The little princess' mind was read, and the court and harem were eating melons

On this side, the father and son were talking about Li Qingyi, and on the other side, the queen and Li Qingyi's mother and daughter were also talking about the two of them.

While the Queen was leisurely savoring her children's filial piety, she was also listening to Li Qingyi chattering about what happened when he left the palace today. When she heard about Xie Chengyao and Xie Wei, father and son, her expression remained unchanged.

Only after Li Qingyi finished talking about the exchange between the crown prince and Xie Chengyao did the queen wipe her mouth and say, "Your brother seems to be more at ease now."

Li Qingyi nodded.

The Queen: "But it's normal for your brother to have such doubts. After all, there are not many children in the palace. Yi'er, you have too few playmates. Not to mention boys, there are not even many girls."

Li Qingyi blinked: "I'm having fun on my own, so I don't have to worry about others."

The queen smiled, looked at him carefully, and was relieved to be sure that Li Qingyi did not say that out of consideration for them.

But Xie Wei...

This had been mentioned once before, and afterwards the Queen asked someone to find out more and found out what had happened in the Xie family.

Xie Chengyao directly revealed that the master of the third branch of the Xie family was only the old man's adopted son and not his biological son, which completely shattered the third branch's idea of ​​inheriting the Xie family's resources. He directly took advantage of Xie Wei's incident to divide the third branch... The queen did not think that there was anything wrong with Xie Chengyao's handling of the matter.

According to the Queen, the unsatisfied person like the Third House should have been nipped in the bud earlier to avoid so many troubles in the future.

It is said that this time Xie Chengyao directly investigated all the small tricks that the third room had done in the past. Using the name of the Xie family to deceive women was a small matter. The couple of the third room and their children had also schemed against other people in the Xie family for that little bit of benefit. They still felt that the old man was not fair at the beginning.

But the Queen checked and found that when Old Master Xie divided the family property, he did not treat the third branch harshly. Instead, he divided it according to the law of primogeniture. That is, the eldest branch, who inherited the family property, received 70%, and the remaining legitimate sons each received 10%. The remaining little was then divided among the illegitimate sons.

Don’t talk about whether this division is fair or not. This is the rule, and it’s the same in other families. The fact that he can divide it this way already shows that the old man is not biased.

If we really want to compare, why shouldn't the third wife's son, who is apparently a legitimate son but is actually an adopted son, be compared with the illegitimate son?

Not to mention how good the relationship was between the Third Master's biological parents and the old man. The old man and the Xie family provided him with food, clothing, and taught him skills, which was already a way of repaying their original friendship.

Until the end, they still treat you as the legitimate son. If there is any favoritism, I'm afraid it can only be said that they are partial to the third wife, not the eldest or second wife.

The illegitimate sons only got 10% of the property. If the eldest son had not been magnanimous and still pulled his younger brothers from time to time after dividing it, no one knows what their lives would have been like.

The illegitimate son was full of gratitude to the eldest son who was in charge of the family, but the person who should be grateful turned out to be an ungrateful person. I really don't know whether I should say that this was a mess left by the old man.

Normally, as a junior, Xie Chengyao would not be in a position to bring up such matters, but this time it was the people from the third house who took action against his youngest son first, which gave Xie Chengyao the upper hand.

And Xie Wei... The Queen inquired about Xie Wei. Although she had never met him, she had a picture of a smart and sensible little boy in her mind.

The queen was a little moved.

However, the Queen did not make this thought known. When she heard that Li Qingyi had met Xie Wei again, she wanted even more to meet this boy of the Xie family who was described by Li Qingyi as "little golden boy".

But, no rush.

The women of the Xie family had no particularly noteworthy connection with the empress or even the entire royal family, so they seldom entered the palace, let alone brought their children into the palace to be seen by the empress.

If we want this to not be so abrupt, we have to take it slow.

Thinking of this, the Queen heard Li Qingyi talking about sweet potatoes again, and she remembered that the Emperor had mentioned this matter some time ago. She smiled and said, "Your father originally wanted to use the recipe that Hu Ping'an sent to prepare a whole potato banquet, but later thought that if he did so, who knows what the cheap food would be hyped up to, so he gave up."

Of course, holding a proper banquet and inviting court officials to taste the sweet potatoes together would help spread the fame of sweet potatoes at a faster rate, but the situation might really develop as the queen said.

Nowadays, cheap things can become expensive once they are served on the royal table.

Let me tell you a joke from hell. Eggs outside cost a few cents, while eggs in the palace cost a few taels of silver.

Of course, the prices in the palace of Daning Dynasty were not so outrageous. After all, it had only been a short time since Daning Dynasty was established, and the emperor was so poor that he did not dare to look at the treasury some time ago. If the people who purchased goods in the palace dared to make so much money, they would be beheaded.

Li Qingyi: "My brother also said this is better."

The queen smiled.

Afterwards, Li Qingyi talked about what he had observed from the prince's expression: "My brother has been really busy lately."

Li Qingyi: "Since Father has given my brother half a day off today, why don't you just let my brother take a day off? My brother looks thinner."

The queen thought about the prince's appearance and found that she had almost forgotten what he looked like before. She did remember that the prince looked more and more energetic and in good mental state.

To be honest, I am indeed thinner than before, but it may also be that I have grown taller.

It's not that the queen doesn't care about the prince, but that there are people taking care of his daily life. Professionals do professional things, and those who are specifically responsible for these matters do a better job than her, his mother. The queen only needs to care about the prince's mental state.

Queen: "You need to tell this to your father."

Li Qingyi curled his lips and said, "Then my father can just leave the matter to my brother, and he can go to the Imperial Garden whenever he wants. What if I tell him and he doesn't like it?"

The Queen laughed and tapped her nose: "Your father is not so lazy. If it weren't for your brother being so reliable, your father wouldn't be so relieved."

The Queen added: "Don't worry, your father is not going to tire your brother to death. If you bring it up, he will definitely agree."

Li Qingyi thought about it and agreed.

Their family does have a throne to inherit, and there doesn't seem to be any conflict between her father and brother at the moment. Her biological father wouldn't want to kick out his heir in this way.

The mother and daughter talked about some other things. Li Qingyi talked about things outside the palace, and the queen lamented that she had not left the palace for a long time, but there were more and more changes outside the palace.

As she spoke, the queen asked someone to bring out the glass lamp that Wang Xuan had given her, and said with a smile, "By the way, your little sister Wang Xuan did bring me a business deal."

Li Qingyi blinked, and blinked again.

Half a month later, Li Qingyi heard that a shop specializing in selling glass lamps had opened in the capital. The lamps were sold out as soon as they opened. The outsiders fought desperately with the locals, but they still couldn't win.