Tang Dynasty: Taking the Empress Dowager to a brothel, Father Emperor, what a coincidence!

The second floor of Wangyue Tower was completely silent.

All eyes turned to Cui Hao.

Cui Hao glared fiercely at Li Chengqian.

As the legitimate son of the prestigious Cui family of Qinghe, if he were to crawl between the legs of a country bumpkin in public today, the entire city of Chang'an would laugh at him tomorrow.

He, the Cui family, has completely lost face.

He'll never be able to hold his head high in the family again.

Cui Hao looked around at the scions of prominent families who were calling him brother, as if seeking help.

But those people were either looking up at the ceiling or looking down at counting ants.

No one made eye contact with him.

Are you kidding me?

Once such a timeless masterpiece is released, anyone who tries to criticize it is just asking for trouble.

They are spoiled brats, but they are not stupid.

Cui Hao forced out a smile that looked more like a grimace:

"This...brother, what I said just now was just a joke after drinking. Don't take it seriously."

Your poem is excellent; I concede defeat. Everything today is on me; let's be friends...

"Make friends?"

Li Chengqian glanced at him disdainfully.

"You dare to challenge me?"

Cui Hao was furious when he heard this, but if he dared to make a move now, his reputation would be ruined tomorrow.

Just as Cui Hao was in an awkward position, a woman's voice rang out:

"Young master, it is wise to be lenient when you can."

Everyone turned to look.

Zheng Qiuying walked gracefully toward them.

The young men from prominent families around them made way for her, their faces filled with infatuation as they gazed at the most beautiful woman in Chang'an.

With Ms. Zheng mediating, this country bumpkin can't cause any more trouble, right?

Zheng Qiuying stopped three steps away from Li Chengqian and slightly raised her chin.

"Young master's poetic talent is unparalleled, Qiu Ying admires it greatly."

But this humiliation of crawling between someone's legs is rather offensive to public morals. Today, this Moon Gazing Pavilion is a place for elegant gatherings, where everyone is here to discuss poetry.

Young Master Cui's words were somewhat inappropriate, so Qiu Ying apologized to him on his behalf.

"How about we consider Qiuying's feelings and let this go, turning hostility into friendship?"

These words were perfectly worded, praising Li Chengqian's talent while also giving him a way out.

Zheng Qiuying thought that if she personally intervened, this distant cousin of Changsun Chong would definitely back down.

After all, in this city of Chang'an, there are countless young men from prominent families who would not be able to get a word from her.

Li Chengqian looked Zheng Qiuying up and down.

The woman was indeed beautiful, but her condescending attitude made him want to vomit.

Suddenly, a memory flashed through Li Chengqian's mind.

He remembered.

Isn't this woman the legitimate daughter of the Zheng family of Xingyang, whom her father has always longed to bring into the harem to enhance the family's prestige?

In order to appease the five clans and seven noble families, Li Shimin took the initiative to lower himself and ask to marry Zheng Qiuying.

The results of it?

The Zheng family of Xingyang directly rejected Li Shimin on the grounds that members of aristocratic families do not intermarry with outsiders.

This is clearly a sign of disdain for the Li family's lineage, a feeling that the Li family members are not worthy of a daughter from a prestigious family.

Li Shimin seemed so angry about this that he didn't eat for several days.

As a result, Zheng used this incident to elevate Zheng Qiuying to the status of the most beautiful and talented woman in Chang'an.

They make this woman attend all sorts of gatherings in Chang'an every day, deliberately disgusting the royal family.

Li Chengqian's anger flared up instantly.

Your whole family doesn't give my dad any face, and now you're coming here asking me to give you face?

Li Chengqian retorted directly:

"Who do you think you are? Why should I give you face?"

These words immediately caused an uproar on the second floor of Wangyue Tower.

The scions of noble families could hardly believe their ears.

Is this kid crazy?

That's Zheng Qiuying, the most beautiful woman in Chang'an.

He's not even tempted?

Does this guy not like women?

Zheng Qiuying was stunned by the scolding.

All she ever heard was flattery, praise, and sycophancy.

When have I ever been insulted like this?

"How can you be so rude?"

I was trying to mediate between you out of kindness, to prevent you from going too far and making things unmanageable, and you're ungrateful for it."

Zheng Qiuying glared angrily at Li Chengqian.

"Mediation?"

Li Chengqian glared at Zheng Qiuying and asked angrily,

Where were you when he pointed his finger at me and called me a beggar?

Where were you when he was ordering his servants to break my legs and throw me into a mass grave outside the city to feed the dogs?

Where were you when he forced me to write a poem, and threatened to make me crawl between his legs if I couldn't?

Li Chengqian's three consecutive questions caused Zheng Qiuying to take three steps back.

Li Chengqian had no intention of letting her off the hook today, and continued to ask:

"What? When he was bullying others, you sat there watching the show and thought it was perfectly normal?"

Now that he's lost and has to honor his bet, you're coming out here pretending to be a good guy? And you're spouting all that morality and righteousness—it's indecent!

Is your family's rule that if you win, you take someone's life, and if you lose, you treat it like a fart?

Don't put on that aloof, compassionate act in front of me. You're not worthy, understand?

Stop with your hypocritical act; it's disgusting.

The scions of prominent families in the hall were stunned by Li Chengqian's string of words.

They wanted to defend Zheng Qiuying, but sadly discovered that every word Li Chengqian said was reasonable, and they couldn't refute it at all.

Zheng Qiuying's eyes reddened from the scolding, and she glared at Li Chengqian.

"Young Master Changsun."

Zheng Qiuying realized that Li Chengqian was unmoved by either soft or hard tactics, so she turned to look at Changsun Chong.

"Is this the upbringing of your Changsun family? Bringing a country bumpkin to Wangyue Tower to cause trouble? Do you really think there's no law in Chang'an?"

Changsun Chong looked speechlessly at the furious Zheng Qiuying.

Why did you have to mess with this living devil?

Now, not to mention you, even your father would have to kneel down.

"Miss Zheng, don't ask me, I don't know anything."

He makes his own decisions, and also, he has a bad temper, so you'd better not provoke him.

Zheng Qiuying was so angry at Changsun Chong's words that she laughed.

Changsun Chong, that good-for-nothing, can't even control one of his distant cousins.

Li Chengqian's playful attitude had already disappeared; he was too lazy to waste words on these self-important fools.

He looked at Cui Hao and said:

"Stop talking nonsense. I'll only count to three. If you don't want to crawl, I'll crawl for you."

Seeing that Li Chengqian was unmoved by either soft or hard tactics, Cui Hao knew that this matter could not be resolved peacefully today.

He roared:

"Guards! Seize this arrogant bastard!"

Upon hearing the shout, the servants immediately drew their short sticks and rushed towards Li Chengqian.

Then Xiao Shunzi rushed out from the side.

Although he couldn't defeat the military generals, he was more than capable of dealing with these household servants.

"Bang bang bang".

After a few muffled thuds, all five servants who rushed over were knocked to the ground by Xiao Shunzi.

The whole process took less than ten breaths.

Everyone looked at Li Chengqian in shock again.

It's one thing to be overpowering in terms of literary talent, but how come even the servant next to him is so good at fighting?

Which rural village did this monster come from?

Li Chengqian spread his legs and pointed down below.

"three."

"two."

Cui Hao was on the verge of a breakdown.

Neither literary nor martial skills are acceptable.

If I hadn't admitted defeat today, I probably wouldn't have made it out of this door.

Under the sympathetic gazes of everyone, Cui Hao knelt down on the ground.

With his head down and hands on the ground, he slowly crawled between Li Chengqian's legs.

"I'm an incompetent fool."

"I'm an incompetent fool."

"I'm an incompetent fool."

Cui Hao shouted as he climbed.

After he crawled between Li Chengqian's legs, he lay on the ground, covered his face with his hands, and burst into tears.

Li Chengqian patted his robes in disdain, then turned to Changsun Chong and said:

"Cousin, let's go."

Changsun Chong hurried over.

When Li Chengqian reached the door, he stopped and glanced at the scions of noble families.

"Cousin, let me give you some advice."

"Don't come to places like this again. What good will you do by hanging out with these idiots who can't even write a proper limerick? You'll only lower your IQ."

Changsun Chong nodded repeatedly and followed Li Chengqian out happily.

In the hall, Zheng Qiuying stared intently at Li Chengqian's back.

"go!"

She beckoned to her personal maid and whispered the instructions.

"Send someone to investigate. Find out exactly who this distant cousin of Changsun Chong is."

The maid obeyed and hurriedly ran out.

Outside the Moon-Viewing Tower.

Changsun Chong followed Li Chengqian along Zhuque Street.

The cold sweat on his back hadn't even dried yet.

If Li Chengqian really gets into trouble at Wangyue Tower today.

He wouldn't say that his own father could beat him to death.

Even her own aunt could cause hernias.

"Your Highness."

Changsun Chong just wanted this little rascal to go back as soon as possible.

"Shall we go back to the palace now?"

Li Chengqian glanced at the sky.

After all this commotion, the sun has begun to slowly set.

Isn't this nightlife just getting started?

It's not worth going back now that we've finally managed to get out of town.

"Go back to what palace?"

Come on, I'll take you to a nice place.

Those idiots were such a killjoy, let's go find some real fun.

I've heard that Ruyan, a young lady from Pingkangfang, is a very good dancer; Uncle Cheng has been full of praise for her.

When Changsun Chong heard the words "Pingkangfang," he almost knelt down.

"Your Highness! We can't go. Have you forgotten what happened to Duke Lu and the others last time? If the Empress finds out, we'll both be beaten to death."

Li Chengqian grabbed Changsun Chong by the neck and forcibly dragged him toward Pingkangfang.

"What are you afraid of? If the Empress Dowager is going to skin you alive, she'll skin you, not me."

I'll put in a good word for you then.

Changsun Chong: "..."