Xiao Yunzhou would never admit that he was competing with his son for playthings.
"I'm just inspecting their toys to see if there's anything improper, and correcting a thing or two."
He sat across from Sanda, and quickly realized that with his sons playing together, it might not look so good for the two of them to play this 'Wealthy Lord' game.
"Wei Zheng, you join in too."
"!"
It wasn't long before Xiao Chuchu was picked up and cradled by Xiao Yunzhou himself, who played with and teased her.
Xiao Yunzhou even offered some suggestions, "This map is made of paper, too fragile. Wei Zheng, have the Imperial Painting Bureau make one out of glazed tiles later on."
"And these cards, don't use paper, make wooden ones painted in different colors. Silver pieces should look like Jing Country Bank notes, and smaller denominations should be shaped like ingots."
"The trading goods like grain, cloth, horses and sheep - carve miniature versions out of wood."
Sanda's eyes lit up as he listened.
[Ah, so this is what the Emperor Father meant by corrections? I thought he could come up with improved gameplay for Wealthy Lord. Instead, he's just turning it into a luxurious palace set, haha~]
Xiao Chuchu was amused.
"......" Xiao Yunzhou fell silent.
Was he being mocked by his fairy daughter?
Ahem, he was just preparing for when the little princess grew up, so she could play without dirtying her little fingers.
Otherwise, the paper cards made by Concubine Liu and Consort Min were all ink.
Play for too long, and your fingers would be black.
Before long, the game board map for Wealthy Lord was all crumpled up.
He didn't want his daughter to suffer such indignities.
Xiao Yunzhou took a deep breath and looked down at his heartless fairy daughter.
[But the Emperor Father is so good at making board game pieces!]
[If this version turns out well, I'd love to collect it.]
Xiao Chuchu thought about it and grew even happier.
When she grew up, she could play it too.
[The first Wealthy Lord set has sentimental value, I'll have to keep it for myself, hehe.]
[As for this game that wastes time, the Emperor Father is right, my brothers can't play it, so I'll have to sacrifice and take it instead.]
Xiao Yunzhou shook his head and smiled wryly, his mind drawn to his daughter's chatter.
Without realizing it, he had stumbled onto Sanda's property.
"Hahaha, pay rent, big brother!"
"......"
After half a round, Xiao Yunzhou found his luck was terrible, constantly landing on Sanda and Wei Zheng's properties.
He even hit random event spaces and lost assets from being robbed.
His property rent collection was also very unsuccessful, and before he knew it, he had become the poorest player on the board.
Xiao Yunzhou's expression gradually darkened, while Wei Zheng sweated profusely.
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Historical FictionNOT MY WORK, NOR MY TRANSLATION! For Offline Reading Only The Princess's Inner Thoughts Were Overheard by Her Emperor Father Author(s) 红豆煮水 Status: Completed Chapter 1- Chapter 234