After time travel, my best friend and I exchanged supplies and became a rich woman

The emperor's birthday banquet came to an end in a barely harmonious atmosphere.

Among the gifts given to the emperor by the people, the two lions given by the King of Qi and the big pumpkin given by the King of Kang were the most discussed.

There is a group of people who say that the King of Qi is very filial and is willing to spend a lot of money to buy a glass lion for the emperor.

Another group of people said that King Kang was really stingy. Although the pumpkin given to the emperor was indeed ridiculously large, it was just a pumpkin after all!

How can it be compared with a glass lion worth ten thousand taels? !

In a word, the King of Qi is definitely much more filial than the King of Kang.

Even Prince Kang, Wan Yuanying, who had tried to save his father's reputation at the birthday banquet, had some small complaints about his father on the way back.

"Father, you are so mean. If I had known you would prepare a pumpkin, I would have prepared a more expensive gift.

Now, after listening to you, my son really thought that the gift we gave this time was very valuable, so the things he added later were just ordinary gold, silver, jade and other things.

I wonder if the Royal Grandfather would think that our Prince Kang’s Mansion has slighted his birthday banquet. "

King Kang had drunk some wine and was already feeling a bit hot. When he heard his son say this, he felt unhappy.

"You've been in the capital for so many years without anyone to teach you, and you seem to have become stupid.

No matter how expensive the gifts our palace prepared, could they be more valuable than that pile of glass lions worth one hundred thousand taels? !

By that time, you will have spent the money, but you won't even get a single word of praise from your royal grandfather. So why bother?

It would be better to give up those inappropriate thoughts as soon as possible and live a quiet life as a prince, isn't it? "

Wan Yuanying pondered his father's words and nodded, "Father is right, it's my son who is ignorant."

“You~~~~~” King Kang poked his son’s head with his finger, “Don’t you see what time it is?

Remember what your father told you, our palace doesn't need to compete with each other, living a stable life is the real thing."

"My son will remember your father's teachings." Wan Yuanying bowed to King Kang, "But father, what if, I mean what if, if my grandfather lets His Royal Highness the Prince of Qi move into the East Palace, will he...?"

"If that's the case, then I will hurry up and die. When I die, you will come back to inherit the palace, and everyone will be happy."

As soon as King Kang finished speaking, Wan Yuanying was so frightened that he immediately knelt down on the carriage, "Father, please don't say such things. Son, I definitely don't mean that, Father!"

"I don't want to live anymore~" King Kang lifted the bamboo curtain on the carriage and looked out the window at the feasting and revelry with a melancholy look on his face. "It's meaningless."

"Father!!! Please don't say such things, I am so scared!" Wan Yuanying was about to cry, "Isn't it just that I didn't have time to go to Fanhua Tower with you a few days ago?

My son told you that your old acquaintance, Madam Manzhu, has gone out to visit friends these days and is not in the capital. Why don't you believe it?

Besides, Fanhua Tower is not a place we should go to. If my mother finds out, I will be in trouble, right?

It's a rare opportunity for you to return to the capital. Wouldn't it be better to invite a few good friends to hold a poetry reading and appreciate the lotus flowers?

The child didn’t go to Fanhua Tower anyway…”

"Bah!" Prince Kang couldn't bear to listen any longer, "If you don't go, how do you know that Manzhu is not in Fanhua Tower?!

Do you think your father doesn't know that the money reported from restaurants and teahouses is probably only one-tenth or one-twelfth of what is actually spent on food and drink? !

Let me tell you, these are all leftovers from your father's past. If I don't expose you, you will teach me a lesson instead!"

The prince blinked and was speechless for a moment.

King Kang turned his head away angrily and didn't look at his son.

After a long time.

The prince suggested quietly, "Why don't we go to Fanhua Tower? Ah Xian knows that place. How about my son take you to listen to some music?"

King Kang just snorted and didn't answer yes or no.

I only heard the driver outside announce: "Your Majesty, Prince, we are here."

King Kang then asked in a low voice, "Just listen to the music, and go tomorrow."

“......Yes, father.” The prince responded in a low voice.

.......

In the northern suburbs of the capital, there is the Mountain Resort.

"You said~~~~~"

A slightly old voice sounded in the dark bedroom.

Ji Chongning, who was about to turn around and leave, stopped and asked, "Does the Grandmother have any other instructions?"

"Tell me, why did your royal grandfather specifically ask the three princes to attend tomorrow's grand court meeting? Does he want to announce the succession tomorrow?"

The Empress Dowager's voice sounded emotionless, as if she was really chatting about gossip with Ji Chongning.

"Maybe." Ji Chongning's voice was a little low.

"I just don't know... who is the candidate for the crown prince in his mind. Today I saw that he was not very warm to Prince Ning." The Empress Dowager said slowly.

Ji Chongning stood at the door, with faint moonlight shining on his shoulders.

He just said, "This...I'm afraid it's not important anymore, right?"

Inside the house, it was so quiet that not even the sound of breathing could be heard.

After a moment, a sound of "hmm" so light that it seemed inaudible was heard coming from the inner room.

Ji Chongning bowed towards the dark inner room and then walked out.

After Ji Chongning left, the Empress Dowager's voice rang out again in the room, "Have you given all the things to Concubine Shu?"

"Given it," someone responded from inside the room. "Eunuch Cao, whom I have placed beside Concubine Shu for many years, just sent a letter saying that the things have been delivered and Concubine Shu has rewarded him."

"That's fine," the Empress Dowager said with some fatigue in her voice, "Since things have come to this point, we can only take it one step at a time.

But I think Chongning doesn’t seem to care about many things. I don’t know if this step is right or not.”

"Of course it's right," the person in the room responded, "You saved Master Wen's life. In the future, he will definitely repay you."

"What's there to repay?" The Empress Dowager said in a somewhat gloomy voice, "I'm so old now, but I always think that the people I've raised by my side are always more caring than those who haven't gotten along with me much.

Speaking of which, Chongning's father was also raised in Ai's palace with Aju. But now... Never mind, when people get old, they always talk about the past.

Sleep, you can go out. Be alert at night, the carriage and horses are ready outside the second gate. "

"Yes, the Queen Mother."

The man responded, then walked backwards to the bedroom door and walked out quietly.