After the banquet, everyone dispersed. Jiang Wan'er and Princess Yongning summoned Zhao Hao alone.
Zhao Hao's painting and the two poems that followed were also brought over as soon as possible.
Jiang Wan'er looked carefully at the lifelike image of herself in the painting and still felt incredible.
The same thing happened to Princess Yongning standing by. She blinked her beautiful eyes and her gaze fell on Zhao Hao.
"Zhao Hao, where did you learn this painting skill?"
“It’s breathtaking!”
Zhao Hao has put away the casualness he had shown in the Linde Hall and returned to his original humble self.
"Your Highness, thank you for your compliment. I have always liked the hands-on study of things. When I get hands-on more, I always make new discoveries."
“That’s where the technique for this painting came from.”
“Because it has no color and emphasizes the realistic depiction of real objects, I call this technique sketching.”
Jiang Wan'er held the painting, admired it, and agreed, "What a good name, very appropriate!"
"I think your skills will be widely recognized in the future!"
Zhao Hao bowed and said, "Thank you for the compliment, Your Majesty!"
Jiang Wan'er smiled and said, "Zhao Hao, you have made great contributions today. Tell me, what reward do you want?"
Zhao Hao: "Your Majesty, you and Her Royal Highness the Princess have given me more than enough. I really can't ask for anything more!"
Jiang Wan'er's beautiful eyes moved.
"You have to think carefully, little guy. There aren't many opportunities like this!"
Zhao Hao shook his head and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty. Every word I said is from the bottom of my heart. In my opinion, contributing to the country is my duty. Your Majesty does not need to reward me!"
Princess Yongning on the side said quickly: "Royal sister, Zhao Hao has recently invented a soap that will also be very popular. Our treasury is also involved!"
"In my estimation, if the scale is expanded, it will also be a very considerable income."
Jiang Wan'er smiled and shook her head, seeing through Princess Yongning's thoughts at a glance.
She said lazily and helplessly, "What should we do? This little guy doesn't want to be an official, but he doesn't need anything."
"You also saw that the imperial sister wanted to reward him, but he didn't want it!"
Zhao Hao quickly said, "Your Majesty, if there is really no need for a reward, don't bother with this matter!"
Jiang Wan'er nodded.
"Okay, that's it. I'll keep this reward for you today. If you want something someday, I'll give you another reward!"
Zhao Hao immediately thanked him: "Thank you, Your Majesty!"
…
In the Pepper Room, three people were talking.
In the inn at this moment.
Princess Li Ge had just separated from the Wu Kingdom and returned to the courtyard with a few people from the Shu Kingdom.
Inside the room, Princess Li Ge felt a little heavy.
The image of Zhao Hao's relaxed and casual look kept appearing in my mind.
The country of Gan had produced such a young man with such amazing talent, but their two countries were completely unaware of it.
Who is this person?
She really wanted to know.
So on the way back, she ordered people to investigate.
While I was thinking, there was a light knock on the door.
Then, a young man about fourteen or fifteen years old, dressed in ordinary clothes, walked in quietly.
"Meet the Princess!"
Princess Lige nodded.
"Get up!"
"Have you found out everything I asked you to find out?"
The young man said respectfully, "Princess, I have already found out everything. Zhao Hao is the only son of the internal historian Zhao Wenxiang, and he has a very bad reputation."
"He loves to hang out in brothels."
"Everyone in the entire Dagan Imperial Capital knows that he is uneducated and a bully."
"A typical piece of trash."
"Not long ago, he even molested the Emperor Da Gan's beloved sister, Princess Yongning, in public after getting drunk, and was thrown into the Heavenly Prison."
"And just three days before his execution, he invented the thunder bomb in the prison, performed great merit, and was pardoned for his death sentence."
When Princess Li Ge heard the young man say this, her expression suddenly changed and she stood up from her chair abruptly.
"What did you say?"
"During the battle of Mubei City, the thunder bomb used by Da Gan was actually invented by this Zhao Hao?"
The young man nodded quickly.
"Yes, Princess. This is absolutely true. It is not false at all. Not long ago, when the soldiers from Mubei City returned, Zhao Hao was present and the Emperor of Gan State announced this in person."
Princess Li Ge took a deep breath and said with a moved expression: "I can't believe that the thunder bomb was invented by this person!"
The young man said: "Princess, that's not all. The stir-fried dishes and the strong dry wine at today's banquet were all invented by this man!"
"What?"
Princess Li Ge exclaimed.
"Tell me exactly what happened, don't leave out any detail."
"yes!"
The young man nodded.
"Before being thrown into the Heavenly Prison, Zhao Hao had an extremely bad reputation. He was just a good-for-nothing and had never shown any special qualities."
"But after coming out of the prison, he was like a different person."
"He became a low-key person and even opened a restaurant."
“It’s called the First Floor.”
“That stir-fry is made on the first floor!”
“And then dry wine was invented!”
"This dry wine has cooperated with the Da Gan Royal Family to build a new winery. I believe that it will be completely popular in the near future."
“Most importantly, for some reason, he also showed a talent for poetry.”
"Fighting with Sun Wen, the left prime minister, at the Dagan Jinqiu Wenhui."
"Win in one fell swoop!"
"By the way, he also invented a food called tofu!"
"Now it has become popular throughout the whole of Da Gan Di Jing and has become a delicious food that everyone loves to eat."
After listening to this, Princess Li Ge was speechless for a long time.
If this is true, then this Zhao Hao is really amazing!
But the Emperor of Gan Kingdom did not make use of such a person. It was such a waste!
Thinking of this, her beautiful eyes suddenly brightened.
"Okay, okay, okay. Although I lost this literary duel, I gained something else!"
"If we get this person, wouldn't it be equivalent to getting a thunderbolt?"
Princess Li Ge's heart became hot again.
I originally thought that I had lost the literary duel and had no chance of winning the Thunder.
Unexpectedly, there was a sudden turn of events.
Since Zhao Hao is discarded by the Kingdom of Shu, the Kingdom of Shu must get him.
And besides Hongtian, this person must have other surprises.
If we can bring it to Shu, the gains may be greater than a thunder bomb!
Thinking of this, she immediately wrote a letter and handed it to the young man.
"Send this letter back to the country immediately and give it to my sister!"
"Ask her to send a letter from the credential!"
"This matter is extremely urgent. Leave immediately and be sure to return as soon as possible!"
The young man reached out to take the letter and quickly stepped back.
Li Ge walked slowly to the door and looked up at the starry night sky.
"Zhao Hao, what kind of person are you?"
"Why did such a drastic change happen to you?"
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