On the golden dragon throne, nine dragons hold their heads high, ride on the clouds and roar to the sky.

The young emperor sat in it, with his right hand on his chest, feeling his heart beating rapidly.

This was the first time that he disobeyed the opinion of Grand Tutor Tong in front of all the court officials.

The young emperor chuckled, this step wasn't that difficult to take!

"Empress! Empress!"

The eunuchs' hurried and panicked voices were heard outside the door.

The only person in the harem who could make this group of personal eunuchs so helpless was Concubine Tong.

Sure enough, Concubine Tong pushed open the palace door, and a look of anger appeared on her palm-sized face, as beautiful as the sunset.

Imperial Concubine Tong stared at the young emperor, her cat eyes filled with tears, complaining and aggrieved: "My father has made great contributions to the Great Zhou Dynasty. What did he do wrong to deserve such indifference from you?"

Concubine Tong felt extremely aggrieved. Today, she was in the Queen's palace, showing off the headgear given to her by the Emperor, but suddenly she heard the Emperor reject Grand Tutor Tong's memorial in public.

The teasing and cynical looks of the empress and the concubines around her at that time still make me feel like a thorn in my side!

The young emperor signaled the eunuch to close the palace door, and then he said gently: "I will naturally remember the contribution of Master Tong. But this time, he said he wanted to nationalize the shipyard, which was really an ugly move."

"Today, we can take back the shipyard of the wife of the Marquis of Yongchang. Can we take back the weaving workshop of the Grand Tutor's family tomorrow? If this continues, all the merchants in the Great Zhou Dynasty will be terrified. How can they live and work in peace?"

Concubine Tang was speechless for a moment. She only knew that her father was humiliated, but she had no idea what opinions her father had raised.

There is actually a member of the Holy Lord's entourage in Gu Nanxi's shipyard, and this is a secret known to everyone.

By doing this, isn't Grand Tutor Tong just trying to take money out of the young emperor's pocket?

Concubine Tong softened her attitude and said coquettishly, "Just tell my father in private. He is so old, and in public. How can he save face if you offend him like this?"

The young emperor laughed. What did it matter if he slapped himself in the face in front of all the ministers?

It was just a victory in the first battle, and the young emperor didn't want to cause trouble in the backyard, so he just nodded and said: "I will pay attention next time."

In the Grand Tutor's Mansion, there was a pond surrounded by rockery, with goldfish wagging their tails in it.

The corridor that runs around the courtyard can shelter people from wind and rain. There are maids guarding in front of the corridor and there are also maids standing under the corridor, all of them with their heads down and silent.

Master Tong took a handful of fish food from the porcelain bowl held by the servant beside him and scattered it into the pond.

A group of fat goldfish came over after smelling the scent, opened their mouths wide, and swallowed and closed them. The water splashed by the competition almost hit the hem of Master Tong's clothes.

In the huge courtyard, the only sounds you can hear are the chirping of birds and the rustling sounds of goldfish fighting over food.

The maids and servants didn't even dare to breathe.

There was a sound of hurried footsteps under the corridor. Master Tong did not turn his head to look, but watched the goldfish fighting for food with interest.

"You go down first." The Grand Tutor's wife waved her hand, and the servants filed out.

The Grand Tutor's wife took the food tray from the servant, took half a step behind Grand Tutor Tong, and watched the beautiful scenery with him.

After a long while, the wife of the Grand Tutor could not help but speak first: "Mao Xiaoer said that the emperor was not targeting you, but he also had a stake in the shipyard. Young people spend money lavishly, so it is understandable that they want to make more private money."

"I'm sorry to have worried you, Madam. I don't take it to heart."

He pointed at the fish in the pond and asked with a smile, "Madam, do you know why these fish are fighting for food when they are obviously full?"

The wife of the Grand Tutor secretly glanced at the Grand Tutor and said, "Because they don't know whether they are hungry or full?"

"Yes, just like people, their greed is unsatisfactory."

After Master Tong finished speaking, he supported his wife and walked back together: "Madam, let's go have dinner together. I'm sure you are hungry too."

Mrs. Tong, the Grand Tutor's wife, carefully looked at the expression on the Grand Tutor's face, but did not find anything unusual. She wondered who he was referring to when he said "human greed is the greatest evil"?

Is he referring to the young emperor or himself?

The wife of the Grand Tutor sighed inaudibly. The Grand Tutor's Mansion was surrounded by beauties and power, and she only hoped that she could see a good end to the Grand Tutor's Mansion during her lifetime.

It would be best if the kitten could give birth to a royal heir, sit on the supreme throne, and ensure the safety of the family for one or two generations.

The wife of the Grand Tutor couldn't help but worry about her own child. It has been several years since he entered the palace, so why is there still no movement?

But on second thought, didn't the other concubines of the young emperor also fail to give birth to a princess? It was obvious that the problem was not with his own daughter.

……

An invisible and intangible haze shrouded the entire Grand Tutor's Mansion, but the Yongchang Marquis Mansion was not much better.

Gu Shisan's letter was like a thunderclap, which scared Su Xuanming and others to death!

Since passing the examination to become a scholar, Su Xuanming has become much more stable, but at this moment he stuffed the letter into his arms and hurried to find Gu Nanxi.

"Oh no! Oh no, something terrible has happened!"

Su Xuanming was in a panic. As soon as he arrived at the main courtyard, he saw a figure that shouldn't be there: "Why are you here?"

Yongchang Hou frowned as he looked at Su Xuanming. He saw that his hair was a little messy and he didn't look like a gentleman at all. He became more and more displeased and couldn't help but scold him: "You are so impetuous! You act rashly!"

Su Xuanming took several deep breaths and did not want to argue with him. He turned around and looked at Gu Nanxi. Seeing that Gu Nanxi had not suffered any loss, he felt relieved.

Seeing that he was being ignored, Yongchang Hou was furious and said, "I have something to discuss with your mother. You should go back first."

Su Xuanming pretended not to hear and stood there motionless.

This father never comes to visit without a reason. It must be bad news for him to come to see Second Mother! I can't let my mother suffer a big loss under my nose!

Gu Nanxi was too lazy to deal with the Yongchang Marquis and said bluntly: "You said you want to invest in the shipyard, but I can't make the decision. You should go and talk to the emperor. He owns the majority of the shipyard."

"Nonsense! The art of shipbuilding is clearly in your hands!"

"Believe it if you want to, and get lost if you don't."

Yongchang Houfu's face turned pale and blue, his eyes flickered, and he took several deep breaths before adjusting his voice: "In that case, I won't force you, but I'm a little short of money recently, can you..."

"No!" Before Gu Nanxi could reply, Su Xuanming refused flatly.

"What's it got to do with you? The adults are talking, kids, stand aside!"

Su Xuanming was afraid that Gu Nanxi would be persuaded. After all, A'niang was never stingy when it came to things that could be solved with money.

"What do you need money for? Your food, clothing and shelter are all in the mansion, and your salary is enough to support you and your two concubines!"

Yongchang Hou glared at Su Xuanming and said, "As a son, you actually interfere with your father?"

Su Xuanming was already angry with the Marquis of Yongchang, and after being provoked, he spoke even more recklessly: "You are going to drag our entire Marquisate to be buried with you, and I can't say anything to you?!"

"Nonsense!"

"You still dare to say you don't plan to rebel?!"

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