Huangxiu

Chapter 58 First meeting
They all knew about the grudge between Chu Zhiyao and Song Tianhai.

The two men were in the same army and under the same general. Both were guerrilla generals, with more than a hundred subordinates each.

There is no room for two tigers in one mountain. One of them is the prince's son, and the other is the young master of the Duke's Mansion. Neither of them is willing to submit to the other, and they fight openly and secretly.

It just so happens that the two of them are the brother-in-law and the elder brother-in-law.

Finally, Song Tianhai was transferred back to Yujing half a year ago and became a fifth-rank sword-bearing guard in front of the emperor.

This is also the path to promotion for the young princes: first go to the army for experience, then return to Yujing to be a sword-bearing guard in front of the emperor, train by the side of the emperor for a few years, and after inheriting the position of Duke, go out to lead troops.

The two of them were unable to determine the winner, neither of them was convinced and they disliked each other.

This time when Chu Zhiyao came back, the two finally met and were about to fight.

They wished they could move a chair and sit back, drink tea, eat fruits and snacks, and watch the fun.

Song Tianhai's eyes passed over Chu Zhiyao and fell on Chu Zhiyuan's face. He clasped his fists and said, "Prince Yuan, I have heard of your great name for a long time."

Chu Zhiyuan clasped his fists calmly: "I wonder if the young master has any advice for me?"

Song Tianhai was full of hostility and had bad intentions. He was not targeting Chu Zhiyao, but himself.

It's really too weird.

But since he is so arrogant, there is no need for me as the prince to be polite to him.

In terms of status, he, as a prince, is more noble, and showing weakness would only bring shame to the royal family.

"I heard that the Fourth Prince is a rare genius who broke through to the Xiantian realm in a short period of time, and is even better than the Third Prince."

"Young Master, do you want to learn a few moves from me?" Chu Zhiyuan said, "But this is Fourth Uncle's birthday party, so let's do it in a few days."

"Why wait a few days? It's better to do it today," Song Tianhai said, "Don't worry, Fourth Prince. There will be no bloodshed and ruin the prince's birthday."

"Song Tianhai, why bother?" Chu Mingxuan laughed, "Don't overestimate your abilities and bring shame upon yourself!"

Song Tianhai said calmly: "How can a martial artist be afraid of bringing humiliation upon himself?"

He turned his head and looked at Chu Zhiyuan: "Fourth Prince, please teach me!"

Chu Zhiyuan looked at Chu Zhiyao.

Chu Zhiyao said coldly: "Since he insists on humiliating himself, then let him do it! ... Fourth brother, just go ahead and do it, don't show mercy, let him know that there are people better than him, and it may not be a bad thing to curb his arrogance!"

"Haha..., you are worthy of being a family. You have good intentions, third brother!" Chu Mingxuan clapped his hands and laughed.

Everyone laughed.

Chu Zhiyao glared at Chu Mingxuan: "Uncle Eighteen, just keep making trouble!"

Facing the laughter of the crowd, Song Tianhai remained silent and just looked at Chu Zhiyuan coldly.

Chu Zhiyuan didn't look at him, but said to Chu Zhiyao: "Third brother, we can spar anytime, why does it have to be today? ... Ten days later, at least five days first."

If others want to compete with you, should you also compete with them?
If it weren't for the young master, I would be too lazy to pay attention to him and wouldn't say a word.

If they don't compete now, there will be no need to compete in ten days. Song Tianhai will know how big the gap is and will no longer have the desire to compete.

Chu Zhiyao was stunned for a moment, then his expression changed slightly and he nodded slowly.

The number five days reminded him immediately.

I understand why Chu Zhiyuan didn't want to take action.

This is because he doesn't want to reveal his true abilities and let others know his depth and level of cultivation.

“Is the Fourth Prince afraid?” Song Tianhai suddenly chuckled and said calmly, “To be timid is not the royal style!”

Chu Mingxuan’s eyes widened and he was about to curse.

Chu Zhiyao snorted, "Afraid of you? I just don't want to bother with you. Do you really think you are so powerful?"

"Then why hesitate and shrink back?" Song Tianhai said calmly.

Chu Zhiyao snorted, "Then let's have a few moves. Beat me first and then fight the fourth one!"

The matter of Chu Zhiyuan replacing Chu Zhiyao to fight against Prince Dazhen has been kept secret, and no one else knows about it except the people in Mingwu Palace.

Chu Qingfeng had told all the princes and crown princes of Mingwu Palace to keep it secret.

This is to avoid the news from being leaked and being found out by Dazhen's secret spies, so as to make more targeted arrangements.

Maybe after knowing Chu Zhiyuan's true strength, Dazhen will try to create an accident to prevent him from having a chance to fight Cheng Tianfeng.

"You--? Forget it." Song Tianhai shook his head with disdain on his face.

After he came back, he focused on practicing and made rapid progress. Chu Zhiyao was no longer his opponent.

Chu Mingxuan said, "Song Tianhai, today is Fourth Brother's birthday after all, forget it, don't ruin everyone's fun."

"Old Song, forget it." Ye Baitao patted Song Tianhai.

Ye Baichuan also nodded vigorously, indicating that it was okay.

Chu Zhiyuan glanced at Ye Baitao and Ye Baichuan. Although they did not show hostility towards him, they were definitely not friendly. All three of them were like this, which was a bit troublesome.

An idea suddenly occurred to him: Could it be because of Xiao Ruoling?

The eight dukes' palaces are the pillars of the country, inherited from generation to generation, sharing weal and woe with Dajing and having an extraordinary status.

Xiao Ruoling was extremely beautiful and had a good character, so it was not surprising that the young masters of other duke's mansions admired her.

喜欢的女人要嫁给别人，因为是世子而不能抢，那借切磋武功之机，揍自己一顿出一口恶气也是好的。

As dukes of small states, they have the courage to do so.

Song Tianhai glanced at Chu Mingxuan's gloomy face and Chu Zhiyao's expression, and suddenly laughed a few times, clasping his fists: "Since the Fourth Prince doesn't want to, then forget it, let me toast to the Fourth Prince!"

As he spoke, he raised the wine glass towards Chu Zhiyuan, drank it all in one gulp, and clasped his fists in a cool manner: "Goodbye."

Chu Zhiyuan looked at him with a smile, but did not raise his glass. He watched them turn around and leave in a leisurely manner.

If I really raise my glass to give him face, others will really think that I have no temper and anyone will dare to come up to me.

In addition to the Kangguo Mansion and the Shouguo Mansion, there are six other Duke's Mansions. Do their young masters dare to provoke me?
"Song Tianhai has such a bad temper, ignore him." Chu Mingxuan said with a smile: "I have been fighting with the third brother for so long."

Chu Zhiyao said embarrassedly: "Fourth brother, I..."

Chu Zhiyuan smiled and waved his hand: "Third brother, you don't need to say more. I like this kind of proud person. It's very pleasant to clean up after him."

“Haha…” Chu Mingxuan laughed, “This kid really deserves to be punished! Fourth Brother, you have to punish him severely!”

Chu Zhiyuan looked at Chu Zhiyao: "I'm afraid that Third Brother will stop us when the time comes."

"I would love to, I won't stop you!"

"What if Third Sister-in-law asks for help?" Chu Zhiyuan said with a smile.

"Hehe..." Everyone laughed strangely.

Suddenly, the atmosphere in the house became warm again.

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"Dangdangdangdang..."

"Dong dong dong..."

When everyone was drinking and having fun, the sounds of gongs and drums were heard from outside.

Chu Zhiyao said with a smile: "The show is about to start, let's go and watch the show!"

"Watch a show and watch a show!"

"What plays are there? I didn't bring the play scripts to check in advance."

"What are you looking at? It's not our turn to order a show yet."

……

Everyone pushed aside their wine glasses and put down their chopsticks, then stood up and walked out. They met guests pouring out of other rooms, and they mixed together and headed towards the back garden in a mighty manner.

There is a special theater in the back garden of Prince Xuan's Palace, a circular three-story building.

The stage is built in the central atrium. People on all three floors can see the stage below and hear the sounds from the stage clearly.

At this time, men and women do not have to sit together separately, they can sit together.

At the same time, Chu Zhiyuan saw the women present tonight.

The colorful clothes, gorgeous accessories and beautiful faces are dazzling to the eyes.

Everyone's attention was immediately attracted by a woman.

The lavender palace dress wrapped around her slender and graceful figure, her hair like clouds, her face as white as jade, and her narrow and long phoenix eyes, full of light, deep and blurred.

The gaze of these narrow and long phoenix eyes was like mist and smoke, as if it were impossible to explore her inner world clearly.

She has a beautiful face, elegant and graceful manners, and is very generous and has a natural calmness, which is the so-called demeanor of a lady.

Such demeanor and bearing are extremely rare in young women; they are the result of a combination of talent and cultivation.

Chu Zhiyuan guessed that this should be Xiao Ruoling.

Super sense has a panoramic view of all the women in the palace. This woman is the most beautiful, surpassing all the others and making many beauties pale in comparison.

What's more, Bai Ningshuang and Chu Yi are with her.

When he saw her, Chu Zhiyuan finally understood why she was known as the most beautiful woman in Yujing even though she rarely showed up in public.

She can be described as a beauty unrivaled in the world.

No wonder Song Tianhai, Ye Baitao and Ye Baichuan insisted on beating themselves up.

(End of this chapter)