The three people walked around and arrived at the residence of the "hot-blooded young man" the third prince.
The fifth prince Li Ji originally didn't want to come. After all, he was not good at speaking. Except for his younger brother Li Yu and the familiar Li Heng, he basically couldn't get along with the other princes.
But Zhang Xiu insisted on coming to see this cold-blooded third prince. Li Ji organized his words in his mind for a long time, but he didn't think of how to refuse. As he walked, he arrived at the residence of the third prince Li Dan.
His third brother was one of the few princes who was qualified to compete for the position of crown prince. After leaving the palace and opening a palace, he was canonized as Prince of Jin. There were many aides in the palace, and he was regarded by court officials as a strong candidate to compete for crown prince.
Seeing the fourth and fifth princes arriving hand in hand, a retainer from the Jin Palace greeted them warmly: "I have met the fourth prince. Fifth prince, your highnesses have come here and made our Jin Palace shine! May I ask you two? Why does Your Highness come here today?"
Li Heng laughed: "Eat first!"
Retainer: "..."
I had long heard that the fourth prince was a loser, but when I saw him today, he was indeed worthy of his reputation...
The retainer smiled bitterly in his heart, then hurriedly asked people to prepare the banquet, and ran to the study to inform the third prince Li Dan who was handling official business.
Li Dan is in charge of the household department. Although he is a fat official, he has a lot of affairs, big and small, and the slightest mistake will leave people with bad tastes. Therefore, he has been diligent in government affairs for many years, walking on thin ice.
When he heard that the fourth and fifth children had arrived together, he stopped his official duties and showed a hint of surprise on his stern face: "The fourth and fifth children have never interacted with me. Why did they suddenly visit today?"
The retainer analyzed: "The two princes did not reveal their intention of coming, but since they are here, the prince still needs to entertain them well. If we can win them over, it will be a big help in the future."
Li Dan nodded slightly, put down the official document, got up and came to the banquet living room.
The moment he entered the banquet hall, the atmosphere in the entire hall suddenly condensed. In the eyes of everyone, a ferocious and cold face came into view, which looked more terrifying than a man-eating evil ghost.
The maid on the side was so frightened that she broke the handle of the wine bottle with a click. A eunuch behind the screen was so frightened that he lost his breath.
When Li Ji saw him arriving, he immediately became cautious and stammered: "I've seen... Third, third brother!"
The fourth prince, Li Heng, looked calm. He held a piece of fat in his mouth and said, "Third brother, your cook is pretty good. Anyway, you don't like to talk. Can I take one back with you when you leave?"
Li Dan nodded slightly and said: "Okay, I will ask the retainer to pick the best one for you later."
Zhang Xiu looked curiously at the retainer on the side and asked, "Is your name a retainer?"
The retainer smiled helplessly, as if he had been used to this kind of question for a long time, and said in a calm tone: "My retainer, Li, is the chief secretary of the Jin Dynasty."
Zhang Xiu's eyelids twitched involuntarily: "With a name like yours, it would be a pity not to sell the house..."
The retainer didn't know why, so he smiled awkwardly, then quickly regained his false smile, and asked: "May I ask the young master Gao's name?"
Zhang Xiu smiled kindly: "Just call me Daddy, Daddy Zhang!"
"Daddy?!"
After hearing this, the retainer suddenly showed a surprised expression, then changed to a solemn look, and saluted respectfully: "It turns out that your Excellency is the second best man of Great Zhou Lulin who punched the seven southeastern provinces and kicked the five northern states - —Daddy Zhang!”
"When my hometown, Dongchang Prefecture, was hit by a disaster, it was thanks to daddy's mediation. On behalf of the folks in Dongchangfu, I would like to thank daddy for his help in surviving!"
Ten years ago, there was a severe drought in Dongchang Mansion. Zhang Xiu, with the help of Xia'er, used the magic pen to invite Xiao Jingteng. It rained heavily for three consecutive days, which alleviated the drought in Dongchang Mansion.
To this day, the people of Dongchang Prefecture still remember Zhang Xiu's "shaking red wine glass" when he invited the gods...
The third prince, Li Dan, saw his retainers winking at him. He understood instantly, raised his hands towards Zhang Xiu and said, "Daddy has helped the people to solve their difficulties. Please accept Li Dan's respect!"
Zhang Xiu waved his hand and said nonchalantly: "Third Prince, there is no need to be polite. I came here just to ask if you were the instigator of the assassination of Liu Xing."
"!!??"
As soon as the words came out, the atmosphere in the entire banquet hall instantly froze, and everyone showed a look of horror.
Li Heng was stunned, his mouth wide open and speechless.
Li Ji clenched his fists and opened and closed his mouth slightly, wanting to complain about Zhang Xiu, but he couldn't form the words.
Only the third prince, Li Dan, kept his expression unchanged and slowly said, "No."
Zhang Xiu breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "That's good, let's continue eating, and add a roast leg of lamb. I'll pack it up and take it away later! There are many people in my family, and they are all eagerly waiting for dinner!"
The retainer was the first to come to his senses and said with a concerned look: "If you have any difficulties in your family, His Royal Highness, Prince Jin, will definitely help you with all his resources!"
Zhang Xiu said with a tangled face: "I never refuse. If you are willing to give, just give me a little. Although the money I have saved over the years is enough to last three to five thousand years."
Retainer: "@#￥%￥#@......"
It’s been three to five thousand years since God, you’re just here to beat the autumn wind today!
When the retainer was confused, Zhang Xiu took out his wallet, wrote out a prescription, and handed it to the third prince Li Dan: "You can try this prescription to treat facial paralysis."
Li Ji: "??"
Li Heng: "!!"
The third child looks cold-blooded, is it because of facial paralysis? !
The two people who discovered the shocking secret looked at Li Dan with eyes wide open in disbelief.
Li Dan remained expressionless and took Zhang Xiu's prescription calmly: "Thank you."
In his heart, Li Dan had already burst into tears.
After so many years, someone finally noticed that he had facial paralysis!
In the palace, not only were the brothers afraid of him and did not dare to get close to him, but his biological mother sent him to the Queen Mother one month after giving birth to him. Even the imperial doctors avoided him and did not dare to treat him, just because He has a ferocious face!
Because of his ferocious face, all the officials in the court were afraid of him. Whenever he was unhappy, those officials would tremble with fear.
He had been in the Ministry of Revenue for five years, and not a single official dared to make false accounts to deceive him. During these five years, the officials in the Ministry of Revenue had governed the Qingming Dynasty, leaving all his talents useless!
Last time his father sent him to negotiate peace with the Dashi Kingdom, but when he walked to the city, the generals guarding the city thought he was here to destroy the country, so they were so frightened that they opened the city gate and surrendered...
With his achievements in conquering the Kingdom of Dashi into the territory of the Zhou Dynasty without losing any blood, he became a candidate for the crown prince.
But he would rather not have this achievement than become a normal person with expressions!
Looking at the smiling Zhang Xiu, Li Dan curled his lips and revealed a cruel smile: "I will remember you!"
After the words fell, Li Ji and Li Heng's expressions changed at the same time.
Li Heng: It’s over. The new teacher that the fifth child is looking for is being targeted by the third child!
Li Ji: It’s over. Third brother is going to be targeted by Zhang Xiu! !
(End of chapter)
