"What happened in Yunzhou back then was indeed my fault!"
When Zhao Xiaole turned a corner, a solemn voice suddenly sounded.
Zhao Xiaole raised his head and saw the prince standing by the railing, staring at the retreating figure of Marquis Huan in the open space in the distance.
Zhao Xiaole smiled and said: "Your Highness, there is no need to blame yourself so much. You did your best under the circumstances at that time. Otherwise, without the reinforcements from the King of Southern Fujian, he, Marquis Huan, would have died long ago!"
Hearing this, the prince did not speak, but looked at Huan Hou's back silently, his eyes a little complicated.
She had never thought that Marquis Huan could put down his dignity as a Marquis and let others trample him for such a purpose.
This belief is even stronger than hers!
"Why didn't you take the opportunity to recruit him just now? Although he has a grudge against me, he still recognizes and appreciates you very much."
"If you ask, you may not be able to succeed."
"You know, as the new Minister of Household Affairs, he is now a favorite in the eyes of all parties!"
The prince turned his head and looked at Zhao Xiaole and asked.
Zhao Xiaole glanced at her and said with a smile: "Does Your Highness know that you are playing hard to get?"
"You mean...?"
The prince's expression changed.
"That's right."
Zhao Xiaole nodded and said: "The more someone like Huan Hou has a grudge against us, the more he must not be anxious, otherwise it will be counterproductive. Not only will he not be able to recruit him, but he will even be pushed to the third prince."
"Only by letting them figure it out for themselves and eliminate their grudges can we start!"
He raised his head, looked at Huan Hou who slowly disappeared outside the palace gate with a smile on his face and said: "Do you think how good it is now? Not only did I gain his approval, but I also slowly solved the misunderstanding in his heart."
"Look, he will never escape my grasp!"
Zhao Xiaole showed a confident smile on his face, as if he had already recruited Huan Hou at this time.
Although what he said was correct, the prince always felt that something was strange.
After a long while, she looked at Zhao Xiaole with a strange look on her face and said, "You didn't use the trick to deceive Qin Sining on him, did you?"
Hearing this, Zhao Xiaole was suddenly startled.
Yes! Isn't this the method you use to chase Qin Sining?
When the president of the Jiangnan Chamber of Commerce died after taking poison, Qin Sining hated herself to death, but later on, he made her realize step by step that it was the third prince who forced her father to death, and this allowed the two of them to resolve their differences and finally come together.
Just when he thought that the person he was using this method on turned out to be a man, his expression became a little unnatural.
"snort!"
On the side, the prince saw Zhao Xiaole's embarrassment, and his heart suddenly became much more relaxed. After all, the opportunities for Zhao Xiaole to become so embarrassed are really becoming less and less now.
She raised her head and suddenly saw a group of palace maids in the distance carrying red lanterns and decorating them everywhere in the palace. For a moment, the empty and cold palace became filled with a hint of joy.
Then she remembered that New Year's Eve would be in a few days.
Now that Zhao Xiaole has been sealed and has his own mansion, it is naturally impossible for him to live in the palace anymore.
And because she wanted everyone to think that there was a rift between her and Zhao Xiaole, they had to keep a certain distance. Although she didn't think many people would believe it, she still had to look like it.
But in this way, she would have to stay alone in the deserted palace during the Chinese New Year.
This made her feel a little sad for a while and panicked her mind.
Seeing her staring at those red lanterns non-stop, Zhao Xiaole thought she liked looking at palace lanterns more, so he smiled and said: "Actually, there is something more beautiful and more gorgeous than palace lanterns in this world, the kind that can shoot up to the sky.
!”
Hearing his words, the prince suddenly came back to his senses, but she calmly retracted her emotions, turned to look at Zhao Xiaole and said, "You mean fireworks?"
"Forehead......"
Zhao Xiaole was stunned and immediately patted his forehead.
He almost forgot that in his previous life, fireworks had a history of thousands of years.
And here, Jingyang's national power level is roughly equivalent to the Ming Dynasty in the previous life, so naturally there are such things as fireworks.
I originally thought of giving the prince a surprise, but I didn't expect that she would expose it first.
This made Zhao Xiaole say unconvinced: "Yes, and no!"
Sure enough, when he heard Zhao Xiaole's words, the prince was startled and immediately asked: "What do you mean?"
Zhao Xiaole immediately smiled mysteriously at her, and then said: "My fireworks are different from ordinary fireworks. Ordinary fireworks can only shoot into the sky and explode into a bright spot, but my fireworks can form a person in the sky."
face!"
"This is impossible!"
Hearing Zhao Xiaole's words, the prince exclaimed with a look of disbelief.
As the heir to this empire, she has seen the best craftsmanship in the world, but no one can achieve what Zhao Xiaole said.
Even the most elite craftsmen in the empire couldn't do it, yet he could actually do it?
Zhao Xiaole looked at her and chuckled: "If Your Highness doesn't believe it, how about we make a bet?"
The prince raised his eyebrows and looked at Zhao Xiaole in surprise.
She is the crown prince and the heir to the empire, and no one has ever dared to ask for a bet with her.
But it was precisely because of this that he became more interested, and with a surprised smile in his eyes he said: "How do you want to bet?"
Seeing that she was already falling for the trap, the smile on Zhao Xiaole's face became even brighter and he said, "If your highness loses, agree to my request. Likewise, if I lose, I will also agree to your highness's request. How about that?"
Hearing this, the prince's face showed a look of solemnity and said: "Are you asking for anything?"
"certainly!"
Zhao Xiaole looked provocative and said: "Playing is all about excitement. Does His Highness think he will lose?"
"hehe......"
The prince immediately laughed.
Naturally, she could see through such a poor provocation at a glance.
But the more this happened, the more interesting she felt.
No one has ever dared to do this to himself.
How dare you say you will lose?
She smiled.
She wanted to know what kind of "excessive demands" Zhao Xiaole would make if she really lost!
So after thinking about it, she raised her head and said to Zhao Xiaole with the tip of her snow-white chin: "I really want to see how you can make fireworks that can print human faces!"
"So, His Highness agreed?"
Looking at the prince's head that nodded slowly, Zhao Xiaole was instantly overjoyed and looked like his plot had succeeded.
"In that case, let's high-five each other!"
Zhao Xiaole stretched out his right hand, as if he was very afraid that she would regret it.
Seeing his confident look, the prince was suddenly surprised.
Could it be that he really has this magical method?
But thinking of the master craftsmen she knew, her confidence increased greatly, and she immediately stretched out her right hand, "Okay!"
"Pah! Pah! Pah!"
Three palms in a row, and now, the oath is fulfilled!