become a spirit, and she can speak

"I guess so. By the way, Qiao Rong, pass on my order to reward the servants in the Prince's Mansion with two months' wages."

"Your Highness, why are you rewarding them when it's not a festival?"

"This prince is delighted. Oh, and please have someone find the silver robe that my grandmother made for me. I'll wear it when I go to the palace to see my grandfather and grandmother."

It took Cheng Youning, who loved to show off, a whole hour to fumigate, bathe and change clothes. He put down the hoe in his hand, threw away the straw hat, and took off the smelly clothes. The former energetic prince was back.

He looked at himself in the bronze mirror with satisfaction and said with a smile, "Everything about me is good except that I'm a little darker."

Qiao Rong was too embarrassed to say that this was not even a little bit darker, this was simply a little black child, but Qiao Rong still said insincerely: "Your Highness, it's not much darker, it will turn white in a few days."

Hearing Qiao Rong say this, Cheng Youning finally broke into a wide grin. He looked left and right in the mirror, and asked Qiao Rong what the time was. He finally stood up and said, "This time is perfect. I can go to the palace and have dinner with my little grandpa and grandma."

Qiao Rong was confused, "Your Highness, are you coming to the palace just to have dinner at this time?"

"I have to eat dinner and complete my errands. Didn't my little grandfather always teach me to finish what I started? I have already reclaimed the ten acres of wasteland and planted the crops. It's time for this prince to report back."

It had been more than half a month since Cheng Youning stepped into the palace for the first time, but he was not unfamiliar with this place at all. It felt like he was running around in the palace with Qiao Rong yesterday. He was more familiar with this palace than his own Prince's Mansion. He could be said to have grown up here.

However, recently he took several days off on the pretext of going to the mountains to reclaim wasteland.

Wan Lianxing knew that this man was holding a grudge against him and wanted to reclaim the wasteland as soon as possible and then be free, so he asked for leave and let him go. A circle of guards watched Cheng Youning, and this man could not escape his control.

When Cheng Youning, who had calculated the time, appeared, Wan Lianxing and Zhong Siyu were indeed having dinner.

The quiet room changed the moment Cheng Youning appeared. Wan Lianxing and Zhong Siyu both laughed.

Cheng Youning also smiled and said, "Grandson greets grandpa and grandma."

Looking at Cheng Youning, whom he hadn't seen for many days, Wan Lianxing lied when he said he didn't want to see this child. "You still remember to come to the palace to pay your respects to me and your grandmother."

Cheng Youning acted helpless, "There's nothing I can do. If I don't hurry up and reclaim those ten acres of land, I'll miss the best time for planting. I can only focus on one thing and neglect the other. It's been 20 days, and I haven't dared to slack off for a moment. Finally, today I've finished the work. I've reported it to my husband, Song Tingzhi, and I'm here to report it to my little grandfather today."

Wan Lianxing asked, "Is it hard to reclaim wasteland?"

Cheng Youning said unwillingly: "It's bitter."

"Are you tired of reclaiming wasteland?"

"tired."

"Which is better, being a prince or being a farmer?"

This time, Cheng Youning thought for a moment and said, "Of course the Crown Prince is better. Putting aside the fact that the Crown Prince has no shortage of food or drink, this gold medal in my hand is my pass. With this token in my hand, my grandson can go anywhere without any obstacles. Even the high officials in the court have to bow and nod respectfully to my grandson. It's so funny to see them bowing and nodding respectfully. Especially my Grandpa Ge, he finds it really funny to see my grandson trembling and dodging."

"What's so funny about that? Those ministers respect you. You absolutely cannot abuse your power for personal gain and harm loyal officials."

"Haha, how could I possibly harm those stubborn people? Look at how serious they were when they impeached me, as if I were an unforgivable criminal. How despicable! Little Grandpa, your grandson is the one being harmed by those ministers."

"If you don't do anything stupid, you'll probably get impeached."

Cheng Youning curled his lips, "The kite incident is over, but Grandpa is still talking about it again and again. This will make your grandson feel guilty and unable to raise his head."

The words sounded nice, like he couldn't lift his head because of self-blame. Cheng Youning held his head higher than anyone else, more magical than anyone else. Wan Lianxing didn't believe his nonsense. He couldn't see any trace of self-blame on Cheng Youning's face. "Youning, such a mistake can't be let go. Grandfather is not afraid of the trouble to clean up the mess for you, but you must learn from this and never make the same mistake again. Hundreds of eyes are staring at you in the court, and the beggars are also watching you. Your every word and action must be based on emotion and be based on propriety. Your conduct must be impeccable."

"Grandson has learned his lesson and will not make grandpa angry again. Grandpa, please don't talk about these unhappy things. Grandson is even hungry in order to come and see grandpa and grandma." Cheng Youning took a look at the food on the table. There were not many dishes that he liked.

"Let's sit down and eat together." Wan Lianxing didn't want to scold Cheng Youning every time they met. He thought it would be better not to go too far.

As usual, Cheng Youning sat in his usual seat and had dinner with Wan Lianxing and Zhong Siyu. The originally dull dinner suddenly became lively because of Cheng Youning's arrival. Wan Lianxing, who always required not to talk while eating or sleeping, heard Cheng Youning say a lot at the dinner table for the first time today. However, not a single word was about Song Tingzhi. Such a change was beyond Wan Lianxing's expectations.

He thought he would have to hear some of Cheng Youning's sarcastic remarks about the Song family today, but unexpectedly, he didn't hear a single word.

Cheng Youning could accept and approve of Song Tingzhi, which naturally made Wan Lianxing happy. The people he liked were almost always right, and Song Tingzhi was no exception. He believed that Song Tingzhi could cure Cheng Youning's evil tendencies and allow Cheng Youning to sit as his crown prince in an orderly manner. After a hundred years, the throne would be passed smoothly to Cheng Youning's hands, and he could rest in peace.

Cheng Youning didn't seem to be very sensible today, but he turned back into the Cheng Youning who always hung around Wan Lianxing and made him happy.

Wan Lianxing looked at the young man in silver clothes and felt a little satisfied. What he, Wan Lianxing, was enjoying now could be called family happiness. Although he had no children, he should be relieved to have a grandson.

After dinner, Cheng Youning played two games of chess with Wan Lianxing before leaving. Before leaving the palace, Cheng Youning went to Chenqing Palace, where the lonely Princess Zhuoyang still lived. There were very few workers serving her, and it was almost as deserted as the cold palace.

Princess Zhuoyang, overjoyed after not seeing Cheng Youning for so many days, couldn't help but hold Cheng Youning's hand and said, "Youning, you're finally here. Where have you been recently? You didn't forget about me, Zhuoyang, did you?"