The Eighth Wise King became addicted to eavesdropping on the silly princess' thoughts

Chapter 292 Change roles?

The Prince of Chu's Palace welcomed another distinguished guest.

Ever since King Zhao Yuanzuo of Chu went insane due to the death of his uncle King Qi, and was driven out of the Eastern Palace and placed under house arrest in the Prince of Chu's Mansion by the Emperor's order, the Palace of Chu has become so deserted that not even a bird is willing to fly in and stay there.

These days, the Third Prince, who is of noble status, has become a frequent visitor to the Prince of Chu's Palace, and the servants greet and serve this distinguished guest with respect and affection.

"Butler, is my royal brother still painting his picture of the Bian River in the capital?" the third prince asked in a amiable manner.

The housekeeper replied respectfully, "Your Highness Prince Xiang, my prince has been painting in the study these days, and the painting of the Bian River in the capital is almost finished."

The third prince waved his hand with a smile to stop the servant's report, pushed open the door of the study and walked in.

"Brother, your painting depicts the various scenes of life on both sides of the Bian River in the capital. The merchants and the common people are all portrayed vividly. You really put a lot of effort into it.

One day, if you draw a picture of the market at Daxiangguo Temple and pair it with this painting, you can reflect most of the customs and life in the capital."

The eldest prince, Prince Chu, did not even raise his head as he carefully sketched a young child running down the street holding a candied haws.

"Third brother, you know that my lifelong wish is to travel all over the world, experience the local customs and cultures, see all the strange and beautiful scenery in the world, and understand the various forms of life in the world. However, due to my status, this wish may not be realized in this lifetime. I can only rely on my memory to describe all the scenes of the city to relieve my boredom!"

"Brother Huang, I think you have a chance to realize your wish."

The eldest prince paused for a moment, then carefully sketched the child's eyebrows and eyes, then put down the brush and said, "Sit down!"

The Third Prince looked at his brother and continued the previous topic, "Brother, if you personally tell the King of Qin about this wish, he will definitely agree to let you leave the capital."

The eldest prince poured a cup of tea for his third brother, "Try it. This is the tea my sister-in-law, Princess Qin, gave me. A big bag is delivered to the palace on time every month. I am used to this kind of light and fragrant tea. I can't drink any other tea anymore."

The Third Prince smiled, picked up the teacup and took a sip, "I have to go to the Prince Qin's Mansion to ask the Emperor's sister-in-law for it. She is too partial and biased."

The eldest prince smiled with satisfaction, "Third brother, it's rare that you can be so clear-headed and open-minded. The throne should have belonged to the prince of Qin. None of us are qualified to fight for it.

Third brother, we are brothers from the same mother. I am very pleased and happy about your choice. We brothers can still live together in peace and spend the rest of our lives together."

"Brother, I can think it through and am willing to be a peaceful prince. But as for my mother, she...she is still obsessed with power. I am afraid that she will do something and make the King of Qin misunderstand me."

The eldest prince smiled faintly: "No! Brother Qin Wang came to visit me in the palace last night. We talked for a long time under the candlelight. As long as you are determined and have a firm attitude, he will not doubt you."

The third prince was reassured and immediately became interested. "Well, why don't we two brothers ask for permission to leave the capital together and travel together for a few months to avoid the turbulent situation in the capital."

The eldest prince glanced at him and said, "Father is seriously ill and bedridden, and you want to leave the capital to travel? I don't agree with you. You can wear the stinky hat of an unfilial son yourself!"

The Third Prince touched his nose awkwardly, "I just said it on impulse. Even in the future, I'm afraid we can't go wherever we want with our status. What I want most is to go to the "Land of Abundance" with abundant resources, to the Western Shu where the road to Shu is more difficult than climbing to the sky. Maybe, I can only look at the maps and geographical documents."

The eldest prince put down his teacup and said comfortingly, "Don't be discouraged. We brothers have agreed that when the time permits, we will go to Xishu together to play." ………

It had just rained yesterday, the leaves were green, the flowers were beautiful, and there were still puddles on the ground. In the Big Foot Women's Army camp in the west of the city, Luo Li and the female soldiers crawled and rolled together, becoming an unrecognizable mud monkey.

Yuli was having a lot of fun playing with a group of children. Their tender laughter was particularly sweet to the ears. The little mud monkeys were crawling nimbly under the iron nail net.

"Meng Xue, you have to work harder. I snatched you two from Gui Shou and trained you for a few days. You two brothers and sisters must not embarrass me, Yu Li."

Meng Qian had a determined look on his face, his eyes fixed on the target ahead, and he crawled forward swiftly and cleanly. "Don't worry, Sister Yuli, I won't embarrass you."

Little Mengxue also tightened her face with a determined look, and tried to crawl forward according to the standard movements. "Sister Yuli, I won't let you lose face!"

Wu Ji and Mu Xiu stood aside counting the time. Yu Li used a wooden stick in her hand to correct Meng Qian and Meng Xue's movements from time to time.

Yang Yanqi smiled evilly, lifted Luo Li up and threw her onto a wooden obstacle wall, and threatened her from below with his hands on her waist: "Luo, you idiot, if you don't follow my command and complete a set of standard twist and side somersaults, don't even think about coming down for dinner!"

Gao Ruoying also came over to join in the fun, "Luo Li, in our Big Foot Women's Corps, you are the only one whose training is not up to standard. Don't hold our corps back, work harder!"

Luo Li's mouth was grinning as if she had eaten a bitter herb, and she simply sat down, playing dirty and not practicing anymore. She kept complaining, "You two idiots work hard every day but don't use your brains, and you both have a solid foundation in martial arts, so of course you think these movements are extremely simple.

This leader needs to use his brain more and less physical effort every day to make a lot of money to feed the thousands of mouths of our Big Foot Women's Army. How can such difficult movements be trained to the standard in just a few days?

How about we switch roles? I'll stay in the camp and take care of the training, and you two can go to the city to do business and make money?"

Yang Yanqi and Gao Ruoying looked at each other and thought, we are not the type to make big money in business!

Luo Li swung her legs proudly, "What do you think? Do you want to change?"

"No change!" Gao Ruoying and Yang Yanqi said in unison.

"That's right! If I were to personally guide and train them, their performance would definitely not be worse than yours. But if you two idiots were to take over those businesses, you would lose everything in less than three months!"

This seemed to be the truth. Yang Yanqi said sincerely, "In terms of the ability to make money, even if all of us were tied together, we would not be as good as one of your fingers. OK! From now on, you can train if you want to, and you can relax if you want to. Just be our leader."

"There's smoke rising from the kitchen, and I can smell the aroma of meat. Why don't you send this captain down?"

Yang Yanqi chuckled, jumped up, put his arms around Luo Li's slender waist, and gently fell to the ground.

He boasted, "What do you think? This brainless person's Qinggong has improved rapidly and can be ranked among the ranks of Qinggong masters."

Luo Li took the opportunity to wipe the mud on her clothes onto Yang Yanqi's face and said, "I'll give you a nickname, 'Cat Flying on the Grass'."