The prince is five and a half years old, and he is reclaiming land and becoming a group favorite.

Chapter 13 Mid-Autumn Festival

After deciding on the itinerary for tomorrow, it was almost time. Xie Changshi put away the map and led the way to the magistrate's Yamen with Qi Zhifu.

The dinner was extremely simple. Gu Yuzhi ate quietly. The magistrates did not want to be arrogant and were extremely restrained. When he was about to leave, the magistrates presented gifts, and Xie Changshi accepted them. When he returned to the mansion, Xie Seeing Gu Yuzhi's sad face, Chang Shi asked in a low voice: "Is there anything bothering Your Highness?"

Gu Yuzhi pouted: "My father was still there during the New Year last year. During the New Year's palace banquet, someone reported that the eldest brother accepted bribes from fief officials..." He looked at the gift boxes placed in the carriage and swallowed nervously. "Chang Shi, will I be detained by the emperor brother and sent back to the capital in a while?"

He is still so young, will he spend the rest of his life in the clan mansion?
Or will the Emperor Brother directly exile him to the Xinliang Iron Mine?
Gu Yuzhi pursed his lips and looked at Xie Changshi: "Changshi, can I return the things to them now?"

Xie Changshi froze for a while before suddenly bursting into laughter. He suddenly thought of his youngest son at home, who also had weird thoughts in his head, and sometimes the words he said were simply overwhelming.

If it weren't for his inappropriate status, he would have really wanted to touch His Highness's head.

Seeing Xie Changshi smiling so heartily, Gu Yuzhi froze on the spot and scratched his head: "Xie Changshi, is there something wrong with what I said?"

"Don't worry, Your Highness, these gifts are very different from accepting bribes. The eldest prince was convicted because he used his status as a prince to profit and also used his status to do illegal things. You are just a common human being, please relax. "

Gu Yuzhi silently repeated Xie Changshi's words and nodded as if he understood.

Seeing this, Xie Changshi whispered to him the necessary exchanges of favors: "Your Highness, please note that some exchanges of favors are very necessary. When we first came to Mobei, it is normal for the officials to give us some greeting gifts. Once Your Highness has established a firm foothold in Mobei, Heel, there will be more people who want to give gifts to His Highness. At that time, Your Highness will have to carefully consider who can receive gifts and what kind of gifts, and who should not accept gifts. "

Gu Yuzhi's eyes were a little confused, and he repeated Xie Changshi's words silently in his heart. After repeating it several times, he seemed to have figured it out: "Is it okay to accept money to do bad things for others like the eldest brother? But if it's like today On such a festival, these officials give gifts and I can accept them?”

Xie Changshi looked pleased: "That's about it. Your Highness will understand these worldly things when he grows up."

It feels like it still takes a long time to grow up.

Gu Yuzhi was a little depressed. After coming to Mobei, he wished that he would become an adult one day so that he would not have to be separated from his mother and concubine.

He thought for a while, then whispered: "Then Xie Changshi, should we return the gift?"

It seems that when the mother-in-law receives a gift, she will remember it and wait for the right time to return something of similar value.

"No need. Gifts are usually given by juniors to elders or from subordinates to superiors. Your Highness is a prince, so his status is naturally more valuable than officials from all over Mobei. If His Highness feels it is not appropriate, during the Chinese New Year, you can just give back some rewards according to the situation."

It wasn't until he heard this that Gu Yuzhi's heavy heart relaxed a lot, and he leisurely opened the curtain of the carriage and looked out.

Xie Changshi took a look at these boxes and couldn't help but sigh in his heart. People say that officials in Mobei are poor, but today they seem to be really poor.

These gifts were given to the other princes, and they probably didn't even bother to look at them. That is to say, His Royal Highness King Wen, with his childish heart, was still worried that he would be punished for this.

He secretly touched the edge of the box. No, he would mention this when he wrote to the emperor next time.

Gu Yuzhi originally thought that today would be a very busy day during the Mid-Autumn Festival, but unexpectedly the streets were deserted and most of the shops were closed.

After thinking about it for a while, he realized that the people should all go home to enjoy the moon together.Brand-new red lanterns were hung everywhere on the street. He suddenly let out a sigh, pointed to the sky not far away and said, "Xie Changshi, someone is setting off the Kongming Lantern."

He remembered that during the Chinese New Year this year, when his father was slightly ill, his mother and concubine put out Kongming lanterns to pray for his father...

Xie Changshi bent down slightly and looked out along Gu Yuzhi's line of sight. Sure enough, another Kongming Lantern slowly rose into the sky, and not long after, another Kongming Lantern flew up.

He smiled slightly and lowered his head again, but he could see a bit of loneliness in Gu Yuzhi's small back.

He thought for a moment and said, "Your Highness, would you like to get off the carriage and take a walk to experience how the people of Mobei celebrate the festival?"

Before Gu Yuzhi could speak, Xie Changshi continued to persuade, "Your Highness will live in Mobei for a long time in the future. It is necessary to understand some of the customs and folk customs of the local people in Mobei. For example, the Mid-Autumn Festival..."

Xie Changshi looked outside the carriage and saw more and more Kongming lanterns in the sky, like stars.

He couldn't help showing a bit of nostalgia: "The Mid-Autumn Festival in the capital is very lively, and people will go out of their homes, but the opposite is true in Mobei. Previously, I heard from the prefect Qi that the people in Mobei will worship the moon at home."

Gu Yuzhi hardly listened to what the officials said at the dinner. His mind was all on eating delicious food. Now when he heard what Xie Changshi said, he suddenly became interested: "There is no custom of worshiping the moon in the palace. "

The carriage stopped around the house. Gu Yuzhi jumped out of the carriage without waiting for Xie Changshi to hug him. He looked up at the alley. There was a thin thread pulled in the middle of the courtyard walls on both sides, and a big red lantern was tied to it. There were pictures on the lantern. I painted some very simple paintings, including the moon, Chang'e flying to the moon...

Gu Yuzhi suddenly stopped, looked up at one of the extra-large lanterns and said, "Xie Changshi, look at that lantern, are you worshiping the moon?"

The person in the painting is kneeling on the ground, with a big moon above his head. There are moon cakes and some fruits on the small table on the ground.

Xie Changshi nodded and said, "Yes. Worshiping the moon contains the meaning of praying for blessings. Men pray to the moon in the hope that they will be included in the gold medal list as soon as possible, while women hope that their appearance will become more and more beautiful."

A gust of breeze blew by, and the red lantern hanging high swayed in the wind, as if greeting him. Gu Yuzhi's eyes sparkled when he saw it, and he sighed from time to time.

Although these lanterns are not as exquisite as those in the palace, they feel very lively when looking at them.

Xie Changshi put a cloak on him and whispered: "The temperature in the autumn in Mobei is low at night, so your highness should be careful about catching cold."

Gu Yuzhi turned around and thanked Xie Changshi with a smile, and suddenly thought of Teacher Shu who claimed to be from the world a thousand years later. Last time when shopkeeper Wen said that he wanted to collect statistics on Changzhou's business situation, Teacher Shu was full of curiosity about this place.

I don’t know what the Mid-Autumn Festival is like in Teacher Shu’s world.

He thought for a moment and said silently: "Teacher Shu, Shopkeeper Wen, why don't you come out and take a look at Mobei's customs."

　Hahahaha, what a coincidence!

　　Today is truly the Mid-Autumn Festival, Xiao Wu wishes everyone a happy holiday (*^▽^*)
　　
　
(End of this chapter)