When the prince is reborn, he will only hit me if he doesn't hit the wall!

Qin Yuechuan remained calm and didn't want to explain any more. He just replied, "Yes, I beg you to approve it."

"Then why didn't you bring it up at the court meeting just now?" The emperor took another sip of tea and asked lightly.

"Father has just demoted Xu Guanghai. If I immediately propose to cancel the engagement, it would seem too heartless and unrighteous, adding insult to injury."

The emperor had an indescribable expression when he heard this: "Don't think I can't see that you were deliberately targeting Xu Guanghai in the palace just now!

Now you are secretly asking me to cancel the engagement. You want me to be the bad guy!

In this way, canceling the engagement becomes one of my punishments!"

It did save the brat's face.

The emperor put down the teacup with a bang and said with a hint of dissatisfaction.

Qin Yuechuan was silent for a moment, and responded calmly: "Father is wise."

"you……"

The emperor was speechless for a moment. He admitted it and said that he was wise!

Thinking of what he hadn't said at the last Mid-Autumn Festival banquet, the emperor began to speculate again. Could it be that last time he wanted to... ?

Well, he did feel guilty towards his son.

"Hmph, it won't happen next time.

I will draft an edict immediately. The Xu Mansion will receive it soon."

"Thank you, Father."

Having achieved his goal, Qin Yuechuan did not linger any longer and bowed respectfully before leaving.

Fulu then quietly came forward and added more tea.

The emperor put his hands behind his back, staring at Qin Yuechuan's receding figure, and sighed deeply: "Fulu, he is still blaming me."

The tone is firm, implying no doubt.

Fulu bent down, placed the teacup beside the emperor, and said gently,

"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness Prince Rong is still young. As time goes by, he will understand Your Majesty. Everything is not what you want."

"After Concubine Rong left, he has never been really close to me again."

……

At the same time, outside Beijing.

Xu Xinyue followed Xu Yuanshan, prepared some paper money and offerings, walked through the woods, and followed a flowery path to a grave.

There is a stone tablet in front of the tomb with two lines of words written on it.

A row has been traced with cinnabar: the tomb of my beloved wife Xue Nian

Next to it is Xu Yuanshan's name, but it has not yet been painted red.

Xu Yuanshan knelt in front of the tomb, gently tidying up the weeds in front of the tombstone, muttering as he did so:

"Ah Nian, I'm here to see you. I was in trouble this time, but I was able to turn the danger into safety. It was you who blessed me, and blessed me and Yueyue, right?"

"Yueyue has grown up and become sensible. This time, it's all thanks to our daughter.

It's all because of your good teaching. Our daughter is now pretty and obedient. She is so grown up, but she still calls me "Mom".

The more Xu Yuanshan spoke, the more choked his voice became and his eyes became red.

Xu Xinyue just knelt quietly by the side, silently helping Xu Yuanshan place the offerings, lighting the brazier, and watching the pieces of paper money and offerings being slowly engulfed by the flames.

The flames flickered, as if responding to every word Xu Yuanshan said.

Xu Xinyue confided silently in her heart:

“Mother, I will remember all the skills you taught me, and I will remember every word you said.

Mother, don’t break your promise. You said that no matter what you reincarnate into, you will return to Yueyue sooner or later. Mother, don’t lie to Yueyue.”

Xu Yuanshan continued to babble for a long time, and finally stood up, rubbing the word "Xue Nian" back and forth with his fingertips lovingly.

The reluctance to leave is beyond words.

"Anian, Yueyue and I are going back. We will come to see you another day."

The father and daughter put out the brazier and returned to the city along the same route.

After this incident, Xu Yuanshan knew that Xu Xinyue was no longer the ignorant and naive child he used to be.

Her Yueyue can also provide a small roof for him.

Therefore, Xu Yuanshan took her to various garment shops, rice shops, etc. in Kyoto, introduced them to Xu Xinyue, and also introduced the shopkeepers to her.

Different shops focus on different things.

He also whispered to Xu Xinyue about the behavior and work styles of each shopkeeper.

For example, the shopkeeper of Yuyifang is a middle-aged woman in her forties. She is enthusiastic, straightforward, and generous.

The shopkeeper of Nuoxiangfang is also the shop's signature craftsmanship. He has a white face and no beard, is serious and never smiles, and is strict and meticulous in his actions.

Even when making pastries, the amount of water and rice used is strictly controlled.

There is also the owner of the rice store who is always smiling and seems to be very easy to talk to, but in fact he has seven or eight holes in his heart and is very cunning.

"Rice store?" Xu Xinyue suddenly thought of something.

"So does that mean that the Xu family's rice and grain supply actually comes from Dad's shop?"

"Yes, that's right."

After learning the truth, Xu Xinyue couldn't help laughing out loud: If Xu Guanghai knew that the rice and flour actually came from his own family business, and he had paid the compensation to the third room truthfully, he would probably vomit blood again.

If the third house was still there, the Xu family would never have to worry about food and money for the rest of their lives.

Alas, but who made them so cruel? They deserved it.

He also took Xu Xinyue to his own bookstore, restaurant, and a medium-sized jewelry shop.

She then discovered that most of her father's businesses were mainly focused on people's livelihood, with only the restaurant and jewelry shop doing mid- to high-end aristocratic business.

Although the content of Xu Yuanshan's discussions with the shopkeeper was not exactly the same, he would always mention this sentence no matter which shop he went to: "When I'm not around, Yueyue's words represent my words.

You can help her with additional suggestions, but the final decision must be made by Yueyue. Do you understand?"

Xu Xinyue could tell that a few shopkeepers didn't agree with the idea from the bottom of their hearts, but for the sake of her father's face, she didn't say much.

He still responded respectfully.

Xu Xinyue knew what they were thinking, but she didn't care.

There is ample time.

It was almost noon when Qin Yuechuan returned to Prince Rong's Mansion. After asking the servants, he learned that Xu Xinyue and Xu Yuanshan had gone out early in the morning and had not returned yet.

Qin Yuechuan frowned slightly.

Ever since Xu Yuanshan caused a big fuss at the gate of the Xu Mansion, the news that he was expelled from the clan quickly spread throughout the streets and alleys.

Coupled with Xu Guanghai's previous ruthless and unrighteous behavior towards the third branch of the Xu family, most people expressed sympathy for Xu Yuanshan, the victim.

He was framed and his brother was ruthless and expelled him from the clan.

Since he was already at the center of the storm, Xu Yuanshan simply didn't care.

He appeared in various places in the city and continued to inspect his own shops.

But he always brought Xu Xinyue with him, which resulted in him not meeting Xu Xinyue recently.

I can't help feeling a little anxious.

Didn’t I make snacks to express my gratitude after I came back from the encounter with bandits?

He took her to see the show of Yang and Xu Guanghai last time, but why didn't she come to thank him?

Before reaching the study, Qin Yuechuan stopped and asked Qingyang behind him: "Did Miss Xu say what she would give me as a thank you gift?"

Qingyang was a little confused as to why Qin Yuechuan suddenly said this:

"Thank you gift, what thank you gift? When will Miss Xu..."

Suddenly, he felt Qin Yuechuan's glare and immediately changed his words:

"...Ah, it's my fault. I was too busy recently and forgot to remind Miss Xu. Your Majesty, please don't be angry. I will... withdraw first."

After saying this, he ran away as if there was fire behind him.

Seeing that he was sensible, Qin Yuechuan felt a little better and continued to walk towards the study.