Back and forth: I brought supplies to help the impoverished prince

After seeing that Wen Jiu was really crowned king and given a fiefdom as he had said before, Qiao Shinian felt a little relieved. This was an expected result.

But when she saw the subtle expressions of the others again, her heart, which had been relieved, was lifted a little more.

How is this going?

Is... there something wrong with this fiefdom?

But when she looked at Wen Jiu, Wen Jiu was smiling and there was nothing wrong with him.

It would be great if Mu Qingchen were here.

Qiao Shinian thought so, and thought that on the last day before she left, Mu Qingchen didn't even see her.

All the special cases that were once made for her have disappeared, he just left when he said he would...

Qiao Shinian's eyes were a little hazy, and she felt resentful for no reason in her heart. She was a little disappointed and felt aggrieved.

Mu Qingchen really didn't even see her once, so what was all the favor he showed her before?

"Your name is Qiao Shinian, right?"

Just as Qiao Shinian lowered her head and was distracted, Emperor Gao Wen's voice made her stand up and salute immediately: "Your Majesty, it's me."

"I have heard that you outdid all the noble ladies in Zhou State with your dance."

Qiao Shinian lowered her head and replied, "Your Majesty, the rumors are exaggerated. I don't have that ability. Everything is just a rumor."

"Hahaha, I remember that you were still so straightforward five years ago. Now you have accompanied my son to Zhou Kingdom, and you have become much more mature after returning."

"I was ignorant and naive back then, and I offended Your Majesty. Your Majesty is so kind that you did not pursue my failure, and I am grateful to this day." As Qiao Shinian spoke, he had already walked to the center of the hall, kneeling and kowtowing to Emperor Gao Wen.

Emperor Gao Wen laughed and turned to look at Wen Jiu: "Why not let her dance a little, so that the officials of Chu Wen can see how graceful a person is who can outdo the noble lady of Zhou."

Wen Jiu's expression changed slightly. He cupped his hands and whispered, "Father, she...she hasn't danced for a long time. If it's so sudden, it might spoil your father's fun. How about this, we hold a banquet in two days to let the Zhou envoys see the skills of our lady from the Chu Wen family."

Emperor Gao Wen's expression suddenly turned cold. He patted Wen Jiu's shoulder and said meaningfully, "Wen Jiu, are you too happy? You just asked her to dance. How could this cost her life? She can dance in Zhou, but she can't dance in Chu Wen?!"

"Your Majesty, I and Your Highness have absolutely no such intention. It's just that I haven't danced for nearly two years, and I'm afraid that I won't dance well enough and will spoil Your Majesty's interest. If Your Majesty grants me a favor, please don't blame me if I don't dance well." Qiao Shinian crawled on the ground and said loudly.

"Okay! Let's dance to cheer us up." Emperor Gao Wen sat down with a smile, "Wen Jiu, go get nearly half of the sweet potatoes and have them roasted."

"Yes, father." Wen Jiu walked down. He looked at Qiao Shinian who was standing in the middle. The two looked at each other in silence.

When Qiao Shinian returned to her seat, she gently held Wen Jiu's tightly clenched fist under his sleeve.

The climax of the banquet had passed, and now the entertainment was just about the flattery of the ministers and the dancers.

When everyone had eaten half of the roasted sweet potato, their eyes towards Wen Jiu changed.

The prince, who had been silent all the time, stood up to congratulate, and then the ministers followed closely and flattered Emperor Gao Wen.

Wen Jiu was not in a good mood until the end of the banquet.

"Your Highness the Thirteenth Prince... Oh no, it's Your Highness Prince Yongle, please stay!" Eunuch Gao took small steps and stopped Wen Jiu who was leaving.

Qiao Shinian looked at Wen Jiu, who shook his head slightly.

When Eunuch Gao came closer, he said, "Your Highness, His Majesty asks you to go to the Imperial Study."

Wen Jiu and Qiao Shinian looked at each other. Qiao Shinian took out a banknote and stuffed it into Eunuch Gao's hand: "You've worked hard, Eunuch. Take this and have some tea."

Eunuch Gao looked at Qiao Shinian with a smile on his face. Qiao Shinian is much more mature now than he was back then. Back then, when Qiao Shinian stuffed him with money, he felt depressed just holding the money.

How natural and sensible it is now.

"His Majesty's visit to Your Highness is nothing serious. I guess he just wants to tell Your Highness something and ask Your Highness something." Eunuch Gao stuffed the banknote into his sleeve and said with a smile, "But Your Highness should think more before answering His Majesty's questions. After all, some words cannot be taken back once they are spoken."

"Thank you for your advice, eunuch." Wen Jiu nodded and looked at Qiao Shinian, "Sister, you go back to sleep first, I'll be back soon."

Finally, Chunxue took Qiao Shinian back to their residence.

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"Father, you are looking for me." As soon as Wen Jiu entered the imperial study, he saw Emperor Gao Wen supporting his head with one hand, as if he was asleep. He even raised his voice on purpose.

Hearing Wen Jiu's voice, Emperor Gao Wen opened his eyes again: "Why are you yelling? Speak more quietly at this time of night."

"Oh." Wen Jiu lowered his head and walked over. "Son, can you sit down and talk? I'm a little full from eating just now, and now my stomach is uncomfortable standing."

Emperor Gao Wen glanced at Wen Jiu and said in a cold voice: "I thought your stomach was a bottomless pit! Now you feel full?"

"In reply to your father, I am growing up recently. In order to avoid having to get up to eat another meal at night, I will eat a little less for dinner."

What Wen Jiu said made a lot of sense, and Emperor Gao Wen could not find any fault with it for the moment.

"sit down."

"Thank you, father." Wen Jiu was sitting next to Emperor Gao Wen, which startled Eunuch Gao, who was about to invite Wen Jiu to sit on the chair. Then he looked at Emperor Gao Wen and saw that Emperor Gao Wen waved his hand for him to leave.

"Goddess, is this true?"

"If Father wants to ask about the God Realm, then it should be true. I have been there in my dreams. The buildings there are hundreds of meters high. It only takes one envoy to travel a thousand miles. Everyone has a magic weapon to fly.

If the father wants to ask if the goddess will really help his son all the time, that is a lie. His son did not lie in Zhou State, but just concealed a little. The goddess is the goddess of agriculture. Now it is time to harvest hundreds of millions of acres of farmland. The goddess needs to personally check whether there are any crops that do not meet the standards, so it will enter a busy farming period.

I guess by the time she finished her work and came to look for her son again, he would have turned into a handful of ashes.

It’s just that the goddess hasn’t entered the busy farming season yet, so she can see her son one last time.”

Wen Jiu finished speaking in one breath, looking at the teacup in front of Emperor Gao Wen and said, "Father, this is all I know."

"She can't make you immortal?"

"No, the elixir from the divine realm becomes a mortal item once it comes down. She said that gods have their own rules for their world, and humans have their own rules, and the two are incompatible." Wen Jiu looked at Emperor Gao Wen seriously, and his expression was so sincere.

Emperor Gao Wen lowered his eyes, picked up the teacup in front of him and took a sip of tea.

"Father, drink less tea at night, otherwise you won't be able to sleep." Wen Jiu said.

Emperor Gao Wen paused and said, "Are you teaching me how to do things?"

"No, I care about you, your son! After all, you are my biological father. Without my mother, you are the only one I can rely on." Wen Jiu shrugged.

Emperor Gao Wen put down the teacup in his hand and did not answer: "Are you really planning to be a vassal king and be satisfied with just a piece of fiefdom?"

"Well. What else? You still expect me to compete with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince? Father, don't joke with me. I don't have the power of my mother's family behind me, and I don't have any ministers who can support me. Let alone His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, any prince can easily crush me.

To be honest, I have been thinking very clearly in the past few years since I went to Zhou. My competitive spirit has long been worn away by reality. It is better to live a miserable life than to die. If I must die, I think that according to my friendship with the goddess, I can practice in the underworld for thousands of years and then be brought to the divine world to be her follower. "

Emperor Gao Wen slammed the table heavily: "Humph! You dare to say anything!"