321, diverting the trouble to the east
321, diverting the trouble to the east
Qi Jun bowed and greeted his mother and the elders sitting above him: "My son greets mother, ladies."
"Your Highness."
"And hello, sisters."
The young ladies present looked at the elegant prince, most of them with shy expressions on their faces, but they did not forget to bow to him in return.
Although many of them had been coveting the position of Crown Prince's Consort before, after seeing how handsome their Crown Prince was, many of them fell in love with him.
[Flirtatious!] The fifth princess looked at Qi Jun's behavior and looked at him angrily.
Facing the Fifth Princess's glaring eyes, Qi Jun kept the smile on his face.
All the ladies present nodded in agreement at the polite prince, their eyes full of praise as they looked at him.
"Princess, our Crown Prince is truly a handsome man."
"Yes, and you are so polite."
“…”
In front of the princess and the prince, these ladies praised their Royal Highness the Crown Prince.
The person being praised didn't look embarrassed at all.
Princess Zhennan listened for a while before she smiled and said, "How could they be as good as you say?"
"Well, don't just stand here. Take the princess out for a walk. This is the princess's first time in our palace, so please treat her well and show her the flowers and plants in our garden."
"Yes, mother." Qi Jun replied with a bow.
When the ladies and young ladies present heard what their princess said, they couldn't help but feel a chill in their hearts, and at the same time thought of one thing: Could it be that their princess has decided to make the princess the crown prince's consort?
But before they could feel sad, they heard their princess say, "And you little girls, you don't have to stay here with us anymore. Go out for a walk and look at the flowers."
The last sentence Princess Zhennan said was directed to the young girls present.
A lady sitting next to Princess Zhennan turned around and said to her daughter, "Go, young people, have some fun."
"Yeah, you young people have your own things to say. Go and have your say. You don't have to stay here with us."
"Her Royal Highness the Princess is visiting our Yunzhou City for the first time. Please help the Crown Prince to entertain Her Royal Highness the Princess." The lady's words later were more sophisticated. She treated Her Royal Highness the Princess as a guest and they were the hosts here.
The phrase "Help the prince entertain Her Royal Highness the Princess" clearly put their positions as host and guest on the table.
As smart as the Fifth Princess was, it was clear to her what the Princess of Zhennan and these ladies meant.
Only Qi Jun seemed not to understand the meaning behind his mother and the ladies' words. He replied with the same raised curve on his lips, "Yes, mother."
The fifth princess bowed to the princess who was sitting in the upper seat.
Seeing that Qi Jun turned and walked away without even looking at her, she bit her lip in anger and followed Qi Jun out.
As soon as they saw the prince leave, all the young ladies present followed him out of the pavilion.
***
Lu Mingfei, who was standing outside the pavilion, saw Prince Qi coming out with a group of young girls. He couldn't help but envy Prince Qi's good fortune. He was more popular and welcomed by the girls than Brother Baoyu in Dream of the Red Chamber.
Meeting Lu Mingfei's gaze, Qi Jun's smile froze, and then the corners of his mouth curled up even more. He invited Lord Lu, who was enjoying the show, "Lord Lu, come and enjoy the flowers together."
"..." How could Lu Mingfei not see the meaning in the eyes of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, "If I'm not doing well, I'll drag you down with me."
However, he really couldn't refuse this invitation. He was still waiting for Prince Qi to take him to meet the Prince of Zhennan. Thinking of this, he smiled and replied, "Yes, thank you for your kindness, Prince."
Qi Jun laughed and motioned Lu Mingfei to go with him.
What could Lu Mingfei do? He could only follow Qi Jun's footsteps.
Soon, the two men were walking in front, and the fifth princess was walking behind them. The other young ladies and maids also joined their team one after another and followed behind.
Walking to a cluster of flowers in full bloom and stopping, Qi Jun reached out and plucked a flower, handing it to Lord Lu beside him. "Lord Lu, you rarely see so many flowers blooming at the same time in Kyoto, right?"
Lu Mingfei didn't reach out to take the words from Prince Qi's hand, but smiled and said, "This flower is so beautiful, it would be a waste to give it to a rough guy like me who doesn't know how to appreciate flowers."
"How about, Prince, give the flowers to the little girl who likes flowers? It would be better, right?" He almost named the prince and asked him to give the flowers to the fifth princess beside him.
Hearing this, the Fifth Princess glanced at Qi Jun and then looked away.
When the young ladies who followed behind saw the flowers in the prince's hand, many of them showed desire in their eyes.
But no one spoke.
Qi Jun could no longer feel the gazes from those around him. What a joke! He only had one flower in his hand, and it wouldn't be suitable for any other girl. Only the Lord Lu in front of him would be the most suitable. "Haha, if you, the top scholar Lu, were all rough and uncouth, then there would be no talented men and beautiful women in this world."
"These flowers are perfect for Mr. Lu."
He broke off the stem of the flower and pinned the flower on Lord Lu's ear.
"..." Lu Mingfei didn't expect Qi Jun to do this. He subconsciously raised his hand to take off the flowers pinned on his ear.
But just as he moved his hand, Prince Qi grabbed it and said to him with a smile, "Lord Lu has a good appearance. These flowers suit him very well."
When the fifth princess saw the flowers on Lu Mingfei's ears, she thought they looked quite nice.
The young ladies at the back saw that the prince gave the flowers to the man. Although they felt a little disappointed that they did not get the flowers from the prince, they felt relieved when they saw that the prince did not give the flowers to the noble princess.
At least it proves that they still have a chance to become the Crown Prince's Consort, right?
However, there was one thing their prince said that was correct, that is, this Lord Lu was really good-looking. The young and handsome number one scholar had flowers pinned on his head, and he was truly more beautiful than the flowers, which made them take a second look.
When the young master heard that Lord Lu was the number one scholar, the girls who liked talented men couldn't help but ask, "Oh, so Lord Lu is the number one scholar?"
"Yes, you don't know, right? Our Lord Lu won the top three places in the imperial examination and is the youngest number one scholar in a hundred years." In order to divert the girls' attention from him, Qi Jun spared no effort to publicize the strength of Lord Lu.
"Wow, our Lord Lu is really amazing." The girl who spoke in front looked at our Mr. Lu with a different look.
Among these girls, some were attracted by the appearance of Lord Lu. When they heard that Lord Lu was not only the top scorer in the imperial examination, but also one of the top three, many eyes turned to Lord Lu.
Several girls gathered around and tried to talk to their young and handsome Lord Lu.
"Lord Lu, I heard that Kyoto Prefecture is very prosperous. Is there anything fun there?"
"Yes, Lord Lu, what's the difference between Kyoto Prefecture and our Yunzhou City?"
“…”
Lu Mingfei was surrounded by these girls and questioned, and he suddenly felt overwhelmed.
The fifth princess, who was isolated outside, was so angry that she gritted her teeth when she saw Lu Mingfei surrounded by those girls.
Qi Jun, who was standing nearby, noticed the Fifth Princess's expression and deliberately said, "Your Highness, our Lord Lu is really popular among the girls."
The fifth princess glared at Qi Jun and said, “It’s all your fault!”
Qi Jun didn't care about the Fifth Princess glaring at him. He chuckled and said, "I think the Princess seems to like Lord Lu?"
"It's a pity that our Lord Lu already has someone he loves. Princess, your love is destined to be like a fleeting love."
"Qi Jun, you are so outrageous!" the fifth princess said angrily.
This sweet cry made everyone present suddenly quiet down, and everyone's eyes turned to the Fifth Princess and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.
Qi Jun held the Fifth Princess's hand and said to all the young ladies present: "You continue to chat about poetry and songs with Lord Lu. I will take the princess to the other side to talk for a few words." Then, regardless of the Fifth Princess's resistance and everyone's gazes, he pulled the Fifth Princess away.
"Qi Jun, let me go!" The fifth princess wanted to pull her hand back, but she was not as strong as the other party.
"Hey!" You're just going to leave me like this?
No, Prince Qi, you brought a bunch of trouble to me, and you ran away with the fifth princess? Doesn't my life matter anymore?
Looking at the two people walking away, Lu Mingfei was in disbelief.
When the girls saw the prince and the fifth princess leaving, although they wanted to follow them, they couldn't force themselves to follow him since he didn't wait for them, so they had to stay.
But, this Lord Lu is also quite interesting? There is nothing wrong with talking to this Lord Lu.
A little girl with two dimples on her round face said to our top scholar Lu, "Master Lu, the flowers are blooming so beautifully today. Why don't you write a poem to suit the occasion?"
"Yes, we also want to see Mr. Lu's literary talent."
“…”
For a moment, these girls all wanted to see Lord Lu's literary talent and surrounded him.
“…” Lu Mingfei, no, it’s true that I got the top scorer in the imperial examination, but that doesn’t mean I’m good at writing poetry!
However, these girls didn't care whether he, the top scholar, was good at writing poetry or not. They insisted that he write a poem and would not let him go.
Surrounded by a bunch of girls, he was really helpless and could not get any help from anyone!
The guard standing not far away said to their brother Ma, "Brother Ma, is there anything wrong with our master?"
"Should we go and rescue our master?"
“…”
"That shouldn't be necessary, right?" Guard Ma took a look and saw that their master didn't seem to be in any danger. "Our master can handle it himself."
"Oh." The guard who asked the question immediately stopped talking. Author's words: Thank you Bole 9492239 (9492239) for your support. Kisses! To know more exciting content, please leave me a message on Liancheng Reading.
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