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Chapter 346 Golden Abacus

Zhou Chang didn't care about these things, but the memory of Prince Yi kept coming back to him: "I'm not worried about these things, but now that the walls have been renovated, there are no fruit trees growing out of the walls anymore."

Prince Yi Fengming first stole fruit in that yard, and because he almost failed and the skinny monkey failed to get through the dog hole, he decided to plant fruit trees in his palace. And for convenience in the future, he tied a ladder to the carriage, ready at any time, whenever he saw a fruit tree, he didn't need to climb the wall, he just took the ladder and climbed up.

Yuan Qi looked through the documents in the brocade box again, and suddenly thought of something: "Your Majesty just said that you want to make money? I have an idea."

"What is it?" Zhou Chang's eyes lit up.

Yuan Qi sent Madam Duan away first: "It's alright, Madam Duan go first."

Nanny Duan bowed and stepped back.

Yuan Qi then said, "There are many shops among the many businesses I brought as a dowry, and I simply cannot manage them all. If Your Majesty is willing to contribute, then we can split the profits 50-50. How do you think?"

"Okay..." Zhou Chang was halfway through saying the word "Okay" when his throat got stuck.

This is like pie falling from the sky. Isn't it equivalent to Yuan Qi giving her money for free?

Zhou Chang didn't care, but Prince Yi's consciousness couldn't be controlled.

So he changed the topic when the words came to his lips: "There's no need to split it 50-50. If I can really help, you can just give me some extra money when the time comes."

"Extra money?" Yuan Qi had never heard of this.

"If you're happy, just give me a big red envelope." Zhou Chang now had a "pig head", his almond-shaped eyes were squeezed into a slit, and he looked particularly honest when he smiled.

Yuan Qi couldn't help wanting to laugh, and pretended to scoop half a bowl of bird's-egg fin soup to cover it up: "Your Highness, there is no need to rush to refuse. The specific matters still need to wait for Uncle He and Manager Duan to come and explain them to Your Highness. I just have this idea, and we should discuss how to do it specifically."

"Hmm..." Zhou Chang was eager to agree, but Prince Yi was uncomfortable with the idea.

After that, Zhou Chang fell asleep again on Yuan Qi's bed in a daze. When he opened his eyes again, it was already past noon.

"Is Gao Yuan not back yet?" As soon as she opened her eyes, she was still thinking about Gao Yuan.

Yuan Qi was reading the account book on the chaise longue beside him, so he stood up and poured Zhou Chang a cup of tea: "It should be that there is none, otherwise Manager Duan should come back and report."

"Oh..." Zhou Chang took the tea and drank two sips. It was uncomfortable to lie down all the time, so he got out of bed and walked around the room.

"It's not a good idea for Your Highness to stay in the room all the time. How about I have people send away everyone in the back garden later so that Your Highness can take a walk in the garden." Yuan Qi knew that Zhou Chang was afraid of seeing people.

Zhou Chang was walking around in the inner room when he saw two small golden abacuses placed on a low table beside the chaise longue. He was surprised and asked, "Can you really use the abacus with both hands at the same time?"

"Ah? How does Your Majesty know that I can use the abacus with both hands?" Yuan Qi was surprised.

"Ah..., I..." Zhou Chang learned it from He Xi's memory, and it was difficult to explain it now.

Fortunately, Yuan Qi didn't intend to delve into it, but smiled and said, "That's nothing, just some trivial tricks."

"Your modesty is like a slap in the face to others. I even have to count on my fingers to do addition and subtraction within ten..." Zhou Chang said halfway and then realized that he had said something wrong.

It was she who couldn't count, not Prince Yi Fengming.

This means that Prince Yi must be unhappy.

Yuan Qi looked at Zhou Chang curiously, "Your Majesty, there is no need to be too modest just to see my calculations."

"Oh, yes, haha..., so show me how you use the abacus with both hands." Zhou Chang pulled Yuan Qi back to the chaise longue, feeling ashamed. It would be better for her to never expose her "bad math skills".

Yuan Qi sat back down, but said, "I have checked all the accounts, but there is nothing to calculate anymore. What can I show you?"

"Hmm..." Zhou Chang thought about it with her pitiful math IQ, "Then use one hand to count that two plus two equals four, four plus four equals eight, and so on. Use the other hand to count that three plus three equals six, six plus six equals... twelve. How about that?"

Yuan Qi tilted his head and said nothing. He picked up two golden abacuses, one in each hand, and shook them. The beads returned to zero. "It's interesting, but with this calculation, the beads on the abacus may not be long enough. Otherwise, they won't be enough."

"Wow, he is indeed a top student." Zhou Chang thought to himself, knowing that it was an astronomical figure without even doing the math.

But he just laughed and said, "Just keep counting until you can't count the beads anymore."

"Okay..." Before Yuan Qi uttered the word "Okay", his two hands had already started moving the abacus beads.

Two golden abacus were placed on the pillows on the left and right sides respectively. Yuan Qi was in the middle, dancing on the two abacus with her left and right hands at the same time. She didn't even need to take a look, her bright and clear eyes were only smiling at Zhou Chang.

Zhou Chang was just staring at Yuan Qi's hands at first, but when he looked up again and his eyes met Yuan Qi's, he was stunned.

The crackling sound of abacus beads beside my ears instantly turned into the "ding-ding-dong-dong" of heavenly music. The face of the person in front of me was still as bright and beautiful as if it had turned into colorful light, illuminating my heart.

Prince Yi's body was still standing there, but she felt as if she had become lighter, floating up, up...

"Your Highness, Your Highness?" After an unknown amount of time, the abacus beads had already stopped moving. Seeing that Zhou Chang was still in a daze, Yuan Qi had no choice but to call out to him.

"Ah?" Zhou Chang finally came back to his senses, "Is it over?"

Yuan Qi stood up and held the two golden abacuses in front of Zhou Chang, smiling: "I have finished the calculation, Your Majesty, please take a look and see if it is correct?"

"Ah, is there any need to look at this? Your calculation must be correct." It made no difference whether Zhou Chang looked or not, but his eyes were out of control and kept following Yuan Qi's gaze.

Yuan Qi's eyes met again, and suddenly her cheeks turned red and she avoided his gaze: "I knew that the prince was teasing me. There is no need for an abacus for such arithmetic, just mental arithmetic, and it will come out easily."

"No, how dare I? I just envy you so much." Zhou Chang was telling the truth.

In her previous life, she envied people who were good at math the most, and this was also one of the reasons why she wanted to become Yuan Qi.

"Hey, Your Majesty has slept for most of the day, and the swelling on his face seems to have subsided a little..." Yuan Qi didn't know whether he was trying to change the subject or was serious.

"Oh, really..." Zhou Chang suddenly hugged "Pig Head" and turned to the dressing table.

The face in the bronze mirror was still red and swollen, but if it was smaller..., it seemed..., or maybe...

"Blind..." Zhou Chang looked at it for a while, and suddenly an idea came to his mind.

Just now she saw Yuan Qi as having a stunningly beautiful face, but Yuan Qi saw her as a pig-head.

What is this, what is this...

I couldn't help feeling annoyed. When I turned around, I couldn't see Yuan Qi anymore. I didn't know when he had left the house.