Ming Dynasty: I risked my life to teach the prince, the emperor begged me not to die

Chapter 243: Lady Wu is Poisoned

Chen Ce looked embarrassed and Zhu Houzhao was also frightened. He really didn't expect that his words would cause such a sensation.

Damn, these women are like tigers. What the hell?

Where is the reserved look just now?

Don't be fooled by this little brother. He just looks gentle and has a soft temperament. But if he draws his butcher knife, you will know what cruelty is!
Su Hanmei was arguing with Zhu Houzhao just now, but at this moment she took out a copy of Romance of the West Chamber from her bosom and came in front of Chen Ce.

"Sir, can you please sign for me?"

shameless!
Bitch!

Su Hanmei, you slut!
"Where's the book? Buy it for me now!"

"Go get the West Chamber!"

Many of the women were as anxious as ants on a hot pan. While they were still talking without restraint, Miss Su had already taken action.

Chen Ce was helpless, thinking to himself, you just said that the political affairs are very reasonable, how come you are even crazier than them?
"Don't be in a hurry, don't be in a hurry, come one by one, line up."

"It's five cents to sign your name, no cheating."

Chen Ce's heart skipped a beat. Zhu Houzhao, you bastard... I beg you to be a human being!
People come to collect donations, but you come to make money, right? You charge five cents just to sign your name, how can you say that?

You're going to completely ruin my reputation.

Zhu Houzhao winked at Chen Ce and said, "Little brother, I am here to help you out."

"It was my mistake just now. I forgot that you like to keep a low profile. But that little bitch talked back to me, and I had to teach her a lesson."

Chen Ce: “…”

"Now I want the money, so no one will bother you anymore. Am I smart?"

Chen Ce asked back, "Then you have also completely spread my reputation of being greedy for money, right?"

Zhu Houzhao scratched his head and said, "It seems so."

What the hell!

Zhu Houzhao was suddenly stunned. He thought that asking for money to sign would make many people leave, but it seemed... it had no effect.

This group of women became even crazier.

"I'll pay ten cents, I'll go first!"

"I'll give you fifteen cents. I'll sign first."

Zhu Houzhao scratched his head in astonishment, opened his mouth blankly, and said to Chen Ce: "They... uh, seem to be even crazier."

Chen Ce: "I can see that too. What should I do?"

Zhu Houzhao said calmly: "There is no other way. Please bear with it. I will take the money. Two plus one equals five. We have raised money for charity and gained money. This trip is not in vain!"

Chen Ce gave a thumbs up: "You are really a little genius. It's me who is tired, not you."

……

About an hour later, Chen Ce finally had some free time. Zhu Houzhao held a handful of silver and fell into deep thought.

When I don’t have pocket money in the future, I can do this to him a few times!

The fundraising process has not yet ended, as there will be an auction in the afternoon. These women are all talented ladies from the capital, and they will later auction their paintings to a group of pretentious businessmen.

Zhu Houzhao tilted his head and looked at Chen Ce.

Chen Ce stared at Zhu Houzhao in horror and asked vigilantly, "What are you doing?"

Zhu Houzhao smiled and said, "My dear brother, you and I are both good at painting. Why don't we paint a scroll and put it up for auction?"

Chen Ce shook his head: "I won't do it. Don't cause a sensation again."

Zhu Houzhao laughed and said, "Little brother, you are a little blind."

"You are not Tang Yin or Wen Zhengming. They are already famous. You are a nobody. Who will buy your paintings? We are here to cultivate our sentiments."

"Well, go ahead and paint. You have nothing to do anyway. Why would you stay at home worrying about national affairs all day? You'll ruin your health." "You need to combine work with rest."

Chen Ce looked at him blankly and asked, "So this is why you dragged me out to play?"

Zhu Houzhao said: "What? I just want to have fun. Don't worry about it!"

Chen Ce smiled and felt a little warm in his heart, but he had no choice but to paint with Zhu Houzhao.

To be honest, Zhu Houzhao’s painting skills are...not bad, really good!
These children who receive education with the royal top resources really win at the starting line.

Chen Ce also drew a picture casually, but it was just a free-hand drawing, done with carbon ink, a simple sketch.

I casually drew some people's side faces, portraits, and other random things, such as some women in history, Li Qingzhao, Yu Ji, and Xie Daoyuan.

There is a difference between sketching and ancient style. Chen Ce has only seen their scrolls. Now that he wants to make them three-dimensional, he can only rely on imagination.

Moreover, people in the Ming Dynasty probably would not accept sketching, so they would not overshadow Zhu Houzhao.

Looking at this guy's smug look, I guess he has already imagined the front-page headline of tomorrow's newspaper.

"Plum Garden is raising funds, a mysterious man has this painting worth a hundred taels!"

Zhu Houzhao laughed out loud: "Little brother, what do you think of this title? I think my painting of the beauty contest in the plum garden is absolutely amazing!"

"Let me see yours... Never mind, we're running out of time, let's go to the auction!"

Chen Ce said "oh" and followed Zhu Houzhao towards the auction hall.

Ning Zhijun, Su Hanmei and a group of other women came over, surrounded Chen Ce and asked, "Did Master Chen also paint?"

"Is this your painting?"

"Wow, what a beautiful picture of flowers in full bloom!"

It was obvious that they regarded Zhu Houzhao as Chen Ce's little follower, which made Zhu Houzhao seriously doubt the blindness of these women!

Chen Ce said embarrassedly: "This is not made by me, but by my little brother. He has superb skills. You can ask him for advice."

"Oh."

Everyone said this calmly, and then asked Chen Ce, "Sir, what did you draw?"

"Yes, show us."

Zhu Houzhao was ignored, which made him feel a little resentful.

"Little brother, let's go to the auction!"

Zhu Houzhao pulled Chen Ce away, but at this moment, Li Zhen, with a serious expression, walked quickly towards Chen Ce.

When Li Zhen saw Zhu Houzhao, he was about to salute, but Zhu Houzhao stopped him.

Li Zhen didn't bother to be polite. He walked up to Chen Ce and whispered in his ear, "Master, something has happened. The girl next door has been poisoned."

Chen Ce's expression suddenly became serious. He handed the scroll in his hand to Zhu Houzhao and said, "I have something to do. You can sell it here first."

Zhu Houzhao: "What's wrong?"

Chen Ce smiled and said, "It's nothing serious. It has nothing to do with you. Don't worry."

Zhu Houzhao was relieved.

Ning Zhijun stared at Chen Ce's departing back, not knowing what she was thinking. Just for a moment, she saw unprecedented concern and worry on Chen Ce's face!

This is an expression that Chen Ce rarely shows.

Who is in trouble? Is it important to him?
Chen Ce walked hurriedly while asking Li Zhen, "What's going on?"

"Give me the horse!"

Chen Ce climbed onto the horse, but found that he didn't know how to ride a horse. "Carry me, go back quickly!"

Li Zhen jumped on the horse and said to Chen Ce, "This morning, Madam Wu encountered the Miao assassins outside the city. She killed two of them. When we got there, she had already been poisoned."

(End of this chapter)