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Chapter 293: Renovation of the Palace

Yuan Yu readily agreed: "Your Highness is too polite. I will not do anything rash. I will discuss everything with Mr. Zhong and will definitely make the palace look brand new."

Zhou Chang had never seen anyone so happy to spend money on decoration for free, but he also felt deeply the kindness of an old father who loved his daughter so much, and he could only envy her.

Yuan Yu achieved his goal and said goodbye happily.

Zhou Chang then personally escorted Yuan Yu to the gate, which was considered the "highest" courtesy.

From that day on, the situation in Prince Yi's Mansion changed every day for the next half month.

Yuan Yu was able to build a seven-story pagoda in one month, so decorating a small Prince Yi’s mansion was no problem at all.

Previously, the front hall of Prince Yi's Mansion was a vegetable garden, the middle hall was an orchard, and the back hall was a field.

Today, the front hall of Prince Yi's Mansion is spacious, the middle hall is grand, and the fields at the back hall have also been transformed into a back garden.

Everyone in the palace praised this, and as Prince Yi was about to get married, everyone was delighted.

Only Zhou Chang, since the marriage decree came down, had a problem of "not being able to sleep at night and not being able to wake up during the day". He went to bed later and later, and then woke up later and later. It seemed that this would be enough to postpone the wedding date.

From this perspective, it seems that the effort was not in vain.

Today is the 29th day of the first lunar month, but the palace has not yet decided on a specific wedding date, and it has not been planned that the wedding will be held in the first lunar month.

Zhou Chang's heart, which had been in a knot, finally relaxed a little.

Breakfast and lunch were eaten in the bedroom, and then he went to the study in a straight line.

Before I even entered the study courtyard, I saw a team of servants carrying out old desks and old chairs one after another. The chair with only three legs was especially easy to recognize.

Zhou Chang was not surprised either.

The new furniture that Yuan Yu had carried in from the east and west doors these days had already filled the entire mansion.

The original "gateway" of the front hall finally officially became the front hall, and it is fully furnished with tables, chairs, calligraphy and paintings, and antique furnishings.

In addition, all the furniture in the main hall and side halls were replaced with new ones.

The only thing left untouched was the rear hall, which Zhou Chang had given specific instructions about, so it had not been moved.

As for the study, deep down in her heart she wanted to renovate it the most, but she didn't know whether Yuan Yu had misunderstood her last time, so she had not "taken action" yet.

It has finally waited until today. Yuan Yu probably couldn't stand it anymore, so he rearranged the interior.

As soon as you enter the study, it still looks empty, but it gives you a refreshing feeling.

Aunt Jing was cleaning inside with a few servants.

"Bang bang bang..." Aunt Jing was tapping the newly replaced desk with her knuckles. When she saw Zhou Chang coming in, she stood up and greeted him, "Your Highness, this is a set of furniture made of top-quality ebony sent by Master Yuan. This ebony is really good. When you tap it, it makes a buzzing sound like hitting metal."

"Oh..." Zhou Chang took a look and found that the hammock she hung next to the door was still there.

The only difference is that the original desk and chair have been replaced by a large ebony desk and armchair.

The original three chairs in front of the desk were replaced with four ebony official hat chairs of the same material.

Apart from this, there is no additional item.

Yuan Yu was really careful and cautious, and he had misunderstood. He thought Zhou Chang had some special hobby, so he had to keep the hammock, and he must not like having more decorations in the study.

Zhou Chang shook his head in his heart, but didn't show it on his face: "Aunt Jing, I remember you mentioned a few days ago that a lot of furniture was added to the side hall, including screens, rattan chairs, tea tables, and Luohan beds?"

"Yes." Aunt Jing fiddled with the things on the table and wiped them one by one with the rag in her hand.

"Move everyone in." Zhou Chang pointed to the half of the room behind the armchair that had been empty.

"Ah?" Aunt Jing stopped.

Zhou Chang further explained: "Use a screen to separate it and turn the inner half into a small bedroom."

"What does the prince need a bedroom for?" Aunt Jing was suspicious. "I have said before that there are too few furniture in this study. If the prince also feels that it is empty, Master Yuan has also sent bookshelves, antique shelves, flower stands, etc. You can move them in."

"No need. The bookshelf is useless and I don't read books. I only want the ones I just mentioned." Zhou Chang had already started planning since he accepted the reality of the arranged marriage.

Aunt Jing didn't move.

Zhou Chang had no choice but to say, "The back garden will be finished soon. I think Mr. Yuan will also decorate the bedroom. If I don't put it in the study, where else should I put it?"

"Oh, yes, I have been so busy these days that I neglected it..." Aunt Jing was relieved, "Yes, the prince has thought it through. It is indeed the couple who are going to get married. I will go and do it right away."

Just as he was talking about this, Zhong Yu walked in again with a stack of account books.

Aunt Jing left first with her servants.

Zhou Chang walked around the table and sat on the armchair, and invited Zhong Yu to sit on the new official hat chair.

The armchair is large and spacious, and it is indeed much more comfortable to sit on than the original chair.

Zhong Yu glanced at the table and his eyes widened immediately.

Only then did Zhou Chang notice that the four treasures of the study on the desk had also been replaced, along with a pen washer, paperweight and other items.

"Is this Dai Yue inkstone and Hu Yun's brush?" Zhong Yu leaned forward to take a look. "And this pen holder and paperweight... this ancient jade is truly extraordinary..."

"Mr. Zhong, if you like these, take them. I have no use for them anyway." Zhou Chang was not interested at all.

"Your Majesty, would you allow me to take a closer look?" Zhong Yu couldn't help but take action.

"Of course." Zhou Chang had already said that he would give it to the other party, so why wouldn't he let them see it?

Zhong Yu put the account book on the corner of the table, picked up each one and looked at them again and again.

Zhou Chang couldn't really see what was going on as he was watching from the sidelines, nor could he see what was good about it, but he knew that Zhong Yu would not love the gold and silver given to him by a scholar like him, but he was most likely to love these things.

He repeated once more: "If Mr. Zhong likes them, he can take them all. Leaving them here is just like feeding pearls to pigs, which is a waste."

"Not right, not right..." Although Zhong Yu couldn't let go of it, he still shook his head and put it down, then picked up the account book again, "These are all carefully prepared by Master Yuan for the prince. They are all the best friends of the study that money can't buy. It can be seen that he put a lot of effort into it. How can the prince give it away so easily?"

"Hmm..." That makes sense. Zhou Chang also thought that if Yuan Yu came to visit the study and found that the gifts he had given were gone, he would wonder if he would think too much. "Well, sir, you are very considerate. It's a pity to leave it here to gather dust. But is there something you need?"

Zhong Yujiu said, "It is now the end of the first month of the year. The accounts for the whole year of last year have been sorted out, and I have come to report to the prince."

"Let's forget about this. With the master here, it makes no difference whether I listen or not." Zhou Chang waved his sleeves. She was in no mood to listen to these details.

"This..." Zhong Yu didn't force it too much. Prince Yi Fengming was also not interested in it. "Then I will take my leave first."

"Okay." Zhou Chang tapped the table with his fingers. Upon careful listening, the table really made a "clang clang clang" sound like metal.