The second prince was still furious and blamed everything on Li Zhu. If it weren't for Li Zhu, he wouldn't have been in such a sorry state...
He didn't even consider that Li Zhu hadn't specified which concubine he wanted. If you just randomly found a palace maid to fool Li Zhu, he wouldn't even know...
The only fault is that the second prince was too honest…
Both the Crown Prince's and the Second Prince's performances were relayed to the Emperor's ears in detail. Seeing how disappointing his Second Prince was, the Emperor was furious...
"Eunuch Tang, please make arrangements. I'm going to spend the night at Consort Nangong's residence tonight..."
"Yes, this old servant will arrange it immediately..."
Although Eunuch Tang was puzzled as to why the emperor had made such arrangements—he couldn't even remember how long it had been since the emperor had seen Nangong Qing—he dared not inquire and could only obediently proceed with the arrangements…
However, the news of the emperor's favor towards Nangong Qing spread throughout the entire harem in no time. Countless concubines were furious. No one had ever imagined that a mere concubine would steal the emperor's favor...
Li Zhu was unaware of what was happening in the inner palace, and even if he had, he couldn't have stopped it. It was a matter between a married couple, and he shouldn't interfere...
As he left the palace, he felt a burning anger that he couldn't vent. His already exhausted body felt even worse after all this, and he felt a heavy weight pressing on his chest.
"Someone, go and fetch Wang Yanzhang..."
Upon hearing the Crown Prince's order, everyone in the Eastern Palace's eyes lit up immediately, and one guard even jumped up excitedly, which puzzled Li Zhu greatly...
"What...what was that you just doing?"
Li Zhu asked curiously!
"Your Highness, I was just thinking about something happy..."
"What's making you so happy?"
Li Zhu pressed on relentlessly, feeling that something was off about this place!
"Uh... well... my wife is giving birth..."
The guard stammered for a long time before finally coming up with this excuse, and it was obvious at a glance that it was made up on the spot!
"Then why are you unhappy?"
Li Zhu asked another dejected guard beside him!
"I... well... his wife is my mother, and now I have another younger brother fighting for the family fortune, so I'm unhappy..."
Li Zhu couldn't help but give him a thumbs up. This guy was a genius! Even knowing it was made up, it sounded incredibly plausible...
"Do you two believe I'll send you to meet the King of Hell right now? Let them tell you that having a child is a very serious matter. How can you just casually bring it up like that?"
Li Zhu's sudden change of expression startled the two guards, who immediately knelt on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly, begging for mercy.
"Tell me, what exactly happened..."
"I lost the bet..."
"I'm not happy about it!" the unhappy guard said.
"I won his money..."
The happy guard spoke obediently, afraid that Li Zhu might draw his sword and kill him if he was displeased, after all, quite a few people had died at Li Zhu's hands before, and his lingering influence was still there...
What kind of bet are you making?
Li Zhu asked with a dark face. Although he had some guesses, he still wanted to confirm with the two of them!
But the two of them knelt there, kowtowed to the ground, and remained silent in the face of Li Zhu's question, as if they had some unspeakable secret!
"Tell me! What exactly is the bet?"
Li Zhu couldn't help but roar, feeling that if he didn't show his power, these people would really think he was Hello Kitty!
"We...we bet...we bet on how long you'll favor General Wang..."
The guard stammered.
Hearing the guard's words, Li Zhu's heart was bleeding. This was outrageous! He had worked so hard to improve his reputation, but it just kept getting worse!
Now he finally found the root of the problem: the rumors were spreading from within. When did he ever intend to have relations with Wang Yanzhang? He just wanted someone to practice martial arts with…
Enraged, Li Zhu couldn't wait for Wang Yanzhang to arrive; he needed to vent his anger...
bass!
Li Zhu drew his sword, startling the two men on the ground who trembled in fear. They thought, "We're done for. He's going to kill us!" Resigned, they knelt there motionless. Since they couldn't escape anyway, they figured it was better to end it all quickly.
"I'll let you gamble... I'll let you gamble..."
Before Li Zhu could finish speaking, he brandished his knife, accompanied by a series of 'crackling' sounds. These weren't the 'thud' of a sharp weapon piercing flesh, but rather the 'crackling' of metal against skin. This was because Li Zhu had no intention of killing them; he simply wanted to beat them up to vent his anger.
Li Zhu vented his anger by whipping the guards, determined to make them never dare to use him as a bet again...
The people who went to fetch Wang Yanzhang had already arrived. Upon hearing Li Zhu call him over, Wang Yanzhang's body immediately trembled...
"I'm not going..."
Wang Yanzhang gritted his teeth and refused.
But after waiting for a long time, the guard still didn't leave. Wang Yanzhang looked at the guard in confusion and found that the guard was looking at him with a strange expression...
He then realized that his hands were unconsciously placed on his buttocks, making a gesture to protect his private parts...
Wang Yanzhang roared angrily, "Get out..."
His roar startled the guards, who scrambled out of the room...
But before Wang Yanzhang could sit down, another guard rushed in, anxiously saying...
"General! Something terrible has happened... General! Something terrible has happened..."
"You're the one who's bad, your whole family is bad..."
Wang Yanzhang wished he could just fire this mute guard...
The guard rushed in and grabbed Wang Yanzhang's leg, crying and pleading.
"General, save me! If you don't go soon, His Highness the Crown Prince is going to kill people..."
"What?"
Wang Yanzhang jumped to his feet. He never expected Li Zhu to go to such lengths if he couldn't have him, which put him in a dilemma...
A difficult choice between one's own chastity and the lives of others...
"General, you can't just stand by and watch us die..."
The guard cried as he spoke, his voice choked with sobs, a sight that broke the heart of anyone who heard it…
"Hi…"
Wang Yanzhang was ultimately morally blackmailed; there was nothing he could do about it, after all, he was a true general…
"Let's go, I'll go take a look..."
Wang Yanzhang seemed resigned to his fate, but not entirely. He thought that if Li Zhu tried to force him, he would rather die than submit…
"Thank you, General. Your righteousness is truly admirable..."
The guard hurriedly kowtowed and thanked him, but the strange look in his eyes made Wang Yanzhang very uncomfortable. He was extremely sensitive to this kind of gaze now, and if it weren't for the urgent need to save his life, he would have considered whether to eliminate him...
When Wang Yanzhang arrived at the courtyard where Li Zhu was, Li Zhu was leaning on his sword, panting heavily, and two guards were lying on the ground, groaning...
"General Wang, you've arrived..."
Li Zhu was so tired that he had difficulty speaking, so he spoke softly, but Wang Yanzhang saw this as a sign of gentle treatment…
"Your Highness, what are your instructions for summoning me here?"
Wang Yanzhang gritted his teeth and asked!
What do you think?
Li Zhu meant that of course I called you over to be my sparring partner, otherwise what else could it be for?
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