On the night of the 15th day of the first lunar month, the lanterns were lit up on the Imperial Street, bustling with people.
The lights were bright and the scene was extremely lively. Zhao Hong was in front, Li Tang and Xu Sheng were on the side, Lin'an government officials carrying red bags followed, and Lin'an officials were on guard all around.
Li Tang kept taking the huizi out of his red cloth pocket and handed them into Zhao Hong's hands. With a smile on his face, Zhao Hong distributed "profit money" to the vendors on Yu Street, and the vendors cheered and cheered.
This year is a good sign. The Lin'an Prefecture Yamen posted a notice stating that on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, "profits" were distributed to the prince, and on the last day of the eighteenth month, "profits" were distributed to the Yin of Lin'an Prefecture.
All in all, the small businessmen and hawkers received two “profit” red envelopes this year.
"Your Highness, your face is revealed now!"
The host looked familiar, and Li Tang was also smiling.
"Your Highness, we have followed your example!"
Xu Sheng was also smiling.
"A long march of thousands of miles is just a small step."
Zhao Hong is very clear-headed and self-aware.
All of this may have something to do with composing lyrics and playing music by himself, and most importantly, teaching the so-called "Taoist" Tai Chi to Zhao Kuo.
It's a pity that I have to sit in front of the table in the middle of the night and don't ask about the common people or the ghosts and gods.
This may be an unexpected gain, giving him a little sense of existence in Zhao Kuo's eyes.
"Do you think there are more refugees this year?"
Among the crowd, Zhao Hong generously rewarded those with sallow faces and shabby clothes, giving everyone a "red envelope".
"At this time every year, many refugees will flood into Lin'an City. In recent years, the weather has been bad and there have been frequent floods, so the imperial court distributes millions of strings every year during the Chinese New Year to provide disaster relief."
Xu Sheng said loudly from the side.
Zhao Hong nodded and glanced at both sides of the imperial street. Under the fragrant clothes and bright lights, there were still people who were hungry, cold and struggling.
It’s better to solve these things when you are able to solve them.
"Your Highness, please come and visit me often!"
Beside the Royal Street, Lin'an City's largest bookseller, Chen Qi, was smiling brightly. He led a group of booksellers and saluted Zhao Hong.
Zhao Hong was stunned for a moment, and his heart suddenly became enlightened. If he publishes some anthologies of poems or the like, he will not only make a lot of money, but also become famous.
In the literary world of the Southern Song Dynasty, which had a strong literary style, this was indeed a way.
"Your Highness, please come to Taixue to discuss poetry when you have time!"
Passing by Taixue, which turned out to be Yue Fei's mansion, a group of Taixue students headed by Jiang Wanli were also enthusiastic and waved to Zhao Hong.
The students of Taipei University are enthusiastic worshippers, enthusiastic scholars, scolding Fang Qiu, coercing public opinion and adding fuel to the flames. The energy of these people should not be underestimated.
Seeing those poor men with thin clothes, Zhao Hong also smiled kindly and stuffed "red envelopes" one by one.
These living beings have a hard life, I wish them good luck.
"Your Highness, congratulations!"
A hawker took the "red envelope" and handed Zhao Hong a tabloid. With an apologetic smile on his face, he bowed his head and left.
Amidst the cheers, Zhao Hong was sweating on his forehead after completing the circle.
Unexpectedly, giving out red envelopes is also a laborious task.
"Li Tang, Xu Sheng, there are a few red envelopes left, you two can ask for good luck!"
Zhao Hong laughed, took out the remaining red envelope and gave it to the two of them.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Li Tang and Xu Sheng were both smiling.
"Your Highness, this is the tabloid you want!"
Xu Sheng happily took out several tabloids and handed them to Zhao Hong.
Zhao Hong took the tabloid and read it together with what the vendor gave him.
He just wanted to see what kind of existence these vendors who poured dirty water on him were like?
The tabloids cover everything from politics, economics, military affairs, anecdotes, and anecdotes. The content is extensive and is no different from the newspapers of later generations.
Zhao Hong was slightly startled when he accidentally browsed an article and read it carefully.
"It is said that the night before Zhao Guicheng, the heir of King Yi, was born, his father dreamed that a man wearing purple clothes and a gold hat came to visit. When he woke up, the night had not arrived for ten seconds, and the room was colorful and red, shining like the sun in the sky. . Three days after Zhao Guicheng was born, his family heard the rumble of carriages and horses outside the house, and went out to check, but found nothing unusual. Zhao Guicheng used to sleep during the day when he was a child, and others saw faint dragon scales appearing on his body..."
Looking at it, Zhao Hong's forehead was covered with sweat on a cold day.
The opponent has already been planning and making plans step by step, but the original owner is still unaware and happy. No wonder Yan Chun mocked him as "foolish."
Not only is he "stupid but stupid", he is downright stupid and hopeless!
"Your Highness, the officials asked you to distribute "profit", you have to strike while the iron is hot and do more things!"
"Your Highness, this opportunity is rare, you must seize it!"
Li Tang and Xu Sheng said one after another on the side.
"What opportunity should you seize?"
Zhao Hong looked at Li Tang and Xu Sheng in surprise.
"Your Highness, seize the opportunity to clean up all the dirty water splashed in the tabloids and make the officials look at you with admiration."
Li Tang said it softly.
Zhao Hong nodded, secretly shocked.
A servant or a servant can see things more clearly than he does. I don’t know if the original owner is so lucky?
"Your Highness, the Wu Mansion is just ahead. Taking advantage of the New Year's Eve festival, go over and pay a visit..."
Li Tang said cautiously, he was afraid that Zhao Honglu would get angry and get angry.
"Li Tang, you are so thoughtful, I almost forgot about it!"
Zhao Hong nodded appreciatively.
Now he can be sure that this Li Tang is definitely not Shi Miyuan's spy in the house.
However, we can only go to Wu Mansion early tomorrow morning.
"Li Tang, tell the truth, what kind of person is Madam?"
After shopping and looking around, Zhao Hong asked in a low voice.
It is said that Zhao Hong dislikes this Wu family very much. He is coquettish and willful, especially jealous. He just didn't know what kind of person Wu was.
He wouldn't mind starting over if it could be undone. Anyway, he is not the original owner, and he will not offend the Wu family for Xu Ji.
Wu's return will make his united front much stronger.
"Madam..."
Li Tang's eyes flickered and he hesitated.
"Li Tang, tell the truth. I don't want to hear lies. There are a few people in this world who tell the truth. It's just a matter of perfunctory flattery."
Zhao Hong was very emotional.
"Your Highness, Madam grew up beside the Queen and was spoiled by the Wu family and the Queen. But no matter how bad she is, the Queen chose her for you. You can bear it as long as you can."
Li Tang's words suddenly made Zhao Hong feel less guilty and made him feel more relaxed.
If you can bear it, do you really think you are a Ninja Turtle?
"Do you know where Madam has been and whether she is in the Wu Mansion?"
Zhao Hong looked into the distance and suddenly stopped.
When his wife Wu comes back, she will most likely go back to her husband's family.
"Your Highness, as far as I know, my wife went to Aurous Hill after she had a falling out with you last year. She has not come back until now."
Li Tang didn't dare to hide anything and told the truth.
"Is the Wu family doing it for Xu Ji or the Zhou family?"
Xu Ji is a beauty sent by Shi Miyuan, and Zhou is another of his concubines. Xu Ji and Zhou can both play the piano and are quite pretty.
This made him a little confused for a moment. Was Xu Ji an undercover agent, or were both Zhou and Xu Ji undercover agents?
The key is that Zhou is pregnant and is currently recuperating at her husband's house. And her father is a well-known wealthy businessman in Lin'an City.
If his prediction was correct, the child born by Zhou was a boy and the grandson of the emperor who died in just two months.
These things cannot happen in his hands.
"Mr. Zhou is gentle and respectful. She has been with His Highness for four years, even earlier than Madam. Madam must be because of Xu Ji. Moreover, after Xu Ji came, Madam left first, and then His Highness drove Mr. Zhou away too!"
After Li Tang finished speaking, Zhao Hong muttered and cursed.
"Scumbag!"
"What?"
Li Tang and Xu Sheng looked at Zhao Hong in surprise.
"Nothing. By the way, how long have Madam and Mrs. Zhou been gone?"
Zhao Hong cursed the original owner's shamelessness in his heart and continued to ask.
Is this what a human being does to drive away his wife and concubine because of a beautiful prostitute?
No wonder Queen Yang is angry with Zhao Hong, she deserves it!
"Your Highness, in total, Madam has been gone for about half a year, and Mrs. Zhou has been gone for three months."
Xu Sheng calculated and replied.
Zhao Hong nodded. Needless to say, Zhou was already three or four months pregnant and was definitely not an undercover agent.
He wanted to see Zhou urgently to verify his guess. However, it is not that easy for him to drive away the Zhou family and go to the Zhou family again.
The same goes for going to Wu's house, I'm afraid it won't be popular either.
"Did the Zhou family have any trouble after Mrs. Zhou returned?"
Zhao Hong asked guiltily.
"I didn't come to make a big fuss. I guess the Zhou family kept it a secret. The eldest son of the Zhou family came once, had a quarrel with His Highness, and broke up. The Zhou family never came again."
Li Tangmenqing said it all at once.
"The Wu family also had troubles! Wu Feng, the eldest brother of the Wu family, is a well-known dandy in Lin'an City, and even beat His Highness. However, after Madam left the house, the Wu family rarely came."
Xu Sheng followed.
"So, Zhao...for Xu Ji, I offended both the Wu family and the Zhou family. One ran away from home and the other was driven away by me, right?"
Zhao Hong was shocked and asked sharply.
"yes!"
Li Tang and Xu Sheng replied in unison.
"This damn bastard has done so much evil!"
Zhao Hong stamped his feet repeatedly and cursed angrily.
Li Tang and Xu Sheng looked at each other in silence.
This attitude of admitting mistakes is too serious, and the reflection is too profound. It is not an exaggeration to call it self-abuse.
"Tell me, is there any way to remedy this?"
Zhao Hong was angry and asked the two guards.
These two people have been following him for so long, so they must be able to come up with a good idea.
Zhao Hong, that bastard, had made such a big fuss for him and asked him to wipe his ass all by himself!
"Your Highness, Mrs. Zhou is easy to talk to. She has been with you for four years and is soft-hearted. If you go over and coax her and say a few sweet words, there is a high probability that she will not blame you!"
Li Tang did analysis and paid attention to Zhao Hong.
"Madam ran away from home and hasn't come back yet. I'm afraid the Wu Mansion will be difficult to deal with. However, Your Highness had better go to the Wu Mansion. After all, His Highness Taishan Taishui is still alive and well, and you are still the son-in-law of the Wu Mansion. If you don't go during the Chinese New Year, I'm afraid Isn’t that good? The queen won’t be happy either.”
Another incisive analysis from Xu Sheng followed.
"So, Wu Mansion, I still have to go?"
Zhao Hong asked bravely. If you don’t go to your father-in-law’s house during the Chinese New Year, it won’t make sense anywhere else.
"I have to go!"
Li Tang and Xu Sheng said in unison again.
"Zhao Hong, you bastard! How many evils have you committed!"
Zhao Hong covered his head in pain and cried out.
Did this pig teammate leave nothing good behind?
Li Tang looked at Zhao Hong in surprise and said with an apologetic smile:
"Your Highness, you don't dare to go to the Wu Mansion, do you? It's just to save face, please bear with it!"
Could it be that after repenting, the donkey’s temper got worse again? Don’t even know when it is?
"Okay, given your IQ, you are still trying to provoke the generals. It's too clumsy!"
Zhao Hong thought for three to five seconds and waved his hand.
"Go back first! Prepare some gifts later!"
Li Tang and Xu Sheng looked at each other, smiled proudly, and quickly followed.
It's going to be really hard to get this bastard master back to normal.
