"It is rumored in the palace that the queen mother sent someone to assassinate His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, so that the Seventh Prince could become the crown prince." Tongxi told Zhao Yao, "Although the queen ordered to severely punish the person who spread this rumor, this rumor has not stopped. ”

When Zhao Yao heard this, his expression was very shocked: "What about the capital?" ”

"It's also spread in the capital," Speaking of this, Tongxi paused, 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 queen mother is evil or something." ”

Zhao Yao narrowed his eyes slightly, his expression was thoughtful, could it be the handiwork of the starling brother, in order to transfer the target?

"Your Highness, did you say that Concubine Rong and the acting king did it?"

"Quite possibly." It is not excluded that it was done by Concubine Rong and the acting king.

"When the slave heard that, the queen mother was angry and cried, and ran to the imperial study to beg the emperor to give her a clean slate." Tongxi just came back last night and asked a lot of things. "I didn't expect the emperor to really help the queen and ordered to severely punish those who spread rumors. The rumors stopped, but the slave maid felt that there were still many people who believed that the queen mother did it. ”

"It wasn't the queen mother and the seventh brother who did it, they weren't so stupid." Zhao Yao didn't say anything more, and instructed Tongxi, "You go back and help me take care of the money." ”

"Yes, Your Highness."

Zhao Yao walked into the school. The Seven Princes and the Nine Emperors quarreled so much that the stars flew everywhere, and the Three Princes and the Five Princes had nothing to do with themselves, sitting on the sidelines and watching the Seven Princes and the Nine Emperors quarrel like monkeys.

The Seventh Prince and the Ninth Emperor did not stop arguing because of Zhao Yao's arrival. Maybe because they were punished for fighting before, no matter how much the Seventh Prince and the Ninth Prince quarreled, they didn't dare to fight anymore.

It wasn't until Mr. came that the Seven Princes and the Nine Emperors stopped arguing.

Mr. pretended not to know that the Seventh Prince and the Nine Emperor Princes had quarreled, and then went to class what he had said last time.

Zhao Yao pretended to listen carefully to the lecture while thinking about things in Yangzhou.

I don't know what kind of news they bring back when the money comes.

The Seven Princes and the Nine Princes did not forget that you stared at me and I stared at you during class.

Zhao Yao thought to himself that if his eyes could kill people, he was afraid that the Seventh Prince and the Nine Emperor Princes would have killed each other a long time ago.

Without the Four Princes and the Eighth Prince, Zhao Yao felt that the class had become more boring, and he was drowsy.

Except for Mr. Xiao, the other gentlemen are really too rigid in class, and they simply follow the script.

The last class in the morning was Mr. Xiao's, and Zhao Yao was a little more energetic.

At noon, get off school on time.

Just as 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 younger, so you can read it." Mr. Xiao said softly, "If there is anything you don't understand, you can come and ask me." ”

"Sir, do you also like arithmetic?"

"I don't like it."

"Don't you think it's a sideshow?"

"At most, it's a miscellaneous book, and it's not a side door." Mr. Xiao said, "There's nothing wrong with you liking it, but don't indulge it." ”

"Thank you, sir, I'll be fine." Zhao Yao said again, "Don't worry, I won't be addicted." ”

"That's good."

"Sir, then I'll go first."

"Walk slowly."

Zhao Yao did not rush back to the Kunde Hall to find the money, but went to Lanyuan Pavilion to find the four princes first. He gave the sketch portrait he had drawn earlier to the four princes.

The fourth prince looked at the portrait given to him by Zhao Yao in shock, "Tenth brother, this ......" This painting is too similar, but it is still a painting method that he has never seen before. "What kind of drawing is this?"

"I don't know."

"Don't know?" The fourth prince was shocked, "Isn't this what you painted?" ”

"I painted it, but I painted it casually, and if you ask me how to draw it, then I really don't know." Zhao Yao thought for a moment and said, "If you have to say it, then call it real painting." ”

The Fourth Prince: "......"

"It's a fitting way to call it real." The fourth prince touched the painting and found that his fingertips were stained with black ash, and said in surprise: "Tenth brother, did you paint this with charcoal?" ”

"Yes, I made a pen out of charcoal, I call it charcoal." Zhao Yao said in an ostentatious tone, "Fourth brother, isn't it amazing? ”

The fourth prince exclaimed: "It's amazing. ”

"Then Fourth Brother, do you like this portrait?"

"Yes, very much." The fourth prince had always had a happy smile on his expressionless face, "Tenth brother, thank you!" ”

"Fourth brother, you're welcome." Zhao Yao waved his hand 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 in Lanyuan Pavilion?"

"I haven't come back for a few days, my mother and second mother miss me, I have to go back to have lunch with them."

"Then you can go back."

"Goodbye, fourth brother." When Zhao Yao left, he also said hello to Lin Xueyi and a group of ministers.

Waiting for Zhao Yao to leave, Lin Xueyi and the others looked at the painting in the hands of the four princes in amazement.

When Zhao Yao left Lanyuan Pavilion, he didn't forget to take away a pot of orchids. This scene happened to be seen by He Xiang. He Xiang, who was brushing his beard, was so angry that he accidentally pulled off one of his beards.

Zhao Yao also saw He Xiang, stuck out his tongue at him, and then ran away openly with the orchid.

He Xiang was angry, laughing and helpless, as well as the spoiling that he himself had not realized.

Tongxi asked, "Your Highness, why did you take away another pot of orchids?" ”

"I haven't eaten orchids in a few days, and I'm a little hungry." Zhao Yao looked at the orchid in Tongxi's arms and said, "I want to eat buns with orchid filling." ”

Tongxi smiled and said, "Scrambled with eggs, it must be delicious." ”

"That's right." After Zhao Yao finished speaking, thinking of He Xiang's angry appearance just now, he couldn't help laughing, "Why is He Xiang still not used to me stealing orchids?" ”

Tongxi said with a smile: "Your Highness, no one will get used to this kind of thing." "If He Xiang is really angry that His Highness takes his orchids, then He Xiang can completely take away all the orchids, or deliberately put out the orchids with broken flowers and willows, but He Xiang didn't do it. Every day, the orchid garden is filled with orchids that grow well, although they are all ordinary orchids.

"Okay, if you are angry every day, it is good for He Xiang." Zhao Yao said very shamelessly, "I also think about He Xiang's body. ”

The corners of Tongxi's mouth twitched slightly, and said: "Your Highness, what kind of anger do you have every day, where do you think about it, you are not afraid of making He Xiangqi sick." At this time, Tongxi was very sympathetic to He Xiang in his heart.

"There is a saying that the prime minister can hold the boat in his belly, and He Xiang's gas is not so small." Zhao Yao said eloquently, "Qi is full of Qi He Xiang, which can make He Xiang's blood flow all over his body, which is good for his body." ”

Tongxi has long been accustomed to Zhao Yao's "nonsense", and he does not defend him.

Zhao Yao jumped back to the Kunde Palace, and they all ran out to greet him.

"Money, joy, how are you resting?"

[It's time to rest. Lai Xi said, [Yaoyao, you guessed right, there is really something strange in Yangzhou. 】

When Zhao Yao heard this, his heart sank, and he hurriedly asked, "What's wrong?" ”

Lai Qian rushed and said: [There is a man named Dong Jin in Yangzhou, he is the leader of the rebel army. 】

"Dong Jin?" Zhao Yao let out an exclamation. He knew that Dong Jin was a general in the previous dynasty and now the leader of the rebels. I heard that he has a tyrannical temperament and cruel methods, and he has a group of loyal soldiers under his command. Most of these soldiers are brave and good at fighting, and his righteous son is very fierce and very powerful, and can easily lift a big tripod.

[He is a burly man with a full face and a big body. When Dong Jin was mentioned, Laixi's tone was full of disgust and fear.

"Why is Dong Jin in Yangzhou, thank you for not knowing?" Dong Jin was one of the rebel generals and one of the most wanted criminals.

Laixi is smarter than Laiqian, and it said: [Xie Shi didn't know that Dong Jin was in Yangzhou. On the surface, the leader of the rebels in Yangzhou 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 game of cat and mouse with that Xie Shi. To be happy is the smartest magpie.

"What is Dong Jin's purpose in Yangzhou, to annex the whole of Yangzhou?"

[Yes, they want to occupy the whole of Yangzhou. Lai Xi continued, [My friend said that Yangzhou is rich in grain, gold and silver treasures, and that Dong Jin wants to occupy Yangzhou for these reasons. 】

Lai Qian hurriedly added: [What other weapons. 】

"Weapons?" Zhao Yao thought of something and asked in astonishment, "Someone in Yangzhou makes weapons privately?" ”

Lai Xi said: [No, it seems to say that there is some iron ore that can make weapons. 】

"There are iron mines in Yangzhou?"

Lai Xi said again: [By the way, they are going to move the iron ore to Shu and give it to a person named Han Zhong. 】

"What?" Zhao Yao almost screamed in surprise, but fortunately he lowered his voice in time, "Dong Jin and Han Zhong have colluded!" He immediately thought about it, Dong Jin and Han Zhong were both rebels of the previous dynasty, and it was normal for the two of them to collude, and he was making a fuss.

Zhao Yao: There is too much information, I want to be quiet.

Laixi: Yaoyao, who is Jingjing?

(End of chapter)