Chapter 308 Bragging

After a while, someone outside reported: "Your Highness, the Xu family leader wants to see you."

Xu Chengzhun came in with a sour face.

Bei Jingchu was a prince with great humanistic concerns. She asked with concern, "What's wrong with you? Are you in a bad mood?"

"Your Highness is worthy of being called Your Highness. In just one Mid-Autumn Festival, there are so many people giving gifts to you."

"This is for you to compile the warehouse accounts."

These few words sounded fine, but he added: "We also need to arrange accommodation for your new handsome man."

Every word was spoken with gritted teeth.

Bei Jingchu felt inexplicably nervous as if she had been caught cheating.

"No, I didn't..."

Wait, what is she feeling guilty about?

Xu Chengzhen asked sinisterly, "Are those two good-looking?"

He was angry but still smiled: "Those two were sent over here wearing heavy makeup and smelling fragrant."

"She is definitely much prettier than a fool like me who doesn't know how to put on makeup and invite favors."

Hey, where does this tea fragrance come from?

Bei Jingchu swallowed the words that had already been said.

She changed her words and said, "Yes, yes, they are two beautiful men with natural beauty. They really have their own style and strengths."

"I couldn't take my eyes off it the moment I saw it, and I kept lamenting why I didn't have this blessing before."

Xu Chengxuan: "......"

"Your Highness is only a young girl, it is too early for you to have sexual relations with a man."

"That minister of the imperial court is willing to do anything to please His Highness!"

"You don't even care about your Highness's health. This is truly the work of a treacherous minister!"

"In the face of beauty, Your Highness should be pure-hearted and aloof, and behave properly."

Xu Chengzhuan kept talking, his words were like a torrent, one sentence after another.

He cited all kinds of profound truths from classics, acting like a loyal minister giving frank advice.

What an amazing eloquence! Why wasn't I so eloquent when I was studying at Hongwenguan?

Bei Jingchu's rebellious nature suddenly emerged, and he stopped: "Minister Tong understands my feelings, how can he be considered a traitor."

"I should reward him."

After a cup of tea, someone said something unknown, and then the Crown Prince's surprised voice came from the study in the East Palace.

"Hey! Why are you crying?"

"No, are your eyes faucets?"

"What is a faucet? Oh, that's not important. I just said something out of control. You know, my mouth is sometimes inhumane. Why are you crying?"

After finally coaxing the sad man away, Haoyue and Bei Jingchu laughed and talked: "In the past, when I heard news about the powerful and wealthy families, it was always about one family sending concubines and beauties to another family."

"This is the first time I've seen a handsome man being sent here. It's true that following His Highness is a great experience."

Bei Jingchu rubbed her forehead which was aching from crying and continued: "Because the difference between men and women is ranked after the difference between scholars and commoners, the superiority of men and the inferiority of women are only differences that exist within the same class."

"Men oppressing women is ultimately the result of the evil of human nature that the strong like to oppress the weak."

"So when you're at the top, those distinctions don't exist."

"At this time, you should restrain yourself and not oppress the living space of the weak."

Haoyue just wanted to chat, but His Highness always thought of deeper things.

If you don't ask, she won't tell.

"Your Highness is wise."

I don't know why Bei Jingchu was praised again. I'm always praised recently. It's really annoying~

Mid-Autumn Night is a time for family reunion. No one would be so unscrupulous as to hold a night banquet and not let the ministers return home.

So the banquet was held in the daytime as usual.

The emperor was far away at the border, so he led his ministers and concubines to visit Kunming Lake.

A whole day of banquet would be too monotonous if it was only about singing and dancing.

The imperial concubine proposed that all the ministers compose poems and select the winner to be rewarded.

At this point, everyone became interested, especially those of lower class.

After the winner is chosen, the prize given becomes secondary.

What's important is the chance to show up in front of the prince.

If one's talent is noticed and recruited, his future career as an official will be a hundred times easier.

The noble concubine teased, "Why don't you write one too, Prince, to set an example for the others?"

Bei Jingchu was embarrassed and said without hiding anything, "Your Highness, you are making it difficult for me. Don't I know what my own poetry is like?"

"After it's done, it will be hard for them to rack their brains to praise me."

"Don't exaggerate and make me think I'm really great."

As soon as he finished speaking, someone flattered him: "Your Highness is truly humble and broad-minded."

"We are so lucky to have you, Mr. Chu."

Bei Jingchu: ...I just said it's easy to get lost in the sugar-coated bullets.

She stopped talking.

Then someone else flattered him: "Your Highness is really calm and measured, and never shows off his edge. I admire you."

Bei Jingchu:......

It's fine if you are praised for doing anything, but how can you be praised for doing nothing?

So horrible!