"Oh..." The third prince came back to his senses and nodded and waved his hands, "Drink, drink tea!"
"This?" Lan Chen smiled bitterly. If you want to say more, he could make a big cake no matter how he made it, but he couldn't eat it anyway. "I drank it. It tastes very good! Thank you, Third Prince, for your hospitality!"
"That's good, that's good... Mr. Lan, I would like to ask you something first."
"Please advise."
"Didn't you come from Xuzhou to summon me in compliance with my father's imperial edict?"
"Yes. I arrived yesterday and handed over the imperial edict to the Bafang Palace early. I don't know how long it will take before I can go to the palace."
"Father, I've been busy with government affairs recently! It's been a bit hard on you, so please wait, but I estimate that you will be here in a few days."
"Hahaha, the emperor is responsible for everything, and everything done by the subordinate officials is for the emperor, so why bother? Even if you wait for ten and a half months, it doesn't matter."
"Then why did you take the exam? Is it just a coincidence?"
"Oh! It's a long story. It's an old friend who forced me to sign up. This token is in my hand again. If I don't go, it would be a crime of bullying. So I have to do my own thing. It's a pity, I have no choice.
Yes! I wanted to find someone to take the literary test with me, but I didn’t know anything about the first two subjects, so I had no choice but to hand in a blank paper. I’m really sorry!”
After hearing this, the third prince waved his hand to indicate that nothing happened.
Mr. Wen? That's his person.
Just explain it in private. Since it is a last resort, just let Lan Chen go.
At the same time, the third prince couldn't help showing an expression of admiration. He was elegant, methodical, and handsome. He was a top-notch talent. If he were on the march, he would be a great strategist commanding an army.
It's a pity that he doesn't even know a little bit about Daqian's geography. If he could show some essentials of marching and fighting in the literary test, he would want to take him to the military camp.
"I see. That's really wronging you. Mr. Lan, there is a saying you must remember. When making friends, you must know everything about them. It's okay not to make old friends." After saying that, the third prince held his chest high.
He held his head high and his arrogance was almost beyond words.
Lan Chen smiled, and he naturally understood that the kind of friend the third prince mentioned was himself.
But he couldn't just follow what he meant and just go along with it, so he had to smile and be silly and happy.
Seeing Lan Chen's smile, the third prince also continued, "But then again, Mr. Yilan must be a man of ideas for the method of praying for rain that you came up with in Xuzhou that day. You can't be called a dragon or a phoenix among men."
That’s too much. In this case, is Mr. Lan willing to stay in a mere Xuzhou? Why not come to the capital to show off his ambitions? It just so happens that I lack a talent like you under my command."
Lan Chen was stunned for a moment, then put down the tea bowl slowly.
Is it so straightforward?
In fact, he didn't feel disgusted at all, but he felt that the third prince was a little too pure. To put it mildly, he had no sense of boundaries.
What is the relationship between the two of them? How could one of them invite him like this?
It seems simple and easy to deal with, but in fact you need to be careful in your words and deeds. If you let him get misunderstood for no reason, it will only be Lan Chen who will be unlucky in the future.
Thinking of this, the smile on the corner of his mouth became more obvious, and even had a hint of provocation. Lan Chen slowly said, "Let's wait for the Lord to make a decision. To me, there is no difference between Beijing and Xuzhou.
If you have done your best for the emperor, then you can go anywhere."
The third prince was stunned for a moment. He obviously didn't expect Lan Chen to move the 'Emperor' out, so he had no choice but to nod his head in approval.
"Yes... yes, yes! You are right. My father hasn't given you any gifts yet. Maybe you will ascend to heaven, hahaha!" After a pause, the third prince continued, " Then I take it that you agree? If you are settled in the capital in the future, come and work under me. There will be many beautiful women with good salaries! Let us work hard for our father and the emperor without complaining!"
Lan Chen raised his eyebrows, is this third prince still enlightened?
Finally, I know how to move out of the current emperor, but in this case, all the promises are just floating clouds, they are all at the feet of the emperor, so what is the ambition?
It’s not just that Daqian has a stronghold on the country.
Lan Chen didn't say much, and just nodded lightly.
Then there was the third prince's somewhat clumsy performance. He said he was not ready to act, but Lan Chen was at the critical moment of taking the exam. He wanted to wait until it was over to have a nice reunion. What the hell!
If you want to win over, you don’t have to have real money, good wine and good food, or bread and beautiful women, let alone these so-and-so!
After a meal of tea, what more could Lan Chen do like Chengruo?
wishful thinking!
No matter what kind of "offensive" the third prince launched, Lan Chen used Tai Chi to resolve them one by one. If it didn't work, he would nod his head and praise him. When the martial arts test started and Mr. Deng came on stage, he wanted to see how this huge capital city could be transformed. Anyone who dares to hit him should pay attention!
In the end, this meeting ended amicably, at least for the third prince, it was very amicable. He even mistakenly thought that Lan Chen was his "man in the pocket", and his calculations were almost beyond words.
Invitations to each other and farewells were exchanged, and the two dispersed one after another.
When Lan Chen walked into the street corner, he also relaxed his guard. His face was expressionless, but in his heart he kept scolding his father and mother.
Not even inviting a meal, but still trying to win over someone, bah bah bah, that’s bad luck!
It’s better to go back to the inn as soon as possible to fill your stomach!
Walking along the road illuminated by the soft light of the early moon, you can count yourself back to Tongfu Inn.
Looking at the four big characters inlaid with red paint on the door, he couldn't help but blush. Past memories came to his mind. How could the word "miserable" be so big?
It was clear that he had a good time drinking this wine last night, but in the blink of an eye he was sold to someone... and he had to count the money for him!
Forget about counting the money, the person is still nowhere to be found!
Hey, what a coincidence, this morning, I met the Sixth Prince by chance, and tonight, I was cut off by the Third Prince.
What a big deal happened!
Holding back his anger, Lan Chen rushed in. He wanted to rush up to the guest room on the second floor, but was suddenly stopped by the waiter.
"Hey, officer!"
"What!"
"Excuse me, is this Lan Chen, Mr. Lan?"
"explain!"
"Here are two letters from you. They were given by two groups of people. One of them is the same person who had a drink with you yesterday."
"Oh?" Lan Chen stopped being anxious, took the letter, and read it carefully.
I glanced out of the corner of my eye and saw that it was signed by Xiaotian.
The letter started with a deep, extremely deep apology, saying that Lan Chen should never have been left at the gate of the Gongyuan, but he did not mention anything about getting Lan Chen drunk and dragging him to sign up. ...
In the end, he said it, but he shifted the responsibility to Xu Zhu who had the bad idea.
Lan Chen twitched his lips, but he also knew that although Xiaotian had the idea, it was Xu Zhu who actually took action...
But who are the two people who are working together to make excuses? He could not bear to cross the letter and raise his hand to beat him to death.
At the end of the letter, he also mentioned that he had found his servants. Since there were too many servants, he took a rest somewhere else and stopped disturbing him any more. He said that he would meet again on the day when the results were released.
Lan Chen rolled his eyes and tore the letter into pieces, as if he was treating Xiaotian the same way. Only in this way can he relieve the hatred in his heart.
It's inconvenient because there are so many people. It's all an excuse. I just didn't dare to face it after I cheated Lan Chen!