The Struggle of the Reborn Prince

Chapter 25 The prince’s life is also ‘difficult’

Zhao Yan was the only child at the table. Everyone else was pouring wine. He glanced at the chief steward and was already smiling happily. It seemed that this restaurant was really good. "Thank you for your hospitality. I can't drink, so I will."

Let King Dai, the chief steward, have a drink with everyone!" Zhao Tong said to Chen Tang and others with a smile.

"Thank you, Your Majesty. I'm so ashamed of myself. I dare to be rude to you. I should apologize to you first. I'll punish myself with three glasses of wine first!" Chen Tang stood up and said respectfully, and then drank three glasses of wine in a row.

"Prefect Chen is so polite, I still have to offer this glass of wine!" Zhao Tong asked Jianxi to pour the wine for Chen Tang, and the chief steward and Chen Tang drank another glass together.

"The second dish, fried horseshoe crab with eel and goose gizzard palm soup!" The second dish came up as he spoke, "Your Majesty, this fried horseshoe crab with eel is fried horseshoe crab meat with eel. Even though the horseshoe crab meat is inconspicuous, it has heat-clearing properties.

It can detoxify, improve eyesight and cure malignant sores. It is really a fine river seafood dish. Please try it, Your Majesty, to see if it suits your taste!" Chen Tang introduced diligently, as if nothing unpleasant had happened at all, "As for this goose

Gizzard Palm Soup uses goose gizzards and goose paws. It is carefully simmered in a casserole for several hours. After it is out of the pot, minced onions, ginger and garlic are added. Drinking it in your stomach not only warms your stomach but also tastes delicious. It is best to eat now.

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"Well, well, it tastes good. Let's eat together!" Zhao Ta tasted it and asked everyone to use their chopsticks.

"The third one, three delicacies, fried mandarin duck belly!" It turns out that these three delicacies are sashimi. Could it be that little Japan learned this dish from China? Zhao Tong gently picked up a piece of meat and looked at the window.

It actually shines with light, so the so-called flimsy piece of paper is nothing more than that.

While eating the three delicacies, Zhao Tong regretted eating the sashimi without wasabi. It seemed like something was missing. In future generations, such a dish would probably cost hundreds or even thousands of dollars. Thinking of this, he ate a few more.

Mouth can be regarded as filling up the regrets of the previous life.

"The fourth one, hand-washed crabs, blood meal soup!" The waiter served another dish, "hand-washed crabs? What the hell!" Zhao Tong was stunned. He really didn't expect that he could still eat crabs, but he didn't know they were sea crabs.

Crab or river crab?

At this time, Chen Tang personally distributed the crab roe to everyone and said casually: "Although the time for eating crab roe has passed, the fact that we can eat it now is because we are next to the canal!"

Jianxi saw the prince looking at the crabs in a daze, as if he didn't know how to start, and said quickly, "Second Master, this is to cut the raw crab roe in half, sprinkle salt and pour wine, and then mix it with ginger foam and orange puree.

The crab roe is so plump, I’m afraid it costs six or seven taels per crab, it’s a very good thing!” He peeled off the meat and put it in his mouth.

"I'm afraid this plate of crab roe costs a lot of money, right?" Zhao Tong took a bite and asked Chen Tang.

"Yeah, I'm afraid this dish will cost forty dollars!" Chen Tang thought for a while and said.

"Alas!" Zhao Tong put down his chopsticks and sighed heavily.

"Your Majesty, why is it not to your liking?" Chen Tang asked quickly.

"This plate of crabs is enough for our family to eat and drink for a day, but here there is only enough for each of us. I feel bad!" Zhao Tong said with a sad face.

"Your Majesty, isn't your current monthly salary enough?" Chen Tang knew that a county prince who held the title of Jiedushi had a monthly salary of 400 guan. He was a little curious as to how a child could worry about money.

"Prefect Chen, you don't know." Zhao Tong said half-way through with a grimace when a noise suddenly came from downstairs. Chen Tang quickly motioned to the chief clerk to go down and check.

After a short effort, the chief clerk came up with a smile but not a smile. "Master Li, what happened down there?" Chen Tang asked.

"Sir," the chief clerk still wanted to be a little embarrassed. He looked at Zhao Tu and continued: "The prince's entourage has replenished the food twice, drank more than ten jars of wine, and said they were not full. The kitchen did not have time to cook, so they made a noise.

Get up!" After hearing this, everyone focused their attention on the big steward. This guy wouldn't have starved the escort bearers for several days.

"I've made you laugh. My life is very tight right now. The servants in the mansion have not eaten meat for almost two months. They must have had a bad taste today. Please go teach them a lesson!" Zhao Tongjian said.

The chief steward wanted to explain, but he immediately took it.

"No need, Chief Li, hurry up and get the kitchen ready, how can you let the prince's entourage go hungry!" Chen Tang quickly stopped Jian Xi who was getting up and ordered.

"Thank you, Magistrate Chen. Since we still need to prepare, let them make a few more portions. Some of my guards haven't eaten yet!" Zhao Tong said with some embarrassment.

"Immediately tell the waiters to set up another table downstairs and let a few strong men sit down!"

"Pan Long, why don't you thank Magistrate Chen? I am incompetent and have not been able to give you a good meal for many days. Since Magistrate Chen has such good intentions today, you should eat more and eat well!" Zhao Tong said to the four of them.

Lux said.

"Thank you, Magistrate." Pan Long was a little confused. He was tired of eating meat in the government, so why did the prince say the opposite? Who cares, since the prince asked us to eat more, there's no need to be polite.

The waiter said: "Waiter, there's no need to get us plates. Just cook a fat sheep and two big geese!" Pan Long's mind was simple, and he stopped thinking when he couldn't figure it out. This time, he bluffed Chen Tang and others.

After living here, I really thought these people wouldn’t have enough to eat!

"Is the prince in any trouble?" Chen Tang asked with concern, seeing Zhao Tong's ashamed look.

"Prefect Chen, I don't know. Something happened in my house a while ago. Some of the former stewards embezzled money from the house and caused a deficit. Now they live on my little salary every month. But look at my grandpa.

I was given a bunch of idlers, as well as some cats and dogs. I couldn’t drive them out, so I had to keep them, and my life became even tighter. Last month, the empress gave me a reward of 100,000 yuan and asked me to buy some land.

, repair a house, but the land is so expensive now, the big manager has been busy for a long time, but he still can't buy a small village!" Zhao Tong said so miserably that he almost shed tears.

"Children can't tell lies. It seems that the life of this prince is really difficult!" Chen Tang looked at the strong men at the table next to him who had eaten half of the sheep while they were talking. It didn't look like they were just pretending.

Now he believed Zhao Tong's words 80%.

"Oh, I'm in trouble now. When I left the palace, my father taught me not to bully others, to treat my subordinates well, to abide by the law, and to be a good person. But there were people everywhere asking for money. Today the state has to pay two taxes, and tomorrow the county

I have to pay for a small amount of money, even the entertainment expenses in the village. The most hateful one is Zhang Yan, who wants me to ask for a hundred thousand guan. Now all I have left is this belt left by Emperor Taizong in my waist. Is it worth anything?

Do you want me to pawn it in exchange for money?" Zhao Tong became angrier as he spoke, "And that Chen Zian, a few boys and I wanted to grab a few rabbits to get some meat to eat and improve our lives, but who knew that he would snatch them away?

, I told him that my father is the current Holy Emperor, but he still dares to chase and beat me, thinking that I am a piece of cake, today I am going to show them that my dignified second prince is easy to bully?"

After hearing what Zhao Tong said, everyone at the table was shocked. Several state officials looked at each other. It turned out that the prefect was so evil. He even scraped the land in the prince's house, forcing the prince to sell it.

The golden belt given by the emperor looked at Chen Tang with eyes full of admiration; several people in the Zhao family were even more surprised. The life in their own family was not that miserable. One year was just a reward from the palace.

They all had enough to eat and drink. Since the prince gave the order to improve the food, the house now has meat for every meal, and everyone has made new cotton clothes. Everyone is very happy, although there are some unknown quotas, and they have to pay a little more.

Taxes are just a drop in the bucket.

"Your Majesty, please eat some more. You haven't had these good things for a few days!" He still said that he was happy, although he still couldn't figure out why the prince wanted to "report a family scandal" in public and blame himself.

His face was smeared with dust, but he understood that the prince must have a deeper meaning in doing this, so he immediately occupied the first supporting role.

"Alas, I, the chief steward, have neglected my duties and bothered the prince every day with these mundane matters!" The chief steward's response was not slow. It can be seen that the joy has taken the lead, and he can only resign himself to the b-side. "Looking at the scene outside the prince's mansion, in fact, the days

Life is very difficult. The prince is scrimping on food and clothing every day, and only has one meat and one vegetable for each meal, but the money is still not enough. Although Zhuangzi is somewhat successful, he cannot make ends meet. The empress wants to buy more properties, but now the land price has soared, and the reward

The money is not rich!" He said in embarrassment while shaking his head and drinking a glass of wine.

The four strong men who were eating happily at the table next to them heard their conversation. They suddenly stopped and put down the bones in their hands and stood behind the prince again. Everyone was deeply ashamed. It turned out that the prince himself rarely ate meat, but he

Save money to eat meat for yourself every day. Although you are short of money, you have never owed yourself a salary. He is really a good master, but the look he looks at Chen Tang is not very friendly. The prince is angry today because of his son.

Damn it, now as long as the prince snorts, he will beat the shit out of them.

Chen Tang looked even more embarrassed when he looked at everyone. He knew the origin of that gold belt. It had been hidden in the inner treasury for hundreds of years. To be able to reward it to this man shows the emperor's love. His mother is his majesty's favorite concubine.

, Enxiang was able to be restored, it was her efforts. There were rumors in the capital a few days ago that His Majesty intends to appoint the second prince as the crown prince, but the man in front of him, if the emperor knows that in his own territory, the prince is being raped by his son's uncle

I was forced like this, even my family members lined up and couldn't kill him. Thinking of Chen Tang, he was covered in cold sweat and felt like there were thorns on his butt. He couldn't sit still anymore!