The emperor had indeed made up his mind and planned to rely on Zhao Chen's house.
There was no way, the palace and the treasury had no money, so he couldn't just talk in vain and reward Li Xiaogong with a batch of jewels, only to end up with nothing, right?
Although Li Xiaogong did not engage in human affairs, he, as an emperor, could not break his word.
The night slowly fell, and the emperor felt a little chilly.
After taking a look at the house behind him and seeing that candles were already lit, the emperor stood up and patted the dust on his clothes.
He turned around and walked towards the courtyard with candlelight.
"Oh, you guys haven't left yet, and you don't know how to ask me to come over for a meal." The emperor walked to the Zhao Mansion hall with a smile on his face.
"Grandpa Huang." When Ping An saw the emperor coming, he quickly jumped down from his chair and called to the emperor.
"Hey, Ping An is so good!"
"Unlike some people, they have no conscience at all." The emperor picked up Ping An and glanced at Zhao Chen sideways.
How could Zhao Chen not know that the emperor was making a mockery of himself.
But it doesn't matter, he doesn't care about that.
Anyway, no matter what the emperor says, he will definitely not pay this money.
Li Ruoshuang is a person with a good face. Although she feels that the emperor is not very reliable, but now that the emperor is here, she still has to greet him: "Your Majesty, please take a seat."
Li Ruoshuang greeted the emperor to sit down at the top.
His eyes fell on Zhao Chen again.
Seeing that Zhao Chen didn't speak, Li Ruoshuang didn't know what to say.
"Grandpa Huang, why are you here so late?" Ping An asked the emperor in a sweet voice.
"Grandpa Huang, come here and see if you are safe!"
"Come! Ping An, this is the candied hawsed apple that the emperor and grandpa brought you." The emperor took out a candied hawsed apple wrapped in a handkerchief from his arms.
This familiar action was obviously prepared for a long time.
The emperor failed with one move, so he tried another one.
I just thought of trying some different tricks to get Zhao Chen to give out the money.
"Thank you, Grandpa Huang." Of course Ping An was happy. Her favorite thing to eat is candied haws.
It's just that Li Ruoshuang often doesn't allow her to eat it.
Zhao Chen looked at the emperor's appearance, but said nothing.
Anyway, no matter what the emperor does today, it is absolutely impossible to pay for it himself.
Since Ping An had snacks, he naturally had no intention of eating.
Holding the candied haws in hand, he squatted on the chair.
"Oh, Mr. Chen, today's food is good!" The emperor glanced at the food on the table.
Seeing all the delicious dishes, I couldn't help but pick up a pair of chopsticks.
Zhao Chen didn't care about him and just ate on his own.
The emperor is like this, the more you talk to him, the more he will pester you.
It's better to ignore him and gain this leisure.
"Well, it has to be your craftsmanship, Mr. Chen. The food I have eaten anywhere is not as delicious as yours."
"I feel a little nostalgic now about the days when I first met you, and I could eat and drink in peace in your tavern."
"How can I be like now, even if I have a meal, I won't even look good on my face." The emperor ate for a while, which satisfied his hunger.
After taking a break, the words kept coming out of his mouth.
But I had a good time complaining to Zhao Chen.
Zhao Chen didn't answer, but Li Ruoshuang couldn't stand it: "Your Majesty, I've also heard about Li Xiaogong, the prince of Hejian County."
"There is absolutely no reason why he almost hurt my husband's life, and my husband still wants to pay him now."
"Your Majesty's visit this time is obviously to force my husband to submit. It really doesn't make sense."
The words Li Ruoshuang said made the emperor unable to hold the chopsticks in his hand.
Of course he knew it was inappropriate for him to do so.
But if there were other ways, he would not think of any way to ask Zhao Chen for money.
He didn't want to do anything to Li Xiaogong, so he could only hope to reward him with a sum of jewels.
This way there is an explanation for everyone.
The emperor also knew that it was against the rules for him to ask Zhao Chen for this money.
But besides Zhao Chen, he didn't know who to ask for the money.
"Ruoshuang, that's not what I meant. I really have no choice."
"Li Xiaogong and I came all the way from the late Sui Dynasty. I am actually responsible for the big mistake he made this time."
"But I don't have many relatives around me anymore, and I really don't want to kill him again."
"Boy Chen, I know I'm sorry for doing this, but I was forced and had no choice." The emperor spoke in a low tone, sighed slightly, and then slowly put down his chopsticks.
"You guys can eat, I'm leaving first!" The emperor stood up and walked slowly towards the door.
"Your Majesty, please wait a moment." Li Ruoshuang suddenly stopped the emperor.
Then he looked at Zhao Chen.
Zhao Chen couldn't help but be stunned.
I secretly thought that this woman had been persuaded by the emperor, right?
What Lao Li Tou said just now was obviously meant for them both.
The purpose is to gain sympathy.
The woman in front of him seemed to really believe what he said.
Finished!
Zhao Chen thought to himself.
"Zhao Chen, it's not easy for people like your Majesty. How about we give him some money?" Li Ruoshuang looked at Zhao Chen and whispered.
Li Ruoshuang actually felt a little uneasy. She knew that by doing this, she was obviously helping outsiders.
But consider that the emperor is Zhao Chen's biological father.
Now that she showed such a pitiful look in front of Zhao Chen, Li Ruoshuang couldn't bear it.
But in my heart, I was not sure whether Zhao Chen would agree or not.
So even my tone became cautious.
The emperor stood at the door and heard what Li Ruoshuang and Zhao Chen said.
I felt so happy in my heart.
Standing with his back to Zhao Chen and Li Ruoshuang, he had a smile on his face, almost laughing outright.
Of course he was pretending, although there were some real emotions mixed in.
But the emperor just told Zhao Chen and Li Ruoshuang.
Of course, the emperor also knew that Zhao Chen would not believe what he said.
But Li Ruoshuang will believe it!
Therefore, pillow style is the easiest way for people to change their decision.
The emperor didn't believe that Zhao Chen was really hard-hearted.
Even if he was hard-hearted towards her, he would not be like that towards Li Ruoshuang.
Now, doesn’t it look like what I expected?
"Boy Chen, you don't have to be embarrassed. I know I can't help you with this matter, so just pretend I didn't come today."
"If I don't have any relatives around me in the future, and I will be all alone when I grow old, remember to come and see more of this." The emperor waved his hands, pretending to look very miserable.
Zhao Chen's mouth twitched.
If he hadn't been very familiar with Old Li Tou's character, he might have been fooled by the performance in front of him.
Li Ruoshuang looked at herself eagerly again.
Zhao Chen had no other options for a while.
But asking Zhao Chen to give this money to Li Xiaogong, Zhao Chen really couldn't do it.
"Old Li Tou, I can give you the money, but I have a question and you have to answer it truthfully."
"If I don't get the answer I want, you won't get a cent of this money." Zhao Chen suddenly spoke and said to the emperor.
When the emperor heard this, he was stunned.
He still didn't know what Zhao Chen wanted to ask him.
But for now, we still have to resolve Li Xiaogong's matter first, then nodded and said, "I promise you!"