Chapter 87: Princess Saint Ann Some particularly rare papers are indeed sold at high prices now, but that is only relative to the prices of other , Yun Shu only had a few pieces of paper in his hand. No matter how expensive it is, how much more expensive can it be? The Queen's expression froze for only a moment, and soon she chuckled in an "indulgent" manner: "It turns out that I misunderstood. I didn't even notice that there were a few pieces of paper underneath. I guess Xiaowu must have spent a lot of effort to get these... unusual papers?" She paused before saying the word "unusual". Sure enough, many people stretched their necks, wanting to see how special the paper was. However, they dared to present only a few pieces of paper to the emperor as a birthday gift! "Returning to the mother, it did take some thought." Pretending not to hear the sarcasm in the Queen's words, Yun Shu held the papers in front of him so that the Emperor Xuanwu at the top could see them more clearly. On his face was an undisguised little boast: "Father, I promised you the low price for the paper, and I will do my best to fulfill your request!" "You really did it?!" Although when he saw these pieces of paper, Emperor Xuanwu thought that it might be the low-priced paper that Yun Shu had been clamoring to make before.
But even so, he only dared to think in the direction of "semi-finished products". But now from what Xiaowu said, it seems like the task has been accomplished and there is no need to make further improvements? His hands unconsciously supported the edge of the dragon table, and Emperor Xuanwu's breathing became a little faster: "Have you ever calculated how much this paper would cost to break even if you sold it outside?" "Father, this question has already been calculated for me by Master Ye." Yun Shu continued to boast with a beaming look on his face: "The price of a piece of low-cost paper should be around five cents." In the Tiansheng Dynasty, one sword was made up of twenty-five pieces. In the past, even the worst kind of paper would cost at least fifty cents per piece. The quality of the paper in Yun Shu's hand is obviously much better, but the price is ten times lower! Emperor Xuanwu suddenly stood up and walked up to Yunshu himself. He couldn't wait to take the pieces of paper into his hands like treasures. First, I felt the quality of the paper by rubbing it with my fingertips. After that, he turned around and told Li Dehai without waiting any longer: "Go and get me a pen!" "Yes." Li Dehai looked at Yun Shu gratefully—— No wonder when Her Royal Highness the Fifth Princess met him two days ago, she told him that it would be better for him to prepare pen and ink in advance on the birthday, as maybe he could come in handy! It turns out that I had expected this to happen a long time ago! He asked someone to bring the writing brush and ink as quickly as possible. Emperor Xuanwu, who thought he would have to wait for a long time, glanced at Li Dehai approvingly. Then he picked up his brush and quickly wrote two large characters on the paper in a flamboyant style: 【St. Ann】 The queen's eyelids twitched, as if she had realized something, and was about to say something, Emperor Xuanwu had already put down his pen and laughed out loud: "My fifth daughter, Yunshu, is gifted with a pure and virtuous nature. She can help the country and benefit the people. She is truly a heaven-sent daughter! Now I grant her the land of Jiangzhu County and confer her the title of Princess Sheng'an!" "My son, thank you very much, Father!" Yun Shu herself had never expected that the title and fiefdom that had been taken away from her by General Weiyuan would unexpectedly be obtained today! Jiangzhu County is not far from the Jiangnan area, with an excellent location and good economic development. The annual tax revenue from that fiefdom must be quite high! Yun Shu was naturally overjoyed to have an extra income for free. The others present, especially the Queen, were so angry that their teeth were about to break.
But Emperor Xuanwu had never discussed it with them and just said it directly in front of so many people. No matter how many ideas they had, they could only suppress them one by one and shouted in unison: "Your Majesty is wise!" "Okay, let's continue the party!" Emperor Xuanwu waved his hands, obviously looking extremely happy. Although Yun Chuhuan felt a little regretful, he knew that he would not be able to defeat Yun Shu again this time. But he had a good attitude and thought it would be great to surpass his brother the Crown Prince, so he happily asked someone to deliver his gift. It was different from the situation of the Crown Prince and the eldest prince, where even a small thing had to be carried by two people. Yun Chuhuan’s stuff was a huge box that required two people to carry it up! Although Emperor Xuanwu, who was sitting at the top, didn’t think the gift from this kid could make him happier than Yun Shu, he still looked over expectantly. It's not because of anything else. The main thing is that the Liu family is really rich! As a result, the birthday gifts that the sixth child gave him every year were also particularly valuable. For example, the half-human-height pure gold Buddha statue in his private vault. I don't know what's in this big box this year. It just so happened that he had just spent several hundred thousand taels of silver to invest in Xiaowu's restaurant a few days ago, and now he was short of money... "Father, please look!" As Yun Chuhuan finished speaking, the red sandalwood box was finally opened. The expectant smile on Emperor Xuanwu's face froze, and the hall was filled with silence. Even Yun Shu, who was lazily stuffing cakes into her mouth, widened her eyes in astonishment. Why is this kid going crazy for no reason? Did he get kicked in the head by a donkey? Everyone looked at Yun Chuhuan in shock, but this idiot still felt good about himself and proudly took out a paper mask from the box: "Father, look, does this mask look like me?" Emperor Xuanwu: “?” Maybe because he was too shocked, he didn't know what to say for a moment. Emperor Xuanwu silently turned his head and looked at Concubine Liu, whose seat was one step lower than his, and asked her with his eyes: [Has your son seen a doctor for this condition? ] Concubine Liu: “…” She didn't know why Huan'er was like this! In the past, she would help give advice on the annual gifts, and even prepare them directly for Yun Chuhuan. But this year, the boy suddenly changed his behavior and said mysteriously that he had prepared Emperor Xuanwu's favorite gift and refused to let her interfere. She was also thinking that the little guy had finally grown up and become sensible, and knew how to give his father a surprise. Who knew he would do such a thing today! How could His Majesty like such a weird birthday gift? ! ! Concubine Liu was silent for a moment, then she gritted her teeth and began to smooth things over for her son: "Your Majesty, please forgive me for making you laugh. I only told Huan'er before that the birthday gift I gave to Your Majesty must be the best. But he forgot that Huan'er is still a child. In his heart, the best things are probably what these children like..."
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