allendalepharm Chapter 504: The Painted Boat Gathers
Chapter 504: The Painted Boat Gathers
Jiang Youzhen didn’t understand why the three princes wanted to go. Aren’t they afraid of being wiped out?
She shook her head. Anyway, this was not something she should worry about. She got on the carriage and returned to the house. Unexpectedly, as soon as she entered the study, Qingyan came in a hurry.
"Master, three notes were delivered from the concierge."
Jiang Youzhen was a little confused. She took it and saw that it was sent by the prince.
However, to her surprise, there were three posts.
"Even the Third Prince sent an invitation?" She thought that her last interaction with the Third Prince was not pleasant, and she had little contact with the Third Prince after coming to the capital.
All three invitations invited her to go to the Beiding River Boat in the evening. She rested her chin on her hand, feeling a little embarrassed. Fortunately, the prince of Rongguo had already invited her to the boat, and everything had a first come first served rule, so there was nothing to be embarrassed about.
Besides, she has been too close to several princes recently. If she goes to a date with one of them, people will inevitably make random suspicions about her.
"Send someone to the residences of the three princes to tell them that I have an appointment with the Prince of Rong tonight." Jiang Youzhen wrote three replies and asked Qingyan to send someone to deliver them.
"By the way, ask Asan to send two more young men over to follow us." After keeping these people for so long, she had to see the results.
She brings more people with her, and although they are not elites, they are always strong in momentum.
The lights were on, and the capital was particularly lively tonight. Jiang Youzhen had also inquired about the origin of the Lantern Festival during the day, and it was said that the current Empress Dowager liked all kinds of palace lanterns when she was young.
When the late emperor was young, he and the Empress Dowager were deeply in love. On their wedding day, he held a lantern festival, just like the beacon-fire trick he learned in his previous life, in order to please the Empress Dowager.
Later, this tradition was preserved every year. On this day, the capital was very lively, which also boosted consumption! Therefore, until the death of the late emperor, this tradition continued.
We got on the carriage and headed towards the west bank of Beiding River, where the pleasure boat prepared by Li Dongsheng was.
The road was bustling with people and filled with laughter. Jiang Youzhen opened the curtain and saw that the market was decorated with lanterns and many people were holding lanterns.
"Young Master, it's so lively here." The ones who followed Jiang Youzhen out this time were the most skilled among the young men, named Jiang Li and Jiang Yi.
Jiang Youzhen was very lazy, and the previous names of these boys were no longer usable, so he named them using words like filial piety, brotherhood, loyalty, and righteousness.
Both of them are around thirteen years old. Although it is late for them to learn martial arts at this age, they are the most talented.
Especially after the help of Jiang Youzhen's spiritual spring water, his martial arts training was like divine help. He was already very skilled at a young age, but his internal strength was still a little lacking. However, except for those who have external plug-ins like Jiang Youzhen, it really takes time to accumulate deep internal strength.
They had been locked up for training, and except for the last mission to protect Mr. Huang, they had not come out since then. This time, knowing that they would follow Jiang Youzhen to do things, they were all very excited.
"You can come out and play when you have time, just disguise yourself. Don't always bury your head in practice. Practicing martial arts is like studying, you can't be impatient. Once your heart starts to become impatient, it's easy to go astray."
Jiang Youzhen knew that many of these young men would only be secret guards in the future, so it was important not to let people see their faces. This was the rule. But it was the nature of young men to love playing, and the more they were restricted, the more they would rebel. It would be better to let them disguise themselves and go out, as long as they didn't go out too often.
"We use all our free time to practice martial arts. Young Master, you don't know that if we are outclassed, we will fall behind. If Jiang Li and I hadn't won the top two places recently, we wouldn't be the ones to protect you this time."
Jiang Yi is quite lively, and after getting to know Jiang Youzhen, he starts to talk more.
"Jiang Yi, why are you telling the young master these things? Where have you learned the rules?" Jiang Li's face changed. Before they came, the master warned them to keep their mouths shut and know what to say and what not to say.
The young master is their master and only cares about the results. They should not tell their difficulties in front of the young master. Do they still expect the young master to make the decision for them?
Jiang Yi then realized that he had said too much and his face turned pale with fright.
Because Jiang Youzhen looked young and acted very friendly, he relaxed and said things he shouldn't have said.
Jiang Youzhen smiled and said that he should abide by the rules. Who can do whatever they want in this world?
In her opinion, Jiang Li's admonition was necessary. Jiang Yi was a bit talkative, and she was afraid that he would cause trouble in the future. She didn't need a talkative guard, she just needed him to strictly follow her orders.
"It's just like when I was studying. If I didn't work hard and was surpassed by others, I would fail. Life is like sailing against the current. If you don't move forward, you will fall behind."
After Jiang Youzhen finished speaking, he closed his eyes and rested. Jiang Li and Jiang Yi looked at each other, both feeling uneasy and didn't dare to speak anymore.
They soon reached the west coast, and when they arrived, there were already several pleasure boats parked on the shore.
As soon as I got off the carriage, a strange steward came over.
"May I ask if you are Mr. Jiang Youzhen?"
"That's right!" Jiang Youzhen nodded.
"I am the manager of the outer courtyard of the Marquis of Jin'an's mansion. My fourth young master has specially ordered me to wait here for a long time. The fourth young master has instructed that when you arrive, let me take you directly to the pleasure boat."
"Has your fourth young master arrived? Has the Crown Prince of Rongguo arrived?"
"We've arrived, but the Prince of Rong has not come yet." The steward said as he led Jiang Youzhen to the pleasure boat.
Not far away, a master and servant just got on the pleasure boat. The attendant looked around vigilantly.
"Huh? Second Master, isn't that Young Master Jiang?" Zhou Hai saw Jiang Youzhen following a steward onto a pleasure boat and quickly reminded him.
Jiang Youzhen was very eye-catching, there was no way he could have made a mistake.
The second prince followed Zhou Hai's line of sight and just happened to see Jiang Youzhen entering the pleasure boat.
"Humph! She has no ambition and is actually involved with the prince of Rong. He is a playboy and she is not afraid of tarnishing his reputation."
The second prince snorted coldly. Jiang Youzhen did not agree to his appointment and actually got on the pirate ship of the Prince of Rong.
Zhou Hai touched his nose and said, "Are you angry and embarrassed because Jiang Youzhen refuted your post?"
"Have the third and fourth brothers arrived?" The second prince glanced around, searching for them in the crowd.
"Second Master, it's just a rumor that those two will come, but it's not certain! Especially with so many people here, it's not easy to find them." Zhou Hai's expression became serious. There might be a big drama today.
"You don't have to look for him in the crowd. Just go to those luxurious art studios. I don't believe they won't come after hearing the news."
The second prince said this and boarded a small boat, which looked extremely inconspicuous from the outside.
Zhou Hai was speechless. If you had already thought of this plan, why did you send a letter to Mr. Jiang?