in2ebook Chapter 307 Azure Blue Jingcheng's Rant Memorial
Chapter 307 Azure Blue Jingcheng's Rant Memorial
On the morning of the second day, before the sun had fully risen, Canglan Jingyao could not contain her eagerness and hurriedly led her group away.
As usual, Canglan Jingcheng stayed in the palace to help his elder brother, the Crown Prince, handle state affairs.
Time ticked by, and the mountain of memorials seemed endless. Cang Lan Jingcheng rubbed his aching eyes, looked helplessly at the two tall stacks of memorials in front of them, and asked weakly, "Brother, when will we ever finish reviewing these memorials? My eyes are not only terribly sore, but I can barely read the words on them anymore."
Crown Prince Canglan Jingyun frowned as he looked at the large pile of memorials before him, but he still comforted Canglan Jingcheng, saying, "There are indeed quite a lot of memorials. You should go and rest for a while. I will review the rest myself."
Upon hearing the Crown Prince's words, Canglan Jingcheng breathed a sigh of relief, but he did not get up and leave immediately. Instead, he continued to flip through the memorials, muttering, "Brother, what are these ministers thinking when they write these memorials? Some of them are simply nonsense."
As he spoke, he picked up a memorial and read aloud, “Look, this memorial says, ‘Your Majesty, the weather is so nice today!’ Isn’t that obvious? Can’t Father see for himself whether the weather is nice or not? Why does he need to write a special memorial to report it?”
As Cang Lan Jingcheng spoke, he grew increasingly agitated. He casually tossed the memorial aside, picked up another, opened it, and continued reading, "And this one, it says, 'Your Majesty, I ate three bowls of rice today.' What kind of memorial is this? Does he need to report to the Emperor how many bowls of rice he ate?"
Is he some kind of glutton? Look at how much he eats! His meager salary probably isn't even enough to support his eating habits! He can even eat three bowls of rice. Is it because there are no side dishes, so he has to hope that the Emperor will give him two extra dishes to eat with his rice?" Cang Lan Jingcheng complained indignantly as he flipped through the memorial in his hand.
After reading through this memorial, he picked up another one at random. After opening it, he was so angry that he almost threw it on the ground.
"This one is even more outrageous. It actually says, 'Your Majesty, I am delighted to have gained another grandson today.' Doesn't he worry at all that he likes to show off so much that he might incur the Emperor's wrath and lose his head?" Cang Lan Jingcheng became more and more angry as he spoke, and his voice unconsciously rose eight octaves.
"It's just another grandson, what's the big deal? Father Emperor will have his own grandson sooner or later, isn't it just a matter of time? What's there to brag about!"
The more he thought about it, the angrier he became. He simply threw the memorial in his hand onto the table and then picked up the third memorial.
"Your Majesty, my little granddaughter has learned to walk today! I am overjoyed!" "Brother, I really can't keep complaining about these memorials anymore!"
Canglan Jingcheng looked at Crown Prince Canglan Jingyun with a helpless expression and said with a wry smile, "I really think there's no need to read these memorials. Not a single word in them is useful. They're all just nonsense. Reading them is a complete waste of time!"
However, he was surprised to find his elder brother looking at him with a smile on his face.
Canglan Jingcheng was somewhat surprised. He stared at Canglan Jingyun and asked in confusion, "Brother, have you noticed it too?"
Canglan Jingyun smiled slightly, slowly putting down the memorial in his hand. His gaze fell on Canglan Jingcheng, and he replied, "I have indeed noticed this problem. I am truly curious how Father Emperor can read through memorials like these one after another?"
Upon hearing this, Canglan Jingcheng spread his hands and said helplessly, "Perhaps Father is quite interested in these matters!"
In fact, the emperor was quite fond of these memorials. Not only that, he would also write replies to them carefully and maintain frequent exchanges with his ministers.
Canglan Jingcheng stood up, stretched his slightly stiff body, and continued, "Brother, if things continue like this, I'm afraid you will not only be extremely tired, but you will also waste a lot of paper. Wasting paper is wasting money."
Upon hearing this, Canglan Jingyun simply sighed slightly, then resignedly picked up a memorial and said, "Let's put this matter aside for now and deal with these memorials properly first."
Before he could finish speaking, Canglan Jingcheng bluntly ordered Su Yuande, the eunuch standing next to the Crown Prince, "Su Yuande, quickly bring me two plates of snacks and a pot of tea."
"Yes, Your Highness, please wait a moment. This servant will go and have someone prepare it." Su Yuande dared not delay in the slightest, and quickly bowed and then walked out of the room to call for people to prepare tea and snacks.
After Su Yuande left, only Canglan Jingcheng and the Crown Prince remained in the room. Canglan Jingcheng looked at the Crown Prince and said with a smile, "Brother, you should rest for a while. Although there are many memorials, not many of them are actually useful. Those that are full of nonsense can be completely ignored."
Canglan Jingyun frowned slightly, seemingly not taking Canglan Jingcheng's words to heart. He remained focused on flipping through the memorial in his hands, unmoved by Canglan Jingcheng's advice.
Seeing that the Crown Prince was unmoved, Cang Lan Jingcheng continued to persuade him, "Your Majesty, these memorials are tiring for your eyes. Why don't you put them aside for now, and I'll help you flip through them and pick out the useless ones? That way, Your Majesty won't have to read them. It will save you time and give your eyes a rest."
He paused, then continued, "Besides, instead of wasting your time, Your Majesty, you should go back and spend some time with Your Majesty's wife. She must miss you terribly, being all alone in the palace."
Upon hearing this, Canglan Jingyun, who had been focused on the memorial in his hand, slowly put it down, as if drawn by an invisible force. His gaze shifted from the memorial to Canglan Jingcheng, revealing a thoughtful expression.
After a moment of silence, Canglan Jingyun nodded slightly, indicating his agreement with Canglan Jingcheng's point of view: "What you said makes sense."
Upon seeing this, Cang Lan Jingcheng felt a surge of pride. He felt he had finally found a kindred spirit who understood his aversion to those long and empty memorials. So, he continued excitedly, "That's right! We spend all day burying ourselves in these rambling memorials, it's a complete waste of time and energy."
He became more and more agitated as he spoke, his voice rising an octave involuntarily: "I hadn't even finished speaking yet! A memorial that was just a single sentence of nonsense was already considered good! What's worse is that the entire memorial is filled with meaningless drivel, it's just piling up fancy words and showing off literary talent!"
As Cang Lan Jingcheng spoke, he waved his arms as if to vent his dissatisfaction.