At that time, Zhao Liben was the director of the Ministry of Works' Construction and Cleaning Department, while Xie Ding was supervising the repair of a Taoist temple for his brother-in-law, Emperor Jiajing. The two came together because of official business and became good friends because of their common hobbies.

Xie Ding told his good friend about his troubles, firstly to let it out, and secondly to seek advice. Because the prince consort found that Zhao Liben was very popular with women, he thought it was because he understood women's hearts the best.

After listening to the prince consort's troubles, Zhao Liben really had an idea. He told Xie Ding that once this woman gets too carried away, even eight oxen can't pull her back, so in this kind of situation it is better to guide than to block. You have to go along with her, only then will it be possible to make the slut turn back.

When the prince consort heard this, he thought, isn't this nonsense? Do I have to be a pimp for them? It's not that being a pimp is not allowed, but Gao Gong is the only one that is not allowed. That is the shadow that has been hanging over him for thirteen years!

"Hahahaha!" Zhao Liben laughed out loud when he heard that, and said, "Don't worry, it will definitely work if you pull it."

Perhaps he was used to being cuckolded after so many years, Prince Consort Xie really did as he was told.

He had his mind calculated. In fact, it didn't matter whether the princess was married or not. The key point was that there were three kinds of unfilial behavior, and the worst was to have no descendants. Prince Consort Xie thought to himself that if this move could really change the princess's mind, it would be great. If not, he would just treat it as a way of honoring the princess. Maybe if the princess was happy, she would agree to let him take a concubine to continue the family line.

This time, it’s a win-win situation for both the prince consort and the princess.

So he went back and told the princess, "Since you miss Gao Suqing so much, I will let you meet him. If you still like him after meeting him, I will help you. If you don't feel the same after meeting him, then we can live our lives well."

The princess said that was not possible, I was not that kind of person. We royal princesses are the most virtuous!

Hey, Jin'e, please find the pink shirt and green skirt I wore when I went on a blind date. Mammy, do you remember what my hairstyle was back then?

Zhao Liben also went to the Hanlin Academy and found Gao Gong, who was studying there, and said that the prince consort wanted to invite him for a drink.

Gao Gong asked why? Of course Zhao Liben would not tell him, because he was going to be a pimp for his wife. So he gave the excuse he had prepared long ago, saying that the prince consort had no talent for writing poetry, and he heard that Brother Gao was very good at it, so he wanted to ask you to write it for him.

Gao Gong was still very naive at that time. Well, he had always been easy to deceive... so he agreed immediately.

The reason why he agreed so readily was because he also had a lingering feeling in his heart. He had always been troubled by the fact that he failed to be a royal consort thirteen years ago. Moreover, the princess was so beautiful that he could not forget her after meeting her once. After all, who wouldn't want to marry the princess? Old Zhao wanted to marry her, but unfortunately he had no chance.

In short, with mixed emotions, Gao Gong followed Zhao Liben into the Prince Consort's Mansion.

Without going to talk about the greetings and toasts between the host and the guest, let's just say that Princess Yongchun carefully dressed up as she did more than ten years ago, hiding behind the screen with excitement looking at the banquet, eager to catch a glimpse of her dream lover.

Who knows, I was shocked when I saw him. What the hell! Is this still the young man with red lips and white teeth? !

It turned out that for the past thirteen years, Gao Gong had been sitting in his study all day, lacking exercise, and liking to eat a lot when under great pressure. He had become extremely fat. He also grew a full beard, and even his fair skin had turned dark and oily. It was a bit like "Pigsy from Gao Village Revealed".

As a result, Gao Huzi scared away the princess who came to pursue her dreams. Until the end of the banquet, she was sent away by the host, and no romantic encounter in the back garden like in the West Chamber happened...

Seeing Gao Gong leave unhappily, the prince consort felt extremely happy. After bowing to Brother Zhao to express his gratitude, he asked him why he was so sure that the princess' spiritual love would die in the light?

Zhao Liben answered him with an unfathomable look on his face, because spiritual lovers are not worldly. In the princess's heart, Gao Gong was still the hairless young man from more than ten years ago. When she saw Gao Gong in person, who was so different from the image she had imagined day and night, her spiritual lover was disillusioned like a mirage.

So people should cherish the one in front of them, and stop thinking about meeting their first love, which is not good for anyone...

It is better to miss someone than to see them. It is good for everyone. Really.

Prince Consort Xie was full of admiration and thought that Zhao Liben was simply a romantic saint.

If the matter ended here, everyone would be happy. Unfortunately, Zhao Qingsheng is always only half right...

To put it in a common saying, I guessed the beginning, but not the ending.

~~

After that day, Princess Yongchun fell ill.

Seeing her emaciated day by day, Prince Consort Xie was terrified. If anything happened to the imperial sister, the emperor would kill his whole family.

He quickly told the princess, if you still want to see Gao Gong, I will find him for you.

Unexpectedly, the princess said, I don’t like Gao Gong anymore, but I still don’t like you.

Prince Consort Xie said, it’s up to you whoever you like, I will find one for you.

"I like the one who came with him that day..." the princess replied.

Prince Consort Xie wanted to slap himself in the face. Damn, I was careless. I forgot that Zhao Liben was a young lady killer...

That's a high-end version of the modern Ximen Qing! The risk factor is at least nine levels higher than Gao Gong...

But in order to make the princess get better quickly, he had to find Zhao Liben and ask him to comfort the princess.

Zhao Liben was shocked when he heard this. Damn, there is such a good thing? But he still refused. Women of the royal family cannot be touched. He just broke his son's leg because of this, and now he is guilty. How can he be a father?

But under the earnest pleading of Prince Consort Xie, he had no choice but to do it. There was no other way, who asked him to be righteous? He would go through fire and water for his friends, and he would not hesitate!

So he went to a private residence in Houhai to meet Princess Yongchun according to the address given to him by Prince Consort Xie.

As a result, he was put in a sack and beaten with a club by Ning An. Then, Ji Gonggong, who had just been transferred from the East Factory, used a little trick to make Zhao Liben confess everything.

Ning An was furious. Well, you don't let your son ↑ the princess, but you ↑ it yourself. Isn't this like allowing officials to have mistresses but not allowing ordinary people to read pornographic books? How shameless! Too much!

Throw it into Houhai Lake and plant lotus flowers!

Later, it was the eunuch of Princess Yongchun's mansion who notified Prince Yu and saved Zhao Liben.

But the matter had already become a big deal. Although the East Factory tried its best to put out the rumors and arrested anyone who dared to discuss the matter, the princess's romantic gossip was more tenacious than weeds and soon spread throughout the capital.

Gossip says that Zhao Liben loves married women like Cao Cao, and wants to challenge himself to flirt with Princess Yongchun. However, the princess still misses her old lover, so Zhao Liben comes up with a plan and takes Gao Gong to the prince consort's house for a drink. He knows that the princess will definitely spy on Gao Gong, and naturally she will see him. It's not a problem if you don't know the goods, but it's a problem if you compare the goods. I believe the princess will make a fuss.

As a result, the princess chose Zhao Liben over Gao Gong. The two of them met frequently in secret, but were discovered by the prince consort. He then instigated the princess' niece, Princess Ning'an, to ambush Zhao Liben halfway and vent his anger...

The rumor was so convincing that outsiders believed it to be the truth and gave Zhao Liben thumbs up. He is truly the pride of Chinese men!

Gao Gong naturally also heard the rumors. He was so angry that he blocked Zhao Liben on his way to work and beat him up.

After that, Zhao Liben would never dare to provoke the princess even if he was beaten to death.

In fact, the princess didn't dare to greet him. As time went by, the matter would have passed, but not long after, the princess died...

Now the two of them have become mortal enemies.

Actually, it was Gao Gong's one-sided hatred. Well, you pushed me away, but you occupied the toilet without doing anything... Hey, this is not right.

In short, he believed that the princess was killed by Zhao Liben. This old castrated donkey not only destroyed his first love, but also killed his first love. Of course, Gao Gong hated him for the rest of his life.

~~

Zhenkong Temple, in the pavilion in the backyard of the inn.

The cigar in Zhao Liben's hand was half burned, and he didn't even notice the silvery white ash falling on his robe.

"I want to explain three things to you." He sighed and raised a finger, saying, "First, the person I hate most in my life is the Royal Princess. It is impossible for me to have any improper thoughts about her!"

"Then why did you go to Houhai for a tryst?" Gao Gong said with a look of disbelief.

"It was Prince Consort Xie who begged me to go see her." Zhao Liben said with a wry smile, "I was planning to tell Princess Yongchun that it was impossible for us to meet. My son had his legs broken by me because he missed Princess Shang. If I, as a father, break the law while enforcing it, wouldn't I be guilty of a more serious crime?"

"Yes, break all three legs!" Gao Gong said with a smile.

"As long as you're happy." Zhao Liben shrugged his shoulders and raised a finger, saying, "Second, the princess is suffering from tuberculosis, not lovesickness, and she has been suffering from it for two years. Later I learned that Prince Consort Xie was willing to be a pimp because he felt sorry for her."

"Is that so..." Gao Gong sighed, feeling both relieved and sad.

"Third, when we were fighting at the entrance of the Ministry of Industry, I said that even Madam Lian had slept with me. That was all just out of anger..." Zhao Liben lowered his voice and said, "I'm only interested in widows. I never cuckold a living person. Having sex with a widow is called doing good deeds and accumulating virtue. Cuckolding someone will send you to hell!"

"I know this without you telling me." Gao Gong sneered and said, "Besides, it was me who beat you to a pulp back then. Do you still want to fight me?"

"Really? I remember the Procuratorate finally decided the case was a fight?" Zhao Liben said in disbelief.

"If you don't believe me, let's practice. Let's see if you can touch my finger." Gao Gong rolled up his sleeves, revealing his fist as big as a vinegar jar.

"Forget it, forget it. I won't care about it. We are already this old, does it matter who beat who back then?" Zhao Liben laughed.

"Yes, it doesn't matter anymore." Gao Gong sighed and said, "The princess has been dead for thirty years. The prince consort has also passed away, and we have all become old men..."

"It's you. I don't have it. I'm still as charming and dashing as ever." Zhao Liben never admits defeat.

"Okay, you're a gangster until you die, now it's all right, right?" Gao Gong also poured him a glass of wine, and finally smiled and said, "The misunderstanding has been resolved, and the events of the past are now over."

"Okay, let's start a new chapter." Zhao Liben also sighed and clinked glasses with him.

~~

The old enemies of thirty years finally resolved their grievances and began to drink heartily. Gao Gong, who was drinking to drown his sorrows, naturally got drunk and slept in the inn that night.

The next day, when he got up at noon and was about to leave, his wife told him embarrassedly that the doctor had diagnosed her with pregnancy yesterday, but she couldn't bring herself to say it in front of Zhao Liben...

Gao Gong was so happy that he thought Li Shizhen's prescription was useless to him. It turned out that it was a late comer.

"Hahahaha, hahahaha, that's what I told you, Hai Rui is only one year younger than me, there's no reason why he can do it and I can't!" Lord Gao's laughter was deafening, and he wished he could let the whole world know.

He immediately decided to stay and not leave, and wait until autumn came before rushing back home!

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