Back to the marriage proposal, helping the incompetent husband to rise to the top

Chapter 228: Training Palace

"That makes sense!" Chu Anlan nodded seriously, and added: "I'm looking forward to what our child will look like when he grows up."

As he said this, he stared at Ye Wanqing's face seriously.

The burning gaze made Ye Wanqing's face a little hot: "It should be good-looking..."

Chu Anlan supported his chin with one hand: "I have heard that there are powerful painters in the folk who can draw the appearance of their future children just by looking at the appearance of a couple.

I don’t know, is it true or false?”

Ye Wanqing smiled lightly: "The world is so big that there are all kinds of wonders. There are many beautiful mountains and rivers in the Western Wei Dynasty. It is not surprising that there are some talented people."

Chu Anlan looked at her with bright eyes: "Qing'er, if there is such a great painter in the world, let's ask him to paint our portrait later, right?

Qing'er, do you like a son or a daughter?

If I give birth to a daughter, she should look more like me, and if I give birth to a son, he should look more like you."

As he spoke, he pursed his lips and said, "My mother said that being pregnant is very hard for a woman, and giving birth is like going through the gates of hell... Forget it, let's not have a baby. I don't think I like children that much."

After saying that, he reached out and hooked Xiao Fengnian's fingers.

Xiao Fengnian clenched his fingers and babbled, as if responding to what he had just said.

Looking at Chu Anlan's beautiful face, Ye Wanqing's eyes were gentle: "It is indeed not easy for a woman to give birth, but if the prince likes it..."

"I don't like it!" Chu Anlan interrupted her and said, "Other people's children are cuter. If I give birth to a disobedient child, I will be mad at him.

Besides, I don’t want you to suffer.”

After she finished speaking, Lu Xinrou came over with a plate of snacks and said with a smile: "Whether a child is obedient or not depends on the teachings of his parents and elders.

The prince has such a willful personality, his future children will surely be free-spirited and lovely children."

"You'd better not imitate me?" Chu Anlan said, "I like a daughter who is as gentle and lovely as Qing'er."

Lu Xinrou echoed: "I like the princess too."

Chu Anlan said seriously: "There are many people who like Qing'er! Back then, she was almost snatched away by someone else."

"Really?" Lu Xinrou was surprised: "Who is the other party?"

"A man named Lu." Chu Anlan sighed, "He almost killed me in order to snatch my bride. Fortunately, I was lucky enough to survive."

Lu Xinrou was stunned: "Killing someone because of a marriage is too extreme."

Chu Anlan snorted: "That's it!"

During dinner, Chu Anlan ate heartily while recounting all the hardships and dangers he and Ye Wanqing had encountered before they got married...

After lying down at night, he sat up suddenly: "Oh no!"

Ye Wanqing sat up and asked, "What's wrong?"

Chu Anlan slapped his forehead and said, "I forgot to discuss with Xinrou about adopting Xiao Fengnian as my godson!"

The corners of Ye Wanqing's lips moved: "It's not too late to talk about it tomorrow."

"Okay." Chu Anlan helped her lie down: "Tomorrow, you must remind me."

"Okay." Ye Wanqing responded.

Chu Anlan lay down again, his hands uncontrollably pressed against her belly, mumbling softly: "This menstrual blood...why isn't it going away yet..."

Ye Wanqing was about to say something, but when she turned her head, she saw a peaceful sleeping face.

She smiled and closed her eyes.

……

That night, a horse-drawn carriage rolled into Lin'an City under the moonlight.

Lin'an City has been particularly lively these past two days.

One is a discussion about building a summer corridor along the Lin'an River and a summer palace outside the city.

The second is a discussion of grain dealers.

The third one is a discussion of food prices.

Because of the locust infestation in the south, although Lin'an was not affected by the locusts, the price of food in the city has continued to rise.

Not only rice, the prices of paddy and wheat are also starting to rise.

When food prices rise, people panic. …

After breakfast, the housekeeper specially made a list and came to find Ye Wanqing: "Princess, this morning the servants went out to buy and found that the price of food in the city has begun to rise.

The commodity with the biggest price increase is rice.

This booklet contains the daily food expenses of the mansion. Please have a look at it, Princess Crown Prince..."

Ye Wanqing took it.

After just one glance, she frowned.

Chu Anlan yawned and came over: "What is written here? There are so many words, it's dizzying."

Ye Wanqing explained: "It lists the prices before and after the increase in grain prices, as well as the daily consumption of rice and noodles in the mansion..."

Chu Anlan felt sleepy after listening to this.

After Ye Wanqing finished speaking, he simply said: "From today on, the daily expenses of the mansion will increase by 100 taels. If you are worried about running out of rice, just buy more rice and store it.

If you are really worried, you can store up food for a year or two, so that people won’t starve to death.”

The butler hesitated to speak and looked at Ye Wanqing.

Ye Wanqing put the book down and said, "You can't store too much rice and flour. If you store them for too long, they will get damp and moldy. Also, rice and flour will go stale if you keep them for too long."

Chu Anlan's eyes widened when he heard this: "Then...what should I do?"

The prince grew up with a silver spoon in his mouth. He had been clothed in fine clothes and fed with the best food and clothing since he was a child. He never listened to the lectures carefully when he was in school. So, how could he understand the sufferings of the world?

But Ye Wanqing had plenty of patience and accompanied him to slowly understand these things...

She said slowly, "The rice and noodles should be enough for the whole family to eat for a month. There is no need to follow the trend and stockpile food.

If you have the means, you can buy enough rice and wheat from farmers to last for two months, and store them in a dry and ventilated room.”

The housekeeper replied, "I'll do it myself in a moment."

Ye Wanqing glanced sideways: "Yingxiang, take a bag of silver and give it to the housekeeper."

"Yes."

The butler took the silver and left quickly.

As soon as he left the house, Jingchen hurried into the yard: "Princess, Prince, I have something important to report..."

Upon hearing this, all the servants in the courtyard wisely retreated.

The gate to the courtyard was closed.

Jingchen said, "This morning, I disguised myself and wandered around the city. Unexpectedly, I saw a man outside the Yunxiao Inn."

Having said this, he hesitated to speak.

"Who did you meet?" Chu Anlan couldn't help but urge: "Stop talking nonsense and don't keep us in suspense."

Ye Wanqing also looked at him calmly.

Jingchen took a deep breath: "Lu Jilian."

"Who?" Chu Anlan almost jumped up from his chair: "Who did you say you saw?"

Jingchen replied: "In order to confirm it is correct, I stayed there for a stick of incense.

I guarantee with my life that the person I saw was Lu Jilian."

Both of them were silent for a long time.

When Chu Anlan heard the name "Lu Jilian", he became furious: "He is from the Hanlin Academy, what is he doing in Lin'an?
Wherever this prince goes, he goes there too. How unlucky! "

Jingchen gritted his teeth and said, "I don't know either..."

Ye Wanqing lowered her head and stared at the tea in the cup: "Lu Jilian is highly valued by the emperor and the prince. He must have official business to come to Lin'an this time."

"It must be about the new palace." Chu Anlan sighed, "It's just a plan to choose a site. It hasn't even started yet. Why would the Hanlin Academy get involved?"

Ye Wanqing was silent.

If there are no disasters, the treasury of the Western Wei Dynasty should be considered full. But if it is a palace for cultivation, can it really come up with so much silver?

Why would the emperor want to build a new summer palace out of the blue?

It's really puzzling.