"No? Alright then... I'm leaving! " Ping Yang knew that the Ninth Prince would say this. She was not surprised at all. She turned to leave.
"Wait a minute!" Ninth Prince Lin Yun saw that Ping Yang was about to leave and hurriedly blocked her way. "My good sister, don't go yet. Let's discuss this!"
"Bang!"
At that moment, the door was kicked open from the outside.
Ninth Prince Lin Yun didn't dodge in time and felt the back of his head being squeezed by the wooden door. His entire body was pushed into the wall by the force. Then, he felt the world spinning around him and he fell to his knees.
"Surprise!" A voice leisurely sounded from outside the door. Then, a figure wearing a blue robe leisurely walked in from outside the door.
...
Fang Zhengzhi thought that his appearance would give the person in the room a huge surprise.
However, the moment he entered the room, he was shocked by the scene in front of him. Who was this person kneeling on the ground?
And...
Oh?
Ping Yang!
Fang Zhengzhi did not know how to react.
Wasn't the person in the private room supposed to be the manservant? Why was it Ping Yang? And a youth kneeling on the floor? Was he proposing to her?
"Sorry to disturb you!" Fang Zhengzhi turned to leave.
"Stop right there!" Ping Yang was stunned. She did not expect anyone to disturb her while she was having her morning tea in the Fragrance Restaurant. Most importantly, the person who disturbed her was Fang Zhengzhi.
Why was this shameless fella here?
"What's the matter?" Fang Zhengzhi stopped.
"You want to leave after hurting someone? It won't be that easy! Furthermore, do you know who you hurt? " Ping Yang smiled as she looked at the Ninth Prince, who was kneeling in front of her, clutching the back of his head.
"Who?" Fang Zhengzhi was standing behind the Ninth Prince. He could not see what he looked like.
Furthermore, he might not be able to recognize Lin Yun even if he saw him. After all, he had never met the Ninth Prince, Lin Yun, nor did he have any relationship with him.
"The Ninth Prince of the current Emperor. Lin Yun! " Ping Yang's smile widened when she heard Fang Zhengzhi's words. She loved the look of fear on Fang Zhengzhi's face when he found out who the other party was.
But in reality …
Fang Zhengzhi remained expressionless.
"What did you say? I can't hear you clearly. Alas … It's so early in the morning. Why can't my ears hear? How strange! " Fang Zhengzhi muttered to himself. Then, without waiting for Ping Yang to speak, he flew out of the door.
Only Ping Yang and Lin Yun were left looking at each other. I look at you …
…
In an ordinary-looking room next to the Fragrance Pavilion.
Su Qing, who was dressed in casual clothes, calmly watched the crowd on the street. In front of him, there was a cup of steaming hot tea.
"Sir, everything has been done according to your instructions!" At this moment, a servant in black jumped in from the window and knelt in front of Su Qing.
"Yes." Su Qing nodded. He picked up the teacup in front of him and took a sip. His expression didn't change at all.
"Milord's foresight is truly miraculous. Fang Zhengzhi really followed me to the Fragrance Restaurant! "The servant continued.
"How much did the Sun Shooting Bow sell for?" Su Qing ignored the waiter's praise and continued to sip the tea in his cup as he casually asked.
"This …" The attendant's face darkened.
"What?"
"Everyone says that Fang Zhengzhi is infamous for being extremely shameless. Today, I have seen it for myself. I only managed to get five copper coins from him!"
"Five copper coins?!" Su Qing was slightly taken aback, and the teacup in his hand trembled. The boiling hot tea splashed onto his hand, causing him to furrow his brows.
"Sir, please save me. If His Highness King Duan finds out about this, he will definitely be punished. I won't let you off lightly. "
"Forget it, you can't be blamed for this. If Fang Zhengzhi was so easy to deal with, he wouldn't have survived until now. I will naturally plead on your behalf with His Highness King Duan. You may leave! "
"Thank you, my lord! I will repay you for saving my life! "After saying that, the manservant quickly jumped out of the window and disappeared without a trace.
"Sun Shooting Bow, five copper coins … How can a person's skin be so thick? Even if it was a blackmail, five hundred taels of silver was not too much, right? He took another step back. Fifty taels, five taels at least, right? Five copper coins … A dignified Sword Envoy of the fourth rank was only willing to pay five copper coins? As expected of a mountain commoner! " Su Qing murmured softly. Then, he turned his gaze towards the direction of the Fragrance Inn. "However, this Sun Shooting Bow is not that easy to obtain!"
…
Fang Zhengzhi used one of the 36 stratagems: retreat is the best strategy.
Unfortunately, he had neglected an important detail. He was at the Fragrance Inn, and he was at the Fragrance Inn where the waiter had brought a few guards with him.
Therefore …
Unsurprisingly, he was blocked at the top of the stairs.
After that, everything happened naturally. The Ninth Prince ordered the waiter and guards to leave. Then, Fang Zhengzhi was brought back to the room.
The three pairs of eyes looked at each other in silence.
"I'm so sorry, I interrupted your snack." After a moment of silence, Fang Zhengzhi finally broke the silence in the room. Then, he picked up the snacks on the tea table and placed them in front of him.
He grabbed a handful and stuffed it into his mouth.
"This is my snack!" Ping Yang pouted angrily. However, she had no intention of stopping Fang Zhengzhi. On the contrary, there was a tinge of anticipation in her eyes.
"Stingy, you won't die if you eat a little! Eh, this snack is not bad! "Fang Zhengzhi muttered as he grabbed another one without hesitation.
"I knew you had never eaten it before. Isn't it good? Do you want to eat more? "Ping Yang looked at Fang Zhengzhi devouring the food and was rather pleased with herself.
"You have more?" Fang Zhengzhi's eyes lit up.
"Of course I do. Right, Ninth Brother?" Ping Yang looked at the Ninth Prince.
"Official Fang, if you want more, I can get someone to send some over." The Ninth Prince felt that Fang Zhengzhi was being stingy.
"Hmm, sure!" Fang Zhengzhi nodded. Then, he poured himself a cup of tea and drank it in one gulp. His eyes lit up, "Good tea!"
Even though Fang Zhengzhi did not know much about the Way of Tea.
Even though he did not know much about the Way of Tea, he did not need to taste this tea. The sweetness and the light fragrance told him that this tea was good.
"Say it, do you have something to ask this princess for help?" Ping Yang raised her little face high with an arrogant expression.
"Would you believe me if I told you that I came to the wrong room?" Fang Zhengzhi continued to fill his glass without looking up.
"Wrong room? How could it be so coincidental? "Ping Yang did not believe him.
"Actually, it is. Mm, I'm almost done. If there's nothing else, I'll be leaving. "Fang Zhengzhi looked at the empty plate of snacks and prepared to leave.
"You want to leave after hurting someone? This is my Ninth Brother, the Ninth Prince. Do you think this is over? "Ping Yang knew what Fang Zhengzhi was thinking.
She would not allow Fang Zhengzhi to feign ignorance. She had to grab hold of this weakness. Then. He wanted Fang Zhengzhi to kneel and beg for mercy.
"Lord Fang probably didn't do it on purpose. I think …" The Ninth Prince waved his hand casually. Although he did feel a little dizzy when his head was squeezed, he wouldn't let go of such a trivial matter.
This was not something a prince should do.
Furthermore, he knew that Fang Zhengzhi and Ping Yang were close. As such, he had no intention of making things difficult for Fang Zhengzhi.
"Ninth Brother, are you still lending me the Purple Lightning Dragon Stallion?" Ping Yang heard the Ninth Prince ask. He immediately interrupted.
"Of course!" Ninth Prince Lin Yun's eyes lit up with excitement.
"Then, do you think we should pursue the matter of Fang Zhengzhi purposely locking your head with the door today?" Ping Yang smiled. She placed emphasis on the word 'purposely'.
"Pursue it, we must pursue it!" When the Ninth Prince heard this, he immediately understood. Then, he looked at Fang Zhengzhi apologetically, "Official Fang, why don't you just pay me a thousand silvers?"
"A thousand silvers?!"
Fang Zhengzhi and Ping Yang exclaimed in unison.
"Are you trying to rob me?!"
"How can we let him off so easily!"
The first sentence was naturally said by Fang Zhengzhi, and the second sentence was said by Ping Yang.
Then. The two of them looked at each other. Fang Zhengzhi was furious, and so was Ping Yang. They glared at each other, sparks flying.
"I don't care. If you don't have 100,000 silvers, don't even think about it. Also, Fang Zhengzhi has to serve as a servant in my Ping Yang Residence for 10 days. He has to serve me tea and apologize!" Ping Yang said angrily.
"Is there something wrong with your brain? I didn't even do anything to your head, why should I be a servant in your residence? "Fang Zhengzhi was also furious.
This was simply taking advantage of one's power to bully others.
As a young man with ambition, revenge, intelligence, and courage, Fang Zhengzhi would never accept such a shameless and despicable request.
"I want you to be a servant in my residence!" Ping Yang refused to budge.
The Ninth Prince was sweating profusely. He did not understand the relationship between the two of them. However, did Fang Zhengzhi just scold Ping Yang?
More importantly …
Ping Yang did not seem angry at all.
What was going on?
Had the Little Tyrant of Yan Capital changed? The Ninth Prince did not think that Ping Yang would suddenly change. After all, he had just experienced it firsthand.
There was only one reason.
Because Fang Zhengzhi was the one who scolded her.
"What if I don't admit that I did … pinch his head?" Fang Zhengzhi decided to deny it.
"You don't admit it? Hmph hmph, my Ninth Brother has such a big bump on his head. Furthermore, this Princess saw it with my own eyes. There are so many waiters in the Fragrance Inn as witnesses, and there are both witnesses and material evidence. Even if this matter is brought to Imperial Father, you can forget about denying it! "
Fang Zhengzhi was silent.
It seemed like going back on his word was not going to work. Furthermore, according to the laws of this world, a prince being assaulted could be a big or small matter.
If he said it was a small matter, then it was a misunderstanding.
If he said it was a big matter...
It could escalate to disrespecting the royal family, openly challenging the royal authority, or even attempting to rebel.
Damn it.
I really walked into the wrong house!
Fang Zhengzhi felt like he had been wronged. He had just gotten his hands on the Sun Shooting Bow, but in the blink of an eye, he had gotten himself into trouble.
Fang Zhengzhi's gaze landed on the Ninth Prince.
After all, he was pinching the Ninth Prince. Ping Yang was just taking advantage of the fact that the Ninth Prince was obedient. What if the Ninth Prince disobeyed?
What did Ping Yang say?
The Purple Lightning Dragon Stallion?
Then, the truth was that the Ninth Prince wanted to borrow the Purple Lightning Dragon Stallion from Ping Yang. That was why he was so obedient.
Should he help the Ninth Prince steal the Purple Lightning Dragon Stallion from Ping Yang's residence?
Uh...
Fang Zhengzhi felt that this was too risky when he thought of the archers in the residence. Since he could not do it in the dark, he could only steal it.
Dealing with Ping Yang was too easy.
However, he had to find out why the Ninth Prince wanted to borrow the Purple Lightning Dragon Stallion from Ping Yang.
"I wonder why the Ninth Prince wants to borrow the Purple Lightning Dragon Stallion from Ping Yang?" Fang Zhengzhi ignored Ping Yang and turned to look at the Ninth Prince.
"Official Fang, you should know that the Emperor will be hosting the hunting competition tomorrow?" Ninth Prince Lin Yun replied immediately.
"Mm, I know." Fang Zhengzhi nodded.
Before every county examination, capital examination, imperial examination and court examination, there would always be a gathering of scholars and beautiful ladies. Ever since Fang Zhengzhi had unveiled Yun Qingwu's veil at the Hundred Flower Gathering, he had
In the eyes of those scholars and beauties, he had always had the nickname of a lecher. It could be said that he was at the heart of the struggle.
As such, he rarely attended these gatherings.
"There is an event called horse racing, and the Purple Lightning Dragon Stallion has always been my steed, so..." The Ninth Prince's face flashed with a hint of frustration.
When Fang Zhengzhi heard this, he understood what was going on.
It looked like Ping Yang had stolen the Ninth Prince's steed, the Purple Lightning Dragon Stallion.
Things were clear now. Next, he just needed to snatch the Purple Lightning Dragon Stallion back from Ping Yang. Then, all his problems would be solved.
How was he going to get it back?
As Fang Zhengzhi thought about this, he looked at Ping Yang's face...
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