Princess, he is rich enough to rival the country

The eldest prince was so high-profile at the city gate, and the news spread to Gu Yanshu's ears in a short while.

When hearing the news, Gu Yanshu was stunned for a moment, and then laughed in a low voice:

Originally, he was a little afraid that the hype these days and today's daily supplements would not be enough to make the emperor dispel the idea of ​​making the eldest prince king.

Who knew that the eldest prince would rush to give the head off as soon as he came back.

Return the Wanmin Umbrella...

The eldest prince really dared to think about it.

At that time, it was not an exaggeration for Qin Lu to say that he saved Tianqi from fire and water, but he didn't dare to be so high-profile.

When the eldest prince poured dirty water on himself, not only did he not dare to clarify, but even added some more ink to the water to fuel the flames.

Otherwise, how could it be possible to ruin Qin Lu's reputation to such an extent with the eldest prince alone?

Now it's just a disaster relief, how dare the eldest prince?

After laughing, Gu Yanshu also quietly let go of his heart. With such a move by the eldest prince, the matter of being crowned king will most likely fail.

Since he can't be named king, the eldest prince can't pose any threat to Prince Li's residence right now.

Gu Yanshu's guess was directly confirmed after the Fifth Prince came to Prince Li's Mansion on the second day.

When the Fifth Prince arrived at Prince Li's Mansion, Gu Yanshu was tinkering with several small ceramic jars in the small courtyard not far from the main courtyard which was specially used for inventions and creations.

"Sister-in-law Three! Sister-in-law Three!"

After a long distance, Gu Yanshu heard the fifth prince's shout.

Thinking about the fifth prince's temperament, Gu Yanshu put the small jar in his hand on the table in front of him.

As soon as he put it down, the Fifth Prince walked quickly to Gu Yanshu:

"Sister-in-law of the third emperor! You are simply a god! The emperor really gave up the idea of ​​making the elder brother king!"

"Ok?"

Although Gu Yanshu had already made up his mind about this matter, seeing Qin Hao's excited face, Gu Yanshu still gave him a look of "willing to hear more about it".

Qin Hao reached out and poured himself a cup of tea, took a few sips to moisten his throat, and happily talked to Gu Yanshu about what happened this morning.

The eldest prince returned to Beijing yesterday, so the focus of the morning court today naturally shifted to the matters in Shaocheng.

In addition to listening to the eldest prince's report on the current situation in Shaocheng, he also dealt with all the original officials in Shaocheng.

After that, they reassigned people to Shaocheng to fill the vacancy in Shaocheng's government.

This matter has given the First Prince's House a lot of advantages. From the appointment of the Emperor today, it is not difficult to see that many of them are from the First Prince's lineage.

But for this point, Li Wang's lineage has already been prepared, and Shaocheng is not a place where military strategists must be right, so the final impact is not very big.

Besides, what the Fifth Prince and King Li's lineage are most concerned about is the issue of rewards for the First Prince and others.

All the officials who went to Shaocheng this time, except for the servant of the household department, were promoted.

But it's not that the servant of the household department doesn't want to be promoted, but that he has no way to be promoted.

The minister of the household department is upward, and he is the minister of the household department.

However, the current Hubu Shangshu has absolutely no possibility of giving way to him.

Besides, the only way is to leave the household department.

But now the position of Hubu Zuo Shilang has been taken by Wen Qingyan, and even because of his talent and wrist, he already has the tendency to be on an equal footing with Hubu Shangshu.

How could it be possible for the eldest prince's lineage to change to another servant of the household department at this juncture.

The final result, of course, was that the minister of household department still stayed in his original position.

Of course, in order to compensate him, the emperor still pointed him to another errand from the second rank, and rewarded him with some money, which can be regarded as an explanation to him.

As for the First Prince himself, he received some antique calligraphy and paintings, fine gifts of gold and silver, and even the imperial concubine got many rare items.

In addition, the imperial concubine's mother's family, that is, the First Prince's natal family, Ningguo Duke's Mansion, also received a lot of rewards.

All these things add up, there are many things, and the value is not low.

If this is placed under normal circumstances, such a reward is not insignificant.

But if you think about it carefully, you will find that this time the eldest prince is rewarded but not granted. Compared with the first prince's expectation of being crowned king at the beginning, it can be said that it is far behind.

God knows how wonderful the eldest prince's face was when he was in court.

It was obvious that he was already extremely angry, but he still could only put on a forced smile on his face, as if he was extremely satisfied with the emperor's reward.

The more Qin Hao talked, the happier he became. In the end, he couldn't even control the smile on his face:

"Tsk, Huai is still the worst brother of the third emperor. When he was in court, he even went to the front of the elder brother to congratulate the elder brother. Sister-in-law, did you not see the expression on the face of the elder brother at that time? It's just brilliant!"

It just so happened that at this time, Qin Lu also slowly walked in from outside the courtyard.

Seeing Qin Lu's expressionless face, Gu Yanshu couldn't help but tease:

"My lord, is there such a childish time?"

Knowing that the eldest prince's mood will not get better after Feng Wang's calculations are in vain, why do you still go to congratulate him?

Of course, for Gu Yanshu's ridicule, Qin Lu only gave him a slight look, without refuting.

As for his concubine, the more others refuted, the more vigorous they became.

Sure enough, after finding out that Qin Lu's reaction was so flat, Gu Yanshu soon lost interest in teasing Qin Lu.

The focus shifts directly to another question:

"Father only gave big brother a reward, and didn't say anything else?"

"What else to say?"

The fifth prince was stunned for a moment, and for a moment he didn't realize what Gu Yanshu was talking about.

"Naturally, it's a rumor about Beijing, so the emperor didn't say anything?"

Gu Yanshu can be sure that the emperor must have heard of the uproarious praise of the eldest prince in Beijing.

Otherwise, the idea of ​​making the eldest prince king would not be dismissed for no reason.

But since we have already heard about it, why did we just cancel the title of king given to the First Prince?

Under normal circumstances, shouldn't the First Prince be beaten up?

"That's not true. The emperor's appearance this morning, as if he didn't know about those rumors at all."

The fifth prince shook his head, at this moment, he also noticed something was wrong:

"Could it be that the father forgot? Why don't you remind the father when the younger brother goes to court tomorrow?"

Seeing that the fifth prince's tone was not joking, Qin Lu spoke at the right time:

"Father didn't forget, but he really didn't intend to pursue it."

"Huh? Why?"

The fifth prince frowned, apparently extremely puzzled by the emperor's actions.

Qin Lu shook his head slightly, also without knowing the reason.

As for the emperor's conclusion that he does not intend to hold the eldest prince accountable for the remarks made by Jingzhong, it is also drawn from the emperor's attitude in the early court and the specious point made by Mr. Pei, the chief assistant, after the next court.

Not to mention Qin Lu, even Gu Yanshu couldn't understand the emperor's game.

Jingzhong's remarks are so obvious that someone is deliberately instigating them behind the scenes, and it is impossible for the emperor to remain indifferent.

But Qin Lu also said that the emperor does not intend to hold the eldest prince responsible for this matter, so there is only one explanation, the emperor knows that the rumors are so powerful, and there is something written by Prince Li's mansion.

But judging from the expressions of the fifth prince and Qin Lu, the emperor had no intention of beating Prince Li's mansion.

So now, what is the emperor thinking in his heart?

Thinking of this, Gu Yanshu couldn't help but see Qin Yuan's face and his bottomless eyes like a deep pool of water.

For the first time, Gu Yanshu felt powerless in guessing people's hearts.

At the same time, I seem to understand why, throughout the ages, so many people who have played politics to the extreme, would say something like "the king's heart is unpredictable".

After thinking about it for a long time to no avail, Gu Yanshu could only temporarily put aside the doubt in his heart, and planned to find another opportunity to discuss it with Wen Qingxiao again, and maybe he could gain something new.

At this time, the fifth prince picked up the small ceramic jar that Gu Yanshu had just put on the table:

"Sister-in-law Sanhuang, what is this? Is it a new product from Tao Ranju? Does it look a little ordinary?"

When he just entered the door, the fifth prince had already seen the small ceramic jar, but he was anxious to share the unlucky moment of the eldest prince with Gu Yanshu at that time, so he didn't ask.

Now that I have finished talking about the First Prince, I am naturally in the mood to ask out the doubts in my heart.

Tao Ranju still sells porcelain in addition to glass.

Even because of the glass, Tao Ranju's porcelain is now a hot commodity in Beijing, and the price is even higher than before the price war.

Seeing Tao Ranju's current pricing, the Fifth Prince finally understood what Gu Yanshu meant by the "brand effect".

It's just that the ceramic jar in front of him, the fifth prince thinks it's ordinary.

Although it has reached Tao Ranju's usual level, there is nothing new, and it doesn't look like it is worthy of Gu Yanshu's special attention.

"This is an ordinary jar, so it naturally looks ordinary."

Seeing the fifth prince's inner thoughts, Gu Yanshu smiled slightly:

"But what it is going to hold is not unusual at all."

"What does it contain?"

The Fifth Prince held the small jar that was not much bigger than a slap in his hand and observed it over and over for a long while, but he couldn't figure out why:

"Sister-in-law Sanhuang, what is she using it to pretend?"

Gu Yanshu did not directly answer the fifth prince's question, but turned to look at Qin Lu who was at the side:

"Why don't you guess, my lord?"

Qin Lu looked at the finely crafted small jar, and thought for a moment:

"Could it be...wine?"

"How did the prince guess it?"

Gu Yanshu was a little surprised, although this small jar is a smaller version of the wine jar, but in Tianqi, all the wine is packed in earthenware jars, but no one uses porcelain.

"A few days ago, the concubine always had a faint scent of wine on her body."

Gu Yanshu doesn't like to drink, even the rare "best liquor in the world" Xiyue wine in the palace banquet, Gu Yanshu just took a sip and put it down.

But these days, Qin Lu can always smell a faint smell of alcohol on Gu Yanshu's body.

Looking at the expression of his princess, it doesn't look like she has been drinking.

Thinking of the facade of the Yuanyun Cizhai that was being renovated these days, Qin Lu naturally had the answer in his heart.

My princess should want to sell wine.

"My lord can see the fire clearly, this small jar is indeed intended to hold wine."

Gu Yanshu smiled slightly, then turned around, and took out a slightly larger small porcelain tower from the room:

"It just so happens that the Fifth Emperor and the prince will have a rest tomorrow, why don't you help me taste this wine today?"

As soon as Gu Yanshu finished speaking, the fifth prince hurriedly nodded his head:

"of course!"

Speaking of which, the fifth prince is also a good drinker, and he always likes to have a drink in the mansion in normal times.

At the last palace banquet, the five princes also drank those two jars of Xiyue wine.

Now when he hears that there is wine to drink, he will naturally not refuse.

"Fifth Emperor Brother doesn't even know what this wine is, so he agreed so readily, isn't he afraid that the drink will be too difficult to swallow?"

Seeing the eagerness on the fifth prince's face, Gu Yanshu couldn't help but laugh.

Unexpectedly, the Fifth Prince replied without thinking:

"Of course I'm not afraid. How could there be something bad in the hands of the Third Emperor's Wife?"

His tone was full of trust in Gu Yanshu.

Gu Yanshu smiled slightly, and without further words, reached out and lifted the lid of the wine jar in his hand.

Immediately, a strong aroma of wine wafted out from the porcelain altar. Just smelling the aroma of wine, the fifth prince felt a little drunk in a trance.

The Fifth Prince has also tasted countless wines, and the moment he smells the aroma of this wine, he can be sure that this wine is probably better than Xiyue Wine, which is known as "the best liquor in the world"!