His Highness the Crown Prince wanted to give Qiao Xiaofu two bodyguards, but Qiao Xiaofu was not willing to ask for them: "I can't afford them."
His Royal Highness the Prince was speechless: "You make so much money every day, how can you not afford it?"
"I'm not happy to raise him!" Qiao Xiaofu said sincerely.
I am just a little girl, but every day when I go out, I am followed by two big, round-waisted men. How weird is that?! Who would be willing to do business with me?
"I'll take care of them! I'll take care of them. Can you let them follow you?" His Highness the Prince retreated steadily.
"That's even worse!" Qiao Xiaofu refused again.
"Why?" His Royal Highness felt that he could not keep up with Qiao Xiaofu's thinking.
Qiao Xiaofu said seriously: "How can I ask His Highness the Crown Prince to help me maintain bodyguards and protect the hospital? Why are you doing this?"
have to!
Even "you" was called!
His Highness the Crown Prince rolled his eyes in anger. When the words came to his lips, he almost swallowed them back: "I'm afraid that you are in danger, so I want to ask them to protect you."
"But I'm not yours, why are you so nice to me?" Qiao Xiaofu's eyes widened, with a look of confusion on his face.
His Royal Highness the Prince was suddenly speechless: He always felt that in such clear, simple, and curious eyes, any time he said the word "like" was blasphemy.
It's as if others are very pure, but I am very dirty...
The two of them were in a stalemate. When they turned around and saw Qiao Chu coming up, His Highness the Crown Prince immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
"Mrs. Chen, please advise Xiaofu. She is very eye-catching here. It is best to have two housekeepers to keep her safe."
Qiao Xiaofu also breathed a sigh of relief and quickly ran over and took Qiao Chu's arm and said coquettishly: "Aunt, His Royal Highness said he was afraid that I would be in danger and wanted to send me two guards. I don't think it is necessary. You can protect me.
, right? I don’t need an escort, right?”
Qiao Chu looked at this and that, and suddenly felt that she was just a worried old hen, and couldn't help but smile and sigh.
"Your Highness, do you have a slightly more delicate and less eye-catching female guard over there?"
"Yes, yes!" His Royal Highness agreed immediately.
"We would like to hire three female guards. Two will be stationed at Tianxiangfang to ensure the safety of this place. The other one will follow Xiaofu every day. How much money do you think it will cost?"
When he heard that it was a woman and she was pretty, Qiao Xiaofu felt less disgusted and watched Qiao Chu and His Royal Highness discuss the issue of female guards.
After confirming the various requirements of the female guard, Qiao Chu looked at His Royal Highness: "I have the last and most important request."
"Please tell me." His Royal Highness saw Qiao Chu being cautious and couldn't help but become cautious himself, raising his hand to signal.
Qiao Chu: "I need these three female guards to be absolutely loyal to Xiaofu. They can no longer listen to anyone else's orders."
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince nodded solemnly: "No problem."
The two sides looked at each other and said nothing.
Qiao Chu's meaning was very clear: He did not want His Highness the Crown Prince to have spies around Tianxiangfang and Qiao Xiaofu. Then Qiao Xiaofu's every move, word and deed, and even any abnormality in Tianxiangfang would fall into the eyes of His Highness the Crown Prince.
Although it seems that this is not a big problem at the moment, once Xiaofu grows up in the future, if he has someone he likes, and this person is not His Royal Highness, he is afraid that big trouble will happen!
Qiao Chu couldn't let his little niece face such a potential crisis, so he simply avoided it from the beginning.
No one is stupid, and His Highness the Prince understands, but he agreed without saying a word.
The female guard can be loyal to Xiaofu, and then send two people to protect her secretly, wouldn't it be enough...
We are the prince, and we have no shortage of manpower.
Both parties reached an agreement, and His Royal Highness happily retreated back to the palace.
However, as soon as he entered the palace gate, he saw a plump father-in-law standing by the palace gate and pacing back and forth. He was the pillar of his palace.
Zhu Zhu was sweating profusely and looked outside the palace door from time to time, obviously waiting for him.
"Zhuzhu, what's wrong?" His Royal Highness the Prince greeted.
"Oh, Your Highness, you are back. Your Majesty asked you to go to the Imperial Study Room as soon as you come back." Zhuzi came over and whispered, "I think Your Majesty must know."
What do you know?
Naturally, I know that I have been running towards Mr. Dongfang lately.
Maybe he even knew about his relationship with Tianxiangfang?!
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince nodded slightly and headed towards the imperial study room.
In the imperial study, His Majesty the Emperor was reviewing the memorial. After His Majesty the Crown Prince greeted him, His Majesty the Emperor let out a "hmm" in his nose and did not even ask him to get up.
So His Highness the Crown Prince just knelt down and remained silent, making no sound or moving.
The eunuch Liu Hongwang on the side lowered his head slightly and refused to give His Highness the crown prince a single glance.
After waiting for a long cup of tea, His Majesty the Emperor finished reviewing the pile of memorials on hand and pushed it towards Liu Hongwang: "Take it down."
Liu Hongwang quietly stepped back with the memorial in his hand, and then quietly waved to call the others out.
Only His Majesty the Emperor and his son were left in the imperial study. His Majesty the Emperor then spoke, his tone indifferent: "What? You went out again?"
"Yes." His Highness the Prince's voice was also unhurried.
"Where have you gone?"
"Went to Tianxiangfang."
"Is it the Tianxiangfang that just opened in the past two days and sells balm and powder?" His Majesty the Emperor lowered his eyes and looked at his son kneeling on the ground.
"Yes." His Royal Highness the Prince replied respectfully.
"What are you doing?"
"Er Chen previously sold that building to Qiao Xiaofu, the shopkeeper of Tianxiangfang. She felt that Er Chen sold it cheaply, so she insisted on giving him shares..."
His Royal Highness, the Prince, explained this matter clearly and unhurriedly, and then told the story about the people sent by Bingjifang to cause trouble in front of him.
His Majesty the Emperor finally showed a bit of curiosity: "You mean, that Qiao Xiaofu's aunt really kicked an adult man five feet away with one kick?"
"Many people have seen it. It should be true." His Royal Highness did not relax his vigilance because of the change in His Majesty's expression, and answered very cautiously.
Even as a son, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince knows one thing very well: thunder, rain and dew are all due to the king's kindness. Don't guess the emperor's thoughts, you can't guess it easily...
Unless he is willing to ask you to guess.
"This Qiao Chu...is very skilled?"
"Probably good at martial arts."
"Are you attracted to that Qiao Xiaofu?" His Majesty the Emperor suddenly asked again.
His Royal Highness was stunned for a moment. This sudden change of topic caught him off guard.
However, just this hesitation made His Majesty the Emperor smile: the hesitation is probably true.
Sure enough, His Highness the Crown Prince gritted his teeth and said, "I know what's appropriate, but Qiao Xiaofu doesn't know what I'm thinking."
"As the crown prince of the country, any woman you want will be her blessing! What's the matter? Are you still embarrassed to speak? Do you want me to issue a decree to let her enter the palace to accompany your mother?"
"No need." His Highness the Crown Prince kowtowed, "Qiao Xiaofu's uncle recognized Taifu as his adoptive father, and Qiao Xiaofu called Taifu his grandfather... She is innocent and innocent, and my son is unwilling to restrain her."
Naivety?!
How can an innocent little girl open such a Tianxiangfang that makes a lot of money every day?!
His Majesty the Emperor suddenly became worried: Son, do you have any misunderstanding about "innocence"?!