Taming beasts starts with understanding bird language

In the south courtyard behind the general's mansion.

At this time, Princess Thirteen was standing on Yuan Jie's left and right, confronting each other.

The two of them were arguing fiercely just now, and now they are on the verge of fighting.

The Thirteenth Princess said coldly, "If you are willing to kneel down now, admit your mistakes and apologize to me, and admit that you are a concubine, then I can consider letting you go. Otherwise, you will bear the consequences yourself."

"You married in later, so you are the concubine. I am the principal wife. If anyone should kneel down to admit their mistake and apologize, it should be you. How can a principal wife kneel down to a concubine?" Yuan Jie said without giving in.

"Bah! I am the Thirteenth Princess of the Tiancang Kingdom. Do you think you are worthy of me kneeling to you?" The Thirteenth Princess said disdainfully.

After saying that, she was ready to use the soul-stealing technique to deal with Yuan Jie.

Yuan Jie is also ready to fight at any time.

"Stop it all."

But just as the two were about to start fighting, a loud shout suddenly came from outside the yard.

Gu Chan and his son Zuo Wangfeng walked in from outside the yard.

Princess Thirteen and Yuan Jie quickly stopped, and no one dared to act rashly again.

顾婵走到元洁身旁说，“十三公主，这可是我最心爱的手下啊！你要揍她，可就是不给我面子，这不好吧？”

"Prince Chan, she bullied me, and I attacked her because I couldn't bear it anymore." Princess Thirteen defended herself.

"Okay, what kind of temper do you have? Look around the whole Kyoto, everyone knows you. Don't they all know that you just want to be the principal wife? Is there a need for fighting and killing?" Gu Chan said unhappily.

The Thirteenth Princess had a frozen face and said nothing. She was completely hurt by Gu Chan's poking and had no room for any explanation.

Gu Chan had taught her a lesson before, so she naturally didn't dare to act presumptuously in front of Gu Chan again. Besides, Gu Chan had helped her a lot so that she could marry into the general's mansion, so she still remembered Gu Chan's kindness.

So she calmed down, walked to the stone table and sat down, saying, "Okay, I will give you this favor today. You decide how to handle this matter, and I will listen to you."

"It's very simple. You two can just have a literary duel today. There's no need to resort to violence. Otherwise, if it gets out, you'll be laughed at." Gu Chan suggested.

"Okay! Let's have a verbal duel. Do you think I'm afraid of her?" Princess Thirteen said without any fear.

Yuan Jie also lost her temper, and walked over to sit opposite her and said, "Then let's have a literary duel. Master, you will be our witness. Whoever loses will be my concubine, and you are not allowed to regret it."

"Okay, I don't care. How can a woman of your low status beat me?" Princess Thirteen said confidently.

"I don't even bother to look down on a scourge to the royal family like you!" Yuan Jie said without giving in.

The Thirteenth Princess was hit in the sore spot and became furious again.

Gu Chan quickly reached out and pressed her shoulders and said, "Stop arguing. Say one less word to me, or I'll beat you up too."

Princess Thirteen and Yuan Jie glared at each other fiercely, and finally shut their mouths wisely.

They all knew Gu Chan's strength and understood that she would definitely keep her word, so they didn't dare to argue anymore.

Gu Chan turned to look at Zuo Yun and said, "Hurry up and ask someone to bring a set of black and white chess."

"Someone, go get a set of black and white chess." Zuo Yun shouted outside the yard.

A servant answered from outside the yard and quickly brought a set of black and white chess and placed it on the stone table.

Gu Chan smiled and said, "In this world, women must be proficient in everything from music, chess, calligraphy and painting. Since it is a literary duel, then today you two can play a game of black and white chess. Whoever loses will be my concubine, and you cannot regret it."

"That's good. I can finally have some peace and quiet." Zuo Yun said with a smile.

Gu Chan glared at him, and he wisely shut his mouth.

Afterwards, Princess Thirteen and Yuan Jie started the game of black and white chess under the chairmanship of Gu Chan.

Over the years, the Thirteenth Princess has been practicing soul-stealing techniques and has no time for music, chess, calligraphy, or painting. It is easy to imagine how poor her chess skills are.

The game lasted less than half an hour when she began to lose the upper hand, and finally lost to Yuan Jie.

After Yuan Jie won, she laughed happily and said, "Well, what do you have to say now? You lost this game of chess, and from now on you will be my concubine."

"I don't accept it. I was careless just now. I want another round." Princess Thirteen said shamelessly.

Gu Chan glanced at Yuan Jie and said, "Okay, best of three, you are allowed to play two more games with her. If you lose again, you are not allowed to cheat anymore."

"Okay, continue." Princess Thirteen urged.

After saying that, she started playing the second game with Yuan Jie.

However, the result of the second game was the same as the first game, she still lost to Yuan Jie.

In this way, in the best-of-three situation, she has already lost two games, so there is no need to continue the third game.

Zuo Wangfeng stood aside with his hands behind his back and said, "Princess Thirteen, just admit defeat! In terms of chess skills, you really can't beat Yuan Jie, but in terms of strength, you are definitely stronger than Yuan Jie. After all, you practice evil magic, which is a physical skill that ordinary people can't practice."

"Anyway, I won't accept it. How can I, the Thirteenth Princess of Tiancang Kingdom, be inferior to her? I want to be her principal wife." The Thirteenth Princess suddenly said with red eyes.

Compared to her condescending attitude just now, at this moment she looked as if she had suffered a great injustice, and she was so aggrieved that she was about to cry.

Gu Chan looked helpless and shook her head and said, "Well, in order to convince you, I will take Yuan Jie away for seven days. During these seven days, you will be Zuo Yun's principal wife and will help the mistress of the general's mansion to manage the entire mansion. You should try it first and see if you can be the principal wife."

"What about seven days later?" Princess Thirteen asked happily.

"After seven days, if you still want to be the principal wife, then under my auspices, you will have a fight with Yuan Jie. If you win, Yuan Jie will be the concubine and you will be the principal wife." Gu Chan said with a smirk.

The Thirteenth Princess said happily, "Okay, then it's settled. I admit defeat in today's literary duel and will wait for the physical duel in seven days."

"Gu Chan, this is unfair to Yuan Jie!" Zuo Yun finally couldn't help but speak up for Yuan Jie.

"There's nothing unfair. This is a world where the strong prey on the weak. Yuan Jie is of low status, that's a fact. If she wants to be respected, she must pay more and work harder than ordinary people, and I have been doing this all the time." Gu Chan said with a serious face.

Yuan Jie gritted her teeth and said, "Yes, Master is right. When we were in the Jiangnan area before, we also suffered a lot of grievances. The grievances I am experiencing now are far less than what the master experienced before. If I can't bear this, then I am not worthy of being the wife of the eldest son of the general's mansion."

After saying that, Yuan Jie stood up without hesitation and left with Gu Chan.

Zuo Wangfeng and Zuo Yun nodded in satisfaction to Yuan Jie, then followed the two of them and left.

After the four people left, Princess Thirteen was left sitting there, staring at their departing backs in a daze.