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The dragon boat ended somewhat anticlimactically.
Except for some gamblers, no one pays attention to who is second, let alone the following rankings.
However, Yu Tao and his team were sent off due to a foul and became the only team that did not complete the course. Instead, their names were firmly remembered by the nobles and the common people.
After a while, all the teams came ashore.
King Qin and others all had smiles on their faces, but they were very embarrassed.
The people who went up to greet them from various mansions were at a loss what to say.
In front of the team at the Zhenguo Palace, it seemed as if their efforts in the past six months were a joke.
Seeing his sons being severely suppressed by the Zhenguo Palace, Emperor Changxing was also a little less interested. But as an emperor, he still has enough pretense.
He said some words of praise and encouragement, handed out the rewards for each ranking with a smile on his face, and then drove back to the palace.
The emperor left, the audience dispersed in an orderly manner, and Ren Ning and others boarded the cruise ship of the Zhenguo Duke's Mansion again.
Because I got a good ranking, everyone looked at me and me, and everyone, men, women, old and young, smiled happily.
Huo Qing carefully took out the prize of this dragon boat race, a rare jade Ruyi.
As you wish, as I wish.
What's more, this is a jade Ruyi given by the emperor. It is definitely an extremely precious family heirloom.
He chuckled.
"The good ranking of the Dragon Boat Festival this time is all due to the efforts of all brothers. However, this jade Ruyi is a gift from the emperor and cannot be sold or transferred. I have to give some yellow and white things to everyone when I go back. I hope brothers will not dislike it. "
"How could it be?" Everyone shook their heads in laughter.
Many of them came here for the Zhenguo Palace and Princess Yiguang, and they were satisfied just to see their idols.
What's more, these days, they have made a group of like-minded partners.
The more friends you have, the easier the road will be.
No matter which era it is, it is the same.
As for money or rewards, it doesn't matter whether you have them or not.
After the men finished chatting, Princess Yiguang's female officer came over.
"Your Majesty, General Ren and Young Master Xiao," she pointed to the main room on the ship, "Her Royal Highness the Eldest Princess asked you to come over."
The three of them had no choice but to apologize and turned around and entered the cabin.
The cabin was very quiet. The Huo family's wife and girls were not there, but Panpan was sitting next to Princess Yiguang with a smile on her face.
The three of them said hello in unison and turned to look at Yingpan.
"Ms. sir, it's like this." Yingpan told Ji Xiang about depositing 10,000 silver.
"Ten thousand taels of deposit." Xiao Gang's eyes widened a little, and he clicked his tongue, "My sister-in-law is just not taking action, but she is really generous when she does!"
Even before his Zuixian Tower lost ten thousand taels, he had already become a joke in the imperial capital.
"What's this?" Ren Ning brought back a lot of valuable things from the south, and he also knew that Yingpan was not the kind of person who spent money lavishly, so he didn't take it seriously at all.
"Did you lose money?" Ren Ning consoled him: "As the saying goes, small gambling can make you happy, but big gambling can harm your health. Let's spend money this time to learn a lesson."
Princess Yiguang and Yingpan looked strange.
cough.
"What's the loss?" Princess Yiguang smiled and patted Yingpan's arm: "Boy Ren, Panpan is a person with great luck. This time she made a big profit instead of a loss. She made a lot of money. Two hundred and fifty thousand taels of silver."
How many?
Ren Ning and the other three couldn't help but take a breath.
"Your Highness, you are joking again." Yingpan blushed and quickly added, "The money used to place the bet actually belongs to Concubine Qing, but it was just accidentally used by Jixiang to place the bet."
"What is a mistake?" Princess Yiguang shook her head, "Qing'er is not short of that little money. Since she gave it to you, it belongs to you. Whether you make or lose after placing the bet, it is yours, no need to Give it back to her."
what's the situation?
The three of them were confused.
Yingpan had to explain the whole thing in detail from the beginning, and only a few people from Ren Ning understood what happened.
He reacted quickly and immediately frowned: "Which family runs the casino?"
Two hundred and fifty thousand silver is definitely a huge sum of money, and it is entirely possible for the gambling house to kill someone for it.
"Rich Gambling House," Princess Yiguang glanced at Xiao Gang and spit out a familiar name: "The owner is Yongchang Houfu."
"So it's them," Xiao Gang slapped his thigh in annoyance, "Sister-in-law, you should bet more."
It would be best to win all the property of the Yongchang Hou Mansion.
Everyone laughed, not surprised.
"Don't look at me like this." Xiao Gang reached out and picked up an apple from the table and ate it. "That's my eldest brother's grandfather's house, not my Xiao Gang's grandfather's house."
"Besides, since they dare to open a casino, they are willing to admit defeat. It's only twenty-five taels of silver, but they can still get it from such a big Houfu."
It’s just that some pain is inevitable.
"Let's do this." Ren Ning thought for a while, "Your Highness, since Concubine Qing doesn't want this money, then we will spend it on her behalf. Anyway, it fell from the sky. If it is not in vain, it will not be spent."
"How to spend it?" Yingpan didn't care but was a little curious.
That's not a small amount of money.
"Donate it to buy grain, grass and medicinal materials, and then send it to the west." Ren Ning glanced at Princess Yiguang and Huo Qing's grandson, "It would be best if it could be sent to Yancheng Fortress."
Several people pondered, and after a while they nodded silently, "That's okay!"
They are not afraid of the Yongchang Hou Mansion.
But Yingpan still needs to live in Xingji City most of the time. He has already messed with the Cheng'en Prince Mansion before, so it would be unwise to add the Yongchang Marquis Mansion this time.
The west is now where Emperor Changxing is most concerned.
It's just that the national treasury is empty, and the Ministry of Household Affairs will inevitably have the embarrassment of having nothing to cook. Now some people are willing to donate the money earned from gambling to buy grain, grass and medicinal materials. Emperor Changxing is not happy yet.
At that time, the Yongchang Houfu would not dare to say anything, and would even have to come up with money as soon as possible to pay for the bet. Otherwise, it is entirely possible that the gambling house would delay paying such a large sum of money.
Huo Qing thought for a while and said, "Grandma, how about we get some money and make up 300,000 taels of silver together?"
For a mansion like theirs, which is the top of the empire, it is not easy to do good things on weekdays.
One year, it was snowing heavily in Xingji City and it was a cold winter. The prince and his wife of the Duke of Zhenguo came to the city gate to offer porridge. As a result, he was impeached by the imperial censor the next day, saying that the Zhenguo government was trying to buy people's hearts...
What's more, they use their own money to support a distant border fortress.
What does the Zhenguo Government want to do?
"Okay." Princess Yiguang agreed, "You can discuss it after we get back."
As for those censors who like to impeach everything, just pretend they don't exist. If Princess Yiguang is really annoyed, her crested staff will not be a vegetarian.
In the Imperial Study Room, Emperor Changxing rolled down his paperweight with an expressionless expression.
"Changlu, what kind of people do you think Huo Qing and the others are?"
The old eunuch's heart pounded, but his smile remained unchanged, "Your Majesty, haven't I always been by your side? I'm not very familiar with Prince Huo."
Emperor Changxing seemed not to have heard, and continued: "The team they formed in a hurry was so heavy that several of the princes could not even lift their heads."
whee.
Changlu breathed a sigh of relief, "So His Majesty said it was a dragon boat race at noon. Isn't that strange?"
"What do you mean?" Emperor Changxing glared at his old servant angrily.
"Your Majesty, dragon boat racing is a physical activity." The old eunuch smiled: "And you know that most of the people in Huo Shizi's team are border guards and have just come off the battlefield. A strong general of ten.”
"When it comes to fighting on the battlefield, being powerful is an advantage. Of course they are much stronger than the princes and princes from various palaces who have always lived in the prosperous imperial capital."
Emperor Changxing's face looked better.
The next day, a piece of news came out from the morning.
The adult princes and princes are preparing to go to the border defense to practice.
