After picking up a lucky girl, all the beasts line up to come to your door

The prince was not unaware of this, but Hua Yun was one of his few true friends, and was the one who was willing to help him and interact with him when he was down.

Thinking back to those years when he was an invisible prince, most people didn't treat him well, let alone respect him.

Except for Hua Yun and a few others, no one would look down on him or dislike him. Instead, they would help him when he was in trouble and take him to do business.

"Father, I want to cherish this friendship."

Emperor Sheng was not surprised. "If you want to cherish this friendship, don't think too much about it. You should also keep a proper distance from Hua Yun."

"Hua Yun can only hold on for a while under the pressure from his family and other parties, but he won't be able to hold on for long. This is why you need to keep your distance from him."

"You need to make the Hua family and their relatives and friends understand that even if the Hua family forces Hua Yun to come to you, it will be useless."

He also came from the position of Crown Prince, so he knew these things very well and could understand the Crown Prince's thoughts.

The prince pressed his eyebrows and said, "So, what's so good about this lousy prince?"

"Becoming the crown prince has cost me my freedom and friends, and I still have to deal with so many troubles."

He really couldn't understand why so many people wanted to become the crown prince.

Are you not tired?

Emperor Sheng said, "One man's honey is another's poison."

The prince fell silent. Yes, to him the position of prince was like arsenic, but to others it was like honey.

Emperor Sheng said, "Don't think too much."

"You're already in this position. It's useless to think about more. It's better to make yourself stronger."

"Being strong is the only way."

The prince looked at him sadly, "Father, if you hadn't insisted on making me the crown prince, none of this would have happened."

"I am a leisurely prince, and I am very comfortable with it."

Originally, he had no big wishes in his life, he just hoped that he could die peacefully and comfortably.

As for power, he never thought about it.

It is not easy to live a stable and comfortable life, so why should he fight for power and profit?

Emperor Sheng snorted, "If you want to protect your friends, you must learn to fight and struggle."

The prince just felt a headache. When he raised a son in the future, he would definitely hand over the throne to his son and would never sit on this position for another day.

……

Mu family, flower hall.

"The baby won't come back for the New Year." Zhu couldn't stop sighing and had no appetite.

"The baby has been away for several months and now he won't come back for the New Year."

She hasn't seen her lovely granddaughter for several months and misses her terribly.

Father Mu smoked his pipe, frowning, "Baby, you went out for something important."

"Besides, the baby is still young, so it's good for her to go out for walks more often. When she grows up, it won't be so easy for her to go out even if she wants to."

Others sighed and missed their baby.

Zhu said, "I know this."

"I haven't seen my baby for a few months. I miss him so much. I don't know if he's doing well outside or if he's encountered any trouble."

Father Mu also missed the baby and was worried about his granddaughter. "It's okay to say this at home, but you can't do this outside."

"If someone with ulterior motives finds out, it will bring trouble to the baby and the family."

Zhu said, "It's not like I just came to Rongdu, how could I not know these things?"

After living in Rongdu for several months, she came into contact with so many dignitaries and learned a lot.

Father Mu said, "Let's eat."

"Doesn't Pingping write letters often? The baby also writes in the letters, which means the two children are doing well outside."

"The two children are doing their work outside. They can learn a lot from Mr. Sang. Let's not nag them too much."

"If you keep repeating this, it's not good for the child."

After hearing this, Zhu and others didn't dare to talk about Pingping and Baobao anymore, for fear that it would bring bad things to the two children.

……

By the mountain stream.

"It's all your fault." Shangguan Quan hit Hua Yun and said unhappily, "Look at the road you pointed us to. It led us into the mountains."

"What should we do if it rains?"

Mu Baobao and Zheng Xingguang squatted by the stream to see if there were any fish.

Mu Pingping was leaning against the tree trunk, reading a book in his hand.

Sang Ye is reading the letter from the emperor.

Hua Yun smiled apologetically, "I didn't expect this to happen. I promise to look better next time."

This time he pointed them in the wrong direction, causing them to take the wrong path and end up here.

Shangguan Quan rolled his eyes. “I think you’re doing this because you don’t want to stay in the inn in town.”

"Okay." Sang Ye said, "The emperor agreed to our request and gave us the token."

He raised the golden token in his hand and said, "However, the Emperor doesn't want us to stay outside for too long."

"The Emperor means that if we stay outside for too long, it will become increasingly dangerous, and some people will take extreme measures."

Hua Yun and Shangguan Quan both knew this. There are a small number of people who, when faced with danger, would kill to cover up everything.

They just want to be good people for once, but don't want to risk their lives.

"Let me see where we should start." Hua Yun took out the map and looked at it.

Sang Ye said, "The emperor gave us a document with some places on it. We can choose one from them."

Hua Yun came over with the map, "Let me see if there's any place close to here."

Sang Ye handed him the information and said, "Don't make any mistakes this time."

Hua Yun smiled awkwardly, "Don't worry, I won't make a mistake this time."

He took the information and compared it with the map.

……

Mingqing City.

This is a relatively large state capital, but not many people come and go, mainly because it is inconvenient to travel.

There are no waterways or extra roads here, only one official road.

In addition, there are no particularly famous or good things here, so not many merchants come here.

When the carriage that Mu Baobao and his group were riding in entered the city, they were charged an entrance fee of one silver coin.

"What's the city entrance fee?" Mu Baobao asked Sang Ye, "Why do we have to pay to enter the city? There are so many places that don't charge money."

Sang Ye stopped reading the letter and said to her, "It's the silver you need to pay to enter the city."

“A lot of places don’t have it, but here it does.”

After this period of disaster relief, the disaster situation in various places has basically eased.

It rained from time to time, and people's lives became much better.

They basically didn't encounter any disaster victims along the way, except for some towns where there were stalls where the imperial court distributed porridge.

Mu Baobao was even more confused. "Why do we have to pay to enter the city? We didn't pay when we went to Rongdu."

Sang Ye said, "This is why we came here, to find out why the prefect here wants to collect money from people entering the city."

"We can't say that this prefect is bad just from this point."