After lunch, Tang Miaoxin took Shuxiu out for shopping, while the Sixth Prince began to rack his brains on how to steal the painting from Prince Huai.
To be fair, King Huai treated the sixth prince fairly well for more than a year after he arrived in Huaizhou.
Apart from anything else, the money provided was quite sufficient, which allowed the sixth prince to live a relatively luxurious life.
Of course, the Sixth Prince also completed the tasks assigned by King Huai well.
Tang Miaoxin felt that the sixth prince was stupid, but after all, he was a member of the royal family, a person who survived the palace change, and he still had some abilities.
In more than a year, the sixth prince has also gained the trust of King Huai, and the uncle and nephew usually get along very harmoniously.
King Huai was happy and would take the Sixth Prince to his Treasure Pavilion.
The painting that Tang Miaoxin wanted was shown by Prince Huai in front of the Sixth Prince, so the Sixth Prince knew where the painting was.
It's just that the Sixth Prince knew it, and it was definitely not an easy task to take away the painting silently and avoid suspicion.
When Tang Miaoxin went shopping, the Sixth Prince thought for a while and finally went to find Prince Huai with a jug of wine.
King Huai is in his early forties, with a fair face and a slight beard, a little fat, and a slight limp in his left leg. He looks like a middle-aged man with a very gentle personality.
The Sixth Prince came to him for a drink. He smiled and said, "Your aunt was still talking about it just now, and now you are here."
The Sixth Prince raised his eyebrows and said, "Auntie, are you trying to persuade me to get a wife again? I think it's good for me now."
King Huai looked at him and said: "You are almost thirty and still have no children. It is not a long-term solution."
"It's okay for a man to be romantic, but he can't indulge in romance all the time without having children of his own."
"I have discussed with your aunt and asked her to invite the wives of officials and their girls to come to the palace to enjoy the flowers in a few days."
"When the time comes, you can go pick and choose which girl you like, and you can just marry her home."
The sixth prince smiled and said: "I am now notorious in Huaizhou City. I am afraid that those ministers will not be willing to marry their daughters to me."
King Huai glared at him: "As long as you cultivate your moral character in the future, I will personally protect you as a matchmaker!"
"Thank you, Uncle Wang, for your kindness." The Sixth Prince smiled and said, "I think it's good for me to be like this now, and I won't harm other girls."
When he saw that King Huai's expression was not good, he added: "The main reason is that I feel that I can't bear it. I won't give up all the beauties in Huaizhou for a girl."
King Huai said angrily: "Is it possible that you want to die?"
The Sixth Prince thought of Tang Miaoxin who came to visit him. If he found a way to send her away early, not to mention the end of his life, he might not even be alive.
He spread his hands and said, "One person is full and the whole family is not hungry. How comfortable this life is!"
King Huai was so angry that he wanted to beat him, but he laughed loudly: "Uncle Wang, let's not talk about this anymore, let's drink!"
King Huai said coldly: "I'm not in the mood!"
That's what he said. In the end, there was nothing he could do against the Sixth Prince.
King Huai asked the palace cook to prepare some dishes and bring them over, and the uncle and nephew started drinking wine in a nearby waterside pavilion.
What the Sixth Prince brought was fine aged wine, with a pure and sweet taste.
At this time, the peach blossoms are just blooming in the palace, the spring breeze is cold but the wine is warm, and the waterside pavilion is full of joy.
The Sixth Prince and Prince Huai drank too much without realizing it, and the sky was completely dark at this time.
According to past habits, the Sixth Prince would sleep in the palace for one night, and today was no exception.
The Sixth Prince was very careful today. He looked like he drank a lot, but in fact he didn't drink much. He kept pouring Prince Huai's wine.
He had drank with King Huai many times and knew King Huai's hotel.
Judging from today's situation, King Huai must have drunk too much, and his tongue is talking loudly at this time.
The sixth prince thought this was a good opportunity.
He deliberately fell on Prince Huai and said with a smile: "Uncle Wang, take me to your treasure pavilion to have a look and learn more!"
King Huai smiled and said: "Okay!"
The drunken King Huai was very talkative and very tolerant of the Sixth Prince.
The Sixth Prince laughed and staggered into the Treasure Pavilion with him. There were many treasures in the Treasure Pavilion, all of which were the private collection of Prince Huai.
Maybe King Huai drank too much today and he talked a lot.
In addition to the trivial things he talked about along the way, after entering the treasure pavilion, he pointed to the treasures in the room and said to the sixth prince: "These are all mine!"
The sixth prince immediately began to flatter King Huai. He was familiar with King Huai and knew what King Huai liked to hear.
King Huai was very excited when he heard this. He pointed to the treasures in the room and said, "Which one of these do you like? You can choose one for yourself. I will give it to you!"
When the Sixth Prince heard these words, it was as if he was hearing celestial music.
He smiled and said: "Last time I saw the uncanny painting skills of Uncle Wang's painting "River, Mountains, Smoke and Rain", and I liked it very much. Why don't Uncle Wang give that painting to me?"
King Huai was drunk and confused at this time. It was the best time to speak, so he immediately agreed with a smile.
Perhaps because he was drunk, he spoke more than usual and was bolder than usual.
He pulled the Sixth Prince and said, "Follow me and work well from now on, I won't treat you badly!"
The Sixth Prince achieved his goal. He was in a very good mood and said with great appreciation: "Uncle Wang is the best person to me in the world!"
"I will always be by Uncle Wang's side and serve the prince in every possible way."
King Huai felt very comfortable hearing these words.
After King Huai drank the wine, his thinking was obviously much more active than usual.
He looked at the Sixth Prince and said, "Prince Huai is in the important land south of the Yangtze River. He has always been rich, but he has no ability to protect himself."
"So once something happens outside, Huaizhou will bear the brunt, and we must find ways to protect ourselves."
The Sixth Prince was born into a royal family, and he was very familiar with this kind of vague yet ambitious words.
He tentatively said: "If Uncle Wang has any perfect ideas, you might as well say so!"
"My nephew has long been cornered. No matter what Uncle Wang does, my nephew will definitely cooperate fully."
Prince Huai looked at him intently. Alcohol made his mind more active and his courage was much greater than usual.
He looked at the Sixth Prince and said, "You were kicked out of the capital and lost your fiefdom back then. You had already angered the Emperor."
"If I hadn't taken you in, you would have died all these years."
The Sixth Prince felt a little confused when he thought about what had happened over the years, but he still nodded and said, "Yes!"
After he finished speaking, he lifted up his robe and saluted King Huai: "I have always been extremely grateful to Uncle Wang in my heart. No matter what Uncle Wang asks me to do, I will do it."
When it came to showing loyalty like this, the Sixth Prince did it quite skillfully.
As for how many of them were careless, only the Sixth Prince himself knew clearly.
King Huai was very satisfied with his appearance and said immediately: "We are all one family, there is no need to stick to these false etiquette."