allendalepharm Chapter 503: Scum of the World
Chapter 503: Scum of the World
"Oh! You are here, sit down!" After a long time, Prince Rong seemed to remember the two of them and pointed to the chairs below.
"Student Jiang Youzhen pays respect to His Majesty!"
"Li Dongsheng from the Marquis of Jin'an Mansion pays respect to the Crown Prince!"
He is the son of a prince, a member of the royal family, and the future prince. He has a noble status and cannot be neglected by Jiang Youzhen and his men. But isn't it a bit too much to give him a show of power right from the start?
"Oh! So you're the boy from the second branch of the Marquis of Jin'an?" The prince shook his fan, looking nonchalant.
"I heard that you have been not doing your job properly recently and have fallen in love with a skinny girl from Jiangnan, and were severely scolded by your uncle." The prince started to expose my shortcomings right away.
Jiang Youzhen: ...It turns out these two are of the same kind.
Li Dongsheng coughed lightly and turned to look at Jiang Youzhen. "That's not true. The prince must have heard it from someone else."
"Oh? Do you mean that I am talking nonsense?" The tone of the Crown Prince of Rongguo was slightly raised, and he sounded very moody.
Jiang Youzhen looks at the nose with his eyes and the heart with his nose, anyway, these two are not good people.
"This is clearly a rumor and slander, please don't believe it, Your Highness." Being inferior to others in status, he had to endure the humiliation. The moment Li Dongsheng lowered his head, a hint of coldness flashed in his eyes.
"Jiang Youzhen! Last time in the market, your carriage hit this prince. This prince did not pursue the matter, and you never came to apologize."
Hmm? Jiang Youzhen looked up at the prince. How shameless! It was obviously his horse that almost hit his carriage, but he actually turned black into white? How shameless!
Jiang Youzhen sneered in his heart, but said on the surface: "My Lord, I really didn't know it was your carriage. I was wondering which ignorant scoundrel dared to ride a horse recklessly in the downtown area. After all, there is a notice posted on the city wall.
Disregarding the law is a serious crime, especially since this is an important place in the capital, heavily guarded by the imperial court. How could we have expected such a thing to happen? The student was also stunned for a moment, and was somewhat indignant. "
Jiang Youzhen spoke slowly and calmly, but the prince's face had already turned as black as the bottom of a pot.
"I never knew your identity after that. Please forgive me, my lord. If I had known it was you, I would have avoided you."
Jiang Youzhen’s words almost made Li Dongsheng laugh out loud. This guy has a very sharp tongue. Isn’t he describing the Crown Prince as an ignorant and lawless person who disregards the law?
The court's laws also stipulate that a prince who breaks the law is punished the same as a commoner! Although it is a mere formality, at least who would say that? Are you, a prince of a royal family, more precious than an imperial prince?
The prince of Rong State laughed, "Jiang Jieyuan is really sharp-tongued. He really opened my eyes. Since Jiang Jieyuan knows his mistake, you will be the host tonight. There will be a lantern festival on Beiding River tonight. I plan to rent a pleasure boat to join in the fun. I'll leave this matter to you to arrange!"
It seems that being shameless is the tradition of these families. They are even more shameless than her. Jiang Youzhen twitched his mouth.
"Why? You don't want to? This prince asked you to arrange it because I'm giving you face. If someone is going to make things difficult for you in the future, just mention this prince's name. I guarantee that you will be able to please everyone and no one will dare to offend you."
The prince of Rong looked at Jiang Youzhen. If he hadn't taken advantage of his reputation, he wouldn't have bothered with a small scholar. He did this to give Jiang Youzhen face. After all, there were countless people trying to curry favor with him. What was Jiang Youzhen?
Jiang Youzhen: Haha, goodbye! She was afraid that she would be beaten if she reported it.
"Your Highness has misunderstood. I just thought it was a coincidence. You didn't know that Master Li just said he wanted to charter a pleasure boat to enjoy the Lantern Festival. I didn't expect that Your Highness also had this intention. Isn't this a coincidence?"
Jiang Youzhen clapped his hands, looking pleased with himself.
Li Dongqing: ...? When did he say that?
"Oh? Master Li has such a refined taste? Then let Master Li handle this matter. Jiang Jieyuan must come with you. You are not allowed to refuse. This prince admires talented scholars very much. It just so happens that Miss Ruhua, the courtesan of Youlan Garden, is going to dance on the painted boat tonight. Isn't Jiang Jieyuan's painting quite famous? Please help me draw it. I want to take it back and appreciate it carefully."
You pervert, you asked her to come here just to paint for that courtesan at night? Haha!
No? How did these two people decide on their own? Li Dongsheng was a little confused. Could he refuse? He only received ten taels of silver a month from the government.
"Then wait for Master Li to arrange it. By the way, the girls in Youlan Garden are all very beautiful. If you two gentlemen like any of them, please don't hesitate to put them on my account."
Prince Rongguo picked up the tea bowl and spoke generously.
Jiang Youzhen said quickly: "Thank you for your kindness, Your Highness, but I have something to do, so I can't enjoy it."
Thank you so much! Jiang Youzhen was speechless again.
Li Dongsheng also waved his hands repeatedly, "That's not necessary. Thank you for your kindness, my Lord. I just enjoyed the kindness of the beauty last night."
The prince of Rongguo immediately raised his eyebrows and gave Li Dongsheng a look that all men could understand.
Jiang Youzhen: ...scum of the world.
After leaving Youlan Garden, Jiang Youzhen didn't feel like shopping anymore and planned to go back.
I really didn't check the almanac today. Why was I caught and used as a painter for no reason?
"Hey! I don't have any money. It would cost at least one or two hundred taels to charter a pleasure boat for a night. Isn't it too unfair of you to shift the blame to someone else?" Li Dongsheng walked beside Jiang Youzhen with a dissatisfied tone.
Jiang Youzhen turned his head to look at him, looking him up and down.
"You! What are you looking at?" Li Dongsheng turned his head away uncomfortably, especially when he met Jiang Youzhen's bright eyes, he felt a little embarrassed.
Thinking of the night when Jiang Youzhen saw his body, ah! Although he only saw half of it, he blushed for no reason.
"You are a son of a noble family, but you can't even afford one or two hundred taels? Are you still living on the monthly allowance from the family?"
Jiang Youzhen recalled carefully, it seemed that the book mentioned that this person had another job, but it was not open to the public, but he should not be so poor!
Suddenly I remembered that this man just said that he had the company of a beautiful woman last night, and I couldn't help but look at him with contempt.
"Or was it used by you to indulge in wine and women? Anyway, this is your business, you can solve it yourself! For a dignified Marquis's mansion, it shouldn't be a problem for you, the legitimate son, to borrow some money, right?"
Jiang Youzhen was about to leave, but Li Dongsheng stopped her.
"I heard that several princes will also be there tonight!"
"Where did you get the news?" Jiang Youzhen was a little surprised. The princes would definitely not reveal their identities, but would they all go? She was a little skeptical.
"Of course I have my sources of information." Li Dongsheng glanced at Jiang Youzhen proudly.
Seeing that Jiang Youzhen was still suspicious, Li Dongsheng said, "Oh! Anyway, the news is true. You don't know the tradition of Beiding River Lantern Festival, right? Anyway, it happens once a year, even my daughter will go."
Jiang Youzhen raised his eyebrows, "Then I will wait for your good news. Why don't you go back and prepare the pleasure boat? After all, he is a prince, so don't neglect him. If the pleasure boat is not luxurious, it will also damage the reputation of the Marquisate."