Chapter 655
Teasing
Chapter 655 Teasing
King Qi naturally agreed, and the Crown Prince forced himself to drink the rest of the wine in his cup, saying, "If I recover, I will certainly drink a few cups with my brothers."
The implication is that this is all the drinks we can have today.
King Qi laughed and said, "It's alright. I'm just curious, does Your Highness the Crown Prince have found a stunning beauty?"
The Crown Prince's expression was somewhat unpleasant: "Lust is like a steel knife that scrapes the bones; it seems I'm no longer fortunate enough to have it. Speaking of which..."
King Tushan laughed and said, "When it comes to beauty, who can compare to the two leaders of the academy? I've heard that it's worth a thousand pieces of gold to see them, so they must be exceptional beauties in the world to be able to do this."
King Qi's heart skipped a beat upon hearing this. He feigned longing and said, "I have heard of them before. They are said to be masters of the arts. Needless to say, they are skilled in music, chess, calligraphy, and painting. They are also proficient in playing various instruments, singing, dancing, and playing the sheng and xiao. Each of these skills has its own merits, which are not worth mentioning to outsiders."
King Tushan laughed heartily: "Could it be that Yulang also harbors such romantic thoughts?"
King Qi sighed, "It's just a thought. My salary isn't even enough to cover my expenses, let alone have so much gold and silver to please them. It's a pity I'm not destined for this."
The prince listened intently.
……
Qin Yuan, accompanied by Yang'er and Hehua, was led by a palace maid to the place where the five grains were recycled.
Because there were many people in the palace today, it was not as convenient and clean as usual. Qin Yuan felt that she had been exposed to some filth, so she walked along the path for a while to get some fresh air. On her way back, she admired the chrysanthemums for a while.
"There is even a ten-foot-long curtain here. I wonder how many famous items the entire palace has."
Qin Yuan sighed as she leaned closer to take a closer look.
The "Ten-Foot Curtain" variety, as its name suggests, has petals that are long and slender like a curtain, and is a famous type of chrysanthemum.
Yang'er stepped forward and said, "This one is also a famous variety, Green Peony; that one should be Phoenix Spreading its Wings."
Qin Yuan followed her finger and saw a large pot of chrysanthemums in full bloom, their red and yellow hues complementing each other. As the autumn wind blew, they looked like a phoenix spreading its wings to dance.
“That’s right, it’s rare to see this even outside,” Qin Yuan nodded.
Lotus said, "This servant only likes lotus flowers. No matter how beautiful other flowers are, they cannot compare to lotus flowers."
Qin Yuan smiled and said, "Each flower has its own beauty. If there were only lotus flowers in the world, it would look so monotonous to us. No matter how beautiful they are, we would get tired of looking at them."
He then took two steps forward and began to identify another pot of chrysanthemums.
"So it's my sister-in-law here," a voice suddenly rang out, full of mockery, sounding like someone who wasn't a respectable person.
The seedlings looked up, then lowered their heads again.
She recognized the face before, but this time it was clothed and didn't look as disheveled.
It's a pity that Miss Seven isn't here today.
otherwise……
Qin Yuan straightened up, bowed, and stepped aside: "Greetings, Your Highness Prince Jin."
“Sister-in-law, why be so formal?” Prince Jin stepped forward, smiling knowingly. “It was my fault for disturbing you while you were admiring the flowers. When I saw you standing among the flowers, you were more beautiful than the flowers themselves. I couldn’t help myself and startled you. Please forgive me.”
Such reckless words startled Lotus, who quickly approached Qin Yuan and shielded her behind her.
Yang'er also looked at this high-status scoundrel with a wary expression.
Qin Yuan remained calm and said indifferently, "So Your Highness Prince Jin is here to admire the chrysanthemums. I will take my leave now and will not disturb you any longer. Farewell."
After saying that, he instructed Yang'er and Hehua: "Let's go back to the palace, so as not to keep the old lady waiting too long."
"Yes," the two men stood in front of and behind Qin Yuan, protecting her in the middle, and tried to get past the Prince of Jin.
The Prince of Jin opened his arms to block Qin Yuan's path, and smiled with amusement: "Sister-in-law is a smart woman, why pretend to be confused? Today, sister-in-law is wearing such old headdress and dressed so darkly, could it be that you are trying to hide your beauty?"
"It's a pity that after all you've done, you've only made me understand one thing: you've also understood my feelings, haven't you?" These words were becoming increasingly vulgar.
Yang'er was so angry that she trembled all over.
Qin Yuan coldly rebuked, "Please be careful with your words after drinking, Prince Jin."
Prince Jin leaned forward and said with a fawning smile, "Sister-in-law is still a virgin, so naturally she doesn't know how good I am. I'm not comparable to that barren rooster like Gu Jinghui. If you follow me, you'll not only be rich and powerful, but you'll also have a biological child in the future... Even if Marquis Dingbei knew, he would only be happy."
Qin Yuan was furious and said, "What are you still standing there for? Slap him! If anything happens, blame it on me."
Before she finished speaking, Lotus leaped up and swiftly slapped the Prince of Jin across the face.
The Prince of Jin, who was already on guard, chuckled and grabbed Hehua's hand, saying, "Lord Gu does care for you, even assigning you two martial maids. Unfortunately, their skills are not much to look at in front of me."
Qin Yuan was somewhat flustered.
Few people move around here, and even when they do, rumors easily spread.
Following the force of the lotus flower, the Prince of Jin pushed her backward and threw her to the ground.
"I advise you not to fight a losing battle, lest you hurt yourselves and embarrass your sister-in-law. Sister-in-law, don't you agree?"
Lotus struggled to her feet and shouted at Yang'er, "Master's humiliation is the master's death! What are you all standing there for?"
With a lunge, she tightly hugged the Prince of Jin's leg. Yang'er froze for a moment, then rushed forward as well, shouting, "Madam, hurry and go find reinforcements!"
Qin Yuan immediately lifted her skirt and ran a few steps, then stopped and hurriedly took out a packet of powder from her purse and threw it at the Prince of Jin, who was being entangled by the two men.
The powder spread out and smeared directly onto the Prince of Jin's face.
The Prince of Jin, no longer bothering to argue with the two, shouted sternly, "How dare you! What is this you threw? Why does it hurt so much?"
Qin Yuan was also startled and took several steps back before realizing that the powder she had thrown out was the itching powder that Xiao Dong had prepared.
At this moment, the Prince of Jin's eyes were bloodshot, and his ten fingers were scratching his face incessantly like rakes, making his fair face red and swollen.
Qin Yuan hurriedly gestured to Yang'er and Hehua, "Let's go quickly."
The Prince of Jin, writhing in pain and itching, screamed repeatedly: "It hurts so much! Help! There's an assassin..."
Before he could finish speaking, he suddenly lunged forward and fell to the ground, whereupon he fell silent.
Qin Yuan, in a panic, thought: "!"
The seedlings and lotus flowers stood there, stunned.
"What, what should we do?"
There seemed to be some human voices nearby.
The two stared intently at Qin Yuan, waiting for her to make a decision.
To leave or not to leave?
"So, Madam is here admiring the flowers. What a refined taste!"
At this moment, Lord Gu's voice rang out like heavenly music.
Qin Yuan turned her head and saw him standing behind them in military uniform with his hands behind his back. Her eyes immediately reddened and she rushed over: "You bastard, when did you get here?"
Lord Gu smiled and pulled her into his arms, patting her gently as if coaxing a child, and said in a warm voice, "He has only been here a short time. I originally wanted to teach him a lesson, but I did not expect my wife to be so wise and brave."
"You're still laughing!" Qin Yuan instantly forgot all her shock and panic, and angrily pounded on the fist.
Lord Gu coaxed gently, "Alright, alright, it's all my fault. You go and admire the flowers first. I'll hide him somewhere and come back to enter the palace with you later."