Princess, he is rich enough to rival the country

In fact, at the beginning, Gu Yanshu just wanted to change the people in the household department.

After all, no matter how clean the company is in the future, it cannot guarantee that its financial department will not have any violations.

Not to mention that Tianqi has lasted for hundreds of years, during which there were many wars and several emperors changed.

Almost without thinking too much, you can know how many messes there are in this household department.

It is also because of this that the household department is also the most "stable" existence among the six departments.

Those who went in were able to stay in peace and stability, and almost all of them were of one mind with others.

At this time, Gu Yanshu only needs to stuff a random person inside, without even considering the person's original position, it is enough to keep the Minister of the Household Department busy for a while, and he has no time to find fault with Prince Li's Mansion.

As for Wen Qingyan's appointment as the servant of the household department, it was indeed something unexpected for Gu Yanshu.

From this point, it can also be seen that the emperor may have long been dissatisfied with the emptiness of the treasury.

Otherwise, when Wen Qingyan proposed to open source, he would not directly break the balance that he had maintained with his own hands over the years, and entrust Wen Qingyan with a heavy responsibility.

But no matter what, this matter is of great benefit to Prince Li's mansion.

Prince Li's mansion was happy about Wen Qingyan's matter, but the eldest prince was almost not overwhelmed with anger.

When he heard the news, the eldest prince was busy running around for disaster relief.

Before coming to Shaocheng, the eldest prince only thought of how much benefit he would get if he got the disaster relief in Shaocheng.

But after arriving in Shaocheng, the eldest prince discovered that this credit was not what he wanted, and he could get it wherever he wanted.

The difficulty is much more difficult than he imagined.

Not to mention how much effort it took to appease those people who were furious to the extreme because of Shaocheng's government and the second prince's operation.

Let's just say that the current harsh environment in Shaocheng is a big challenge for someone like the eldest prince who has been pampered since childhood.

In addition, it is above the money for disaster relief.

The Changle Gambling Shop under the hands of the First Prince was first taken away by Prince Li's Mansion for 1205 million taels, and then had to close down because of the layout of Prince Li's Mansion.

Later, in the price war of Tao Ranju, Yuncizhai also failed.

Later, seeing that Yuncizhai regained its strength and got back on track, it ended up declining at a speed that the First Prince could not have expected.

Even the Zhou family behind Yuncizhai also left the capital as quickly as possible.

When he left, he didn't even forget to go to his mansion to take the concubine away.

At that time, the eldest prince was so angry that he scraped off a layer of skin from the Zhou family, and he let him go after feeling a little more at ease.

Changlefang and the Zhou family used to be the two most profitable existences under the hands of the First Prince.

Now it's all gone, while the First Prince has been cut off his left and right arms, even the money in the mansion has become somewhat stretched.

It was also because of this that the First Prince made up his mind from the very beginning, taking advantage of the opportunity of disaster relief, to make some money from the disaster relief funds, so as to relieve some of the pressure in the mansion.

The left and right households are all his people, so they will naturally cover for him.

However, when the eldest prince arrived in Shaocheng, he realized that what happened was completely different from what he had imagined.

As far as the disaster relief funds allocated by the imperial court are enough for disaster relief, let alone make money from it!

Now the eyes of the entire government and the public are focused on Shaocheng, even if the eldest prince wants to do something, he doesn't dare to go too far.

In the end, the matter of disaster relief in Shaocheng directly became a drudgery for the First Prince.

Fortunately, the attitude of the imperial court to the disaster relief funds was straightforward enough, which made the First Prince feel a little bit of comfort in his heart.

Later, the imperial court sent over the donations raised by the "Kyoto Daily".

The arrival of this money finally made the First Prince heave a sigh of relief. Not to mention the progress of the disaster relief, the First Prince even planned to take the disaster relief money into his own pocket.

However, before the eldest prince could put his thoughts into action, he heard the sad news from the people under his command:

"What did you say? The emperor appointed Wen Qingyan as the servant of the household department?"

"Returning to Your Highness, yes, yes."

Facing the Eldest Prince's eyes that seemed to want to fuck, the man tremblingly took out a letter from his pocket and presented it to the Eldest Prince.

Judging from the words "big emperor's brother personally" written on the envelope, one can know that this letter should be from the fourth prince Qin Han.

Seeing the fourth prince's handwriting, the first prince barely suppressed the anger in his heart, and reached out to pick up the letter.

The fourth prince and the first prince are brothers of the same mother, and they know him very well. When the emperor's appointment was issued earlier, the fourth prince has already been able to meet the first prince's reaction.

So in this letter, the Fourth Prince not only clearly wrote the ins and outs of the matter, but also spent a lot of space to appease the First Prince.

Now it is a foregone conclusion that Wen Qingyan will enter the household department, no matter how much dissatisfaction the First Prince and others have in their hearts, it will not help.

We can only wait until Wen Qingyan enters the household department, and then slowly plan to squeeze him out.

But now, for the First Prince, the most important thing is the disaster relief in Shaocheng.

Only by completing this matter perfectly, will the first prince have the ability to continue to fight against Prince Li's mansion after he returns to the capital.

Every word and every word of the fourth prince hit the point, even if he was as irritable as the first prince, he suppressed the anger in his heart after reading it, and sent away the person who came to deliver the letter.

In the next few days, the officials in Shaocheng for disaster relief, and even the people of Shaocheng, could clearly feel the low pressure on the First Prince.

Immediately, everyone became cautious in their actions, for fear that they might hit the Eldest Prince's muzzle by doing something wrong.

The relaxed atmosphere in Shaocheng just now because of the large amount of relief funds sent has become tense again.

Of course, the First Prince and the current atmosphere in Shaocheng did not have any impact on the festive atmosphere in Kyoto at this time.

The disaster relief work in Shaocheng was on the right track, and even the most troublesome disaster relief funds were resolved, and the emperor's mood improved a lot visibly.

The emperor's mood can most directly affect the courtiers, and then directly affect the entire capital.

For this point, the people in Beijing these days can be said to have a deep understanding.

Didn't you see that the smiles on the faces of the servants who came out of the big family's house to buy in the past two days have become more obvious?

In addition, the ministers in Beijing have finally ushered in the first holiday since the beginning of this year.

In the words of the emperor, it is because of the affairs of Shaocheng that you love ministers have not been able to rest even during the Chinese New Year. Everyone has worked hard.

Now that the affairs of Shaocheng are on the right track, and the Lantern Festival on the 15th of the first lunar month is coming soon, I will take this opportunity to give you a holiday.

Ladies and gentlemen, take a good rest when you go back in the next few days. Other matters will be resolved after the Lantern Festival.

Who doesn't love a vacation?

Especially for the ministers who have been tense for more than ten days, the holiday at this time is even more precious.

Of course, besides the ministers, there was another person who was also very happy for this unexpected holiday.

That is Gu Yanshu.

Gu Yanshu has always kept the agreement with Qin Lu on New Year's Eve in his heart.

Originally, Qin Lu had been busy with court affairs, but Gu Yanshu thought about canceling the Lantern Festival trip so that Qin Lu could have a good rest.

But now that the emperor has given him a holiday, there is no need to cancel the travel plan for the Lantern Festival.

On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, just after lunch, Gu Yanshu began to rummage through the boxes in the bedroom.

Gu Yanshu pays attention to food and clothing on weekdays, even if there is no special order on weekdays, Bai Shu will follow the habit of taking care of Yanshu, and add two new clothes for him from time to time.

Unknowingly, Gu Yanshu asked the craftsman to make a large wardrobe with a whole wall that towered above the sky, and it was more than half full.

However, even the clothes that filled most of the closet can't meet Gu Yanshu's request now.

"Princess, this one?"

"No... this one was just worn a few days ago!"

"What about this one?"

"This one was done three months ago, and the thickness is not appropriate."

Gu Yanshu took the dress, took a look at it, and then made gestures on himself:

"And the length is a little inappropriate, you remember to tidy up these old clothes later."

When Gu Xiaogong's body was still growing, Gu Yanshu usually paid attention to nutrition when eating, and during this time he has been doing morning exercises with Qin Lu.

In just a few months, Gu Yanshu has jumped up nearly ten centimeters.

Directly from a height that was slightly shorter than peers before, it has become a level that can be shoulder to shoulder with peers, or even slightly higher.

Gu Yanshu was very satisfied with this, but he was a little wasted on clothes.

Just like the one that Gu Yanshu stuffed back into Bai Shu's hand, it was still cut with the most popular and expensive satin nowadays, and it was only worn two or three times, but now it is short.

"Yes, the servant knows, so the young master has a look at this one? It was just delivered a few days ago, and it hasn't been worn yet!"

Bai Shu nodded slightly, and took out another purple dress from the side.

Gu Yanshu just glanced at it lightly, and directly rejected it:

"No! Who chose the material for this dress? The color is not good-looking, it looks old!"

"It was sent from the embroidery room. It is said that the princess has fair skin. It should look good in this color."

This color Baishu knew that Gu Yanshu would not like it when he got it, so he asked more.

Gu Yanshu was indeed persuaded, but also did not accept:

"Leave it alone, try another day, not today!"

"Why not today?" Bai Shu looked at the clothes in his hand and subconsciously asked.

"Are you stupid?"

Gu Yanshu casually picked up the folding fan on the shelf beside him and knocked on Baishu:

"I'm going to watch the fireworks with the prince tonight. Naturally, I have to dress better. When can't I wear such regular clothes?"

"Ouch...The princess thinks, which dress is more suitable?"

Bai Shu touched the spot on his head where he had been knocked, although it didn't hurt, but he also knew the importance of today to his young master, so he didn't dare to raise any opinions anymore.

"Um……"

Gu Yanshu touched his chin, looked at the large wardrobe of clothes in front of him, and was a little uncertain for a while.

I always feel that whichever one I look at is not good enough.

Gu Yanshu finally understands why people always like to say that a woman's wardrobe is always missing a piece of clothing in her previous life.

Even he now feels that there is one piece of clothing missing in his wardrobe!

At this moment, Gu Yanshu caught a glimpse of vermilion by the window from the corner of his eye.

Looking intently, it was the princess dress he wore just a few days ago.

Thinking of the day before the palace banquet, Qin Lu's reaction after seeing him wearing the dress of the princess, Gu Yanshu immediately had an idea:

"Do you have vermilion clothes?"

"Vermilion? Doesn't the princess dislike this fancy color?"

Bai Shu was a little surprised, but she reacted quickly, turned around and took out a vermilion dress from the closet:

"However, there is indeed one item, which was delivered just two days ago. The servant thought that the princess might not like this color, so I didn't ask just now."

After Gu Yanshu saw clearly the clothes in Bai Shu's hand, he instantly understood why Bai Shu said that.

Although this dress is also of vermilion color, it is different from the darker vermilion color of the prince's concubine's gown. This vermilion color is more reddish, so it is more gorgeous.

In all fairness, this is indeed not the color that Gu Yanshu usually considers wearing.

but now……

Gu Yanshu thought for a moment, then scanned the closet with his eyes:

"Try it first."

"Yes." Gu Yanshu said this, Bai Shu didn't persuade him any more, and stepped forward to put the clothes beside Gu Yanshu.

Gu Yanshu's appearance is more gorgeous, with fair skin and black eyes like stars, which is suitable for brighter colors.

In addition, Gu Yanshu seldom wears such bright colors, but today he suddenly changed his style, which made the visual impact even stronger.

"The princess looks really good dressed like this."

Bai Shu couldn't help but praise, after all, Gu Yanshu's appearance in the dress of the princess, Bai Shu hadn't seen a few times in total.

Gu Yanshu also looked carefully at the full-length mirror. Although he still felt that the color was brighter, he had to admit that this dress really looked good after wearing it:

"That's all."

While Gu Yanshu nodded, Bai Shu breathed a sigh of relief in his heart:

God knows that his young master has never been so difficult to serve as today. It took nearly an hour to choose a piece of clothing, and he didn't search through the entire wardrobe for the clothes!

If he couldn't find another suitable one, Bai Shu even wanted to go directly to the embroidery room at the back, call the embroiderer over, and sew one for his young master on the spot.

Once the clothes are selected, the rest becomes much easier.

The accessories on the body and the hairpin on the head can all be matched with the clothes.

After a while, Gu Yanshu tidied himself up from head to toe, copied a Mrs. Tang from the shelf beside him, and went out to find Qin Lu.

As for why you have to bring Tang Pozi, which is detrimental to masculinity?

His Royal Highness Princess Li said that he also wanted to be like the Fifth Prince, carrying a folding fan and shaking it regardless of the icy conditions, to stabilize his character as a son.

But if he really dared to do this, he would not go out today, and wait for his father, His Highness King Li, to hold him in the mansion for a good education!

Although it took a lot of time to choose clothes, Gu Yanshu knew from Qin Lu's reaction after seeing Qin Lu that he had chosen the right clothes.

After all, a straight man of steel is like His Royal Highness Li Wang, and it was only a matter of meeting each other that he discovered the difference today.

"Why are you dressed so...young today?"

When Qin Lu was speaking, there was an almost inaudible pause for a moment, as if he was looking for another suitable adjective.

Looking at Qin Lu's amazed eyes, Gu Yanshu smiled slightly:

"What? What does the lord mean, I'm not young anymore?"

In a word, Qin Lu realized that the word he just said didn't seem appropriate, and wanted to explain in a little panic:

"No... the princess is naturally still very young..."

Before he finished speaking, he saw the smile in Gu Yanshu's eyes, what else did he not understand?

My heart immediately relaxes:

"What this king means is that it looks good."

As soon as the words fell, the smile in Gu Yanshu's eyes suddenly became obvious:

"Then when is the prince going to watch the fireworks with me?"

Who can refuse such Gu Yanshu?

The answer, of course, is immediately!

Even though it's not the time to set off the fireworks, it's good to take this opportunity to take a walk in Beijing with the princess.

But before going out, Qin Lu seemed to have thought of something, asked Gu Yanshu to wait for him for a while, then turned and walked towards the main courtyard.

Qin Lu didn't keep Gu Yanshu waiting too long, and it took less than a quarter of an hour in total.

Originally, Gu Yanshu was still wondering if there was anything Qin Lu needed to do right away, but the moment Qin Lu came back, Gu Yanshu knew what Qin Lu was going to do just now.

Realizing this, the corners of Gu Yanshu's lips could not help but twitch upwards.

Noticing the smile on Gu Yanshu's face, Qin Lu asked a little uncomfortably:

"Is there something wrong?"

"No."

Gu Yanshu suppressed the smile in his heart and shook his head.

But when he noticed that the aura around Qin Lu's body instantly relaxed a lot, he still couldn't hold back and added:

"My lord is now... very beautiful."

Qin Lu's footsteps did not change, nor did he go down to answer the words, as if he hadn't heard Gu Yanshu's compliment at all.

However, the quietly reddened pinnae seemed to reveal his true inner thoughts.

Gu Yanshu, who had a panoramic view of this change, involuntarily deepened the curvature of the corners of Gu Yanshu's lips:

How long have you been married?This person is still so awkward?

To go on a date with him and secretly change into a new dress or something, isn't it too boring?

But Gu Yanshu also knows Qin Lu's character well, and knows not to make people anxious.

In the end, he didn't get entangled in this matter, but quietly stepped forward, and gently grabbed Qin Lu's hand hanging down by his side.

But after a while, Gu Yanshu felt the hand in his palm, seemingly inadvertently shaking it back.

As for Qin Lu himself who did this action?

He still had a serious face on his face, as if he hadn't done anything.

It's a little early for the two of them to go out, and it's not completely dark yet.

However, from the pedestrians on the street and the lanterns that have been hung on the small vendors on both sides, we can vaguely see the shadow of the Lantern Festival.

After looking around for a while, Gu Yanshu couldn't help turning around and asking the people around him:

"Has your lord visited the Lantern Festival before?"

After a while, Gu Yanshu got Qin Lu's answer:

"No."

Before the age of 16, Qin Lu lived in the palace.

There are many procedures for the underage prince to leave the palace, the most important thing is the letter from his mother and concubine.

He is not the imperial concubine's own son, when he gets along with the imperial concubine, there is more than respect between them, but not enough closeness.

Qin Lu was sensible since he was a child, so naturally he couldn't bother the imperial concubine for a lantern festival.

Before the age of 16, Qin Lu had only heard about the prosperity of the Lantern Festival from the older palace people and other brothers and sisters.

When Qin Lu was 15 years old, the Fifth Prince, who had a good relationship with him, brought Qin Lu back a lantern from outside the palace after learning that Qin Lu had never participated in the Lantern Festival.

The lantern is exquisite in workmanship and novel in style. It is said to be the most beautiful lantern at the Lantern Festival Poetry Festival.

Back then, the Fifth Prince was bought back from the head of the Poetry Association at a huge price.

"It doesn't matter if Brother Sanhuang hasn't participated in the Lantern Festival. Many people who participated in the lantern festival can't get this lantern. Now he belongs to Brother Sanhuang. Brother Sanhuang must be happier than those who participated in the lantern festival!"

That's what the fifth prince, who was only 12 years old at the time, told Qin Lu.

What sounds childish and ridiculous now, at the time, did make the regretful Qin Lu a lot happier.

"What about the lantern?"

Gu Yanshu subconsciously asked.

Gu Yanshu knew Qin Lu well, even though he looked unkind on the surface and was indifferent to everyone, he actually had a lot of feelings in his heart.

Since this lantern left such a deep impression on Qin Lu, according to Qin Lu's temperament, he will definitely keep it well.

But in Gu Yanshu's memory, it seems that there is no such a lantern in Prince Li's mansion.

Qin Lu's next answer answered Gu Yanshu's doubts:

"Later the big emperor brother threw the lantern into the lake behind the imperial garden."

Since that lantern was the most beautiful one at the Lantern Festival, the eldest prince naturally wanted it too.

But he was one step behind the fifth prince. When the eldest prince found out that he could buy it with money, the fifth prince had already bought it.

At that time, the eldest prince wanted to snatch it from the fifth prince, but who knew that the fifth prince's small actions were very slippery, and he insisted on not letting the first prince succeed.

After returning to the palace, it will be difficult for the eldest prince to do anything again.

After all, under the watchful eyes of everyone, it is really not good to spread the word about doing something to your younger brother for a lantern.

Later, seeing that the fifth prince gave the lantern to Qin Lu, who had always been against him, the first prince finally couldn't hold back, stole the lantern secretly, and threw it into the lake.

In the words of the first prince, that is what he did not get, so why should the third prince get it?

Gu Yanshu never thought that the last lantern would end like this.

Turning to look at Qin Lu, he opened his mouth, wanting to comfort him, but didn't know what to say.

Qin Lu might have been sad because of this incident at the beginning, but now that he can talk about it with Gu Yanshu so calmly, it is obvious that he has already let it go.

As if aware of Gu Yanshu's thoughts, Qin Lu turned his head and glanced at Gu Yanshu:

"But it doesn't matter, because later on I found an opportunity to make big brother embarrass himself in front of the father, and later the big brother was severely punished by the father because of this incident."

Gu Yanshu nodded subconsciously, and continued with the same hatred:

"My lord did the right thing! You should teach him a lesson!"

After finishing speaking, Gu Yanshu felt that something was wrong.Subconsciously raised his eyes to look at Qin Lu, almost instantly, he found the triumph and cunning in Qin Lu's eyes.

and many more……

Isn't his prince an innocent and cute little elk?

Who is this black-bellied guy in front of him pretending to be?