The Concubine in the Palace_The Feast of Masks【Complete】(162)

"First, mark the places that are beyond the regulations and need to be demolished, so that you can have a clear idea next time."

Before coming here this time, the King of Jin ordered his subordinates to bring all the tools they should bring. Upon hearing this, the people who followed him were all stunned and couldn't help looking at Zhou Wu.

Zhou Wu scolded: "Since Zhao has given the order, why don't you do it?"

The men hurriedly retreated.

Not long after, they were seen leading a group of craftsmen in, like hungry wolves entering a flock of sheep, running everywhere, starting with the front yard. Standing in this hall, you can see that several craftsmen have worked together to build several wooden ladders, and a craftsman carrying a wooden bucket in his hand has climbed up to the roof in a few steps.

The subordinate handed him a special wooden brush, which was about two meters long and shaped like an oversized brush. This person dipped the wooden brush into the bucket until the wooden brush absorbed enough red paint, and then held the wooden brush with both hands and wrote on the tiles on the roof.

This man was probably familiar with it, but in the blink of an eye, a blood-red word "demolition" appeared in front of everyone's eyes.

Deshun's old eyes were shocked and pointed at the word: "This, this..."

The King of Jin glanced at him and said: "Don't panic, it will be demolished sooner or later. When the tiles are changed, the words will naturally disappear."

With the power of the King of Jin, the people of the Ministry of Works drew the word "demolition" on the places where the regulations were exceeded in the Prince of Hui's Palace at lightning speed, just like a disgusting toad stuck on the wall, not to mention how glaring.

The people of the Prince of Hui's Palace wanted to stop it but didn't dare to. If they really stopped it, they would be against the imperial power and the emperor. No one is stupid, how could they seek death themselves.

After doing all this, the King of Jin did not stay for long. He told Deshun to come back in three days and asked him to report to the King of Hui quickly, and then left with his people.

After the King of Jin left, the King of Hui, who had been staying in the room, jumped out.

His fat body bounced up and down like a ball. His fat face turned the color of liver and slightly purple, obviously he was extremely angry.

"You are so good, Old Five, I just wasn't the crown prince, you are so shameful, I will never let you go!"

All the servants bowed their heads and listened to King Hui's cursing.

Zhao Zuo, who received the news, hurried back. Before entering the gate of the palace, he saw a big, blood-red "demolition" painted on the gate tower outside the gate.

When he entered the palace, all kinds of "demolition" characters were like demons with bared fangs and claws, drilling into his pupils. At the same time, his father was scolding like a shrew in the market.

His fingers trembled under his sleeves, and he strode into the hall, signaling people to clear the place, and shouted: "Father, what are you doing!"

"What? Didn't you see..."

Seeing that all the people who didn't like him had left, Zhao Zuo looked embarrassed, and said angrily: "Do you know that you are a joke in the eyes of others now!"

King Hui was originally angry with King Jin. Hearing this, he stared at Zhao Zuo with poisonous eyes, and a sarcastic arc appeared at the corner of his mouth: "You dare to despise your father, but you are my son. Without me, do you think you can stand here?! Is it because the title of the crown prince has made you so arrogant that you don't know how high the sky is, but you still rely on me. If I can't be the crown prince, you can't keep your position as the crown prince!"

King Hui's words were heartbreaking, like a poisonous arrow piercing Zhao Zuo's heart.

He hated King Hui, but since he was born, he was the son of the crown prince, and he was tied to the man in front of him. He hated the trouble this man brought him, but he still had to rely on this man's name, because he was born by him.

Sometimes Zhao Zuo even hated himself, why was he born by this man.

But all this disappeared with the abolition of the prince and the removal of his position as the crown prince. This is the demon he can't avoid for the rest of his life, unless he dies one day.

"Do you know that if this matter gets out of hand, we will still be embarrassed. Not only will we not get any good, but we will also be criticized. We are all like this, so why should we be afraid of being laughed at secretly? As long as the emperor grandfather is still on our side, we don't have to care about other people's eyes. And the originally good opportunity was ruined by you!"

This opportunity was still in Zhao Zuo's hands, ready to completely turn the tables.

Why did he know that the palace exceeded the rules, but still let the servants perfunctorily deal with the people of the Ministry of Works again and again? Since the King of Jin went to the Ministry of Works, he has kept this chess move, but he didn't expect the King of Jin to use such means, and didn't give him the opportunity to perform at all, and ended everything with such an unexpected means.

Zhao Zuo had no intention of disobeying the rules from the beginning to the end. He just took advantage of the anger in King Hui's heart and the ignorance of his servants to set up a dragon gate array. When King Jin came to visit, he would naturally let his servants talk nicely to him, but try to delay. Wait for two more times, and when King Jin finally lost his temper and said something or did something, he would pretend to be bullied and let the people from the Ministry of Works dismantle the things that violated the rules.

At that time, people from the outside world, even in the eyes of Emperor Hongjing and Queen Wei, would definitely think that King Jin was aggressive and King Hui's family was wronged.

Human nature is always used to sympathizing with the weak.

Just like the granddaughter of the old man Wang, his royal grandfather had given up the idea, but he wanted to compensate him again, and there was also the matter of going to the Ministry of Personnel...

Now he is no longer the grandson of the emperor who got whatever he wanted. He has to earn everything by himself, including dignity, power, and everything. And when dignity and power conflict, he will not hesitate to abandon dignity, because after experiencing the ups and downs of this period, Zhao Zuo knows very well that face is worthless.

But now it's good, not only is all my dignity and dignity gone, but I can't find an opportunity to have an attack at all, because things are done according to the rules.

Yes, King Jin's move gives people the impression that he is doing things according to the rules.

When others knew about this, they would only say that King Jin was stupid, dull, with a lumpy head, and a green head. How could he handle things like this? They probably regarded the standard regulations as how they were handled. As everyone knows, when people from the Ministry of Industry come down to do things, whenever they meet some respectable people, they will save some face for each other and will not do things so nakedly.

After all, keep a thin line in life so that we can meet each other easily in the future.

King Hui was cursing endlessly, as if he wanted to vent all the depression accumulated in his heart. After hearing this, it stopped abruptly.

The son's words awakened the dreamer, but how could he admit his mistake?

"You think you are the only one who can do it, I will go into the palace right now!"

Zhao Zuo looked at the disappearing figure of King Hui coldly. He failed to accomplish anything but failed! Forget it, he wants to lose face, so go ahead and do it.

No matter how embarrassing and embarrassing Prince Hui's mansion is, the emperor's grandfather will pity him.

He should have been flawless, noble, decent, aloof, and praised by the world. It's a pity that all this was ruined by his good father and mother.

Human nature is so strange. When the threat is no longer a threat, that ridiculous compassion will prevail again, but that's okay, he can just take advantage of it.

Chapter 129

After leaving Prince Hui's Mansion, Zhou Wu cautiously asked King Jin: "Your Highness, will this be a bit -"

This week Wu was also a man of great talent. He addressed King Jin as Chief Zhao in front of others, and as an honorific title in queens. At first he was His Highness the King of Jin, but now he is His Highness.

People who don't know think that Zhou Wu is a confidant of King Jin, but they don't know that they only have a casual relationship with each other. But Zhou Wu was the only person in the Ministry of Industry who took the initiative to get close to King Jin. It was also through Zhou Wu that King Jin managed his official business quite well today.

The King of Jin likes smart people and is more willing to deal with smart people. Since Zhou Wu has a vassal mentality, he will not turn him away.

"It doesn't matter."

Sure enough, Zhou Wu understood it and didn't question it too much. This is another redeeming feature of Zhou Wu. He understands everything at once, and even if he has doubts in his heart, he won't say them out loud.

The servants who came with them this time had already obeyed the order and left with the craftsmen. Logically speaking, it was not the time to go off duty yet, and King Jin and Zhou Wu should return to the Ministry of Works. But King Jin asked Zhou Wu to go back by himself, and he left by himself.

When Zhou Wu returned to the Ministry of Industry, Chen Yuanwailang pulled him aside and asked, "Did that matter be done?"

Zhou Wu hesitated and nodded.

"What about His Royal Highness Prince Jin?"

"His Royal Highness Prince Jin has returned to his residence."

Upon hearing this, Chen Yuanwailang smiled bitterly: "Well, Your Highness has worked hard and deserves a rest." After saying that, he left.

Zhou Wu looked at his back and couldn't help but shook his head.

King Jin suddenly returned home this morning, and Yao Niang was very surprised.

This is neither a rest nor a midday break. Could it be that something happened? Or is it that His Highness lost his temper and came back after quarreling with others?

Yao Niang, who had a lot on her mind but didn't dare to ask any more questions, fumbled around and studied King Jin with her eyes for a long time, without even trying to figure out the reason, so she couldn't help but come closer.

"Your Highness, why are you back at this time?"

King Jin was looking down at Xiaobao unifying the nine-ring chain for Erbao. He glanced at her and said, "What? You don't want me to come back?"

"Can……"

How could King Jin ignore the way she hesitated just now? He tugged on a strand of hair beside her temples and said, "Why didn't I notice that you were so fond of thinking about random things before? Today, I, the King, will rest."

Yao Niang obviously didn't believe it. She knew better than him whether King Jin was going to stop bathing or not. It wasn't even time yet, so why did he stop bathing?

Seeing this, King Jin could only give an overview of the situation.

After listening, not only Yao Niang was stunned, but Xiao Bao was also stunned. The nine links in his hand were all messed up and he didn't realize it yet.

"Your Highness, you mean to say that because you worked so hard to demolish Prince Hui's Mansion today, you will not take a bath today?"