bestfiction Chapter 308: Bragging
Chapter 308: Bragging
After a while, a message came from outside: "Your Highness, the Lord Xu wants to see you."
Xu Chengzhu came in with a sour face.
Bei Jingchu was a very caring prince. She asked with concern: "What's wrong with you? Are you in a bad mood?"
"Your Highness is worthy of being called His Highness. In just one Mid-Autumn Festival, there are so many people giving gifts."
"I am tired from compiling the warehouse accounts for you."
These few words sounded fine, but he added: "We also need to arrange accommodation for your new handsome man."
Every word was spoken with gritted teeth.
Bei Jingchu felt an inexplicable sense of nervousness as if she had been caught cheating.
"No, I didn't..."
Wait, why is she feeling guilty?
Xu Chengzhu asked sinisterly, "Are those two good-looking?"
He was angry but still kept smiling: "Those two were sent here wearing heavy makeup and dressed up nicely."
"She is definitely much prettier than a fool like me who doesn't know how to dress up to win favor."
Hey, where does the tea fragrance come from?
Bei Jingchu swallowed the words that had already been sent away.
She changed her words and said, "Yes, yes, they are two beautiful men with natural beauty. They really have their own style and strengths."
"I couldn't take my eyes off him once I saw him, and I kept sighing why I didn't have this blessing before."
Xu Chengzhou: "......"
"Your Highness is only a young girl, it is too early for you to have sexual relations with a man."
"That minister of the imperial court is using all means to please His Highness!"
"You don't even care about your Highness's health. This is truly the work of a treacherous minister!"
"In the face of beauty, Your Highness should be pure-hearted and aloof, and behave properly."
Xu Chengzhou kept talking, his words were fluent and one sentence followed another.
He cited all kinds of profound truths from classics, acting like a loyal minister giving frank advice.
What an amazing eloquence! Why wasn't I so eloquent when I was studying at Hongwenguan?
Bei Jingchu's rebellious nature suddenly emerged, and he stopped: "Minister Tong understands my feelings, how can he be considered a traitor."
"I should reward him."
After a cup of tea, I don't know what they said, but the Crown Prince's surprised voice came from the study in the East Palace.
"Ah! Why are you crying?"
"No, are your eyes faucets?"
"What is a faucet? Oh, that's not important. I just said that without a word. You know, my mouth is sometimes quite inhumane. Why are you crying?"
Finally, after the sad man was coaxed away, Haoyue and Bei Jingchu laughed and said, "In the past, when I heard news about the powerful families, it was always about who gave concubines to who."
"This is the first time I've seen a handsome man being sent here. It's true that following His Highness is a great experience."
Bei Jingchu rubbed her forehead which was aching from crying and continued, "Because the difference between men and women comes after the difference between scholars and commoners, the superiority of men and the inferiority of women are only differences that exist within the same class."
"Men oppressing women is, in the final analysis, the evil of human nature that the strong like to oppress the weak."
"So when you're at the top, those differences don't exist."
"At this time, you should restrain yourself and not oppress the weak living space."
Haoyue just wanted to chat, but His Highness always thought of something deeper.
If you don't ask, she won't tell.
"Your Highness is wise."
I don't know why Bei Jingchu was praised again. I'm always praised recently. It's really annoying~
Mid-Autumn Night is a time for family reunion. No one would be so unscrupulous as to hold a banquet and not let the ministers go home.
So the banquet was held in the daytime as usual.
The emperor was far away at the border, so he led his ministers and concubines to visit Kunming Lake.
A whole day of banquet would be too monotonous if it were only about singing and dancing.
The imperial concubine suggested that all the ministers compose poems and select the winner to be rewarded.
At this point, everyone became interested, especially those of lower rank.
After the winner is selected, what the prize is becomes secondary.
What’s important is the chance to show up in front of the prince.
If one is recruited based on his talent, his future career as an official will be a hundred times easier.
The imperial concubine teased, "How about you write one too, Prince, to set an example for everyone?"
Bei Jingchu was embarrassed and didn't hide anything at all, "Your Majesty, you are making things difficult for me. Don't I know what my own poems are like?"
"After it's done, it will be hard for them to rack their brains to praise me."
"Don't flatter me so much that I really think I'm great."
As soon as he finished speaking, someone flattered him: "Your Highness is really humble and broad-minded."
"We are so lucky to have such a crown prince."
Bei Jingchu: ...I just said it's easy to get lost in the sugar-coated bullets.
She stopped talking.
Then someone else flattered him: "Your Highness is really calm and measured, and he doesn't show off his edge. I admire you."
Bei Jingchu:......
It's fine if I'm praised for everything I do, but how come I'm praised for doing nothing?
so horrible!