Ouchi Taming the Cat, starting with the Ten Tiger Forms!

Chapter 683: Against the King of Kings!

With Li Xuan's words, Princess Ankang immediately felt confident.

"Why don't you go and have a look?"

Princess Ankang's words surprised the other princes.

Princess Ankang is a low-key person on weekdays and rarely takes the initiative to show off in front of others.

And they were also very curious about her literary talent.

"go!"

Seeing that they were all interested, Princess Ankang immediately called out to them and took the lead, walking to the other end of the deck.

King Zheng and the officials, who were originally chatting and laughing, also noticed their arrival, gradually stopped smiling, and bowed respectfully to them.

"Your Highnesses, thank you for your courtesy."

"Are we being too noisy and disturbing the pleasure of the princes?"

King Zheng said with a smile.

"No, no, Your Highness Prince Zheng, you are too kind."

"We just saw that it was busy here, so we came over to take a look."

"Are you guys playing pairs?"

Princess Ankang also asked in a kind manner.

The two sides seemed to be getting along harmoniously.

"That's right. Are you interested too?"

Prince Zheng looked at Princess Ankang.

King Zheng was actually very curious about Princess Ankang.

Her level of mystery is even higher than that of Princess Yan Zhao, who travels abroad all year round.

Last year, Princess Ankang suddenly appeared on the scene and went from being an unknown figure in the cold palace to a figure that could not be ignored by the government and the public.

From the competition in the imperial garden to the subsequent important banquets, as well as many major events that took place in the capital, this mysterious princess was present.

Everyone said that Princess Ankang was the trump card secretly cultivated by Emperor Yongyuan.

King Zheng wanted to see whether this trump card was really as powerful as the rumors said.

"As for couplets, Ankang does know a little bit about them."

Princess Ankang twisted the thumb and index finger of her right hand together and made a gesture.

"Oh?"

King Zheng looked surprised.

Princess Ankang is usually extremely low-key, but today she took the initiative to find them.

Prince Zheng was also unsure whether Emperor Yongyuan had any intention in this.

The officials around King Zheng also looked intrigued.

Someone even said without hesitation: "Your Highness, this couplet is just for fun, but it also requires a certain level of background. It's not just about putting together a few words and thinking it's neat."

"We old guys rely on our knowledge of writing. We will not be careless in this regard just for the sake of Her Royal Highness the Princess."

Before they even started writing couplets, these civil servants began to threaten Princess Ankang, trying to make her give up and not disturb their fun.

Although their words were not so harsh, their meaning was straightforward enough.

Li Xuan sneered and thought to himself:

"If you're wrong, you'll spit out some blood, and all my ghostly howling will be in vain."

Princess Ankang held Li Xuan in her arms, her mind as steady as a rock, she just smiled without saying a word.

When King Zheng saw that she was being ridiculed in person without changing her expression, he couldn't help but look up to Princess Ankang.

"He does have some character."

At this time, the Eighth Prince on the side could no longer bear it and stepped forward and said:
"What are you dithering about? Is that right or wrong?"

"Are you old guys afraid of Ankang?"

"Haha, I didn't say anything about you, Your Highness Prince Zheng."

The eighth prince chuckled and said without sincerity.

But both King Zheng and the civil servants all looked stiff.

The eighth prince usually speaks without restraint and everyone is used to it.

But being called an old thing in front of a teenager is always uncomfortable.

In particular, many of King Zheng and the civil servants were indeed a group of old men.

As the saying goes, the truth is the sharpest sword, and the attack by the Eighth Prince’s age was crude, but very effective.

"Since Your Highness the Princess is so interested, why don't I pick a pair first?"

As he was speaking, an old official stepped forward.

"I am Liu Songhe, the Silver and Green Guanglu Doctor. Your Highness the Princess is honored."

Liu Songhe used courtesy first and then force, and then he started to make couplets.

He pondered for a moment, looked at the scenery on the river, and then shook his head and chanted:
"The sun shines on the clear water, and the golden scales dance on the thousand layers of brocade."

After making the couplet, Liu Songhe looked at Princess Ankang arrogantly, with a disgusting look as if he was looking down on people.

"That's right, you are worthy of being Mr. Liu, the couplets he made casually have such artistic conception, which is just right for the beautiful scenery in front of us."

"Haha, Mr. Liu is already giving Her Royal Highness the Princess a lot of slack, using the scenery in front of him to come up with a pair."

"Oh, I am sorry to trouble Your Highness. This is indeed a difficult match. An ordinary person would definitely not be able to come up with it."

"Alas, how can you speak like that? Your Highness is still young, and it's already a rare opportunity for her to be able to make a neat reply."

"Princess, let me teach you. Say four words first, pause, and then say six words. That will be considered neat."

"Old Zhang, you don't know how to count, so there must be seven more words after that."

"Oh, yes, yes, look at my brain."

"Hahaha……"

When these civil servants speak ill of others, each one is more unpleasant than the other.

In particular, they were in high spirits and started laughing as they talked. The atmosphere was very cheerful, as if something very interesting had happened.

King Zheng watched with his arms folded, a smile on his face, wanting to see how Princess Ankang would respond.

Liu Songhe was just a literary official who got his position by showing off his literary talent. He showed up at this time with the intention of destroying Princess Ankang's prestige.

No matter what Princess Ankang will say later, they just need to continue laughing, even if it makes Princess Ankang die of embarrassment.

But Princess Ankang didn't care about the mockery in their smiles at all, and just said calmly:

"Thank you for your reminder. Ankang will be right now."

I saw her looking towards the river, looking calm and relaxed.

In just a moment, she found the state she was in when making couplets in Qinglou before.

The first time is new, the second time is familiar. Princess Ankang has already mastered this routine.

While she was looking at the river surface, Li Xuan had already written the answer on the back of his hand.

Then, Princess Ankang retracted her gaze and looked at Liu Songhe who was paired, and said first:
"It's embarrassing."

"It's okay, Princess, as long as..."

Liu Songhe waved his hands and wanted to put on some airs.

But Princess Ankang didn't even listen to him and just made her own couplet.

"The wind blows the green willows, and the green shadows sway in the wind."

As soon as he finished speaking, the laughter of the civil servants also stopped abruptly.

They unconsciously looked at both sides of the river, and there were really willow trees dancing and swaying gracefully in the spring breeze.

“So neat!”

I don't know who among the civil servants said this.

Even King Zheng was surprised. Princess Ankang was not very old, but he had heard that she was good at managing money, had outstanding martial arts, was good at various small games, and had some influence in the capital. He didn't expect that she also had some literary talent.

How old is this little girl?
Let alone all these abilities, it would take a lot of time to achieve something in just one aspect.

"Could it be that he is also a monster?"

King Zheng frowned.

Because of the previous experience of Princess Yan Zhao, this possibility is not impossible.

The civil servants looked at each other in bewilderment at Princess Ankang's response. They had never expected that she actually had some knowledge.

"Why aren't you talking? You're stupid!"

Seeing their changed expressions, the Eighth Prince couldn't help but question them smugly.

"I didn't expect that Her Royal Highness the Princess is so talented. I admire her." Liu Songhe was straightforward and acknowledged Princess Ankang's couplet.

Everyone present here has some dignity and would not be so shameless as to cheat on a little girl.

But Liu Songhe would not give up easily. He thought for a moment and came up with another pair:
"The river is like a jade mirror, and the shadows of the clouds and the light of the sky sink to the bottom of the water."

"The waves are golden, and the flowers and trees on the shore are reflected in the waves."

As soon as Liu Songhe finished speaking, Princess Ankang followed closely, leaving him no time to think.

Li Xuan couldn't help but curl his lips when he saw cold sweat on Liu Songhe's forehead.

"Old man, is that all you have?"

"Even if Meow has never eaten pork, has he never seen a pig run?"

When Liu Songhe made his couplets, Li Xuan followed every word of his couplets without much thought at all.

Compared with Li Xuan's knowledge, the literary talent of Liu Songhe in front of him was not enough to shock Li Xuan.

A lot of the common sense that was deeply ingrained in his mind was actually many years ahead of the civil servants in front of him.

Li Xuan did not study any sage books, but he received nine years of compulsory education and even experienced the peak IQ period of the college entrance examination.

As his strength continued to rise, his dusty forbidden knowledge had been completely unlocked, his clever IQ had once again taken over the high ground, and he had returned to the peak state of his senior year of high school.

All those classical Chinese texts that I used to memorize so hard are coming back to me again.

Moreover, Li Xuan also possessed more advanced literary ideas.

For example, the couplets are: you play wind and flowers, and I play snow and moon.

Therefore, Li Xuan was able to make his pair at the same time as Liu Songhe made his and tell Princess Ankang.

Otherwise, Li Xuan would not have instigated Princess Ankang to cause trouble.

He also has his own confidence.

Liu Songhe was surprised by Princess Ankang's speed and realized her quick wit.

But this was the best pair he could come up with at the moment, and he was in a dilemma for the moment.

"How can he live his life if he can't even match a little girl in a couplet?"

Liu Songhe glanced around anxiously, his mind working frantically, trying to come up with something absolute.

But as luck would have it, he happened to catch a glimpse of the black cat in Princess Ankang's arms.

The black cat had a lively expression, like a little man, with a sarcastic smile on its face and a pair of big eyes full of contempt.

Liu Songhe's breathing suddenly became heavier. He didn't expect that this would happen to him.

"I was actually despised by a beast!"

Liu Songhe was so angry that he was totally confused, his face turned red, his brain was not working, his chest was heaving violently, and he was gasping for breath.

The people on the side saw that something was wrong and hurriedly advised:

"Calm down, Mr. Liu. Why get angry?"

But before anyone could try to persuade him, Liu Songhe suddenly vomited blood with a "puff" and fell to the ground helplessly.

"Mr. Liu, Mr. Liu!"

Everyone screamed in shock, but were afraid of being splashed with blood, so they all raised their hands to help Liu Songhe, but no one stepped forward to help. Instead, they quietly retreated in a circle.

Princess Ankang was quick-witted and quick-handed. She ducked and dodged nimbly while holding Li Xuan.

The other princes were also martial artists, so they also dodged and retreated, and no one was harmed.

"Mr. Liu, Mr. Liu..."

The civil servants were still shouting, but Liu Songhe was old and had vomited a lot of blood, and he didn't stop for a while.

"This old man has a bad temper."

Li Xuan complained silently.

He didn't want to cause any casualties, so he used the Yin-Yang Qi to help Liu Songhe breathe smoothly. Liu Songhe then stopped vomiting blood, but his head tilted and he fell into a coma.

Seeing this, the civil servants all gasped, silently took a few steps back, and then looked at Princess Ankang in shock.

Princess Ankang felt embarrassed by being stared at by everyone, so she scratched her head and smiled shyly.

King Zheng twitched his lips and immediately said:

"Someone come quickly, send Elder Liu to see a doctor."

"He was just emotional and vomited the blood in his chest. He fainted temporarily. It's nothing serious."

After hearing what King Zheng said, the civil servants finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Oh, he's not dead."

The movement on the deck had long been noticed by the servants on the ship, and they were also keeping an eye on this side, fearing that there might be any accidents.

As expected, an unexpected event occurred. When they saw King Zheng calling them, they immediately carried Liu Songhe to find the imperial physician on the ship.

"I didn't expect that Lord Liu cared so much about the couplets. Ankang thought it was just a game. I would have let him go earlier."

Princess Ankang said with some regret.

When the civil servants heard this, their veins jumped.

Just now they thought Liu Songhe was being fought to death, so they took a few steps back.

But now Liu Songhe is not in danger of life, so they can't bear to hear Princess Ankang's words.

"Your Highness, you are indeed good at making couplets, but you are not invincible. You must know that there are always people who are better than you and there are always mountains that are better than you."

"Since Your Highness Princess is still unsatisfied, why don't you come up with a pair and we'll take it one at a time."

These civil servants were shameless. Seeing that Princess Ankang had some abilities, they actually wanted her to fight against them alone.

But Princess Ankang was not afraid at all. Instead, she nodded and praised their courage.

"Although you are civil servants, you are very brave."

"Then Ankang, you're welcome."

Princess Ankang glanced at them, and Li Xuan took the opportunity to convey the question.

"One, two, three, four, five, six, seven."

Everyone was stunned. What kind of couplet was this?

The Eighth Prince at the side asked even more straightforwardly: "Where's the Eighth?"

"Oops, I forgot."

Princess Ankang pretended to be enlightened, then glanced at Prince Zheng and the civil servants with a strange expression.

When Li Xuan wrote on the back of her hand just now, she understood the meaning of the couplet.

"You are so good, Xuan, why are you cursing openly?"

Princess Ankang secretly pinched Li Xuan's butt.

Li Xuan was not afraid at all. Instead, he grinned and pushed his big butt towards Princess Ankang's hands.

"Let me change the question."

Princess Ankang said this with an evasive look.

After all, the people in front of him are princes and important officials of the court. It is not good to curse them in front of them.

Princess Ankang poked Li Xuan's butt and urged him secretly.

Li Xuan presented him another pair.

"Filial piety, brotherhood, loyalty, trustworthiness, propriety, righteousness, and integrity."

The couplet given by Li Xuan came to an abrupt end again. After Princess Ankang finished reading it, a trace of embarrassment flashed across her face again.

"Why come again?"

Princess Ankang secretly groaned and poked and rubbed Li Xuan's butt even harder, urging him to come up with some normal pairs.

Li Xuan chuckled evilly and gave her a few more ideas.

"The reeds on the wall are top-heavy and shallow-rooted."

"Mountain bamboo shoots have pointed tips, thick skin and a hollow belly."

"When the Prime Minister is in Hefei, the whole world is poor; when the Minister of Agriculture is in Changshu, the whole world is barren."

"The emperor's grace is as deep as the sea! The minister's loyalty is as heavy as a mountain!"

After these pairs were played, the opponent's face turned green.

Prince Zheng and the civil servants discovered that when Princess Ankang was giving them pairs, she was actually distracted by playing with the butt of the fat cat in her arms.

This is simply a blatant insult to them!

Princess Ankang was so embarrassed that she tapped her toes on the ground. Seeing that the people opposite her had unfriendly faces, she suddenly pointed to the other side of the river.

"Hey, look!"

(End of this chapter)