After becoming the king of the subjugated country

Bai Qi was lying helplessly on the bed, watching Ji Chen lift up the wall tiles and take out the wound medicine hidden inside.

He wanted to refuse at first, but on second thought, he recovered sooner so as not to cause any trouble to Ji Chen.

Ji Chen smiled at him, then lifted his quilt, intending to show him the wound first.

Bai Qi kept his calm face until he heard the sound of the door opening. He sat up quickly and clenched his right hand unconsciously.

If the sprained ankle didn't stop him, he could have jumped right over and grabbed the man out.

"Don't move around," Ji Chen told Bai Qi, and said towards the door, "Come in! What are you thinking about all day long?"

What is "I don't see anything"?

It's just medicine, Ji Chen doesn't think it's a shame.

Then it can only be blamed on Ji Shaofei wanting to be wrong.

The door was carefully opened with a gap, and Ji Shao's voice came over, "Can I really come in?"

Ji Chen laughed angrily.

Ji Shao poked his head and walked in slowly, not forgetting to close the door.

Ji Shao glanced at the room, there was still a set of eunuch uniforms thrown on the floor, the person on the bed was pale, but his back was straight.

Doesn't look like a good match.

Ji Shao blinked, and regained a bit of innocence, "I'm not afraid of disturbing you."

Ji Chen couldn't help but put down the medicine bottle, and looked at Ji Shao, "How old are you, what are you thinking about?"

Ji Shao pouted and remained silent.

Ji Shao knows a lot.

In the past, she had to go to the dining room to pray for food, but an eunuch said that she had to touch it for him before he could give her the rest of the food.

Ji Shao cried and begged several times, but in the end he could only agree, and made an appointment to see you tonight. The eunuch said that he wanted to find a place where no one would be disturbed.

When Ji Shao returned to the house, he rummaged through the cabinet, smashed his porcelain bowl, and hid the largest porcelain piece in his sleeve.

Since then, no one has seen the eunuch again.

Bai Qi watched the two get along silently, and waited for Ji Chen to criticize Ji Shao, then poured a glass of water and handed it to Ji Chen, "Drink first to moisten your throat." After drinking, continue.

Bai Qi thought to himself, what she said is too true, this woman has too many eyes, and when she looks at him, her eyes are full of aggression.

Ji Shao was immediately annoyed, sowing discord, fanning the flames!

Sure enough, this person is not a good person!

The three barely sat at the same table, maintaining a superficial harmony, and had a meal.

Ji Chen introduced them to each other, emphasizing that Bai Qi is here to recover from his injuries for a period of time, the three of them get along well, and Ji Shao should not leak anything about Bai Qi.

Ji Shao immediately looked at Bai Qi sharply, "Your identity is so invisible?"

Bai Qi put down the tea in his hand, "I've never heard of a princess in the cold palace before."

The two looked at each other, then quickly looked at Ji Chen.

Ji Chen was silent for a few seconds, lifted the pigeon cage next to him, and said softly, "You guys talk, I'll go for a walk."

The pigeon proudly raised its chest and waved its wings.

It is the biggest winner.

After walking around, when Ji Chen came back, he saw Bai Qi pulling weeds.

The messy weeds in the yard were removed, but the recognizable flowers and plants remained, and Ji Chen didn't take care of them, letting them grow wantonly.

Bai Qi changed into a green dress today, just like the two of them when they first met.

It's just that this time he didn't play music with a pipa, but rolled up his sleeves and carefully handled the flowers and plants, identifying the medicinal properties.

It is said that people who work hard are the most charming, and this sentence is equally applicable to Bai Qi.

"Your leg is still hurt," Ji Chen disagreed.

Bai Qi glanced at Ji Chen, and suddenly smiled, "I thought that I would bother the second prince these days, so I planned to make some spices for the second prince to play with."

When he arrived in Lenggong, no one tracked down his whereabouts all the time.

Bai Qi relaxed again.

Ji Chen took the risk to take him in, so he naturally felt grateful for Ji Chen's kindness.

Bai Qi didn't ask how to deal with the eunuch uniform, but he also hoped that Ji Chen would live better.

It would be nice if Ji Chen was the prince, then maybe everything would be different.

It took Bai Qi less than two days to make a peaceful one and hand it over to Ji Chen; he secretly made a hot one and handed it over to Ji Shao.

Bai Qi even thoughtfully said: "Be careful when you meet Jinque at night, don't hide under the big tree, it's too conspicuous."

Ji Shao's eyelids twitched, and he left angrily.

She always thought that the only difference between her and Bai Qi was the experience brought by age.

Ji Shao took advantage of Jinque's arrival and gave Jinque a purse, saying that she was grateful for Chuntao's friendship in their cold palace in the past, so please send it to her, or Jinque can find a way to give Chuntao a name.

Jinque's heart skipped a beat, and she took a careful look at Ji Shao, but only saw the cold light in her eyes.

When the people left, Ji Shao couldn't help thinking, if Chuntao was bold enough, she would definitely torture the prince Ji Han. She sincerely hoped that with this purse, the prince would be able to get closer to women, and it would be best if he didn't stop at night and live a short life. Year.

Ji Chen took the pigeons and went out for a walk.

There was no one around the cold palace, and most of the nearby palaces were empty, with only a few young eunuchs stationed there.

Occasionally, a few people who didn't know his identity wanted to come over to question him, but they were also held back by his companions.

After all, he is also the prince. If something went wrong after they stopped him, wouldn't the servant be the one to take the blame?

As soon as he left, he walked outside the old emperor's imperial study.

The old emperor had only rested for an afternoon, and he was more energetic than before. He was very surprised to hear that the second prince was coming.

Ji Chen glanced at it casually, and the peony censer he saw last time was replaced by a blue wave lotus leaf ornament.

The old emperor summoned him, and his tone was moderate, "You came here, but what's the matter? In the past, I didn't call, and you never came here on your own initiative."

"I heard that His Majesty has been feeling unwell, and I am very worried," Ji Chen said with a worried expression on his face, "I want to share His Majesty's worries."

The old emperor reluctantly nodded, "You are filial."

Ji Chen showed a smile, "I don't know much about the outside world. I only heard from the court ladies that drinking more chicken soup can also replenish your body. These are the rare silver coins I have saved, and they can be regarded as my treasures." Xinyi, I should be able to buy two chickens."

With a sincere face, Ji Chen handed over a box, which contained about fifty taels of silver.

Thank you Jinque for selling his master, and told him that the queen seals 1 taels of silver to the prince every month for expenses.

Ji Chen didn't believe that the queen herself could be so rich, 12 taels a year, not including the money secretly stuffed, where did the money come from?

Is it secretly raising prices in the palace, lying about the court's quota, or spending money on the treasury?

The old emperor also sighed, "You still have your heart."

However, what is the use of these pieces of silver?Thinking of the imperial physician's comment that a thousand-year-old ginseng can last a month at most, the old emperor smiled helplessly.

After accepting the box of taels, the old emperor asked casually, "Why do you have to buy chicken? Isn't beef bad?"

Ji Chen tried his best to sigh, "Chicken is the limit. You can buy one for about 30 taels of silver. You can't afford beef. It's 50 taels a catty. It's just eating money."

Even if Ji Chen has never been in contact with outside the palace, he can still guess how much water is in this price.

boom.

The old emperor suddenly stood up, smashed the inkstone on the table, and his face suddenly became gloomy.

When he was young, he had not yet ascended the throne, and he had lived outside, knowing the price among the common people.

"Your Majesty?" Ji Chen panicked, "What did I say wrong?"

The old emperor said coldly: "Who told you?"

He has been out of energy recently, and in addition, everything in the palace is arranged by the queen, so he is at ease, so he has not asked about these trivial matters for decades.

Anyway, he is the emperor, no one will lose him without him.

"Yes, it's Eunuch Xin's little apprentice, he often comes to talk with me these days," Ji Chen said seemingly conflicted.

In order to play, he also chatted with the little eunuch for a long time.

"Biography!" The old emperor gritted his teeth and squeezed out a word from his throat.

The little eunuch came very quickly. He looked at the old emperor in awe in ignorance, not knowing what kind of storm he was caught in.

By the way, the old emperor asked someone to go to Guanglu Temple to call someone, and he wanted to ask about the situation.

Ji Chen took the initiative to ask to leave, but the old emperor agreed with a cold face, telling him to rest well for the next two days.

The people from Guanglu Temple were working in the annex, and they were directly called by the old emperor.

The old emperor squeezed his heart tightly, "Let me ask you, how much money does the palace cost for a year?"

"Five, five..." The officials of Guanglu Temple shrank their necks.

The old emperor's face softened slightly. Although 5 taels was still high, it was not unacceptable.

After all, many things are carefully prepared.

"A total of 57 taels." The officials of Guanglu Temple closed their eyes and said loudly.

The old emperor: "..."

He pressed on his heart, feeling that he wanted to close it in one breath.

But now, even if he died, he would not dare to meet his ancestors.

The old emperor gritted his teeth.

Even the prodigal ladies in the folk don't have such a spending method.

When Ji Chen reached the corner, he could still hear the old emperor's roar, "Stupid woman! Ignorant stupid woman!"

Ji Chen unconsciously bent the corners of his mouth, and all the panic he had pretended to be was replaced by calmness.

The mood instantly became much happier.

With such a matter, the queen must not have the energy to trouble Bai Qi.

Ji Chen touched the pigeon's wings.

"Cuckoo." Xiaobai patted him impatiently.

Ji Chen pondered, even though he killed a thousand enemies, it cost him 50 taels of silver.

For him who was already poor, it was already a huge expense.

Hope to pay back.

If you can't return it, pigeon meat is quite expensive. Although it is not as good as beef, a pigeon in the palace is worth 35 taels.

What's more, it's a congratulatory gift from a neighboring country, presumably it's okay to lick a zero after 35.

"Xiaobai, you are my treasure." Ji Chen said with emotion.

There is really no other way but to let the pigeons sell themselves.

Pigeon tilted her head with a silly face.

It took the initiative to rub its soft head against the back of Ji Chen's hand, getting very close to him.

After all, it never knew that Ji Chen said this because among all the things he could sell in the cold palace, it was the most expensive one.

Eunuch Xin in the cold palace felt that his time was not good. A few days ago, in order to please the prince, he had to open a warehouse to send a batch of things; these days, in order to ease the relationship with the second prince, he had to spend money and entertain every day.

After all, this matter had already started, so he couldn't turn his back on him immediately and say that he quit.

Think of it as spending money to eliminate disasters.

Eunuch Xin gritted his teeth, and decided to enshrine it for a month first, and then see the attitude of His Majesty and the Crown Prince.

After deciding on this matter, Eunuch Xin devoutly went to burn a stick of incense, praying for the blessing of the Buddha, so that his future will be full of wealth and his life will be safe and peaceful.

I dare not say much, but at least I hope that I can retire in the cold palace.

As soon as the incense was inserted into the censer, Eunuch Xin hadn't finished saying his prayers when he heard a commotion outside.

Eunuch Xin said sharply: "Which little bastard is going to die, I don't know that I am busy..."

Where did his little apprentice go?Why don't you know how to stop?

When he came out, Eunuch Xin saw the patterns on the first-grade clothes on the other party's body, his eyes were stung, and he immediately shut up.

The person who came was the great eunuch in the palace and the old emperor's favorite man, Eunuch Xu.

Eunuch Xu smiled, "Uncle Xin is so busy, he deserves to be the chief eunuch in charge of the cold palace."

Eunuch Xin's face was pale and he was sweating profusely. How could he dare to pretend to be an uncle in front of Eunuch Xu?

"Brother Xu, Grandpa Xu, I made a slip of the tongue," Eunuch Xin smiled flatteringly, "Why are you here?"

"Have any outsiders come in here recently?" Eunuch Xu finally got serious when he talked about the business, "Recently there are thieves making trouble and sneaking into the Jiaofang Division. You must be careful."

Eunuch Xin slapped his hands, "Don't worry, the surroundings of the Leng Palace are absolutely tight, and no one has ever entered."

Cold sweat kept dripping down his back, and he decided to rearrange the eunuchs on duty tonight, and no longer save that bit of candle oil.

"There is one thing," Eunuch Xu said word by word: "Your Majesty asked me to remind you that the second prince is still a prince after all, you have to serve him well, if you don't do your best, you can report it to the Punishment Department yourself, don't worry about it It's cold."

Eunuch Xin's legs softened, his heart trembled, and he asked in a low voice, "Why?"

Eunuch Xu pointed to the sky, and stood with his hands tied, "Our second prince has won the Sacred Heart and is going to be crowned king."

The imperial decree has been written and sealed, and it is only a matter of picking a good day to read the decree.

Eunuch Xin's eyes lit up suddenly.

During this period of time, he finally did one thing right.

He decided that in the evening he would visit the second prince in person and make amends again.

How can a table of fifty silver dishes be worthy of the Second Prince?At least another 100 taels must be added!

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