"Could it be that this Second Prince has never heard the saying, 'Ambition is not limited by age'? If this Fifth Prince can surpass our Crown Prince at such a young age, wouldn't it be a great story? Emperor Yuanwu will surely have high hopes for this Fifth Prince in the future."
After speaking, King Xia took another sip of wine in his cup with a smug look on his face: "Good wine!"
After a few seconds of silence, a commotion broke out in the main hall.
"I knew it. King Xia kept making excuses to refuse, and when the Second Prince and the Fifth Prince stepped forward, he always had a thousand excuses to obstruct them."
"Even the eldest prince stepped forward today, but he still wouldn't budge. It turns out he was waiting here all along."
"This King Xia must have heard the rumors about the Fifth Prince's incompetence and is deliberately trying to embarrass our Yuan Kingdom."
"But now that things have come to this point, if the Fifth Prince doesn't step forward, wouldn't that be admitting his incompetence and giving others cause for gossip?"
"But what good will it do for these five elements to stand up? They'll still become a laughing stock."
"Alas, our Yuan Kingdom has lost face big time this time."
"Yes, Consort Shu is truly incompetent; she actually raised a prince to be like this."
"That's right, such a prince, yet he can't even read a few characters."
"When things go wrong, all you can do is embarrass yourself..."
Listening to the discussions among the crowd.
Mu Junhan finally couldn't sit still any longer.
He stood up and said to Emperor Yuanwu, "Father, your son is willing to represent the Yuan Kingdom in the war."
"What? Representing the Yuan Kingdom in battle? Has the Fifth Prince gone mad?"
"What do you mean by representing the Yuan Dynasty in battle? It means representing the Yuan Dynasty and making a fool of itself."
"It's over. From now on, our Yuan Kingdom will only be the subject of gossip among the surrounding countries."
"This fifth prince is utterly stupid. Can't he see that the King of Xia is deliberately trying to embarrass him?"
“The three princes had already stepped forward to help him out, but who would have thought he would step forward on his own?”
"What a terrible thing!"
Seeing that Emperor Yuanwu remained silent, Mu Junxi nervously repeated what he had just said: "Father, I am willing to represent the Yuan Kingdom in the war. Please grant me your permission."
Wu Jixiang hurriedly retreated to Mu Junxi's side and tugged at his sleeve: "Fifth Prince, please sit down. This is not a game. If you say something you shouldn't, you'll regret it."
"Please rest assured, Eunuch Jixiang." Mu Junxi walked around Wu Jixiang with a natural expression and walked to the side of the Crown Prince of Xia: "Since we are going to have a competition, let's talk about what we are going to compete in."
The Crown Prince of Xia looked him up and down, his eyes filled with disdain: "Since the Fifth Prince has volunteered himself, how about we start with a poetry contest?"
"Should the Crown Prince ask the question first, or should I?" Mu Junxi asked without fear.
Consort Shu watched his retreating figure from afar, biting her lip, her palms already covered in a thick layer of sweat.
Mu Qianqian stopped eating and looked at him anxiously.
Damn it!
Compare the poems!?
If it were a contest of who could eat more, perhaps they would have a better chance of winning.
This is a sure loss in the poetry contest.
If only Mu Junxi could hear her thoughts.
Maybe we can still give it a shot.
"Does the Fifth Prince really want to compete?" The Crown Prince of Xia asked uncertainly, his eyes trembling slightly.
I've heard that this fifth prince is an incompetent good-for-nothing who only knows how to gnaw on chicken legs.
However, it doesn't look like the rumors at all.
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