Chapter 68 This prince will keep him alive to torture him personally.
The Third Prince was so angry that his face turned black.
The Longqing Emperor chuckled, "Why does a grown man like you need to be so good-looking?"
Pei Yuan smiled and said, "It's a good thing to be pleasing to the eye; that's what the people of the capital all say."
Emperor Longqing's curiosity was piqued, and he turned to Cai Chong to ask, "Do the people really praise the Sixth Prince for being handsome?"
Cai Chong covered his mouth and smiled, "The people all say that there are two handsome young men in the capital, namely the Sixth Prince and Lord Shen."
The Sixth Prince is exceptionally handsome and dashing, while Lord Shen is elegant and refined, a true gem.
Pei Yuan scoffed, “I think I am more handsome and have more presence than Shen Chu. To compare him to me is to belittle me.”
Chen Chu...
Emperor Longqing stroked his beard, his gaze sweeping over Pei Yuan and Shen Chu. He saw that one of them was dressed in a red robe, handsome and dashing, while the other was dressed in a red short jacket, elegant and otherworldly.
The two stood together, and for a moment it was impossible to tell who looked better.
Then I turned to look at the Third Prince...
Well, they are all my sons. Although the Third Prince is not ugly, with Pei Yuan and Shen Chu as such outstanding examples, he suddenly seems rather ordinary.
How could someone as beautiful as Shen Chu fall for an ordinary third prince?
Then, recalling the unfounded rumors about the Third Prince, Emperor Longqing understood the situation.
He glared coldly at the Third Prince. "Alright, it's all a misunderstanding. Hurry up and apologize to Minister Shen. Think twice before you act in the future."
"If this happens again, I will absolutely not let you off easily."
The third prince was filled with resentment, but he knew he wouldn't get away with it today.
He suppressed his dissatisfaction, cupped his hands in apology to Shen Chu, and said, "I misunderstood you today. I will hold a banquet to apologize to you another day."
Shen Chu did not miss the cold glint in the Third Prince's eyes.
She rubbed her fingers together, feeling somewhat resentful.
It was clearly the Third Prince who had harassed her first, but she had no evidence and could only endure it for the time being.
She will make the Third Prince pay the price for what happened today.
"Your Highness is too kind. I dare not accept such praise. The dragon boat race is about to begin. I will go and make the preparations."
When the Longqing Emperor saw that someone had made peace, he stroked his beard and smiled.
"Good, good, all of you go and prepare for the dragon boat race. Minister Shen, I heard you are also participating. Do your best, and if you win, I will reward you handsomely."
He also knew that the Third Prince had been disrespectful to Shen Chu today, and this was the only way to make amends.
Shen Chu guessed the emperor's thoughts, thanked him, and withdrew.
Pei Yuan put away his fan and stood up. "Your subject will also go and join in the fun."
The two left Canglang Pavilion one after the other and headed towards the dock where the dragon boats were being launched.
After thinking for a moment, Shen Chu thanked Pei Yuan.
Even though Pei Yuan didn't help her intentionally, it's a fact that he did.
"Thank you for helping me out of that predicament, Sixth Prince."
Pei Yuan walked past her with his hands behind his back, his expression indifferent. "I told you I wasn't helping you. I will torment you whenever I have the chance."
Shen Chu... stingy man!
Pei Yuan walked away, and Jin Bao leaned over and whispered, "Your Highness helped Lord Shen because you were reminded of your childhood, right?"
When Your Highness was ten years old, you were wrongly accused of stealing from the Crown Prince, and at the time, no one believed you.
Even His Majesty refused to believe it and gave His Highness twenty lashes. Today, when I saw Lord Shen surrounded, I was reminded of His Highness at that time.
Lord Shen is both intelligent and composed. Faced with so many attacks, he withstood the pressure and proved his innocence. In a way, Lord Shen and His Highness are in a similar predicament.
Pei Yuan paused slightly and gave Jin Bao a cold glance.
"Who shares his misery? Besides, I intervened because I didn't want him to be tortured to death by others; I wanted to keep him alive so I could torture him myself."
Jinbao covered his mouth and laughed, "This servant knows Your Highness is stubborn."
"roll."
Chen Chu walked behind and saw Pei Yuan kick Jin Bao from afar. She couldn't help but purse her lips, her mood unpredictable!
She arrived at the dock, where Li Chengxuan was pacing anxiously.
"Ah Chu, one of our team members broke his arm, and we don't have enough people left. What should we do?"
Chen Chu frowned. "Can't we find someone else?"
Li Chengxuan said, "Now that everyone has formed teams, where are we going to find other people? Besides, the people we just recruited don't have any chemistry, and what if they cause trouble for us?"
Shen Chu also found it somewhat tricky.
Young men from prominent families or officials in the imperial court all have their own circles of friends, not to mention the annual dragon boat race.
Each fleet has its own fixed members. The reason why he was temporarily pulled in by Li Chengxuan was because his teammates were all Li Chengxuan's old friends, and he often heard Li Chengxuan mention him.
That's why people don't reject him.
Don't you have any substitute teammates?
Li Chengxuan scratched his head, "We come in last place every year, and there's really no one to be our substitute teammates. I only managed to keep these ten people from leaving the team by threatening to cut ties with them."
Chen Chu...
Indeed, it's quite shameful to come in last place every year. These are all scions of prominent families in Beijing, and nobody wants to lose face.
She said irritably, "Where are we going to find someone now?"
Li Chengxuan's eyes lit up. "I've got it! I know who to ask!"
He pointed ahead and said, "Ah Chu, why don't you go and talk to the Sixth Prince and ask him to join our team?"
Shen Chu looked up and saw Pei Yuan standing by the dock, seemingly admiring the scenery of Mochou Lake.
Seemingly noticing his scrutinizing gaze, he turned his head, his peach blossom eyes sweeping coldly over Chen Chu.
Shen Chu abruptly withdrew her gaze. "Why don't you go and invite him yourself?"
"You know perfectly well that I tremble with fear and can't even speak when I see the Sixth Prince. Ah Chu, you should go instead."
Shen Chu shook his head and sincerely suggested, "Withdraw from the competition."
She wouldn't dare to provoke Pei Yuan.
"No!" Li Chengxuan cried out anxiously. "I really want that red-tasseled spear, Achu. We're brothers, you can't not help me."
"Ah Chu, please, without this red-tasseled spear, I will lose my appetite, I will grow thinner and thinner, I... I will not be able to survive."
He clasped his hands together, his face full of pleading, almost as if he was about to hug Chen Chu and cry.
Shen Chu was worn down by his nagging. She thought of how Li Chengxuan had risked his life to help her find out the emperor's whereabouts and lead the emperor to the princess's residence, all to help her get an official position.
She couldn't bear to refuse Li Chengxuan.
"Let me be frank from the start: I can only try. If he doesn't agree, there's nothing I can do."
Li Chengxuan immediately smiled, "The Sixth Prince treats you differently. If you go and talk to him, he might agree."
Shen Chu rolled her eyes, wondering which eye of this guy saw that Pei Yuan treated her differently.
She pulled Li Chengxuan along and told him about the situation of Li Chengxuan's fleet.
"...I wonder if Your Highness would be willing to join Brother Chengxuan's fleet?"
Pei Yuan raised an eyebrow and glanced at Li Chengxuan with a nonchalant expression, which startled Li Chengxuan so much that his legs trembled and he almost knelt down.
"Chen Chu, don't you know that I, the prince, have never participated in a single dragon boat race?"
Shen Chu was dumbfounded. She had only come to the capital this year and had no idea that Pei Yuan had never participated before.
She looked at Li Chengxuan questioningly.
Li Chengxuan clasped his hands together and gave him a fawning smile.
Chen Chu gritted his teeth and forced a fawning smile at Pei Yuan.
"Your Highness possesses exceptional martial arts skills and extraordinary wisdom. A mere dragon boat is certainly not difficult for Your Highness."
Pei Yuan scoffed, "Of course it's not difficult, but why should I help you... what benefit would it bring me?"
Have you forgotten that we still have unresolved accounts to settle?
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