As the incident of deposing the crown prince and imprisoning the Zhang family developed, various versions of the story emerged among the people.

However, in order to protect their own official hats, local government offices tried their best to suppress the issue and prohibited any discussion of the topic.

The same was true for officials of all ranks in Kyoto City, especially those who had nothing to do with the Prince's Party. They stayed away from them for fear of being involved by accident.

More than ten years ago, the crown prince was also deposed, and some old officials in the court still remember the events of that year vividly.

Therefore, the situation is just as dangerous when it comes back again after many years.

The usually proud princelings also suffered a severe setback when the prince was deposed.

Without any warning, the emperor dismissed more than a dozen officials of all ranks who were related to the crown prince, especially those in the Ministry of Revenue, which was a major reshuffle.

But because of this, some are happy while others are sad.

The Emperor made an exception and transferred Prince An to the Ministry of Revenue as a deputy minister, responsible for assisting the doctor in handling specific government affairs such as finance, household registration, and taxation. Compared with his previous idleness, this was a lot of work.

Cao Dongyang was very happy, and he patted his chest and assured his uncle, the emperor, that he would definitely assist his superiors in completing government affairs and would never drag his feet.

His Majesty was very pleased to see his eldest nephew making great progress.

When Prince An received praise from his uncle the Emperor, he immediately ran to Jiang Hao to share it and to show his concern for her.

According to the current situation, it is only a matter of time before the deposed prince restores his status and moves out of the deposed prince's mansion.

If the deposed prince is vindicated, the Ji family will naturally rise. Even though Jiang Hao is already a county lady appointed by the emperor, her status is naturally not comparable to that of an ordinary lady. But the strength of her mother's family is also a good thing for her.

Spring Breeze Restaurant.

This restaurant was opened at the beginning of the founding of Dali and has been passed down for several generations.

The founder of the restaurant advocated the concept of "hundred-year-old charcoal fire, clear soup hot pot", and then welcomed the tastes of gourmets from all over the world and launched a new system of frying, roasting, stir-frying and hot pot. However, their clear soup hot pot is still known as "the best hot pot in Dali".

Jiang Hao looked around the unique decoration of the private room and his eyes fell on the copper pot placed in the middle of the table.

Cao Dongyang had already swiftly picked up the thin slices of mutton and put them into the bubbling soup, his eyes filled with eagerness, as if the princess had starved him.

"Prince, do you really want to eat this in such hot weather?"

Although Jiang Hao was somewhat curious about the taste of this century-old restaurant, he thought it would be better to eat something lighter in such hot weather.

Hearing this, Cao Dongyang put down his chopsticks, looked up at Jiang Hao, and tried his best to sell her: "Sister, you have been in Beijing for a short time, so you may not know the situation of this restaurant. If you want to eat their shabu-shabu mutton all year round, you have to make an appointment in advance and queue up."

Even so, he had to schedule it five days in advance to get it.

“It’s really lively.”

The hall downstairs was filled with noise.

Upon hearing this, Cao Dongyang suddenly put down his chopsticks, slapped his forehead, and shouted towards the door: "Where are the things I asked you to prepare?"

The person guarding the door said "Oh" in panic, and the footsteps gradually faded away.

But after a while, the door was pushed open, and Cao Dongyang's follower came in with two food boxes and quickly put the things on the table.

The two food boxes were filled with ice cubes, inside which was a wine jug, purple-black grapes, and a watermelon with red soil and black seeds.

Jiang Hao saw the things on the table and couldn't help but sigh: What a luxury!

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