My uncle is Zhu Di

Chapter 12 Xu Huizu's Anger (Seeking Follow-up Reading)
Zhu Di asked Empress Xu what Xu Qin was going to do. After hearing this, Empress Xu stopped, turned around and saluted, saying, "Bao'er didn't say it, and I didn't ask. I'll ask later!"

Zhu Di nodded and said calmly: "Warn him not to commit crimes and not to oppress the people!"

"Yes, I will tell him!" Queen Xu nodded, then turned and left.

After Empress Xu left, Zhu Di sat there thinking about this matter. Zhu Di had not expected that Xu Qin would ask for such an imperial decree, but asking for this imperial decree made Zhu Di more uncomfortable than asking for the three imperial decrees on the table!

When Empress Xu arrived at Kunning Palace, Xu Qin was already sitting there drinking tea and eating snacks.

When Xu Qin saw Empress Xu coming in, he immediately stood up with a smile and shouted, "Aunt, did you get it?"

Empress Xu looked at Xu Qin with a smile, walked over, took Xu Qin's hand, and said, "You must not do anything reckless. If you don't have money, come to the palace to find your aunt! Someone, bring a token so that my Baoer can enter the palace at any time!"

"Yes!" Immediately a personal maid went to get it.

"Aunt, why do I need that thing?" Xu Qin said in confusion. In fact, Xu Qin didn't want it. Before, Xu Qin wanted to come to the palace, but it was not Empress Xu who didn't allow it, but Zhu Di.

"Aren't you coming to see your aunt?" Empress Xu said to Xu Qin, pretending to be angry.

"If I come, I will just let someone inform them. It will be troublesome if the token is lost. I don't want it!" Xu Qin said, shaking his head.

In fact, Xu Qin knew that if he got this token, Zhu Di would dislike him even more, and he would definitely not be able to enter and leave the palace at will. Nothing good would happen.

How could Empress Xu not understand? After hearing what Xu Qin said, Empress Xu did not continue speaking.

"Aunt, have you received the imperial edict?" Xu Qin continued to ask, thinking of Empress Xu.

When Empress Xu heard him ask again, she immediately pinched Xu Qin's cheek and said through gritted teeth, "Are you so unwilling to come to your aunt's place? Huh?"

"Look, you didn't pinch me on the first day I came here, but you pinch me every day. My face has been hurting for several days!" Xu Qin said with a depressed look when Empress Xu pinched his face.

"Hmph, if you dare to make excuses not to come when my aunt summons you from now on, just wait and see how I'll deal with you!" Empress Xu let go of her hand, stared at Xu Qin and warned him.

Xu Qin sat there, smiling and touching his cheek.

"Kneel down!" Empress Xu said to Xu Qin. Upon hearing this, Xu Qin immediately stood up and knelt down.

Empress Xu unfolded the imperial edict and began to read it. After she finished, she handed it to Xu Qin.

Xu Qin took it with both hands, rolled it up, and stuffed it directly into his arms.

"Are you relieved now? Tell your aunt what you want to do?" Empress Xu looked at Xu Qin and asked.

Xu Qin laughed, then shook his head and said, "I don't know, I haven't thought about it yet. When I think about it, I'll tell my aunt!"

"Hmph, you!" Empress Xu pointed at Xu Qin with her finger and continued, "You are just trying to irritate His Majesty, aren't you?"

"I wouldn't dare to do that!" Xu Qin couldn't admit it and kept shaking his head.

"That's enough!" Empress Xu said as she stretched out her hand behind her, and Zhang immediately handed over three thousand taels of silver.

Empress Xu took it, folded it, and stuffed it into Xu Qin's pocket.

"Aunt, what are you doing?" Xu Qin hurriedly stopped Empress Xu from putting the money in.

"Bao'er, your aunt knows how hard your family is doing. This is your own money. Take it back and give it to your mother!" Empress Xu said to Xu Qin while holding the money.

"No, my family needs money. I'll find a way. Aunt, I'm leaving first!" Upon hearing this, Xu Qin immediately stood up, walked to the table, and put on the box.

"You little rascal, take it, or I'll punish you!" Empress Xu looked at Xu Qin threateningly.

"Hehe, aunt, goodbye!" Xu Qin smiled at Empress Xu, bowed, then suddenly turned around and ran away.

"Bao'er, Bao'er, stop, you child, stop!" Empress Xu did not expect that Xu Qin would run as soon as he said he would. She hurriedly picked up her skirt and chased him to the gate of the palace, only to find that Xu Qin had already run far away.

"Bao'er! Stop!" Empress Xu stood there and shouted at Xu Qin's back.

Xu Qin stopped, waved to Empress Xu, turned around and continued to walk away quickly.

"This child! Oh! It seems that I didn't pinch him lightly enough!" Empress Xu stood there and said anxiously.

The Crown Princess heard this from behind, laughed, and said, "Mother, if you pinch too hard, Baoer won't dare to come to see you anymore!"

"That's no big deal. I, his father, have broken several sticks before!" Empress Xu said disapprovingly. Looking at Xu Qin's receding back, she felt doting, distressed, and relieved!
I know in my heart that this child actually understands everything.

After a while, Zhu Di received the news that Xu Qin did not take the Queen's money. He also knew that the Queen had prepared three thousand taels for Xu Qin, but Xu Qin did not take it and ran away with the box on his back. Zhu Di sat there stroking his beard, thinking about this matter.

After a while, Zhu Di said, "Boss, do you think it is too little to give Shakyabao such a decree?"

"Uh~! Dad?" Zhu Gaochi looked at Zhu Di with a little surprise.

"Go to your uncle this afternoon and take this imperial edict!" Zhu Di said as he threw the imperial edict, which stated a reward of one thousand acres of land, a mansion and ten thousand taels of silver, onto Zhu Gaochi's desk.

Zhu Gaochi quickly took it, opened it, took a look, and then closed it.

"Take the things with you!" Zhu Di ordered Zhu Gaochi.

Zhu Gaochi nodded.

After Xu Qin returned to the mansion with the medicine box, he put it away and went to his father's study in the front yard.

Dad was sitting on a recliner with a cup of tea next to him and a book in his hand. The stove was on and it was warm.

"Dad!" Xu Qin shouted casually as he came in.

"The treatment is completed. How is your aunt?" Xu Huizu was lying there, turning his head to look at Xu Qin and asked.

"It's okay!" Xu Qin sat down and made himself a cup of tea.

"Didn't your aunt give you money?" Xu Huizu asked with a smile.

"It was given to me, but I didn't want it. I went to treat my aunt, not for the reward!" Xu Qin said as he took out the imperial edict from his arms and threw it to Xu Huizu.

Xu Huizu took it, unfolded it and found that it was an imperial edict allowing Xu Qin to do business.

When Xu Huizu saw this, he immediately sat up and stared at Xu Qin with a suspicious look on his face. He didn't know what Xu Qin wanted to do, but doing business was definitely not an option. Xu Da's eldest son and grandson actually went into business. Wouldn't this bring shame to Xu Da?

"Shakyabao, what do you want to do?" Xu Huizu stared at Xu Qin and asked a little dissatisfied.

"Dad, isn't it good?" Xu Qin said to Xu Huizu with a smile.

Xu Huizu stood up at this moment, stared at Xu Qin and cursed: "You bastard, doing business is a lowly profession. It's ok that you have embarrassed me, but you want to disgrace your grandfather as well?"

"Dad, there is no money at home! There are less than 400 acres of land left. How long do you need to be imprisoned? Does the family need a source of income? Also, Dad, do you think I can serve in the army? My aunt suggested that I serve in the Five Military Commandery or the Imperial Guard. Dad, do you think I can go?
Besides, Dad, I don’t know how to farm. Even if I did, can I support such a large family by farming?

Tell me, Dad, what else can I do?

Robbery, relying on my aunt being the queen, I can rob others, but if there is a reckoning later, shall we go downstairs together to see Grandpa?" Xu Qin asked, holding a teacup and looking at Xu Huizu.

"No matter what, it's not possible!" Xu Huizu's face turned red with anger. How could his own son go into business?

"Why not? His Majesty has agreed, why don't you? Dad, His Majesty can only be assured if I do business! At least now he can be assured! Fighting? It's useless for me to fight every day. Instead, I will make many enemies for myself! When the time comes, everyone will push the wall down, and our family will be in an irreparable situation!
The point is, Dad, our family has no money and no source of income. We can't support our family with those 400 acres of land. We can't always rely on my aunt for support, right? "Xu Qin sat there, looking at Xu Huizu helplessly.

Xu Huizu sat down at this moment, but he still said: "I can't do business, I can't do business!"

"Why not?" Xu Qin said, holding the cup and preparing to leave.

I couldn't tell my father that people of this generation all thought that being a businessman was a lowly profession, but I couldn't be an official, and I couldn't farm, so I was a laborer? Laboring didn't make any money, so it was better to do business!

After Xu Qin finished speaking, he took the teacup and left.

Xu Huizu sat in the study, holding the imperial edict, gritting his teeth, his eyes red, and hating Zhu Di in his heart.

Xu Qin returned to the study room holding the teacup. Xu Qin had already thought about what to do. First of all, he didn't want to hurt Zhu Di's nerves and didn't want to make too much money. Moreover, earning fame was more important than making money. The key was, it would be a good idea to dig into Zhu Di's corner.

After returning to the study, Xu Qin took out the simple pencil he made, spread out white paper, and began to draw the blueprint.

The textile industry in the Ming Dynasty was very developed. In Nanjing, there is the Jiangning Weaving Bureau, as well as the Suzhou Weaving Bureau and the Hangzhou Weaving Bureau.

These were all managed by eunuchs and reported to the emperor. The eunuchs organized the craftsmen and workers to spin cotton yarn, weave cotton or silk cloth, and then dye it, etc.

The Weaving Bureau is a very important source of income for the court.

But it can be done among the people. If private businessmen have the skills, they can make money in this industry, and the court will not interfere.

Xu Qin was sitting in the study drawing blueprints. After lunch, Xu Qin wanted to sleep, but he learned that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was coming to announce the decree, so Xu Qin had no choice but to go to the front yard.

When they arrived at the front yard, Xu Qin, his mother, concubines and servants all knelt down. But Xu Huizu refused to kneel. He did not recognize Zhu Di as the emperor, so he did not even leave the study. What a stubborn person!
(End of this chapter)