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Chapter 313 Princess Yilan Keeps Asking
For the Zhang family, it is no surprise to see people coming from the palace.

In other words, before Zhang Twelve returned to Zhang's house, they were still looking forward to the imperial decree, at least they would be excited and excited when they saw the imperial decree, but the arrival of Zhang Twelve greatly reduced their enthusiasm for the imperial decree. Now.

Early in the morning, Mr. Wu from the palace appeared in the front hall of Duke Wei's mansion. Everyone knew who he was looking for without asking, and immediately sent someone to call Zhang Twelve.

Zhang Twelve came to the front hall with the anger of getting up, and greeted Wu De: "Master Wu, why are you here again today? Could it be that you are here for dinner?"

Zhang Twelve is already familiar with Wu De, so he didn't have too many scruples when talking, and Wu De didn't care too much, and said with a smile: "If Zhang County Boken entertains, I will naturally not shirk, haha... "

"I don't know why Mr. Wu is here today?"

It was just a joke, and this is the point.

"The old man is ordered to take Uncle Zhang into the palace!"

After hearing Wu De's words, Zhang Twelve raised his eyebrows and said, "Enter the palace?"

Looking around, he asked in a low voice, "Master Wu, is it a good thing or a bad thing for His Majesty to invite me into the palace?"

It's not to blame Zhang Twelve's over-heartedness, he just cheated the prince yesterday, and today his father recruited himself into the palace - this has to make him worry...

"It should be considered...a good thing..."

Wu De thought for a while and said.

Should... be?
The more Zhang Twelve thought about it, the more he felt that a good thing is a good thing. What the hell is this "should be counted"?

"By the way, Uncle Zhang, can you take the gold medal His Majesty gave you last time with you?"

"I brought it..."

Zhang Twelve didn't know, so he touched his chest, and it was indeed there. This is his magic weapon, how can he pretend without it?
"I heard that Uncle Zhang made a lot of money yesterday, so he brought the bank notes with him?"

"I brought it..."

The bank note hadn't been warmed up yet, so I brought it with me...

But the more he listened to these two sentences, the more chilling he felt, this Nima was asked to bring a gold medal and a silver ticket—could it be that he was going to rob himself?
Zhang Twelve had a bad feeling...

I beat my son yesterday, and today I came to my door... Isn't this too particular?It's kind of heads-up, what kind of skill is it to call parents...

But that's all he thought about, how dare he say it?

Originally, he planned to invite Wu De to have breakfast, but now Zhang Twelve's mood is not very good - forget about the meal, he followed Wu De to the carriage after packing up...

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He didn't know what was waiting for him next, so Zhang Twelve was not in high spirits all the way, and he was not in the mood to talk.

The carriage soon arrived outside the palace, and Zhang Twelve was already familiar with the road, so he followed Wu De to the imperial study.

When passing the imperial garden, Zhang Twelve glanced inside and found a familiar figure—Princess Yilan in a maroon embroidered robe.

At this time, she was sitting in the middle of the pavilion with her face in her hands, looking at the lake covered with a thin layer of ice, with an expression of indescribable sadness.

Zhang Twelve was also a little puzzled. This Princess Yilan seemed to reveal a kind of sentimentality like Lin Daiyu in her bones. Every time I saw her, I could feel that she seemed to have something on her mind, but there was no need for a kiss. What are you worried about?

But this is not something he should worry about, and he remembered what she said to King Xiang, "but she is very greedy for money", so he didn't intend to say hello to her.

Just as she was about to walk past the imperial garden gate, she was stopped by Princess Yilan's pleasant voice: "Is it... Uncle Zhang?"

They exchanged glances with Wu De, knowing that it would be impossible to pass without saying hello, the two of them took two steps back, then entered the garden through the door, bowed and said: "Xiaguan (old slave) has seen Princess Yilan!"

"You don't need to be too polite..."

After saying this, Princess Yilan stood up, walked in front of Zhang Twelve, and said softly: "Congratulations to Uncle Zhang County for receiving the reward from the emperor! The last time I defeated the third prince of Wu, I have not had time to thank Zhang County in the future. Bo, I happened to see you today, and I want to say thank you to Zhang County Bo!"

Seeing Princess Yilan bowing to him, how could Zhang Twelve dare to accept it?

But he couldn't reach out to stop him, so he could only bend down again, much lower than Princess Yilan, and it was over.

After Princess Yilan got up, Zhang Twelve dared to get up, and said with a smile: "Princess is really disgruntled! Besides, the princess doesn't need to thank the official anymore, because His Royal Highness King Xiang has already thanked the princess on behalf of the princess!"

"Oh? Uncle Zhang has already met the emperor's younger brother?"

"Exactly!"

Saying this, Zhang Twelve was thinking in his heart: Do you know that the fact that you have spoken ill of others behind your back has been known?Do you feel embarrassed now?You can have a snack!

But he thought too much, Princess Yilan thought differently from him, but asked, "I heard that Uncle Zhang used to live in Liangzhou?"

"Um……"

This question almost made Zhang Twelve confused. Why did the topic change so quickly?
"Liangzhou... Where is it? Is it far away?"

It seems that Princess Yilan is really a geography idiot, she doesn't even know the things that a traveler like herself knows...

"Back to the princess, Liangzhou is on the west side of Jingzhou, which belongs to the extreme west of the Tang Dynasty. After passing Liangzhou, it is the Xiliang Kingdom! As for how far it is - even if it is a carriage, it will take ten minutes if the road is smooth. It's about a day's drive!"

After listening to Zhang Twelve, Princess Yilan's expression was a little dull. It turned out that there was still so far away...

"Then what is the difference between Liangzhou and Jingzhou?"

"Of course there are!"

"What's the difference?"

"........."

Zhang Twelve used to only hear "Three Thousand Questions of Naughty Blue Cat" and "One Hundred Thousand Whys", but now he has seen "Princess Yilan keeps asking"...

Seeing that Princess Yilan still wanted to ask, Wu De felt that it was time for him to say something. If she continued to ask, God knows how long Emperor Tang would have to wait!

"Princess, this old slave is here to welcome County Uncle Zhang into the palace to meet the Holy Spirit. His Majesty must have already come to court and is waiting for Uncle Zhang in the imperial study. If there is any further delay..."

Wu De didn't say the latter words, but with Princess Yilan's intelligence, she must be able to understand, right?

Sure enough, after hearing Wu De's words, Princess Yilan suddenly realized that if the Emperor Tang hadn't summoned him, how could he enter the palace just because of his status as county magistrate?
Then he said: "Okay, then you guys go quickly, don't let the father wait in a hurry!"

"Thank you, Your Royal Highness!"

After finishing speaking, the two of them were turning around to leave, Princess Yilan said again: "Master Wu, you can send Uncle Zhang to Suyi Palace later, I want to hear him talk about things outside..."

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Zhang Twelve didn't know what Princess Yilan wanted to do, and he didn't have time to think too much, because now he was standing outside the door of the imperial study.

Wu De came out from inside, and said, "Uncle Zhang, you can come in."

Zhang Twelve said "Oh", and then walked into this familiar place again.

After entering the door, Emperor Tang was still sitting on the chair. Zhang Twelve wanted to kneel down and salute again - he hated this, but what could be done?

As soon as he made a gesture of kneeling, he was interrupted by Emperor Tang——

"Forget it! Come and talk!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

There was no need to kneel, but Zhang Twelve still bowed and bowed his head to show respect. He was still thinking, this is a good start!

When he raised his head, he found a well-framed calligraphy hanging on the wall behind Emperor Tang. When he took a closer look, his expression was a bit wonderful: Isn't this what he wrote in the imperial garden that day? Unexpectedly, Emperor Tang really did what he said. Well, it's really framed and hung up...

"Zhang Twelve, you are guilty!"

When Zhang Twelve was immersed in his complacency, he was pulled back by Emperor Tang's violent shout. Hearing this sentence, his first reaction was: Nima, why is it this routine again?

This is the first sentence Emperor Tang said when he entered the Imperial Study Room for the first time, why is it still the same sentence now?
Please, can you do something innovative?
"Your Majesty, I don't know what crime I have committed?"

It is impossible to plead guilty...

The most important thing is that even if he is asked to confess, he still doesn't know what crime he has committed...

"What's the crime? Let me ask you, you have raised the price of spirits for ten taels a catty without permission. This is one of them; the second is that you sell spirits alone for 20 taels a catty, but why did you give me money by one catty?" The price of ten taels? Isn’t this a crime of deceiving the emperor?”

Emperor Tang said with a frown.

Heh, no wonder Wu De asked him to come here with a bank note, so it was for this matter!It seems that he guessed right, it is obvious that my son is at a disadvantage and I am helping!
"Your Majesty, the liquor I sold before was ten taels a catty, so naturally I will give it to Your Majesty at the price of ten taels!"

Speaking of reasoning, Zhang Twelve has never been afraid of anyone. At this moment, he just wants to laugh: Labor and management are not targeting anyone, everyone here is rubbish!
"Then what was sold yesterday? Could it be that it was also ten taels a catty? Didn't you raise the price privately?"

Emperor Tang continued to ask.

"Yesterday...it really wasn't the price of twelve taels a catty..."

When Emperor Tang heard this, he thought that you had admitted a mistake, and just about to speak, he heard Zhang Twelve continue: "But that's not what I ordered!"

"You didn't order it? Could it be that when someone buys your spirits, they ask for more money?"

Emperor Tang said disdainfully.

But he never expected Zhang Twelve to be so shameless, so shameless that he directly agreed with his statement, and said very happily: "Your Majesty is wise, you have guessed all of this!"

"........."

Emperor Tang only heard from Wu De that the prince went to "Wenxianglai" to ask for spirits, but he didn't get it, but bought a lot at a price of 20 taels a catty. He is not very clear about the details of how the two bargained... …

But even if he doesn't know, he will never be so stupid as to believe that a buyer will add money to buy things, not to mention that the buyer is still the crown prince, although he is a bit self-willed, but he is not so stupid, right?

"Your Majesty, the person who bought wine at "Wen Xianglai" yesterday was His Royal Highness the Crown Prince! His Highness the Crown Prince saw the gold medal accidentally revealed by the official, and guessed that "Wen Xianglai" is inextricably linked to His Majesty, so the Crown Prince His Highness offered to set the price of the spirits at 20 taels a catty, but I shied away several times, but His Royal Highness was too enthusiastic, and I had no choice but to reluctantly accept it..."

Zhang Twelve was sure that the crown prince would not dare to go to the Emperor Tang's side to sue, that's why he spread rumors so confidently.

After hearing this, Tang Diqi's mouth twitched. He knew that Zhang Twelve had a thick skin, but he didn't expect it to be so thick!

His words seemed to be talking about the prince's filial piety to Emperor Tang, knowing that spirits belonged to Emperor Tang, and he would not hesitate to raise the price—but why did it sound so awkward when he said it?
Emperor Tang didn't really intend to argue with him about this matter, he originally wanted to scare him, but now he didn't frighten him, and he was angry with him instead, which is really not worth it!
So he asked again: "What about the bank notes?"

Zhang Twelve took out the bank note, counted out 5000 taels, looked at it twice, and then handed it to Emperor Tang reluctantly, sighing in his heart: Hey, 5000 taels of silver just flew away...

Tang Emperor was also a little excited when he got the 5000 taels of silver note. Although there was a lot of money in the treasury, it belonged to the imperial court. Although he was the monarch of a country, he did not have the right to dispose of it privately. Oh, he is a little emotional...

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Yesterday's "Wenxianglai" event came to an end after the banknotes were handed over to Emperor Tang. Zhang Shixin wished he had known this earlier, so you just opened your mouth and asked for money. It's really tiring to make such a set up!
"The restaurant was bought by Yang Zexin?"

"Exactly!"

"I didn't give you 2 taels of silver notes, but why did you buy someone else's restaurant at such a low price?"

Hearing this, Zhang Twelve felt slanderous in his heart. Did this save you money?
Hey, it's so hard to serve!
"Back to Your Majesty, I don't even want to, it's really..."

So Zhang Twelve pushed the matter to Yang Zexin, saying that after Yang Zexin heard that he was buying the restaurant for Emperor Tang, he was selfless and wanted to give the restaurant to him. He refused for a while, and finally let Yang Zexin accept it. 5000 taels...

The corners of Emperor Tang's mouth twitched. If he didn't know the truth of the matter, he might really believe it...

Zhang Twelve's mouth, I can't believe it!

"Where is the gold medal I gave you?"

In Emperor Tang's view, it's okay for this kid to cause trouble every day, the key is that he still uses his own name... Invisibly, he didn't know how many buttocks he wiped for him. If the gold medal is not taken back, God knows what else he will do What about...

"Oh……"

After hearing the words of Wu De asking him to carry the gold medal in the morning, Zhang Twelve probably guessed the scene, so he was not very surprised. He took out the gold medal and handed it to Emperor Tang. Well, before slapping the face, show the gold medal to scare them, let them know the magic weapon on your body...

But it's too late now, the gold medal is gone, fortunately I still have a jade medal from King Xiang, but I don't know if the effect will be good...

Putting away the gold medal, Emperor Tang paced back and forth in the imperial study, and asked seemingly unintentionally, "Did you also go to the day the crown prince hosted a banquet in the East Palace to invite the third prince of Wu?"

"Returning to Your Majesty, it is a great honor for me to be invited by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. I did go to the East Palace."

　It's off work!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)