As the old saying goes: Gold will always shine...

This is just bullshit to fool idiots.

Even if you are pure gold, if a tattered rag covers you up, you will never shine!

Before Jiang Ming sought out the Princess to present his poem, he had already anticipated the mischief these servants might be up to!

Therefore, the 100 taels of silver he bribed the servants and boys were not real silver, but fake silver made of lead blocks coated with silver powder!

Seeing that the servants had come to dismiss him, Jiang Ming asked them to return the silver he had just given him.

He also said that he would give the silver to the princess when she took a liking to his writing and was satisfied with it.

Otherwise, he would pretend that the servants were demanding "bribes" from him, block the door, and wait for the princess to come out so he could complain to her!

The princess's servants had never suffered such a loss before.

He immediately turned against Jiang Ming and gathered a group of people to beat him up.

However, these people were no match for Jiang Ming. After a few exchanges, they were beaten to a pulp, their claws and teeth scattered all over the ground!

The commotion also startled the eldest princess, who was getting ready after getting up. She asked the maid beside her to go out and see what was going on.

The maid quickly returned to report: "Your Highness, a young man who presented a poem refused to leave afterward and demanded 100 taels of silver. He then started fighting with the servants, and none of them were a match for him. Even the guards couldn't defeat him; dozens of them have been knocked down..."

"Is this really true?"

Princess Ji Shishi was taken aback and asked again, "What kind of young man is he?"

"Twenty-five or twenty-six years old, quite tall..."

......

Filled with curiosity, Ji Shishi also moved to the front hall to steal a glance...

Jiang Ming was seen hiding under the covered walkway, giving a good beating to the princess's guards who approached him; the two were locked in a fierce and evenly matched fight.

This positioning was also to prevent the guards from shooting arrows from the shadows...

Jiang Ming was holding a simplified version of a 'rebar whip'. Although its strength could not compare with modern 'rebar', it was as easy as using a rolling pin to smash a cucumber when dealing with ancient weapons!

When Princess Ji Shishi saw Jiang Ming's face clearly, her heart skipped a beat. She thought to herself, "...Yan Kingdom actually has such a handsome man?"

As the saying goes, clothes make the man and a saddle makes the horse; three parts looks and seven parts dressing up!

When Jiang Ming accepted the bounty offered by Old Master Chen in Chenjia Village to rescue Chen Ermei, he was still dressed as a beggar.

Although he is indeed handsome, he's similar to "Brother Sharp" in that he doesn't attract much attention...

However, Jiang Ming is now dressed as a noble young master, with his hair tied up with a jade hairpin, a jade belt and silk sash, a sky-blue wide-sleeved robe, and a fur shawl, making him look both noble and domineering!

In addition, he was naturally handsome, truly a man of exceptional appearance, like jade among men, a peerless gentleman!

Women are all attracted to good looks, and at this moment, Ji Shishi already had some affection for Jiang Ming.

The key is that it can still fight!

These guards from the Princess's residence are all elite soldiers, handpicked from the best!

But compared to this handsome young man, they were utterly helpless, and were beaten to a pulp...

"This kid's pretty good at fighting!"

“Your Highness… he has already injured seventy or eighty of our men, and he’s hiding behind the veranda, making it difficult to shoot arrows at him…” the steward explained with a venomous look on his face.

"Hmph...a bunch of useless good-for-nothings!"

Ji Shishi sneered, "Don't fire arrows! I want to see just how many he can take down today."

"Uh... this... here!"

Although the steward was reluctant, he dared not disobey the princess's wishes.

"What about the poems he wrote?" Ji Shishi asked, glancing at him.

"This old servant will go and fetch it right away..."

The steward really didn't want the princess to see Jiang Ming's writings. After hesitating for a moment, he grinned awkwardly and said, "Your Highness, his poems and writings contain many frivolous and dissolute words. I'm really afraid they will offend your eyes..."

"How dare you!"

Ji Shishi glared at him fiercely: "Just take it when I tell you to, stop with all the nonsense!"

"Oh...yes!"

......

The housekeeper quickly brought the article...

However, what they received was not Jiang Ming's "Ode to the Goddess of the Luo River," but another nonsensical article written by another contributor.

Ji Shishi opened the scroll and immediately frowned.

Then he crumpled the paper into a ball and threw it away!

"Your Highness, you see? What was I saying again...? What he wrote is utter rubbish! And this... he still wants money," the steward said with a fawning smile.

"Oh!"

Ji Shishi sneered coldly, "His writing is lacking, but his martial arts skills... I'm afraid there aren't many like him in the entire Great Yan Kingdom, are there?"

"Your Highness, it's alright! He's made of iron, how many nails can he crush? The garrison will be here soon. Anyone who dares to disturb the princess's residence will be executed today!"

"snort......"

Ji Shishi snorted coldly: "Tell them to stop fighting, I want to see him!"

"This person? This person is dangerous... What if he kidnaps the princess?"

"You can't understand what I'm saying?"

Upon hearing this, the butler swallowed hard, his throat tightening: "Yes, sir!"

......

Inside the reception room of the Princess's residence.

Protected by numerous swordsmen and archers, Princess Ji Shishi sat high in the main seat, her disdainful gaze fixed on Jiang Ming, who had come forward to pay his respects.

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