[Wow, no wonder Su Xie is almost thirty and still unmarried. He's still deeply in love with Zhao Jieyu! Every night he gazes at her portrait, reminiscing, and writes stacks of love letters, but he doesn't dare send a single one. Alas, what a pity! Zhao Jieyu is already married, and to the most untouchable person in the world. Otherwise, she might have had a little affair.]
The Crown Prince spat out his tea. "My poor father! He was just hurt by his family and is still sick. Now he's being cuckolded by Hope!"
The second competition was a formation contest. Consort Meng was leading her soldiers and Military Advisor Ma Zheng was leading a group of Imperial Guards in the contest, but everyone who could hear Chuan Wen's thoughts was no longer paying attention to the contest.
She glanced at Su Xie, who was covered in sweat and couldn't even whistle, and then at Zhao Jieyu, whose eyes were filled with affection and tears as she looked at Su Xie.
Zhang Hui's tiger-like eyes widened in disbelief. No, no, he couldn't let them rekindle their old flame, or what would become of the emperor's reputation! His tiger-like eyes immediately turned to the crown prince.
Caught off guard by the gaze, the Crown Prince met the Prime Minister's hopeful eyes and thought, "How about I send Su Xie out tomorrow?"
"good--"
Chuanwen was enjoying the gossip about Su Xie and Zhao Jieyu when suddenly the crowd cheered, and he quickly looked up to see what was going on.
I was so busy watching the drama that I forgot to watch the game!
Consort Meng's soldiers were completely surrounded. The enemy soldiers raised their spears and made excited noises as if they had trapped their prey. Consort Meng and her men tried to break out several times, but were blocked each time.
"Your Majesty! Admit defeat!"
The one who shouted was Ma Zheng, the military advisor on horseback, his face beaming with a smile, as if his side was already certain of victory.
[Wuhu! Lord Su bathes in children's urine because he believes it can ward off evil spirits. He thinks he's possessed because every night at midnight, he hears the cries of a vengeful spirit calling for his life from under the second willow tree by his wall. He hears the cries because Lord Ma stays up every night and deliberately hides under the willow tree pretending to be a ghost to scare him! Hahahaha!]
Cough cough cough!!!
Ma Zheng was laughing when he almost choked on his own saliva. He accidentally saw Su Xie and saw that the embarrassment and attempt to cover up on Su Xie's face instantly turned into disbelief and anger!
Now it was Ma Zheng's turn to look up at the sky and whistle. Who is Master Ma? I don't know him!
Why? Let me see...
The Crown Prince and a group of officials also said, "Look, look! We also want to know. In their impression, these two have a good relationship. Why did Ma Zheng scare Su Xie?"
Feng Ze, the military advisor of the Right Guard, had no doubts at all. Instead, he laughed heartily and shouted in his heart, "Su Xie and Ma Zheng, let's fight! Let's fight!"
[Here it is, here it is, the record of Military Advisor Feng telling Ma Zheng that Su Xie was talking badly about him behind his back, saying that he didn't know if it was a bad character or a bad drinking habit, but he just liked to curse people when he was drunk. If you argue with him, he's just talking nonsense when he's drunk, and it makes you look like a petty person!]
What the heck!
Su Xie immediately looked at Feng Ze beside her, almost gritting her teeth, "Feng Ze! When have I ever said anything bad about Ma Zheng like that!"
The voice was very low. Several officials moved forward in small steps, listening intently to the gossip. So, is Ma Zheng's drinking manners good or bad?
A colleague who had drunk with Ma Zheng turned cold and suddenly recalled the scene where Ma Zheng pointed his finger at him and berated him, and he couldn't talk back. He knew that Ma Zheng was just pretending!
He nudged Su Xie's arm. "Brother, I've got your back!"
What's there to support? He never said those things!
Su Xie was completely innocent. He considered Ma Zheng a good friend. Every time Ma Zheng cursed someone, he would bring gifts and go to their door the next day to say nice things, fearing that they would hold a grudge against Ma Zheng!
He glared at Feng Ze, who quickly covered his face with his sleeve, trying to hide. At the same time, he mentally complained to Chuan Wen, "Why didn't you just say that Su Xie was talking badly about Ma Zheng? Why did you have to expose him?"
However, it's not over yet:
Lord Feng also said that Su wrote that Ma Zheng not only loves to act crazy when drunk, but is also extremely lecherous. He can't resist any woman he sees, and he still can't forget a concubine from the household of the General of the Imperial Guard. He scolded him without even taking a piss and looking at himself in the mirror—a toad lusting after a swan!
Su Xie, who still hadn't said anything, glared at Feng Ze. Feng Ze's sleeve, which was covering his face, trembled. "Grandma, stop talking!"
The Imperial Guard general, suddenly being mentioned, was completely bewildered. "Whose concubine is this?!" He then glared angrily at the horse sergeant on horseback. "You little brat! How dare you covet my woman! You'd better wait until you get what's coming to you!"
He happened to be standing not far from Su Xie, so he quickly moved over in small steps and nudged Su Xie's arm, "Lord Su, well said! This general admires you!"
Su wrote: "......"
At this moment, Su Xie wanted to look up to the sky and shout: I didn't!
Everyone was engrossed in gossiping, and no one noticed that Consort Meng was slowly trying to break out of the encirclement. Meanwhile, Ma Zheng's attention was mostly on Chuanwen's thoughts. One moment he was giving Su Xie a hateful look for criticizing his drinking behavior, the next he was giving Su Xie a look that said, "You deserve to be scared by pretending to be a ghost," and then he was cowering in fear when he met his superior's murderous gaze.
Without Ma Zheng's command, the soldiers were like headless flies, unable to cope with Meng Pin's breakout attempt.
Only Zhang Hui and a group of unsuspecting civilians were extremely anxious in the entire arena. Zhang Hui was so anxious that he stomped his feet, but with so many soldiers blocking his way, he couldn't get close to Ma Zheng. Otherwise, he would have kicked the man over and taken the field himself!
Zhang Qing was utterly bewildered. After Consort Meng knocked Ma Zheng off his horse with a single spear thrust, her bewilderment reached an unprecedented level. While Consort Meng and a group of emaciated soldiers excitedly cheered their victory, Zhang Qing shifted her gaze to Chuan Wen in the distance. Could it be... like this?
Chuanwen no longer cares about the competition; since Consort Meng is bound to lose anyway, he might as well just watch the drama unfold.
[Hahaha, as expected, no matter where you are, friendship can't accommodate a third person! This Lord Feng is really something else. He told Ma Zheng that Su Xie was badmouthing him, and then told Su Xie that Ma Zheng was badmouthing him. Hahaha, that's how Ma Zheng and Su Xie turned against each other, and now they only have themselves as their best friend. Hahaha, the aroma of tea is delightful!]
Feng Ze: Ah... um... it's a bit sunny... I'm going home now...
Su Xie grabbed Feng Ze, who was trying to slip away, and smiled sinisterly, "Good friend, where are you going?"
The onlookers were stunned. They had thought these tactics were only used by the women in the inner quarters when they were vying for the emperor's favor, but they hadn't expected... what a show!
Finally noticing the match announcement, [Huh? Has Consort Meng lost her mind? She's so happy even after losing??]
The Crown Prince kindly explained from the side, "Consort Meng won."
Chuan Wen was surprised, "You won?"
The Crown Prince nodded in agreement, smiling contentedly (enjoying the gossip to his heart's content), "The first two rounds were won by Consort Zhao and Consort Meng, so it seems there's no need for a third round."
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