allendalepharm Chapter 453: 8 Hearts, jealous that I am prettier than him
Chapter 453: 8 Hearts, jealous that I am prettier than him
"What's going on? You can't even handle such a small matter?" The third prince was very unhappy. He had already paved the way, but Li Shunan, this good-for-nothing, messed up even such a small matter.
"They said that we were intercepted by someone. I don't know where those people got the list from, or what promises they made. They all turned against us and refused to share the profits with us. There is no news from other states and counties yet, but the situation is not optimistic."
Commander Chen frowned. The people on this list had previously planned to cooperate with the Third Prince. He didn't know who got the list, and now the deal was broken.
"Damn it, it must be the second brother! He is the only one who has the list. Could it be that one of our people leaked the news?"
The Third Prince drew his sword and hacked at the trees around him. He said angrily, "Catch and interrogate all those who were involved. It's better to kill the wrong person than to let him go."
"Yes!" Commander Chen accepted the order.
Jiang Youzhen, who was not far away, heard some words. When he heard the word "list", he couldn't help but think of what Luodan and the cloaked man said that day.
I didn't expect these people to act so quickly and intercept it so quickly. But I didn't expect the Third Prince to intervene. It seems that too many people are eyeing the list.
Humph! What on earth is the Second Prince doing? His list is leaking like a sieve, and who knows how many times it has been passed around in private. He is still supervising the construction at the new dock!
It’s almost over, and I don’t know why I still have to supervise.
Jiang Youzhen turned his head to look at Luodan, only to see him pulling a longbow and shooting an arrow into the bushes, with the corners of his mouth curled up.
Tsk tsk! These are all very thoughtful!
Jiang Youzhen snorted coldly, but now was just the beginning of his defeat.
Jiang Youzhen only shot one pheasant in half a day. It wasn't because her archery skills were bad, but because the Third Prince was a petty person. If you hunted more than him, he would definitely give you a hard time.
The third prince was in a bad mood. Looking at Jiang Youzhen who was roasting a rabbit in the pavilion, he suddenly felt even more unhappy.
"Why isn't it ready yet?" he yelled impatiently.
Jiang Youzhen had a thousand words to say in his heart, "Don't you have servants? Why do you want her to do the barbecue?"
The smoke made her cry. After she came here, she was used to a life of luxury, but now she had to serve others.
"Your Highness! Didn't you say you wanted to eat the rabbit head? The rabbit head must be roasted until cooked."
Jiang Youzhen smiled, and even Luo Dan couldn't help laughing against her gray and dark face.
"Done! Done! Please enjoy." Jiang Youzhen put the rabbit head on the plate in front of the third prince.
The third prince looked down and his face suddenly turned dark.
"Is this pitch-black thing the rabbit head you roasted? It's already burnt." The third prince was furious and shouted angrily, pointing at the pitch-black rabbit head.
"Your Highness, this is the honey sauce I applied. It will be this color after baking. It's crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. It's guaranteed to be delicious." Jiang Youzhen said innocently and aggrievedly.
"Really?" The third prince asked suspiciously when he saw Jiang Youzhen shrinking his neck.
"Yes! Yes! Please try it!" Jiang Youzhen nodded repeatedly.
"You cut it up, do I need to teach you?" The third prince knocked on the plate and said unhappily.
I can bear it! Jiang Youzhen took a deep breath, stepped forward and cut the rabbit head into small pieces with a dagger.
The Third Prince then picked up one of the pieces and put it in his mouth. His eyes suddenly widened, and he exclaimed, “Pah, pah, pah!”
"Water!" The third prince spat it all out, then took the water to rinse his mouth.
"Did you do this on purpose?" The Third Prince didn't even have time to vomit because of the burnt and bitter taste.
"Ah? But I clearly followed the steps, how could I know it wouldn't taste good? I told Your Highness before that I have never roasted a rabbit head, I don't know how to do it!"
Jiang Youzhen stood five steps away from the third prince with a bitter face and a shrunk neck.
The third prince was about to stand up and grab Jiang Youzhen by the collar, but he saw Jiang Youzhen shrinking like a quail, and he immediately flicked his sleeves in anger.
"Humph! You are not presentable, you are not a man!"
"Your Highness?" Commander Chen came over again.
The third prince then glared at Jiang Youzhen, turned around and left with his men.
Looking at the third prince's leaving back, Jiang Youzhen rolled his eyes, then leisurely sat in the seat where the third prince had just sat.
"Over there, bring me two roasted rabbit legs."
"You are really brave. Aren't you afraid that the Third Prince will stab you with his sword in a fit of rage?" Luo Dan at the side couldn't help laughing.
"Then I'm really scared! So shouldn't I stay away from him?"
Jiang Youzhen is really fed up with serving this master. He doesn't know what's wrong with him. He has servants serving him but he won't let him go.
Could it be that he was jealous that he was more handsome than him? Jiang Youzhen suddenly felt that he was wrong.
"It's a good thing you were wearing a mask, otherwise you would be in trouble!" Jiang Youzhen clicked his tongue twice after saying this, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart while eating the roasted rabbit leg brought by the servants.
If you don't want to serve others, you have to climb up!
"Oh? Why do you say that?" Luo Dan was very curious. What does this have to do with wearing a mask or not?
"He must be jealous that someone is prettier than him!" Jiang Youzhen said while touching his cheek, "Isn't it just that I am prettier than him? He is jealous of me!"
Luo Dan had just poured a bowl of wine and took a sip when he almost choked to death when he heard this.
"Ahem!" This reason is really powerful!
Thinking back to when the Third Prince wanted to take off his mask, he suddenly felt that it made sense.
"Your Highness! The censor sent by the court has suddenly set his sights on Magistrate Li." Commander Chen reported anxiously as soon as he returned to the house.
"Who?" The third prince was a little confused.
"Huang Andao!"
"Huang Andao? Isn't he the supervisor of this provincial examination? Why is he targeting Magistrate Li?"
The third prince searched Huang Andao's background in his mind. It seemed that he was born in a farming and reading family. After three years as a Hanlin Academy student, he entered the Inspectorate.
After so many years, he has only been promoted to a seventh-rank official, probably because he has no family support.
My father likes to use Chunchen, a man with a straightforward character who often offends people, so my father often transfers him to various provinces to serve as a censor.
The authority is great, even if the rank is low, which can be considered another kind of holy favor.
But this also limited his career, because his father trusted him and therefore did not promote him and just kept using him like this.
"What did he discover? What did he do?" The third prince frowned. If a small seventh-rank official was not involved in the provincial examination, there would be many ways to make him disappear.
"I heard that the tax revenue for the new wharf has been submitted in a memorial and sent to the post station. It was discovered by Magistrate Li, who now lives in the back house of the magistrate's office."
"Have they sent anyone to intercept them?" The third prince frowned when he heard about the dock tax.
"We have sent people to stop them."
"What does Li Anshun do for a living? Doesn't he know the consequences of this matter? Why doesn't he keep a closer eye on it?"
The Third Prince slammed the table in anger and said, "It just so happens that the Second Prince is here too. This is the last time he will supervise the work. After the work is finished, he will not supervise this matter anymore. After all, I have caused him trouble with the tea ticket issue, and he is too busy to handle it."