I support the army through farming and business.

Chapter 84 Obligation
After breakfast the next day, Nanny Meng came to the Bitan Courtyard and asked Gu Ci and Tang Zhao to go to Minghui Hall to discuss matters.

Tang Zhao's eyes rolled around, and he immediately guessed Princess Xuan's intentions.

She looked at Gu Ci who was sitting beside her waiting for her and said, "Can I not go?" She really didn't want to have anything to do with Gu Xuan.

Gu Ci refused, "No."

Tang Zhao suddenly covered his stomach and said, "Ouch, my stomach hurts so much, maybe I have a stomach upset."

Gu Ci glanced at the pretentious Tang Zhao and said out the window, "Chao Hui, go get the palace doctor to give the princess acupuncture."

Zhaohui responded, "Yes!"

"Wait!" Tang Zhao sat down, "I feel my stomach is much better, no need to trouble the court doctor."

"Are you sure you won't feel itchy again soon?"

Tang Zhao gritted his teeth, "I'm sure."

Gu Ci stood up and said, "Let's go."

Tang Zhao followed behind Gu Ci, threw a series of Pegasus Meteor Fists at him through the air, and then stomped hard on Gu Ci's shadow several times before entering the house.

Gu Ci pretended that he didn't see Tang Zhao's ferocious look.

In Minghui Hall, Gu Xuan was kneeling on the blue bricks, rubbing her knees with a grimace. When she heard footsteps, she quickly knelt straight.

Tang Zhao walked up to Gu Xuan with a swagger, looking at Gu Xuan with satisfaction as she dared not speak out, and he felt very happy!
Gu Ci had no choice but to pull Tang Zhao to sit down.

The maid brought freshly brewed hot tea. Tang Zhao drank it while reflecting on his behavior just now. He really looked like a vicious villain who bullied a fool.

But it doesn’t matter, Gu Xuan deserves it.

Gu Xuan tried to hold it back, but couldn't help herself. She asked angrily, "What are you doing here?"

"Watch the show! Tsk tsk tsk!" Tang Zhao was deeply immersed in the role of the vicious villain and couldn't extricate himself. "A lady of the Xuanwang Mansion, kneeling on the cold bluestone slabs so early in the morning, how pitiful."

"You!" Anger clouded Gu Xuan's walnut-sized brain, and she was about to stand up and curse. However, her knees became stiff from kneeling for too long, and she fell to the ground, screaming in pain.

The maids standing by were about to step forward to support her, but were shouted back by Tang Zhao. They looked at each other and looked at their other master.

Gu Ci pondered for a moment, "Everyone, leave."

The maids immediately retreated to their original positions.

Gu Xuan was so angry that she took a long time to get up like a turtle.

Tang Zhao reminded, "Mother hasn't let you get up yet."

"My knee hurts so much, I must have bruised it just now," Gu Xuan cried as she sat on the ground. "Not only did you not comfort me, but you actually made me keep kneeling."

"Tang Zhao, do you still have a conscience?"

"Obviously I didn't," Tang Zhao said frankly, "because you don't deserve it."

Gu Xuan felt like she was going to die of anger.

Princess Xuan watched in the back hall for a long time. Seeing that her daughter could not beat him or scold him, and could only shed tears in grievance, she became more determined in her decision.

Princess Xuan made up her mind and walked out from the back hall.

"Mother!" Gu Xuan rushed to complain when she saw Princess Xuan. "Tang Zhao," she said, but under Princess Xuan's warning gaze, she had to change her words. "Fifth sister-in-law bullied me."

Tang Zhao shook his head, "No, sister-in-law is just teaching you the principles of being a human being, so that you won't be beaten to death when you go out in the future."

Seeing that Gu Xuan was about to say more, Princess Xuan immediately stopped her and said, "Shut up and kneel down."

Gu Xuan knelt down crying. Tang Zhao thought to himself that this was not good. Princess Xuan didn't care about her treating Gu Xuan like this. It was obvious that she was determined to hand Gu Xuan over to her for discipline.

She didn't even care that Gu Xuan might be tortured half to death by her.

As expected, Princess Xuan said, "Xuan'er was raised in a distorted way by the Meng family. I wanted to set things right, but I felt guilty and couldn't bring myself to do anything ruthless. That's why Xuan'er got into trouble again."

"Zhaoshan, mother is really at her wit's end," Princess Xuan sighed, a hint of fatigue appearing on her usually graceful and dignified face. "In the entire northwest, you are the only one who can control Xuan'er."

"Mother promises you that as long as you are willing to discipline Xuan'er, no matter what method you use, Father and Mother will never interfere."

Tang Zhao laughed dryly, "Mother, it's not that Zhaoshan is trying to shirk responsibility. Zhaoshan is really afraid that Seventh Sister will end up with bruises and wounds all over her body in a few days if she falls into Zhaoshan's hands."

"I'll have to get treatment later," Tang Zhao said distressedly, "What a waste of money."

Gu Ci:.
Under the speechless gazes of the three, Tang Zhao changed his words, "It's not right to waste medicine."

Gu Xuan's eyes widened. "Is this young lady less valuable than medicine in your heart?"

Tang Zhao gave her an affirmative look.

What if the medicine works, but you don't? It's obvious which is more important.

Gu Xuan cried even louder.

Princess Xuan listened to her daughter's cries, and her wavering heart regained its resolve. "As long as you are willing to teach me, Xuan'er will be beaten and scolded by you, as long as you spare her life."

Gu Xuan: Is she my biological mother?
Tang Zhao sighed: This is truly my mother!

Princess Xuan took the brocade box from Nanny Meng and said, "Inside it are three shop deeds, originally intended for Xuan'er's dowry."

Princess Xuan stuffed the brocade box into Tang Zhao's arms and said, "This is a deposit. If Xuan'er changes her ways in the future, Zhaoshan can choose anything he likes from Xuan'er's dowry."

Gu Xuan:.
Tang Zhao:.
Tang Zhao was torn between his conscience and his desires. He looked at Gu Xuan and then at the brocade box in his hand.

Gu Ci glanced at Princess Xuan, who understood. With a single command, seventeen stewards filed in and saluted in unison, "Greetings, Her Majesty Princess Zhaoshan!"

Tang Zhao blinked, "Mother, what is this?"

"I know you're short on people. Yuan Ye came to me yesterday and asked me to pick out some capable and loyal stewards for you." Princess Xuan took another wooden box from Nanny Meng and opened it. Inside was a thick stack of indentures. "But mother was wondering, how many people are enough? The more capable people, the better."

Tang Zhao nodded, that’s not the case!
"These are the stewards that Mother has carefully trained since she married into the palace. They are all experts in managing the household and accounting. Mother has given them all to you. Do you like them?"

Tang Zhao swallowed his saliva.

Princess Xuan glanced around and asked the stewards to introduce themselves one by one.

Tang Zhao listened with a sharp gaze, and after the last introduction was over, his heart skipped a beat.

Tang Zhao pressed on, "Give me all?"

Princess Xuan pushed the box containing the indentures in front of Tang Zhao, "And their families, they are all here."

Tang Zhao hugged the box and said quickly, "Mother's troubles are Zhaoshan's troubles, mother's worries are Zhaoshan's worries. If I can help mother relieve her worries and discipline my sister for her, Zhaoshan will do my best to help her!"

She promised, "Mother, please rest assured to leave your sister to me. I promise that within three months, uh, half a year, I will give her back a daughter with a normal mind!" Tang Zhao glanced at Gu Xuan's silly look and thought it was better to be safe. "One year! I promise that within a year, I will give you a daughter with a normal mind!"

However, Tang Zhao still had to ask first, "Can I fight?"

Princess Xuan nodded.

Tang Zhao looked at Gu Ci.

Gu Ci glanced at Gu Xuan, who was kneeling on the ground and still very unconvinced, and nodded heavily.

Tang Zhao slammed the table and said, "Let's do it!"
Zhao Zhao: What is there to be afraid of?
Author: The data has dropped significantly in the past two days, but I will continue to write!
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