In the afternoon, Zhao Tong returned home.
It was not late at this time, it was in the afternoon, and the sun was still very high.
After drinking a cup of tea in the study, he walked out and didn't stop until he reached the door of the back house.
There were several big trees in front of the Moon Gate. The wind was blowing at the moment, and the songs of the birds on the trees were melodious with the breeze. Zhao Tong listened for a while and then walked in.
The flowers in the small flower garden are in bloom, vying for beauty, and the fragrance is fragrant.
Zhao Tong slowly walked around to the small building and saw Jin'er sitting on a small bench next to the garden built behind it, in a daze.
There was just a pile of grass blades at her feet, and she was still holding half of one in her hand. She was obviously here to weed the flowers, but she looked a little sleepy and confused based on the situation.
Zhao Tong didn't see his mother, so he turned around and walked to the door of the small building and walked in.
On the window lattice on the first floor of the small building, the sun shone slantly in, making some places in the house shine brightly, but the places where there was no light were slightly dim.
Zhao Tong smelled the aroma of flowers, which seemed to be coming from the east kitchen, and he walked over.
I saw the young lady holding the door behind her back, doing something on the stage. She was wearing a white skirt today, with a light green belt tied around her waist, a double-ringed knot, and tassels hanging down.
The girl's hair was simply tied with a silver ribbon, and the ribbon hung gently to one shoulder.
Zhao Tong saw her graceful and delicate figure in front of the door. Although he couldn't see her face, when she turned slightly sideways, she revealed a touch of white on her neck.
Zhao Tong slowly walked over and came behind her.
At this time, the young lady noticed something, looked back and was startled, and said: "Your Majesty, when did you..."
Before she finished speaking, Zhao Tong stretched out his hands from behind and gently hugged her around the waist.
The little girl felt her head buzzing, but she couldn't speak. She stood there not knowing what to do. The pair of delicate hands that were playing with the petals on the stage seemed to be dumbfounded and stood there quietly.
Zhao Tong didn't move, he only felt that the body around him was as soft as if there were no bones, and was as fine and moist as possible, and waves of fragrance came from his temples.
After a moment, the young lady calmed down, her face turned red, and her snow-white neck also turned red.
Her body trembled slightly, and she felt Zhao Tong pressing behind her, leaving her without any strength.
The young lady's voice was also trembling: "Your Majesty..."
Zhao Tong leaned closer and said softly: "Remember what I said at that time? Sure enough, it's a sign. Seeing it really makes people happy."
When the young lady heard this, her body became hot and she said, "My lord, how could you take it seriously? At that time, at that time..."
Zhao Tong said again: "Yes, no matter how pitiful a good family woman is, she is as beautiful as a beautiful jade. How can she covet her and become a thief, holding a golden bottle against the moon, but protect her with a sword?"
The young lady's body trembled even more violently: "Your Majesty..."
Zhao Tong said slowly: "But it's not the case now..."
At this time, the girl's slender hands that had been playing with the petals were no longer in a daze. She wanted to move Zhao Tong's hands away, but she trembled when she touched Zhao Tong's hands, but she didn't have the strength to use them. She didn't know how to let them go. where.
At this time, Zhao Tong gently buried his head, feeling the fragrance coming to his nose.
The girl's mind instantly went blank, as if she knew nothing anymore, and she involuntarily retracted her hands and held them in Zhao Tong's hands.
After a long time, the young lady suddenly woke up. Although she was still weak, she struggled and said: "Your Majesty, I, I am not worthy of Your Majesty..."
Zhao Tong raised his head, but still held his arms, and said: "Zhen Niang, don't be loud, you don't want Jin'er to hear it, right?"
When the young lady heard this, she stopped talking, and Zhao Tong said, "I know what you are going to say."
The girl turned her face slightly, but could only see the outline of Zhao Tong. She whispered: "Do you know?"
Zhao Tong said: "You have been married."
The young lady immediately lowered her head: "I..."
Zhao Tong added: "Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty's Queen Wang, oh, even the biological mother of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty were also married, and Empress Wu Mu of Emperor Zhaolie was also married."
The young lady said: "My background..."
Zhao Tong smiled and said: "What is the background of Empress Liu, the Zhenzong Emperor of this dynasty? Not only is she shabby, but she doesn't even have a family. By the way, I almost forgot, Empress Liu seems to have been married, but no one dares to mention it. That’s all.”
It took the girl a while to say, "But I'm older than you..."
Zhao Tong thought for a moment and said, "He's only three years older than me. He seems to be only twenty-one, right?"
The young lady said, "How do you know?"
Zhao Tong smiled and said, "Just ask Xiaolang."
The little girl said: "It's still big..."
Zhao Tong saw that she was no longer so nervous, so he raised his hands slightly. The girl immediately felt her body become soft and she couldn't help but scream in surprise.
Jin'er's voice came from the window over there: "What's wrong, madam?"
Then footsteps came around the outside of the building, and Zhao Tong let go.
The young woman was leaning on the stage, how could she dare to turn around and look at him.
Zhao Tong said: "I'm going back."
The little girl said an inaudible "hmm", but still didn't dare to turn around and look.
Zhao Tong walked out and saw Jin'er running in. When he saw him, he was startled and saluted: "Your Majesty?"
Zhao Tong said: "I came in such a hurry that I surprised Zhenniang. Go and see if there is anything wrong."
Jin'er didn't doubt it, so she responded and went over to see the girl.
Zhao Tong walked out of the building, slowly walked out of the back house and came to the front, only to see Lei San holding a few pieces of paper and standing happily under a big tree.
Zhao Tong went over to look at it and saw that those pieces of paper were the Guanpu vouchers for the Guanpu store. He couldn't help but said, "Are you gambling again?"
After seeing the courtesy, Lei San was not afraid that Zhao Tong would know, and said: "Your Highness, this is not an ordinary bet, this is a bet of talent and learning."
Zhao Tong said: "There is still talent and learning in gambling?"
Lei San said: "Your Majesty, this is Guan Pu's first rank in this palace examination. It's not just a random guess. You need to understand the true talent of this tribute scholar."
Zhao Tong asked doubtfully: "Guanpu shop still runs this kind of gambling game now? Guess Sandingjia?"
Lei San said: "There are only three Dingjia, but the second and third armors cannot be shut down."
Zhao Tong touched his chin and said, "Bring me the list of candidates who will take the test."
Lei San hurriedly took out a large piece of paper from his arms. When he opened it, there were names of people, which was the list of tributes for this trial.
Zhao Tong glanced at Huiyuan's name on it, then looked down. When he saw a name, he couldn't help but squint his eyes, and then handed the list back to Lei San.
Lei San looked at Zhao Tong eagerly, thinking to himself that the prince might have some information in the palace and knew who would be the number one pick?
Zhao Tong said: "How much did you deposit?"
Lei San said: "My subordinates staked one hundred taels for the number one scholar, but fifty taels for the second place."
Zhao Tong said "Oh" and looked at him. Lei San was shocked and said: "Ouyang Bei took more prisoners than his subordinates, two hundred taels each..."
Zhao Tong said: "He asked you to keep him?"
Lei San scratched his head and said: "He said these two people are accurate. My subordinates think that he has always been a thief, so he should be the one."
Zhao Tong sneered: "Heroes of the world, who will come out second on the list, haha!"
After saying that, he lifted his legs and left. Lei San looked at the Guanpu voucher in his hand and felt something was wrong in his heart. He immediately said: "Your Majesty..."
Zhao Tong kept walking and walked a long way, then turned back and said calmly: "I bet 10,000 taels on He Li for the top spot, and another 10,000 taels on...Qin Hui for the No. 2 spot."
(End of chapter)
