Identity: Prince
Appearance: The appearance is as beautiful as a painting, and you are astonished by the heavens.
Personality: cold and distant, depressed and reserved
Isn’t this the proper male protagonist of a time-travel novel?
Meng Guxue couldn't help but scream crazily in her heart. At this moment, the prince had to step aside!
Meng Guxue was extremely lucky. She was fooling around at home and finally got the cheap girl to agree to allow her to come to the poetry meeting to meet the world.
If she doesn't come, won't she miss out on her rightful husband?
Meng Guxue was excited, and a wave of heat rolled in her chest, making her cheeks turn a little red.
As soon as the title of the poem comes out, she won't wait any longer. She will definitely use the best poem to surprise the second prince and win him over completely!
The prince hugged Qiao Jiaojiao and sat on the left side. Seeing the second prince, he smiled and greeted:
"My second brother is faster than me. He is one step ahead of me."
This sentence was originally just a casual remark of the prince, but in the ears of the sensitive and suspicious second prince Shen Yuanbai, it took on another layer of meaning.
The second prince's eyes were serious. Perhaps the prince felt that he was overstepping his bounds. Was this a warning to him to pay attention to his dignity and propriety?
Qiao Jiaojiao noticed the gloomy look on the second prince's face and couldn't help but curl her lips secretly.
[The male protagonist must be thinking wildly again, right? His character is tolerant of sinister birds of prey, sensitive and suspicious, and typically spends his life healing his childhood. 】
[I used to think that he was pitiful and everything he did was excusable. But now from the Qiao family's point of view, he is so pitiful. He is simply the living king of hell who will do whatever it takes to achieve his goals! 】
[Whether it was the Chunwei fraud case to cover up Duke Qing, or knowing that the river dam was about to collapse later, deliberately concealing it in order to attack the prince's power, or indulging his subordinates in spreading epidemics in Minzhou, each one of them now seems to be extremely cruel. ! 】
[I used to be afraid that I had a wrong outlook on life, which is why I felt this way about male protagonists! 】
[Amitabha, I am a believer who has returned from my lost way. I will definitely do more good deeds in this life. Please God grant me a lot of merit and change my destiny! 】
Qiao Tianjing had just heard about the collapse of the river dam and the epidemic in Minzhou, and he felt that his eyes were black. He didn't know how many people would suffer from this in the future.
Hearing what happened next, he was a little bit dumbfounded. It wasn't until Qiao Jiaojiao said the words "change your destiny against the will of heaven" that Qiao Tianjing finally showed his face.
That's right, what the Qiao family will do next is to go against the will of heaven and change their fate!
"See the prince, see the second prince."
A clear voice suddenly sounded, startling Qiao Jiaojiao who was deep in thought.
She looked up and saw a brother and sister standing between the stone tables of the crown prince and the second prince.
The young man in front is dressed in cloud satin and brocade, with a smile on his lips and frivolous eyes. He is holding a folding fan and has an aristocratic air about him.
The girl who was one step behind was a bit hard to take away.
She was dressed up like a fairy, with apricot face and peach cheeks, and a soft smile on her lips, which made her look very charming.
"Mr. Sheng, Miss Sheng don't need to be polite."
The prince spoke softly, and Qiao Jiaojiao realized that the brother and sister in front of her were actually Sheng Mingcheng and Sheng Xiuran from the Qingguo Palace!
[Hmph, just now I thought the men were handsome and the women were pretty, but now if I look carefully, I see that it’s only the third month of the lunar calendar and they are fanning themselves with a folding fan. What are they pretending to be! 】
[And Miss Sheng, don’t think I didn’t see it, your eyes are almost glued to the male protagonist! 】
When Qiao Tianjing heard what Qiao Jiaojiao said, he quickly glanced at Sheng Xiuran.
Looking at it, I saw that Sheng Xiuran's eyebrows were full of spring, and her eyes were lingering on the second prince, lingering for a long time.
Everyone noticed the situation here and couldn't help but secretly sneered.
Everyone knew that there was no respect for dignity today, so they didn't go to see the crown prince and the second prince, but the two people in the Duke's Mansion wanted to break the rules.
Is this because you are afraid that you won’t be able to flatter me on weekdays?
Just now, they were still discussing whether Miss Xiao or Miss Sheng should be the most beautiful woman in the capital. Now, at least Miss Xiao has no intention of flattering!
Meng Guxue was sitting in the corner. When she saw such a charming beauty standing in front of the second prince, she immediately rubbed her hands anxiously.
Her sixth sense has always been very accurate. That Sheng Xiuran is definitely her love rival, and he is a very competitive one!
Damn it, why hasn’t the poetry meeting started yet!
Just as Meng Guxue was feeling anxious, a sudden sound of banging was heard on the stage, instantly attracting everyone's attention.
After Qiao Jiaojiao learned the identity of the Sheng brothers and sisters, she lost interest in them, so she twisted around in the prince's arms, trying to see the scene on the stage clearly.
Seeing this, the prince gently closed his arms to prevent Qiao Jiaojiao from falling, and then raised his eyes to look at Sheng Mingcheng.
"What else does Mr. Shenglang have to do?"
By implication, didn't you see that you and Miss Sheng were blocking Jiaojiao?
Sheng Mingcheng hesitated to speak, and finally decided to find a suitable time to ask the prince for grace, so he bowed and resigned.
Before Sheng Xiuran left, her eyes lingered on the second prince's face.
However, the second prince never raised his head to look at her, which made Sheng Xiuran frustrated.
She asked her mother to spend hundreds of taels of silver on the dress she was wearing, and it took the embroiderer from Jiangnan three months to sew it stitch by stitch.
She dressed up today just to let him take a look at her.
Is it true, as he said at the beginning, that when we meet again we just treat each other as strangers?
Meng Guxue was always paying attention here. Seeing Sheng Xiuran leaving sadly, she couldn't help but raise her eyebrows proudly.
How could such vulgar and vulgar fans get into the eyes of my true destiny! No matter how fancy you dress up, it's all in vain!
Looking at Meng Guxue's triumphant energy, she seemed to have regarded the second prince as the one in her palm.
The field of vision became wider again, Qiao Jiaojiao felt comfortable and leaned in the prince's arms obediently.
I saw two old gentlemen already sitting on the stage, one was Mr. Gu Qianshan, whom I had met once during the Lantern Festival, and the other was the equally respected Mr. Zhao Wenzhu.
When everyone saw this, they kept silent to show their respect for the two gentlemen.
In addition to the dozens of stone tables in the field, the grass behind him was also filled with students who came to the capital to take the exam this time.
Gu Qianshan stroked his beard out of habit and said straight to the point:
"Today, throw away the red tape and make friends with poetry."
Zhao Wenzhu continued: "In the past, I often wrote poems with the theme of chanting things, lamenting that the grass grows and the orioles fly, the country is peaceful and the people are safe. This year, Mr. Gu and I decided to do the opposite."
As soon as this statement came out, most people looked surprised, and those who wanted to use the poetry club to get ahead became uneasy.
For today's poetry meeting, many of them had already decided on the topic and scratched their heads to write a few poems. But now it seems that all their efforts were in vain?
Gu Qianshan ignored everyone's reaction. He stood up suddenly, his face suddenly became solemn, and he said in a deep voice:
"On the day of the Lantern Festival, I saw with my own eyes that thieves from the Northern Kingdom sneaked into Kyoto and assassinated the prince. The crime is unforgivable!"
"Although the Great Yong Dynasty is singing and dancing today, we must not forget the hatred and shame of the past, and we must not forget those iron-blooded men who shed their lives and blood on the battlefield to defend their homeland!"
"A gentleman should be prepared for danger in times of peace, a gentleman should learn from the past, and a gentleman should constantly strive to improve himself!"
"Everyone, please—"
