The struggle of the reborn prince

Zhao Tong came to this world and had never met anyone from his grandma's family. Although he knew the purpose of these two uncles, he still had an unexplainable urge to see them immediately. This feeling may be due to the blood connection It may also be due to gratitude to my grandfather's family for taking care of me after leaving the palace.

After Zhao Tang changed his clothes, he came to the front hall. As soon as he entered the door, he saw Zheng Shou, the third steward in the small living room, drinking tea with two people, presumably they were his two uncles. "Ta'er pays respects to the two uncles!" Zhao Tun didn't wait for Xiao Huangmen to report, he stepped forward and said with a two-step salute.

"How could I receive such a great gift from the prince!" One of them quickly got up and supported Zhao Tong and said with a smile.

"My lord, this is Zheng Xi, the second son of the Duke's Mansion, and also your second uncle!" Zheng Shou knew that Zhao Tun didn't know them, so he hurriedly introduced them one by one, "That is Zheng Yu, the sixth son of the Duke's Mansion, and it's your uncle!" Uncle!"

Listening to Zheng Shou's introduction, Zhao Tang looked at the two people. Zheng Xi looked about 30 years old, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, fair skin, and good facial features. He was wearing a Shu brocade robe with a gold belt around his waist. Hanging a whitebait bag, paired with a jade ring, and holding a white jade fracture fan made in Japan, he looks like a child of an official; although Zheng Yu behind him is also wearing a brocade robe, but the material and workmanship are poor at first glance. He's grown a lot, and his waist is just a rhinoceros belt inlaid with jade pieces. His face is pretty, but a little gloomy. Those who don't know the situation will definitely regard him as the second child's follower.

"My lord is in good health. Your grandpa and grandma are always worried when they mention it. Now they know that you are well, and they must be happy. This time they know that you have been crowned prince, so they immediately prepared a congratulatory gift and asked me to send it!" Zheng Xi smiled all over his face. said.

"Grandpa and grandma are worried about it, but the second uncle should not be with the prince. If the prince calls, the whole family seems to be divided. Don't you think so, little uncle?"

"Oh, then forgive me for being disrespectful, I'm calling you a tambourine!" Before Zheng Yu could speak, Zheng Xi rushed to answer.

The three of them sat down again, they didn't know each other well just now, so Zhao Tang asked how the elders in the family were doing, how the year was going, how were the other uncles and aunts, what were the brothers and sisters doing.After chatting for a while, they gradually warmed up. Zheng Xi was very talkative, and he could tell one, two, three, no matter what happened in the court, or the rumors in the market, just like there was nothing he didn't know about the capital. I just interjected a few words occasionally, and asked about Zhao Tun's health and studies. Most of the time, I just drank tea and listened to what they had to say.

In the evening, Zhao Tuan hosted a banquet for the two uncles. During the banquet, only Huang Jingchen and the three stewards of the mansion were with him. After the meal, he tidied up the two guest rooms and arranged for them to stay. No one mentioned the matter of making wine.On the second day, Zhao Tang accompanied them to drink and eat, and visited the mansion, and it was still the same on the third day.

In the early morning of the fourth day, Zheng Xi and his brother had breakfast and were waiting to continue to visit the palace with the prince. A little yellow door came to tell that the prince went to the construction site of the river embankment to play today, and let them take care of themselves. "Lao Liu, have you asked Zheng Fu?" No matter how big the Zhao residence was, they would have wandered around in two days. Besides, the house was much better built than this, and they had no interest in wandering around alone. Zheng Xi asked about something serious.

"Second brother, I asked, and he said he didn't understand the matter!" Zheng Yu poured a cup of tea for Zheng Xi, and replied carefully.

"This dog, our Zheng family has raised him for so many years, and he has learned to play tricks with us here!" Zheng Xi patted the table and said angrily, "You too, won't you ask others if you don't tell him? ?”

"I asked, and they all said they didn't know about such a thing." Zheng Yu looked at the sullen second brother and lowered his head.

"What?! I don't even know, these treacherous things are all unfamiliar wolf cubs!" Most of the housekeepers in the mansion, including the nurses and handymen, used to be from the Zheng mansion, but now they are all the same. I don't know the third question, so it's no wonder Zheng Xi is angry.

"Second brother, don't be angry, this shochu is a secret, it's normal for these people not to know!" Zheng Yu persuaded.

"Fart, Tan'er is only eight years old. What does he know? It's not Zheng Fu and the others who are in charge. They don't know about such an important matter. Who will believe it!" Zheng Xi yelled, his nose burning with anger.

"Second brother, don't forget, the chief executive in this mansion is not ours, he was sent by the palace, maybe only he knows about this matter." Zheng Yu said in a low voice.

"Oh, didn't Zheng Quan say that a servant in the mansion knew how to make shochu? Could it be someone from the inner courtyard, that's impossible." Zheng Xi shook his head and said, he thought that all the people in Zhao's mansion were from the Duke's mansion , I just need to personally come to find that person, and I can complete this simple task with a little work, but now these people don't know what medicine they have taken, and they don't buy it for me, the 'old master', and they push back and forth without saying a word To be honest, he didn't believe that people in the palace would know how to make wine.

"Second brother, why don't we talk directly to Tan'er and see what conditions they will offer?" Zheng Yu suggested.

"Ta'er is a child, and I still don't know the great benefits of it. If we tell it, will it be so easy to find people?" Zheng Xi reprimanded with sideways eyes, looking like you are stupid.

"Second brother, didn't my father tell us to run a partnership with the Wangfu, you do this..." Zheng Yu said as if he didn't see it.

"Don't talk about it, I have my own plan, you call Zheng Fu over tonight, just say that I invite him!" Zheng Xi said with a grim expression, shaking his sleeves.

Zheng Yu was startled, and understood what the second brother was thinking, he wanted to swallow it all by himself, opened his mouth or swallowed the words of persuasion, turned around and went out to find someone, but he didn't hold much hope for it.In the past two days, he has met several old people in the original mansion, but he feels that although these people still miss their old friendship, they are not as enthusiastic as before. They express their admiration for the new master in their words. He can hear these praises The words are definitely not because they have climbed a high branch, but because they admire them from the heart.

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Zhao Tun didn't see them for several days, and he still boxed and practiced martial arts every day, read and grew vegetables, and seemed to have forgotten the existence of the two uncles, "Jianxi, what are the two uncles doing these two days?" Erlang asked, the military life in his previous life had given him the habit of finding out the situation before making a decision, and cooperation was no exception.

"Second Master, Uncle Er Guo is now inviting several supervisors to eat and drink every day, inquiring about shochu. I can't open it, so I can barely cope with it, but I can't stand it anymore!" Jian Xi said with a smile, "Uncle Liu Guo is at ease, every day he is not reading, or walking around, except for the few days when he first came. I've looked for people in the mansion!"

"Well, he still doesn't give up, you won't be bribed by him?" Zhao Tong nodded, then suddenly turned around and asked.

"Second master, the conscience of heaven and earth, I have never revealed a single word about making wine in front of him. If I tell a lie, there will be a thunderbolt from the sky!" Jian Xi smiled and swore pointingly.

"Okay, stop pretending, are you tired?" Zhao Tuo rolled his eyes at him, and said helplessly, this kid is getting more and more 'reckless', "Have you found out their details?"

"Second Lord, don't worry if I see that you are happy to do things. I asked a few old people in the Duke's mansion to find out clearly that Uncle Daguo and Uncle Erguo are both descendants of Mrs. Tai, but Uncle Daguo is indifferent by nature and doesn't like business affairs. , so the business in the Duke’s mansion is managed by Uncle Erguo, but it is said that he is headstrong and likes to bully others, and everyone just looks at his empress’s face, which makes him even more proud; Uncle Liuguo is the Duke’s Born from a concubine, she has studied poetry and books for several years, but failed repeatedly. The year before last, she was awarded a Jinshi, but she was not awarded an official. Now she is in charge of two restaurants in Beijing. She is kind and benevolent, and her reputation is not bad!"

Hearing Jianxi's reply, Zhao Tang also understood that Zheng Xi was the second child, and had no hope of becoming a noble. Although he was in charge of the property in the mansion, it was all for kilometers.He came out this time with selfish intentions, and wanted to take this opportunity to get the recipe for making shochu, and leave a way out for himself. After the division of the government, he can still start a new stove and live a good life.

"Money touches people's hearts. For money, even my nephew wants to cheat me!" This kind of thing that forced me to jump off a building for money, and my mother lived on the street, Zhao Tun had seen it in his previous life, and he didn't expect such a thing in ancient times. It will also happen to me.

"Second master, that kid has a wicked mind, I think we should just send him away!" Seeing Zhao Tong's dissatisfaction, Jian Xi immediately became that kid, his uncle eunuched himself and sent him to the palace , so I don't like 'uncle' very much.

"They are not kind, we can't be unrighteous, even if we don't look at my mother, we should save some face for them because of my grandfather's care for me, but I can't let the second uncle take charge of this matter, you accompany me to see them! "Zhao Tong said with a sigh, after finishing the investigation period of the two people, he knew in his heart that the reason why grandpa sent two sons to discuss this matter was to let him choose one of the two.It is said that knowing a son is better than a father, so why didn't the old man test him.

When Jian Xi heard the order, he immediately sent someone to deliver the message, but Zheng Yu was the only one who came. It turned out that Zheng Xi had tried his best for a few days, but he couldn't get anything useful out of the mouths of those in charge. In a fit of anger, he took two followers to Yingtian Mansion to relax.How did he know that the only ones in the palace who knew how to make liquor were Zhao Tun and Jianxi, even if you killed him, you wouldn't be able to find out about the others. Zheng Xi's calculations were wrong when he played with him.