Huo Chenan was very annoyed these two days.
Because these two days, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was like a knife pulling his ass - he opened his eyes.
First, Huo Chenan wrote poems at will, and then he saw the ingenious effect of the curved plow.
The Crown Prince was completely upset now, and he immediately looked for Huo Chenan to have a long talk every day, and the central idea was to invite Huo Chenan to serve as an official in the court.
The first day.
The Crown Prince tried to persuade Huo Chenan with the righteousness of the family and the country.
The country is now in turmoil, the treasury is not enough, there are famines in various places for years, and there are tigers and wolves all around. The country is in urgent need of talents like you.
Secondly, he is still young and has little power in the court. He needs a strong man like you. No, a capable and virtuous minister, you are wasting your talent if you stay here, only the court is the place where you can make great achievements.
Balabala, Huo Chenan is not tired of talking.
Huo Chenan replied helplessly: "I am just a country bumpkin. I am honored to be the man of Jiangning County by the Prince and King Wu's love. I really don't want to be bothered by paperwork. Please go back, Prince."
The Prince couldn't help but sigh: "What a pity!"
When he was about to leave, Huo Chenan said: "Wait."
The Prince was overjoyed: "Sir, have you figured it out?"
Then Huo Chenan took a box of mahjong and handed it to the Prince and said: "Please give this box of mahjong to Princess Jialing."
The Prince was stunned.
Huo Chenan continued: "I would like to trouble the Prince to help pass on a message, saying that if anyone wants to buy mahjong, they can go to Wushuang Wine Shop on Chang Street to buy it, one box is ten taels."
Huo Chenan is probably not the first person in the Dashun Dynasty to use the Prince as a courier and letter.
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The next day.
The Prince continued to visit, but this time he changed his entry point.
Since Huo Chenan was unmoved by the national justice, he planned to lure him with benefits this time.
"Sir, I am alone now. If you are willing to come out and help me, you will have the merit of following the dragon after I ascend the throne. At that time, I will definitely allow you to be second to none.
Besides, based on the waterwheel and curved plow invented by you, I guarantee that as long as you are willing to serve as an official in the court, you will be a doctor in the Ministry of Works."
Huo Chenan was sweating in his heart. The imperial family is the most ruthless. When you ascend the throne, if you don't punish me with a thousand cuts, I will thank your eight generations of ancestors.
He pretended to be angry and said, "Your Highness, you disappoint me so much. Who do you think I am? Am I the kind of person who values fame and fortune? Please go back, Your Highness."
The prince saw that Huo Chenan was angry, and hurriedly explained, "Sir, this is not what I meant."
Huo Chenan hurriedly interrupted, "It's useless to say more, Your Highness, please go back."
The prince came again on the third day. He thought that he could influence Huo Chenan with his persistence. But he didn't expect that he would come up empty-handed this time.
Because Huo Chenan received a message from Ruyi, she was leaving Jinling.
When Huo Chenan returned to the Su family, Su Ruyi and Su Linglong were chatting with a girl in gorgeous clothes in the main hall. The girl was dressed in a tight suit and had a high ponytail, which made her look very heroic.
Seeing Huo Chenan coming back, the little girl almost couldn't help but throw herself into Huo Chenan's arms.
But she stopped abruptly in the knife-like eyes of her elder sister.
Huo Chenan has come back a lot these days to "secretly visit the little girl". He also promised to give her a fun thing when she leaves.
In order to ease the embarrassment, the little girl immediately said: "Brother Chenan, this is Sister Wu Tong, my sister's friend in Hangzhou. It was Sister Wu who helped our Su family raise food and grass."
Turning back, she said to Wu Tong: "Sister Wu, this is the brother Chenan I told you about."
Wu Tong showed a look of realization, and hurriedly clasped his fists and said: "I have heard of your name for a long time, it is really well-known."
This Wu Tong gave Huo Chenan the feeling of a person in the world.
"Miss Wu, you are too kind. Chen An is just a small servant. How can he be called famous?" Wu Tong smiled and said, "Ruyi has told me all your heroic deeds these days. She has told me eight hundred times a day. Your name seems to be echoing in my ears now. Do you think this is famous?" After that, Wu Tong laughed to himself: "Hahaha." Huo Chen An scratched his head awkwardly. Su Ruyi blushed and looked embarrassed, while Su Linglong was furious. Wu Tong was straightforward, but she was not stupid. She soon realized something was wrong. Faced with the awkward atmosphere, Huo Chen An could only use his ultimate weapon, mahjong, which was also the gift he wanted to give to the little girl. After a round, the atmosphere eased a lot. "This mahjong is really interesting." Wu Tong said with appreciation. "This set of mahjong was brought to Hangzhou by Ruyi to play." Huo Chen An said. "Then I will also benefit from it."
"Win!" Su Ruyi pushed the mahjong in front of him and waved his fist excitedly. With Huo Chenan, the old driver, feeding the cards, it was easy for him to make anyone win.
During the casual chat, Huo Chenan learned that Wu Tong's family was a security company. No wonder they had a sense of the underworld.
The same mahjong scene also took place in the Wuwang Mansion.
The Wuwang Princess, the Crown Prince's Consort, Princess Zhaoning, and Princess Jialing were shuffling the cards.
The clattering sound was very pleasant.
"Jialing, where did you buy this mahjong?" Wuwang Princess asked.
Jialing remembered Huo Chenan's words and said, "It's at the Wushuang Winery on Changjie."
"Tomorrow, I'll buy a set too."
"Mother, I want one too." The Crown Prince's Consort also said.
"Okay, okay."
From that day on, mahjong began to become popular in the mansions of dignitaries.
While the few people were chatting, the princess seemed to find that Princess Zhaoning was a little bit off, so she asked, "What's wrong with Zhaoning? She doesn't look very interested."
Seeing that Zhaoning seemed to be hesitant to speak, the princess continued, "You can tell me anything. I'm an experienced person."
Princess Zhaoning hesitated for a long time before she mustered up the courage to say, "Since the assassination that day, the prince consort has no longer slept with me."
The princess asked in surprise, "Did he say why?"
"He said he was frightened, which led to... led to impotence." Princess Zhaoning hesitantly explained the reason.
What Princess Zhaoning didn't know was that the real reason was actually Huo Chenan's foot that cut off his children and grandchildren.
"Hey, what did I think it was? This is simple. There are countless rare treasures in the palace. When you go back, I will pick two for you, pour them into the wine and let the prince consort drink it. I guarantee that he will be full of energy."
"Really?" Princess Zhaoning showed a look of a horse in her eyes.
"Of course."
At this time, Chen Shimei was lying on the bed with ice on his crotch. He naturally did not dare to treat it in front of Zhao Ning, so he could only treat it in secret, which delayed his injury for a long time.
"Qin Wushuang, Huo Chenan, if you don't take revenge for this, you are not a gentleman." Chen Shimei said with gritted teeth.