After raising the emperor, he always wanted to marry me

Let's say that after returning to the mansion, Prince Yucheng became more and more angry, so much so that after the third watch, he was still in pajamas and half of his jacket was pacing in front of the bed in the bedroom.

"This little wolf cub started poaching the corners of his ancestors before he grew up? It's really unreasonable."

"My lord, it's already midnight, let's go to bed." Princess Zheng propped herself up from the bed curtain sleepily, and yawned wearily.

"You sleep on you, I'm not sleepy." Gu Chao hugged his shoulders angrily, sitting in front of the round table beside the bed and muttering to himself: "Little wolf cub, I am..."

"My lord, you are so muttering, how can I sleep on my body?" Zheng straightened her hair, put on a gown for herself, and sat across from Gu Chao: "I originally said that you should not replace Gu Chao today." Those clan relatives went out to do this, and our family doesn't depend on those few years of salary to live, so we can reduce it, why make them knives for nothing. Besides, what your majesty said is not unreasonable, let those boys in the family If you learn to support yourself, manage your family business, and then you will be safe, wouldn't it be better than that ruined family?"

"You put it lightly." Gu Chao stared blankly and said: "You know that according to our country's government system, these salaries are halved today, and then halved again when they are sons. what to do?"

"What should I do?" Mrs. Zheng stretched the sleeves of her gown: "Children and grandchildren have their own blessings. I know the son I raised, and I don't necessarily have to starve to death if I don't have a court salary. Besides, you are all fifty Are you still thinking about what will happen in three or four lifetimes?"

"Forget it! I don't want to talk to you, and I can't explain it clearly." Gu Chao and his wife waved their hands, went to bed and took out his pillow: "Sleep in the study room! Don't come and call me when your feet are cold at night. My king!"

"Housekeeper, the lord wants to sleep in the study, go and add another charcoal basin to the study." Zheng Shi went to bed and rested without looking at anyone after ordering.Gu Chao couldn't get off with his pillow between his legs, so he had no choice but to sleep in the study in despair.

That night, Gu Chao was so cold that he sneezed two to three hundred times, and almost kept his eyes open until dawn.During the sneezing one after another, Gu Xiu, Han Mochu, and Gu You were all scolded all over.

Before dawn, Gu Chao finally thought of an excellent way to force Gu Xiu, the little wolf cub, to submit.

***

In the early morning of the next day, Mrs. Zheng had just woken up to take a shower when she heard a loud commotion outside the door.After changing the clothes, he sent the maid to ask, but when the maid came in and answered, it was the prince Gu Chao who was ordering the boy to move the furniture outside the mansion, and it was about to move into the bedroom.

Mrs. Zheng hurriedly put on her outer robe and walked to the courtyard, seeing Gu Chao directing the group of servants to carry the furniture outside the gate of the mansion.

"My lord, what are you doing here?" Zheng looked at her lord's plausible, confident look with eyes full of doubts.

"Don't worry about it, just wait and see." Gu Chao hugged his shoulders and said triumphantly, "In less than three days, I'm sure that little wolf cub will obediently add back my king's salary."

Zheng Shi tightened the cloak around her shoulders, and said: "It's unreasonable."

After finishing speaking, he returned to the bedroom angrily, and ordered the maid to pack her luggage with her, and the housekeeper to prepare the car.I also packed a small bag of soft goods, and came to Gu Chao like a gust of wind to say goodbye: "My lord, I can't see you like this. I'm going back to my mother's house first, and you can make trouble yourself."

After all, he left Gu Chao with an incomparably chic back view.

"Hey! Why are you leaving so well?" Gu Chao waved at Zheng's back: "Look and see, you don't watch any good shows. Forget it, forget it, just go." Gu Chao stepped on his feet and raised his voice towards the figure walking away from Mrs. Zheng: "When you want to come back, let me know. My king will pick you up."

This extremely clever idea that Gu Chao came up with was to put all the furniture, antiques, calligraphy and paintings in the house, too!A series of things, such as the rewards left by the emperor Zu, were sold in the busy market of Qingyunfang.

If anyone asks, he will say that it is the king's decree and order Zong to do his best.

On the one hand, he acted according to the order, and on the other hand, because his salary was too little, he had no choice but to support his family.

The prince of Guochao, the emperor's uncle is selling pots and irons in the street, so he wants to see where the face of the little emperor Gu Xiu is put?When the time comes, if Gu Xiu can't come to the stage, he will naturally have to let him decide.

In the early morning of that day, almost all the officials and civilians in Bianjing saw the furniture, antiques and miscellaneous stalls in the busy market of Qingyunfang. Those who came to ask the price out of curiosity would stare back at them.

A few well-dressed butlers held gongs in their hands and beat this street back and forth, shouting loudly: "Prince Yucheng's residence, living without money, sell property, three taels of silver for one piece! Three taels of silver!" One piece of silver!"

Passers-by in the busy city immediately spread the news of the day to ten, ten to hundreds.

About two or three hours later, Yin Jiangli of the Jingzhao Mansion, who was in charge of all matters related to the ground in central Beijing, got the news, and hurriedly entered the palace with a badge on his waist.

When Jiang Li entered the palace, the court meeting in the Xuanzheng Hall had just ended, and Gu Xiu and Han Mochu retreated into the Nuan Pavilion to change clothes and prepare for dinner.

Jiang Li first talked to Yuan Bao who welcomed the door and informed him. Although Yuan Bao was a little eunuch who didn't understand government affairs, he also knew what it meant to be a big deal.Immediately, he didn't dare to hide it, and quickly followed Jiang Li's statement to the palace to pass it on. First, he kept it from the king, Gu Xiu, and only said that he had a small selfish matter and asked to see Han Mochu.

When Han Mo first walked into the upper hall, he saw the prefect Jiang Li pacing back and forth like ants on a hot pot head-on: "Master Jiang, what is so urgent?"

"Mr. Han, it's really bad. Prince Yucheng ordered someone to set up a stall in the downtown of Qingyunfang and is selling property. It's three taels of silver. It's said that the imperial court will reduce the payment, and the life of the mansion is difficult to maintain. Several housekeepers Beating the gong and shouting from the street to the end of the street, attracted tens of thousands of onlookers, and the common people talked a lot, and they were all watching jokes."

"Oh? Is there such a thing?" Han Mochu narrowed his eyes and pondered for a moment, "Then besides Prince Yucheng's servant, is Prince Yucheng himself here?"

"The prince himself has never shown himself, but if this group of people continues to make such a fuss, I'm afraid the whole country will know about it." Jiang Li paralyzed his hands, helpless: "The prince of the country sold his property on the street. If this word is really spread Going out will definitely damage the royal family's prestige."

Han Mochu nodded thoughtfully, with a deeper smile on his face: "I already know about this matter, Mr. Jiang, go back first, I will deal with it properly."

After sending away Yin Jiangli from the Jingzhao Mansion, Han Mochu returned to Nuan Pavilion and Gu Xiu, who was waiting for him to have a meal, said, "Your Majesty, you and His Highness King Ning should have a meal first. I'm going out of the palace to buy some cheap things. Come back in the evening."

"What are you in such a hurry to buy? Can't you ask the Secretary of the Inner Palace to go out of the palace to buy it?" Gu Xiu was somewhat puzzled when he heard what people said.

"That's not possible. This thing can only be bought by the minister himself." Han Mochu shook his head pretending to be mysterious, and then said to Gu You: "His Royal Highness Ning, did you bring cash with you when you entered the palace?"

"I didn't bring it with me, but I can let Baofu go back to the mansion to pick it up." Ning Wang Guyou said truthfully: "Is 1 taels enough? If there is more, I will have to write a letter to the princess."

"It doesn't need to be so much, I only need 3000 taels."

"It's enough for the Secretary of Internal Affairs to allocate 3000 taels of comprador silver to you, why bother?" Gu Xiu didn't ask Han Mochu more from the beginning to the end, he only knew that he wanted money to buy things, so he bought things for him.

"No, I can't touch any silver from the palace on these things I bought." Han Mochu still smiled mistyly: "His Royal Highness Ning, don't worry, I will return the money to you in a few days."

"Oh, you're welcome, Taifu Han can use it if he wants, but it's only 3000 taels." Gu You waved his hand generously, signaling to Han Mochu that he treats money like dung.

***

It was night, and Prince Yucheng Gu Chao was wearing a brocade robe and sitting in the empty courtyard, humming a little tune happily, just waiting for Gu Xiu to come to the door to beg him.

Suddenly, the door of the mansion opened wide.

The servants and the housekeeper sent out in the morning came back from outside the mansion.All of them were ashamed, like defeated roosters.

"You guys, why are you back here?" Gu Chao jumped up from the wicker chair, glanced outside the mansion gate, and exclaimed, "Where are the things? What about the things that were moved out early?"

"If you go back to the lord, it's all...sold..." The head butler let out the two servants who were carrying the money behind him, wringing their hands and saying in a voice like a mosquito, "I got the silver altogether, three thousand four hundred and eighty nine taels."

"What!" Gu Chao became anxious, grabbed the old housekeeper by the neck and roared: "Do you know that it is the property of the whole house! Who asked you to sell it! And whoever bought it? Ah?! Can’t you see the sign of Prince Yucheng’s Mansion?!”

"Back... lord... Taifu Han bought it...he...he...brought the forbidden army from Xuncheng. When they came up, they just paid by count, loaded it into a car and took it away." Standing on tiptoe, he stretched his neck and said: "The old slave stepped forward to stop him. He said that since the prince's mansion is so poor, he probably can't afford to support slaves. Let's go back to the mansion to get the deed and go with him."

"This Han Mochu, what a guts!" Gu Chao was so angry that his eyebrows stood on end, he gritted his teeth and said, "Prepare the horse, take the waist card, this king is going to enter the palace now!"

When the curfew was on, Prince Yucheng, Gu Chao, rode a fast horse and rushed into the inner palace with a single ride. Holding the prince's waist card, he drove straight in, and directly broke into the East Nuan Pavilion of the Xuanzheng Palace.

The little eunuch Yuan Bao who greeted the door didn't catch up and lifted the curtain with Gu Chao, and the fiery old prince rushed in directly.

Seeing Gu Xiu and Han Mochu, who were seated across from each other, who were reviewing the memorial, they neither greeted nor saluted, and blurted out: "Han Mochu! Return all the king's belongings!"

"Yucheng Chitose, where did you start with this?" Han Mochu put down his pen, and the innocent smile on his face could drive people to death.

"Who told you to go to the street and buy all the furniture in this prince's mansion! More than 3000 taels of silver bought all the belongings of this prince's house! You still don't care about me!" Gu Chao put his arms around his hips and The man growled, like a wild bear in a cage.

"Are you talking about this? You're welcome. I know that your family is short of money, so I relieved you of your urgent need."

"Who told you that the money in this king's family is tight, who told you!" Gu Chao felt his heart ache from being popular, and his eyes almost popped out: "What does this king's family situation have to do with you? Who told you to meddle in your own business!"

"This, didn't you tell the steward of your house to beat the gong on the street? Seeing how earnest he said, my subordinate hurriedly went back to the palace to get the silver." Han Mochu showed compassion, looking like a bodhisattva who saves people from suffering. : "It just so happens that I will leave the palace to build a mansion after a few days. I need some furniture and decorations, so it's just a matter of little effort. You don't have to take it to heart."

"You left the palace to build a mansion? Who in Bianjing City doesn't know that your Taifu's mansion doesn't even have a pillar! What do you want all these furniture for? What are you doing!"

"It will be repaired in a year or two. It's rare to see such a cheap and good property. Xiaguan has always been shy in his pockets, so buy some early to avoid spending more money in the coming year. .”

"Han Mochu!" Gu Chao fiercely patted the pile of memorials beside Han Mochu, almost breaking the pile of memorials, and hurried to help him: "You are so brave, how dare you blackmail me?" Lied to my royal family! Do you know what you should do!"

"What's the crime? How can you say that you are cheating on the money and the goods?" Han Mochu spread his hands indifferently: "Pay the money with one hand, and deliver the goods with the other hand. The money is not a lot. Your family Didn’t the steward tell you? Or, you are not trying to sell money at all, but you just want to embarrass His Majesty?”

Prince Yucheng knew he was wronged, so he stopped arguing and said directly, "I don't care anyway, I will return the money to you, and you will return those belongings to me!"

"So, Chitose, you mean that you are going to go back on your word now, right?" Han Mochu rubbed his chin and said with embarrassment, "Your Majesty, according to my Great Zhou's business law, if the merchant reneges on the contract and cancels the contract after the money and goods are settled, it should be How is it judged?"

"According to the business law, all his income will be confiscated, and he will be sent to the frontier to serve for three years, and he will not be allowed to do business within ten years." Gu Xiu, who had not spoken all this time, did not lift his head, his voice was cold and serious, and he was business-like.

"My lord, right now the frontiers of the Dazhou prison are south of Leizhou and north of Mohe. Look at you..."

"Han Mochu!" Gu Chao yelled again while supporting the stack of memorials, rolled up his sleeves and said helplessly, "Forget it, forget it, I won't fight with you, and I will use it for a while to control your Taifu's mansion." I can’t use those belongings. Since you don’t need them, why don’t you sell them back to me? How much do you want? Let’s set a price.”

"If the lord says that, then I will give the lord some face." Han Mochu subconsciously touched the longevity lock hanging on his chest: "One price, 100 taels of silver each."

"You! Han Mochu! You're sitting on the floor! According to the business law of Dazhou, you will also go to jail!"

"This minister doesn't have any. I spent money to buy these belongings, then they belong to me. Besides, each of these belongings is not only worth 100 taels of silver. If you think 100 taels of silver is expensive, then I will give you 300 taels of silver." One was sold to Prince Ning and Prince Kang Sheng, anyway, when I bought it, a servant from Prince Kang Sheng’s family came to ask, and asked for 800 taels for a pair of glazed and gold colored vases.”

"You! How dare you! That's Tai! An ancient artifact bestowed by the Emperor Zu! The market value is at least 8000 taels!" Gu Chao's heart was throbbing with blood, as if the flesh and tendons were being pulled down from his body.

"Oh, it's a good thing you reminded me that I should be more expensive." Han Mochu said with a sincere smile, "If you are free, you can tell me what the price is, so that I don't suffer. "

"Your Majesty, you don't care about this matter!" Gu Chao only felt that his internal organs were hurt by Han Mochu's anger, so he had no choice but to turn his gaze to Gu Xiu, who had been bowing his head to review the memorial: "You just let this outsider bully your emperor." Uncle?"

Gu Xiu raised his head in response, and looked at Prince Yucheng with a surprised expression: "Uncle Emperor? Why are you here? When did you come? Do you want a cup of hot tea?"

It seemed that he didn't hear what happened just now, and he didn't want to settle the lawsuit for the two.

"You!" Gu Chao covered his heart, his face flushed red, and it took him a long time to drop a sentence without a smile on his face: "This king said that you two, the monarch and his ministers, are really the same chickens, working together!"

Then he rolled up his sleeves and walked away in a cold voice.

Looking at the direction in which Prince Yucheng was walking away, Gu Xiu asked coldly, "Master, who did the emperor say was a wolf?"

"What?" Han Mochu dragged his chin with his fingers, thought for a moment and said, "I think His Majesty is a wolf."

"Yeah." Gu Xiu also nodded solemnly: "I also think I'm a wolf."

Those who are embarrassed are also wolves.

If you are short in front of your feet, you can know where the food is.The wolf's legs are short and the back is short, and it walks with the back, so it is called wolf embarrassment.

The counselor of the wolf, the brother of the wolf.

As the saying goes, working in collusion.