I am a prince in Zhutian Films

Chapter 45 Poetry Party
There are always some people who can't sleep at night in Kyoto.

For example: Fan Xian.

Fan Xian went to the Supervisory Office in the afternoon and got some information. In order to investigate his assassination, he, Teng Zijing and Fan Ruoruo went out overnight to the Kyoto intelligence shop to buy information.

The process of purchasing intelligence went quite smoothly. Not only did I get the information I wanted, but it was also very detailed.

Unfortunately, the process was too smooth, so smooth that it made Fan Xian suspicious.

I returned to the shop and took a look. In the blink of an eye, the shop was empty.

Fan Xian was alert and didn't know whether he should believe the information he bought.

Although the intelligence indicated that it was the prince who wanted to kill him, he always felt that it was not that simple, as if there was an invisible hand controlling everything.

Unfortunately, Fan Ruoruo and Teng Zijing could not help him in this regard, and the three of them had no choice but to return to the Fan Mansion.

The moon sets and the sun rises.

A new day has arrived in Kyoto.

The poetry gathering at Prince Jing's mansion and the poetry gathering convened by the Crown Prince are the two most lively social occasions in Kyoto.

It happens once a month, rain or shine, and countless young men from poor families try their best to get in, hoping to become famous through a poem or an lyrics, and to find a way to advance their careers.

It is common knowledge that the current Crown Prince is fond of literature, and Prince Jing cannot compare to the Crown Prince in power after all, so people with clear goals would naturally prefer to go to the Crown Prince.

However, if one could get a compliment from Prince Jing, it would be a good way to increase one's reputation. Moreover, the prince seemed to no longer hold poetry gatherings recently, so there were a lot of people coming to the poetry gathering today, including many young ladies from aristocratic families who loved to join in the fun.

In order to find his chicken leg girl, Fan Xian naturally agreed to participate in the poetry meeting. In order to suppress Fan Xian's reputation, the prince also sent Guo Baokun and He Zongwei, a famous talent in Kyoto.

But the prince never imagined that the poem "Climbing the High Tower" was no less brilliant than Li Chengzong's "The Phoenix Seeks the Phoenix" a few years ago. It directly made Fan Xian famous as a talented man and shone throughout the capital.

Pavilion in the backyard of Prince Jing’s Mansion.

Li Chengze looked at Xie Bian who followed Fan Xian into the pavilion and said with a smile, "How is it, are you convinced now?"

Just now, Xie Bian and Fan Xian had a fight, and even Li Chengze could see that Xie Bian would not be able to defeat Fan Xian in a short time.

"It does take some effort, but it can be killed!"

Perhaps because of Li Chengzong, the pavilion did not have the tense atmosphere as in the TV series. Li Chengze directly made a gesture of invitation and said with a smile: "Sit down!"

"Who are you?"

"Since Master Fan can't guess, there's no need to talk anymore. Please!"

Fan Xian thought for a moment and sat down. "I wonder what the Second Prince wants to talk to me about?"

"The poem is very well written. I want to meet you as soon as it comes out."

"I don't want to see you. If I knew that His Highness was here, I would never go here."

"why?"

"If the prince knew that I had met His Highness here today, he would definitely think that I had surrendered to His Highness. I am afraid that I will not have an easy life in the future."

Li Chengze smiled: "You are smart. Not only do you have literary talent, but you are also smart in dealing with people. It's rare. No wonder my father wants to give you the power of the inner treasury."

"It tastes good." Fan Xian picked up the grapes on the table and threw them into his mouth to taste them. Then he changed the subject: "If I say that I don't want the power of the inner treasury, will Your Highness believe me?"

"Do you think I believe it?"

"Your Highness, do you know a girl who likes to eat chicken legs?"

Li Chengze paused when he stretched out his hand to take the grapes, completely unable to keep up with Fan Xian's pace.

"Then do you believe in love at first sight?" Fan Xian asked again.

Li Chengze was stunned, thought about Fan Xian's words, and said with a smile: "Someone told me yesterday that all love at first sight is just lust, but I still believe in love at first sight. After all, in my opinion, the person who said this to me is in love at first sight. So you fell in love at first sight with the girl who likes to eat chicken legs, and you don't want to marry Wan'er?"

"Could the person your highness is talking about be the Third Prince?"

Fan Xian was a little excited. After all, there is a saying that goes, when fellow villagers meet, their eyes are filled with tears.

"From the looks of you, you seem to be very interested in my third brother."

"I am quite interested. I wonder if Your Highness could take me to meet the Third Prince."

Thinking of what Li Chengzong had asked him to do yesterday, Li Chengze immediately came up with an idea and said with a smile, "He hasn't been seeing guests recently, but if you really want to see him, you can go to Miss Si Lili's pleasure boat at Zuixianju in Liujing River, and maybe you can see him there."

In an instant, Fan Xian also came up with a plan.

He originally wanted to cancel the engagement because of the chicken leg girl incident. Now, by going to the brothel, he can not only meet his fellow villagers, but also destroy his reputation. It's the best of both worlds.

"Thank you for telling me, Your Highness. I'm bored now, so I'll tell you the story of me and the chicken leg girl?"

Li Chengze nodded, threw a grape into his mouth, and said with a smile: "Okay, you talk and I listen." Fan Xian did not mention the Qing Temple, but only said that he had met his chicken leg girl under the incense table in the temple before.

In addition, Li Chengze didn't know that Lin Wan'er had been to the Qing Temple yesterday, so he naturally couldn't imagine that the chicken leg girl was Lin Wan'er.

After telling the story of himself and the chicken-leg girl, Fan Xian asked, "Your Highness, do you understand?"

Li Chengze nodded: "Before yesterday, I may not have understood, but now I understand that you want to marry your chicken leg girl."

"good."

"Father and Lord Si Nan want you to marry Wan'er, they..."

Before he could finish his words, Fan Xian interrupted him and said, "I don't agree to this marriage, and no one can force me to do it. Since I want to cancel the engagement, I will naturally not take over the inner treasury."

"How are you going to cancel the marriage contract that was appointed by my father?"

"Your Highness, please wait and see."

Li Chengze snorted lightly and said with disdain: "Then I will wait and see."

Although he was very happy that Fan Xian did not want to take over the inner treasury, he did not think that Fan Xian could cancel the engagement.

It's not that he looks down on Fan Xian. Not to mention that Fan Xian is just Si Nanbo's illegitimate son, so what even if he is his father's illegitimate son?

Make a big scene?
Not everyone is treated as his third brother. If things go too far, Fan Xian will die!
Li Chengze stood up, picked up the red room on the table, put on his shoes, and patted Fan Xian on the shoulder: "Fan Xian, I'll wait and see you make trouble in Kyoto!"

Li Chengze took Xie Bian away, but he didn't leave completely.

After all, since we are at Prince Jing's Mansion, it is only right and reasonable for us to pay our respects to Prince Jing and Princess Jing.

Not long after leaving the pavilion, Fan Xian met his chicken leg girl. Perhaps because he was too happy, he forgot about his original plan to invite Li Hongcheng to go to the pleasure boat to look for fellow villagers.

He returned to Fan's house with a silly smile on his face, and happened to come across the file of Teng Zijing's wife and children delivered by Wang Qinian. Unfortunately, the file was discovered by Teng Zijing.

After the two men fought, Teng Zijing went out angrily to seek revenge.

Although Fan Xian decided to help, he did not impulsively leave with them.

After asking Fan Ruoruo about Guo Baokun's situation and learning that he could find Guo Baokun in Liujing River tonight, Fan Xian came up with a plan to kill three birds with one stone.

Not only can he meet his fellow villagers and destroy his reputation, but he can also clear himself and Teng Zijing of the suspicion of attacking Guo Baokun tonight.

So, Li Hongcheng, who had just finished his meal, received an invitation sent by Fan Xian.

On the way to see Li Chengze off from the palace, Li Hongcheng, who had read the invitation, asked in confusion, "Didn't you say during the meal that Fan Xian fell in love at first sight with a girl with chicken legs?"

"what happened?"

"After dinner and chatting, I went out for a while. It was an invitation from the Fan family."

"say what?"

"It is said that Fan Xian had just come to Kyoto and heard about the fame of the Liujing Riverside. He asked me to go with him tonight and have a drink and chat with him. Didn't he fall in love with her at first sight? Why is he still looking for prostitutes?"

"interesting."

Li Chengze smiled and said affirmatively: "He wants to tarnish his reputation and let Prime Minister Lin and the Princess take the initiative to ask His Majesty to cancel the engagement. Moreover, he has booked it on Miss Si Lili's pleasure boat, right?"

"how do you know?"

"Today I told him that if he wanted to find my third brother, he should go to Miss Si Lili's houseboat. I guess he might want to have some trouble with my third brother."

"You mean he wants to take advantage of the Third Brother's power?"

Li Chengze nodded. "Everyone in the capital knows that my third brother is the most favored by His Majesty. If he and my third brother quarrel, and my third brother opposes this marriage, I'm afraid he will be more useful than Prime Minister Lin and the princess. Even if my third brother doesn't object, as long as Fan Xian and my third brother are enemies, Prime Minister Lin and the princess will probably use all their strength to oppose this marriage. And Si Nanbo, will he dare to let Fan Xian and Wan'er get married and take over the inner treasury? Fan Xian is really smart. I actually like him a little bit now."

"It's clever."

Li Hongcheng nodded in agreement, then sneered, "You are a little too smart. Third Brother has always acted without scruples and would take someone's life at any time. Isn't Fan Xian afraid of losing his own life?"

Li Chengze shook his head and smiled: "He is not too smart, but really smart."

"What do you mean by this?"

"What I just said was the situation where Fan Xian and the third brother were at odds with each other, but Fan Xian still had another choice, which was to make friends with the third brother and ask him to help cancel the marriage. That's why I said he was smart. On the one hand, he tarnished his own reputation, and on the other hand, he directly grasped the key point of the third brother. Whether to make friends or to make enemies, he has a choice."

"Should I tell Brother Three about these things?"

Li Hongcheng seemed to be seeking Li Chengze's opinion, but in fact he had already decided to tell Li Chengzong about these things.

"Whatever, but if I can think of it, Third Brother can think of it too."

Li Chengze smiled, looked towards the direction of Prince Ding's Mansion, and said slowly: "He is much smarter than you think."

(End of this chapter)