The naughty and cowardly little crybaby sold himself out

Chu Jian pouted and ignored the scented tea handed to her by Jing Muyang, and turned away.

"Oh, isn't this Miss Ruyi, the granddaughter of the Grand Tutor?" The Fifth Prince, who had just finished a round of poetry, came over.

"Greetings to the Fifth Prince." Li Ruyi felt a little embarrassed and could only bite the bullet and go ahead.

"Miss Ruyi, please take a seat!" The fifth prince invited her to take a seat without hesitation.

Everyone knows that among the four beauties in the capital who are well-versed in academics, two of them are in love with Jing Muyang. Chu Xia is the craziest, and the next one is Li Ruyi, who has been fighting openly and secretly with Chu Xia for several years.

"Tsk tsk, what a pity Chu Xia is not here today. I still remember the scene of you competing with her in painting at Liaobizhai last year. The picture of the first snow on Lingshan Mountain you painted is still hanging in Liaobizhai. I remember that you made a bet with Miss Chu Xia at that time. If you lost, you would not bother me anymore. Now Miss Chu Xia is a thing of the past. Miss Ruyi is here for me."

"Fifth Prince, you are joking. Ruyi has indeed admired His Royal Highness the War King for many years, but Ruyi is not worthy of such a title and dares not marry him."

Li Ruyi admitted that she loved Jing Muyang. After all, everyone knew it. But she definitely couldn't offer herself to him in person, especially in front of the princess.

"Miss Ruyi is too modest. A woman as outstanding as Miss Ruyi is naturally worthy of the position of princess."

"Fifth brother, what you said is quite right. Why don't you take it back?" Jing Muyang glanced at him.

"Ninth brother, you don't understand romance. Everyone knows that Miss Ruyi has deep feelings for you. So what if you take her as your concubine? How can you be so heartless? Is it your princess who doesn't agree?"

These princes all knew that there was a quarrel in Yonghe Palace. Although they were not clear about the specific situation, they could guess something based on the final result. It was nothing more than Chu Jian was jealous and could not tolerate Chu Xia.

“Ninth brother, don’t you want to have a beautiful woman by your side to recite poems and discuss music with you?” The fifth prince Jing Muhao continued to add fuel to the fire.

"Of course I want to. Hasn't this been realized?" Jing Muyang took the opportunity to hold Chu Jian's hand and embrace her and confessed his love to her.

This was quite pleasant to hear, and Chu Jian picked up the chrysanthemum tea and took a sip.

"Ninth brother, aren't you deceiving yourself?" The fifth prince sneered.

She was already furious when she first saw him frowning, and hearing him say that only added fuel to the fire. He wanted to provoke her so much, right? Fine, she just had no place to vent her anger!

"Fifth Brother, what do you mean? Do you think I can't recite poems or play the zither?"

"Princess, have some tea." Jing Muyang patted her back and poured her a cup of chrysanthemum tea.

"So you can do it?" The Fifth Prince asked back as if he heard a joke. He didn't believe that a country girl could do these things.

“I’m not particularly good at it, but if the poem that Fifth Brother just wrote can be considered talented, then I should be able to do it a little bit as well.” Chu Jian stood up.

"Oh? So? Then why not ask Princess Zhan to recite a few verses for us?" The fifth prince continued to provoke.

"Princess, have some tea, have some tea." Jing Muyang held her back.

"Okay, Fifth Brother, you can ask questions, and Chu Jian will accompany you!" Chu Jian shook off Jing Muyang's hand. Humph! He actually followed them in looking down on her!

It is true that she cannot come up with complete poems at will, but she can recite them. How come she has memorized thousands of ancient poems and songs, all of which are masterpieces of masters, covering various types and styles? It is possible that she cannot remember any of them, right?

Jing Muyang shook his head and chuckled. He had just held her because he was afraid that she would be bullied and sad, but she pushed him away and told him directly, want to bully her? No way!

It seems that my worries are unnecessary. Not only will she not be sad, but she will also find ways to make the other party lose face. Okay, let her make a fuss. No matter what she does, I will cover for her.

Several other princes who were sitting not far away were looking at this side with great interest. They were really confused as they saw a wild girl for the first time.

"Okay, but don't tell father that I bullied you." The fifth prince also looked at her with interest. This little wild cat was really itchy and made him feel itchy inside.

"It's just writing a poem. There's no need to complain if you can't write it. After all, I just said that I only know a little bit. But you, fifth brother, if you think my poems are better than yours, don't feel inferior. After all, talent is not something that everyone has." Chu Jian raised his eyebrows.

The fifth prince laughed, "Okay, okay, since today is a chrysanthemum viewing banquet, let's make chrysanthemum the theme. Please."

"Good!" Chu Jian observed the chrysanthemums around him while searching for poems about chrysanthemums in his head. He felt secretly happy, for there were so many poems about plum, orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemum!

She pointed at a pot of golden incense and said slowly, "The delicate flesh and weak bones spread the delicate flowers, and the golden stamens are filled with flowing clouds."

Oh, this first opening caught everyone off guard, is this because he can't write poetry? Isn't the mud gold incense just like the thin petals of weak bones, and the golden red like flowing clouds? It's so appropriate.

She looked at the golden peonies again, and in the middle there was a pot of jade phoenix, her eyes lit up, "The chrysanthemums are all golden yellow, and there is a solitary bush that looks like frost. It's like today's singing and drinking party, with an old man with white hair joining the young people."

……

"A thousand soft leaves of light color, with a little yellow in the deep center. It is more fragrant than pleasant, and it looks so romantic."

Chu Jian recited several poems in one breath, walked back to the table, picked up the teacup and took a sip, looked at the fifth prince and said, "Wait until September 8th in autumn, when my flower blooms, all other flowers will die. The fragrance will penetrate the clouds and the whole city will be covered with golden armor."

"Fifth Brother, do you want to continue?"

Since she started talking, there has been no sound around. How can she continue? Do you think she is not embarrassed enough? The fifth prince twitched his lips, "What a good saying, when my flower blooms, all other flowers will die. Princess Zhan is so talented!"

"I don't deserve it. I'm just a little bit better than you." Chu Jian waved his hand and smiled. Ha, I'll piss you off to death! She turned around and saw Jing Muyang smiling at her again. This evildoer who makes people miss him, humph!

"This is not just a little bit better, it's far better! Xiaojiu, your princess has made you proud." The eldest princess walked out of the crowd with a smile.

That's right. The audience who came to their senses looked at Chu Jian again. Is Princess Zhan really an uneducated wild girl? It's probably a joke. But don't forget that her father is the prime minister of the dynasty and the top scholar in the imperial examination. Although Chu Jian was raised in the countryside, she can't be raised in the wrong way!

I'm afraid the rumor is false.

"Royal Aunt! They say I am an uneducated and unlearned wild girl!" She started to complain as soon as she met me.

Fifth Prince...didn’t you agree not to complain?

Chu Jian gave him a smug look. Yes, she did say it, but she promised not to complain to the emperor, but she didn't say she couldn't complain to anyone else.

If you have a backer but don’t rely on him, you’re a fool!

"Who dares to say anything to you?" The eldest princess pretended to be surprised.

"It's them." Chu Jian looked at the princess without looking back. Her arm was scratched. Who cares? She couldn't really pick one out for her. If she had to pick one, that was fine. "And my fifth brother! Mu Yang and I have only been married for half a month, and he has already instigated Mu Yang to take a concubine!"

He looked so aggrieved that tears were about to fall.

"Mu Hao! You are too rude!" As expected, the eldest princess immediately frowned and scolded the fifth prince, "Do you think everyone is like you, pushing everyone into the backyard? Tell me, is there still room for servants in your Fifth Prince's Mansion? Is the little money you get every month enough for you to spend? You don't do anything serious every day, just thinking about women!"

Among the princes, the eldest princess disliked the fifth prince the most. He was always doing ridiculous things. He once collected ten beauties and put them in a courtyard and a room. He indulged in debauchery for ten days before coming out! He was really too obsessed with women and lost his pants.

"Go back and clean up your backyard!" The eldest princess didn't forget to finish off the enemy at the end. What a troublesome thing!

"Yes! Nephew will listen carefully to the teachings of the Royal Aunt!" After being scolded, the Fifth Prince could only respond in a serious manner.

The emperor's grandparents passed away early, and his father ascended the throne at a young age. If it weren't for the eldest princess's full support from behind, the transfer of power would not have been so easy. As the saying goes, an eldest sister is like a mother, and even his father respects her, so he dare not disobey her.

It seems that he will have to send away half of the beauties in the backyard when he goes back. They were all the ones he had brought into the house with great difficulty. Each of them has her own charm, and he likes them all. It is such a pity.

He stared at the hem of the skirt he saw for the first time in front of him. Alas, it was all thanks to this woman!

"Muyang!" The princess turned around and looked at Jing Muyang again, "You want to marry a concubine?"

"Aunt Royal, it is enough for Muyang to have a princess." Jing Muyang was also respectful.

"Well, even if you want to marry a concubine, you have to wait until your princess is pregnant!"

She was very satisfied with Jing Muyang's attitude, but she would not let her nephew have only one wife. If everyone had only one wife, how could he have many children and grandchildren to stabilize the family and the country? Two or three children were not enough, and she could not hand over the country to others.

"Girl, you have to work harder, because there are no more children in Prince Zhan's mansion." The eldest princess smiled and patted Chu Jian's hand.

When they first met...why did she feel that the princess had bad intentions? If she didn't get pregnant in three to five months, would she decide to let Jing Muyang take a concubine? Even if she got pregnant?

I thought she was a lovely old lady just now, but now I don't think she is beautiful anymore. But I can't refute her in this situation, so I can only agree reluctantly.

Today is such a bad day!

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