Chapter 407: The concubine who came to my door, don’t give it to me
Chu Pingsheng flashed his eyes and shot out his palm like wind, leaving an afterimage in the air.
Crack.
The palace ladies on both sides didn’t see clearly how he acted, and the talkative female officer with an eighth-grade cultivation level received a slap in the face.
“You have no place to speak here.”
"You..."
Shu noble lady usually lives aloof from the world, is gentle and virtuous, unlike Li Yunrui who keeps many secrets and kills people at every turn. It is conceivable that the female officials and maids in Shujing Palace will be pampered. What does it look like.
Crack.
With just the word "you", the female officer received another slap.
"Chu Pingsheng, you...why did you hit someone?" Concubine Shu naturally couldn't just watch the attendant being beaten.
"Because I am willing." Chu Pingsheng smiled coldly: "I can beat the prince, why can't I beat a mere female official?"
This is absolutely correct. He is the prince's master. The prince did something wrong. Everything can be taught a lesson, let alone a female official. It’s just that his Crown Prince and Grand Master were very incompetent, and no one took this title seriously. Concubine Shu was also an imperial concubine, and her status in the harem could be said to be that of the first person under the queen. To challenge Concubine Shu was equivalent to Confronting the emperor, this was the logic behind the female officer yelling at him when she saw his disrespectful words.
Click, click...
Chu Pingsheng stepped out of the palace gate. Concubine Shu looked at the original ancient book he had left on the case and wanted to throw it out, but she was reluctant to do so. Do it, and finally tell yourself in your mind, what does Chu's sinful behavior have to do with the works of the sages? If you return the book, it will be a pity to be burned by that barbarian. It is better to keep it with you and keep it.
"Hongzhu, are you okay?"
"Mother, I'm fine."
"Look, your face is red. You two... go and get the blood-activating ointment from the red cabinet."
The two maids heard that, He hurriedly went to the red cabinet to get blood-activating ointment and wiped the female officer's face.
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Chu Pingsheng left Concubine Shu's residence and followed Hou Zhigang to Concubine Yi Gui's palace. The old eunuch did not dare to say anything or ask, so he carefully guided him all the way. Arrive at Deyichun Palace.
Yigui concubine and Si Nanbo Fan Jian's concubine Liu Ruyu were cousins, and they gave birth to a submissive son Li Chengping. In the novel, after the death of Emperor Qing, he inherited the throne of Emperor Nanqing.
Compared with Concubine Shu, Concubine Yigui was very smooth. She didn't say a single harsh word throughout the whole process, and there wasn't even a trace of disgust on her face.
It stands to reason that Liu Ruyu treats Fan Xian like a son. Chu Pingsheng stole Fan Xian’s fiancée. As his aunt, she should make things difficult for him. No matter how bad it is, she should teach him a lesson, but she doesn’t. Let’s just chat. After a few words, the female officer politely sent him out.
Next, Chu Pingsheng went to the Queen's Funing Palace. Given their relationship, it was natural for them to just go through the motions. Unfortunately, it was during the day. At most, they would hug and touch a few times. If it was night, it would be a formality. A hearty battle.
As for the fact that he, the prince and grand master, lingered in the romantic place, the queen complained a few words with a jealousy, counted the days, made an appointment to sleep together in three days, and let him go.
Chu Pingsheng left Funing Palace and walked near the south gate of the imperial city. He happened to meet Fan Ruoruo who was walking out under the guidance of a palace maid. The two looked at each other for a moment and he smiled.
It seems that Fan Xian heard that he was summoned by Emperor Qing to the harem to meet Ning Cairen, Concubine Shu and others. Not knowing what the outcome would be, he asked Fan Ruoruo to go to Concubine Yigui under the guise of Liu Ruyu's daughter to inquire about the news.
He smiled because he saw through Fan Xian's little tricks, but in Fan Ruoruo's eyes, it turned into a winner's mockery of a loser.
"Why are you laughing? People just tell the truth and then get angry and hit people on the spot. How can a person like you be the crown prince and master."
She was very angry, her eyes widened with anger. Opening his mouth, his small mouth almost reached to the sky, and his cheeks had two small bulges, one on the left and one on the right, like a little hamster with a mouthful of food.
Chu Pingsheng smiled noncommittally: "Honestly? Do you mean Concubine Shu?"
"Of course."
Fan Ruoruo said: "Didn't I just say that you are not as good as my brother?" Is this a step on the tail? Who in the entire Kyoto city doesn’t know that my brother is talented and is a rare genius in Qing Dynasty in a hundred years, and you, a barbarian from the Western Regions, if you don’t rely on your master, you will not be able to survive in the next life. , I won’t be able to become the crown prince and grand master in the next life.”
She said a lot in one breath, and just now she vented her sullenness over the past few days, and she felt much better.
"A talented man? A rare talent that only happens once in a hundred years? Hahaha, hahahaha..." Chu Pingsheng seemed to have heard the funniest joke in the world and burst into laughter.
Fan Ruoruo said angrily: "Why are you laughing? Am I wrong? You are not worthy of carrying my brother's shoes."
"It seems that Ye Linger has also said this. At this point, you two They are quite synchronized." Chu Pingsheng pinched his chin and looked at her with a smile: "Would you like to make a bet?"
"Yes, I bet on you. Not only is your martial arts inferior to mine, but your literary talents are also inferior.”
This time it was Fan Ruoruo’s turn, pointing at him and saying, “Did I hear that right? You’re just a barbarian from the west. , saying that my brother's literary talents are not as good as yours? The emperor only made you the prince and grand master for the sake of your master. You don't really think of yourself as a powerful man in the Qing Dynasty?"
Nowadays, everyone in the capital city doesn’t know that he is a sensual, sensual, sleepy flower, and lesuliu mountain king. He is so ignorant and incompetent that even the emperor can’t stand it anymore. They have to use the words of the ladies in the harem to persuade him to restrain himself. , He himself doesn’t care about feathers, and His Highness the Prince still has to worry about his reputation.
Chu Pingsheng said: "Just tell me whether to gamble or not."
Fan Ruoruo sneered: "What to gamble on?"
The Red Mansion, a masterpiece that countless talented women are crazy about. excellent work.
Climb high, the most outstanding seven-character poem in ancient and modern times. In terms of literary talent, she has fanatical confidence in Fan Xian.
"It's very simple. If he is not as good as me, how about you marry me as my concubine?"
"You!"
Fan Ruoruo was furious when he heard this and wished he could He had a knife at hand and chopped down this guy who spoke so freely.
When Ye Chong, Lin Ruofu, and Fan Xian met Chu Pingsheng who was bidding farewell to the eldest princess on their way out of the palace, he mentioned that he would trade Ye Linger with her for Lin Waner, but now he lied again, He is a hopeless womanizer who never stops asking for his wife.
Chu Pingsheng said excitedly: "It seems that you have no confidence in Fan Xian."
"How could it be!"
Fan Ruoruo gritted his teeth and suppressed his anger and said: "If you lose "
Chu Pingsheng took out a strange-looking key from his pocket: "Did you see it? This is the dowry given to me and Wan'er by the Queen. I heard it is a relic of the Queen Mother."
“Humph, I don’t care.”
"Don't worry, I haven't finished speaking yet." Chu Pingsheng threw away the key and walked forward: "The Queen told me that this thing was left by Ye Qingmei, what is it for? Is it possible to leave it with her? Is it related to the three major squares? I’m curious, I believe your brother should know.”
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This key?
Fan Ruoruo remembered that when Fan Xian came to Kyoto, he was carrying a long box with a golden frame in his hand. She was very curious before and asked what was inside. Fan Xian said that he didn't know and couldn't open it without the key. , but what is certain is that inside are the relics left by his mother.
Could this be the key to that long box?
"Okay, I'll make a bet with you."
Chu Pingsheng repeated the bet: "If your brother is not as good as me, you will marry me as my concubine. If your brother is worse than me, I will give you the key." "
Fan Ruoruo said: "What kind of comparison? "
She didn't think she would lose, because she had almost blind confidence in Fan Xian, and she even felt that this was a competition. The gambling that abuses vegetables, the barbarians from Xihu, even his master Bai Feng, cannot possibly beat Fan Xian in terms of "talent".
You can not only get the key to Ye Qingmei's relic box, but also humiliate Chu Pingsheng and give your brother a sigh of relief. Why not do it?
Chu Pingsheng said: "I heard that your brother recently negotiated with the envoys sent by the Northern Qi Dynasty at Honglu Temple?"
Fan Ruoruo showed contempt: "I thought you were so indulged in drinking and sex that you were indifferent to the current situation."< br>
A lot of major events have happened recently. The Southern Qing Dynasty won a great victory in the battle against Qi and advanced more than one state to the north. If Ku He, the great master of the Northern Qi Dynasty, had not appeared on the battlefield between the two armies and forced both sides to cease fighting, the Qing Kingdom would have been defeated. I'm afraid that we have already captured the two states.
As for Dongyi City, they were also ready to make a move. Sigu Jian’s disciples continued to harass the eastern border and interfered with the logistical supplies of the Qingguo army. There was also a man-made fire in Sandafang. Fortunately, the loss was not big. Two or three mature mechanics died.
Anyone with a discerning eye will know at a glance that Northern Qi and Dongyi have reached some kind of agreement. After all, no matter how crazy Si Gu Jian is, he still understands the truth of the coldness of lips and teeth.
There was no other way. Emperor Qing could only accept the peace talks, but his attitude was very tough. On the basis of the current actual control of Qing State, it must be expanded another 150 miles to the north. This is equivalent to the remaining unoccupied territory of Northern Qi. Half of the state was surrendered to Qingguo.
Of course, in order to express sincerity in reconciliation, Nanqing can sign a peace agreement with Northern Qi and promise not to fight against the North within thirty years.
Beiqi refused, so the two groups started arguing at Honglu Temple and even got into two fights.
Before this, Xin Qiwu went to the flower boat on the Liujing River to find Chu Pingsheng. He said he was not interested, so Emperor Qing asked Fan Xian to "accumulate experience" and stimulate him to do serious things. He means to discredit the royal family every day. He is the crown prince and grand master, not an ordinary playboy from a noble family.
“I heard that Zhuang Mohan, a great literary figure, came to Kyoto with the Northern Qi envoy. Since your brother is the most talented man in Kyoto, the old man will definitely find an opportunity to suppress Nanqing’s limelight. Why did the emperor Your brother was transferred to Honglu Temple to receive foreign envoys? He must have wanted to let Zhuang Mohan experience being beaten to death by Nanqing's younger talents. That's good. As long as your brother can pass Zhuang Mohan's test, I will How about admitting that his literary talents are better than mine, and the key will be yours?”
"I said you, a Xihu barbarian, dare to compete with my brother for literary talent. It turns out that you want to kill someone with a borrowed knife and ask Zhuang Mohan, a great figure in the Northern Qi literary world, to help you. Humph, even if I lose this bet, it means that my brother's literary talent is not as good as Zhuang's. Mo Han, what does this have to do with you? You are a despicable person who is trying to change your mind."
Fan Ruoruo understood, no wonder Chu Pingsheng dared to make this losing bet with her, and it turned out to be a trap.
Chu Pingsheng did not retort, and waved his hand without looking back: "I will give you three days to think about it. Think carefully and give me the answer. Don't wait until it is too late."
Ding.
He flicked the key into the sky.
Snap.
He caught it in his hand again.
On the long and straight bluestone trail, Chu Pingsheng’s figure became farther and farther away.
Fan Ruoruo frowned, her face was ashen, and her chest heaved violently.
She wanted the key, but she was worried that her brother would lose to Zhuang Mohan.
After hesitating for a long time, she decided to tell Fan Xian about the matter and ask his opinion before making a decision.
(End of this chapter)