After briefly sharing his thoughts with Zhu Yuanzhang, the conversation returned to tomorrow's martial arts competition.
Zhu Yuanzhang naturally did not want Zhu Yunwen to take any risks, but he had been too popular these past two days, and the people of Dongdao had already put Zhu Yunwen in the spotlight before the competition!
Zhu Yuanzhang's strategy was to learn from Tian Ji's horse racing strategy and have his grandson deal with the weakest warrior on the Eastern Island.
"Grandpa, I can't beat even the weakest warrior!"
Zhu Yuanzhang sighed, "No one is perfect!"
Moreover, Lady Lü would never allow Zhu Yunwen to learn martial arts for the sake of Zhu Yunwen.
"It was our fault for not paying attention to your martial arts practice before!"
Zhu Yunwen stayed by Zhu Yuanzhang's side, shaking his head indifferently.
"Since I can't beat them anyway, I might as well just face the strongest one! Don't worry, Grandfather, I have a chance of winning!"
Upon hearing Zhu Yunwen's words, Zhu Yuanzhang nodded.
Dongdao will definitely not give them a chance to protect Zhu Yunwen; it would be good enough if they didn't tear Zhu Yunwen to pieces.
"Win or lose, we must protect our lives tomorrow!"
Zhu Yunwen nodded, bid farewell to Zhu Yuanzhang, and headed towards the Eastern Palace.
Tomorrow's competition should consist of three matches, best of three. Zhu Yuntong hopes that Zhao Qingzhu can also participate.
With her martial arts skills, she's bound to win. If I win one more round, this match should be in the bag.
Upon returning to the East Palace, Zhao Qingzhu was nowhere to be found.
Zhu Yunwen sat at the table and checked his musket one last time to make sure it was in perfect working order.
Then he began to think about trading with Dongdao.
First, we must let the people of Dongdao know about the demand for red radishes among the people of the Central Plains, and all the taverns must introduce similar dishes.
Who knows if the people from the Eastern Islands will infiltrate the Central Plains? They're not stupid; they can grow this stuff, so why spend so much money importing it?
Moreover, Zhu Yunwen also wanted to find items that were not available elsewhere and could only be purchased from the Ming Dynasty.
Zhu Yuntong's eyes fell on the wine jar in the corner. If flower juice were extracted using a distillation apparatus, could perfume be made?
The color industry in Dongdao has always been a leader, and there is definitely a demand for these women's products.
This stuff doesn't cost much, but the profit can be several times higher.
Zhu Yunwen was writing and drawing on paper when he unknowingly fell asleep on the table.
He didn't know how much time had passed before he slowly opened his eyes, and Zhao Qingzhu's pretty face appeared before him.
Zhao Qingzhu was surprised that the other person would wake up. Their faces were very close, and they both blushed instantly.
"Your Highness...you're asleep!"
Zhu Yunwen rubbed his eyes and leaned back a little embarrassedly.
Although my mind says no, my body tells me otherwise.
Without realizing it, they slowly moved closer again.
Zhao Qingzhu finally realized what was happening and turned around abruptly, but unexpectedly bumped into the corner of the table.
Losing his balance, he fell towards Zhu Yunwen.
Normally, she would be able to defuse the crisis with her agility, but today, for some reason, she just lay down straight down.
Zhu Yuntong was afraid she would fall, so he reached out and caught her in his arms.
Because Zhao Qingzhu regularly exercises her waist and her muscles are firm and elastic, Zhu Yunwen is actually a little reluctant to stop.
"Your Highness, you..."
Zhu Yunwen was somewhat panicked, and when he let go of Zhao Qingzhu's hand, she fell straight to the ground.
"I'm sorry, I...I..."
Zhao Qingzhu blushed shyly. If someone were to pass by at this moment, they would surely think that the Crown Prince had some kind of peculiar fetish.
He was having an ambiguous relationship with a young eunuch in his own palace.
Zhu Yunwen awkwardly patted his clothes and walked out of the palace.
A gentle breeze caressed my face in the courtyard, and the setting sun was no longer so hot; I felt warm all over.
Meanwhile, on the eastern island, the princess sat at the table, glaring angrily at the three men in front of her.
"No matter what, don't give that bastard Zhu Yunwen any chance to live tomorrow. I told you before that he's not simple, and he's made us lose face!"
The three warriors nodded, a hint of killing intent flashing in their eyes.
Their mission is to kill the Crown Prince; if the Crown Prince doesn't die, they themselves will!
This night was destined to be a sleepless one for both the Ming Dynasty and the Eastern Island.
The next day, everyone went straight to the training ground. Both groups were on the verge of drawing their swords. One warrior covered his hidden weapon and straightened his clothes.
It was called clothing, but it was just two pieces of cloth covering the body.
Zhu Yunwen really wanted to see if these people were wearing triangular tea bags under their clothes.
"In today's duel, I suggest we stop short of a draw, so as not to damage our harmony!"
As Zhu Yuanzhang spoke, the eunuch behind him did not forget to show the trade documents in his hand to Dongdao.
The princess seemed oblivious, preoccupied with drinking her tea.
"Your Majesty, as the saying goes, fists and feet have no eyes, life and death are determined by fate, and wealth and honor are determined by heaven. Even if our warriors die, they are fighting for the Eastern Island, and that is glorious!"
Zhu Yunwen snorted coldly, "I don't want to die so soon!"
The first match was between experts from the Ming Dynasty. At first, the two were evenly matched, and the Ming Dynasty expert even had the upper hand.
Just as the two were about to determine a winner, the Ming Dynasty expert suddenly collapsed to the ground, seemingly poisoned.
The expert convulsed on the ground, then suddenly vomited a mouthful of blood and died!
Dongdao wins the first round!
Zhu Yunwen couldn't understand why a perfectly normal person would suddenly become like that.
It looks like poisoning, but even if the other party used a hidden weapon, they wouldn't be so blatant!
The Ming Dynasty expert was carried off the stage, and after examination by the imperial physician, it was preliminarily confirmed that he had been poisoned.
However, there were no wounds on the person's body, nor were any hidden weapons found.
Zhu Yunwen carefully examined the corpse in front of him, when suddenly a small hole on the person's neck caught his attention.
"What's this?"
"I noticed it earlier, Your Highness, but there are no hidden weapons like silver needles among them."
Something's not right, something's really not right!
Zhu Yunwen examined it more closely and found that there were still traces of water around the hole.
He examined it closely and it looked somewhat like ice that had melted and remained.
An immature idea slowly emerged in Zhu Yunwen's mind: the other party might have used ice needles. Such hidden weapons would leave no evidence except for a tiny hole!
When it comes to shamelessness, Dongdao Island is second to none!
He told Zhao Qingzhu the news and warned her to be very careful, as the ice needles contained poison and that anyone who came into contact with them would surely die!
Zhu Yunwen couldn't help but feel a little worried, as the saying goes, "You can dodge a spear in the open, but it's hard to guard against an arrow in the dark."
Moreover, both sides were focused entirely on the competition during the contest.
At this moment, Zhao Qingzhu was already standing on the dueling platform, calmly looking at the warrior opposite her.
"The Ming Dynasty has no more experts? They actually sent up a mere eunuch?"
The princess covered her mouth and laughed exaggeratedly.
"It's not that there's no one else, but I feel even better when a little eunuch wins the competition!"
Zhu Yunwen said calmly!
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