Chapter 14: How can the chest be flattened if the chest is not flat!
"Hey, isn't this the General's Mansion, the third son of the Xu family?" As soon as Xu Minggang entered, a young man exclaimed in shock.
With this startling sound, the surrounding nobles noticed Xu Ming, and the nobles with low strength raised their hands and said, "Hello, Third Young Master Xu."
"Hello everyone." Xu Ming nodded with satisfaction and then looked at the young man.
The young man wore a golden robe with a white strange beast embroidered on it. The beast looked like a horse but not a horse, with two horns on his head and clouds on his feet.
"It turns out to be the fifth prince, Xu Ming is so polite." After seeing the young man clearly, Xu Ming was slightly startled, then bowed and saluted.
This young man is actually the fifth prince of the Zhao Kingdom. The robe he is wearing and the strange beasts embroidered on it are the totem of the Zhao Kingdom and the symbol of the royal family!
"Humph, Xu Ming, look at your clothes, how elegant you are, how do you look like a noble?" Seeing Xu Ming salute, the young prince suddenly became extremely arrogant. He glanced at Luo Xiaoyao, and when he saw Luo Xiaoyao smiling at him, the prince immediately said to Xu Ming
shouted.
"Back to the Fifth Prince, as the pillars of the country, we must serve the country and the people. Only by dressing like this can I show that I am innocent and honest, so that I can get along well with the common people and listen to the praises of the common people for Your Majesty." There was a hint of sarcasm in the corner of Xu Ming's mouth,
Neither humble nor arrogant.
"Humph, but this is an Earl's Mansion and a banquet for noble ladies!" the fifth prince said angrily with a gloomy face.
"Back to the Fifth Prince, it is precisely because this is the Earl's Mansion that I dress like this." Xu Ming hurriedly defended, paused, and added:
"Your Majesty is devoted to the people and is too busy. I am in poor health and cannot do anything important for Your Majesty. I can only set an example to let the common people feel the concern of the nobles, make the people happier, and make the Zhao country more prosperous."
"..."
Silence, deathly silence.
The surrounding aristocratic children looked at Xu Ming and couldn't help but twitch recently. They never imagined that Xu Ming, who was unconventional, would say such words.
After hearing Xu Ming's words, the fifth prince wanted to make things difficult, but he didn't know how.
One by one, they serve the country and the people, and one by one they serve His Majesty. It would be fine if they were ordinary people, but Xu Ming’s mother is the emperor’s sister, and he is the emperor’s nephew!
"Fifth Prince, you see that I have performed so well. Shouldn't you praise me and reward me with something?"
After waiting for a long time, the fifth prince was still silent. When he looked up, he was standing there with an ugly face. Xu Ming suddenly felt unhappy.
I thought to myself, you have nothing to say, why don’t you talk about something else and don’t keep our heads down all the time.
As soon as he said this, the fifth prince's face turned even more ugly, so dark that it was scary.
"Ahem, Mr. Xu, we admire you for your service to the country and the people, but what happened to that nine-year-old little girl?" Seeing the embarrassment of the fifth prince, the Luo family's son, Luo Xiaoyao's brother Luo Fan, coughed dryly and spoke out to help.
The fifth prince took a breath and glanced at Luo Fan appreciatively.
"Hey, I didn't want to say it. Since Mr. Luo asked, I'll tell the truth." Xu Ming sighed softly and said reluctantly.
"Please tell me." Mr. Luo sneered, and the others looked at Xu Ming with interest, wanting to see what tricks he would come up with.
The fifth prince sneered and said sarcastically: "Young Master Xu, who serves the country and the people, did he attack a nine-year-old girl for your majesty?"
"Of course." Xu Mingzheng said solemnly.
"..." The noble boy looked at Xu Ming speechlessly. Dare he admit this?
"A nine-year-old little girl is not as hopeless as Miss Luo." Looking at the speechless people, Xu Ming said again.
"Miss Luo is a genius in the imperial capital. She is an intermediate warrior at the age of fifteen. What qualifications do you have to say that he has no future?" Looking at the angry Luo Xiaoyao, the fifth prince said angrily.
"Hmph, as the saying goes, if you have an uneven chest, how can you bring peace to the world! No matter how talented Miss Luo is, if she doesn't serve the country and can't bring peace to the world for His Majesty, how can she have a future?" Xu Ming sneered, not caring about Luo Xiaoyao at all.
feelings.
"You... are lying!" the fifth prince's face suddenly darkened and he said angrily.
Luo Xiaoyao's body trembled with anger, and she was suffocating in her heart, unable to speak.
"..." The aristocratic disciples on the side looked red from suppressing their emotions. They wanted to laugh but didn't dare to.
"I wholeheartedly serve the country and want to do my best to share your Majesty's worries, but I am framed. Alas." Xu Ming sighed, feeling endless sadness.
"..." After hearing this, the noble children all turned their heads and were too lazy to pay attention to Xu Ming. They said with disdain in their hearts: "If you have quirks, you will have quirks and hobbies, and you talk about them in a high-sounding way. It is really shameless."
Of course, these are just words in their hearts. If they really want to say it out loud, they don't have the courage.
"Today is Princess Luo Xiaoyao's banquet to celebrate the princess's good results in the martial arts academy. I am brave enough to be the first to give the princess a gift." Seeing the awkward situation, a noble boy came out, took out a box from his arms and said.
"Thank you, Mr. Zhang." Looking at the noble boy, Luo Xiaoyao's eyes flashed with goodwill, and she reached out to take the box.
"Princess Luo, please open it and take a look." The young master named Zhang was somewhat proud of Luo Xiaoyao's favor and said with a smile.
"Yeah." Zhen nodded lightly and opened the box, revealing a green jade bracelet.
The jade bracelet is completely smooth, with an occasional flash of green light, and there are faint fluctuations of spiritual energy. Although it is not strong, it is obvious.
"Defensive jade bracelet, please don't dislike it, Miss Luo." Young Master Zhang said proudly.
Defense jade bracelet?
The noble disciples were all shocked. They did not expect that the young master named Zhang would give away weapons.
They also have defensive weapons, but not many, and this one is also an accessory, making it easier to hide.
Although I don't know how strong this jade bracelet is in defense, during a battle, without the opponent's knowledge, it can have the effect of turning the tide of the battle.
"Thank you, Mr. Zhang." Luo Xiaoyao was overjoyed, then glanced at Xu Ming with disdain, and then put away the jade bracelet.
"Hmph" Xu Ming snorted lightly, ignoring Luo Xiaoyao, and glanced coldly at the surrounding nobles.
If someone takes the lead, others will naturally not want to fall behind.
Next, the noble children presented their own gifts one after another, including jewelry and weapons, but they were far from the previous defensive jade bracelets.
Although it is not as good as the defensive jade bracelet, it is more valuable than the necklace the general gave Xu Ming.
"Haha, Princess Luo is extremely talented and beautiful. As a brother, you should also express that this is my gift. Please accept it."
At this time, Chen Tingfeng, the young master named Chen who had humiliated Xu Ming in the past, walked out holding a long box.
"Thank you, Brother Chen." Luo Xiaoyao took it excitedly and opened the long box at Chen Tingfeng's request.
The long box is very ordinary, just like the box used to hold swords.
When the box was opened, there was no radiant light or strong spiritual energy fluctuation as expected, but it made people take a breath of air.
"Isn't this the weapon Mr. Chen auctioned some time ago, the Dragon Pattern Sword?" the noble disciples exclaimed. Even the fifth prince was a little moved, looking at the long sword in the box with ardent eyes.
The dragon-patterned sword actually has nothing to do with dragons. The main reason is that the texture of the sword body is very similar to the scales on the dragon's body, hence the name dragon-patterned sword.
The Dragon Pattern Sword is not the only one, but there are only a hundred of them, so it is extremely precious.
One hundred dragon-patterned swords, averaged over a country, would become terrifyingly few.
And this dragon-marked sword is not a powerful weapon. It is only useful for warriors and below. It can increase the attack power by 20%. How many warriors are proud to hold a dragon-marked sword.
The existence of the dragon-patterned sword is not only the glory of the warrior, but also a symbol of status.