Chapter 598: Queen's Charge, Zhao Heng Observes
In Lin Hao's backyard, four women were sitting on benches, and Zhao Paner picked up the teacup and placed it in front of Lin Hao.

"This is the tea I made for you, drink it now!"

Zhao Paner said with a smile while pouring tea for Lin Hao.

Lin Hao looked strangely at the attentive Zhao Pan'er, as well as Song Yinzhang, Sun Sanniang, and Zhang Haohao standing beside him.

"Tell me! Tell me what's the matter, I'll do my best!"

The four women looked at each other, and finally the straightforward Sun Sanniang couldn't help but say:

"It's like this, Pan'er wants to open a teahouse and be self-reliant like he did in Qiantang, and the three of us can't persuade him to stop..."

Ever since Zhang Haohao moved into the Marquis' Mansion, Zhao Pan'er has become a little abnormal. Even without using any skills, Lin Hao could probably guess the reason.

It was an outdated idea that wanted to promote female independence in the feudal era, which was also the time when ethics and morals were most prosperous.

Isn't this pure bullshit?
To be honest, if she wasn't the Fairy Sister, if she wasn't the heroine, Lin Hao would have lost the patience to play house games with her.

Both Song Yinzhang and Sun Sanniang objected. Finally, Zhang Haohao, who had just arrived, said:
"Since the Marquis intends to marry you as the head lady of the family, and you want to show up in public at this time, how can the Marquis put his face!"

At this time, Song Yinzhang and Sun Sanniang also advised:
"Yes, what the good girl said makes sense. Even if you don't think about yourself, you should consider the face of the Marquis!"

"But, I~!" Zhao Pan'er wanted to say something, but in the end, the words came to her lips and she couldn't open them.

Unconsciously, Lin Hao also developed that kind of superior mentality. In fact, Lin Hao had already discovered it a long time ago, but he just never faced it squarely.

However, in Lin Hao's opinion, Zhao Paner's behavior was inappropriate. It was not because of machismo or something, but because Zhao Paner's way of doing things was undoubtedly the lowest practice, at least in this feudal era.

If it is in modern society, then there is absolutely no problem in starting a business and supporting yourself. After all, modern society provides a fertile environment for women to survive independently.

If Zhao Pan'er wanted to marry Lin Hao, she should at least not think about taking care of these things.

You have to know that in this feudal era, even if Lin Hao didn't mind, Zhao Paner's behavior was undoubtedly devaluing her own status.

Zhao Paner, who used to be extremely intelligent, seemed to have lost her mind for the sake of independence and wanted to open a teahouse.

At this time, Lin Hao was also a little unhappy, but thinking that he seemed to be increasingly influenced by the plot world, Lin Hao pretended to be relaxed and said:

"In fact, the Marquis' Mansion also has a lot of businesses, such as silk shops, clothing shops, rice shops, banks, and farms. If you really feel bored, you can try to manage these!"

"After your father is rehabilitated, you will marry into the Marquis's Mansion with great fanfare, and all of this will be left to you to take care of!"

"Of course, if you really want to open a teahouse, then go ahead!"

Hearing Lin Hao's promise at this time, both Sun Sanniang and Zhang Haohao's eyes almost turned red with envy for Zhao Pan'er. Only Song Yinzhang didn't care about Lin Hao's preference for Zhao Pan'er, but looked at Lin Hao with admiration!

In fact, Lin Hao didn’t know whether this decision was right or not, but Lin Hao didn’t bother to care. He used to have countless filters for the Fairy Sister, but this layer of filter is gradually disappearing.

After all, Lin Hao can still distinguish between the real actor and the role played by this actor.

After half a month of preparation, Zhao Paner's new store officially opened in Beijing.

In the past half month, Lin Hao has been busy making things happen in the court, winning over the military forces in the capital, and discussing national affairs with the Queen from time to time. His life is quite comfortable.

Zhao Pan'er also devoted herself to the matter, but she still listened to Zhang Haohao's words.

She did not have the guts to open a teahouse that had to be in the spotlight, but instead directly opened a restaurant.

If she opened a teahouse, she would have to do everything herself, but if she opened a restaurant, she wouldn't have to show up in person. She only needed to give advice and take charge of the overall situation behind the scenes.

The opening of a restaurant naturally had to have a gimmick, so Zhao Paner first prepared a grand fireworks show, followed by various singing, dancing and acrobatic performances.

Of course, these are not enough to make Yong'an Building a hit.

Finally, after obtaining Lin Hao's consent, Song Yinzhang and Zhang Haohao were invited to perform the finale, and Sanniang made the most delicious fruit.

One is Song Yinzhang, who is known as the best pipa player in Jiangnan, and the other is Zhang Haohao, the most famous singer in the capital. The collaboration between these two people immediately attracted a large number of people's attention.

Many people came to Yong'an Building today just for these two people.

In the private room on the second floor.

"How is it?" Zhao Pan'er, the boss lady, hugged Lin Hao's arm and said coquettishly:

"Isn't the opening ceremony of my restaurant grand enough?"

"Look, so many dignitaries have come." Zhao Pan'er had an expression as if asking for praise.

"Heh~, are these dignitaries coming for you?" Lin Hao smiled slightly, then pinched Zhao Pan'er's nose lovingly and said:
"I came here for the collaborative performance of Jiangnan's best pipa player and Beijing's best singer!"

From Zhao Paner’s efforts in the past half month, Lin Hao knew that she was eager to prove herself.

Because of her past identity and several misfortunes, she was not confident in herself and felt extremely insecure.

This is also the reason why Lin Hao allowed her to act up and was willing to tolerate her.

At this time, Zhao Paner only said: "I know it, but I have confidence in Sanniang's cooking skills!"

"As long as these people try Sanniang's dishes, they will definitely become repeat customers of our restaurant!" Zhao Pan'er said confidently, straightening her back.

Zhao Pan'er was not exaggerating. Sun Sanniang's cooking skills were indeed unique, especially during the Song Dynasty when the economy was extremely prosperous and there was no shortage of all kinds of seasonings and spices. The dishes were not inferior to those of later generations.

Lin Hao hugged Zhao Pan'er, but glanced at Sun Sanniang on the stage and nodded in agreement:

"Yes, yes, yes, Sanniang's cooking skills are really great. Oh no, it's Yinzhang who plays the pipa so well~!"

"Hmm?" Zhao Pan'er was stunned at first, then she followed Lin Hao's gaze, her face suddenly became hot, and she said viciously:
"Hate it! You have all these nonsense in your mind all day long."

But although Zhao Pan'er said that she hated him, her expression didn't show any hatred at all. Her watery eyes looked at Lin Hao affectionately, and she even straightened her back a little.

Tsk tsk, woman! Your name is duplicity.

It's obvious that he likes her very much but he just won't admit it.

"Hehe, I have something even more disgusting. Do you want to try it?" Lin Hao raised his eyebrows, put a wicked smile on his face, and kissed her directly...!

“Ah, no~!”

Just when Zhao Pan'er was about to give up resistance and Lin Hao was preparing to take action, bursts of cheers and intense applause suddenly came from the first floor.

"Good~"

"Pah pah pah~!"

"Zhang Haohao, sing another song!"

Lin Hao looked out through the window and saw that Song Yinzhang and Zhang Haohao's collaborative performance had ended. He thought it was a pity. Zhao Pan'er had also gone downstairs. He would probably have to wait for a while for the next such good opportunity.

Afterwards, Lin Hao took a look at the dignitaries and children of wealthy families downstairs. They all looked extremely excited and shouted loudly for Zhang Haohao and Song Yinzhang to return.

In fact, in the beginning, almost all of these people came for Zhang Haohao, after all, she was the number one singer in the capital!
But Song Yinzhang was also famous as the best pipa player in Jiangnan. Although few people in the capital knew Song Yinzhang, Song Yinzhang's pipa was indeed very attractive.

After that, Zhao Pan'er left and left Lin Hao alone on the second floor. He felt a little bored.

They are all pursuing their own careers, so who should he go after?

Then Lin Hao suddenly thought of Gao Hui. Why not go to Gao's house and tease Gao Hui?

Half a month has passed, and I think Gao Hui has almost figured out Ouyang Xu's character.

However, if Gao Hu was there, it would not be easy to tease Gao Hui.

"It seems that we need to send Gao Hu out~!"

"So, the Queen is still more fun. It would be even better if I could play with the Concubine Xian, but there is still a chance!"

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Late at night, Zhao Heng could not wait to say to Eunuch Cui:
"Quick, bring me some cigarettes!"

Upon hearing this, Eunuch Cui lit a cigarette for Zhao Heng with ease.

"Hi~!"

Zhao Heng took a deep breath and immediately felt refreshed, as if he was flying on the spot, and he almost groaned in pleasure. However, just as Zhao Heng was feeling ecstatic, a young eunuch reported:

"Your Majesty, Marquis Jing'an requests an audience."

"Marquis Jing'an?" Hearing this, Zhao Heng's eyes flashed with a gleam of light: "No!"

"Wait a moment!" Empress Liu Wan stopped the eunuch who was delivering the message and asked Zhao Heng:

"Your Majesty, Marquis Jing'an asked to see you late at night. I think it must be something important. Why didn't you meet him?"

"See him?" Zhao Heng was about to throw the pipe in his hand away, but when he remembered that he had not finished smoking it and the amount of tobacco paste was limited, he put the pipe back.

Then Zhao Heng said coldly:
"I'm afraid that after I see him, I won't be able to resist killing all of his clan!"

Liu Wan was really scared by Zhao Heng's words. She thought that the emperor had discovered that Marquis Jing'an was cheating on him?
But Liu Wan soon realized that if she didn't go home, if the emperor really knew about this, the first person to suffer would be her, Liu Wan. How could she possibly chat with him here?

So, it’s not about Zhao Heng being cuckolded, it must be because of something else!
So Liu Wan cautiously tried:

"Your Majesty, what did the Marquis of Jing'an do to make you so angry?"

Zhao Heng heard this but did not answer the Queen. Instead, he took a few deep puffs of his cigarette and then raised the pipe in his hand.

Then Zhao Heng's face suddenly became ferocious, and then he said angrily:

"Marquis Jing'an has ill intentions. He actually presented this thing to me. There is something wrong with it!"

"Sir, are you saying there's something wrong with this cigarette?" An unnatural look flashed across Liu Wan's face. She knew from the beginning that there was something wrong with this cigarette.

But for her own selfish reasons, she did not remind Zhao Heng.

But if the government knew that this thing had problems, why did they continue to smoke it while talking about it? Could it be that they thought they were dying too slowly?
"More than a problem." Zhao Heng took a deep puff of cigarette with a cold face before continuing:

"This stuff can make people addicted. The imperial doctors in the palace have also tried to refine this kind of tobacco paste, but they don't even know what it is!"

"After an alchemist tried it, he found out that this was an addictive drug extracted from the fruit of an ornamental plant!"

"He clearly wants to use this thing to control me!"

Zhao Heng took another deep puff of his cigarette with an angry look on his face. Is there any simple person who can become an emperor?

In fact, Zhao Heng was not a fool. After smoking opium for a while, he gradually discovered that something was wrong.

But as his addiction to smoking grew, Zhao Heng tried to quit smoking, but after trying a few times, he had to give up the idea.

Because the feeling is so uncomfortable, every time I want to quit smoking, my body feels extremely uncomfortable, my spirit becomes extremely depressed, and I am extremely eager to take a puff.

There are also various other negative states, even hallucinations and hysteria, such as imagining that the queen and the virtuous concubine put a green hat on him.

This was really unbearable for him, so he thought that since he couldn't quit, he might as well just give up.

As long as he didn't die from smoking, he would smoke to death, which made his smoking addiction worse.

"How can this be possible? Marquis Jing'an is so ambitious!" After hearing what Zhao Heng said, Liu Wan immediately stood up and said indignantly:

"I will personally lead the Imperial Guards to destroy the Marquis of Jing'an's Mansion. I will tear him into pieces with my own hands to vent my hatred!"

Although Liu Wan said this, she was thinking in her heart that Zhao Heng could not be kept alive and had to be killed quickly.

"My dear, don't be impulsive!" Zhao Heng hurriedly stopped Liu Wan.

Zhao Heng shook his head at Liu Wan. Didn’t Zhao Heng want to kill Lin Hao to vent his anger?

But if Lin Hao died, who would give him cigarettes to smoke? He didn't want to endure that kind of torture again. He was really afraid of that feeling.

Therefore, Zhao Heng's mentality is very conflicted now. He hates Lin Hao for making him addicted to smoking, and he wishes he could kill all his family members to vent his hatred.

But he was also worried that no one would supply him with opium after Lin Hao's death. Zhao Heng never wanted to experience the torment of having no cigarettes to smoke again in his life.

Moreover, Zhao Heng himself was not a strong-willed person, so he simply pretended to turn a blind eye.

As long as Lin Hao provides him with cigarettes on time and does not do anything that endangers the Song Dynasty, he will not kill Lin Hao and just let it go!
When my health fails, I will take Lin Hao with me.

And the other side.

Lin Hao, who was turned away at the palace, watched the conversation between Zhao Heng and the Queen as if it were live through mental marking.

Afterwards, Lin Hao was not satisfied with just watching the scene, and he also looked through Zhao Heng's memory. As a result, he really discovered that Zhao Heng had already noticed the problem of opium addiction ten days ago.

But Lin Hao didn't care. Instead, he wanted to give Zhao Heng some excitement. So Lin Hao activated his illusion skill and swaggered to Zhao Heng's bedroom.

When she saw Lin Hao coming to the bedroom, Liu Wan covered her mouth and looked at Lin Hao in astonishment, afraid that she would make any sound and be discovered by Zhao Heng.

However, Zhao Heng was smoking his opium at this time and did not notice Lin Hao coming in. Lin Hao immediately used his illusion skill on Zhao Heng, allowing him to continue to indulge in his imaginary world.

Afterwards, Lin Hao suppressed Liu Wan, who dared not make a sound, because Liu Wan did not know that Lin Hao had the ability to create illusions for people.

Therefore, facing Lin Hao's actions, she struggled hard for a long time and tried her best to cover up her voice, for fear of being discovered by Zhao Heng.

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I don’t know how long it was before Zhao Heng was awakened by the low meow of a cat. He then opened his eyes and wanted to see where the wild cat’s spring meow came from.

As a result, as soon as he opened his eyes, he found Lin Hao was behind the queen, doing unspeakable things. It turned out that it was not the cry of a wild cat, but the sound of the queen crying.

When Liu Wan saw Zhao Heng wake up, she immediately widened her eyes and looked at Zhao Heng in horror, then looked at Lin Hao behind her.

Seeing this situation, Zhao Heng felt like he was struck by lightning. His head was buzzing and a surge of anger rushed to his head.

“Asshole~!” Zhao Heng roared, and then Zhao Heng, who was so angry that he was in a state of panic, spat out a mouthful of blood: “Puff~!”

Seeing Zhao Heng vomiting blood, the queen thought that Zhao Heng was dead, so she shouted anxiously:

"Marquis Jing'an, please stop now. I'm afraid this won't work!"

Liu Wan's tone was a little suppressed, as if she was holding back something.

"Don't worry, he won't die as long as I'm here!" Lin Hao said without stopping his actions.

However, he still grabbed Zhao Heng's hand and input a few hours of life time to keep him alive, otherwise he would really die here today.

"Quick, quick, stop!"

"Doesn't the Queen like it?"

"Hurry up and think of a solution!" Liu Wan looked at Zhao Heng and said excitedly, "We have been seen by the government, what should we do?"

"Don't worry, I'm here, there will be no problem, the government is just..."

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After an unknown amount of time, Zhao Heng slowly opened his eyes and found himself lying on the dragon bed in the bedroom. However, a group of imperial doctors surrounded the bed, and a trace of confusion flashed in his eyes.

Why are there so many imperial doctors surrounding me?
At this time, an imperial physician discovered that Zhao Heng had woken up and could not help but be overjoyed:
"The emperor has woken up, thank God the emperor has finally woken up, look, Queen, the emperor has woken up!"

The other imperial doctors took Zhao Heng's pulse and asked about his health.

At this time, the Queen said with concern:
"You finally woke up, my lord! You almost scared me to death!"

However, after seeing Liu Wan, Zhao Heng's originally confused eyes suddenly fixed, and scenes suddenly emerged in his mind.

Zhao Heng became furious when he thought of the Queen and Lin Hao doing all kinds of disgusting things on his dragon bed.

Zhao Heng's face darkened, and then his blood surged in his chest. He then shouted angrily:
"Someone, take this bitch down!"

"Your Majesty, what have I done wrong?" Liu Wan asked in astonishment, "Why are you arresting me~!"

"How dare you ask what I did?" Zhao Heng looked at Liu Wan angrily and sneered:
"I have treated you well and never looked down on your background. I have promoted you from a humble person to the mother of a country. Even when the whole court of civil and military officials complained about your meddling in government affairs, I turned a deaf ear to them!"

"How did you report me?"

"You actually, actually~!"

(End of this chapter)