Ma Ye

On the second day, Zhao Heng brought a box of pastries to Qin's mansion. When Tan Haozhi saw him coming, his face was indifferent again.

Zhao Heng couldn't laugh or cry, he couldn't figure out why Tan Haozhi disliked him so much.

Qin Yueyao jumped up happily to see him, hugged him and asked what to eat.

Zhao Heng opened the food box and took out pastries from inside. Tan Yueyao happily took a few pieces, and passed one to Tan Haozhi by the way.

Tan Haozhi looked at the pastry that was brought to his lips, and reluctantly took a bite, but was startled, and after tasting it carefully, he looked at Zhao Heng with more inquiring eyes.

It was rare for Zhao Heng to be scrutinized by him, and he felt strange when he saw Tan Haozhi ask, "Is this cake made by the princess herself?"

Zhao Heng nodded in confusion.

Tan Haozhi's eyelashes trembled, and he frowned as he looked at the pastry in his hand. Why did this pastry taste so similar to the pastry Zhao Heng sent before?

Remembering that Zhao Heng said that those pastries are made for people he likes, could it be that the girl is a princess?

Being looked at by Tan Haozhi's gaze, Zhao Heng coughed lightly and asked, "Is this pastry not to Mr. Tan's appetite?"

"No, no! It's delicious." Yueyao answered with puffy cheeks.

Zhao Heng pinched her little face and handed her tea.

Tan Haozhi was silent for a while, and then asked in a low voice, "Did General Yufeng send pastries to the princess?"

"Master Qin, why do you ask that?" Zhao Heng asked in surprise.

"Princess's cake tastes very similar to the cake made by General Yufeng."

"..." Zhao Heng didn't know whether to be happy or nervous when he heard the words. Tan Haozhi even recognized the taste of the pastry he made, and he couldn't help but smile, "Well, this pastry is exactly what the general taught me to make. .”

Tan Haozhi was shocked when he heard what he said. Zhao Heng really liked the princess...

After Zhao Heng sent Tan Yueyao away, he said softly to Tan Haozhi who had been silent for a long time, "Master Tan, what are you thinking?"

Tan Haozhi looked up at her, pursed his lips but still didn't say anything.

Zhao Heng sighed, "The Empress Dowager calculated the birthdays for you and me, and we decided to get married on August 24th. Everything is according to the imperial brother's wishes."

"We are going to get married next month, and they are also very anxious to get my fiefdom."

Hearing what she said, Tan Haozhi finally asked, "Princess really wants to give up her fief?"

"Really." Zhao Heng stared at him and said seriously, "I won't let you be wronged."

Tan Hao was startled, and turned his head uncomfortably, "Princess, stop joking."

Seeing him like this, Zhao Heng asked with some amusement, "Why do you always think I'm joking?"

Tan Haozhi frowned, and sighed helplessly, "The princess should be a sensible person. I can't give you what you want, so don't waste your energy on me."

"I'm willing to do so. Master Tan doesn't have to feel guilty. I'm happy to treat you well."

"I don't want to." Tan Haozhi's handsome eyes met his, and he quickly looked away, "Throw me a peach and return it with a plum. I don't want to benefit from others but have nothing in return. This is not what a gentleman does. "

The corners of Zhao Heng's mouth were stiff, and he didn't know whether to say that Xiao Tanhua was stupid. Some people gave him unconditional love and still refused blindly. If he is so clean with him, is he planning to have nothing to do with him forever?

"Then how about we try to be friends first?" Seeing Tan Haozhi's earnestness, Zhao Heng could only change the topic with a smile, "I heard someone talk about the Jiangning flood control you proposed in the court the day before yesterday. I have asked someone to set up a fundraising event in the capital, and although I don’t know how much there will be, I can still make a small profit.”

When mentioning this matter, Tan Haozhi's eyes dimmed a lot, and he sighed faintly, "Princess women don't give in to men, if those people in the court can have the awareness of princesses, there won't be so many people suffering."

Zhao Heng was silent. He knew that Tan Haozhi really wanted to control the flood in Jiangning, not just to save hidden dangers for disaster relief.

It's a pity that the direction of the world is often not determined by one person, and even the emperor can't do whatever he wants.

Zhao Heng feels sorry for Tan Haozhi's insistence. People can abide by themselves, but they can't really control others. He has seen all kinds of people, and everyone has different needs. May I ask who doesn't want to get something after giving?

After all, there are too few officials like Tan Haozhi, and how weak a person's strength is. He works hard only to achieve peace in the world. Zhao Heng will not say that Tan Haozhi is talking nonsense, but he is born with desires, and the situation is changeable and complicated. There is a bright future. There will be darkness everywhere, how can the peace and prosperity be settled once and for all?

However, it is because of a fool like Tan Haozhi that we can expect the arrival of a peaceful and prosperous age, isn't it?

It's just that he didn't want Tan Haozhi to be so tired. Thinking of this, Zhao Heng sneered, since when did he care about someone so much.

In the dead of night, in the study of the Prince Regent's Mansion, the Prince Regent smiled triumphantly when he heard the spies' report, and ordered everything to proceed according to the original plan. The spies nodded in agreement, and stepped back slowly, but bumped into Mr. Zhang at the door.

"Hmph, what are you doing sneaking around outside?" the Regent snorted coldly.

Zhang Changxi stepped into the study upon hearing the words, and the regent saw him coming in, and said bluntly, "According to the clues you provided, you have indeed verified the location of the treasure. You are really capable."

Looking at his father's mocking face, Zhang Changxi smiled helplessly, "In this case, what my father promised me, I should do."

"Is the emperor's life only worth a treasure?" The Regent laughed.

Zhang Changxi was silent, the regent tapped his fingers on the table and snorted coldly, "If it wasn't for threatening Zhao Xuan's life, wouldn't you scoundrel tell my father that you know the location of the treasure?"

The lights flickered, and the room was silent for a while. Zhang Changxi said after a long time, "That's not the case. Even if I don't tell father, father doesn't seem to need it anymore. I'm just using it for a change of reward. Whether there is treasure or not, for the established result, Not much has changed.”

The regent smiled, "Since you know that, do you still think that treasure is of great benefit to me?"

"At least it will make my father even more powerful." Zhang Changxi said.

The regent laughed, "After I have the treasure, Zhao Xuan's chances of winning will be even smaller. I really don't know whether you want to save him or harm him."

Under the flickering candlelight, Zhang Changxi's expression was gloomy, and he only heard a wry smile, "I don't want to see your death or his death. Comparing the two, I selfishly hope that my father can win."

If he wins, at least he still has a choice to take him away from the temple. He wants to hold that person in his arms instead of holding him on a high seat. Bo Dou, he let him go, but he knew in his heart that he could not really give up on Zhao Xuan, after so many years, he still wanted to possess that person.

The regent rubbed his brows wearily, and finally couldn't help but said, "There are so many beauties in the world, why bother to fall in love with the emperor?" What kind of thoughts does the son have.

"I followed my father." Zhang Changxi said.

"Heh, I don't like men. It's late at night, you can step back and rest." The regent waved his hand, really didn't want to say more.

After Zhang Changxi withdrew, the regent stood up and turned the vase, the hidden compartment in the study opened, revealing an inner room, he walked in, the interior layout was exactly the same as a woman's boudoir, and indeed it was built according to a woman's boudoir, The items inside were also migrated from the woman's boudoir.

The regent walked slowly to the side of the bed and sat down. The years had already stained his hair gray, but the room was still the same.

He touched the quilt with a mocking smile on his face, how can a person like him be affectionate.

Everyone thinks that he has a woman he likes very much, does he like it?But two years ago, he was the one who ordered the woman to be killed without any hesitation.

He was just obsessed with it, never forgetting it.

Without that woman, he probably wouldn't be where he is today. When he was a down-and-out beggar in the early years, that woman stood up for him with bright eyes. Repaying his injustice and clearing the snow can be regarded as repaying the kindness. If he can't forget the woman, probably, he even specially built a room that is exactly the same as the woman's boudoir, but he couldn't find the woman to live in.

Because of his obsession with inquiring about the descendants left behind by the Wang family, he found out that a branch of the Wang family was ordered to guard Zhao's treasure.It is heard that the founding emperor of Zhao State hid all the treasures acquired from annexing other countries in one place. As the founding fathers of the country, the Wang family was quite trusted by the founding emperor, and there were secret descendants dedicated to guarding the treasures.

So what about being loyal, the loyal minister who guards the golden mountains and silver mountains but is not greedy is not regarded by the emperor as a discardable pawn.

The first emperor just watched the Wang family being framed and imprisoned. All the glory of the Wang family disappeared in an instant, and all the prosperity ceased to exist.

Relying on other people's handouts is not reliable after all, and only what you hold in your own hands is the most secure.

After so many years, he, Zhang Qiuxian, also considers himself not a good person, and he also wants to be a good person, but unfortunately, those people just blocked his way, so he couldn't help being cruel.

The regent sneered, almost insane, and there was silence after a long time.

The black shadow hidden in the beams outside the house saw that the inner room was silent, so he sneaked out of the courtyard, but when he was about to leave the Prince Regent's Mansion, he saw a man in white standing quietly in front of him, holding a shining sword in his hand.

"When did you find me?" the man in black asked calmly.

"You are very good at martial arts. I also found you by accident when I saw a shadow on the ground when I was leaving." Zhang Changxi smiled.

"Oh, then you think you can definitely stop me?" The man in black chuckled and drew out his soft sword.

Zhang Changxi's handsome face was still smiling, "Since you dare to break into the Regent's Palace, you should know that you will die." After finishing speaking, he raised his sword and went up.

Between swords, lights and swords, the man in black noticed the hidden guards who had heard the sound. He had no intention of fighting, but was entangled by Zhang Changxi when he wanted to leave.

"I won't say what happened tonight." The man in black said in a deep voice, "I just came here to know how the regent will treat the descendants of the Wang family in Xuanjingling."

Zhang Changxi closed his eyes half-closed when he heard the words, and paused his hand. Seeing this, the man in black hurriedly withdrew and left, but it was too late. The dark guards who came behind him surrounded him. Fortunately, Zhang Changxi didn't intervene, and the man in black was scratched. After two cuts, one flew away.

"Damn it, send someone to catch up."

"That person's lightness kung fu is superb."

"Is the eldest son hurt?"

Being questioned, Zhang Changxi smiled and shook his head, glanced at the blood on the ground, turned and left after a while.

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Three chapters in a row, stopped for two days. . .hey-hey. . .By the way, is anyone watching? QQ