"You can't say that!" Sima Letian waved his hand and said, "Life and death are determined by destiny, but wealth is not in heaven. No matter who you are, you can change your destiny as long as you work hard. I am a living example. Ah, I'm going too far, son. Ang, when is it convenient for you?"
"Whenever is convenient for me, it depends on when the Seventh Princess is convenient." Zhang Xuan responded calmly.
"Xiaoya," Sima Letian said to a palace maid, "you will be responsible for the treatment of the seventh princess. When it is convenient for the seventh princess, please ask Zi Ang to treat her."
Xiaoya Ying promised: "Okay, dear emperor!"
"Xiao Fei, go and call Lao Wu." Sima Letian said to another palace maid, "Mr. Zi'ang is my most distinguished guest. I have to hold a banquet for Lao Wu to drink with him to show respect!"
Xiaofei agreed and went.
When Zhang Xuan heard that Sima Letian asked Lao Wu to drink with him, his heart suddenly tightened. The fifth prince was the one he hated so much that he couldn't hide from him. How could he be drinking with him at the same table?
Just as he was about to say something, he heard Sima Letian continue: "Ah, Zi'ang, the rule in this palace is that I usually don't accompany guests to drink. You are not much different from my fifth brother in age, so we should be able to talk, I will let him I’ll accompany you, do you have any objections?”
Sima Letian asked this, leaving Zhang Xuan speechless.
"I don't have any objection, I'm just afraid that your fifth child may have an objection." Zhang Xuan had no choice but to respond with a forced smile.
After a while, Xiao Fei led the fifth prince in.
When the fifth prince saw Zhang Xuan and Sima Letian sitting side by side and chatting, his eyes were bigger than a bull's eye. He pointed at Zhang Xuan and scolded: "Hey, you wild boy, you actually came to the palace and tricked your father." Are you looking for death by putting yourself on the emperor’s head?”
The conflict that took place in Zhijin City made Zhang Xuan feel troubled, and the fifth prince felt even more troubled. He always liked to bully others, but now he thought he was the boss, so he scolded Zhang Xuan without any scruples.
"Stu, what are you going to do?" Sima Letian looked at the fifth prince and scolded him with a cold face, "Mr. Zi'ang is the distinguished guest I invited. He is not a charlatan. Could it be that you have been deceived by lard and are so ignorant?" Reliance?"
What, this damn guy is your guest? Father, weren't you deceived by lard?
The fifth prince blinked his eyes and was confused for a moment.
But I heard Sima Letian continue to say: "I want to host a banquet in honor of Zi Ang. You have the right to accompany me and show your friendship as a landlord. Zi Ang is an expert from this world. You must respect him enough and don't show any disrespect. Indecent!"
When the fifth prince heard this, he felt more and more depressed, but he could not find a reason to refuse. The royal family has royal rules. Although he can be domineering and misbehave outside, he must behave in front of the emperor, otherwise he will be punished.
After agreeing against his will, the fifth prince looked at Zhang Xuan with resentful eyes.
Zhang Xuan smiled and said: "Your Majesty, it turns out that the fifth child in your family is named Stu! We two hit it off immediately and we are not outsiders. How about I call the fifth child by his first name?"
Sima Letian was stunned for a moment, and then responded: "Well, that's very good, just call him Stu!"
When the fifth prince heard this, he became more and more angry, but he did not dare to get angry. When the banquet was set, he quietly took Zhang Xuan to have a drink.
Obviously, Sima Letian regarded Zhang Xuan as a real distinguished guest. Not only were the dishes at the banquet extremely sumptuous, but there were also some palace officials singing and dancing to accompany the meal. In addition to the fifth prince Stu, the guests accompanying the wine were Mr. Chen and Tian Huang from Honglu Temple, as well as Meng Liang and Jiao Zan.
Because Stu was resentful towards Zhang Xuan, he turned a blind eye to Zhang Xuan and drank alone, while Mr. Chen took on the responsibility of the master. Zhang Xuan didn't care at all about Stu's neglect. He watched the palace people's performances with great interest while chatting and laughing with Mr. Chen and others.
"Master Chen, I was born in the countryside. I originally thought that only in the countryside could there be people who were stubborn but I didn't expect that there are such people in the imperial city." Zhang Xuan said while drinking and eating.
Lord Chen didn't know about Zhang Xuan and Stu's feud, and didn't hear Zhang Xuan's words that were irritating Stu, so he said with a smile: "Master Zhang, no matter when and where, people's character is actually the same. The difference between the imperial city and the imperial city. People who are confused will always be confused wherever they go."
"Well, Mr. Chen's words are quite insightful." Zhang Xuan said with a smile, "However, it is easy to suffer losses when trying to persuade others. This is also an eternal truth. For example, Stu, who likes to drink by himself, I think it is easy to suffer losses. , and it’s easy to suffer the consequences of being dumb. If you suffer the consequences, you can only hold it in your stomach. Hey, Stu, do you think this is the case? "
Since Stu doesn't treat him as a guest, he can't treat Stu as his host. Those who deserve a favor must be rewarded.
Stu was already very angry when Sima Letian forced him to entertain Zhang Xuan, but now he was humiliated by Zhang Xuan again. Finally he couldn't bear it any more. He no longer cared about the royal decency, smashed the wine glass in his hand, and pointed at Zhang Xuan. Xuan scolded: "You uneducated country boy, get out of the palace and the imperial city with your buttocks between your legs, or I will kill you!"
While cursing, he randomly grabbed a wine glass and threw it at Zhang Xuan.
His outburst scared the palace officials who were performing to silence. Even Master Chen and other officials were extremely nervous. Seeing that the wine glass was about to hit Zhang Xuan's face, everyone was even more frightened.
Unexpectedly, the next moment, they saw that the wine glass that had been heading straight towards Zhang Xuan suddenly turned back and hit Stu in the face. Stu's face was immediately smashed.
Seeing this scene, they became even more uneasy.
Gein and the others saw that when the wine glass was thrown at him, Zhang Xuan seemed to be frightened and did not dare to move. However, for some reason, the wine glass that was about to be thrown at Zhang Xuan seemed to be driven by some ghost, and turned back strangely. Went back.
From this point of view, there must be something sneaky in this hall, and it is not safe for them to stay here!
With a worried heart, Master Chen asked Zhang Xuan: "Master Zhang, look at -"
Before Zhang Xuan could react, Lord Chen saw another shocking scene - the fifth prince Stu fell to his knees with a plop, kowtowed to Zhang Xuan a few times, and then said sadly: "Master Zhang, you are making a lot of mistakes. It's all my fault, I shouldn't have bullied others and provoked you casually, please forgive me!"
This scene not only stunned Mr. Chen, but also shocked the others so much that they could not close their mouths.
A dignified prince was smashed in the face by that ghostly wine glass. He was not angry at all, but kowtowed to a countryman to apologize. Could it be that he was possessed by something sneaky and could not help it for a moment?
If that country boy calmly accepted the prince's worship, his life would definitely be shortened.
Therefore, in the eyes of these people, especially the palace maids, Zhang Xuan would definitely kowtow to the fifth prince Stu in return to offset the sin of being knelt down by Stu.
Unexpectedly, Zhang Xuan just waved his hands carelessly and said: "Okay, I don't remember the faults of villains. Since you know your mistakes, get up. I hope you will change your evil ways and do good things from now on. Misbehaving!"
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When everyone saw this, their jaws almost dropped.
But when he saw the fifth prince, Stu, getting up from the ground, sitting on his seat again, he found a wine glass and offered a toast to Zhang Xuan with great piety.
The clever palace attendant hurriedly came over to wipe the blood from Stu's face, for fear that it would drip into the wine glass.
Zhang Xuan drank the wine proposed by Stu, put down the glass, and said Yiyi: "Everyone, are you dumbfounded by the scene just now?"
Lord Chen and other officials had serious faces and could not respond, but the maids nodded one after another.
Zhang Xuan patted Stu on the shoulder and said with a smile: "You may not know that this guy's father, the emperor, and I hit it off, and we are close friends. This guy has always been incompetent, and he even bows his head in front of me. I have a special way of dealing with brain-bending, so I took the opportunity to teach him a lesson. Do you have any objections to me doing this?"
