Ming Dynasty: I risked my life to teach the prince, the emperor begged me not to die

Chapter 68 I'll Give You a Little Toy
Who is Wu Shuxian? She was famous in the capital three years ago, but then she disappeared.

When Chen Ce returned to the courtyard, he saw that Madam Wu had changed into her ordinary clothes. She looked more natural without makeup, although she looked more beautiful after dressing up.

Chen Ce just took a glance and then looked away, as if he knew who the other person was.

It was not yet completely dark outside, but the farmhouse was already pitch black. Chen Ce lit the light as if he was familiar with the place, and then -

His heart almost jumped out of his chest.

Zhu Houzhao sat on the armchair with a resentful look on his face, while Liu Jin stood beside him with a very depressed expression.

It looks like two portraits.

No, how did you get in?
Chen Ce was full of doubts.

Zhu Houzhao said: "I have been waiting for you for an entire afternoon."

Chen Ce asked: "And then?"

Zhu Houzhao asked, "Do you know how cold it is?"

Chen Ce asked: "So?"

Zhu Houzhao said: "I was very happy."

Chen Ce took a deep breath: "Speak properly!"

Zhu Houzhao sighed and said, "Isn't this the first good thing I want to share with you? I thought you were going to go out for a while, but I waited for you for so long and you didn't show up."

"What have you been doing?"

Chen Ce said, "Let's go to a banquet."

Zhu Houzhao's expression became even more resentful, and he sighed, "I knew you never thought of me when you had something fun."

Bro, don't do it.

What's wrong with that look on your face as if I'm a heartless person?

Chen Ce said speechlessly: "I went there early in the morning, but you didn't come either."

"Aren't you a high-ranking official of the Imperial Guard? Don't you know where I've been?"

Zhu Houzhao: "..."

"Haha."

"Did I scare you just now?"

"Of course I know you went to the party. How could I not find out such a small thing?"

No, you really didn’t find out, Liu Jin stood aside and thought silently.

This afternoon, the old slave was frozen to death.

You are still pretending to be tough, I surrender.

Zhu Houzhao smiled and put aside what had just happened, then quietly took out a package from his arms.

Chen Ce had already noticed the bulge in his chest and asked in confusion, "What?"

Zhu Houzhao said: "Guess, if you guess right I will give you this 1,500 taels of silver."

Chen Ce: “…”

so much?
According to the calculation that one tael of silver in the Ming Dynasty was equivalent to 600 yuan in later generations, 1,500 taels of silver were worth 900,000 yuan. Of course, this is just a rough estimate, and the value of the money must be judged in combination with the current national productivity. These are not included. This amount of money is already a huge amount.

Don’t be fooled by the exaggerated description of millions of taels of silver in TV dramas and novels. Most of them are ordinary people, and more than a thousand taels of silver is really a lot.

Previously, Chen Ce's ten acres of land had a net income of only ten taels a year, which was equivalent to more than six thousand yuan.

The rich are living in luxury, while the poor are freezing to death on the streets. Chen Ce felt the gap between the rich and the poor.

However, he didn't care much about money. He smiled and said to Zhu Houzhao: "I didn't do anything. Why do you give me so much money?"

Zhu Houzhao smiled and said, "Although I have already thought of the method you mentioned, you have improved it for me, which can also be regarded as a credit."

"Of course we brothers should share equally after our meritorious service. This is what you deserve. Okay, don't worry about it so much. Just use it and improve your home." Chen Ce did not refuse and said to Zhu Houzhao: "Wait a moment, I have something for you too."

Liu Jin was watching with envy. With so much money, he only came up with an idea, but he didn't do anything. Even robbery is not as fast as you!

He returned to his room and took out a magnifying glass, then casually threw it to Zhu Houzhao and said, "This is a strange little gadget. Play with it when you have nothing to do."

"Isn't this a glass mirror? What's so special about it?" Zhu Houzhao was puzzled.

Chen Ce said: "Let's take a look."

Zhu Houzhao put it on his eyes, looked at Liu Jin, and exclaimed: "What a big pig's head!"

Liu Jin: "..."

Zhu Houzhao took the magnifying glass off his eyes, and Liu Jin's head returned to normal. When he put it back on his eyes, he saw that Liu Jin's head had become bigger again.

"Tsk tsk tsk, what an exquisite thing! This is not a glass mirror!"

It has many uses. If you put it on a copybook, won't the copybook be magnified? If you can't see some small things clearly, can't you use this to magnify them?

He may not be good at anything else, but he is very proficient in studying these fun things.

Zhu Houzhao said with a smile: "This is good, much better than those things in Nanyang!"

Today’s wait was not in vain, Zhu Houzhao was still happy when he left.

"Master, be careful, don't fall, and don't look in the mirror."

"Nonsense! I saw it clearly. Look how big the door panel is. It's right in front of me."

That's quite a distance away. You're crawling like a turtle. Can you walk properly?

Liu Jin looked helpless.

After Zhu Houzhao left, Chen Ce put the money Zhu Houzhao gave him in the inner room. When he was about to cook, a stranger came to the door.

Chen Ce thought for a while before he realized that he was the store manager of Rongxing Bookstore. He couldn't help but asked curiously, "Store owner, you're looking for me?"

The shop owner of Rongxing Bookstore nodded repeatedly and said to Chen Ce, "Sir, when will the next volume be available?"

Several important figures came to him and asked him to print the third volume of "Rebirth of the Goddess" as soon as possible.

The owner of Rongxing Bookstore was not worried because the other party threatened him. The other party did not threaten him. He just wanted to make this money, but Chen Ce had not submitted the manuscript yet.

Chen Ce shook his head and said, "I don't want to write anymore. I can't bear it anymore."

The shop owner of Rongxing Bookstore was horrified and quickly begged Chen Ce, "Stop it, are you not satisfied with the profit share?"

"I can make concessions."

Chen Ce shook his head and said, "I am satisfied. The store has done its best. I just don't want to write anymore."

The owner of Rongxing Bookstore was almost crying. The other books in his store didn't sell for much, so he was counting on the sales of Chen Ce's book to support his family.

"Sir, how about this? I'll give you half of the profits from other books in my bookstore, or even more. Just put up with it and finish writing."

"To be honest, I don't have any other skills. My family depends on the bookstore, and the bookstore can only make money from your books. If you don't write anymore, this..."

Dr. Dian was a nice and honest man. He was the one who helped Chen Ce when he was down and out. After hearing his sincere words, Chen Ce thought for a moment and said, "Then I'll try my best."

Who knows, maybe he will be useful in the future, so it would be nice to have a good relationship with him.

Dr. Dian was so excited that he said hurriedly, "Hey, okay... okay, thank you for your hard work, thank you for your hard work."

……

"Grandma, your eyes are in trouble. The imperial physician will take care of them. Don't worry."

Tonight, Emperor Hongzhi came to have dinner at the place of Empress Dowager Zhou. If it were not for Zhou's protection since childhood, Emperor Hongzhi might not have been able to ascend the throne smoothly under the clutches of Concubine Wan.

Therefore, after he ascended the throne, he was always grateful to Empress Dowager Zhou.

Empress Dowager Zhou's eyesight is getting worse day by day, but she has recently become addicted to reading storybooks. Emperor Hongzhi cannot let her stop reading. Just now, she said a few words to the old lady, and she complained that Emperor Hongzhi said her eyesight was poor.

(End of this chapter)