The dragon boat ride ended somewhat anticlimactically.
Except for some gamblers, no one pays attention to who is second, let alone the following rankings.
However, Yu Tao and his team were sent off due to a foul and became the only team that did not finish the race. Instead, their names were firmly remembered by the nobles and the common people.
After a while, all the teams came ashore.
King Qin and others all had smiles on their faces, but they were very embarrassed.
The people who went up to greet them from various mansions were at a loss for what to say.
In front of the team at the Zhenguo Palace, it seemed as if their efforts in the past six months were a joke.
Seeing his sons being severely suppressed by the Zhenguo Palace, Emperor Changxing was also a little disinterested. But as an emperor, he still acted well.
He spoke words of praise and encouragement, handed out the rewards for each ranking with a smile on his face, and then drove back to the palace.
The emperor left, the audience dispersed in an orderly manner, and Ren Ning and others boarded the cruise ship of the Zhenguo Palace again.
Because I got a good ranking, everyone looked at me and I looked at you, and everyone, men, women, old and young, smiled happily.
Huo Qing carefully took out the prize of this dragon boat race, a rare jade Ruyi.
As you wish, follow my wishes.
What's more, this is a jade Ruyi given by the emperor. It is definitely an extremely precious family heirloom.
He chuckled.
"The good ranking of the Dragon Boat Festival this time is all due to the efforts of all brothers. However, this jade Ruyi is a gift from the emperor and cannot be sold or transferred. I have to give some yellow and white things to everyone when I go back. I hope brothers will not dislike it.
"
"How could it be?" Everyone shook their heads in laughter.
Many of them came here for the Zhenguo Palace and Princess Yiguang, and they were satisfied after just one look at their idols.
What's more, these days, they have made a group of like-minded partners.
Having more friends makes traveling easier.
No matter which era it is, it is the same.
As for money or rewards, it doesn't matter whether they are better or not.
After the men finished chatting, Princess Yiguang's female officer came over.
"Your Majesty, General Ren and Young Master Xiao," she pointed to the main room on the ship, "Her Royal Highness the Princess has asked you to come over."
The three of them had no choice but to apologize and turned around and entered the cabin.
The cabin was very quiet. The Huo family's wife and girls were not there, but she was sitting next to Princess Yiguang with a smile on her face.
The three of them said hello in unison and turned to look at Yingpan.
"Ms. sir, it's like this." Yingpan told Jixiang about depositing 10,000 silver.
"Ten thousand taels of deposit." Xiao Gang's eyes widened a little, and he clicked his tongue, "My sister-in-law is just not taking action, but she is really generous when she does!"
Even before his Zuixian Tower lost ten thousand taels, he had already become a joke in the imperial capital.
"What's this?" Ren Ning brought back a lot of valuable things from the south, and he also knew that Yingpan was not the kind of person who spent money lavishly, so he didn't take it seriously at all.
"Is it a loss?" Ren Ning consoled him: "As the saying goes, small gambling can make you happy, but big gambling can harm your health. Let's spend money this time to learn a lesson."
Princess Yiguang and Yingpan looked strange.
cough.
"What's the loss?" Princess Yiguang smiled and patted Yingpan's arm: "Boy Ren, Panpan is a person with great luck. She didn't lose money on her bet this time, but made a lot of money. She made a lot of money.
Two hundred and fifty thousand taels of silver."
How many?
Ren Ning and the other two couldn't help but take a deep breath.
"Your Highness, you are joking again." Yingpan blushed and quickly added, "The money used for the bet actually belongs to Concubine Qing, but it was just accidentally taken away by Jixiang for the bet."
"What is a coincidence?" Princess Yiguang shook her head, "Qing'er is not short of that little money. Since she gave it to you, it belongs to you. Whether you make a profit or lose after placing a bet, it doesn't matter.
Give it back to her."
what's the situation?
All three of them were confused.
Yingpan had no choice but to explain the whole thing in detail from the beginning, and only a few people from Ren Ning understood what happened.
He reacted quickly and immediately frowned: "Which family runs the casino?"
Two hundred and fifty thousand silver is definitely a huge amount of money, and it is entirely possible for the gambling house to kill someone for it.
"Rich Gambling House," Princess Yiguang glanced at Xiao Gang and spit out a familiar name: "The owner is Yongchang Hou Mansion."
"So it's them," Xiao Gang slapped his thigh in annoyance, "Sister-in-law, you should bet more."
It is best to win all the property of the Yongchang Hou Mansion.
Everyone laughed, not surprised.
"Everyone, please don't look at me like this." Xiao Gang reached out and picked up an apple from the table and ate it. "That's my eldest brother's grandfather's house, not my Xiao Gang's grandfather's house."
"Besides, since they dare to open a casino, they are willing to admit defeat. It's only twenty-five taels of silver, but they can still get it from such a big Houfu."
It's just that some pain is inevitable.
"Let's do this." Ren Ning thought for a while, "Your Highness, since Concubine Qing doesn't want this money, then we will spend it on her behalf. Anyway, it fell from the sky. If it is not in vain, it will not be spent."
"How to spend it?" Yingpan didn't care, just a little curious.
That's not a small amount of money.
"Donate it to buy grain, grass and medicinal materials, and then send it to the west." Ren Ning glanced at Princess Yiguang and Huo Qing's grandson, "It would be best if it could be sent to the Yancheng Fortress."
Several people pondered, and after a while they nodded silently, "That's okay!"
They are not afraid of the Yongchang Hou Mansion.
But Yingpan still needs to live in Xingji City most of the time. He has already messed with the Cheng'en Prince Mansion before, so it would be unwise to add the Yongchang Marquis Mansion this time.
The west is now the area that Emperor Changxing is most concerned about.
It's just that the treasury is empty, and the Ministry of Household Affairs will inevitably have the embarrassment of having no food to cook. Now that someone is willing to donate the money earned from gambling to purchase grain, grass and medicinal materials, Emperor Changxing is not happy enough.
At that time, the Marquis of Liang Yongchang would not dare to say anything, and would even have to come up with the money as soon as possible to pay the bet. Otherwise, it is entirely possible that the gambling house would not pay such a large sum of money.
Huo Qing thought for a moment and said, "Grandma, how about we get some money and make up 300,000 taels of silver together?"
It's not easy for a mansion like theirs, the top of the empire, to do good things on a daily basis.
One year, it was snowing heavily in Xingji City and it was a cold winter. The wife of the Duke of Zhenguo went to the city gate to serve porridge. However, the next day she was impeached by the censor, saying that the Duke of Zhenguo was trying to buy people's hearts...
What's more, they use their own money to support a distant border fortress.
What does the Zhenguo Government want to do?
"Okay." Princess Yiguang agreed, "You can discuss it after we get back."
As for those censors who like to impeach everything, just pretend they don't exist. If Princess Yiguang is really annoyed, her crested staff will not be a vegetarian.
In the Imperial Study Room, Emperor Changxing rolled down his paperweight with an expressionless expression.
"Changlu, what kind of people do you think Huo Qing and the others are?"
The old eunuch's heart pounded, but his smile remained unchanged, "Your Majesty, haven't I always been by your side? I'm not very familiar with Prince Huo."
Emperor Changxing seemed not to have heard, and continued: "The team they formed in a hurry was so heavy that several of the princes could not lift their heads."
whee.
Changlu breathed a sigh of relief, "So His Majesty said it was a dragon boat race at noon. Isn't that strange?"
"What do you mean?" Emperor Changxing glared at his old servant angrily.
"Your Majesty, dragon boat racing is a physical activity." The old eunuch smiled: "And you know that most of the people in Huo Shizi's team are border guards and have just come off the battlefield.
A strong general of ten.”
"When it comes to fighting on the battlefield, being powerful is an advantage. Of course they are much stronger than the princes and princes from various mansions who live in the prosperous imperial capital."
Emperor Changxing's face looked better.
The next day, a piece of news came out from the morning.
The adult princes and princes are preparing to go to the border defense for training.