After the failed attempt to pretend to be dead, the sickly child was favored by the treacherous mini

Without thinking, yet it seemed as if he had thought about it a thousand times, "I thank the emperor for the reward. How about calling him Xie Mansion?"

Xia Hong took the hot tea handed over by Eunuch Lin, lifted the lid to skim off the foam, and stared at Shen Jinmo with his lowered eyes for a moment: "Wouldn't it be better to write 'Prince's Mansion' on the plaque?"

"I am no longer considered a prince." Shen Jinmo calmly accepted Xia Hong's scrutiny and faced his current situation calmly: "If the Xie Mansion is not suitable, the Shen Mansion will also be fine."

Seeing that Xia Hong was still looking at him, Shen Jinmo explained: "Xie Nanxing has no one to rely on in Luoan. If he has a mansion, people will always look up to him."

The teacup was placed on the jade table, and along with the crisp sound, Xia Hong's air pressure also returned to normal. "You can talk to the Minister of Works about your house yourself. I don't want to bother with your idle thoughts."

"Thank you for the grace, Your Majesty." Shen Jinmo accepted Xia Hong's favor with a smile. In fact, he knew the answer Xia Hong wanted.

If a tamed wild beast is always obedient and does not need to be whipped by its owner, the trainer will question whether the beast is useful enough.

Shen Jinmo came from Yunhuai Village. With Shen Jinmo's current salary, it would not be enough to support the daily expenses of a house without the support of Princess Pingnan's Mansion.

After a slight pause, Shen Jinmo thought about what Xie Nanxing had arranged for Yang Huai today, and took the initiative to explain.

"Your Majesty, it is actually quite difficult for me to set up my own business now. My salary is not even enough to pay for Xie Nanxing's medicine."

"I have raised a boy like this, and I don't want him to live a hard life with me."

Xia Hong lowered his head and drank his tea, his expression showing no ripples at all because of Shen Jinmo's words.

He did not respond to this. He was the king of a country. No matter how favored his subjects were, if their family was short of money, it was far from the point where he, the emperor, would take the initiative to help them.

In recent years, only Xia Che has had this "honor".

But Shen Jinmo didn't want to become Xia Che, so he could only rely on his own abilities.

Speaking of silver, Xia Hong remembered Sui Yi's report the day before: "I heard that Xie Nanxing is also considering doing some business now?"

"Yes, his health is not good. I have tried to persuade him many times but failed, so I just let him go." After shaking his head repeatedly, his unbridled doting filled the entire Golden Palace.

"He is always afraid that I will be driven out by the princess and become homeless."

There was a hint of teasing in her eyes and her words were full of joking: "Wang Heng is an eight-foot-tall man. I'm afraid he will have to rely on his husband to support him in the future?"

"I don't care about face in front of him. He can support me and save me from worrying about money, so I can serve the emperor better."

"Now he likes to do this business. I am not worried about him, but I am worried that he will lose money and I can't pay him."

The fact that Xia Hong would take the initiative to mention it means that Xia Hong doesn't take this matter to heart, not to mention whether Xia Hong minds.

Although Xia Hong may not care, Shen Jinmo must obtain Xia Hong's approval. In case there are hidden dangers, even if the sickly boy tries hard, in the end it may all be in vain.

"As Xiaojiu's study partner, Nanxing has no reason to go into business even if he is short of money. But I see that Nanxing is spending so much effort on you, so I will grant Nanxing this favor."

Xia Hong's lips curled slightly, and he seemed to be in a good mood: "But if he loses money in the future, you are not allowed to cry poor in front of me and ask me to borrow money."

"Your Majesty, rest assured. Xie Nanxing said that he would support me even if he had to pick up rags." Shen Jinmo pretended to be stupid with a smile on his lips, saying nothing but irrelevant words: "But I know that you care about me the most, and you will definitely not bear to see me live in such a miserable state."

It is easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but difficult to go from extravagance to frugality. Shen Jinmo did not give Xia Hong a satisfactory answer because of Xia Hong's kindness.

Shen Jinmo must know Xia Hong's current attitude towards him today.

"Xiao Linzi, look at how you're already playing the victim." Xia Hong closed his folding fan with one hand, pointed at Shen Jinmo and said with a smile: "They don't want to do business at all, they are clearly jealous of the money in my hands."

……

It gets dark early in winter. When Shen Jinmo came out of the Golden Palace, the lanterns on both sides of the palace road were already lit.

He did not walk fast, and by the time Shen Jinmo heard Eunuch Lin's voice trying to persuade him to stay, he was less than a hundred feet away from the Golden Palace.

It's like he's waiting for someone on purpose.

"My Lord, please wait for me."

He slowly stopped and looked back at Eunuch Lin who was chasing him with a lantern, and stayed where he was without moving.

It was not until Eunuch Lin walked up to Shen Jinmo that he asked, "But does the emperor have any other instructions?"

"How can the emperor give any explanation?" Eunuch Lin held up a lantern to lead the way for Shen Jinmo: "It's dark and the road is slippery, so His Majesty specially asked me to lead the way for the prince."

"Yeah." Shen Jinmo responded softly and waited quietly for Eunuch Lin's next words.

If there was nothing else to do, why would we bother asking Eunuch Lin, the chief eunuch, to come and lead the way in person?

Whenever Eunuch Lin was with Shen Jinmo, he always had to find a way out, so he was used to it: "Look at my memory, the emperor has given instructions."

"Your Majesty, I am here to ask you a question. If the prince is busy right now, the servants in your mansion can help you with the shopping."

It is a threat, a crushing blow, and a warning of an ultimatum from those in power.

It has always been Shen Jinmo who has something to ask of Xia Hong, and whether he gives it to him or not depends entirely on Xia Hong's mood, not on whether Shen Jinmo needs it or not.

Shen Jinmo had no right to linger in the Princess's Mansion due to lack of money.

And within this warning lies Xia Hong’s grace.

If Shen Jinmo is obedient, Xia Hong can consider giving Shen Jinmo more autonomy.

After all, no one wants to live under surveillance every day.

"I haven't thought this through." He stood tall and straight, his voice was cold and clear, without showing any dissatisfaction: "Please tell the emperor, Eunuch Lin, that I will discuss this with Xie Nanxing when I return home today, and I will arrange for someone to go to the new mansion to clean up in the next few days."

Shen Jinmo still didn't promise when he would move to a new house.

"If you don't have enough people, tell me and I can arrange for someone to help the prince clean up." Eunuch Lin continued with a smile, "The prince will definitely move into the new house before New Year's Eve."

Shen Jinmo directly agreed to this arrangement: "Then I will help Eunuch Lin."

"Then I would like to congratulate Lord Shen on his new home." After changing the address, Eunuch Lin handed the lantern to Shen Jinmo with a smile on his face: "It's dark and the road is slippery, Lord Shen, please be careful on the road."

Snowflakes were floating in the sky, and Shen Jinmo was walking along the familiar road holding a lantern.

As a superior who is sure to win, Xia Hong's usual attitude is to control the development of events and wait for Shen Jinmo to surrender voluntarily.

Now, such a straightforward urging showed that Xia Hong trusted him.

In order to avoid any further complications, Xia Hong cut off all possibilities of contact between him and his parents.

Xia Hong still doubted whether they had a chance to reconcile.

Shen Jinmo was about to take the last dose of strong medicine.