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

"Sister, do you feel better today?" On the fifth day, Wen Jiu lay on the windowsill and watched Qiao Shinian practicing calligraphy in silence. Her eyes were red and dark circles under her eyes.

Qiao Shinian looked up at Wen Jiu and nodded slightly: "Yeah."

"Your Highness, the eleventh prince is hosting a banquet at Tianxiang Mansion and invites you to attend." Yue Yu walked over and said in a low voice.

"No, no, tell him I'm busy." Wen Jiu waved his hand, his eyes fixed on Qiao Shinian.

Qiao Shinian put down his pen, looked up at Wen Jiu, and after a long while, he stretched out his hands and held Wen Jiu's cheeks: "I'm fine, go ahead. You've postponed a lot of banquets in the past few days, this won't do. It's useless for you to just stand here and look at me. You need to go out and socialize."

Qiao Shinian's hands were cold. Seeing Wen Jiu's reluctant eyes, she said, "Yingzhu and the others should stay outside the palace. If possible, bring someone back to accompany me."

"Okay then." Wen Jiu nodded happily. He covered Qiao Shinian's hand on his cheek with both hands, "Sister, take a break. Look, your hands have turned into ice cubes."

“Chunxue! Take good care of your sister. I’ll be back soon!” Wen Jiu let go of Qiao Shinian and turned to Yue Yu and said, “Go prepare the horses! Tell the people outside the door that I’ll change my clothes and leave soon!”

Watching Wen Jiu leave in a hurry, Qiao Shinian closed the window and let out a long sigh.

Her love was over.

Now she should prepare to do what she needs to do in the fiefdom.

If you want to change a person's mind, you must start with education.

I heard that people there haven’t had enough food to eat in the past two years. Naturally, they have no interest in learning about education.

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Tianxiang Mansion is the largest restaurant in the capital of Chuwen. All the people who come and go there are high-ranking officials and nobles who come from prominent families.

"Thirteenth brother, this way!"

"Meet King Yongle!"

Wen Jiu raised his eyebrows when he saw such a scene, and strode to his seat and sat down.

"Eleventh Brother, what is this?"

Wen Shouan smiled and said, "These are the people in the capital who want to meet you. Come, let me introduce you..."

"I see this place is not full yet, is there someone else who hasn't arrived yet?" Wen Jiu asked.

"Yes, I also invited my twelfth brother and ninth brother, as well as Sheng He, and some ladies." Wen Shouan said with a smile.

Wen Jiu looked around and saw that they were the only ones in the huge restaurant. "Isn't His Royal Highness the Crown Prince coming?"

"The prince has something to do today, and he said he will hold a banquet another day for everyone to get together. As for Seventh Brother, he said he is not interested in people like us." Wen Shouan called almost all the royal children who remained in the capital, with the main goal of not offending anyone.

Wen Jiu smiled and nodded, muttering in a low voice: "If we bury the explosives, they will all be scrapped and destroyed at once. What a pity!"

"Ah? Thirteenth brother, what do you mean by 'a pity'?" Wen Shouan asked puzzledly.

Wen Jiu shook his head, thinking that the Eleventh Prince was a reliable person who would not offend anyone when doing anything.

Glancing sideways, Wen Jiu saw a familiar person. He hadn't seen him for several years. This person no longer looked young, at least in his face, and he had grown a beard.

"General Lu, long time no see. I haven't had the chance to visit you since I returned to Beijing." Wen Jiu stood up, walked in front of Lu Ping and bowed to him humbly.

Lu Ping quickly stood up and returned the greeting: "Your Highness Prince Yongle, you really embarrassed me."

"I will never forget your help to me." Wen Jiu said politely with a smile, "After several years of separation, I didn't expect to be able to come back safely and see General Lu."

Wen Jiu remembered that at the banquet last night, Lu Ping was staring at Qiao Shinian while he was dancing. He was already married and had children, but he was still so shameless!

What a scumbag who is always eyeing the bigger picture!

Wen Jiu smiled, but in his heart he had already depreciated Lu Ping to nothing.

"Your Highness Prince Yongle, you are joking. You are a blessed person who is under the protection of the goddess. Naturally, you will be able to turn danger into safety and return safely."

Wen Jiu nodded, and then seemed to remember something: "Oh, I almost forgot that you lent me a lot of money back then. Now that I'm back, it's time to return it. Today, the king and sister Shi Nian will come to thank you for your generosity."

Just as Wen Jiu was talking politely to Lu Ping, a lot of people arrived one after another.

After all, the eleventh prince was the host, and the protagonist was the legendary King Yongle.

Many people came with a mission. After all, the incident of roasted sweet potatoes after the king was crowned and the land was granted that night made many officials believe in the God's gift.

It was winter, and the Chinese New Year had just passed. The ladies who came to the banquet entered the house wearing colorful cloaks. Each of them was elegant and decent, showing the style of a noble family.

"Thirteenth brother, I invited you to a banquet two days ago, why didn't you come?" As soon as Prince Gu entered the room, he happily ran straight to Wen Jiu.

Wen Jiu turned around, looking apologetic: "I just returned to the capital and was just crowned king. There are still many things I am not familiar with, so I stayed in the palace to catch up on my knowledge!"

"Hungry...hungry?"

"Yes, make up for it." Wen Jiu nodded and looked at King Gu with sincere eyes.

King Gu smiled awkwardly: "Haha, Thirteenth Brother is still young and is always hungry."

Wen Jiu knew that he had misunderstood her, and did not intend to correct her, "Hey, Wen Ying, no, it should be Sheng He, you are wearing such a beautiful outfit today!"

Wen Ying, who had just walked in, was inexplicably praised so bluntly. After a second of stunned silence, she walked towards Wen Jiu and said, "Brother Thirteen is also handsome today. Look, many people blushed when they saw you."

This was considered a greeting, and Wen Ying said to Wen Jiu: "I'll go take a seat first."

"Well, let's go."

Prince Gu looked at Wen Jiu and moved closer: "I heard that Miss Qiao who has been following you has been ill in recent days. Is it serious? Why don't you ask an imperial physician to take a look?"

Wen Jiu took a step back and said in a lighter tone, "Don't worry about it, brother Twelve. She is fine and there is no need to call a doctor."

"I think most people have arrived, my two brothers, please take your seats. Tianxiang Mansion has recently spent a lot of money to hire a group of dancers, and their dances are the best in the capital."

"You just returned to Beijing, so you probably don't know yet, but our brother loves eating, drinking and having fun the most. Any new tricks and new dishes in the restaurants, big and small, in Beijing, cannot escape the eyes of Eleventh Brother." Prince Gu patted Wen Jiu on the shoulder and took a seat with him.

"When are you planning to return to your fiefdom?" As soon as he sat down, King Gu asked a question that would spoil the fun, but at the same time, it made many people around him prick up their ears to listen.

"Look, it's not decided yet. It's freezing cold, and I don't want to leave." Wen Jiu was a little distressed when he talked about this, and then he looked at King Gu, "Before I went back to Beijing, I heard that your carriage ranked second in the entire capital, and no one dared to rank first. How about you give up and give me a good carriage, and I will leave after the fifteenth day of the first lunar month."

"Hahaha, look at what you are saying! What do you mean by giving up? If you like it, just go to my house and pick one you like and take it!"

"Then I will have to shamelessly ask you for it." The two of them were chatting animatedly, and it seemed as if the previous unpleasantness had never happened.

"Come, let me introduce you to these two. These two are my friends. If you need any help in the capital, just go to Master Ma and Master Gao."

Seeing Prince Gu's enthusiasm today, Wen Jiu had already guessed who the other person was in the imperial study that night.

Could it be that this guy really believed the nonsense he told that day?