However, Zhao Huan, a shameless person, knew clearly that Li Shishi was His Majesty's confidante, yet he still took advantage of it.
Sure enough, none of the men are good.
Seeing that the incense discussion is coming to an end, only the last question is left.
Master Li immediately reminded: "If the prince still can't bring down the slave family, then it can only be regarded as a draw."
Want to win? That’s not easy!
Zhao Huan immediately smiled mischievously and said, "The person that Master Li favors is your Majesty now?"
hiss……
There were gasps and gasps at the scene, not because of how shocking the question was, but because Zhao Huan was so shameless that he asked Master Li again a question that he didn't want to answer!
Although the singer knew in her heart that Zhao Huan just wanted to win, she still couldn't help but get angry.
"Isn't your prince too bad? He knew that the owner didn't want to answer this question, so he asked it again."
"Can't you change the question?"
“Is it effective if I keep using the same trick?”
Zhao Huan crossed his legs and said proudly: "The moves are not new, they just work. Master Li has no rules and you cannot ask the same question twice."
"How about Master Li? The time is coming soon, you have to think about it."
"As long as you answer, the Hongyan Pavilion will still be yours. If you don't answer, the Red Swallow Pavilion will belong to the Jiaofang Division."
At this time, the singers finally realized the seriousness of the problem.
They were so busy chatting with Zhao Huan that they completely forgot about the bet.
"Master, you can't lose!"
"It's completely over this time. This problem is simply the nemesis of the museum owner."
"If you answer, at least half of the regular customers who come to Hongyan Pavilion will leave. If you don't answer, Hongyan Pavilion will directly belong to Jiaofangsi."
"Your Majesty will not stop until he runs us to death."
"Humph, who asked you to fight with him? Now you know how powerful he is!"
Li Shishi sighed helplessly. She still couldn't answer. In addition to the business of Hongyan Pavilion, the main reason was that she didn't dare to get involved with His Majesty easily.
Even if everyone in the world thinks that Master Li is related to His Majesty, it doesn't matter.
As long as Master Li didn't admit it personally, it was just gossip.
But once he admits it, Master Li will be targeted by the Queen. Whether he lives or dies depends on the Queen's will.
Under the gaze of everyone, Li Shishi slowly stood up and saluted Zhao Huan.
"In the end, the prince won."
The incense-burning debate was officially over, and Zhao Huan won. However, there were no cheers at all, and instead there were only boos.
"Bah! You really do whatever it takes to win."
"It's so shameless. What's so proud about winning over a woman?"
"That is, if you have the ability to win the Kingdom of Jin, then I respect you as a man."
"Using the same move twice is not as shameless as him."
"I really thought he was kind enough to let Master Li off the hook, but it turned out that he was playing a long game to catch the big fish. The last question was extremely humiliating!"
Faced with a situation where everyone was shouting for beatings, Zhao Huan didn't care and stood up directly, assuming a victor's posture.
However, Zhao Huan did not take back the Hongyan Pavilion immediately. Instead, he looked at Master Li with a smile and lowered his voice so low that only the other party could hear him.
"I will give you one last chance to have a glass of wine with me, and the Hongyan Pavilion will still be yours."
Master Li looked at the dispirited singers present and could not bear to see them end up on the street, so he could only nod helplessly.
"That's it, Prince Nujiayi."
"Please wait a moment, Your Majesty, the slave family is getting ready..."
Master Li turned around silently and left with Li Yulan.
Seeing that Zhao Huan did not take back the Hongyan Pavilion, the singers were surprised and confused.
Before they could ask, Ma Bo could no longer bear it and asked loudly: "Did the prince violate the bet and make some kind of deal with Hall Master Li?"
"I'm afraid this is against the rules, isn't it?"
Zhao Huan glanced at Ma Bo and said angrily: "Why are you everywhere? Get out of here."
"I am the winner. I can do whatever I want. Do I have anything to do with you?"
Ma Bo almost choked to death. He really had no right to intervene and could only tell Cai Jing the truth.
Cai Jing's face was solemn. He didn't expect that Zhao Huan not only passed three levels in a row, but also flirted with Li Shishi, but His Majesty didn't care at all.
All of this was a bit beyond Cai Jing's expectations.
It seems that the "big plan to defeat the king" still needs to be considered in the long term.
Zhu Lian felt a little dizzy when he accepted the twenty-five thousand taels of silver notes handed over by the guards in front of the palace.
In less than an hour, one thousand taels had doubled twenty-five times. Oh my God, this was longer than the royal family's annual salary.
Even if Zhu Lian didn't love money, he couldn't help but be excited by this huge sum of money.
This is the result of unconditionally trusting Zhao Huan!
Zheng Qingyun chuckled: "No wonder so many people go to the gambling table and refuse to look back even if they lose everything."
"One thousand taels of silver turned into twenty-five thousand taels in an instant. This huge profit is really too tempting."
"But thanks to the prince..."
Zhu Lian calmed down, handed the banknote to Xiaoxia, and responded softly: "The palace prohibits gambling. Anyone who dares to gamble will be severely punished."
"Although I have no choice but to enter the situation, I will never use my privileges to avoid punishment."
"When I return to the palace, I will fast for three days as a warning to others."
Zheng Qingyun admired Zhu Lian from the bottom of his heart. Although he was a little worried, he did not stop him.
Zhu Lian won a lot of money, but the officials who participated in the gambling were numb from the loss. They looked at Zhu Lian with jealous and resentful eyes.
"That's all my salary!"
"Damn it, if I had known I would have won by overpowering King Ding... Bah, you can't do it... At most you will lose money if you overpower Master Li, but you will lose your life if you overpower King Ding."
Just when everyone was envious, jealous, and resentful, the voice of Guards Wude came again.
"Your Majesty, the prince seems to have reached some kind of deal with Hall Master Li."
"The prince did not take back the Hongyan Pavilion, but the owner of the restaurant, Li, cleared away the guests, leaving the prince alone."
Han Mulu seized the opportunity and reminded loudly: "Your Majesty! King Ding clearly intends to seize love with a sword."
As soon as he said this, Zhao Ji's face fell instantly.
"Whose love is being stolen?"
Han Mulu blurted out: "Of course I want to win your majesty's love."
Zhao Ji's eyes were as cold as frost and he shouted: "Who gave you the courage to slander me? You will be fined half a year's salary and demoted half a grade!"
Looking at Zhao Ji's back as he flung his sleeves away, Han Mulu froze on the spot.
No matter whether Zhao Ji and Li Shishi had a special relationship or not, Zhao Ji had to get out of the way now because he could never conjugate a daughter with Zhao Huan.
Zhao Ji's goal is to become the Mingjun of the Song Dynasty. If the story of "father and son conjugating one daughter" spreads, wouldn't he become the laughing stock of the world?
What does a mere singer count? How can she be compared with Mingjun’s grand plans?
It was not until this moment that everyone finally woke up and realized that they had seriously overestimated the importance of Master Li in His Majesty's heart.