"There are rumors in the palace that the Queen sent someone to assassinate His Highness the Crown Prince so that the Seventh Prince could become the Crown Prince." Tongxi reported to Zhao Yao, "Although the Queen ordered those who spread this rumor to be severely punished, the rumor has not stopped. .”
When Zhao Yao heard this, his expression was very shocked: "What about the capital?"
"It has also spread in the capital," Tongxi paused for a moment, and then said to Zhao Yao in a very low voice, "Now the people in the capital are talking about this matter, saying that the empress has evil thoughts and so on."
Zhao Yao narrowed his eyes slightly, looking thoughtful. Could it be Bago's work to divert the target?
"Your Highness, do you think it was Concubine Rong and the King who did it?"
"It's very possible." It's not ruled out that it was Concubine Rong and King Dai who did it.
"My servant heard that the Queen was so angry that she ran to the imperial study room to beg the Emperor to give her a clean slate." Tongxi just came back last night and found out a lot of things. "I didn't expect that the emperor really helped the empress, and issued an order to severely punish those who spread the rumors. The rumors were stopped, but I think there are still many people who believe that the empress did it."
"It wasn't the Empress and Seventh Brother who did it. They're not that stupid." Zhao Yao didn't say anything more about it and told Tong Xi, "Go back and help me take care of them."
"Yes, Your Highness."
Zhao Yao walked into the school. The quarrel between the seventh prince and the ninth prince caused spittle to fly everywhere. The third prince and the fifth prince had nothing to do with themselves. They sat aside and watched the quarrel between the seventh prince and the ninth prince like monkeys.
The Seventh Prince and the Ninth Prince did not stop quarreling just because of Zhao Yao's arrival. Perhaps because they were punished for fighting before, the seventh prince and the ninth prince did not dare to fight again no matter how much they quarreled.
It wasn't until their husband arrived that the seventh prince and the ninth prince stopped arguing.
The teacher just pretended that he didn't know about the quarrel between the seventh prince and the ninth prince, and continued the lesson from the last lecture.
Zhao Yao pretended to listen carefully to the lecture while thinking about things in Yangzhou.
I don’t know what kind of news they will bring back with the money.
During the class, the Seventh Prince and the Ninth Prince did not forget to stare at each other.
Zhao Yao thought to himself that if looks could kill, the Seventh Prince and the Ninth Prince would have killed each other long ago.
Without the fourth and eighth princes, Zhao Yao felt that class had become more boring, and he fell asleep during class.
Except for Mr. Xiao, the other teachers were too rigid in class and simply followed the instructions.
The last class in the morning was with Mr. Xiao, and Zhao Yao felt a little more energetic.
At noon, get off school on time.
Just when Zhao Yao was about to leave, Mr. Xiao stopped him and gave him two books on arithmetic.
"Sir, what is this?"
"This is a book I read when I was young. You can read it." Mr. Xiao said in a gentle tone, "If there is anything you don't understand, you can ask me."
"Sir, do you also like arithmetic?"
"Can't say I like it."
"Then don't you think it's a heresy?"
"At most it counts as miscellaneous books, not heresy." Mr. Xiao said, "There's nothing wrong with reading it if you like, but don't get addicted."
"Thank you, sir, I will be fine." Zhao Yao added, "Don't worry, I won't get addicted."
"That's good."
"Sir, I'll leave first."
"Walk slowly."
Zhao Yao did not rush back to Kunde Hall to find money and them, but went to Lanyuan Pavilion to find the fourth prince first. He gave the sketch he had drawn before to the fourth prince.
The fourth prince looked at the portrait given to him by Zhao Yao in great shock, "Tenth brother, this..." This painting was too similar, but it was a painting method he had never seen before. "What kind of painting is this?"
"have no idea."
"I don't know?" The fourth prince was shocked, "Didn't you draw this?"
"I painted it, but I painted it casually. If you ask me what painting method, I really don't know." Zhao Yao thought for a moment and said, "If I have to say it, let's call it real painting method. "
The Fourth Prince: "..."
"It's quite appropriate to call it real painting." The fourth prince touched the painting and found that his fingertips were stained with black ash. He was surprised and said, "Tenth brother, did you use charcoal to draw this?"
"Yes, I made a pen out of charcoal, and I call it charcoal pen." Zhao Yao said in a showy tone, "Fourth brother, isn't it amazing?"
The fourth prince exclaimed: "It's very magical."
"So Fourth Brother, do you like this portrait?"
"I like it, I like it very much." The fourth prince's usually expressionless face showed a joyful smile, "Tenth brother, thank you!"
"Fourth brother, you're welcome." Zhao Yao waved to the fourth prince, "Fourth brother, I have to go back for lunch, so I won't accompany you."
"Aren't you going to have lunch at Lanyuan Pavilion?"
"I haven't been back for a few days. The mother-in-law and the second mother-in-law miss me. I have to go back and have lunch with them."
"Then you go back."
"Goodbye, fourth brother." When Zhao Yao left, he also said hello to Lin Xueyi and a group of ministers.
After Zhao Yao left, Lin Xueyi and the others looked at the painting in the hands of the fourth prince in surprise.
When Zhao Yao left Lanyuan Pavilion, he did not forget to take away a pot of orchids. This scene happened to be seen by He Xiang. He Xiang, who was stroking his beard, accidentally pulled out one of his beards in anger.
Zhao Yao also saw He Xiang, stuck out his tongue at him, and then ran away openly holding Lanhua in his arms.
He Xiang was angry, smiling, helpless, and doted on him that he had never noticed.
Tongxi asked: "Your Highness, why did you take away another pot of orchids?"
"I haven't eaten orchids for several days, and I'm a little greedy." Zhao Yao looked at the orchids in Tong Xi's arms and said, "I want to eat steamed buns stuffed with orchids."
Tongxi smiled and said: "It will be delicious if fried with eggs."
"That's right." After Zhao Yao finished speaking, thinking of He Xiang's angry appearance just now, he couldn't help but laugh, "Why isn't He Xiang used to me stealing orchids?"
Tongxi said in a dumbfounded voice: "Your Highness, no one will be used to this kind of thing." If He Xiang was really angry with His Highness for taking his orchids, then He Xiang could have taken all the orchids away, or deliberately made it look like the broken flowers and willows were ruined. Orchid, but He Xiang didn't do this. Every day, the orchids placed in the orchid garden are all very good-looking orchids, although they are all orchids of ordinary character.
"Okay, it's good for He Xiang to be angry every day." Zhao Yao said very shamelessly, "I'm also thinking about He Xiang's body."
The corner of Tongxi's mouth twitched slightly and said, "Your Highness, if you are angry every day and don't think about why Xiang, you are not afraid of making He Xiang sick." At this time, Tongxi felt very sorry for He Xiang in his heart.
"There is a saying that the prime minister's belly can hold a boat, but He Xiang's Qi is not that small." Zhao Yao said plausibly, "Qi He Xiang can make the blood flow throughout He Xiang's body, which is good for his health."
Tongxi had long been accustomed to Zhao Yao's "nonsense" and did not defend himself against him.
Zhao Yao skipped back to Kunde Hall, and Lai Cai and Lai Qian ran out to greet him.
"Come for money and congratulations. How was your rest?"
[Have a rest. ] Laixi said, [Yao Yao, your guess is right, there is indeed something strange over there in Yangzhou. 】
When Zhao Yao heard this, his heart trembled, and he hurriedly asked: "What's strange?"
He rushed to the money and said: [There is a man named Dong Jin in Yangzhou. He is the leader of the rebel army. 】
"Dong Jin?" Zhao Yao exclaimed. He knew that Dong Jin was a general in the previous dynasty and was now the leader of the rebels. It is said that he has a violent temperament and cruel methods, and has a group of loyal soldiers under his command. Most of these soldiers were brave and good at fighting. Among them, his adopted son was very fierce and very strong. He could easily lift a big cauldron.
[He is a man with a sinewy face and a burly build. ] Mentioning Dong Jin, Laixi's tone was full of disgust and fear.
"Why is Dong Jin in Yangzhou? Don't Xie Shi and the others know?" Dong Jin is one of the rebel generals and one of the important wanted criminals.
Laixi is smarter than Laiqian, and it said: [Xie Shi didn’t know that Dong Jin and the others were in Yangzhou. On the surface, the leader of the Yangzhou rebels was a man named Chen Qinglan, who was Dong Jin's subordinate. 】
"Chen Qinglan?" Zhao Yao had never heard of this name.
[He deliberately launched a rebellion and played a cat and mouse game with that Xie Shi. ] Laixi is indeed the smartest magpie.
"What is Dong Jin's purpose in Yangzhou? Is it to annex the entire Yangzhou?"
[Yes, they want to occupy the entire Yangzhou. ] Laixi continued, [My friend said that Yangzhou is rich in food and gold and silver. That Dong Jin wanted to occupy Yangzhou for these reasons. 】
Laiqian hurriedly added: [What other weapons are there? 】
"Weapons?" Zhao Yao thought of something and asked in surprise, "Is there anyone in Yangzhou who makes weapons privately?"
Laixi said: [No, it seems that there is some iron ore that can be used to make weapons. 】
"Is there an iron mine in Yangzhou?"
Laixi added: "By the way, they are going to move the iron ore to Shu and give it to a man named Han Zhong." 】
"What?" Zhao Yao almost screamed, but luckily he lowered his voice in time, "Dong Jin and Han Zhong are colluding!" He immediately thought about it, Dong Jin and Han Zhong were both rebels from the previous dynasty, and the two of them colluded. It was normal, he was the one making the fuss.
Zhao Yao: There is too much information, I want to be quiet.
Laixi: Yaoyao, who is Jingjing?
(End of chapter)
