As soon as Prince Zhao picked up the whip, Zhao Jingyun, who was kneeling on the ground, turned around and ran away, climbing up the courtyard wall with a graceful movement.
"Dad, my sister doesn't want to marry King You at all."
"My parents ordered me to be a matchmaker!" Prince Zhao was furious: "You can't do anything wrong."
"In the worst case, I will marry Prince You on my sister's behalf." Zhao Jingyun pouted.
"You..." Prince Zhao was so angry that his liver ached. He threw the whip to the ground and said angrily: "Enter the palace!"
In Prince Zhao's palace, people were panicked.
It was only half a year before the wedding of Princess Princess and Prince You, but Princess Zhao Jingru escaped?
If this spreads out, Prince Zhao's Mansion will be doomed.
Cheng'en Hall.
Prince Zhao knelt on the ground, his mood was extremely complicated. Running away from the marriage was much worse than regretting it.
Emperor Wu walked in and saw Prince Zhao kneeling down: "You said Ru'er escaped from the marriage?"
"yes--"
"Get up."
Prince Zhao looked up in surprise and found Emperor Wu looking at him with a smile.
"sit!"
Prince Zhao was even more confused. His Majesty was not only not angry, but also smiling. His heart was pounding.
Emperor Wu motioned for tea.
"His Majesty……"
"Don't worry!"
When Prince Zhao was sitting on pins and needles, Chang Lin came with people from the Secret Service and placed things in front of him.
"hiss--"
He stood up suddenly, as if the chair under his butt was very hot, and his hands were trembling.
"Your Majesty...this..."
Emperor Wu smiled and said: "This is not what I arranged intentionally..."
Prince Zhao put down the report, still in disbelief: "So...you already knew that Ru'er had escaped?"
Emperor Wu waved, and Prince Zhao looked at a large basin of crayfish, a little speechless.
"Let's not talk about them first. Let's have a good meal together."
"..."
My baby girl ran away and you let me have dinner with you?
"Why are you panic? Children and grandchildren will have their own blessings, let them worry about it!" Emperor Wu comforted: "Before this, Zhao'er didn't want to marry Ru'er!"
"Why doesn't he marry?"
Prince Zhao was a little angry. This bastard still disliked his precious daughter?
"Hey... your Zhao family's daughter is precious, but my Li family's son is not precious, right?" Emperor Wu was unhappy.
Prince Zhao doesn't want to argue with Emperor Wu. Do you really have no idea about the virtues of your youngest son?
"If they really can't get together, forget it."
Prince Zhao looked happy and said, "Your Majesty plans to break off the engagement?"
"No, I plan to force them into the bridal chamber." Emperor Wu said matter-of-factly.
"..." The crayfish that Prince Zhao had just picked up suddenly lost its aroma.
"My son is also very good. Believe it or not, after your daughter leaves Kyoto, she will definitely stay with my son lovingly." Emperor Wu said.
Prince Zhao put down the lobster with a dark face and said, "Your Majesty, if you say that, I will not be happy..."
"Hey, Lao Zhao doesn't believe it, right?" Emperor Wu rolled up his sleeves and said, "Still the old rules? Bet or not?"
Watching Emperor Wu peel off the shrimp shells, Prince Zhao picked up the crayfish again and asked, "What are you betting on?"
"Of course it's a bet between your daughter and my son who doesn't live up to expectations." Emperor Wu said that Li Zhao didn't live up to expectations, but there was a faint sense of pride: "If your daughter likes My son, then you lose."
When Prince Zhao heard this, he couldn't help but grinned and said excitedly: "Is your Majesty serious about what he said?"
He was very confident in his precious daughter. His eldest daughter had a very high vision. How could she fall in love with a waste like King You?
Not to mention half a year, even if given one more year, what His Majesty said would never happen.
"Have I ever cheated?"
Prince Zhao rolled his eyes, are you cheating on yourself? Do you really have no point in your heart?
"I accepted this bet." Prince Zhao rolled up his sleeves coolly and put the bright and spicy crayfish into his mouth.
"Huh?" Prince Zhao's expression changed slightly. This crayfish is indeed a popular delicacy in Kyoto recently.
It seems that His Highness Prince You is not without merit.
"How is it?" Emperor Wu looked at Prince Zhao as if to show off, then put the peeled shrimp tail into his mouth and asked with a smile.
"It's not bad." Although Prince Zhao thought it was delicious, he deliberately didn't praise it.
Emperor Wu pouted, this old guy likes to put on airs.
"Where is Prince You's fiefdom?" Prince Zhao asked casually, as if he were chatting about everyday things.
He stared at Emperor Wu and saw that Emperor Wu put the shrimp tails into the bowl one by one, then brought the noodles over, poured the crayfish soup into the noodle bowl, and then placed the peeled crayfish tails on the bowl. On the noodles.
After this operation, the bowl of noodles looked particularly appetizing.
Emperor Wu didn't care because his hands were greasy. He picked up the chopsticks and stirred the noodles evenly, then ate them with big mouthfuls.
Is this a new way to eat?
Prince Zhao thought to himself and silently followed suit.
After Emperor Wu ate a few mouthfuls, he said: "Jiaozhou!"
"puff--"
The noodles that Prince Zhao had just put into his mouth spurted out and he looked at Emperor Wu in shock.
His eyes seemed to be confirming something.
Emperor Wu began to eat again, without any trace of an emperor's image, and said, "You don't believe it?"
Prince Zhao quickly put down the bowl in his hand and said with some urgency: "Your Majesty, are you crazy? What kind of place is Jiaozhou? Three consecutive governors died, and you let a useless...an idle prince come and seal it? Isn't this inappropriate? Will he live long?"
He didn't quite understand His Majesty's intention of doing this. If His Majesty were to be replaced by any other prince, he would feel more hopeful.
If King You comes over, isn't this a food delivery?
It can be said that Jiaozhou is a piece of iron, and even the imperial court cannot intervene.
What can a Youwang do?
Emperor Wu showed off the entire bowl of noodles in one go, then wiped his mouth comfortably and said, "There are only three possibilities!"
"First, my son takes complete control of Jiaozhou."
Prince Zhao rolled his eyes, you might as well be dreaming, Jiaozhou is so easy to control, you have already taken control of it.
"Second, my son died tragically in Jiaozhou!"
Prince Zhao's face hardened. The prince could die in the struggle for his heir, but he must not die in the hands of these people.
"Thirdly...my son is collaborating with them to poison the entire Jiaozhou."
Emperor Wu smiled harmlessly: "Old Zhao, what kind of ending do you think my son will have?"
It was quiet in Cheng'en Hall.
Prince Zhao lowered his eyebrows and said nothing, while Emperor Wu remained motionless in the same posture as before.
Suddenly, Prince Zhao raised his head, stared at Emperor Wu and said, "Your Majesty wants to take action against a wealthy family?"
Emperor Wu raised his eyebrows but did not answer.
But as someone who grew up with Emperor Wu, he knew his Majesty's habits very well.
This action is enough to show that he has murderous intentions towards the wealthy family.
Although this was an idea that I had for a long time, because there were so many people and interest groups involved, I never dared to move it and could not move it.
Prince Zhao didn't understand, why would His Majesty touch them at this point?
"how do you feel?"
"My lord, I'm not very optimistic about it."
