In the evening, the injury on Wu Zheng's butt had healed, and he became a lively and heroic man again.
It is worth mentioning that although His Majesty the Emperor was furious this time, he still entertained Xiaohua very warmly. Of course, His Majesty the Emperor was naturally in no mood to show up again, and in the end this task fell to the Fourth Prince.
on the body.
This time, Wu Zheng, Xiaohua, Luo Li and Luochen were present at the same time. At the same time, Wong Tai Sin also appeared. However, he sat in a corner by himself throughout the whole process, holding the roast chicken and started going crazy.
bite.
The fourth prince seemed very happy. Xiaohua thought that it might be because the prince was abolished and another prince had to be established, so that was why. If you put it this way, you and the others had helped the fourth prince, but they just didn't know his personal leadership.
Just don't appreciate it.
After drinking the wine, the Fourth Prince started chatting. He first offered a toast, then put down the cup and said cheerfully: "I would like to thank you all for your help in what happened today. Otherwise, I'm afraid we would have died tragically long ago."
"Haha, I can't say that the fourth prince is too polite." Although Xiaohua had deep conflicts with the fourth prince before, she still knew how to be polite at the very least.
Unexpectedly, at this moment, Wu Zheng suddenly interrupted, "No, my butt still hurts."
"Oh?" Mo Han's business sound came from outside, let this princess take a look.
Wu Zheng's face turned red and he was busy imitating Wong Tai Sin's way of eating.
Seeing this, Mo Han smiled slightly, and then said: "Thank you so much for your help today. Tomorrow, my father will reward you for your merits, and I will pass the order on my behalf."
"Thank you." Xiaohua bowed.
Then, the princess turned and left. Before Wu Zheng could figure out the situation, he looked up and saw that someone was almost out the door, so he hurriedly greeted: "Your Highness, please have some food before leaving."
Xiaohua wanted to laugh, but she couldn't. It was really difficult for the princess to guess what she was thinking. Think about it, even Xiaohua couldn't figure it out, let alone Wu Zhenghu?
After Mo Han left, Wu Zheng returned to his foodie self and began to eat all kinds of things. The fourth prince also showed his true colors and said to Xiao Hua: "I heard that Hua Gong had already moved the Hua family beforehand. I want to come to Hua Gong."
Your judgment is indeed wise!”
"The fourth prince has promoted you, but he just used his brain a little bit."
"It's not simple. Since Mr. Hua sees the situation so clearly, how about we talk about how Beiliang will develop after this?"
Sure enough, Xiaohua sneered in her heart, knowing that the fourth prince would ask this. In fact, Xiaohua could see the current situation very clearly. The prince was deposed, so naturally a new prince had to be established. And there were only three princes left in the royal family. respectively.
They are the second prince, the fourth prince and the fifth prince. Since the fifth prince is young, the position of prince will definitely not fall on him. Therefore, the competition for the prince's position can only occur between the fourth prince and the second prince.
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Xiaohua didn't want to get involved in such nonsense at all. He was most annoyed by these royal matters, which involved too many things inside and out, and had too many concerns. If Xiaohua had to talk about it, then he felt that in fact, the former prince
He is the best candidate. After all, he has ambition, strength, and resourcefulness. No matter what, he can be said to be the best choice for the emperor. But it happened that such a prince rebelled in the end.
Of course, it is impossible for Xiaohua to do this
That's right. The fourth prince asked him now, just to express his position, whether he supported the fourth prince or the second prince.
The fourth prince is good at everything, but he is too conceited. As for the second prince, he is only good at leading troops to fight. It is really difficult for Xiaohua to make a choice. In fact, he really wants to say, "I am the most suitable." However,
However, he does not have royal blood!
After thinking for a long time, Xiaohua said: "The battle with Nan Yao is fierce right now, and the situation is hard to say. It's not that I don't think highly of Beiliang, but Nan Yao's strength should not be underestimated."
That's good. Xiaohua successfully changed the topic to the Civil War. Even if the fourth prince wanted to continue asking, he couldn't continue.
When the fourth prince heard this, he was startled for a moment, then smiled knowingly and remained silent. The atmosphere fell into a deadlock, and except for the sounds of careless Wu Zheng and Wong Tai Sin nibbling, nothing else could be heard.
On the second day, His Majesty the Emperor summoned all the civil and military officials to discuss their merits and reward Wu Zheng. The four Wu Zheng stood in the main hall and did not kneel down. His Majesty the Emperor granted him a pardon.
All the civil and military officials came today, and no one was absent. In fact, many of them were very curious about who saved Beiliang.
Wu Zheng stood next to Xiaohua, a little frightened. It was the first time he was seen by so many people, and he felt unspeakably nervous. Compared with Wu Zheng, Xiaohua seemed much calmer. Xiaohua always knew his position, that is, the hero.
As for Luochen and Luo Li, they didn't seem to be interested in this. They just stood there in a daze, with a high-spirited and aloof attitude.
The emperor looked much better today. As soon as he appeared, he asked with concern, "Wu Qing's family, does your butt still hurt?"
As soon as these words came out, the faces of many ministers who did not know the truth changed. They couldn't help but start to think wildly. Could it be that His Majesty the Emperor and the yellow-haired boy in front of him had some ulterior secrets?
Wu Zheng was so scared that he didn't dare to speak. In the end, Xiaohua kicked Wu Zheng. Wu Zheng realized it later and said vaguely: "Okay, it doesn't hurt anymore." After saying that, he grinned.
After the emperor sat down, the rewards began. The emperor was very open-minded and did not directly appoint officials or nobles. Instead, he first asked: "Four of you, what rewards do you want?"
The emperor first looked at Xiaohua. Xiaohua pondered for a while, and then said: "I have nothing to ask for. I will serve your majesty without asking for anything in return."
"Hahaha." The emperor laughed heartily. Although he knew that what Xiaohua said was a lie, if you listen to it, you will find that it is true.
"Eunuch Qi." The emperor greeted him and said, "I will reward you with three million gold."
"Yes." Eunuch Qi agreed and asked the young eunuch beside him to write it down.
Then, the emperor looked at Luo Li again. Luo Li didn't want anything, so he casually said, "Three million gold."
The emperor nodded and asked Eunuch Qi to write it down. In fact, three million gold is really not much money. The three million gold mentioned here is actually not gold, but copper. These three million copper are waiting for rewards.
When the time comes, it has to be converted into gold. As a result, there is not much money left.
However, Xiaohua didn't complain about the emperor's stinginess. After all, her family is also very rich. Short of money? Just kidding, it's absolutely impossible, and it probably won't be possible for the next eight lifetimes.
When they arrived at Luochen, Luochen unexpectedly
His face was a little red, which was rare. This aroused Xiaohua's interest. She thought to herself, what happened to that cold guy from before? Did he have convulsions?
I heard Luochen say sheepishly, "Um, do you have any wine?"
Good guy, Xiaohua is finally convinced. It turned out that this guy was thinking about drinking. He hasn’t seen Luochen and drank for so long, Xiaohua almost forgot about it.
His Majesty the Emperor was shocked when he heard this. He was stunned for a long time before asking Eunuch Qi beside him: "Um, do you have any wine?"
When Eunuch Qi heard this, he was petrified. How could he know? Although he was an eunuch, it didn't mean that he knew everything. But so what, he could only bite the bullet and answer: "
Your Majesty, this servant doesn’t know!”
The emperor glared at him fiercely, and then became distressed. Wine, wine, wine. The word was all over his head, buzzing. Of course he had wine, but he didn't have good wine. This had to come from himself.
Speaking of which, he was a good emperor who never indulged in wine and sex, so he did not have the habit of collecting fine wine.
Helpless, the emperor could only glance at everyone present, and the implication was, whoever has wine, please bring it out quickly.
Ministers, look at me, I look at you, no one says anything. They don’t dare to come forward for this kind of thing. If the wine they send is good, it’s fine if they don’t complain. But if anything happens, it’s all their own.
. So they all chose to shut up, and no one said anything.
Finally, Prime Minister Li Weiguang stepped forward to relieve the siege and said: "Your Majesty, I have several jars of good wine in my house. If you don't mind it, how about giving it to me as a gift?"
"Very good." The emperor breathed a sigh of relief. He didn't forget to glare at the prime minister, asking why he didn't stand up earlier.
Li Weiguang smiled bitterly. It was really a thankless task and he would not say anything next time.
After solving the immediate problem, the emperor turned his attention to Wu Zheng again and asked: "Wu Qing's family, what do you want, no matter what, I agree to it."
"Really?" Wu Zheng asked stupidly, which made all the civil and military officials present laugh. Even the emperor couldn't hold back his laughter, "You can just mention it, you saved it."
My life, what else can’t I promise you?”
Wu Zheng was overjoyed when he heard this and said without thinking: "Your Majesty, I want to marry the princess."
Before she said the next words, Xiaohua knew that something was going to go wrong. Oh dear, Wu Zheng is really brave. Xiaohua quickly gave Wu Zheng a kick directly on his butt, and Wu Zheng immediately felt pain.
After shouting, the words that follow cannot be heard clearly.
Wu Zheng looked at Xiao Hua, and then he saw Xiao Hua winking. If it was in the past, Wu Zheng really couldn't see what Xiao Hua meant. But this time, he could see it.
The next moment, Wu Zheng gritted his teeth and said word by word: "I want three million gold."
Although the emperor was confused, he couldn't help laughing when he heard Wu Zheng's words: "Haha, in this way, I will give you six million, which is more than them all."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Wu Zheng had a smile on his face. This was the first time he forced a smile, and he looked so sad.
He understood Xiaohua's intention. Even if the emperor had already said that he could agree to any request, but so what, could he really make any request at will? His status was too humble. There was a hundred thousand mountains between him and the princess.