Chapter 24 Should he thank this unfilial son for taking the time to come and treat him well?

"Because I am speaking up for them!"

When faced with the emperor's inquiries, the Fifth Princess always gave very frank answers. She didn't seem to have any intention of trying to cover up anything.
What you think in your heart is what you say:

"When I left the palace yesterday, I happened to see a young woman holding her daughter in her arms, carrying her son on her back, and holding a little boy by the hand. She was scolded by her mother-in-law because she came back late from the river after washing clothes.

The mother-in-law complained that her daughter-in-law ate her son's food, drank her son's drinks, and used her son's things, and she couldn't even do her job properly just by taking care of the children and doing some housework at home every day.

But Erchen saw that the young woman was obviously very tired. The work she did at home every day might be no less than that of her husband who worked outside. The only difference was that she didn't make any money.

I was thinking, if that woman could also earn money, would her mother-in-law's attitude towards her be different?

But later on, I discovered that no matter whether it was a restaurant, teahouse, or bakery, all the waiters there were men. They didn't hire women at all!
Father, why do you think this is happening?"

"..."

Why else?
Of course, it is because the idea of ​​men being superior to women and men being the breadwinners and women being the homemakers has been passed down for a long time. In many people's minds, women should stay in the backyard to take care of their husbands and children, and they can only do these things in the backyard!

To put it bluntly, it means looking down on others.

Yun Shu knew this truth clearly without Emperor Xuanwu explaining it to him.

Some things always need to be done slowly, and she doesn't expect to achieve them all at once.

But that doesn't mean she can't "willfully" fire the first shot:
"Although I am a princess, I cannot put a knife to the necks of those shopkeepers and force them to recruit women.
But I, your son, should be able to make the decision for the people I hired with my own money, right?
Women are careful and attentive, and this job of mine is just right for them!"

"Now that you have thought it through, let's do as you say."

Emperor Xuanwu didn't really care whether the people working were men or women. He just asked this question out of curiosity.
Now that he had gotten the answer, he naturally wouldn't say anything more.

"Thank you, Father!"

Yun Shu cheered:
"Don't worry, Father. From now on, I will be the first one to give you every copy of the Capital Weekly!"

As she spoke, she reached out her hand slyly to take the copy of the Capital Weekly that Emperor Xuanwu had just read:
"Then I will print this first volume directly!"

"Didn't you say this is a gift for me?"

Emperor Xuanwu glanced at her coldly:
"How can you take back a gift you gave away?"

"Who said this is the only gift? Clearly every book after this is a gift!"

Yun Shu said confidently:
"But you know, Father, that I don't have much money on hand. It costs money to buy a farm, buy explosives, print books, and recruit people.

I want to print the first volume as soon as possible and send a copy to all the ladies in the capital.
They will only spend money to buy the following ones if they like them.

They spend money, so I can have money to continue giving you this gift!"

"Glib tongue!"

He directly picked up the booklet on the table and threw it lightly into Yunshu's arms. Emperor Xuanwu laughed and scolded:
"Take it and get out!"

"Got it!"

Yun Shu smiled and gave a very unstandard salute:
"My son, please retire!"

Before he even uttered the word "retreat", the man had already disappeared.

The impatient look made Emperor Xuanwu so angry that he gritted his teeth:
"The little brat ran so fast! Did I mistreat her or what?"

Li Dehai lowered his head and dared not answer: "..."

Didn't you tell Her Royal Highness the Princess to get out of here right away?

...After Yun Shu left the imperial study, he immediately began to prepare for the Beijing Weekly.

On the other hand, Yun Chuhuan was estimating the time, thinking that Yun Shu should have delivered the pile of "junk" she bought yesterday to her father by now.

Only then did he happily run to the door of the imperial study to ask for an audience, holding the gift he had bought yesterday for more than five thousand taels of silver.

The moment he lifted his leg to enter the door, he remembered the one hundred taels of gold he was fined for stepping with his left foot first last time. This time, Yun Chuhuan deliberately changed his leg to step with his right foot first to ensure that there would be no mistakes!
He is so clever!

Silently giving himself a thumbs up in his heart, Yun Chuhuan obediently saluted Emperor Xuanwu:

"Your Highness, I pay my respects to you, Father. Long live the Emperor!"

"Get up."

After the Dragon Case, Emperor Xuanwu did not stop writing on the memorials, but glanced at his youngest son casually:
"Why did you suddenly think of coming to see me?"

"Replying to Your Majesty, when I went out of the palace with my fifth sister yesterday, I bought you a small gift."

Yun Chuhuan held a beautifully carved wooden box in his hands, and his mind was filled with beautiful dreams of Emperor Xuanwu punishing Yun Shu and then rewarding him.

He didn't notice at all that there was a cheap little pottery figurine on his father's desk, which looked totally out of place in the imperial study.

He happily handed the wooden box to Emperor Xuanwu with a very sweet smile:

"I hope Father likes it!"

"It's rare that you still have this thought."

Emperor Xuanwu put down his pen in some surprise.

The sixth child had been out of the palace several times before, but no one had ever brought him a gift.

I think this time it was because Xiaowu set a good example for him!
Emperor Xuanwu opened the wooden box with relief.
Then the feeling of relief came to an abrupt end——

Night-shining pearl, right?
It’s a thumb-sized night-shining pearl!

Think about his Xiaowu, who was so poor that he only had three copper coins left. Now he finally had some money in his hands. He did not spend it recklessly when he went out of the palace for the first time, and he also carefully collected so many gifts for his father.

Look at this brat again. The luminous pearls he hung in the carriage as candles were as big as fists, but he turned around and only gave his biological father a thumb-sized luminous pearl!
Should he also thank this rebellious son for taking the time to come and please his father?

Emperor Xuanwu slammed the lid shut, his tone harsh and his smile kind:

"Which foot did you step with first when you entered the imperial study just now?"

Yun Chuhuan: “???”

Why is that a question?

Isn't the emperor happy to receive his gift?
Yun Chuhuan panicked reflexively at first, but soon he calmed down.

That's all right!

He paid special attention to it when he entered the door just now!

Today he took the first step with his right foot!
He is so smart!
Yun Chuhuan grinned proudly:

"Father, I will follow your instructions and step with my right foot first this time!"

"Ah."

Emperor Xuanwu sneered:
"In the Tiansheng Dynasty, the right is respected. As a prince, you dare to step with your right leg first when you come to see me in the imperial study. Do you think you are more noble than me?"

(End of this chapter)