A group of arrogant armored sergeants broke into the restaurant and asked the store owner to clear everyone out. Of course, Su Pingmei Ran was also included in the order.
Then the store owner asked everyone to leave with an apologetic look, and said, "There is no need to pay for the meal, the military master has reserved the restaurant" and so on.
People like Mei Ran, who had just finished their meal, were secretly happy and urged Su Ping to leave quickly. Su Ping stood up slowly and walked out of the restaurant leisurely.
As soon as I left the house, I saw a luxurious carriage rushing towards me. The driver pulled the reins fiercely, and four horses stood still with their horses neighing. There were also black-robed armored cavalry in front and behind the carriage, standing together collectively, raising a cloud of dust. When the dust fell,
The car curtain opened, and a slender young man stepped out.
Emperor Wanlong's second brother "He Wang" Zhao Lin.
The reason why we know his name is because his guards are holding the royal flag with the word "lin", and he is wearing the black robe of the prince's nine pythons and the prince's crown on his head.
The so-called "python" is actually very similar to a dragon, except that each dragon claw has one finger missing. Different dynasties have different requirements for clothing, even in different countries in the same era. For example, the princes of the Southern Jin Dynasty also wore
Dragon robe, but seven dragons, two less than the emperor.
"Why is the prince so thin?"
Many people gathered around and formed a semicircle to pay homage to the prince. Su Ping and Mei Ran were among them. Seeing Zhao Lin's face and tongue, Mei Ran couldn't help but sigh.
Su Ping whispered: "Do you think all princes should be fat?"
Mei Ran said: "They usually eat well and are too lazy to cook. They should be fat."
Su Ping said: "Some people are born to eat and not gain weight. Besides, not all princes are easy to eat and lazy to work. Some princes study and practice martial arts very hard."
Emperor Tiande worked hard over the years and gave birth to a total of 17 sons and 16 daughters. However, the death rate of princes and princesses in the Liang Dynasty was very high, similar to that in the Qing Dynasty. Among the 146 princes and princesses in the Qing Dynasty, none were under 15 years old.
As many as 74 people died in infancy.
I won’t go into details about why the premature death rate is so high. I’ll just say that there are nine princes left. Emperor Wanlong Zhao Tian, King Zhao Lin, King Xian, Zhao Xuan, King Feng, Zhao Qian, King Fu, Zhao Man, King Rui, Zhao Teng, King Qi, Zhao Sheng, King An,
Kang Wang Zhao Di.
King Kang was only three years old, and Emperor Wanlong did not send him away. He still lived in the palace. He had no father or mother, and no one cared about him. He ran around like a wild child all day long. He could often hear the voices of palace maids and eunuchs calling him,
I was afraid that he would run away and fall.
The king of Qi, Zhao Changchun, the king of Teng, Zhao Gong, and the prime minister, Zhao Miehu, were the princes of the previous generation. After Emperor Wanlong ascended the throne, the first one he killed was the prime minister. Seeing that the situation was not good, other old princes gave up their military power one after another.
After leaving Luoyang, only the two former main princelings, King Qi and King Teng, remained.
Watching Zhao Lin walk into the tavern, with armored guards guarding the doors and windows, Su Pingmei Ran was about to leave, but suddenly she heard someone shouting from behind: "Hey, that man wearing the clothes of a police inspector, come here, our prince has something to ask you."
A group of soldiers came over and searched Su Ping irrefutably. The waist knife and the dagger in his arms were taken away. After the search was completed, Su Ping was almost pushed into the tavern.
He and Wang Zhaolin are impatient. As soon as they met, he asked: "What cases are the Criminal Department investigating now?"
Su Ping told Zhao Lin what he knew, and finally said: "I came to Shouan to eliminate the merchant thieves."
"Business thief? What's the matter?"
"Land matters."
Zhao Lin asked loudly: "This land in Shou'an belongs to the King of Qi. Do you dare to investigate?"
Su Ping said: "The "Case of Purging Business Thieves" was approved by the emperor. As long as the emperor wants to investigate, I dare to investigate, no matter who the other party is."
"You dare to check the emperor's uncle at that time? What a strong tone!" Zhao Lin glared and said: "What's your name!"
It is worth mentioning that Zhao Lin was not really angry, but was testing Su Ping. Of course he was not interested in Su Ping, he just wanted to see what Emperor Wanlong was doing through Su Ping. And through Su Ping, he
The attitude of low-quality officials can reflect the emperor's determination.
Just now, when Zhao Lin stepped out of the carriage, the eunuch noticed that there were many people around him. The eunuch wanted the spectators to kneel down, but Zhao Lin did not let him. Zhao Lin whispered to the eunuch, don't make such useless pomps in the future, especially
It is near Kyoto, at the feet of the emperor.
Zhao Lin had already gone to live in a fiefdom. This time he was called to the capital by Emperor Wanlong. Zhao Lin was uneasy. He didn't know why Emperor Wanlong called him to the capital. Before leaving home, he had even made arrangements with the princess about his funeral arrangements.
Zhao Lin did not embarrass Su Ping. Seeing that Su Ping was neither humble nor arrogant, he even praised him. He also heard that Su Ping was from Qinghuafang and was engaged to Tang Mei. He took a closer look at Su Ping and found that Su Ping was wearing a waistband.
The silverbait bag, where did it come from? What achievements has it made?
Su Ping said that he had solved the "Qi Yu Case", and Long Yan was very happy, so he rewarded him. Zhao Lin frowned and said, if you solve a small case, the emperor can reward you with a silverbait bag? Su Ping didn't know how to answer. Zhao Lin seemed to have thought of something and smiled.
He laughed and let Su Ping go.
Zhao Lin believed that the emperor was taking care of Tang Mei and rewarded her fiancé with a silverbait bag, not because Su Ping solved the case. After all, there were many people who solved the case, but few silverbait bags were given out.
In fact, even Su Ping himself couldn't figure out why the emperor gave the silverbait bag. He even thought that the emperor might have drunk too much that day. Wearing this thing on his waist made walking around extremely convenient. Even the paperwork was not required to pass the ordinary levels. Of course,
If you encounter an important level that is strictly guarded, wearing this thing will not work.
A small episode, after leaving the tavern, Su Ping took Mei Ran through the streets and went to the home of a landlord. The landlord was currently squatting in the Jingzhao Mansion Prison.
Seeing the official from the capital coming, the family was very nervous. But they found that the official was very easy-going and didn't say anything important. He only asked some questions. Then he left with a very delicate swordsman.
Some people even whispered that the swordsman might be a eunuch. Mei Ran didn't know what to think after hearing this.
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"Where has he gone? Why hasn't he come back at this time?"
Because of the trial marriage, Princess Loulan was unhappy and was planning to wait for Su Ping to come back to discuss it.
Princess Mei did not intend to let Su Ping have a trial marriage. She just wanted Su Ping to cooperate with her and deceive the Ministry of Internal Affairs' inspection.
Today, the princess made a decision to move out of the Duke's Mansion. She moved everything that could be moved out of Qinxiang Xiaozhu and moved it to the Governor's Mansion. The plaque on the Governor's Mansion has also been removed and replaced with "Princess Loulan"
"Four-character plaque.
Because the Tang family was short of money, Princess Mei did not hold a grand ceremony when she moved to her new home. She just set off two firecrackers in front of the house, and then went to each house to notify them, and that was it.
When it was time to hold the lamp, Su Ping finally came back. He looked dusty and had traveled a long way.
As soon as he jumped off the horse, he was scolded by his father Su Mantang. Why are you running around on this big day? What does it matter if you are not an eighth-grade official? This second-grade county horse is the key. Su
Ping Hao offered words of comfort and sent his father back to the backyard, and then came to see the princess alone.
Tang Mei sat on the couch with a serious face and said: "I have reported the names of the test girls, who are the eight maids in the family."
Zhen Ping'er, Wang Jin'er, Tang Wan, Tang Ting, Zhu Tao, Feng Die, Wu Xiaoxiao, Yang Liu'er, there are exactly eight handsome maids. In addition, there is an ugly old nanny in the princess's mansion, Wang
Allow.
Of course, Wang Rong is not a test girl, otherwise it would be a scary thing even thinking about it.
Although Wang looks the ugliest, she is the most powerful among the slaves. Now she no longer has to work, she just disciplines these little maids at home.
Zhen Ping'er and Wang Jin'er are already big maids in brocade clothes, so they don't need to take care of them. Aunt Wang only cares about the younger ones. For example, today, Aunt Wang grabbed Wu Xiaoxiao's ears and went to clean the toilet in the back; and because Yang Liu'er dropped three eggs while eating,
He ate every grain of rice and cursed a few times.
This old nanny is a villain in the eyes of the maid and a good helper in the eyes of the princess.
Due to moving from Qinxiang Xiaozhu, the thin and small Tang Ting also came to the princess's mansion and was still in charge of the concierge. At the same time, the princess also made other adjustments and selected some people to replace the several maids scattered in the warehouse.
Changed it back.
From now on, only Zhen Ping'er and Wang Jin'er will be allowed to go down for inspection, while Tang Wan, Tang Ting, Zhu Tao, Feng Die, Wu Xiaoxiao, and Yang Liu'er will stay at home. A group of little things gathered together and chattered, which was quite interesting.
But such a big princess's mansion is enough for these little maids to work. In addition to the daily tasks of washing, washing, sweeping, and plastering, they also have to raise three horses. Two for the princess, one for Su Ping, and a group of little maids.
The way the maid walked to the stable holding the big haystack was quite funny.
"...I'm warning you, don't have any twisted thoughts about them. Just wait two months and report it to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, saying that one of them is pregnant. Do you hear me clearly?"
Su Ping lowered his head and fiddled with his fingers, then nodded perfunctorily.
The princess raised her eyebrows: "In addition, I want to warn you to keep your distance from that person named Mei. If there is anything between you, I will not spare you."
"Don't worry, she is a nun."
"Don't fool me. There are many people who don't follow the rules. If she gives birth to a bastard for you outside, I will strangle the child to death."
Su Ping suddenly raised his head and looked at Tang Mei. At that time, Tang Mei looked out the window coldly, not looking at Su Ping. It seemed that she was saying harsh words to scare people, but she couldn't be careless. She still had the power to mobilize the swordsmen of the Tang family.
Or they were caught secretly to do this.
The so-called "secret captures" are a group of killer-like guys raised by the Tang family. They usually do some shameful things for the Tang family's masters.
The leader of the secret capture was Tang Jin, a distant relative of Tang Mei. He was the "little gold" that Tang Ning called when Ximen Zaipei came to ask for Han Fei a few days ago.
"Tell me the truth, are you and that person named Mei really okay?"
"I, Su Baoyu, am a decent person! Can't you see it?"