The prince was in a bad mood, and even the exquisite and beautiful purse that the eldest daughter of the Zhou family asked her attendant to send to him was no longer welcome.
"Your Highness, the Crown Princess's heartfelt gift is just thrown here..."
The prince became even more annoyed when he heard this, "What Crown Princess? I haven't gotten married yet, so be careful with your words and actions! Don't forget that you are mine, not hers."
Xiao Luzi quickly apologized, but was surprised in his heart, "In the past, the Crown Prince always tacitly allowed Miss Zhou to be called the Crown Princess in private, but today he suddenly talked about the rules again. It seems that I have to remember this lesson in the future."
Song Ruiyang walked out of the room expressionlessly, looked up at the vast blue sky without a trace of haze, and instructed Xiao Luzi, "Ask Mr. Gongsun to help with the Zhou family's affairs."
"Gongsun will do his best, Your Highness, please rest assured. Farewell, Eunuch Lu!" After seeing off little Lu Zi with a smile, Gongsun Yan put away his gentle expression and turned back into the study room thoughtfully.
Gongsun Yan is about thirty-seven or thirty-eight years old and is the prince's most trusted aide. He is tall and slender with an imposing demeanor, and he has a calm and wise demeanor.
Zhou Zhiyuan was sitting in his study. He also knew the message brought back by the attendant and the prince's words asking Gongsun Yan to "help" the Zhou family. He was overjoyed with the prince's attitude.
"Your Highness loves me so much, I will feel relieved when my sister enters the palace. The Crown Prince will definitely treat Lan Qing well. When the Crown Prince ascends the throne, Lan Qing will..."
At this point Zhou Zhiyuan's eyes lit up and he stood up and rubbed his hands excitedly.
Gongsun Yan poured cold water on him mercilessly, "Do you really think that the prince asked me to help you more just because he loves you? Although the Hu family is a merchant family, they are from another country. He is afraid that you will be tricked by others, and even more afraid that you will be bribed to have secret dealings with other countries. After all, he is the prince and the heir to the throne."
Zhou Zhiyuan was stunned for a moment, "This, how is this possible, how could I have secret communications with other countries, how could he not trust me so much?" The joy just now disappeared, and resentment and anger appeared on his face.
Gongsun Yan sneered, "Remember that the Heavenly Family is ruthless. If anyone else were in your position today, they would treat you the same way. It's not just because you are Zhou Zhiyuan that they treat you this way."
Zhou Zhiyuan was somewhat depressed. Gongsun Yan watched him coldly from the side with contempt in her heart. Such a fool could only resort to some dirty tricks that were not worthy of being shown in public. As long as Tianbao successfully became the Crown Princess and the Queen, this fool could be kicked out.
But now they still have to use this person. "You continue with the Cao Gang. As long as they are killed, Shujiang will be under our control. Your Highness needs to show some outstanding results when he takes office as the Ministry of Works. It will be a great achievement if you can help break the monopoly of the Cao Gang."
Zhou Zhiyuan's face returned to normal, "I understand. Your Highness cannot be involved in these matters. I will take care of it."
"After all, the Cao Gang has been operating for so many years, it is not so easy to bring it down all at once. We should do it slowly to avoid hasty actions and leaving behind troubles."
Zhou Zhiyuan disagreed, "Mr. Gongsun, you worry too much. The Cao Gang has been completely dominated by us in the past six months and has no chance to fight back. I think we should strike while the iron is hot and take them down. We can make so much profit with just a few percent of the business now. Just think about the future!"
"Well, whatever you want."
Zhou Zhiyuan was indignant. What was the Cao Gang? It was just a mob. If he, Zhou Zhiyuan, had taken it down earlier, the Cao transport would have been his Zhou family's world today.
But, for now, I can only suppress my anger.
(End of this chapter)