Chapter 3: Feng Nods

  "What's going on, Xia Duozu? How did you drive?" The good atmosphere was suddenly disrupted, and the thirteenth princess asked with a suppressed anger.

  The eunuch on the carriage naturally belonged to the palace. Xia Du's voice came in: "This slave deserves death, this slave deserves death. The princess's mansion forgives and reports: the front prince's carriage suddenly turned out and blocked our way."

  "Crown Prince? Second Brother also left the palace today?" The 13th Princess seemed somewhat surprised, thought for a moment, and turned to Yun Zheng: "Zheng brother, you've been in Yan Yun for half a year, so you might not know that this Second Brother of mine has suddenly become infatuated with Buddhism recently. He's invited many monks to lecture on scriptures at the East Palace, and today he actually agreed to leave the palace, which is quite rare."

  Yun Cong smiled and said, "The prince is the crown prince of a country, how can he be infatuated with Buddhist scriptures all his life? Maybe today he has the same goal as us, to go to the Luoyang Poetry Society to recite poems and make couplets."

  "Can he also recite poetry?" The 13th princess sneered: "Those scholars and Hanlin in the Zhan Shi Fu, which one isn't full of knowledge, being sent by the emperor with high hopes to teach his precious crown prince, what was the result? They were all so angry that they almost vomited blood, each and every one of them shouting that they wanted to resign and return to their hometown. Because of this, the emperor was very worried. And then... even when the crown prince suddenly became interested in Buddhist scriptures, the emperor was overjoyed - after all, Buddhist scriptures are also books, reading a few more books can at least help him recognize a few more characters."

  Yun Cong burst out laughing and was about to speak when Xiao Duozi suddenly said, "Your Highness the Princess, His Highness the Crown Prince's carriage has stopped."

  "Stop?" The thirteenth princess was taken aback for a moment.

  "Ah, His Highness the Crown Prince has gotten out of his carriage... They're coming this way!"

  The thirteenth princess turned her head and looked at Yun Zheng: "Could it be that he saw us?"

  Yun Cong smiled and said: "Even if you see it, it's just seeing your carriage, Young Master. How would the Crown Prince know I'm on the carriage?"

  The thirteenth princess's lost smile: "Meng'er forgot. Hmm, it's strange, I've never had much to do with him, what does he want from me?"

  Yun Zhong's heart moved slightly, and he looked at the 13th princess with a profound meaning, saying: "Perhaps, the Crown Prince thinks that the Sixth King is also on your carriage."

  The thirteenth princess was not very old, but she was also a clever person. After listening to Yun Zhēng's words, she nodded immediately: "So, he is looking for my sixth brother... Hmph, he has never gotten along with my sixth brother, and now that he has come to find him, I'm afraid it's not for anything good."

  Yun Congxin said, "Your sixth brother is one of the obstacles to this prince's ascension to the throne. Although he currently holds the legitimate name, after all, your sixth brother has a sacred aura, who knows if there will be any changes in the future? Of course, it's not good to say this so bluntly." He just nodded and said, "Since he and your sixth brother have never gotten along, his coming to find him certainly won't be for anything good. However, since he dares to come looking for trouble so openly, he probably has some backing. For now, with your sixth brother not around, we must be cautious."

  The thirteenth princess wasn't worried at all: "Anyway, Sixth Brother isn't here, what can he do to me?" Suddenly remembering Yun Zhēn's words earlier "We still have to be careful", it was clear that he considered himself a passerby, and she couldn't help but feel a little happy, a hint of a smile spreading across her face.

  Suddenly a sharp voice came from outside: "The Crown Prince is here, and does the King of Yueyang not intend to get off his horse to pay his respects?"

  The thirteenth princess turned her gaze, lifted the curtain of the carriage, stepped out and walked while saying: "Sister has seen second brother."

  "Hmm, Thirteen Sister, where's your Sixth Brother? Why hasn't he gotten off the carriage yet? Is he going to stay on and wait for someone to come pay respects?"

  The thirteenth princess smiled lightly: "Sixth brother is not on sister's carriage."

  Yun Cong happened to lift the curtain and get out of the car at this time, and saw that he bowed his head and saluted: "Yun Cong has seen the Crown Prince."

  The crown prince was not wearing a bright yellow formal attire at the moment, but only wore a brocade robe, with a sable cloak on top, which showed quite a bit of wealth and nobility. However, his complexion was slightly pale, as if his body was not very good. He saw Yun Zheng and was taken aback for a moment, but immediately relaxed and said calmly: "Yun San Gongzi? Ah, no need to be too polite." As he spoke, he suddenly looked at the 13th princess with a thoughtful expression, seemingly unintentionally saying: "I didn't know until today that the relationship between my 13th sister and Yun San Gongzi was so close."

  Yun Cong's heart skipped a beat, this wasn't good. Yan'er, the little princess, was after all an unmarried princess, and riding in the same carriage as him, a young prince, would not be good if it got out. This damned prince speaking up like that clearly had ulterior motives, hopefully he wouldn't provoke the little beauty into anger. His mind quickly sprang into action, just about to speak up for the 13th princess.

  But unexpectedly, the 13th princess spoke up and said: "Brother Taizi, didn't you know that I've been familiar with Yun San Gongzi since childhood? Hehe, I heard that Yun Guo Gong returned to the capital yesterday, so today I specially asked Father Emperor for permission to accompany Sixth Brother out of the palace to invite Yun San Gongzi to attend a gathering at the Luoyang Poetry Society. Coincidentally, we met Yun Guo Gong at the Yun residence, and after Sixth Brother chatted with Yun Guo Gong for a few sentences, I took a step forward with Yun San Gongzi."

  The thirteenth princess's words were quite reasonable, first of all, she directly acknowledged her close relationship with Yun Zheng, then pulled out the emperor's tiger skin to explain that her close relationship with Yun Zheng was clearly understood by her father the emperor, and also that today's invitation for him to go out together was agreed upon by the emperor. As for why only the two of them were in the carriage - it was obvious that Sixth Brother had been stopped by Duke Yun! Your Highness the Crown Prince, if you don't believe me, go find Cold Face Shao Bao to verify it yourself.

  The crown prince was suddenly speechless, and somewhat displeased.

  Yun Cong suddenly discovered that the middle-aged monk behind the crown prince moved his lips, and then a smile appeared on the crown prince's face: "So thirteen sister and Yun San Gongzi are also going to Luoyang Poetry Society for poetry conference? This is indeed a coincidence, I happen to be going there today too... Hehe, Thirteen Sister's literary talent I am aware of, it's just that the Yun family has been a military general's family for generations, when did they develop an interest in poetry?"

  Yun Cong smiled: "The Yun family is indeed a martial arts household, but the people of the Yun family are not necessarily limited to dancing with knives and guns, and cannot write or compose. What does Your Highness think?"

  "Oh? You think you can match wits?" The crown prince sneered, "I happen to have a couplet here, and I'd like to ask Cloud Three to help me come up with a matching line. Would Cloud be willing to lend a hand?" He glanced at Cloud Ting and the 13th Princess, "This couplet is actually quite simple, anyone who can attend the Luoyang Poetry Conference should be able to come up with a match easily."

  How dare you! You think you're so great, who can take you on and still ask for my help? TNND, isn't it just a couplet? I've also read "The Complete Book of Couplets" back in the day, I still have some knowledge left in my belly, am I afraid of someone who is one thousand years younger than me?

  "Heh heh, then I'll ask Your Highness the Crown Prince to grant a poem." Yun Cheng's heart was angry, but his face remained calm.

  The prince didn't think Cloud would really take it on, but he didn't put it in his eyes either. He pulled open his sable cloak and revealed the embroidered dragon on his brocade robe inside, saying: "Body wrapped in dragon, dragon wrapped in body, body turns with dragon's turn."

  The attendants behind the prince immediately flattered and spoke ill of him, but this couplet was indeed a bit difficult to respond to, mainly because it was somewhat difficult to be timely.

  The thirteenth princess's face showed some worry, and even she felt that this couplet was troublesome. She feared it wouldn't be solved in a short time, and Yun Zheng had always been good at military strategy and martial arts, but his literary talent wasn't outstanding. How could he possibly come up with an answer immediately? Just as she was about to speak up for Yun Zheng, she heard him laugh and say: "The crown prince is indeed a trustworthy person, saying it's simple is truly simple." He lightly pointed at the thirteenth princess: "Phoenix stands on head, head stands on phoenix, head shakes phoenix nods."

  The whole audience was silent.

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