Dong Shan's sudden remark completely stunned Jiang Ming!

He... didn't even know that he was 'Jiang Tingzhang', so how could he recognize that he was a prince of Qin?

This doesn't make any sense!

The two had never met before!

If this grandson is pretending to be ignorant when he actually knows he is Jiang Ming...

Then the way he looked at me just now couldn't have been so "clear"!

Furthermore, if he knew who he was... and was still eating, drinking, and having fun with the prefect in the private room, it seems inappropriate for him to blatantly barge in and complain about Chenjia Village!

He should first go to the prefect's wife to "stir up trouble" so as to "use someone else to do his dirty work"; that would be the best course of action!

Therefore, Jiang Ming deduced that he must not recognize him.

But someone recognized him and told him.

Damn it, who is this guy?

It must be in this Drunken Phoenix Pavilion...

Although he was taken aback for a moment, Jiang Ming quickly smiled calmly: "Mr. Dong is joking... If I were a noble prince of Qin, why would I appear in Yan?"

"yes!"

Zhao Yong quickly added, "Boss Dong, have you had too much to drink? This gentleman... is a great Taoist master from my Jin state! How could he be a prince from Qin? You can't flatter someone like this!"

If, just now... Ji Bochang still had a hint of shock and doubt!

Zhao Yong's words pulled him back to his senses!

Who is Zhao Yong? How could he not recognize the prince of Qin?

"Dong Shan, what's wrong with you today? You can't even match the poems... and you're spouting nonsense. How do you usually teach Madam poetry?" Ji Bochang asked, frowning in confusion.

"Perhaps, perhaps, I've made a mistake..."

Dong Shan realized the problem was serious and became extremely tense, cold sweat pouring down his forehead!

He was guilty and afraid that pulling up a radish would bring up the mud... After exposing his ignorant nature, he would then drag out the mess between him and the prefect's wife!

Since his knowledge of poetry is so absurd, why does he always spend time with his wife?

Dong Shan hated Young Master Luo to death right now, thinking to himself... "You damn bad eyesight! You made me end up flattering you to the point of ruining my life! You're going to get me killed!"

"Oh......."

Jiang Ming smiled faintly, leaned close to Ji Bochang's ear and whispered, "This is... the mountain god made him talk nonsense, it's like he's possessed, and he wants him to hurry up the mountain to serve him!"

"Hmm! That makes sense!"

Ji Bochang nodded solemnly.

"In a little while, the Prefect will join me in speaking, and the two of us will sing in unison."

"Okay, okay!"

......

It was nothing for the two of them to be whispering... but it terrified Dong Shan!

Countless, limitless possibilities have sprung up in my mind!

Large beads of sweat slid down his temples...

"Your Excellency, Sir, I was wrong! I was talking nonsense, please don't take it to heart... The matter of Chenjia Village has disturbed my peace of mind and confused me, so I couldn't match the poem and talked nonsense. I hope Your Excellency will forgive me!"

Dong Shan panicked and immediately knelt down.

"Hey! You can't say that..."

Jiang Ming stepped forward to help him up and said with a smile, "We were just playing a game, winning and losing are normal, so why talk about forgiveness? Boss Dong, you're being too nervous!"

Hearing this, Dong Shan wiped the cold sweat from his forehead with a sigh of relief.

"But what about it?"

Jiang Ming changed the subject, saying, "A bet is a bet. You lost two games today, so you can't just let it go, otherwise playing games won't be fun anymore..."

"This...this?"

Dong Shan looked at Ji Bochang and Jiang Ming in a panic, his lips trembling as he said, "I...I am willing to accept the punishment from the Prefect and the Master..."

"How about this!"

Jiang Ming asked with a smile, "I wonder if Boss Dong has any brothers?"

"have!"

Before Dong Shan could answer, Ji Bochang chimed in, "He also has an older brother named Dong Chuan, who is the chief clerk in the prefecture."

"Um!"

Jiang Ming nodded: "Your Excellency, our previous bet was that whoever lost would spend the night on the mountain in Chenjia Village. Boss Dong has lost two rounds in a row, so he'll have to spend two nights there. He'll be quite lonely on the mountain alone... How about we let his brother, Dong Chuan, spend the night with him on the mountain? That way... it'll be equivalent to Boss Dong spending two nights, and the matter will be over..."

“Hmm! The younger brother’s debts are paid by the elder brother, that works too…” Ji Bochang nodded.

Upon hearing that his older brother Dong Chuan could stay with him and he could just stay up all night, Dong Shan's tense mood eased a little.

Otherwise, it would be too much of a hardship for me to stay on the mountain by myself for two nights in a row!

However, he quickly realized what was going on and hurriedly said, "Your Excellency, I am not afraid of the wild beasts on the mountain, but I am afraid of those unruly people in Chenjia Village at the foot of the mountain. They are more terrifying than wolves!"

"Don't be afraid!"

Jiang Ming laughed and said, "Let the prefect send some troops to escort you there by force. What are you afraid of? Besides, I'm willing to escort you too. I'll go up the mountain with you tonight. We'll keep each other company. It's like we've become friends after a fight!"

Upon hearing this, Dong Shan was completely relieved!

He nodded excitedly, "Thank you so much, sir! Thank you so much, sir!"

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