usatvline Chapter 352 Slapping the Face of the Incompetent Prince 11
Chapter 352 Slapping the Face of the Incompetent Prince 11
The gift Leng Yuexing prepared for Chu Mu was a precious sword made of black iron.
The patterns on it were also carefully designed by Leng Yuexing.
Chu Mu found that the sword suited him very well; both the weight of the sword and the curvature of the hilt made him feel very comfortable.
Seeing Leng Yuexing standing beside him watching him practice his swordplay, he stopped and walked over to her side.
"Is it easy to use?" Leng Yuexing asked with a light laugh.
"This sword suits me perfectly, thank you!" Chu Mu said with a smile.
"That's good!" Leng Yuexing replied with a smile.
These gifts were all carefully selected and made by him, and Leng Yuexing couldn't be happier to receive their appreciation.
"I will take this precious sword you gave me to the imperial examination."
"Trust me, I will definitely bring you back a martial arts champion!" Chu Mu gazed at Leng Yuexing affectionately and promised.
"Great! I'll be waiting for your good news!" Leng Yuexing said with a smile.
At this moment, Mo Ran, who was fiddling with his dagger, noticed that his subordinate, who was hiding in the tree, gave him a hand gesture. He nodded slightly and then let out a low snort.
After noticing this, Wen Yunsheng fanned himself and asked softly, "Have those rats been delivered yet?"
Mo Ran curled one corner of his lips slightly and sneered, "It's been delivered. It's probably fainted from fright by now."
Meanwhile, the Third Prince, whom they were talking about, had not fainted as Mo Ran had said, but he was still quite frightened.
The Third Prince, who was usually pampered and arrogant, was now as pale as a sheet of paper, completely devoid of color.
His eyes widened, filled with fear and panic, as if he had witnessed something utterly terrifying.
His heartbeat, which had been steady and strong, suddenly stopped beating, and his whole body trembled uncontrollably from extreme fear.
For the ruthless Third Prince Ling Xi, a few dead people would not frighten him.
However, what Mo Ran sent was not an ordinary "dead person," but a "dead person" that had been severely tortured and had become extremely broken.
The sight of the corpse, with only its head intact and the rest resembling minced flesh, made Ling Xi vomit the moment he saw it.
"What's going on?" he roared, both angry and frightened.
"Your Highness, please forgive me. It was my incompetence that allowed someone to enter the palace and leave these dead bodies behind," Ling Xi's confidant knelt down and begged for forgiveness.
"Get rid of it right now!" Ling Xi trembled as he swept all the tea on the table onto the floor.
Several servants rushed in from outside, carrying tools and beginning to sweep the floor.
Ling Xi couldn't help but vomit as he shakily walked towards the door.
He didn't want to stay in this room for another second. He planned to move to a different courtyard starting tomorrow and renovate this one.
He sat down in the pavilion in the garden, suppressing his nausea, and asked weakly, "Were those the people you arranged to go to the examination hall to switch the exam papers?"
Ling Xi's confidant knelt down and replied, "Yes, Your Highness."
"So after they disappeared, you still couldn't find their whereabouts?" Ling Xi looked angrily at his confidant kneeling in front of him.
"Your Highness, if I'm not mistaken, these people have been captured by the Death Pavilion!" the confidant replied loudly.
Ling Xi squinted at him, "The Death Pavilion? Aren't the Death Pavilion all just people who do things for money? Why would they target our people for no reason?"
The confidant lowered his head, not daring to look Ling Xi in the eye. "The Death Pavilion always operates on the principle of doing things for money. Perhaps this time, someone else has paid them to do something too!"
"So, perhaps Leng Yuexing discovered our plan and thus got the Death Pavilion to help him?" Ling Xi guessed.
The confidant dared not answer; he remained kneeling silently in place.
After a long pause, Ling Xi said coldly, "Fine, I'll let you off this time. However, our manpower is actually inferior to that of the Death Pavilion. Go back and receive your punishment."
The trusted aide replied in a low voice, "Yes, Your Highness!"
After saying this, he got up and left the pavilion.
Ling Xi slammed his fist on the stone table. If it weren't for the fact that females could also compete for the throne, how could he possibly take Leng Yuexing seriously?
After thinking it over, Ling Xi slammed his fist on the stone table again. When he felt the sharp pain in his hand, he frowned deeply.
Terrified, frightened, and extremely frustrated, he just wanted to find a scapegoat. He slowly got up and walked towards the courtyard of his concubine's quarters.
Although this world is one-wife-multiple-husbands, he is a prince and therefore has the right to have many females.
The thought that those women who were once wives in ordinary families could now only grovel in his royal palace filled him with immense pleasure.
After one night, Ling Xi walked out of the house feeling refreshed, while the concubine lying in the house was barely breathing.
After that, until the palace examination, Ling Xi would favor a concubine every night, causing the palace to be filled with bloodlust.
On the day of the imperial examination, many students who came to participate in the examination gathered outside the palace gate to wait.
Some of them looked nervous and remained silent, while others chatted amongst themselves, guessing the questions and format of the upcoming imperial examination.
Leng Yuexing stood expressionless amidst the bustling crowd, his aloof demeanor seemingly out of place with the noisy world around him.
He stood tall and straight, his white robe fluttering gently in the wind, which made him appear even more refined and otherworldly.
His appearance was absolutely stunning. His handsome face, combined with his aloof and noble temperament, made him stand out like a crane among chickens when he stood in a crowd.
The people around them were still talking or busy with their own things, but the moment Leng Yuexing appeared, their eyes were involuntarily drawn to her.
Only when the palace gates opened and eunuchs and attendants came forward to let the students enter the palace did they turn their attention away from Leng Yuexing, but they would still steal glances at him from time to time.
The students were first led to an open space, where a eunuch who was in charge of etiquette briefly explained the rules for meeting the emperor before they were brought before him.
Leng Yuexing was the top scholar in the imperial examination, so he took the lead and entered the Golden Palace first.
The emperor sat high on the throne in the Golden Palace. Leng Yuexing kept her head down and did not look up. Instead, she walked to the front and knelt down respectfully, shouting "Long live the emperor!" with everyone else.
Only after the emperor allowed her to stand up did Leng Yuexing glance at him out of the corner of her eye.
This sight greatly surprised Leng Yuexing. The emperor sitting on the throne had sunken cheeks and sallow skin, looking like he was about to die.
No wonder the Third Prince was in such a hurry to kill her, Leng Yuexing thought to herself with a sneer.
The throne of the Great Yue Kingdom is passed down only to the legitimate son. However, since the position of empress is currently vacant, the other sons born out of wedlock are vying for the throne.
His mother was demoted to the rank of Consort because of his disappearance. If he is found, his father will restore his mother to the position of Empress. At that time, he will be the only legitimate son and should inherit the throne.
Just as I was feeling sentimental, a sharp, piercing sound suddenly shattered the tranquility.
The eunuch standing beside the emperor announced loudly, "The palace examination officially begins!"
As soon as he finished speaking, servants distributed exam papers to the students present.