Changle Palace, one of the four major palaces in Zhujin City, was once the palace of the Empress Dowager and the concubines of the former emperor during the Han Dynasty. However, as the power of the Federation continued to expand after its establishment, the court affairs of the emperors of the past generations also increased day by day. The huge empire and the large population had too many things to care about.
Although there was the Prime Minister and the cabinet to assist, as a country ruled by an emperor, the emperor naturally could not be lazy if he wanted to maintain the authority of the royal family. In order to have better energy to deal with various state affairs, the emperors of the past dynasties began to control their private lives, and the size of the harem was greatly reduced. Especially after the 80th generation of emperors, it was even more groundbreaking to have only empresses and no concubines. This allowed the monogamy system that had been progressing slowly in the Federation to become a precedent in the hands of Tian Zi. It was truly a unique humor of history!
With the shrinking of the harem, the Changle Palace, which was used to house a large number of concubines in the harem, was also idle. Successive emperors simply brought the empress dowager to Weiyang Palace and lived with her in the palace to enjoy their family ties. And Changle Palace became the Eastern Palace where the Crown Prince lived! In addition, after the crown prince was conferred, there would be a government office in the Eastern Palace to handle political affairs, as well as the establishment of the four residences and six governors of the Eastern Palace. This was almost a copy of the Federation's court, making it a smaller court. The Changle Palace, which occupied a large area, was directly used!
It had been less than half a month since the conferment of the title, and the main members of the various departments of the Eastern Palace had yet to arrive. Of course, this was related to the heir apparent of the Federation. Moreover, the current emperor had only one heir, so the selection of personnel could not be careless. One of the people responsible for establishing the various departments of the Eastern Palace was the Grand Commandant in charge of the Bureau of Military Affairs, and the other was the teacher of the current emperor, Wei Yuan, who was now in charge of the Crown Prince's studies. They were all trusted aides of the Emperor. They would choose the members of the Eastern Palace for the Crown Prince. This way, they could avoid the infiltration of the eunuch group to the greatest extent.
However, all of this had nothing to do with Liu Yu now. After the coronation ceremony ended, the Empress hugged Liu Yu and cried non-stop that night when she thought of her son moving out of the Jiaofang Palace and into the Changle Palace. Liu Yu was also very reluctant to part with his mother, but he was already the crown prince of the Federation. He knew his responsibilities well. He could not hide behind his mother forever. One day, he would have to face all kinds of challenges alone. She comforted her mother and promised that she would come to Jiaofang Palace to pay her respects every day. Only then did she manage to calm the Empress's mood. The next day, a large number of palace maids and eunuchs moved all kinds of furniture that the Empress had carefully selected for Liu Yu to Changle Palace. Changle Palace had been idle before the crown prince was conferred. Liu Yu could only move in after cleaning and decorating.
Because Old Master Wei was busy looking for reliable candidates for Liu Yu in the Eastern Palace, he didn't have time to teach her. Therefore, he directly arranged a dozen days of classes for her to study by herself. However, for our student Liu, these few days were a rare opportunity for her to let herself go.
Within Eastern Light Palace Hall, it was still that familiar posture, familiar audience, familiar environment. The chirping of cicadas in the summer surrounded the entire room. The air conditioner in the room constantly produced cold air to block out the scorching heat. Liu Yu had been very free recently. Other than the title of Crown Prince, nothing else seemed to have changed. Ignoring Zhuge Huairen's subtle gaze, Liu Yu once again changed to a more comfortable position and continued to read the latest issue of the novel. Zhuge Huairen, who was at the side, simply closed his eyes. It was obvious that he did not want to see Liu Yu's current ecstasy.
The room was quiet as the two of them did their own things. After reading the last chapter of the novel, Liu Yu closed her book and said with dissatisfaction,"The quality of the recent novels is really good, but it's a pity that the authors update too slowly. Huairen, do you think I should order these authors who always like to stop updating to be more diligent as the crown prince? Also, I should set a rule that whoever dares to be eunuch, I will make the authors become eunuchs!”
"This, Your Highness, aren't you afraid that Old Master Wei will fall ill from anger?”Zhuge Huairen said helplessly to Liu Yu.
Liu Yu dug her ear without any regard for her image and said,"Huairen, you're too boring. You should cooperate with me at this time!”
Looking at Liu Yu whose image had completely crumbled, Zhuge Huairen gave up completely and sighed."Your Highness, you're the crown prince of the federation now, the future true dragon and son of heaven! Can you not always say something out of the ordinary? Also, have you finished the homework that the old teacher assigned? I haven't seen you write yet.”
Liu Yu sat on the chair and yawned loudly. Her mouth was wide open, and she even wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes with tears in her eyes. She leaned on the table and said in boredom,"I've already finished my teacher's homework a long time ago. I'm very bored now! Moreover, those eunuchs had not made a move yet. They were really waiting until the lonely flower was about to wither.”
The two of them were chatting when Li Xingke suddenly pushed open the door and entered. Liu Yu, who was lying on the table, was so frightened that she quickly straightened her back and sat upright! Li Xingke, who came in, directly ignored Liu Yu and threw an envelope in his hand on the table. This made Liu Yu very unhappy that she was ignored!
"Star Carving, haven't I told you many times? You must use a secret code when you enter the door. What if the enemy takes advantage of your unorganized, undisciplined, and even more serious, disregarding your solitary existence?”
Li Xingke, who was sitting down to drink water, glanced at Liu Yu with disdain."It's not that serious. At most, the Headmaster will punish you to copy the Book of Rites 100 times.”
Liu Yu, who was hurt by Dawnstar's words, said in disbelief,"Star Carving, when did you become so cold and aloof? In the past, you were so honest, pure, and easy to fool. Now that you've suddenly changed so much, I'm at a loss!”
When Li Xingke heard this, his face completely darkened."Your Highness, so I was a fool in your heart in the past!”
"How can that be? In my eyes, Star Carving has always been a gentleman.”
"But didn't you say that gentlemen are meant to be bullied?”
"Nonsense, how can I be so sarcastic? You have to know that I have always thought of myself as a gentleman with good character and demeanor!”Liu Yu said in a very certain tone that was completely opposite to reality.
Seeing the two of them talking nonsense, Zhuge Huairen helplessly pinched his eyebrows and interrupted,"Alright, can the two of you pause for a moment? Oh right, Star Carving, what are you holding?”
When Li Xingke heard this, he looked at Liu Yu and said gloomily,"The head eunuch is here!"
The two of them were shocked. Liu Yu took the envelope and opened it. The envelope was very thin. Liu Yu took out a piece of paper from inside and immediately shouted,"Ah! There were so many zeroes. This was the first time I had seen so many zeroes in my life. Wait, let me count first…"
Looking at Liu Yu, who was playing around, the veins on their foreheads were bulging. They had a very erotic and violent impulse. However, a calm and confident voice entered their ears.
"The fish has taken the bait!"
Li Xingke and Zhuge Huairen looked at Liu Yu in surprise. The sunlight passed through the window and shone on her fair face. At this moment, Liu Yu seemed to be surrounded by a circle of bright light. This was the bearing that the Crown Prince of the Federation should have! The two of them immediately sat upright in excitement and took out their notebooks at the same time. It was too rare to see them in such a profound state. Usually, Liu Yu would play dumb from time to time. He was a good-for-nothing otaku! It was a rare opportunity to record every word and action of His Highness.
"If I'm not wrong, Gao Hai must have been thinking of ways to plant spies in the Eastern Palace." Liu Yu sneered. However, the Grand Commandant and Master Wei would definitely be very strict with the personnel. Gao Hai would not even be able to do anything about it, so he had no choice but to look for Xing Ke!”
Zhuge Huairen said thoughtfully," Your Highness, it seems that the eunuchs are desperate. They have not been able to contact you directly all these years, so they have no way of knowing your attitude towards them. This is tantamount to a disaster for these eunuchs who wield power in the name of the emperor! It seems like they are going all out."
"In that case, they will continue to contact us. What should I do next, Your Highness?”Dawnstar asked after listening to their conversation.
Liu Yu narrowed her eyes and looked at the silver notes in her hand. She muttered," If we don't have money in the future, it'll be very inconvenient. Since it's like this, it's a waste not to take the money that's delivered to our doorstep." Humph! If Star Carving asks you for any conditions, you don't have to be polite with them.”
"Yes!"
As the conversation ended, Liu Yu's serious expression quickly disintegrated. She greedily stared at the 100,000 taels of cashier's check issued by the Federal Central Bank in her hand and giggled,""I'm rich. I'm really rich this time. Grandma, these castrated fish are so generous. Compared to them, I'm just a beggar. If I don't extort them this time, my surname won't be Liu.”
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(Sorry for being late)
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