Chapter 87: You must have fallen from a height when you were a child. You must have landed on your face first.
The Fourth Prince's features were distorted with anger: "I... I'm ugly??!"
He really couldn't understand who the Fourth Princess was in league with. She actually called him ugly in front of everyone else?!
The Fourth Princess glanced at him with disdain, then quickly looked at Xu Laiqing's face to cleanse her eyes. "Don't you know you look dangerous? You must have fallen from a high place when you were a child. You must have landed on your face first."
The fourth princess was so excited about scolding that she even pinched her waist.
The fourth prince's face flushed and his neck thickened. He rode closer and raised his whip to lash the fourth princess on the head and face. The fourth princess was obviously not expecting this and was stunned for a moment without reacting.
"Your Highness the Fourth Prince!" Xu Laiqing was near the Fourth Princess and Tianbao. He leaned forward and reached out to grab the horsewhip.
However, he also fell off the horse at the same time. He could only release the whip in time and roll on the ground to relieve the force of the fall, so he was not injured.
The fourth princess touched her face, which had nearly been hit, and recovered from the shock. "Well, fourth brother, you actually want to disfigure me! You ugly toad, you're ugly yourself and you can't stand me looking pretty, right?"
The Fourth Prince looked embarrassed and said weakly, "I didn't... Listen to my explanation. I was just so angry that I lost my mind... Who told you to speak so irritatingly?"
The Fourth Princess has always been a person who would rather take action than waste words. After spanking the horse's butt, she went straight to hit the Fourth Prince's horse with a fierce and fearless look on her face.
The Fourth Prince was so frightened by her crazy behavior that he gulped and turned his horse to flee. The Fourth Princess chased after him relentlessly and whipped him. The Fourth Prince's wailing could be heard from time to time in the stables...
That night, Concubine Jiang personally applied medicine to the Fourth Prince: "Look at your lack of ability! You can't even beat a woman!"
She was the daughter of a military commander, had been practicing martial arts since she was young, and was plain in appearance.
A coward is born under the stick. The Fourth Prince has been either beaten or scolded by her since he was a child. He is not good at literature because Concubine Jiang does not value literature, and he is not good at martial arts because Concubine Jiang's own kung fu is only half-baked. But she is still very confident. She looks down on the riding and archery masters found by the tyrant for the princes and insists on teaching them herself.
The Fourth Prince didn't dare to talk back, and could only mutter a few words under his breath: "The way she chased and beat me was exactly like my mother. I was only concerned with running away, so I didn't dare to resist."
"You just said you saw Princess Yongle of Nanqiao? How old is she? Is she healthy?" Concubine Jiang scraped some blood-activating and blood-stasis-removing ointment and rubbed it hard on the Fourth Prince's body, as if she was taking a bath. He grimaced in pain but dared not make a sound.
After a long while, he finally replied with a cold sweat: "I heard that Empress Yu took her and Nan Qiao the hostage to go horseback riding. Princess Yongle is very cute and is good at riding. She must be strong."
Concubine Jiang nodded in satisfaction. Coming from a military family, she didn't want a frail daughter-in-law, but rather someone strong and well-built, preferably with a broad back and broad waist. She wouldn't want someone like Concubine Yu, who needed help to walk. However, Concubine Yu's daughter was well-raised and strong, which she liked!
"That's good. Play with her well, and when she reaches the age of marriage, ask your father to appoint her as your consort."
The fourth prince was stunned: "Mother, she is still a little girl, a head shorter than me."
Suddenly I felt that my mother was a beast.
After thinking about it, he became sad again: "I scolded her third brother today, she may not want to play with me in the future."
Concubine Jiang raised her brows and slapped him on the head. "You can't do anything right, kid! But isn't it right to scold him? If you lose the horse race, you should be prepared to be scolded. It's his fault for not being as skilled as others! Humph!"
The mother and son were making sarcastic remarks to each other, but the Ziwei Palace was bustling with activity.
"Your Highness, Princess, someone has arrived from the Orange Fragrance Palace. They heard that the Fourth Prince was causing trouble at the stables, so they sent some tranquilizing incense to calm His Highness."
"Someone from Green Water Palace has arrived, bringing some ginseng to calm the two princes."
"Someone from Caifeng Palace has also arrived. The Empress gave some cakes and cloth as a reward."
Zi Yan's face was full of joy, and she obviously thought these things were good things.
Tianbao and Xu Laiqing looked at each other and couldn't help but whisper in his ear: "Third brother, the ladies of Daqi seem to be very... frugal."
To put it bluntly, it's shabby. Look at that ginseng, it's not even as long as her hand, but Zi Yan said it was top-quality ginseng...
Tianbao was a little hesitant, feeling that maybe their Nanqiao royal family was too extravagant.
"Someone from Lanxiao Palace has also come. It's the young prince who came in person." Zi Yan had just run out for a while and then ran back in happily.
Before he finished speaking, Qin Huo hurried in: "Are you injured today?"
Tian Bao pointed at herself doubtfully: "Is Prince Brother asking me?"
"Um."
"No. Third brother fell off the horse, but he is good at kung fu and has no injuries at all. My third brother is so awesome!" Tianbao raised his little chin proudly, looking very excited.
Qin Huo heaved a sigh of relief, and after dismissing the palace maids and eunuchs, he said, "Concubine Yu actually personally took you to the stables. Haha, she's really thoughtful."
Xu Laiqing pondered and said, "Young Prince, do you know the reason why Concubine Yu did this?"
Qin Huo looked at Tian Bao and said without saying: "Tian Bao, I'm thirsty. Can you make me a cup of tea?"
As smart as Tianbao was, she knew that he wanted to get her away, so she nodded and ran away.
When she returned with two cups of tea, Xu Laiqing's eyes were filled with a murderous intent. He looked at the gifts sent by the concubines of Daqi and scoffed, "So, their way of showing goodwill is to give these low-brow gifts?"
Qin Huo's eyes flickered slightly, and his awkward gaze drifted away. "To be honest, these things are already quite good in the palace. Father has always advocated frugality, and no one in the palace dares to lead by example in extravagance."
Xu Laiqing was still shocked, but he understood after thinking about it.
Daqi had fought for many years with very few defeats. This remarkable success was naturally due to the excellent military they had trained, and the resulting financial and material resources they had expended on the military were enormous.
In any case, Xu Laiqing felt uncomfortable when he thought about a group of wolves in the Daqi Palace staring at Xiao Tianbao.
Qin Huo patted his shoulder: "What's there to worry about? Don't you have me here?"
Xu Laiqing glanced at him: "You?"
The tone was self-evident, and he obviously regarded Qin Huo as a wolf who was coveting his little white rabbit.
Qin Huo didn't bother to argue with him and took the tea from Tian Bao. "Thank you. How about coming with me to Lan Xiao Palace tomorrow? I have a surprise for you."
"I want to go too." Xu Laiqing interrupted without thinking.
Qin Huo glanced at him sideways: "It's up to you, as long as you are free."
Tian Bao was just about to ask him if he was going to arrange a meeting between her and the fairy sister when the eunuch's shrill voice suddenly came from outside: "Is Princess Yongle here? Princess Yongle, your fat uncle wants to have dinner with you."
"Fat uncle?" Qin Huo raised his eyebrows and looked at Liu Gao outside the hall.
Liu Gao rolled his eyes and saluted Qin Huo: "Your Majesty."
As Tian Bao put on her cloak and walked out, she approached Qin Huo and said mysteriously, "I've met a fat prince. He even helped my brother and I move to Ziwei Palace. The fat prince is a very nice person. I'll be back soon. Brother Prince, come play with my third brother for a while."
Qin Huo glanced at Xu Laiqing. What was so fun about him?
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