In the years of famine, I led a comfortable life with my husband

"Sir Shen, you don't need to say more today. The national treasury is empty. Even A Jin doesn't have any better solution. Sir Shen, please don't waste your breath." Su Zhizhi spoke first and interrupted Shen Wenjun before he could say anything.

Shen Wenjun didn't know what to say for a moment. It was not his intention to come here today, but as the prince's aide, he had to do his best. However, Shen Wenjun knew that it was the prince's fault this time, and he didn't want to make things difficult for Su Zhizhi and Xie Chengjin.

Seeing Su Zhizhi and the others' attitude, Shen Wenjun had to give up her persuasion today and planned to find another opportunity to persuade Su Zhizhi and the others tomorrow.

The prince has never been able to manage account books. He can't be happy at all with so many shops in his hands. To him, these are not shops at all, but hot potatoes.

Seeing that the problem of the deficit in the national treasury had not been resolved and was even getting worse, the prince became extremely worried.

at night.

The prince found a boat where he would not be disturbed and started drinking alone.

After drinking for a while, Shen Wenjun came.

"Your Highness, please take care of yourself and don't drink too much." Shen Wenjun advised.

Hearing this, the Crown Prince sighed helplessly and said, "Hey, Master Shen, I'm worried. Do you think I made a mistake by forcing Xie Chengjin out of the court? I shouldn't have set my sights on him. Now the treasury deficit hasn't been resolved, and there are still a lot of messes with shops waiting for me to clean up."

Upon hearing this, Shen Wenjun answered truthfully, "Your Highness, you really shouldn't have forced Master Xie to leave."

"So, in your opinion, what should I do now?"

"Your Highness, since you have personally driven them away, we should personally come and apologize, and politely invite them back."

The prince frowned slightly when he heard this. "Would it be too much of an honor for me to invite him back personally?"

Shen Wenjun was of course well aware of the prince's concerns at this moment. The prince was a prince after all, so he naturally wanted to save his face to some extent. Unfortunately, the matter had become very serious now, and the issue of face seemed insignificant.

Obviously, the prince also realized the seriousness of the matter at this time. He no longer put on airs, but nodded in agreement with Shen Wenjun's words.

The next day.

The prince rushed to the hill where Xie Chengjin and Su Zhizhi were early in the morning.

Looking at the small courtyard on the mountain, the prince said politely, "Is Master Xie here? Is Master Xie here?"

Xie Chengjin and Su Zhizhi in the room looked at each other when they heard the voice.

"This sounds like the prince's voice. Why is he here?" Su Zhizhi was the first to recognize the prince's voice and looked at Xie Chengjin with great confusion.

Xie Chengjin didn't say anything but waved his hand to signal Su Zhizhi to be quiet. He wanted to see what tricks the other party was up to this time.

"I am the Crown Prince, and I beg Xie Chengjin to come out of retirement. I was blinded by my previous mistakes. Please forgive me, Master Xie, and don't take it to heart..."

The prince's voice came from outside the door again.

This time, the two people in the room heard it clearly.

Seeing that the time was almost up and the prince had been waiting for a while, Xie Chengjin walked out of the house slowly. After all, the other party was a prince, so he couldn't put on such a big show.

Seeing Xie Chengjin walk out of the house, the prince's eyes suddenly lit up, and he quickly said, "Master Xie, everything that happened before was my fault. I was short-sighted and offended you. Now I hope you can come down the mountain again, and I will return those shops immediately."

After the prince finished speaking, he looked at Xie Chengjin with burning eyes.

Upon hearing this, Xie Chengjin rejected the prince without hesitation, "Please reconsider, Your Majesty. I have been ill recently and am no longer fit to take over the shop and worry about those trivial matters."

Seeing Xie Chengjin refuse without hesitation, the prince was stunned and felt extremely regretful. At this moment, he deeply realized how big a mistake he had made.

"Okay, then Mr. Xie, you should take good care of yourself. Health is the most important thing. This prince will come to see you next time." The prince was not angry when he was politely rejected. Instead, he was very rational and calm, and did not pester Xie Chengjin anymore.

After saying that, he turned and left.

Seeing the prince leave so easily, Xie Chengjin was a little surprised. He really didn't expect that the prince could leave so easily. According to his understanding of the prince, the prince was a man who would never give up until he achieved his goal.

Xie Chengjin guessed that this matter was not so easy to resolve, and the prince was probably still holding back his anger and planning a trick for him.

Sure enough, in the next few days, the prince would come to Xie Chengjin's door every few days to chat with Xie Chengjin and Su Zhizhi. However, this time the prince was not so eager for quick success, and he did not persuade Xie Chengjin and Su Zhizhi to return as soon as he opened the door. Instead, he took the initiative to come to Xie Chengjin and his wife to recite poems and compose couplets.

In response, Xie Chengjin and Su Zhizhi did not refuse, but instead warmly entertained the prince.

evening.

Seeing that it was getting dark and it was almost time for the prince to return home, he took the initiative to return all the electronic deeds to Xie Chengjin and Su Zhizhi.

"This time, I hope you won't reject me again. I've offended you a lot in the past. I hope you and your wife won't take it to heart." The prince said to Xie Chengjin earnestly.

Xie Chengjin didn't refuse after hearing this and agreed immediately, "Okay, then I will definitely not let your Majesty down."

The trick of retreating to advance has almost been played out, and it is time to stop. Otherwise, if you refuse again, the prince will think that the other party is getting too far, and he may get angry and take his anger out on Xie Chengjin and others.

When the prince saw Xie Chengjin take the electric deed from his hand, he was completely relieved.

The prince thought that he could rest easy after returning the telegraphic contract to Xie Chengjin, but the next morning at the court some officials who opposed him impeached the prince.

Everyone was arguing fiercely at the morning court. It seemed as if those who opposed the prince had made an agreement today and united to target the prince.

"How long has the Crown Prince been managing the court on behalf of Your Majesty? And already the court is in such a mess? In my humble opinion, I think the Crown Prince is unfit for this important responsibility."

"Yes, I don't know what's going on with the shop that the prince is managing lately."

"Look at what has become of it now under the Crown Prince's management. It's totally incompetent!"

……

The prince was so angry that his face turned red when he was openly mocked by the ministers for being incompetent. Just when he was about to lose his temper, Xie Chengjin arrived at the critical moment.

"The Crown Prince was personally appointed by His Majesty. Meeting him should be like meeting His Majesty in person. Are you fulfilling your duty as a subject by questioning him like this? Do you have any respect for the superior and inferior?"

With just a few words, Xie Chengjin angrily rebuked the group of old ministers who refuted him on behalf of the prince, and completely turned the situation around.