Jiaochu

Chapter 54: Fighting for the King of Flowers at the Hundred Flowers Banquet ([-])
"Third brother, let me teach you a method. You read an article aloud in front of the mirror every day after you get up. The voice must be loud. Then read an article aloud in front of the mirror before going to bed at night. I guarantee that it will be effective in a month." Ye Lingxi patted his chest and said.

"Is it possible?" When Ye Xingye heard the article being read, his two thick black eyebrows wrinkled reflexively.

Ye Lingxi patted his shoulder and said with a very determined look: "It will definitely work, no problem. Third brother, you have to have confidence in yourself. Brother Su has already said that the most important thing is persistence. You can do it every day." You have persisted, why can’t you persist for a month? I have confidence in you, there will definitely be no problem.”

Facing the trusting eyes of the little imperial sister, Ye Xingye's confidence surged, and a surge of ambition and pride surged into his heart. He wished he could take out a mirror and prove himself right now.

"Did His Highness the Third Prince leave the palace yesterday? I seem to have seen His Highness on the street." Rong Jue said at the next table, with a snicker at the corner of his mouth, as if he knew the other person's little secret, and his eyes were full of pride.

Ye Xingye's face froze, and he immediately denied it: "You must have seen it wrong, it's not me."

"Really?" Rong Jue deliberately prolonged his tone, "I thought it was His Highness, he looks so much like His Highness, but how could His Highness go to a place like a brothel? He is definitely not His Highness."

Ye Xingye laughed twice, his expression so awkward that he almost seemed to be doing it on his own.

"Where did you see it? Was it in a brothel?" Ye Lingxi asked.

Rong Jue dodged his eyes guiltily and said, "I saw it nearby, but I haven't gone in."

"Where is it nearby? How close is it?" Ye Lingxi asked.

Rong Jue continued to prevaricate: "It's a nearby teahouse. I was drinking tea in the upstairs box and saw it from the window."

"There's no teahouse nearby." Hu Yuhan added with a smile.

A trace of embarrassment flashed across Rong Jue's face. He clearly remembered that there was a teahouse opposite. Could it be that it was closed? He didn't pay much attention to it. When he went there yesterday, it seemed that the door was still open, but it seemed that it was not open at the same time. Not sure whether it was true or not, I made a perfunctory sentence that I couldn't remember clearly and wanted to pass it off, but Hu Yuhan was more serious.

"I can't remember what happened yesterday. Did I hit my head when I went out? This is not a trivial matter. I need to see a doctor quickly. If I delay, I might even forget my last name and where I am."

Rong Jue's eyes were gloomy and he didn't say anything. He felt a little strange in his heart. He didn't offend the other party. Even if he knew that it was Hu Yuhan who was with Ye Xingye yesterday, he didn't mention the other party. Why would he be angry with him!

How could Zhao Ce just watch his good brother being bullied? He retorted arrogantly as soon as he opened his mouth, "It's none of your business whether you hit your head when you go out. You go to a brothel every day and you still have the nerve to criticize others."

"Who visits the brothel every day? The prince must have evidence for what he says. Doesn't it mean that the prince sees it every day, or does it mean that the prince also goes there every day?" Hu Yuhan put away the playful look on her face and became a little angry.

Zhao Ce was beaten down, his face turned red and his neck was thick with anger, he banged the table with a bang, pointed at Hu Yuhan's nose and said: "Don't spit on others here, you clearly did something shameful and still blame it on others, you My father is just a censor, so what’s so great about him?”

Hu Yuhan's face turned cold all of a sudden, and her eyes were so cold that they could kill someone.

Ye Lingxi lost his mind when he heard what Zhao Ce said, and stabbed him on the arm with the end of a chopstick. Zhao Ce hissed in pain. The next moment, Ye Lingxi glared at him, and his proud arrogance suddenly died down.Later, she would like to borrow Mr. Hu's connections. His uncle is a captain of the Imperial Army. As long as he has this connection, it will be much easier for him to enter and leave the palace in the future.

Zhao Ce was silent, but Hu Yuhan refused to let it go easily.

"The position in the Hou Mansion is high and powerful, and a censor cannot compare to it. However, there are several people in the capital who can match the power and position of the Hou Mansion. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is more than ten thousand people." Zhao Ce didn't do it either. Hearing something wrong with these words, he thought the other party was mad and flattered him instead.

Ye Lingxi saw that Zhao Ce was still looking stupid and proud, and she really wanted to slap him in the face with the sole of her shoe to help him wake up.

Hu Yuhan still wanted to say something, but Ye Lingjue put down his chopsticks. Such a slight movement seemed to have a huge impact, and the atmosphere suddenly became quiet.

"Lingxi, do you think the second brother is quite scary sometimes?" Ye Xingye whispered.

Ye Lingxi also whispered: "This is called momentum. Third brother, please learn more."

"I think this is called murderous intent. I won't dare to offend my second brother in the future." Ye Xingye said quietly.

Ye Lingxi: "..." Can't you be a bit promising?
At the next table, Zhao Ce asked in a low voice: "Did you really go to a brothel?"

Rong Jue smiled flatteringly and said, "I didn't go in, so I walked around nearby." He added, "I heard that there will be a Hundred Flowers Banquet in a few days, and the oirans from all the buildings will gather in the Purple Snow Pavilion to compete for the king of flowers. title, why don’t we go and have a look too.”

Chen Ping's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he kept encouraging Zhao Ce to take a look.Jin Yao was also full of curiosity, his eyes widened and bright.

Seeing that Zhao Ce was still hesitating, Rong Jue continued: "This Hundred Flowers Banquet has not been held for several years. I heard that this time it is to honor a newcomer of Zixue Pavilion. This newcomer is probably the next oiran of Zixue Pavilion. , if I miss this time, I don’t know when it will be done next time.”

Zhao Ce quietly glanced at the next table. Seeing Ye Lingxi and Su Shi talking, he felt a little uncomfortable and said it out of anger.

After school in the afternoon, Ye Xingye had already forgotten about asking Hu Yuhan to testify. Thanks to Ye Lingxi's reminder, he remembered that he had pulled the person away under the pretext of discussing with each other. Zhou Jing looked a little confused. , didn't pay attention to this matter, and left the palace alone.

On the way, Ye Xingye explained the cause and effect, and Hu Yuhan smiled and promised that he would be cleared. After Ye Xingye calmed down, he asked about the Hundred Flowers Banquet. This was what Hu Yuhan told him in the morning.

The two chatted happily all the way and entered the gate of Ganquan Palace unknowingly.

Ye Lingxi arrived early and was standing by the bamboo looking at a dragonfly resting on a bamboo leaf. When the two of them walked over, the dragonfly was startled by the footsteps and flew away.

"Lingxi, I brought him."

Ye Xingye winked at Hu Yuhan with a confident look on his face, asking him to quickly prove his innocence.

"Princess, Your Highness really didn't do anything. He just wanted to see what it's like inside the brothel. Is the courtesan pretty? Everyone has a love for beauty. Unfortunately, Your Highness didn't see the true appearance of the courtesan, so he just listened. I played a few songs, which is really a pity.”

The more Ye Xingye listened, the more awkward he felt. For the moment, he couldn't find anything wrong with it. In short, it would be enough to prove that he didn't do anything.

(End of this chapter)