I just want to rob you of your luck

Zhou Yichen quickly replied respectfully: "I, your son, am going to provide disaster relief, contribute to the Nanmo Kingdom, and share your father's worries. This is what a prince should do, and I dare not ask for a reward.

It is just that after I left for a while, I realized that many people at the bottom of society were oppressed, wrongfully imprisoned, or had no place to appeal. It was really pitiful.

If this continues, the people will complain about the court and the royal family, causing social unrest. I want to work in the Dali Temple, and I hope your Majesty will approve it."

Emperor Nanmo looked at his son with some surprise.

I didn't expect that he still had this intention. Most of the princes wanted to make money in the Ministry of Revenue, or to hold real power in the Ministry of Personnel.

At worst, you can go to the Ministry of War to win over military generals, or go to the Ministry of Rites to get a sinecure where you can live an easy life and make some progress in the imperial examinations.

Few princes were willing to serve in the Dali Temple. Everyone knew that the work there was thankless and might even offend people if not handled properly.

However, the seventh prince was able to see the suffering of the people from small things, and truly had the world in his heart, working tirelessly to share the worries of the people.

For the first time, Emperor Nanmo showed a relieved and loving look to his son.

"Since the Seventh Brother is willing to go to the Dali Temple, I will appoint you as the Junior Minister of the Dali Temple. I hope you can really follow through on your words."

Zhou Yichen bowed solemnly to express his gratitude: "I will obey your order and will prove my determination with actions."

Emperor Nanmo remembered something again: "By the way, are you saying that the recipe for curing the plague came from Concubine Lin in your house?"

"Your Majesty, it was the pills and prescription that Concubine Lin prepared before I set out that played a big role. This allowed me to successfully eliminate the plague in the disaster area."

"Well, you are a good concubine. I don't know what to reward her with."

Zhou Yichen thought for a moment and said with a smile: "Lin only loves to study medicine, so why don't you reward her with some top-quality medicinal herbs?"

"Okay, I'll do as you say. I'll give you some rare medicinal herbs later. You can take them back with you."

"Your Highness, I thank you for your reward on behalf of the Lin family!"

Several people in the court looked at Emperor Nanmo and Zhou Yichen with complicated expressions.

One of them was the national defender General Hu Lie, who always felt that the Seventh Prince was mediocre and unpopular, and was not capable of taking on such a heavy responsibility.

Therefore, all the treasures were placed on the side of the Fourth Prince, Prince An. As a result, Prince An is now fighting with Prince Qi and Prince Rui, who was born by the late Queen.

Everyone ignored this unknown Seventh Prince.

It now seems that the court structure will have to change again in the future.

King Liang will also have a seat.

As for the other princes, none of them had expected that this unknown seventh brother could actually make a name for himself by going to Yanzhou to provide disaster relief.

After the court session, Zhou Yichen wanted to pick up Lin Jiuer, so he walked out in a hurry, but someone blocked his way.

"Congratulations to my seventh brother on his becoming king. When can we host a banquet to celebrate with the brothers?"

The first to speak was Prince An, and Prince Shun stood with him.

"Yes, congratulations to my seventh brother on his becoming king. You have done a great job this time. As your brother, I am really happy for you."

Then the eldest prince, Prince Rui, also joined in the congratulations.

"Seventh brother, you have worked hard. I am ashamed of myself. Congratulations to you on becoming king."

The ninth prince, King Qi, congratulated sincerely.

Zhou Yichen looked at the people in front of him and could only pretend to be flattered, and bowed quickly.

“Thank you, my brothers, the King of Rui, the King of An, the King of Shun, and the King of Qi. This was just a fluke and I don’t deserve your praise.

I haven't prepared anything today due to the tight schedule, but I will prepare some wine and food for you all to enjoy together some other day."

King Rui patted Zhou Yichen's shoulder very considerately and said, "Don't worry. I know you've worked hard in disaster relief. Haven't you had a good rest yet? Go back and have a rest."

After Prince Rui said this, the other princes stopped bothering Zhou Yichen.

Zhou Yichen looked at King Rui with gratitude, and bowed to a few people.

"Then I will go back first."

After saying that, he walked out quickly.

King Rui, King An and King Qi looked at each other and smiled meaningfully. They all wanted to win over this rising star.

As a result, King Liang seemed indifferent to everyone.

Prince Shun's maternal family is not powerful, so he privately supports Prince An.

Zhou Yichen finally got rid of those princes, but just as he was about to go to the harem to pick up Lin Jiuer, he was stopped by someone again.

"Your Highness Prince Liang, please stay."

Zhou Yichen stopped helplessly, turned around and saw the national defense general Hu Lie standing at the bottom of the stairs, seemingly waiting for him.

He suppressed his impatience and looked at Hu Lie calmly: "Does my father-in-law want to see me for something?"

Hu Lie felt somewhat dissatisfied when he saw his arrogant look, but he thought that if Prince Liang also made some achievements in the Dali Temple, he might really catch the eye of Emperor Nanmo.

So he smiled and congratulated: "Congratulations, Your Highness Prince Liang, for receiving the award from His Majesty today."

Zhou Yichen smiled faintly: "I just tried my best. It's nothing to be praised by my father by chance."

Hu Lie always felt that Zhou Yichen had become a different person since he disappeared, making it difficult for him to figure out what he was thinking.

No wonder my daughter suspected that the Seventh Prince had been replaced.

However, the Seventh Prince is now more restrained and opinionated, which seems to be a good thing.

Now the position of the crown prince has not been determined yet. If the Seventh Prince can catch the eye of His Majesty, and he is his son-in-law, wouldn't that be more reliable than supporting Prince An?

Thinking about the secret letter he received from Butler Ma in the early morning, Yun Shao felt a little overwhelmed as he didn't know what trouble he had gotten into.

His daughter was becoming less and less progressive, and had gotten into trouble again and he had to clean up the mess for her. Thinking of this, he had a rare flattering look on his face.

"I have nothing to do today. Your Highness is going to take up a post at the Dali Temple. I happen to know a thing or two about it. Why don't I go back with Your Highness and tell you about the situation at the Dali Temple and visit Yun Shao while I'm there."

Zhou Yichen was speechless. He just wanted to take Jiuer back with him, so why was it so difficult?

But today I do plan to invite Hu Lie to my house to deal with Hu Yunshao's issue.

So he said in a somewhat impatient tone: "Concubine Lin happened to go to visit the Queen Mother today, and it was agreed that we would take her back to the palace together. Why don't you go there first, and I will pick up Concubine Lin and come later."

When Hu Lie heard that Concubine Lin could actually hook up with the Queen Mother, he felt a little unhappy. It seemed that this woman was really capable.

No wonder she won the heart of the Seventh Prince in such a short time.

He showed no displeasure on his face: "Then I will go to the mansion to see Yun Shao first and wait for His Highness to come back."

"Father-in-law, Yun Shao did something wrong last night. I asked someone to keep her under guard. When you go back, tell Butler Ma to release her from the guards. I'll tell you when I get back."

Hu Lie pretended to be shocked and angry and said, "How can Yun Shao be so ignorant? She has caused trouble to His Highness again. I will definitely give her a good talk when I go there."

Zhou Yichen said in a cold tone: "Father-in-law, please do as you please. I will go to the palace first."

After saying this, he entered the palace without looking back.

This was the first time that Hu Lie was humiliated by the Seventh Prince. He felt aggrieved and angry. It was all because of this careless daughter. He was determined to teach her a lesson this time.