Zao Xi said so and thought so.

  Cao Fu is the emperor's uncle-in-law. In a sense, he represents the reputation of the empress, and even that of the imperial family.

  But Zhao Zhen and his wife did not think so.

  What Cao Fu committed is only a minor mistake, not worth severe punishment, just needs to be slightly punished. It's not worth using 30,000 yuan to shut up one mouth.

  Xier said, they had never thought... the reputation of their maternal uncle's family, the government being blamed, and their own misfortunes.

  Empress Cao suddenly felt like crying. This feeling of being pampered was something she had only experienced when she was in the inner chambers, and her father was still alive...

  "Xier... you're very good, mother is at ease."

  Empress Cao was almost choked with sobs. Even her own husband had never made her feel this way, yet their four-year-old son had managed to do so.

  "Shengren, Xier is now how many..."

  The good atmosphere was ruined by Zhao Zhen's question. Alas! Is my man really that short of money? What's the hurry, can't he ask later?

  Zhao Zhen couldn't hold it in anymore. His son had casually thrown away over 30,000 yuan, and to make matters worse, the saint hadn't even scolded him or shown any concern.

  He strongly needs to know what's going on.

  "It's worth 100,000 yen."

  "Ah...... ten...... ten million ryo? This...... this......"

  Zhao Zhen wasn't unfamiliar with money, what he couldn't have imagined was that just by being a zero-mouth (idiot), how could he possibly make so much money.

  "Xī ér sold the cake formula, at a price of 2,000 guān in the upper provinces and 1,000 guān in the lower provinces, in our dynasty's hundreds of prefectures."

  Empress Cao didn't even bother to explain, and the good mood just disappeared. It's strange if she had a good face. Although it wasn't as arrogant as Guo's family, having some emotions was normal too.

  One hundred thousand taels, one hundred thousand taels! In just three to five months, Xi'er had already earned one hundred thousand taels. The annual tax revenue of Kaifeng Prefecture was only thirty or forty million taels, and yet Xi'er achieved this in just three to five months.

  It has to be said that money can indeed give people a sense of belonging, cohesion and keep secrets strictly.

  Liu Yi took good care of him without Zhao Xi's instructions.

  After the six households under the wall of Gong Palace were relocated, Liu Yi took over and, of course, the registration was in the name of E Wangye.

  The key is that Liu Yi was in charge of supervising the renovation of the kiln every day, and even found the Imperial City Guard to take care of it.

  Zhao Xi wasn't sure if it was because his father had seen the money or if it was because of the Empress's arrangements, but either way, he felt at ease.

  In this way, everything from formula to manufacturing process can be kept confidential, and a few more years of monopoly profits can be earned.

  Looking at the bustling food factory construction site, it seems like there's nothing wrong with Zhao Xi.

  Under their hands, a rough plan drawn by him became more and more perfect day by day, even better than what Zhao Xi had imagined.

  He became obedient again, going to school every day and playing with Tuo's daughter.

  In an era of entertainment scarcity, it's easy to develop the habit of going to bed early and getting up early. Zhao Xi seemed to have returned to his old routine in the army.

  Wang Zhongzheng's training has become more and more like that, and the daily trip from Ciming Palace to Zishan Hall is no longer enough for him to toss around, even Zhao Xi feels that this distance cannot achieve the purpose of exercise.

  So, Nei Yuan had another way of striking the watch, which was Prince Wang's neat and uniform ceremonial team.

  Every day at the crack of dawn, starting from Ciming Palace, shouting "one two one", Zhao Xi led his ceremonial team and almost circled the entire inner courtyard.

  This so-called imperial palace is really not very big.

  Wang Zhongzheng has adapted now, the key is that Wang Ye is too powerful, making his waist straight and no longer speaking in a low voice, also daring to shout in public.

  However, he is quite considerate. Every time he passes by the palace where the concubines live, he naturally lets the guards tread lightly and stops shouting.

  Zhao Xi knew about it and cooperated with Wang Zhongzheng... Disturbing others' rest is indeed a bit impolite, especially disturbing Old Dad's companion.

  "Is that person a relative of yours?"

  Zhao Xi roughly figured out the personnel on duty in the palace during this period. At this time, apart from his ceremonial duties, it was also his turn to be on duty and receive the night incense.

  Today I actually saw someone who wasn't one of those familiar people...

  "Tell King Wang, I don't know this person."

  Even Wang Zhongzheng was puzzled. He had been in the Imperial City for some days, and although he couldn't recognize all the attendants, everyone's face was absolutely familiar to him.

  Besides, the guarding of the Imperial City Guard and the Forbidden City Guard are clearly demarcated, and the Imperial City Guard absolutely cannot enter the inner courtyard.

  But this person is clearly not a close relative of the imperial family...

  It was just a brief encounter, and then he hurried away, apparently in the direction of the palace wall...

  Zhao Xi was not a real child, and with just one glance, he knew that person was not an insider.

  The eunuchs in the palace always walked with short steps, tiptoeing and had developed a habit of bowing their heads. But this person, seemingly wanting to do the same, didn't have the elegance of the eunuchs when walking.

  "Whose palace is this?"

  Zhao Xi should understand what's going on by now, and his tone was somewhat chilly when asking questions.

  "It's Lord Wang, it's Xu Zai."

  Damn it! Zhao Xi really couldn't hold back anymore. Old man, you have to be more careful, actually letting someone so openly and uprightly put a hat on you.

  It's not about being open and honest, it's just that I was so caught up in the excitement that I forgot about time.

  Zhao Xi didn't want to make such guesses, but the facts he saw with his own eyes... really left him helpless.

  Zhao Xi narrowed his eyes and looked at the palace wall closest to this place...

  "Zhong Zheng, after you enter the school, go and investigate who was on duty in this area last night."

  "Your Highness, should we inform the Imperial City Patrol?"

  "Never mind! Do it yourself!"

  Zhao Xike didn't dare to guarantee that the Imperial City Guard was clean, he had no one he trusted now, especially when it came to the dirty things in the inner courtyard, he didn't even want his old man to know.

  ……

  It was already late at night, and Zhao Xi could hardly hold on any longer, forcing himself to stay awake.

  He had already instructed Wang Zhongzheng after school, asking him to come and call himself after nightfall.

  Zhao Xi now looks like he's five or six years old, and wearing a set of children's clothes can also hold up.

  Wang Zhongzheng never thought that bringing clothes would be like this, if he had known, he wouldn't have brought them even if he was beaten to death. Not to mention letting the officials and the princess know, even if the supervisor found out, he himself would lose a layer of skin.

  Can't argue with the prince, had no choice but to follow his wishes...

  Zhao Xi led Wang Zhongzheng... No way, this kid didn't even dare walk in front of him.

  It was already late at night, and there were hardly any people strolling around the inner courtyard. Even those who couldn't sleep were staying in their own small courtyards.

  Zhao Xi started from Xu Cairen's palace and walked in the direction he had identified at dawn, while probing the road surface and corridor walls along the way.

  Wang Zhongzheng didn't understand why Wang Ye was doing this, but he followed suit anyway. He wanted to be bigger than Zhao Xie's child, and the marks left behind had to be much more obvious.

  It should be this piece... Zhao Xi carefully examined the marks on the inner wall of the palace, and every few layers of bricks had some slight wiping marks.

  "Remember, once the fishing net traps someone, immediately cover their mouth and press down on their head, don't let them make a sound!"

  "Your Majesty, who shall we deceive?"

  Wang Zhongzheng brought everything that Wang Ye had entrusted him with, including fishing nets, iron nails, and silver needles... He had no idea what Wang Ye was going to do with these things.

  "Wait and see, can't be done at midnight, come again tomorrow night."