Emperor of the Red Chamber

Chapter 41 Qingbai’s request to Jing’an
The hot air balloon carrying people into the sky made Emperor Jing'an so happy, so he would naturally be rewarded.

Dai Jin received a large reward, and other craftsmen involved in the development of hot air balloons also received rewards.

On the contrary, Yuan Qingliang and Yuan Qingbai were not rewarded.

Because today's hot air balloon manned flight was nominally two people congratulating Emperor Jing'an on his birthday.

It was also because Emperor Jing'an had already planned to make the two of them kings, but this plan had to wait until the future, when the time was right...

Today's flying sky is indeed of great significance.

Emperor Jing'an received a special gift.

It also enhanced the majesty of Emperor Jing'an, the emperor, and was also beneficial to the third prince.

It will be beneficial to the ongoing operation of father and son, Emperor Jing'an and the third prince, to investigate the deficit.

In addition, the third prince knew that this flying event was another way for his son Qingbai to gain points for his father in his heart.

"My son can make people fly into the sky, how can I, as a father, not become the emperor?"

"No matter how difficult it is, even if I go through mountains of swords and seas of fire, I must finish the task of checking the deficit!"

The third prince was determined.

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Time flies, time flies like an arrow.

More than two years have passed, and Yuan Qingbai is already fifteen years old.

For more than two years, he has been studying hard to please his grandfather.

It’s just that we haven’t come up with such special new tricks as manned flights in hot air balloons.

For more than two years, with Emperor Jing'an's continuous and strong support, the third prince has been in charge of the Huikao Mansion and the Household Department, checking the deficit.

The massive investigation deficit shocked both inside and outside the court.

All in all, the third prince has already added approximately 21 million taels of silver to the Zhou treasury due to the inventory deficit, which has reached the original goal of at least 20 million taels set by Emperor Jing'an.

For this reason, the third prince really endured too much pressure and broke through many obstacles.

The third prince couldn't remember exactly how many people's homes were ransacked and how many people died due to insufficient inventory. Perhaps he deliberately didn't keep track of the number.

In addition to the "cold-faced king", he has two more nicknames, one is the "family raiding king" and the other is the "cold-hearted king".

Although the royal party has been trying every means to prevent the inventory deficit, these methods have not had much effect.

For more than two years, Yuan Qingbai has been paying attention to Jia's mansion. After all, this is the main scene of the original work.

In the past two years or so, several things worthy of his attention have indeed happened in Jia's house.

Jia Dai died of illness. After his death, his son Jia Jing succeeded him.

According to the rules of the Great Zhou Dynasty, Jia Daihua was originally a first-class general, and Jia Jing attacked a second-class general.

First-class generals and second-class generals are both third-grade knights, but the latter is one level lower than the former.

Jia Jing and his wife gave birth to a daughter, named Xichun.

This means that Jia Zhen, who is already quite young, actually has a sister like Xichun.

In the spring of more than two years ago, Jia Zheng of Rongguo Mansion and his concubine Aunt Zhao gave birth to a daughter, named Tanchun.

This made Yuan Qingbai happy.

He was originally worried that because of his influence on the Jia family as a time traveler, Tanchun and Xichun would no longer exist in the world of Red Mansions.

This did not happen.

Perhaps it's because this is the world of Red Mansions, and he has been deliberately keeping a distance from Jia's family, so his influence on Jia's family is very limited.

His marriage to Yuanchun was not initiated by him, but by Emperor Jing'an who granted the marriage. After that, he only had a few contacts with Jia Zhu of Rongguo Mansion, that's all.

If he took the initiative to interact with Jia's family and had a greater impact on Jia's family, Tanchun and Xichun might disappear.

Jia Jing's wife, who was in her forties, gave birth to Xichun. She had a difficult delivery that day and died after Xichun was born. Jia Jing and this lady have a deep love for each other.

Ever since he was implicated in the prince's rebellion, Jia Jing has become disheartened and depressed.

His wife's death in childbirth made him feel like he had seen through the world. After completing his wife's funeral, he moved into the Xuanzhen Temple outside the city and began to feel better.

Xichun was raised by Jia Mu.

The title of Ning Guofu was passed to his son Jia Zhen.

Jia Zhen attacked a third-rank general, also known as a mighty general, but he still had a third-rank title.

In addition, Jia Zhu got married, and she married Li Wan, the daughter of Li Shouzhong, the imperial wine minister.

For more than two years, Jia Zhu has been following Yuan Qingbai's original instructions to take care of himself, but Yuan Qingbai doesn't know whether he can survive or whether he will die young like the original...

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Yuan Qingbai is fifteen years old, and he will get married to Jia Yuanchun next year.

Before he gets married, according to the rules of the Zhou royal family, he will be assigned two people in the house to let him know about the affairs of the house in advance.

This rule is not limited to the royal family. The powerful and wealthy families in the Zhou Dynasty generally have this rule, such as the Jia family.

In the original work, Jia Lian's confidant Xing'er said: "Our family's rule is that when a man grows up, before he gets married, two people should serve him first."

Because Yuan Qingbai was raised and trained by Emperor Jing'an, and now Emperor Jing'an loves him as much as he loves the emperor's eldest grandson Yuan Qingliang, and Emperor Jing'an really likes to do Yue Lao's work.

Emperor Jing'an personally selected two people for Yuan Qingbai's room.

Just like when he personally ordered Yuan Chun to marry Yuan Qingbai.

Although Yuan Qingbai had a maid named Lingxue, Lingxue was not considered by Emperor Jing'an.

But this time, Emperor Jing'an first told Yuan Qingbai about choosing two people in the room.

Fifteen-year-old Yuan Qingbai is quite tall and has a strong figure, but he is not frighteningly strong. He is handsome and majestic.

When Yuan Qingbai heard that Emperor Jing'an said that he would choose two people to live in the room for him, he said: "Grandfather, in a few days, you will be taking the martial arts test, right?"

Emperor Jing'an was surprised, "Grandpa, I was talking about choosing a roommate for you. Why did your grandson suddenly change the topic to this year's martial arts test?"

Emperor Jing'an asked: "Why did you suddenly propose a martial arts test?"

Yuan Qingbai said: "My grandson wants to participate in the martial arts examination."

Emperor Jing'an: "..."

He felt amused and asked pleasantly: "Is it possible that you still want to compete with this year's group of martial arts warriors for the top prize in martial arts?"

Yuan Qingbai smiled and said: "It's not that I want to compete with the martial arts warriors for the top spot in martial arts. My grandson wants to participate and see if he has the strength to take the first-class martial arts exam now."

The first grade in martial arts is the number one in martial arts, the second in martial arts, and the best in martial arts.

Emperor Jing'an smiled and said: "As far as I know, with your strategy and martial arts skills and your skills in bowing and horsemanship, you should have the strength of a first-class warrior."

He has been the emperor for decades and has passed many first-level martial arts exams, so he naturally understands martial arts exams.

Yuan Qingbai said: "Please allow the grandson to participate. If the grandson can reach the first level in the martial arts examination this time, the grandson has another request for the imperial grandfather."

Emperor Jing'an smiled and said, "So you have something to ask for. Tell me, what is your request?"

He has raised and trained Qingbai for three years. During this period, Qingbai continued to please him and gave him many surprises and joys, but Qingbai rarely requested him.

Yuan Qingbai said: "My grandson dared to speak out. I just ask the emperor's grandfather not to blame him."

Emperor Jing'an smiled and said, "Let's talk and listen."

Yuan Qingbai said: "My grandson is requesting that if my grandson can win the first prize, please allow my grandson to choose two people for himself."

Emperor Jing'an: "..."

　There is another update tonight.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)