Taking everything into account, the Third Prince was only eleven years old. Even the Second Prince of the Empress was thirteen years old when he took on his first assignment.
From this, it could be seen that the Third Prince was simply outstanding to the point of flying.
Jiujiu looked at the Third Prince who, despite his young appearance, was gradually becoming more and more magnanimous in his conduct. She was quite pleased and praised him, "Not bad. Continue to work hard."
After encouraging the Third Prince, Jiujiu thought for a moment. She turned her head and ordered Xiao Mozi to bring some of her favorite snacks to the Third Prince. She then stood up and took out five thousand taels of silver and stuffed it into the Third Prince's hand. She said to the Third Prince, "Going out is not as good as staying in the palace. Whether it is clothing, food, housing, or transportation, it is a bit more difficult. I know that the Grand Tutor will tell you that when the heavens give a person a great task, they must first use their will and suffer the hardships of their muscles and bones. However, I don't like to hear such things. The reason we have to climb up is to be above others and enjoy things that ordinary people can't enjoy. Therefore, we don't need to be thrifty.
When Jiujiu took out the silver, the Third Prince had a bad premonition. After hearing Jiujiu's words, the Third Prince couldn't help but twitch. When he looked at Jiujiu again, there was a bit of helplessness in his eyes.
It was just as Jiujiu said. After the Grand Tutor asked him for this assignment, he also told him that the place he was going to this time would be more difficult. However, a difficult environment could give people the strength to improve. After that, there were those exaggerated words.
To be honest, those words sounded good, but to actually do it, it was very difficult. At least, the Third Prince wasn't willing to do it.
The hardships that the Grand Tutor spoke of, he had suffered too much in the past ten years. Right now, he only wanted to become the Crown Prince, then ascend to that position and become above others.
After so many years in the Third Prince's residence, the Third Prince's thoughts were not as simple as Jiujiu thought, especially in front of the Grand Tutor. When the Grand Tutor said that he needed to work his muscles and bones, the Third Prince immediately nodded in agreement. However, in his heart, he disagreed.
If suffering was useful, then there would be no such thing as inferior people in this world.
However, what the Third Prince did not expect was that Jiujiu would actually say such shocking words. Especially when she said that those who wanted to eat could eat it. Anyway, they did not eat it. The Third Prince only felt that Jiujiu had spoken his mind.
He lowered his head and looked at the banknotes that Jiujiu had stuffed into his hand. The banknotes had just been taken out by Jiujiu, and they still had the warmth of Jiujiu's hand and a faint fragrance on them.
The Third Prince looked at Jiujiu, the woman he hated to the bone, but felt an inexplicable warmth. The corners of his mouth moved, and he said, "Many thanks, Mother."
"We are a family. What are you thanking me for? It won't be too late to thank me when you become the emperor."
Jiujiu reached out and patted the Third Prince's little head. She laughed and said, "My son is indeed the most outstanding."
Suddenly being patted on the head by Jiujiu, the Third Prince's cheeks heated up, and his ears instantly turned red.
Coincidentally, Xiao Guizi came back and said that it was time. The Third Prince took Jiujiu and had Xiao Mozi wrap it up, and left without looking back.
Looking at the Third Prince's back, Jiujiu once again sighed in her heart at the Third Prince's good methods.
In just half a year, he was able to gain the trust of the Grand Tutor and get a job. This ability, in the entire court, could not be found another person.
It had to be known that the reason the Second Prince got a job at the age of thirteen was because of the Empress's father, who was the Prime Minister. If it wasn't for the Prime Minister's recommendation, the Second Prince probably wouldn't have brought anyone to find him even if he wanted to play in the mud. As expected, when comparing people, one would die, and goods would be thrown away. Although the Third Prince, this little brat, was scheming and ruthless, he won in terms of intelligence.
When working with smart people, twice the result with half the effort wasn't something that could be casually said.
Of course, Jiujiu also thought that the Third Prince would kill her after the matter was done. However, Jiujiu had enough confidence that she could escape unscathed when the Third Prince wanted to make a move. At worst, she could no longer enjoy the beautiful life in the palace and wander the world. It wasn't like she hadn't wandered the jianghu before.
After thinking about her escape route, Jiujiu directly laid down on the soft couch and continued to read the novel.
She didn't know if it was because Jiujiu's complaints last time were effective, but recently, the theme of the novel had become richer. Compared to the previous scholarly young ladies, there was an addition of a vixen and a scholar.
Alright, although the male lead was still a scholar, the female lead had become a vixen. This was a very good change.
Jiujiu had three novels with a vixen as the female lead.
Jiujiu read very quickly. After finishing one book, she was about to switch to the second one. When she raised her head, she saw Xiao Lang who was standing beside her without her knowing.
After not seeing him for a long time, Xiao Lang's martial arts had improved a lot. At least, she didn't notice Xiao Lang coming in.
Jiujiu sat up from the soft couch and looked at Xiao Lang who was sitting opposite her. She chuckled and said, "Oh, what wind is blowing today? It actually blew the general to my place?"
Xiao Lang stood beside the soft couch and looked at Jiujiu quietly.
After not seeing her for a long time, Jiujiu's appearance had matured a lot. She was even more beautiful than a peony flower. When she looked at you with those watery eyes, it seemed as if there was a mist in her eyes. It was rippling and moving.
Jiujiu was very beautiful, but when he thought of the recent actions in the imperial court, Xiao Lang couldn't help but frown.
Xiao Lang pursed his lips and said, "Did you do it?"
Xiao Lang's words came out of nowhere. Jiujiu was instantly stunned, "What did I do?"
"Did you do the emperor's removal of the vassals?"
It wasn't a matter of a day or two that the Xiao family wanted to rebel. As the saying goes, know thyself and know thy enemy, and you will never be defeated.
Since the Xiao family wanted to rebel, they naturally had a thorough understanding of their opponent, the Emperor. Xiao Lang knew the Emperor the best.
If the emperor was talented, the answer was yes. But if the emperor was muddleheaded and tyrannical, it was also a little. When the emperor was young, he still knew how to work hard for the country. But when he got older, he began to indulge in pleasure. If it weren't for the advice of loyal officials, he would probably have a pool of wine and forest of meat. Xiao Lang didn't believe that such a muddleheaded emperor could come up with the idea of removing the vassals.
Moreover, when he thought of the time when the emperor changed and the time when Jiujiu entered the palace, everything could be perfectly matched. Xiao Lang suspected that the emperor's change was caused by Jiujiu.
Suddenly hearing the words "remove the vassals" from Xiao Lang's mouth, Jiujiu was stunned for a moment. Then, she burst out laughing.
She was wondering why Xiao Lang suddenly came over. It turned out that it was because of removing the vassals. However, in Jiujiu's opinion, the emperor was right to remove the vassals. All the land in the world belonged to the king. There was nothing wrong with your ancestors fighting in the war when they were sick and gave you a fief. But now, how many generations had it been? You wanted to enjoy such a large fief without any merit and hard work. You lived more comfortably than anyone else, but the tribute was getting less and less day by day. If the emperor didn't remove you, who would be removed?
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