Sui Heng took a deep breath and said, “What’s the cause?”
The imperial physician said, “It was said that her husband has private savings.”
Sui Heng’s breath paused for a moment.
“Private savings?”
“That’s right. It was said that the husband secretly hid a lot of gold and often went out to drink with a group of fox and dog friends during his wife’s pregnancy, lying that he was going to talk about business. As the saying goes, you can’t always walk by the river without getting your shoes wet. In no time, his wife caught him. That was a good beating and a close call to human tragedy. However, this is indeed her husband, who was wrong and blindly pursue pleasure. That friend of Your Highness should not have this problem, right?”
“That’s natural.”
Sui Heng took a deep breath and said, “He is extremely responsible. As long as he finishes his official duties, he will return to the mansion as soon as possible and never stay outside. As for private savings, both of them are very wealthy. They had not had much involvement in each other’s financial issues on weekdays.”
The imperial physician humbly asked, “May the minister ask, how rich is he, Your Highness?”
“The kind of wealth that can rival a country’s.”
“This… Your Highness, don’t blame the minister for speaking directly. The issue of private savings has little to do with the amount of property on both sides. It expresses an attitude and trust. The wealthier the family, the more concerned they are about this issue. From the minister’s experience, many wealthy families have turned against each other for private savings, and it even caused conflicts.”
Sui Heng frowned. “As far as Gu knows, he doesn’t love those yellow and white things1The yellow and white thing refers to gold and silver..”
The imperial physician looked up in confusion.
Sui Heng said, “Oh, Gu means, Gu’s friend’s wife.”
The imperial physician immediately said, “Your Highness, this statement is not accurate. Even if they like this kind of thing, who would say it?”
“You mean he loves it?”
“This… The minister dare not speculate, but the minister thinks that there should be no wife who likes her husband to hide his private savings behind her back in this world. After all, who knows what the other party will do with that money?”
“That’s right.” This topic has resonated with many imperial physicians.
“That one in the minister’s family found a piece of gold in the minister’s study and caused trouble for many days, saying that the minister had been keeping a mistress outside behind her back. At the minister’s age, and the minister also has grandchildren, how does the minister still have that energy? The minister has explained, but she just wouldn’t believe it. She cried, made a fuss, and hung herself. Not only did she not allow the minister to enter the room, but she also asked the minister’s son and son-in-law to come and inquire about where the concubine was kept. The minister felt embarrassed just by thinking about it.”
“Isn’t that right? That one in my family is also the same. She can’t bear to have me have any private savings in my pocket. When I receive my monthly salary, if I don’t give it to her in time, she will suspect that I’m going out for a night on the town with a prostitute.”
Seeing that His Highness the Crown Prince had the intention of having a long talk with all the imperial physicians, the attendant immediately carefully served a cup of hot tea.
Sui Heng didn’t originally want to touch it, but upon hearing this, he casually brought it over, covered it with tea, took the tea lid off and skimmed off a few bits of tea powder floating on the tea water. He said, “Are those in you guys’ family reincarnations of lions? How come their temper is so bad?”
“Before getting married, don’t you both understand each other’s temperament?”
For the first time, His Highness the Crown Prince sat down and chatted with them. Although the imperial physicians were trembling, they dared not hesitate to chat.
“These were all arranged by parents’ orders and matchmakers from the beginning, where could we resist? Besides, it’s been so many years already, and we got used to it.”
“The minister did meet twice before getting married, but a person’s temperament can only be understood through long-term interaction. Who would reveal their true nature when we first met?”
Sui Heng took a leisurely sip of tea.
“It seems that Gu’s luck is, indeed, quite a bit better than yours. In this lifetime, Gu is afraid that Gu won’t be able to experience your suffering.”
After being taken aback for a moment, the imperial physicians suddenly understood that the Crown Prince did not mean to persuade them but rather mercilessly sprinkled dog food on them. They nodded and expressed envy.
“His Highness the Crown Prince of Jiang is known throughout the world for his virtue and elegance. He is not comparable to the tigress in the minister’s family. The minister truly envies Your Highness.”
Sui Heng was in a good mood and took a second sip of tea calmly, saying, “But don’t be discouraged either. After all, there is only one Crown Prince in Jiangnan in the world. From the perspective of family status, apart from Gu, no one is qualified to go and propose marriage.”
The imperial physicians nodded once again.
A bolder young imperial physician said, “His Highness the Crown Prince of Jiang has such a temperament, would he care about Your Highness’s personal money on weekdays?”
As Sui Heng was about to speak, another senior imperial physician looked at the young man like a fool and said, “The two Crown Princes are not ordinary people. How could they possibly interfere with each other’s personal money?”
“Just now, Imperial Physician Zhang also said that the issue of personal money has nothing to do with wealth. The richer one is, the more likely they are to have problems.”
“That is an ordinary wealthy man, can he be compared to His Highness? His Highness has a noble status and is the God of War in our Great Sui. He is brave and powerful, how could he not have his own personal money? The two His Highnesses are on equal footing, even if His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of Jiang was overbearing, he couldn’t extend his hand this far.”
Sui Heng had to clear his throat, “Naturally, he won’t.”
“At least Gu was also a grand Crown Prince of a country. If Gu doesn’t even have some personal money, if the word spreads, won’t people laugh at Gu? Besides, he has a good temperament and is always reasonable, so he won’t argue in this regard.”
“That’s true, that’s true.”
The imperial physicians all agreed and expressed their agreement.
Sui Heng was satisfied and put down his tea bowl. “Alright, Gu still has something to do, so Gu won’t talk to you guys anymore. Let’s talk about it another day.”
“What are you doing?”
In the Crown Prince’s mansion, Jiang Yun wore a wide-sleeved robe and sat behind the table, looking at the pile of gold piled up in the shape of a small mountain on the table in confusion. Sui Heng sat across from him, trying to maintain a calm expression and tone: “Didn’t you ask Gu for those few ingots of gold last night? Well, as soon as Gu got off the court, Gu immediately looked for it and added a box for you.”
“It was an accident, to put it mildly, when Gu was bathing yesterday, Gu accidentally left it in the bathroom.”
Jiang Yun picked up a small ingot and played with it for a moment, still feeling confused. “Is that why you brought all this gold over here?”
“Of course it’s more than that.”
Sui Heng immediately took out a key from his pocket and placed it solemnly next to the small gold mountain.
Jiang Yun glanced at it, “What is it again?”
“The key to Gu’s private study.”
“Private study?”
“That’s right. In theory, it should have been left to you to take care of. Wasn’t it because Gu was busy with the reclamation order that Gu forgot? Fortunately, those few ingots of gold reminded Gu.”
Jiang Yun suspected that he had misunderstood. “Are you giving me the key to your private study?”
“Yeah. Gu has been fighting in the south and north these years and has obtained many rare treasures. Gu can’t say that he is rich, but it is still worth several cities, all of which are stored in Gu’s private treasury. One day, Gu will take you to pick and see if anything can catch your eye.”
“Of course, don’t worry, I definitely didn’t burn, kill, or plunder civilians. These things were all found in the palace and the mansions of those high-ranking officials.”
Jiang Yun sized up the opposite guy like a monster.
Sui Heng: “What kind of gaze is that? Is there something on Gu’s face?”
Jiang Yun shook his head.
Suddenly he said, “Are you hiding something from me?”
Sui Heng’s heart thumped.
He said, “Why is that so?”
Jiang Yun said, “One who is unaccountably solicitous has hidden evil intentions.”
Sui Heng remained calm and said, “Look at what you’re saying. It’s not that I’m bragging. The high-ranking officials and nobles in the Sui capital couldn’t have handed over all their private savings so quickly like I, Sui Jichu, did. I did this to make you feel at ease.”
“What feels at ease?”
“Ai, it’s nothing. In conclusion, I’ve decided that you will take care of all the money in and out of the Crown Prince Mansion in the future. You will also be responsible for all the money in and out of the mansion.”
“By the way, there’s one more thing I have to give you.”
Sui Heng stood up and took a box from the Treasure Pavilion, opened it, and inside was a thick stack of bills.
Jiang Yun: “What is it again?”
“All the house deeds, land deeds, and shops under Gu’s name, by the way, there’s also this one.”
Sui Heng took out the bottom folded bill.
“This is Meiyuan’s land deed, I will hand it over to you as well.”
Jiang Yun’s eyes curved, “What? Is Your Highness planning to sell yourself to me?”
Sui Heng said, “As long as you’re happy, these external things are nothing.”
Jiang Yun pushed back the box and key and said, “No need, I don’t need it, and I’m also too lazy to bother with these things.”
Sui Heng was inexplicably nervous. “Why, do you think it’s too little?”
“No, I’m not short of money. What do I need these things for?”
“That’s a little harsh to say. We are already married, and Gu’s things naturally belong to you.”
Jiang Yun thought for a moment and pulled out a separate deed from the box.
He said, “Then I’ll just keep this one.”
Sui Heng took a look, it was Meiyuan’s land deed. He naturally understood what Jiang Yun meant by asking for only this deed and felt a little moved in his heart. He said, “Tomorrow, Gu will go to the government and transfer this mansion directly to your name.”
Jiang Yun shook his head and said there was no need.
“Why? Don’t you like it?”
Jiang Yun looked at him like as if looking at a fool and asked him to sit over, then gently wrapped his arms around his neck and whispered in his ear, “What I like is the Sui capital’s, a domineering little doggy’s Meiyuan, not my own Meiyuan.”
Sui Heng froze.
“Rongyu, you…”
He didn’t expect Jiang Yun to say such straightforward and touching words.
“What about me?”
Jiang Yun asked.
The corner of Sui Heng’s mouth lightly curled and he said, “You’re too much for Gu to resist. According to Ji An, the plum blossoms in the private courtyard have already bloomed. Some day, we’ll go and live in the private courtyard for a while to enjoy the plum blossoms in the snow. Call your generals and advisors over. How about grilling meat in the courtyard?”
Sui Heng breathed a sigh of relief in his heart at the same time.
He knew that those old men at the Imperial Medical were used to sensationalizing and talking nonsense. What change of temperament and they would beat their husband’s head and make him bleed? What the gentler they were on a regular basis, the more likely they were to show a fierce side? Not only did his little wife show no signs of becoming fierce, but his temperament even became softer and more clingy than before.
He knew he would be the happiest Crown Prince in the world.
With such thoughts in mind, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince’s peacock tail couldn’t help but rise again.
“Let me tell you something, you have seen my roasting skills. Roasting pheasant is not my best skill. Roasting chicken is not my specialty. My specialty is roasted goat. A whole tender goat is roasted on the fire until the skin is charred and bubbling with oil, and then sprinkled with my exclusive secret seasoning. The taste, not to mention how beautiful, just the smell can be directly wafted ten miles away. When the time comes, I guarantee to make your generals and advisors, especially Master Fan, be full of praise for Gu’s craftsmanship.”
Jiang Yun suddenly supported his shoulder, frowning and sitting straight.
Sui Heng quickly shut up and asked, “What’s wrong?”
Jiang Yun remained silent and grabbed his shoulder, spitting out sour water all over his body.
Sui Heng: “……”
Sui Heng couldn’t believe it: “Gu… making you feel sick?”
