Hidden in the court

"By the way, is your family really rich?" Tan Yuewan asked curiously.

"Well, not particularly." Zhao Yao thought about the huge expenses in the North and gave what he considered to be an objective answer.

Unexpectedly, he was greeted by Tan Yuewan's sincere gaze: "Boss, I'll work for you!"

"Can you settle the accounts?"

"No, but I can clean."

Zhao Yao felt helpless and amused. After a long while, he spoke: "Do you have any other specialties?"

"leg."

Zhao Yao (⌒_⌒;): “Sorry, I didn’t see that.”

…The air suddenly became quiet, as if a row of crows flew by.

"Hmph! What are you still doing here? Go away, I need to rest."

"How strange." Although he muttered this, he felt a sense of familiarity in his heart. Yes, familiar!

next morning

"Boss, you can come to me for any work in the future. The wages are negotiable."

"You'd better learn how to use an abacus first, otherwise you won't even know how to count money."

"Besides arithmetic, what other shortcomings do I have? I have such a pretty face, such a great figure and talent."

As he spoke, he pointed to his own face.

"Well, I have actually met someone who is just like you, equally narcissistic."

Tan Yuewan pretended to be deep, turned her head away, and sighed: "Ah~ I knew that a man like the boss would have seen all kinds of beauties.

I am just an ordinary girl, we just met by chance and chatted for a few minutes, how can there be any fate? It seems that you are thinking too much. "

As soon as she finished speaking, she felt secretly delighted again, and she could already imagine that Zhao Yao's stern face had darkened another three points.

"The letter can be sent to Wutong Lane in the capital. As for the future, as long as there is something, the money will not be less."

Tan Yuewan's eyes lit up, "You said that."

"You remember what I said."

After saying this, he felt a little dazed again and couldn't remember whose tone it was.

Zhao Yao suddenly thought of something and reminded him, "Next time when doing business, let others make the offer first."

……

At the same time, guests came to the capital.

Ji Mingshang was waiting at the city gate early this morning, feeling extremely depressed.

"Damn Xihe Huchen, why didn't you come earlier or later, but this morning? Don't you know why you didn't come so early in the morning?"

Thinking about how Rowling listened to his explanation today, with a gloomy expression on her face, and walked into the house without saying a word and without looking back, he felt that he had missed out on a hundred million.

Seeing the tall and strong figure of Xihe Huchen from afar, I had the urge to pull him off his horse and beat him up.

If you endure it for a while, the more you think about it, the angrier you will get.

The more you think about it, the more you lose.

Soon, Xihe Huchen came up and greeted him, "Long time no see, General Ji."

"Xihe Huchen, you have to pay me one hundred million!"

Ji Mingshang didn't react for a moment and yelled at Xihe Huchen.

Xihe Huchen and his horse were both stunned where they stood.

Ji Mingshang also reacted, "Ahem, it's nothing, I was just kidding. I've been waiting for you for a long time."

"General Ji, how come there is a woman by your side after not seeing you for a few days?" Xihe Huchen joked with shining eyes.

As he said this, he pointed at Rushuang behind him.

Ji Mingshang was speechless. Why are you acting so frivolous like Lao Zhao? Why do you need to add “also” here?

Think about Zhao Yao's leisurely life, like a retirement. I'm so envious!

"Second Prince, you are joking. I will take you around the capital for a few days and wait for your brother to come back."

When Zhao Yao was mentioned, Xihe Huchen's face turned grim, "Where is he?"

When Ji Mingshang saw this, he realized that this was the end of the "Nine Sons Fighting for the Throne", and it was just an old-fashioned plot of an imperial family and brothers turning against each other.

"Where does he live? Please take me there. Leave this place to the servants."

"Okay." Ji Mingshang nodded in agreement.

……

Soon, the two arrived at the door of Zhao's house. Facing the door bolt, Ji Mingshang did not climb in this time. Instead, he glanced at Xihe Huchen.

The four looked at each other, and understood each other. One on the left, one on the right, each taking one step.

"Boom-"

The door panel was solid, but the poor thin latch had to bear too much.

Xihe Huchen waved to his followers and said, "Change the door bolt for him."

Ji Mingshang called Rushuang over, "Uh, clean these two footprints."

Turning around, he smiled awkwardly.

"General Ji, you are really good at martial arts."

"No, no, the Second Prince is no less capable than me. I am no longer in the army, so don't call me General."

"In that case, my Lord, please."

"Please~"

After entering the door, Xihe Huchen looked around. It was a small courtyard with some worn-out porcelain bowls in the kitchen and ordinary bed sheets and quilts.

Xihe Huchen threw the quilt in his hand and sneered: "Humph, my brother is really frugal. Come on, smash them all."

"Yes!"

As soon as he finished speaking, pots and pans, tables and chairs, and even wardrobes all broke into pieces on the floor.

Rushuang was about to step forward to stop him, but was stopped by Ji Mingshang.

"It's okay. Even if you can't win the battle for the throne, can't you let others vent their anger? Besides, this is their family affair. You can send someone to clean it up later, and remember to buy some better things for Lao Zhao."

After the smashing and looting, Xihe and Huchen seemed to have calmed down.

Ji Mingshang saw that this was not okay, and immediately said, "Second Prince, look at the sycamore tree in his yard, it's growing well~, isn't it an eyesore?"

When Xihe Huchen heard this, he rolled his eyes inwardly. He wanted to retort, "Do you think I dare?" But he held back.

Having created the illusion of "brothers turning against each other" for many years, I believe I still have this basic quality.

"You are joking, young prince. Some things should not be overdone. Besides, he is the Crown Prince of the Northern Territory after all. The things he uses are really not presentable."

He deliberately emphasized the word "Crown Prince", as if he really cared about this identity.

"Oh~" Ji Mingshang responded suddenly.

"Never mind him, let's go drink."

"Then, walk?"

"Walk."

The other half of Zhao Yao left Qing'an City.

As we were on our way, we saw what looked like bandits robbing the road ahead.

Sure enough, a row of ten carriages with cargo boxes tied to them

The two carriages in the front were even more luxurious and looked very expensive.

The escort agency and bandits were in chaos on both sides of the convoy.

An ordinary person would have taken a detour long ago, but Zhao Yao didn't intend to waste time and decided to walk straight there.

After a while, the blind villain appeared.

Seeing that Zhao Yao was so delicate and tender and yet he dared to come over alone, he raised his knife and chopped at him.

Zhao Yao frowned, and the moment he rushed over, he grabbed his wrist, disarmed him, took the knife, and cut his neck...

He continued to move forward. Seeing how cruel he was, the others tacitly agreed not to go up and die.

Walking to the front of the convoy, I saw a young boy with a childish look guarding a carriage.

Facing the two bandits' siege, he quickly bent down to avoid them. He opened his arms, tightly hugged one of them by the waist, and pushed him forward, knocking him against the stone.

Someone was coming to attack from behind, and the young man quickly "kicked" to temporarily repel the man.

Finally, the escort who arrived dealt with the two bandits.

The young man came to his senses and rushed towards another carriage.

"do not come!"

But in another car, the bandit leader held a knife to the middle-aged man's neck.

Everyone was afraid to act rashly, and the young man shouted anxiously, "Boss."

The bandit leader laughed sinisterly, "Release my people!"

He then turned to the middle-aged man and said jokingly, "Boss Suo, I just asked you to lend me some money to spend, is that so serious? Look at me now, so many of my brothers have died, and your money doesn't seem to be enough to compensate me."

"What else do you want?" asked the middle-aged man called "Boss Suo".

The bandit leader pointed to another carriage in front of him and said, "Boss Suo, you are so straightforward. In that case, why don't you lend me your daughter for a few days?"