Damn it, I'm in the garbage book I wrote

Chapter 12 Talent Test
"Nonsense!"

The young prince was furious in the room, and sitting in front of him was Tuoba Qian, who was pouting. The incident she had caused last night was only known to the young prince this morning, and when he heard the news, cold sweat broke out on his back.

This is her legitimate sister, because the late queen gave birth to three sons and two daughters. The three sons are Your Majesty, the Prince of Qin, and the Prince of Teng. No matter whether the little prince is Your Majesty's biological son or the Prince of Qin's biological son, he and this little princess are from the same family and are blood relatives.

If something happens to the little princess here, regardless of whether to explain it or not, she is our own sister.

"Brother~~"

Tuoba Qian knew how to deal with her brother since she was young. As long as she acted like a spoiled child, her brother would forgive her no matter how fierce he was. But it obviously didn't work this time.

"It's no use calling to the heavens. You must return to Hongdu today without delay. If Uncle Teng Wang finds out that you're missing, I don't know how worried he will be."

"Brother~Brother~~~"

"no!"

"Brother~~~Brother~~~"

"Oh... OK, OK, you can go back with me in a few days, but let's make three rules. You must stay here honestly for the next few days and not leave. If you dare to run, I will take Qiu He back." The young prince glanced at Tuoba Qian's maid and snorted, "Qiu He, I asked you to follow the princess, and you followed like this?"

Although he couldn't withstand three blows in front of his sister, the young prince was still very dignified in front of other people. This sudden change of expression frightened Qiu He, and she knelt down quickly: "Young prince, please forgive me... your servant... I..."

"Okay, brother, don't make things difficult for Qiu He. You know me. If I want to do something, even three or five Qiu Hes can't stop me."

Hearing that Tuoba Qian was covering for Qiu He, the young prince was immediately furious: "Are you still so smug?"

Tuoba Qian stuck out her tongue, shrank her head, sat on the high chair, swung her legs, and stopped talking. At this time, the young prince continued, "Who did you say rescued you?"

"They are two men who look like scholars, holding the Qin King's lucky koi bag in their hands. They said they know you." Tuoba Qian gestured: "One looks about 16 or 17 years old, and the other looks about the same age as my brother."

"Sixteen or seventeen years old... Koi lucky bag, oh~~" The little prince nodded: "Chun Tao, you used the pocket of the palace to hold the golden beans yesterday, right?"

"Yes, my Lord."

The young prince clapped his hands and chuckled, "I see. It seems to be a coincidence. Cause and effect in this world are really interesting. There is a destiny in every sip and bite."

"Brother, brother. What are you talking about?"

"What? You're lucky. If it were someone else, you'd be in big trouble."

As he spoke, his face turned cold and he turned to Chuntao and said, "Go and ask Zhong Si to pick out those scoundrels, break one leg of each of them and throw them into the river."

"Order."

The young prince was actually quite easy to talk to, but this matter was ultimately about the royal dignity, and not giving them the entire Nine Clans Elimination Game was already a kindness. So this was the blessing that those rascals deserved, no need to thank them.

"By the way, let's go call that kid over later."

Chuntao went out to do some work. When she finished the things at hand and set out to find Xia Lin, the two grandsons who worked in the gambling house until late at night had not yet gotten up. They usually went to bed in the late night, and young people sleep well. Now the two of them were sleeping like pigs in the house.

It was not until Chuntao came knocking on the door that Xia Lin staggered to open the door in his underwear. Chuntao was so disgusted by his slovenly appearance.

"You are going to meet the young prince later. It is a bit disrespectful to dress like this. Hurry up and wash up."

Chuntao sighed, and saw that there was still one person in the room who had not gotten up. She felt helpless. You know, the little prince has not gotten out of bed after the hour of Mao since he was thirteen. And look at these two... It's already three quarters past three in the morning, but they are still drowsy. How embarrassing.

Xia Lin fetched some water, brushed his teeth, washed his face and combed his hair. He was still dazed when he heard Chun Tao say from behind: "I heard you saved someone yesterday?"

Upon hearing this, Xia Lin immediately gave a startled sound and thought to himself, "Sure enough, there was a surveillance camera next to me. Fortunately, I didn't go out for a drink with Zhang Zhongchun."

But even so, he still had to pretend to be confused. He wiped his face with a towel and turned around and smiled, "It's just a little kid who disguised herself as a man to go to the gambling house. That place is full of good and bad people. If she was taken away by someone, who knows what would happen. Since they saw her, they just took her out. It's not a big deal."

Chun Tao pursed her lips, but did not say the second half of the sentence. She just said with a smile: "The prince is very satisfied with this and asked you to meet him immediately."

Xia Lin grunted, soaked the towel with water and walked into the room, swung his arm and hit the butt of Old Zhang who was lying there and snoring with the towel.

Old Zhang howled as if he was burned by fire and jumped up from the bed. Chuntao, who was standing next to him, was so stunned that she couldn't help but reach out and touch her buttocks, whispering: "Ah~" "Hurry up, Master Zhang should get going."

Old Zhang covered his butt and opened his mouth to curse, but when he turned around, he saw Chuntao in the hall outside. He pointed at Xia Lin viciously, then limped off to wash up.

When they went downstairs to the little prince's courtyard, Chuntao specifically warned them, "The little prince has a calm personality and doesn't like to play around. You guys should stop fighting and making noise later."

"No, don't worry. By the way, Sister Chuntao, are there many beautiful girls like you in your family?" Xia Lin turned his head and glanced at Chuntao: "Or are they all as beautiful as you?"

Chun Tao covered her lips lightly and smiled faintly: "I am the ugliest in the palace."

"I don't believe it. That's the palace, not the Yaochi. There are no fairies everywhere in the world." Xia Lin curled his lips: "I didn't expect Sister Chuntao to lie."

This made Chuntao smile brightly. Zhang Zhongchun, who was standing behind him, was extremely surprised when he saw this. He never expected that Daosheng, a scabby guy, could be so self-taught in this area. He could make his sister smile with just a few words. This was really more enviable than poetry...

As they talked all the way to the palace villa, Chuntao's face was as red as peach blossoms in spring. She felt a little flattered by all the flattery along the way, but she still had strong professional qualities. When they entered the moon gate of the villa, she put away her smile and calmed her hot cheeks with well water. Then she returned to her serious look and led them into the room.

After entering, the young prince was reading a book, "Strategies of the Warring States", and next to him was a little girl, about thirteen or fourteen years old. Although she did not have the figure of a grown-up girl, her face was already fair and her complexion was just right. Judging from her clothes, she should be of some status.

Crown Princess?
When Xia Lin thought of this possibility, he immediately despised the little prince in his heart. They were all drivers, but real drivers would not bother to drive a baby carriage.

But after they came in, the little girl stood up as if she was very excited: "Hey~"

But before he could finish the second half of his sentence, the young prince glared at him back. At this moment, Xia Lin and Lao Zhang came in and saluted the young prince in turn.

"Please take a seat." The young prince greeted the two with a smile, then looked at the little girl next to him: "This is the daughter of Prince Teng, and also my cousin. Princess Caiyun."

"Hello, Princess Caiyun."

Xia Lin immediately stood up and saluted, but he did not raise his eyes. After all, there were many royal rules. If he stared at an unmarried princess with his status, he would be in trouble if she said something.

"Chun Tao, take Cai Yun to the backyard."

Tuoba Qian was taken away by Chuntao, and after walking outside, she curiously asked Chuntao: "Chuntao, why didn't my brother let me recognize the person who saved my life?"

"Princess, this young man is favored by the prince. He came here today to test him. If he knew that I was the princess's savior, it would be difficult for the prince. If he approves, people will think that the matter is related to the princess. If he rejects, people will think that the prince is unkind. But don't worry, the prince is not an ungrateful person. He has his own considerations."

"I see, brother is still very smart."

"That's natural."

At this time in the room, the little prince had already put down the book: "Your name is Xia Lin Xia Daosheng?"

"Yes." Xia Lin nodded and pointed at Old Zhang: "His name is Zhang Shuo Zhang Zhongchun. He is proficient in calligraphy, painting, and music. His chess skills are unparalleled in the world."

Old Zhang stood nearby and glanced at Xia Lin. He was deeply moved. He thought about how much he had gone through. Those friends who said their friendship was stronger than gold had already abandoned him, but the one who stayed with him till now was this talkative Xia Daosheng.

"Oh, very good. The handwriting is indeed good." But it was obvious that the little prince's interest was not in Lao Zhang. He looked up at Xia Lin and asked, "What do you mean by Daosheng?"

Oh~~ Is this the interview? Xia Lin reacted immediately, and he smiled softly: "Lin Sheng Daobian, is for Daosheng."

The double entendre and the answer flowed fluently. Old Zhang beside him clapped his hands in his heart as he listened to it. He not only talked about his life experience but also connected his name with the character. It was brilliant, brilliant, really brilliant.

The young prince was also very satisfied with Xia Lin's response speed, so he asked again: "Who is your poetry teacher?"

Xia Lin flashed and pointed at Lao Zhang: "Him."

"Him?" The little prince was also shocked at this moment: "Isn't he your servant?"

"He is my book boy now. I was his book boy before. He was a student in the first year of Hongbao, a scholar in the sixth year of Hongbao, and a juren in the twelfth year of Hongbao. Later, he was involved in fraud and his official title was stripped away and he was never employed again. So he could only be my book boy. He and I came to Yangzhou this time to prepare for the spring examination next month."

Xia Lin poured out all the information to the young prince. To be honest, it didn't matter whether he wanted to listen or not. If he would make things difficult for himself because of Lao Zhang's identity, then he would probably not be a qualified backer.

"I see. Sigh... This fraud case has indeed implicated many innocent people, leading to a single dominant family in the court. Forget it, let's not talk about this. Daosheng, let me ask you, if you were given a county town with a population of only 3,000, how would you make it 50,000 people in five years?"

What? Xia Lin's head was buzzing when he heard this. How could he just give someone a strong strength right away... The population has increased tenfold in five years. How could it be so simple?
(End of this chapter)