HLnovel Chapter 194 Princess Shang, the Concubine
Chapter 194 Princess Shang, the Concubine
The man in the cloak jumped off the ferry and walked slowly and leisurely to the man in red.
He suddenly raised his leg and kicked the man hard in the stomach, cursing, "Blind man, get out!"
He did not lower his voice deliberately when he said this, thus revealing his identity.
The man in red opened his eyes wide, his face full of shock, obviously unable to believe what was happening before his eyes.
Only after the cloaked man walked away did the man in red come to his senses. However, he still could not accept the fact and could only mutter to himself: "Impossible, how could this be... I can agree to this..."
He was the last one in the row of men and was also the tallest one among them.
He was wearing a red straight-strap top with the fabric stiff, and he was walking straight towards the ferry, looking particularly eye-catching.
The cloaked man looked at his outfit and felt that he looked familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had seen him before. After hesitating for a moment, he raised his hand and let him pass.
It was warm as spring in the houseboat. A young woman in a tube-top pleated skirt, a long coat with wide sleeves and a long jacket was lazily leaning on the bed, looking elegant and charming.
Seeing the four men standing in a row in front of her, she raised the hand holding the wine glass, pointed at them in the air, and ordered: "Take off your veils now, and let me see your faces."
There was an irresistible strength in the voice that made people submit for no reason.
This palace!
The only ones who dared to call themselves that were the ladies in the palace and the princesses of the current dynasty.
Looking at the young woman in front of me, she must be Princess Yongle.
The men, who had been reluctant just now, became excited.
No wonder when they were arrested, not only did their families not come out to look for them, there wasn’t even any splash.
If this is what the eldest princess did, it is understandable, because only the royal family has such great power.
If I could catch the eldest princess's eye, it would really be a good opportunity to change my family's fate, just as the man just said.
They were so excited that they forgot that marrying the princess required the emperor to arrange a marriage. It was not like what was happening now, where the princess kidnapped them and brought them to this pleasure boat.
The man on the far left took off his veil and said, "Hello, Princess. I am the youngest son of the Minister of War, Chang Guangrui, 18 years old, and the ninth place in the palace examination appointed by His Majesty himself."
Little did he notice that when the eldest princess heard him showing off, disdain and ridicule flashed in her eyes.
The man beside him couldn't wait to speak: "Hello, Princess. You once met a fellow minister of the Imperial Academy."
As if to make a deeper impression on the princess, he added, "I am Hu Kangbo, do you remember me?"
Chang Guangrui smiled and said, "I don't think I've seen this brother Hu during the palace examination..." He stopped smiling and looked puzzled, "It seems that there is no family with the surname Hu in the whole Shengjing."
Hu Kangbo straightened his back and said, "My father is just a steward of Lord Song. It is because of the kindness of the master that I have the opportunity to take the imperial examination today. I am not talented, and now I am only a juren."
He didn't seem to be troubled by his background, nor did he look embarrassed by being exposed. He smiled faintly and spoke.
Zhao Xuan took the grapes that the maid had peeled, held them in her mouth and said coolly, "How about you get off the boat and reminisce about the past?"
Pointing at the two men who hadn't moved, he said, "You and you, are you waiting for someone to take off your hats?"
The man in the stone-blue gown took off his veil, frowned slightly, knelt on the ground and bowed deeply:
"I am Lu Zhizhou, from the Lu family of Baodi. I hope the princess will forgive me, but I have a newly engaged fiancée at home, so I can't...can't..."
Zhao Xuan curled her lips and smiled, with no emotion in her tone, and asked back: "Can't what! Can't marry the princess? Or can't enter the princess's mansion and be a concubine?"
Seeing the man turned pale with fear, she thought of what he had said and asked softly, "You just said you were from Baodi?"
Baodi.
Chu Jie'er's maternal grandparents are from Baodi, and that person is also from Baodi.
Lu Zhizhou knelt on the ground and said firmly, "I am indeed from the Baodi Lu family. If I have displeased the princess, I am willing to bear the princess's wrath alone."
Zhao Xuan showed impatience, and instantly lost all mood. She raised her hand to chase them away, "Alright, it's bad luck, all of you get out."
Cuiguo, who was serving at the side, came over and lifted the curtain on the pleasure boat. "Please come this way, everyone. Forget what just happened after you get off the boat."
After hearing this, Lu Zhizhou stood up from the ground, ran out like a gust of wind, and lifted up the red straight edge of the man's shirt next to him.
Chang Guangrui and Hu Kangbo looked at each other, and both saw the burning ambition in each other's eyes.
There were guards with swords standing outside. They dared not disobey the princess's words, but they were unwilling to lose this opportunity.
Before leaving, Chang Guangrui bowed and said, "I have always been sincere to the princess. The princess will see me one day."
Hu Kangbo wanted to say something when he saw this, but was interrupted by the expressionless maid, "Please go in."
On the contrary, the man in red wearing a veil and standing closest to the door did not speak a word from beginning to end, and stood there without moving.
Zhao Xuan tilted her head back and poured the wine in the glass into her mouth. The burning sensation flowed into her stomach, and her mouth also became bitter.
"What the hell? It doesn't taste good at all." He threw the wine glass away.
The high-footed cup with colorful cloud patterns rolled twice on the carpet and finally stopped when it hit the black soap boots.
Zhao Xuan lay sideways on the Arhat bed, her clothes slipped down to reveal half of her fair shoulders, and she looked coldly at the man who took off his veil in slow motion.
"You are so brave, why don't you just go with them...?"
Under her surprised gaze, Zheng Kaicheng walked towards her step by step and sat sideways on the Arhat bed under her.
He raised his hand and pulled up her long jacket that had slipped down, covering the beautiful scenery in front of him, and whispered:
"You've been hiding from me for so long, and now you finally have the chance to fall into my trap. How could I just leave?"
Zhao Xuan only felt a burning sensation on her shoulder where he had touched her, and all the alcohol in her stomach seemed to have dissipated.
She rubbed back with a limp body, but felt that it would damage the dignity of a princess, so she raised her chin slightly and said in a tense voice:
"I plan to find a man I like and bring him back to the princess's residence. Lord Zheng must know what this means, right?"
Zheng Kaicheng did not move, and as calm as ever, he asked her, "I saved the princess, but she wants to bring another man back home without asking me if I agree or not?"