How can I bow my head and serve the powerful officials?

Prince's East Palace.

Xie Jinyu and Emperor Jian shared the same idea that the person who could end up at the last place must be an honest official from a poor family.

The punishment of half a year's salary was like adding insult to injury. Xie Jinyu sent someone to the storehouse to get the silver, intending to help the other party privately. However, unexpectedly, the man came back as soon as he left, and brought Eunuch Chen with him.

After listening to Eunuch Chen's instructions, Xie Jinyu almost laughed out of anger.

Before he even left the house, a huge pot fell from the sky and all the staff in the Prince's Eastern Palace lost half a year's salary.

This was his father punishing him, warning him that if he couldn't even defeat such a simple trick of his second brother, how could he check and balance the officials in the court and work for the benefit of the people of the world.

He underestimated his enemy and didn't expect that his second brother would give him such a big gift. He must have been acting so abnormally today not because his end was near, but to make him uneasy and confused.

He knew clearly that he couldn't be cruel to him.

Xie Jinyu clenched his fists and smiled indifferently, feeling a little more desolate in his heart, "Your son obeys your order."

"Don't worry, Your Highness." Eunuch Zhao smiled and waved the whisk in his hand. The two young eunuchs behind him stepped forward and brought over the imperial presentation tray piled with memorials.

"The Second Prince said that Your Majesty has worked hard for the country for many years and his body is noble, so he needs to rest well. As the master of the East Palace, the Crown Prince should share His Majesty's worries. Your Majesty agrees with this. These memorials will be handled by His Majesty."

Xie Jinyu was stunned.

When I reacted, I couldn't help but look up at the sky.

Eunuch Zhao said with a sneer, "Your Highness, the sun does not rise in the west today."

Since the sun didn't rise in the west today, why would my second brother be so kind as to let him review memorials for His Majesty instead of offering to help our father share his worries? !

Could it be that he wanted to dig a hole for himself so that he could slander him for trying to divide his father's imperial power...

"This..." Xie Jinyu glanced at the memorial cautiously.

"Your Highness, don't worry. They are just unimportant memorials." Eunuch Zhao said with a smile.

Of course, there were also a few more important memorials inside. Now that the prince was of the right age, it was time for him to take over the memorials and share the worries of the country and the king.

Xie Jinyu then accepted it. After seeing off Eunuch Zhao, he couldn't help but look in the direction of Chenghuan Palace.

What does second brother want to do?

On the other side, in Chenghuan Palace, Xie Chengze couldn't help snickering at the thought of the prince being humiliated and having to work miserably without pay.

After taking off his shoes, he climbed onto the small jade couch in the pavilion that was placed for enjoying the view. His jade-white feet rested on the soft pillow at the end of the couch, and his whole body collapsed on it like a salted fish.

Lie down and smell the fragrance.

Sleep, smell good.

The lazy cat curled up on the couch and dozed off for a while. After a while, it began to turn left and right, repeating this several times, and finally sat up again.

He shouted, "Come here, ask the storeroom manager to bring the treasure book over!"

After a while, the warehouse manager came hurriedly and handed over an account book with the three big words "Treasure Book" written on it.

Xie Chengze flipped through the booklet.

Emperor Jian was extremely fond of Concubine Hua, and good things from all over the country were sent to Chenghuan Palace in batches and piles. After Concubine Hua died of illness, Emperor Jian transferred this grace to the original owner, and the rewards were sent in multiples, making the concubines in other palaces gritting their teeth with envy.

This treasure book recorded the treasures bestowed by Emperor Jian over the years. Emperor Jian even said that this was Xie Chengze's private property and he could dispose of it as he pleased.

After Xie Chengze came here, he inherited the memories of the original owner. Although his childhood memories were a lot more blurred and he could hardly remember them, his memories after the age of nine were very clear.

He remembered that Concubine Rou of Yufu Palace had set her eyes on the Yunduanjin and Canghaizhu in Chenghuan Palace. Unfortunately, the original owners were greedy people who only wanted to take in and not give out. No matter how Concubine Rou tried to persuade them, she failed to get what they wanted.

He still remembered that although Concubine Rou's family background was not prominent, her brother Jiang Henan was a famous imperial merchant in Jiangnan. Jiang Henan doted on his sister very much. He was afraid that his sister would be bullied in the palace, so he secretly gave her a lot of silver every year so that she could manage the palace servants...

"Come here." Xie Chengze waved to the warehouse manager.

The warehouse manager hurried forward, and Xie Chengze whispered a few words in his ear. The warehouse manager was very surprised, but did not dare to ask why, and immediately went back to work.

Xie Chengze glanced at the treasure book that was moving further and further away.

I don't know what he was thinking about, but he suddenly smiled with his lips curved.

I hope the Ministry of Revenue will like this "big gift".

After putting his worries to rest, Xie Chengze collapsed back onto the small jade couch, rolled up the small Persian blanket, and soon fell into a deep sleep.

-

Without having to attend court, Xie Chengze's little life was simply delightful.

He stayed in Chenghuan Palace every day, lying on the small jade couch, reading storybooks and other books. As the most favored son of the current emperor, he had the best food, clothing and other daily necessities in the palace. Even the lychees and grapes he ate on a daily basis were transported from the distant Jiangnan and Tubo at full speed, first delivered to the emperor, and then to Chenghuan Palace.

Not only that, he also has a number of assassins privately recruited by the original owner, all of whom are extremely loyal, especially the two personal bodyguards Wuhen and Wuji, who did a lot of shameful and dirty things for the original owner in the original book.

Although the original owner was not smart, he was afraid of death, so his armed forces were very powerful. Even Xie Chengze had to admit that the original owner was right in this regard.

However, after glancing at the two hands peeling lychees and a knife cutting grapes beside the jade couch without leaving any trace, Xie Chengze looked away with a guilty look on his face.

I'm sorry, original owner, it seems like a waste of your talents to have your people following me.

"Your Highness." Wuhen peeled the lychees and handed the crystal glass plate to Xie Chengze.

Wuhen had a handsome and heroic appearance, with a kind of sharp and cold look. His eyebrows were slanted like sword blades, his lips were thin and slightly pursed, and his voice was a little cold and distant. Even his handsome face became like ice, revealing a murderous coldness.

The most distinctive feature of him is his pair of sword eyes which are always covered by a black ribbon, and he is very good at hearing and identifying the location to kill people. In the original book, Shen Yuan and many people thought he was blind. In order to get rid of Wuhen, Shen Yuan designed to deafen Wuhen, but he didn't expect that Wuhen's eyes were normal. Therefore, the original owner, who was in a life-and-death situation, broke through the siege of hundreds of people and survived by chance.

Xie Chengze turned his head again and looked at Wuji.

In contrast, Wuji was much more handsome, with a gentle and elegant bookish air, not like a martial artist at all, but more like a counselor. He rarely took action, and was very good at light work. Usually, he would only draw his sword when he needed to kill an entire family, killing people in the dark without leaving any trace.

Xie Chengze didn't understand what kind of life-saving grace these two powerful young handsome guys had that could make them never regret or betray their original owners even when they were used by them, and even do their best to help their original owners win the throne, only to end up with tragic deaths.

Xie Chengze felt a little sorry for them, but now that he was not planning to seize the throne, these two guys could stay away from all the dirty work and live a leisurely and good life with him.

Xie Chengze took the glass plate from Wuhen's hand, his eyes fell on the pile of lychee pulps arranged neatly like a pyramid. He was stunned for a moment, then put the top one into his lips.

Wuhen and Wuji turned their heads at the same time, one's eyes flickered and one's ear moved slightly.

Xie Chengze chewed the fruit flesh, looked at Wuhen inconspicuously, and asked casually, "Wuhen, aren't you curious why I didn't go to court today?"

It is somewhat suspicious that a chosen worker who has no illness or disaster suddenly stops going to court. Xie Chengze wants to test whether Wuhen and Wuji have noticed anything unusual.

Wuhen lowered his eyes, half-knelt in front of the jade couch, shook his head, and said in a tone so calm that no emotion could be heard, "Your Highness, do whatever you want."

Xie Chengze looked at him in surprise. He couldn't help but think of the story in "Powerful Ministers" in which the original owner had designed to kill a loyal minister of the court in order to cut off Shen Yuan's left and right arms. At that time, the original owner arrogantly asked Wuhen if he was cruel and ruthless, and Wuhen replied, "Your Highness can do whatever you want."

What a life-saving grace, but his bottom line as a human being has fallen to this point! This is simply eating away at his normal three views!

The book didn't mention it, and Xie Chengze didn't know how to ask, so he could only say unhappily, "Then you dote on me quite a bit."

Wuhen raised his head, his slightly tilted head revealing a hint of dazed confusion.

Wu Ji, who was standing by, also brought the crystal dish over and said with a smile, "Your Highness~ This ice cube is not curious, but I am curious!"

The crystal plate that Wu Ji brought was not as neat as Wu Hen's and had a bit of obsessive-compulsive disorder. The crystal grapes on the plate were placed in a mess. Not only that, they were also peeled and missing pieces here and there. Looking closely, it looked like they were peeled into the shape of a human stick, with some remaining limbs. There was light-colored juice flowing on the red plate.

Xie Chengze couldn't help but sigh, "That's awesome."

It's bad enough that you use a long knife to peel the grapes, but you can also peel them so ugly and bloody.

Wu Ji held the plate with both hands, his peach blossom eyes filled with a hint of confusion, "Your Highness, what does awesome mean?"

Xie Chengze: "Uh, it means to praise you for being unique."

Wuji: "Oh~ then His Highness is awesome too~"

Xie Chengze: ...

No, I'm not awesome, you are awesome.

After confirming that Wuhen and Wuji were the two brainless fans, Xie Chengze finally relaxed his mind and became a parasite with a clear conscience.

He said to Wuji, "I suddenly feel that being an emperor is quite boring. Getting up early and going to bed late every day can easily lead to baldness and wrinkles."

He touched his face and said with a look of fear, "When I woke up this morning, I looked in the bronze mirror and found that I had an extra wrinkle. It was then that I suddenly realized that beauty is far more important to me than the throne!"

Wu Ji looked at Xie Chengze's face carefully and did not find any new wrinkles.

"Your Highness is worrying too much," Wu Ji said sincerely, "Even if Your Highness is old, he is still the most beautiful old man in the world."

Xie Chengze: ...

Wow, you really understand romance.

"Your Highness." Wu Ji raised the crystal plate and urged with his eyes, "Eat grapes."

Xie Chengze looked at the grape stick and was a little reluctant to take action, but Wuji's eyes were too expectant. Just when Xie Chengze finally made up his mind to reach out, the guards at the door hurried over and said, "Your Highness, many officials came outside, bringing many gifts, saying they are here to visit the patient!"