After all, it was the official with the lowest rank in the group who stretched out his hand first with a look of ready death, tasted a bite of the food, and drank a glass of wine.

Seeing that the man was not seriously injured, the others let the emperor taste the food.

The emperor looked as if he was blaming others for making a fuss, then he poured some wine and prepared to sip it.

The wine was indeed mellow and fragrant. Although it was not as good as the fine wine in the palace, it had a unique spicy taste.

The emperor was a little greedy for wine and drank too much, and soon his face was stained with two red spots.

The prime minister kept awake all the time. When the emperor had almost finished eating, he repeatedly advised: "It's late at night, why don't you go back to the hotel to rest first? We still have to discuss business tomorrow!"

The emperor felt dizzy and the whole room seemed light.

Knowing that he had drunk too much, he nodded.

Unexpectedly, something went wrong when paying the bill. The wine seller didn't have that much money to make change. And the emperor and his people were either rich or noble, so no one carried small change.

The money he spent was in silver notes, each worth fifty or sixty taels.

The young lady was in a dilemma: "Don't you gentlemen usually take small change with you when you go out? This... really embarrasses me..."

The young lady had a conflicted look on her face. When she saw the emperor standing up and staggering towards her, she rolled her eyes fiercely and said these words deliberately in annoyance.

In fact, the young lady was very discerning and had already seen that the emperor was the most respected among these people. She said this with a bit of anger!

The emperor laughed in silence, but in his heart he actually liked this kind of aggressiveness.

So he didn't say anything, and directly stuffed the banknote into the young lady's hand: "I was wrong to wait, young lady, take this money, we won't leave in the short term, just consider it as payment for future wine."

The young lady looked at the banknotes in her hand in doubt. This group of people was very strange. Even if they drank here for a month, they would not spend less than ten taels of silver.

To deposit fifty taels of silver notes all at once does seem a bit extravagant.

However, the wine seller did not intend to go against the money. After receiving the money, she smiled and even spoke softly: "In this case, please come and taste the wine I brew when you are free!"

The emperor and his entourage left. Tonight the emperor left in high spirits and returned in high spirits.

The emperor is very pleased!

Early the next morning, the emperor planned to go to Qinglong Temple to fulfill his vow and burn some incense.

As soon as I walked to the lantern market where last night was, I saw a farce.

"Let me go. I don't want to be carried to the mansion in a sedan chair to be a concubine!"

"You dare to snatch beautiful women on the street, is there any law against it?"

An angry and fierce voice of a woman was heard, and opposite her were three or five burly men.

Although these big men looked strong and muscular, they still showed some mercy when they attacked.

"Young lady, please don't resist. The Zhao family is the most famous wealthy family in Huaixiang. It's no exaggeration to say that they are the richest people in our town. If you go there, you will only have delicious food and spicy drinks. Why bother to work so hard here to sell wine?"

It turned out that the woman was the wine girl at the restaurant where the emperor and his friends went to drink yesterday.

The person who was so strong-willed and aggressive last night, now has a tearful face today, like a beauty shedding tears, like pear blossoms in the rain.

However, those big men showed no mercy to women at all.

Seeing that he couldn't convince her, he resorted to violence and tried to drag the woman into the red sedan next to them.

"I don't want to go. Who would want to be a concubine for no reason? And to be a concubine of Mr. Zhao, who has half his body buried in the ground? I don't want to go. Let me go. I'm going to call for help!"

The three big men showed an embarrassment on their faces: "Young lady, if you don't cooperate like this, it will embarrass us. If you can't take the people with you, we will be embarrassed by Mr. Zhao again. If you don't take care of yourself, you will be punished by heaven and earth!"

As the three men spoke, they looked at each other and were ready to force their way in.

The young lady ignored her image and clung to the door frame, refusing to let go. She cried and shouted, "Someone come quickly, someone is robbing me..."

There were already some people watching nearby, including the emperor and his followers.

The emperor frowned, never expecting to see such a filthy scene before his eyes.

Besides, the emperor himself had a favorable impression of this fierce wine-selling girl yesterday.

So he turned around and signaled the guards to go up and rescue him.

As a result, as soon as the guard stuck his head out, he was stopped by a person watching the fun nearby.

"You really dare to step forward... Today, this lady Sun was favored by Mr. Zhao. His son is now the county magistrate of Huai Town. You should think carefully. If you have a family and a career, don't rush forward!"

The person next to him meant well, but the guard felt his scalp tingling because he could feel the emperor's gaze behind him.

How can a mere ninth-rank county magistrate compare to the emperor's orders?

So the guards rushed out of the encirclement without saying a word and kicked the three men back one by one.

When Madam Sun saw that she was saved, she didn't dare to breathe and immediately hid in the house and locked the door tightly.

The three sturdy men were indignant to see that someone actually dared to stop them. Moreover, they would not be able to report back if the task was not done well.

However, they couldn't beat the person in front of them at all, so they just left a harsh remark and ran away.

When the onlookers saw that there was no more excitement to watch, they gradually dispersed.

The emperor thought about it, walked to the door of the tavern and knocked.

Unexpectedly, Madam Sun was so frightened that she really didn't open the door.

Zhao Ji walked forward with a smile and fiddled with the door, forcing it open.

Only then did the emperor see Madam Sun shivering under the wine table.

This beauty was delicate when she cried, especially since she was so aggressive yesterday and so fragile today.

Which emperor who went on incognito visits didn't have a few fleeting romances? This lady Sun is so lucky.

The emperor came forward and helped Madam Sun up with a tender look.

While comforting her softly, he went upstairs.

Those officials are all old foxes, they know everything.

One by one they found excuses to leave, and finally only a few guards were left guarding outside.

Zhao Ji stood far away in the teahouse across from the wine shop and whispered to Yueying, who was hiding in the dark: "The emperor is in a good mood. If those three people come to mess things up, it will not be good. Why don't you trip them up on the road?"

Yueying responded indifferently, and until the emperor left after enjoying himself, no one came to cause trouble.

The emperor returned to the restaurant with great satisfaction, and at the beauty's request, he left a few capable guards at the restaurant.

After returning to the restaurant, the emperor saw that the moonlight was just right, so he ordered a banquet in the lobby and took his officials to have some elegant fun, with each of them composing a poem facing the moon.

Zhao Ji yawned lazily.