Volume 1, Chapter 43: Comparing the Heir Apparent to a Pig

“Who is your master?”

This palace maid was dressed differently from the ordinary junior maids. But since she had addressed her as the heir’s consort, she naturally had to put on the airs of one.

After the count was completed, excluding those who had escaped, the enemy had lost six or seven hundred men, while Sun Yanling’s side had suffered more than three hundred casualties. Fortunately, not a single cart of weapons had been lost. Only a dozen or so grain carts had been burned, and the county government of Gui would help replenish the provisions. It was hardly a serious matter.

His tone remained as calm as ever, yet unmistakable killing intent showed through his words. That was Lu Chuan: seemingly unruffled, but utterly decisive once he truly set about doing something.

Baili Wenxiang was attractive herself, so she imposed a certain standard of appearance on those closest to her. The others were nothing special; though they were good-looking, they were clearly the straight-man type at a glance.

Her former teacher was also among them, yet said little. Her comments were simply viciously sharp, so much so that the other examiner pitied Luoya. Luoya, however, was not angry. Instead, she felt her teacher was absolutely right. That attitude made the examiners like her even more, and they silently awarded her extra points in their hearts.

Ye Xing was a young man who knew how to enjoy life. The place he had rented was farther inside, so he was spared the disturbance of the surrounding din.

Ouyang Junuo smiled faintly, allowing her hand to rest against his forehead without flinching or retreating. This feeling was wonderful.

Wenren Qianjue’s head filled with question marks. Wait again? Damn it, did she look like someone who waited around for others? Bored out of her mind, she picked up a cup of wine. At that moment, Yelu Lanyan shook off the others and walked over.

Throughout the entire process, Zhou Yaze watched my reaction intently. Once Bian Xu had gone out, he pushed me inside and then locked the door firmly.

Casting aside every distracting thought, he took the showerhead and rinsed all the foam from her body, pulled down the bath towel, and dried the beads of water.

Still, in front of everyone, she had to give him some dignity. She would deal with him after they returned home that night.

Add to that the salt merchants of Jiangnan, and the Sheng family’s overt and covert businesses—calling them rich enough to rival a nation was certainly no exaggeration.

Everything had been prepared, and the experiment had succeeded. All went smoothly, which greatly improved the Madman’s mood.

As the sun sank toward the west, Lu Chengxuan applied ointment to her arm and went to bed early as usual, while Lu Chengwan pretended to be overcome with drowsiness and lay down on the bed as well.

At that very moment, Ulani was lying on a bed, gravely injured. A wound stretched from his right shoulder all the way to his left abdomen. If De’enke had not shown mercy, he would already have been a corpse. Yet he felt not the slightest gratitude—only loathing.

Ding Jiayi was rendered speechless. She had never expected Tang Kexin’s words to be so sharp. She had already lost to her in sheer force of presence, and began to speak in a fluster.

Hearing those words, Fustai slowly walked up to Telongs, who was kneeling on one knee. Telongs hurriedly lowered his head and did not dare utter a word.

Thinking of Xiao Deyin, Jiang Li realized that she had not seen her anywhere today. But this was an imperial archery examination, and Xiao Deyin indeed had no reason to come.

Ji Shuran’s methods were truly despicable, reminding her of her former self. The past was repeating itself before her eyes; with old hatred compounded by new grievances, Jiang Li was more than willing to exact revenge at that moment.

“The back garden again?” Vivian was deeply puzzled. Why were the two people she trusted most both hinting that she should hurry to the back garden that evening?

Han Yang and Su Ning were speechless. Li Buming seemed to possess a passive skill: whenever he was present, every female creature in the vicinity suffered irreversible and permanent damage. In an instant, both of them felt rather miserable. Li Buming must have saved the world in his previous life.