Time flew by and it was the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the Lantern Festival that the people of the Tang Dynasty paid most attention to. During this period, the old emperor completely lay down. He found that after ignoring government affairs, his efficiency was much higher, so he simply concentrated on rectifying his affairs in the palace.
Son and wife.
"Shangyuan Ankang!"
Tianhe Avenue is filled with flowers and tourists, and countless lanterns are spread all over the city. The "Calyx Xianghui Tower", which symbolizes the decline of the Tang Dynasty, made the old emperor smash the plaque with his own hands and changed it into the Benevolence, Kindness, and Filial Piety Tower, which is open to the outside world for a fee.
Open for rent, all proceeds will be used for charity.
"Prince-in-law! Shangyuan Ankang..."
Officials from all walks of life entered the royal garden in an endless stream. As the first charity customer, Zhao Guanren spent 5,000 taels to hold a banquet in the garden, so that many people who had never had the opportunity to come in could have a glimpse of the grandeur of the royal garden.
, except that the waiters have been replaced by civilian men and women.
"Come on, come on! Sit wherever you want, no matter how big or small you are tonight..."
Zhao Guanren stood at the entrance of the palace wall to welcome the guests. The banquet was laid out along the palace wall. The heaters and shelters were set up. Men and women were seated separately, but those who could come were not fools. Only high-ranking officials could enter.
When eating at the Huaxelou, the petty officials sat outside consciously.
"Oh! Mrs. Han, you are here..."
The wives of the Zhao family are also welcoming guests in the building. Princess Yue is obviously pregnant, wearing a large mink fur and holding a hand warmer. The former Crown Princess Zhao Bilian has been pregnant for a long time, and she sticks out her belly to show off to everyone.
, while also showing off that her sister is also pregnant.
"Ugh~"
Li Sheyue suddenly turned her head and squatted to one side and vomited. As a result, Concubine Yang covered her mouth and retched. Then, like a chain reaction, the former Crown Prince and his concubines also vomited, as well as the newly married Empress Dowager, and several others.
A girl who was being married was vomiting water together.
"Oh my god! Consort Li is so awesome, even the bride-to-be is happy..."
Several women hurriedly walked aside and discussed: "I didn't expect the rumors to be true. The two princesses were serving the same husband again. The second-hand prince consort became a second-hand prince. But Princess Fu, Princess Qi, Princess Xiang, and Princess Yujiang
, why are these widows waiting in front of the door to welcome guests?"
"Ha~ I've never heard of the Wang family's widow group. They remarried together..."
A fat lady laughed and said: "The Wang family in Yujiang almost had their whole family executed. It is said that the two sisters took off all their clothes in the courtyard for the sake of their son and family property. They knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Li's consort. Li was worried that the two of them would go out to make trouble and pinched their noses.
After taking in two widows, a bunch of widows are left to follow the same example!"
"Do you know how much money the Government Construction Office owes them? Each family is at least 800,000 taels..."
A young woman whispered: "All the men in their family are dead. If Li Huimai makes a big check, the money will be gone. What kind of shame can a group of widows have? They can take off their underwear faster than anyone else. It is said that Li Huimai
They are so coaxable that they actually agreed not to let them be concubines!"
"Mom! There is such a good thing, no wonder everyone is smiling..."
"No! I met a cool and unscrupulous man. He was handsome and strong, but he made these coquettish widows extremely happy. From now on, I can call him the second-hand king..."
"Hehehe..."
A group of little ladies giggled, but several more princesses came in one after another outside the door. The first one was Princess Wanfu, with a round belly, and the little Princess Wan Ting, who was sixteen or seventeen years old. As soon as she heard that
There was a sound of retching, and she also covered her mouth.
"Why are you vomiting? When did you come out of the palace to play..."
Princess Wanfu looked at her sister in surprise. The little princess quickly waved her hands and ran to vomit. The ladies in the room immediately started talking, and even the expressions of normal pregnant women changed. Now, as long as a pregnant woman comes in, she will be suspected.
It's a wild species.
"Ugh~"
Sudden!
A sound of retching shocked everyone in the audience. The empress dowager covered her mouth, turned around and rushed to the spittoon to spit out water. The princesses looked at each other in horror, but the palace maid hurriedly shouted: "
Madam! You must have caught a cold last night, please warm yourself up with a hot bowl!"
"Good luck to the Queen Mother..."
A room full of women hurriedly came forward to salute, while the men were bragging outside to watch the lanterns. The Queen Mother also quickly wiped her mouth, said a few false words before going upstairs, and quickly sat in the wing on the second floor. She couldn't bear it.
Stay for soup and snacks.
"You all go out and close the door..."
Princess Wanfu hurriedly followed in. The Empress Dowager looked at her swollen belly and said with a smile: "You've had this belly for several months, why don't you come to announce the good news to your mother? It's been more than ten years, and you are finally
Did you use any secret recipe to get pregnant?"
"Isn't this good news for you? It's been almost three months, and the doctor said I have twins..."
Princess Wanfu sat next to her mother and whispered: "Queen Mother! Stop pretending. Who knows that I am a descendant of the Yin family? People say that he found Guanyin to send his son through the back door. Even my infertile child
The symptoms have been cured, but the one in your belly... is also named Yin, right?"
"Stop talking nonsense! I'll tear your mouth apart..."
The Empress Dowager quickly glanced at the door, covered her belly and whispered: "Then the devil will touch so-and-so to get pregnant, but the baby must be in the name of the emperor, otherwise the devil will not see the rabbit but not the hawk, your brother's life will not be easy, your father
I keep changing my tricks every day to punish him!"
"Mother! Why didn't you come to discuss it with me earlier? This is not about giving birth to a baby at all..."
Princess Wanfu said sternly: "The dead ghost will go on an expedition in two months. He is going to fight desperately on the battlefield. He must ensure the stability of the rear. The weapons, food and wages cannot be cut off, so he will not let the emperor sit in power. Only by checking and balancing each other can he feel at ease.
Let’s fight!”
"Oh~"
The Queen Mother said angrily: "I really didn't expect this. No wonder he scolded me for focusing on things on the bed. My vision is still too short-sighted!"
"You are not short-sighted, but you underestimate him too much. His ambition is as high as the sky..."
Princess Wanfu said: "He said that if he wins this battle, he can defeat the Tang Dynasty for a thousand years and keep our Li family rich for another five hundred years. If he loses, he will die. If he wins, he will leave. This is called walking in this world."
Unfortunately, I entered the world and was born again, just to cultivate immortality and attain enlightenment!"
"That's it! You have solved my mother's doubts. We think of Yunxuan as vulgar, it's too vulgar..."
"Haha~ His experience in entering the world is to be secular, otherwise how can he see through the world of mortals..."
The mother and daughter walked out of the wing hand in hand with smiles on their faces. At this time, the old and new emperors also arrived. Zhao Guanren was the only one with such a big reputation, but the father and son shocked the whole audience when they arrived, and they actually jointly issued an imperial edict.
"The title of Duke Luoning, Li Zhiping, is first-class Prince Zhao, with a settlement of 10,000 households, and a general who suppresses demons..."
Manager Zhang stood in the center of the lobby and announced the decree loudly. The emperor and his son were sitting at the top of the stairs. Everyone inside and outside knelt down to listen to the decree. They finally understood why Zhao Guanren was treating guests. After a long time, he was named a prince, which was considered complete.
He has firmly established his reputation as the "Second Hand King".
"Ah? I was named a Ruren..."
The surprised Zhao Bilian obviously didn't know that Ruren was the official name of the princess. The prince could have two wives. She and Princess Jiuyue happened to be one on the left and one on the right. The number of other wives also increased gradually. Li Sheyue cried excitedly on the spot.
, finally changed from concubine to mistress.
"Prince Zhao! Congratulations..."
The guests rushed into the building and congratulated loudly. Zhao Guanren could now be called Zhao Wangyunxuan. Who knew that his old habit had returned? The prince could have eighteen wives of different grades. Seriously.
The wife is not considered a concubine.
"On this wonderful occasion, I will announce another happy event. These are my little wives..."
Zhao Guanren suddenly waved his hand and pointed at eight young widows, four divorced young women, and three unidentified eldest girls and younger sisters. In addition to the original three young daughters-in-law, he actually had the position of eighteen young wives.
None of it was wasted.
"Pfft~"
The old emperor sprayed a sip of tea on the little emperor's face. The little emperor wiped his face and was shocked. Everyone in the audience was silent. He had seen many widows as concubines, and there were also many widows who remarried. But in one breath
Marrying eight young widows back home is not something anyone would dare to make up in a story gathering.
"I have met all of you, sir..."
Fifteen girls came forward and curtsied together. They were probably very excited. They didn't expect that Zhao Guanren suddenly became a prince, but they had eight serious widows. It had just been a few days since the man's first birthday, and all of them were princesses or princesses.
The crown prince's concubine, this is very paradoxical.
"Ah! Congratulations, good things come in pairs..."
All the guests bravely stepped forward to congratulate them. You can't ask people why they want to marry a widow during the Chinese New Year. But the little emperor suddenly turned his head and asked: "Father! What kind of way is this? I really don't want to do it."
Got it, isn’t it bad luck to marry so many widows?”
"Bad luck? Do you think he is afraid of bad luck? He has slept with more widows than you have ever seen..."
The old emperor looked down strangely and said: "Logically speaking, it shouldn't be the case. These little widows are all your sisters-in-law. They all have a lot of money. The men's bones are not cold yet and they won't waste their reputations just for some money. Go and ask those few
Who is the official woman?"
"Father! Don't you understand?"
"Bullshit! If I could understand his tricks, would I still be paralyzed here..."
The old emperor rolled his eyes at him angrily. The young emperor immediately sent someone to inquire, and soon handed over a list of the bride, including her family background. The old emperor took it and scanned it up and down.
I was so shocked that I couldn't open my mouth from ear to ear.
"Why are there so many concubines, thirty-six..."
The old emperor whispered in surprise: "Marriage! It turns out to be a marriage. The Thirteen Taibao occupy eleven families, and your mother has married girls to them. These concubines are also girls from major clans, mainly concentrated around Fuzhou. He
Before the soldiers and horses are moved, the in-laws go first!"
"Your Majesty! Your Majesty! There are more than eleven families..."
Manager Zhang leaned over and whispered: "The Xu family is the legitimate daughter of the Baili family in Jiangnan. In order to deceive others, she wrote the Xu family in Heyuan. There is also the second eldest daughter of the Yang family. They were divorced just five days ago, so they are still hanging up."
In the name of the Liu family, the one in purple is the one!"
"From the Yang family? The cousin of the traitor Yang Pingchuan..."
The little emperor almost jumped up, but Manager Zhang chuckled and said: "This is the brilliance of King Zhao. He has already instigated the rebellion of the second brother of the Yang family and even the Baili family. Everyone who knows about it said that King Zhao is so clever.
It’s... the Thirteen Taibao who practiced the Golden Bell Cover!"
"Nima! Belly button fart - what do you think (loud)..."
The old emperor suddenly learned from Zhao Guanren, while the young emperor looked at the group of young widows below, pondered for a while and then suddenly said: "Father! I also want to marry a widow, thirteen, and the thirteen Taibao will practice Jinzhong directly.
If he can do it, so can I!"
"Damn it! You're guarding the harem and visiting the brothels - you're a worthless thing..."
The old emperor slapped him on the back of the head and cursed: "You are the fucking emperor, and you married a queen. There are a lot of innocent women waiting to become concubines. Have you ever seen an emperor marry a widow back to the palace?"
There is only Wu Meiniang, do you still want to create a second Wu Zetian?"
"Father! I just want to ask you, have you mastered the golden bell..."
The little emperor rubbed his head in dissatisfaction. The old emperor suddenly lost his temper and waved his hands and said: "Then you can't imitate Yun Xuan. He is a lame man who married a lame man - he specializes in crooked ways and practices the golden bell.
Kung Fu, you have to do it step by step!"
"Hmph~ If I don't tell you anymore, you will play the erhu in your crotch - bullshit..."
"Little bastard, who are you talking to..."
The old emperor cursed angrily, and the little emperor ran away quickly. As a result, the old emperor turned around and whispered to Manager Zhang: "I have been recovering well recently. I want to try to fight poison with poison. You can go find the little coconut lamp man."
widow!"
"What is a coconut lantern? The one in blue..."
"Oh, it's all in vain if I talk to you eunuch, the one from Xu Guogong's house..."
"Oh! I understand, it's as big as a coconut, right..."