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Chapter 568 Try your luck

The weather in early October was already cold, but at least there was no heavy snow like two years ago.

Even so, when Zhou Chang went out in the morning, Mei Sheng still came with Aunt Jing to bring him a mink cloak.

This cloak was made last year and had never been worn, so Zhou Chang gladly accepted it.

Aunt Jing, on the other hand, smiled with satisfaction as she looked at Mei Sheng: "Where did the prince find such a thoughtful child? I hadn't thought of it at first, but he reminded me that late autumn is equivalent to early winter, and the prince should put on more clothes."

Zhou Chang didn't feel that cold, but he could only nod his head at what Aunt Jing said: "Aunt Jing is right, you should take care of yourself. Doctor Meng has always emphasized that the fire mainly hurt the lungs. These scars on the outside are not a big deal. The most important thing is the inside. You must follow the medicine prescribed by Doctor Meng and take it every meal."

"Yes... but I don't have a body that needs to take tonics," Aunt Jing asked in a comforting manner, "It's the prince... you should stop running around, it's so dangerous. Why did I hear from Monkey yesterday that the prince fell into the water in Beiji?"

"Ah..." Zhou Chang sighed inwardly, forgetting to tell Shouhou not to tell Aunt Jing everything, so as not to worry her. Of course, the only way now is to prevent Aunt Jing from nagging again, so he still uses the old method, "Oh, by the way, Aunt Jing, please make me that rice wine and osmanthus dumplings tonight. I always wanted to eat this when I was out but couldn't have it."

"Oh, really? Your Highness wants to eat it again. Okay, okay, I'll make it for you. You haven't thought about this for a long time..." Aunt Jing agreed quickly, but the topic was diverted to another one. "But Your Highness, you have been away for several months this time, and the Princess of the East Courtyard didn't say anything. Not only did she not complain, she also came to see me from time to time. In my opinion, the Princess was young before, but now she has gradually become more stable. And since you left, she has not left the house, waiting for Your Highness to come back."

"Really? That's great." Zhou Chang knew that once this topic was opened, it would never end, so since he had already dressed, he just walked out.

Once Aunt Jing started, she couldn't stop easily. She caught up and said, "Your Majesty, do you want to go to the princess's place tonight? You always say that she is young, so it would be good to slowly cultivate feelings for her first."

"Okay... I'll listen to Aunt Jing." Zhou Chang agreed hastily. Mei Sheng also followed him from the other side, so he asked casually, "Mei Sheng, you have been in the palace for more than half a month, how are you learning from Mr. Zhong?"

This question was purely to change the subject, because Mei Sheng was still obsessed with taking care of her daily life all day long. She knew what Zhong Yuxue was actually talking about during their daily conversations.

As expected, Aunt Jing could also hear it: "Your Majesty, there is no need to interrupt me. If you don't want to hear it, I won't say it. But since you came back, you can go there from time to time, which is also progress. Take your time. I am not in a hurry."

"Don't be in a hurry." Zhou Chang pulled the corner of his mouth into a smile, then strode out.

Mei Sheng didn't say a word. Just as he was about to follow, Aunt Jing said from behind: "Mei Sheng, please come with me. I just need to tell you something."

Mei Sheng had no choice but to stop.

Zhou Chang was a little puzzled after hearing this. What did Aunt Jing want to tell Mei Sheng?

But it was not convenient to turn back and ask, so I could not help but slow down my pace.

Aunt Jing's voice came from behind: "Mr. Mei, have you decided on a marriage?"

I didn't hear Meisheng's answer, but I could guess that he was shaking his head.

"You may not understand some things yet, but now that you are here at Prince Yi's Mansion and you are educated, you must have something to say to the prince. I tell you, since you are always by his side, you can remind him from time to time..."

Zhou Chang gradually couldn't hear Aunt Jing's voice clearly, but he knew what Aunt Jing was telling Mei Sheng.

It’s really a headache. Is it necessary to tell Mei Sheng about what happened between Prince Yi and Yuan Yun?

But there was no way, as Aunt Jing had always been persistent in Prince Yi's marriage.

It is better to go to the palace first. Zhou Chang plans to go to Jincaosi first.

The skinny monkey had already prepared the carriage and was waiting at the door.

The Geumchosi was under the jurisdiction of the Taifu Temple and also had a special place in the Council of State Hall.

The two previous times that Zhou Chang brought Skinny Monkey to the Council Hall were to get food. This time he suddenly had a business trip, which surprised many ministers in the Council Hall. They all widened their eyes.

Zhou Chang didn't care at first, but after being reminded, he remembered that he hadn't been to the palace for several months and was not familiar with the "business".

He hurriedly ordered the skinny monkey to go around the hall and grab food.

She sat in front of Fan Ye, the director of the Jin Cao Division, and "interrogated" him: "Director Fan, have you heard about the large amount of tax silver collected recently?"

Fan Ye has a standard face and, at age in his early fifties, gives people an honest impression.

When Zhou Chang accompanied Yuan Yun on her "third visit back to her parents' home", he certainly met Prince Yi's nominal mother-in-law, Fan Ye's sister, Fan, but later he could not remember what she looked like.

But now, sitting opposite Fan Ye, she was reminded of Fan Shi again.

The brother and sister really look like two peas in a pod, but they have ordinary looks and no memorable features, which makes it difficult for her to identify them due to her "face blindness".

Yuan Yun is pretty and looks more like her father. She can be said to have inherited the advantages of both her parents.

Zhou Chang had hundreds of chaotic thoughts in an instant.

Fan Ye, who was standing opposite him, seemed to have spent a lot of effort to think about it, but he shook his head: "It should be none."

"Is there anyone with more than one million taels?" Zhou Chang asked the question in more detail.

"Probably not." Fan Ye continued to shake his head.

"What about more than 100,000 taels?" Zhou Chang automatically downgraded.

"Neither." Fan Ye could only shake his head.

"What about those above 50,000 taels?" Zhou Chang continued to descend.

Fan Ye didn't even bother to say anything, just shook his head.

Zhou Chang took a deep breath and asked, "What about more than 10,000 taels?"

Fan Ye also took a deep breath and shook his head.

Zhou Chang finally lost his temper and said, "Don't you know?"

Fan Ye's honest face showed a bitter expression: "Your Highness Prince Yi, collecting taxes is the responsibility of the Ministry of Revenue. I really don't know."

"Why didn't you say so earlier?" Zhou Chang was speechless, but he did do something stupid.

The original intention was to see if there was any clue about the kidnappers by collecting the "three unethical taxes".

There were no clues left in Beiji, but after coming back and having spent another half a month in the palace, Zhou Chang decided to try his luck.

However, now I have no luck and have been completely disappointed.