Chapter 594: Chapter 594 Sparring

Such a punishment is already as lenient as it can be.

Even so, Young Master Su was still unhappy.

The eunuch carried the tray over.

The Ninth Prince and Young Master Shen obediently placed their slingshots on the tray.

Seeing Young Master Su unmoved, someone forcibly took the slingshot from his waist and placed it on the tray.

Young Master Su looked at Princess Beimo and said, “If she hadn’t bullied my sister, even if she begged me to hit her, I wouldn’t bother.”

The officials, “…”

No wonder he’s the son of Marquis Dongxiang.

At such a young age, he’s already full of backbone, and his words can choke a person.

What will happen when he grows up?

But why is Marquis Dongxiang sitting there in silence?

That’s his son, after all.

It feels as if he isn’t his son.

Never seen such a hands-off father.

The Emperor can’t possibly ignore the situation with Marquis Dongxiang, “Marquis Dongxiang, what do you think should be done about this?”

“The two princesses teamed up to bully my daughter. Since my son has stepped forward, I won’t pursue the matter,” said Marquis Dongxiang.

The Emperor, “…”

The officials, “…”

This sounds like if Young Master Su hadn’t stepped up, his father intended to help his daughter bully them back?

Is it necessary for a marquis to stoop to the level of two princesses?

Indeed.

Marquis Dongxiang wouldn’t go out of his way to oppose Princess Beimo and Princess Shouning.

He will settle accounts with the Emperor and King Beimo.

If a father doesn’t teach, it’s his fault.

The Emperor, who suffered indignation at the hands of Marquis Dongxiang, will naturally discipline the troublesome Princess Shouning.

The Beimo Cheng King sitting there looked at the Emperor and said, “It’s just a minor injury, a few days of rest will fix it.”

“Daqi wishes me to personally discuss the truce, and I’m here. Isn’t it time for Daqi to let us see our King Beimo?”

The Emperor glanced at Prince NanAn.

Prince NanAn then said, “Today’s purpose is to welcome the Beimo envoys. Whatever matters there are can be discussed tomorrow.”

“Once negotiations are settled, naturally you will be allowed to see your King Beimo.”

Princess Beimo was annoyed, “My father is still held by you! How can we eat or sleep in peace?!”

Su Jin looked at her and said, “When your Beimo raised troops, do you know how many of our Daqi soldiers died and how many parents, wives, and children couldn’t eat or sleep?!”

As a princess of a defeated country, she dared to be so arrogant.

Su Jin wouldn’t have intervened if she could bear to look.

She glanced at Princess Shouning.

Compared to her, Princess Shouning, as a Daqi Princess, was more suited to say this.

But this thoughtless princess probably thought she was on the same side as Princess Beimo.

She was just whipped by Princess Beimo, so it was right to rebuke her as well.

Eunuch Fu sighed.

Compared to the princesses in the palace, Princess Consort Zhenbei has the demeanor and wisdom befitting a princess.

Princess Beimo was left speechless by Su Jin’s words.

This war was indeed instigated by their Beimo first.

Prince Beimo looked at Princess Beimo and said, “Jing Shan, sit down first.”

Princess Beimo gritted her teeth and sat down beside her imperial brother.

Her eyes fixed on Su Jin, as if she couldn’t wait to devour her whole.

The sound of music began to play.

Light and graceful.

Dancing girls entered in single file.

They sang and danced gracefully, captivating the audience.

Originally, Princess Shouning planned to perform a dance, but with injuries on her face now, she couldn’t bear the humiliation.

After the dancers left, Princess Shuning, daughter of Consort Li, stepped forward and played a piece on the qin.

Beimo Cheng King was full of praise for Princess Shuning’s music.

The Emperor also found Princess Shuning’s qin performance excellent and revealed a satisfied smile.

Consort Li was overjoyed.

The Emperor was happy, so after the banquet ended, there would surely be rewards.

She didn’t expect that thanks to Princess Consort Zhenbei’s influence, her daughter also had a good opportunity to show face in front of the Emperor.

When some are happy, naturally others are not.

The Empress had a sullen face, yet had to force a smile.

The palace maids brought over trays.

On the trays were lychees.

One platter per table.

When the lychees were placed on the table, Young Master Su and the others swallowed their saliva.

Young Master Su looked at a palace maid, “Is there any other fruit?”

The palace maid looked at him.

The Ninth Prince pointed at the lychees and said, “We’re tired of eating these already.”

The palace maid, “…”

The people nearby felt an itch in their palms when they heard this from the Ninth Prince, especially wanting to smack him.

Tired of eating lychees?!

Not to mention, lychees were tribute items before and could only be eaten when the Emperor granted them.

Even though the Conscience Ice Shop sells lychees now, they’re still fifteen taels of silver per jin.

Even though the price recently dropped to ten taels of silver per jin, they just bought a little to taste, never extravagantly.

Yet they claim to be tired of it…

Beimo Cheng King tasted them and was full of praise for the lychees.

The Emperor turned to Consort Li and asked, “How did the Imperial Concubine think of preparing lychees?”

“I thought that Beimo, being dry, probably hasn’t had much lychee, so I prepared some,” Consort Li said coyly.

She certainly wouldn’t say it was Prince NanAn and others who specially recommended sending them to the palace.

The Conscience Ice Shop had too many lychees to sell.

After going through so much trouble to transport them here, it would have been a waste to let them spoil, so they were sold to the palace for eight taels per jin.

Since Consort Li took charge of the Phoenix Seal, the weather had turned hot, and there hadn’t been any banquets to show the splendor of holding the Phoenix Seal.

This welcoming banquet had to be grand to please the Emperor.

Few officials had eaten many lychees, and they rarely appeared at banquets.

She was happy to agree to Prince NanAn and the others’ suggestion.

Prince NanAn and the others looked at the lychees on the table with growing worry.

After sending some to the palace, Conscience Ice Shop still had ten large boxes of them.

To sell cheaply would be an insult to the lychees that were precious tribute items just a month ago.

Not to sell them cheaply, yet there’s truly too much to eat.

The cost of ice from Conscience Ice Shop was so low it was shocking, and lychees transported to the Capital for fifteen taels per jin were a massive profit.

Then–

The servants at Conscience Ice Shop only saw the profits but didn’t understand the value of rarity.

As much lychee as they could collect, they transported to the Capital.

They forcibly dropped the price of lychees in the Capital and simultaneously caused the price of lychees at their origin to soar, making them unaffordable for ordinary families.

For the last batch of lychees, Prince NanAn sent urgent messengers, instructing them to sell them along the way and not to bring them to the Capital again.

After eating a few lychees, Prince Beimo wiped his hands and looked at Su Chong, “This should be the son of the heir of Duke Xian, and a Lieutenant General of the Flying Tiger Army, right?”

Su Chong nodded, “That’s me.”

“In Beimo, my father always spoke highly of the heir of Duke Xian Chong. I’m fortunate to see the heir’s offspring today. I wonder if I could spar a few moves with Young Master Shangguan to liven up the banquet?”

Compared to the cunning Princess Beimo, Prince Beimo appeared much more courteous.

Before Su Chong could speak, the Emperor said to him, “Since Prince Beimo has such a thought, you should have a match with him.”

“Keep it controlled, and do not injure each other’s lives.”

Since the Emperor spoke, how could Su Chong refuse?

He stood up.

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