Tang Dynasty: Father, if you don't rebel, I will!

Chapter 297 Prince Jin's Golden Beans at Yangcheng Palace.

"You, you, you, and you, come with me!"

Upon returning to Yangcheng Palace, Li Zhi immediately appointed several eunuchs and ordered them to take shovels and other tools, along with several carriages, and head towards the various palace walls of Yangcheng Palace.

This scene was witnessed by Princess Gaoyang, who had no classes that day and was discussing with her girlfriends about trying on the new clothes that Empress Zhangsun had sent from Chang'an.

Her eyes lit up, and almost without hesitation, she grabbed a few of her girlfriends and followed them furtively.

"Gao Yang, what is Ninth Brother trying to do? He..."

"Shh!" Gao Yang's eyes were filled with excitement, and he quickly covered Princess Chengyang's mouth.

His face was filled with a mixture of joy and slyness.

"Ninth Brother is definitely planning to dig out his hidden treasure!"

Beside them, a little girl from the Wang family of Taiyuan, who was in the same class as Chengyang and Gaoyang, looked puzzled.

"Gao Yang, didn't you say before that the things His Highness Prince Jin hid were all candies?"

Gao Yang's expression froze, but he still let out a cold snort.

"That's definitely a smokescreen! Ninth Brother must have hidden it somewhere else..."

however.

When they watched as Li Zhi, accompanied by several eunuchs and a carriage, strolled leisurely toward the small courtyard of the imperial kitchen where they had once been, and then kicked the black dog's food bowl over the palace wall, they witnessed the scene unfolding before them.

"Dig! Dig from this spot for me!"

The black dog whimpered pitifully. Pulled tightly by a eunuch, it stood up with a mournful cry, its neck still bound by a rope, yet it seemed determined to leap away and retrieve its only possession...

The eunuchs dared not disobey Prince Jin, who had survived at least eighty-one tribulations under the Emperor and the Crown Prince, nor did they dare to ask the reason.

They all put in their best effort and dug furiously at the spot Li Zhi pointed out.

Soon, with a "click".

Li Zhi was immediately delighted and raised his hand to stop everyone. He then personally stepped forward and dug out the box that he had buried for more than a year.

"hehe......"

Seeing that the box had clearly been opened, Li Zhi smiled faintly.

He casually placed the box directly onto the carriage.

Then, with a wave of his hand, he pointed to a spot under a pig trough on the side of the small courtyard.

"Here! Dig for me!"

The eunuchs: "..."

Li Zhi, accompanied by several eunuchs and followed by a few tails including Gao Yang, kept a close watch on him the whole way.

Along the way, hundreds of boxes were unearthed in various palaces and courtyards throughout Yangcheng Palace, most of which were hidden in filthy places.

Even the eunuchs who helped Li Zhi dig out the chests had become mentally numb after walking all this way.

They stared at each other, completely unable to comprehend it.

Even in the filthy latrines where these eunuchs lived, there were boxes hidden by His Highness Prince Jin under the bushes outside.

While they were digging, they accidentally opened the lids of several boxes.

The exposed pieces of candy left the eunuchs momentarily at a loss as to how to react to them.

His Highness Prince Jin... he wouldn't want to eat more, would he?

Think about this.

All the eunuchs hurriedly shook their heads, quickly banishing this absurd and rude idea from their minds.

And this moment.

Princess Gaoyang and her companions, who were also watching this scene, found it utterly absurd.

They couldn't help but look at each other in bewilderment.

Princess Chengyang covered her mouth, her large eyes filled with shock.

He Ran had a completely new understanding of her ninth brother's love for sugar.

Gao Yang's chubby face had a bluish tinge.

Hiding in the shadows, hoping to get a share from everyone who saw it, she kept telling herself the truth.

There must be something fishy going on. Even if Li Zhi has a sweet tooth, he wouldn't be so greedy as to actually eat candy dug up from the outhouse... Holy crap!

Gao Yang's eyes widened suddenly.

Princess Chengyang, who was standing next to her, and several other students from the First Official Academy had already turned their heads away.

Can not bear to look.

In sight.

The eunuchs didn't even have time to stop him. They stared in horror and astonishment at Prince Jin, who suddenly emerged from the box that had just been dug out.

Take out a candy and unwrap the wrapper.

Without the slightest hesitation, he tossed the candy into his mouth.

He sucked on it with a satisfied expression.

Everyone: "..."

Princess Gaoyang was immediately covered in a cold sweat and finally could not hold on any longer.

Suppressing the urge to vomit on the spot, he dragged Princess Chengyang and the others, who had long wanted to leave, and fled in panic.

"Your Highness, Your Highness, you..." The head eunuch opened his mouth, his expression one of utter horror as if his parents had died, his legs trembling as if the weight of his head was pressing down on him so he was about to kneel on the ground.

This prompted Li Zhi to roll his eyes.

"Your Highness what! Come on, there are still several places to go!"

The eunuchs stared wide-eyed at the three carriages that were now fully loaded.

There's more?!

Li Zhi's actions were not concealed, and the news naturally reached Li Chengqian very quickly.

When Wang De said that Li Zhi could actually eat candy dug up from that place, he was surprised.

Even Li Gang and Yu Shinan, who were holding teacups, couldn't help but tremble.

Wang De hesitated, but ultimately couldn't bear it and cautiously began to persuade Li Chengqian from his side.

"Your Highness, it seems Prince Jin's love for sugar is incurable. Perhaps we should simply lift the ban..."

Hear the words.

Li Chengqian suddenly burst into laughter.

He casually tossed a reviewed document onto a pile of documents waiting to be sent out, shaking his head repeatedly.

"Hahaha, if I were to lift the sugar ban on the Ninth Prince, who do you think would be the first to disagree?"

Li Chengqian looked amused.

Seeing that everyone was confused, he did not explain anything.

He waved his hand and suddenly asked Sun Yi, his personal eunuch, who was standing beside him.

"What has Lao Jiu been up to lately?"

Sun Yi was taken aback, and after a brief moment of recollection, he hurriedly replied.

“Your Highness, Prince Jin has been spending a lot of time with the second young lady of the Duke of Ying’s mansion lately. It’s said that he’s even neglecting Princess Murong. However, the two of them usually go to some commercial streets and the Department of Commerce after class at the First Official School.”

Li Chengqian nodded, a slight smile playing on his lips.

Mouthing in his mouth.

"It seems that Ninth Brother has already figured out what to do..."

"Madam, Madam! His Highness Prince Jin has arrived, and he's brought several carriages with him!"

At the Duke of Ying's residence, Madam Yang listened to the servants' hurried report.

After her expression changed, she was about to say something when she suddenly frowned and slowly sat down again.

"They must be looking for Zhao'er... In that case, if they don't ask to see the master, we don't need to disturb them. Just send someone to serve them tea and snacks as usual."

Just as Madam Yang had guessed, when Li Zhi ordered his men to drive the carriages into Wu Zetian's courtyard...

Wu Zetian, who was holding a thick book about the newly registered chambers of commerce in Taiyuan Prefecture and frowning in distress, was completely dumbfounded by his move.

"Li Zhi, what are you going to do?" she asked, full of confusion.

Li Zhi stepped forward with a smile, and suddenly, amidst her gasp, grabbed one of her hands and brought it to his mouth.

Just as Wu Zetian was instinctively reaching for the imperial rattan whip on the stone table...

"pat"

A blinding golden light, mixed with Li Zhi's still slightly damp saliva, fell into her palm.

This caused her mouth to slowly form a surprised "O".

"you......"

Wu Zetian wanted to say something, but then she saw Li Zhi turn around and take down one metal box after another, some of which were even covered in mud, from the carriage.

Opening it revealed a box full of candies wrapped in candy wrappers.

Then, right in front of her, Li Zhi skillfully unwrapped the candy and put the milk candy inside into his mouth.

After a blissful sucking session.

He pulled Wu Zetian's stiff hand over again.

Open your mouth and spit.

"Pap..."

Then, another golden bean, only slightly smaller than the candy, caught my eye.

Wu Zetian's eyes widened in disbelief.

She pointed in astonishment and disbelief at the box on the table, which contained at least a hundred candies, and then at the carriage that could hold at least several hundred boxes.

"These, all of these..."

“Yes, they are all!” Li Zhi nodded smugly.

Wu Zhao: "......"

She could hardly believe it, so she hurriedly walked to several carriages, randomly selected a few boxes from them, and had them carried down.

Then the box was opened, just as Li Zhi had done earlier.

He popped a few candies into his mouth.

It stretched her small mouth until it bulged out.

"Pfft... Hahahaha!" This Wu Zetian, so different from the strong, stubborn, and incredibly talented know-it-all Wu Zetian of the past, immediately made Li Zhi burst into laughter.

He shook his head and tapped the other person on the head.

Then they immediately had someone set up the large pot they had brought along.

As the water in the pot boiled under the heat of the flames.

Li Zhi poured box after box of unwrapped candies into it.

A sweet aroma, a blend of various fruit and milk fragrances, filled Wu Zetian's courtyard.

Wu Zetian finally spat out the candies she was holding.

Several golden beans, almost identical in size and shape to the previous ones, caused Wu Zetian's body to tremble with excitement.

Then, when Li Zhi smiled and used a large strainer to scoop out a large amount of steaming hot golden beans from the pot.

Wu Zetian finally couldn't hold back any longer, and a blush of excitement appeared on her pretty face.

"Ahhh! Gold! So much gold!!!"

All the candies in the five carriages melted away, revealing the golden beans encased within.

Without the involvement of outsiders, this project must have taken Wu Zetian and Li Zhi an entire afternoon.

In Wu Zetian's boudoir.

While the latter was still blissfully intoxicated, sprawled on the table covered in golden tears, Li Zhi's eyes, like those of a thief stealing fragrance and jade, began to survey the boudoir of this all-knowing young lady.

Unlike other girls who preferred comic books or needlework manuals, the books on the shelf were all about geography, economics, and new policies... She clearly preferred practical things.

A woman's longsword hangs on the wall, but it looks like it hasn't been used for a long time... She doesn't know martial arts, but she probably wants to learn some.

The dressing table drawer wasn't very big, and she never seemed to wear any jewelry... She didn't really like money; she probably just liked manipulating it.

Furthermore, considering the behavioral characteristics Wu Zetian displayed during her time at the First Official Academy...

Li Zhi's mind raced, the thought taking only a brief moment.

A cunning smile curled at the corner of his mouth.

He cleared his throat, crossed his legs, and slowly sat down opposite Wu Zetian.

She picked up the rattan whip that her own elder brother had given her and gently tapped it twice on the other person's head.

"So, Wu Zetian, shouldn't we discuss how much of a share I can take in your merchant guild?"