The Eternal Beauty of the City of Wealth

Zixuan walked up to his mother with a smile, adjusted the hem of her skirt, and asked softly, "Mother, do you like these mirrors?"

"I like it, I like it, Xuan'er. There is no woman in this world who doesn't like mirrors, and mother is no exception!"

"Yes, mother, mother, you are so beautiful!"

After Zixuan finished speaking, he kissed the queen on the cheek again, then snuggled into her arms and started acting coquettishly.

The queen was delighted, but then she said coquettishly, "This child, now that he's a king, still acts like a spoiled child to his mother."

Then he stroked his daughter's black hair and murmured to himself, "My Xuan'er, you are really a child who never grows up."

Zixuan stayed in his mother's arms for a while, then stood up and waved his little hand.

In an instant, with a clattering sound, a large pile of drinks and snacks appeared on the table.

The queen nodded with satisfaction. Her daughter was truly her close-fitting little cotton-padded jacket.

She picked up a bottle of green tea and said to Zixuan while drinking it, "Xuan'er, the concubines in the harem all want to meet you. Do you want to meet them?"

Zixuan thought for a moment and said, "Mother, these concubines are usually very kind to Xuan'er. I think it's better for me to meet them."

Okay, the queen said, and immediately ordered the maids to go to the harem to invite them.

In just a cup of tea, more than fifty concubines with different appearances and ages all walked in slowly.

When everyone saw Zixuan, they all bowed their heads and shouted, "We pay our respects to the King and His Majesty the Queen!"

Seeing this, Zixuan quickly stood up and supported them: "Please stand up, ladies. We are all family, so there is no need to be so polite."

After expressing their gratitude, everyone stood up, with joy on their face.

Zixuan looked around, smiled, and said slowly: "My dear ladies, the dining hall in the palace has been renovated."

"Xuan'er wants to have dinner with the concubines tonight. What do you think?"

Everyone nodded happily, "Okay, okay, we'd like to dine with the king!"

"Well, it's time for dinner now, let's all go together."

After saying this, Zixuan and the queen were surrounded by concubines and walked into the imperial kitchen.

As soon as I walked into the restaurant, everyone's eyes were focused on me and they all looked around curiously.

Under the careful explanation of the guards, everyone chose their favorite food and tasted it slowly.

After they had enough wine and food, Zixuan said to everyone, "My dear ladies, from now on, you can come here to eat every day."

"If anyone doesn't want to come, you can ask the chef to prepare it and send it to your bedroom to eat."

After hearing this, all the concubines thanked him happily in unison.

After dinner, Zixuan returned to the bedroom and entered the space again.

Ji Shiyi poured her a cup of tea and then left. Zixuan drank his tea while thinking about his next move.

Two cups of tea later, she called the robot boss and asked him to find a robot expert who knew how to build city walls.

A minute later, the expert came in. After greeting, Robot Nine stood aside respectfully, waiting for Zixuan's instructions.

Zixuan waved his hand: "Sit down and talk!"

Then, she paused again and said, "Qiujiu, I will send you to lead all the robots in the space to build a city wall at the borders of the countries in Guicheng's fiefdom."

"The purpose of building the city wall is to enclose the entire territory of Lai State."

"Make it a castle unrivalled in the world. Can you accomplish this task?"

Qi Jiu bowed and clasped his fists, saying, "Please rest assured, Your Majesty, I will ensure that the mission is completed!"

Well, Zixuan nodded with satisfaction: "I will tell you the specific planning plan."

"The wall needs to be 100 meters high and wide enough for two cars to drive side by side."

"Every checkpoint facing the outside world must have a city gate, and each gate must have a gatehouse. The gatehouse must be beautiful and elegant."

"Elevators must be installed on both sides of the city gate, and ladders must be installed next to the elevators to serve as backup in case the elevators malfunction."

"When building the city wall, you can use local materials. Build a moat around the city wall and make it slightly wider so two ships can sail in parallel."

"The soil excavated from the river will be used to build the city wall. These are the main issues. You can discuss the other details."

"In addition to robots, we will also recruit migrant workers to build the city wall, regardless of gender."

"Anyone who is able to work will be hired. The cost is 50 coins per person per day, and food and accommodation will be provided."

After Zixuan finished speaking, he stretched out his hand and took out a map. "Qijiu, look, this is the map. Check it out and find the best place to start. What supplies are needed? Make a list for me."

"After the court session ends tomorrow, I will drop you off at your destination and begin work immediately. Do you understand?"

Qijiu replied loudly, "I understand, Your Majesty!"

Zixuan waved his hand: "Okay, go out."

After Qijiu left the hall, Zixuan also finished washing up and lay down on his big bed.

Thinking about what I have to do tomorrow, I fell asleep unknowingly.

The next morning, at court, all the ministers were already waiting. When they saw Zixuan take a seat, they all knelt down and kowtowed in unison: "Your Highness, Your Majesty, and Your Highness the Princess!"

Zixuan glanced at everyone and raised his hand: "Stand up!"

Everyone stood up, and then with a loud noise, they all knelt on the ground.

Zixuan was stunned. What was going on? Why did he kneel down again just after kneeling?

While she was stunned, a minister crawled out of the line on his knees and said loudly: "Your Majesty, we are guilty. Please punish us!"

Zixuan looked at them suspiciously and asked, "What crime have you committed, my lords?"

"Your Majesty, yesterday we were drunk and lost our composure, failing to observe proper etiquette. This has made us behave unbecomingly and unworthy of being ministers. We have failed Your Majesty's grace, and I beg Your Majesty to punish us."

"Well, it's good that you admit your guilt. Then, will you dare to get drunk again in the future?"

"We will never dare to do that again. Please forgive me, Your Highness the King and Princess."

Zixuan raised his hand: "Forget it, get up, this won't happen again!"

The minister kowtowed again and thanked the king: "Thank you, Your Majesty, Your Highness!"

Zixuan heard the discordant voices among the ministers again.

Then he said coldly to the ministers: "Who among you was calling out 'Her Royal Highness' just now? Stand forward!"

The ministers looked at each other in bewilderment, no one daring to move. "Why, no one admits it? You dare to say it but not to do it! This is not what a real man does!"

Zixuan said sarcastically, "Why wouldn't you admit it? We were the ones who called her Princess!"

As soon as he finished speaking, more than twenty ministers walked out from the crowd one after another. They all held their heads high and chests puffed out, looking very arrogant.

Zixuan looked at the group of people and asked, "What are your names? Tell me one by one!"

The leading minister spoke first: "My surname is Zhang, my name is Zui, and my courtesy name is Bukai!"

"My surname is Yu, my given name is Ci, and my courtesy name is Fanbai!"

"My surname is Lu, my given name is Jiao, and my courtesy name is Bu Gai!"

"My surname is Niu, my given name is Wei, and my courtesy name is Zi!"

"My surname is Zhu, my given name is Tou, and my courtesy name is Dachang!"

I am... I am... These ministers all reported their names one by one.

The more Zixuan listened, the funnier he found it, and he thought: What kind of names are these?

Your parents must love you so much to give you such beautiful names.

The level of this name is too high.

Although she was laughing in her heart, her face looked extremely serious.

So, she set her eyes on the minister in the lead: "Open your mouth and spread the cloth, right? Very good, you have guts!"

"Tell me, why don't you call me Your Highness instead of Your Majesty, like everyone else?"

He opened his mouth and cupped his hands, saying, "Your Highness, there is only one great king in Great Qi, and he is in Linzi!"

"The princess is the ruler of a city appointed by the King of Qi. How can she be called the king?"

"How dare you open your mouth! How dare you disrespect the king and speak disrespectfully? Do you know what the punishment is?"

Taiwei Yi Ke rushed out of the crowd, pointed at him and shouted angrily.

He opened his mouth and looked at Yi Ke with disdain, and replied coldly: "Humph! Princess Xuan is your king, not our king!"