After sending all the princes and princesses away, Zhao Hao brought Princess Yingying back into the house.
Cui Yingying blinked her beautiful eyes, revealing infinite admiration and worship, as if there was nothing else in the whole world and Zhao Hao had become the unique center.
Zhao Hao accepted the invitation and coughed lightly, then said, "Princess, please sit down and have some tea. You have worked really hard today."
Cui Yingying said quickly, "You are too polite, sir. It's not hard. Yingying hasn't attended such a lively banquet for a long time."
"Besides, Yingying is very happy to be able to help you, sir."
As Her Royal Highness the Princess spoke, her watery eyes revealed infinite joy and kindness.
From the bottom of my heart.
When Zhao Hao saw it, he felt a little overwhelmed. He didn't dare to look at the other person at all. He quickly withdrew his gaze, picked up the teacup and took a sip.
Although this princess has been frail and sickly since childhood and looks delicate and morbidly beautiful.
However, this eagerness, even blatant enthusiasm, really made Zhao Hao a little overwhelmed.
Moreover, this was the first time he met a woman who was so proactive towards him since he came into this world.
In fact, no one, including Su Si, Princess Yongning, and Princess Lianrou, had ever done this.
Su Si, I forced you into this position.
He couldn't change it, so he finally had to accept it.
However, before this, Su Si had never shown any strong feelings for him.
To be honest, Zhao Hao's attitude towards Su Si was more about solving problems.
There is no long-term accumulation and sedimentation of emotions.
As for Princess Yongning, she is actually not much different.
Although he was very sure that Princess Yongning was the first to fall in love with him, her feelings for him were not that strong or passionate.
The two of them always kept to the point.
As for Princess Lianrou who came later, there is no need to say more.
There's no question of any feelings at all.
At most, there is mutual appreciation.
That's all.
The Princess Yingying in front of me.
Including today.
We've only met twice.
That's it.
This was something Zhao Hao had not expected.
Zhao Hao said seriously: "Thank you Yingying, with Yingying's help, I can accomplish this. In the future in the imperial capital, I may need Yingying again..."
Before he could finish, Cui Yingying immediately said, "Don't worry, sir. We are friends. If there is anything you can do for Yingying, just let me know."
Zhao Hao nodded: "Thank you very much, it's getting late, I'll take Yingying back."
Cui Yingying said: "I will go back by myself, no need for you..."
Zhao Hao said quickly: "Just listen to me. I won't feel at ease unless you send Yingying back safely in person."
Hearing this, Cui Yingying couldn't help feeling ashamed and lowered her head.
On the way, Zhao Hao actually wanted to ask about Prince Ying's visit to the eldest princess at the princess's mansion.
But then he thought again, Cui Yingying would definitely not know about this kind of thing, so he gave up.
After sending the person to the Princess's Mansion, Cui Yingying got off the car reluctantly. Zhao Hao did not go in and went straight back home.
Sitting in the carriage, Zhao Hao continued to plan what to do next.
"My move today has alarmed the enemy, and I'm sure it will make King Ying nervous."
"Next, let's see if he will take any action."
“However, given the current situation, the water is not muddy enough.”
“It should be more mixed.”
After returning to the villa, Zhao Hao took a quick shower, changed his clothes, and started writing and drawing again.
"The current situation is like a tug-of-war."
"After meeting with the important officials in the court, the old Prince Ying went straight to meet Princess Yuchengchang."
"It means he is in a hurry..."
“Hmm…”
Thinking of this, Zhao Hao felt something was not right again.
But for a moment, I couldn't figure out what was wrong.
"Logically speaking, Princess Yu Chengzhang and I have already reached an agreement on cooperation. If he were to meet her now, he would definitely have to offer a lot of money."
"So, what can he give?"
"Princess Yucheng, what do you need most?"
“Could it be…”
"If that's the case, then things are a bit out of control!"
"However, it's time to meet the King Xiaoyao."
"Even I can think of the possibility. The King Xiaoyao once took charge of the court for many years and fought with Princess Yucheng for many years."
"You can definitely see that."
Thinking of this, Zhao Hao nodded slightly, but then rejected the idea of taking the initiative to visit King Xiaoyao.
"Sometimes, it's not a good deal to be the one who comes first. Instead of taking the initiative to go to someone's door, it's better to let the other party come to me."
"Only in this way can we hold the initiative in our hands."
"Instead of me actively asking the other party."
"We have to think of a way..."
The next morning, Zhao Hao had a simple meal, then took Wu Song and Blue Bird, left the villa, and went to the residence of the great scholar Qiu Rui.
Qiu Rui was very happy about Zhao Hao's sudden arrival and quickly welcomed him in.
"My Lord, the dark night fireworks last night were truly an eye-opener. I will never forget them!"
"Thank you for the compliment, old man. It's just a toy, not worth mentioning."
Qiu Rui also knew that the fireworks set off last night were closely related to the thunder bomb.
This matter is quite sensitive, so I won't mention it anymore.
Then he asked, "My Lord, why are you here today? If you need anything from me, just let me know."
He also stood on the side of the alliance between Shu and Dagan, so he was happy to help Zhao Hao.
Zhao Hao said softly, "Old sir, I came here today specifically to look for Mr. Qiu Qianren."
"Yesterday at the banquet in my villa, there were too many people, so I didn't have time to talk to Mr. Qiu in detail about some things."
Qiu Rui was stunned for a moment: "Oh? The Marquis is looking for that kid Qianren, why?"
Zhao Hao did not hide it and immediately chuckled and said, "The day before yesterday, I made a bet with Mr. Qiu about that couplet."
"If no one can come up with the second line within ten days."
"You will lose three hundred precious horses to me."
"Actually, gambling and fighting are not a big deal."
"However, old sir, you also know that I have just cooperated with Her Royal Highness Princess Yucheng and a number of businesses in the imperial capital."
“Food needs to be delivered now.”
"But someone is interfering. No one from any of the pawnbrokers in the imperial capital is willing to take on this business."
"Not to mention buying a vehicle, even leasing it is impossible."
"So, I thought about coming here to ask Mr. Qiu if he could help me think of a solution."
"Gambling and fighting are just jokes for entertainment."
"If Mr. Qiu can help, I am willing to pay 30% more than the normal price for renting a carriage and horse."
Qiu Rui immediately said: "So there is such a thing?"
He knew about the gambling fight because Qiu Qianren came to talk to him about it the next morning, and he immediately invited Zhao Hao to his house.
However, he really didn't know that this gambling fight had such a big prize.
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