C454 Kudu competition

However, no matter how hard Lian Shiya cursed or how she thought of ways to anger Lian Rue, she would only watch coldly from the side. The corner of her mouth slightly raised with a hint of ridicule.

In the end, Lian Shiya was tired from scolding and was unable to speak. Lian Xiyue didn't scold her either, so she instantly felt bored. She once again laid on the ground and started crying:

"Big sister, can you let me go? I'm begging you, I don't have anything left. Please let me go."

"I know I'm wrong, I really know I'm wrong, I'm not your opponent at all. I can't beat you, I admit defeat, you chased me out of the Prime Minister's Palace, and let my mother and I stay outside and never return …"

"Tsk …" Lian Xiyue shook her head. Lian Shiya and Feng Qianyue were truly worthy of being a natural match for each other. For the sake of survival and profit, they could even do such a lowly thing.

She took out a medicine bottle from her sleeve, raised her hand, and threw it on Lian Shiya's body.

"..." This is poison? You want to poison me? " Lian Shiya looked at the bottle and felt a wave of fear in her heart. She couldn't help but take a step back.

Lian Yue, with a cold voice, said:

"This is not a poison but a medicine to treat the festering on your face. Although this medicine will not make your face return to how it was before, it will not let it continue to fester. It will also make the festering on your face turn into a scar."

"Are you that kind? Didn't you wish for me to die? " Lian Shiya was unwilling to believe that Lian Xiyue would give her medicine. She had been here for half a month, and her face was festering and in pain. When she shouted for a doctor, no one had ever bothered with her.

"You have the right to choose, of course you can choose not to." Lian Ruyue lightly said, then turned around and walked out of the barn.

Lian Shiya picked up the bottle of medicine and tightly clenched her teeth. Her mind raced as she pondered how she wished that her own mother was here to give her some advice.

She suddenly stood up and stumbled to the other side. She found water to wash her hands and poured some powder from the medicine onto her chin — —

She was very careful not to smear half her face. She wanted to try it first.

The four princes, Feng Yunzheng, Feng Ye, Feng Yu, and Feng Rong, followed Zhou Chengdi's orders and spent the next two days with Prince Lu Jingyao of Jiayu City. Xiao He and Xiao Hu were also accompanying them.

The day before, they had been playing on the gorgeous cruise ship of the Huai River, enjoying the beautiful spring sunshine, drinking wine and writing poems. The two banks of the river were guarded by the imperial guards, and no commoners could approach them, only peeking into the distance at the handsome and noble mannerisms of the princes.

In the afternoon, the imperial guards withdrew, and at Feng Ye's suggestion, they went to the capital's largest gambling den. The gambling den emptied out everyone, giving it to the princes and young masters to play in.

Because he rarely came to the gambling house and was really not good at gambling, the previous two times he came were when he was by the side of Feng Ming, who was still the Crown Prince, so when he was gambling, he was completely ignorant of it. When the money was spent, it flowed out, and the silver that he lost was exchanged into a thick stack of silver notes.

Feng Yu and Feng Rong had won some, while Xiao He had also lost several thousand taels. The ones who had won the most were Feng Ye and Lu Jingyao.

Lu Jingyao said, "I've come all the way from Pingzhou to win the Ninth Prince's money. I'm sorry, but this silver should be returned to its rightful owner."

"No worries, This King's trump card isn't adept enough. I admit defeat if I lose. There's no need to be courteous, Duke Jia Yu." Feng Yunzheng instructed someone to return all the silver to Lu Jingyao.

"Hahaha, Ninth Royal Brother is magnanimous, you don't have to be embarrassed, Duke Jia Yu." Feng Ye smiled and said from the side, "Look at me, didn't you also win ten thousand taels?"

"Lord Ye, look at this Sixth Prince, Eighth Prince, Tenth Prince, and this Prince Jiayu, are they lying to our master?" Master Ye, look at this Sixth Prince, Eighth Prince, Tenth Prince, and this Prince Jiayu are lying to our master. The butler moved closer to Ye Feng and whispered.

"Our master has money." The night wind said.

"That can't be wasted. Twenty thousand taels of silver, ah. Picking one out would be heavy." The steward's heart ached so much that it bled.

"Look at you, aren't you one of our master's people?" The night wind looked at the butler from head to toe.

The steward had some thoughts in his mind. "It's about time to find a female owner to manage His Highness. It's not good to lose money like this."

"…" The night wind snorted with laughter. He glanced at Feng Yunzheng and said, "I think it's fine!"

In fact, the reason why the four princes were assigned to accompany Lu Jingyao was because the Emperor wanted to seize this opportunity to spy on King Anping. Lu Jingyao was also ordered by King Anping to secretly observe the various princes, to assess their respective strengths, and to see who might be the new monarch. After all, the future emperor was closely related to the rise and fall of their world.

Thus, on the surface, they were playing with each other. They were actually sizing each other up and probing each other.

In the evening, Feng Ye, Feng Yunzheng, Feng Yu, and Feng Rong all went to the Hall of Rongyuan to report to Emperor Zhou Cheng — —

"From what you see, what do you think of Lu Jingyao? How is King Anping? " Zhou Chengdi asked.

The four princes each glanced at the other, and the Sixth Prince, Feng Yu, stepped forward, saying, "Imperial Father, your subjects seem to think that this Lu Jingyao isn't as crude as he looks on the surface, but he's actually quite shrewd. After all these years, he knows how to retreat in order to advance, concealing his true strength."

"Also, this time, Lu Jingyao has come to the capital not only to ask for marriage, but also to find out that he seems to be very interested in our armory. These two days, he has been using the excuse of sharpening his sword to go to the armory and speak to the old master who forged weapons for the imperial guards." Following that, the Tenth Prince, Feng Rong, also spoke.

"Father, I have arranged to send a letter in person saying that during these two years, Prince Anping has been hiding things from the imperial government, recruiting troops in the name of collecting craftsmen, secretly expanding his influence, and that the military expenses for his expansion were given to him by the imperial government. From my point of view, it is inevitable that his power will be reduced." Feng Ye said.

"Eighth royal brother is right, royal father. King Anping lives in the south of the river, which is the richest and wealthiest place in our Great Zhou. Every year, the food and taxes collected will all go to him, and I am afraid that if his power increases again, he will become a threat to the imperial government." Feng Yu said again.

Zhou Chengdi looked at Feng Yunzheng and asked, "Yunzheng, why aren't you saying anything? Tell me what you think. "

"I am only thinking that with the current strength of the imperial government, it would be inappropriate to meet King Anping in battle right now. Is there any way to weaken King Anping's forces before fighting him?" Feng Yunzheng thoughtfully said.

"I wonder what kind of good method Ninth Royal Brother has?" Feng Ye said, his eyes flashing with a trace of light.

"Not yet." Feng Yunzheng said.

"All of you have a point. The Feudal Lord has to do it, but not now." Zhou Chengdi stood up and said, "Originally, I wanted to hold a banquet in the palace, but let's change it to the Kudong Competition. Tomorrow, we will hold the Kudong Competition, and it will be held two years ago. You guys should prepare yourselves so I can see if you guys have made any progress, hahaha."

After exiting the Hall of Rongyuan, a young eunuch from Meng Hua Palace came to invite Feng Yunzheng to Imperial Concubine Liang. When Imperial Concubine Liang saw Feng Yunzheng, she said:

"Zheng'er, just now the empress dowager asked our third concubine to go to Xining palace. Lian Meng Yue's name is on the list, and her name is ranked first." Imperial Concubine Liang said nervously.

"That's true!" Feng Yunzheng slightly narrowed his eyes and said.

"If this Lu Jingyao also wants to marry Lian Ruyue, then this marriage is a success!" Imperial Concubine Liang said.

Feng Yunzheng thought for a moment, then said urgently, "Mufei, tomorrow at the Equestrian Plaza will be the day before tomorrow. You must think of a way for royal father to bring you along. This son needs mufei's help."