Chapter 155 The First Prince's Hongmen Banquet
That night, Honglu Temple.
Nangong Shi said to a follower, "The eldest prince of Yunwu County has shown goodwill to me many times. You can arrange it and let him see me tomorrow morning."
Since the road cannot be opened, cross the bridge and wade in the water if you can't cross the mountain. Zhou Zhengyu, I will make you regret today's decision.
The next morning, the eldest prince Zhou Shenghan rushed to Honglu Temple to meet Nangong.
"The eldest prince is romantic and elegant, and he is a phoenix among people. It seems that he is the best candidate for Yunwu County to inherit the throne." Nangong Shi first drew a big cake for Zhou Shenghan.
If you want to take it, you must give it first.
Nangong Shi was well aware of this. For the eldest prince of Yunwu County, the most attractive thing was undoubtedly the imperial power that was higher than the highest.
"Thank you for the appreciation of Prince Nangong. One is that his father is fierce, strong and healthy, and the other is that his younger brothers are ambitious and each has his own strengths. If Prince Nangong can help with a few good words in the Kingdom of Tianlan, Zhou Shenghan will be the big tripod in the future, and he will definitely not forget the favor of Prince Nangong's support today."
Zhou Shenghan seized the opportunity to express his loyalty and gratitude to Nangong Shi, trying to get Nangong Shi's strong support.
If Nangong Shi can get the support of the powerful boss of the Tianlan Kingdom, and pass on this boss and his father, he will undoubtedly be in a very favorable position when he inherits the throne in the future.
"Of course, Brother Zhou and I fell in love with each other at first sight. In my opinion, Brother Zhou is the best candidate to inherit the position of the Holy Lord of Yunwu County. After returning to Fuyao City this time, I will truthfully report the situation of Yunwu County and Brother Zhou to the third prince. As long as the third prince said one sentence, he still has enough influence in Yunwu County. It would be easy to make Brother Zhou the crown prince of Yunwu County."
Nangong Shi captured Zhou Shenghan, the eldest prince of Yunwu County, who was eager to be the crown prince, and continued to paint a cake for Zhou Shenghan to satisfy his hunger.
The Fuyao City mentioned by Nangong Shi is the main city where the Tianlan Kingdom is located; the third prince is Nangong Lingfeng, the third son of the current emperor of Tianlan Kingdom. He is outstanding in martial arts, wisdom, and power, and is deeply loved by the Emperor of Tianlan Kingdom.
"By the way, the feast the day before yesterday, I saw that Princess Ling Mei was upright and generous, as angry as a sweet orchid, and I was deeply attracted by my heart. Unfortunately, I didn't have the chance to make an appointment alone. I wonder if Brother Zhou could try to arrange a meeting alone?" Nangong Shi finally got to the point.
"It is a blessing for the sister who can enter the eyes of Prince Nangong. It just so happened that I invited Sister She to visit the mansion tomorrow night, and I also invited Prince Nangong to be a noble person and come to the humble house to gather."
Obviously, Zhou Shenghan didn't know about his father Zhou Zhengyu's rejection of Nangong Shi's proposal, and he was still very happy to create a chance to meet with his sister to win Nangong Shi's favor.
Zhou Ruozhu was a little surprised that her elder brother Zhou Shenghan invited her to the banquet alone, but what she thought might be that her elder brother intended to win over her, so she did not think about it badly, so she went to the banquet with peace of mind.
The residence of the eldest prince Zhou Shenghan.
"My ninth sister, my father asked us brothers and sisters to select five Foundation Establishment Warriors to represent Yunwu County and State to participate in the Qingzhou Competition one and a half years later. My brother thought that as my daughter's family, you may not be very convenient in terms of candidates. My brother has already arranged it. At that time, I will help you select the five strongest candidates. I will definitely not lose the reputation of Xiaojiu and our Yunwu County and State. We are in the same spirit, don't worry, my brother will definitely ensure you have peace and wealth for life."
Zhou Ruozhu's heart moved: Sure enough, the elder brother's intention to win over was very obvious.
"Ninth sister, thank you for your kindness. Second brother, three, fifth brother and other brothers all passed me a message and could help me find five candidates for the competition. I refused. My father actually gave me five places for each of our nine brothers and sisters. I want to complete the task assigned by my father with my own efforts."
Zhou Ruozhu was polite without losing her firm determination.
Zhou Shenghan was not angry, but instead said with a smile: "I knew that Xiaojiu, you are born stubborn and will definitely refuse your elder brother's help. It doesn't matter, I will keep all five candidates for you, if you need to let me know at any time. These five personnel are from the Yulinwei and Duanmu family mastered by the elder brother. Whether it is martial arts realm or actual combat ability, they can be said to be second to none, and they are definitely stronger than the candidates recommended by several younger brothers."
"Thank you so much for your kindness."
The topic of candidates for the Qingzhou Competition has come to an end.
"By the way, Xiaojiu, today the envoy of Tianlan Kingdom, Nangong Shi, also happened to visit our mansion. I will recommend you later. If you have any problems in the future, maybe this Prince Nangong can help."
Zhou Shenghan finally talked about the topic.
According to Zhou Shenghan, you and Nangong Shi, Zhou Shenghan can arrange for Nangong Shi and Zhou Ruozhu to meet separately.
Zhou Ruozhu suddenly felt a sudden stern, and she always felt something was wrong. It seemed that the eldest brother invited him to come and visit, with the main purpose of meeting Nangong.
But Zhou Ruozhu couldn't let too much thought. The little prince of Nangong Shi had already calculated the time to come to the mansion of the eldest prince Zhou Shenghan.
"It turns out that the Ninth Princess is also in the eldest prince's mansion today. It's so lucky to meet him." Nangong Shi pretended to meet him unexpectedly, looking like he was surprised after encountering him by chance.
Although Nangong Shi is not at a high level in the Tianlan Kingdom, he is also suave and elegant. He can be said to be a talented person. He is only over twenty years old and has reached the eighth level of the foundation building realm. Moreover, because he is good at exploring the camp, he gradually has the tendency to gain a foothold in the Tianlan Kingdom and rise.
He is very confident that with his identity, status, martial arts realm and talent, he should be able to win Zhou Ruozhu.
Confidence and conceit are often only one step away.
Unexpectedly, Zhou Ruozhu did not buy Nangong Shi's account, but said lightly: "Ruozhu paid homage to Prince Nangong", and then stopped talking and did not show the fan girl that Nangong Shi expected.
It seems that only the second step of the plan has been implemented, and Nangong Shi made up his mind.
At noon, the eldest prince Zhou Shenghan and his wife Duanmuqin, Zhou Ruozhu and Nangong Shi had a sumptuous family dinner together in Zhou Shenghan's mansion.
During the meal, a servant hurried over and said, "Report to the princess, the little princess has been crying, and it is useless for the wet nurse to comfort her. Do you want to go over and take a look?"
Duanmuqin left worriedly. After a moment, Zhou Shenghan also left under the name of caring about his young daughter. "Prince Nangong, I'm really sorry, I'll leave for a while. Ninth Sister, please give me the friendship of the landlord for a while and please help me greet Prince Nangong."
After saying that, he left in a hurry.
In the room, only Zhou Ruozhu and Nangong Shi were left, and the atmosphere was a bit weird and awkward.
Nangong Shi deliberately relaxed the atmosphere, "Ninth Princess, Fuyao City is famous in Qingzhou. If you have time, please invite the Ninth Princess to visit our mansion. At that time, I will definitely take the Ninth Princess to visit and experience it. Come, I will respect the Ninth Princess with a cup and sincerely invite the Ninth Princess to visit Fuyao City."
After saying that, he took the initiative to pick up the wine pot and helped Zhou Ruozhu get a glass of wine.
However, when pouring the wine, the ring finger of his left hand undoubtedly touched the wine glass lightly. Because it was considered concealed and gentle, even Zhou Ruozhu did not notice it.
After drinking a glass of wine, Zhou Ruozhu suddenly felt dizzy and hot all over, and her consciousness gradually became blurred, as if a heat current was flowing in her heart.
Obviously, there was a problem with the cup I just drank, and there were aphrodisiac drugs mixed in it.
Zhou Ruozhu bit his tongue and temporarily kept himself awake for a moment through the pain. Then, he pretended to fall off his head and took off his detoxification pill from the Qiankun magic weapon while he was lowering his head and picked it up. He quickly took out the detoxification pill from the Qiankun magic weapon and swallowed it quickly. Soon, the hot air was suppressed.
Even if Zhou Ruozhu is completely eliminated, she is still no match for Nangong Shi. Nangong Shi's eighth level of foundation building, while Zhou Ruozhu is only at the second level of foundation building. The huge gap in martial arts realm is enough to crush Zhou Ruozhu to death.
Zhou Ruozhu's brain is running rapidly, how can he escape without causing unnecessary misunderstandings?
In the flash of lightning, Zhou Ruozhu remembered another life-saving magic weapon given to her by Xuan Yuanhao - a trapped formation compressed in the Qiankun Ring. This is the life-saving trump card given to Zhou Ruozhu by Xuan Yuanhao. When he meets an opponent who is stronger than him, he accidentally stimulates the formation and traps the opponent for a stick of incense, which is enough for him to escape safely.
Zhou Ruozhu pretended to be blushing, walked to the side near the porch, raised a glass of wine and said to Nangong Shi, "My little sister also wishes Prince Nangong a glass, Prince Xie Nangong loves him."
Nangong Shi was overjoyed when he heard this. He thought that the Hehuan Powder that had been mixed into Zhou Ruozhu's wine glass had taken effect. He was happily waiting for the glass of wine to go to Wushan together, and men and women love each other.
While Nangong Shi was still fantasizing, Zhou Ruozhu suddenly inspired the painting land in Qiankun Ring to form a trapped formation. At the same time, his body quickly retreated back to avoid being trapped in the formation.
Nangong Shi suddenly felt that the world suddenly changed, and the entire dining room was hidden in a formation. No matter how hard he tried, he could not find a way out for a while. It would take at least half a stick of incense to break the formation.
Nangong Shi finally understood that she had been fooled by Zhou Ruozhu. She just took the initiative to show her goodwill just to relax her vigilance so that she could have the opportunity to set up a formation and escape.
I thought the plan was perfect. After the raw rice was cooked, Zhou Zhengyu's old man disagreed and had to agree to give Zhou Ruozhu to him as his concubine. Unexpectedly, Zhou Ruozhu not only lost his own way, but instead he followed Zhou Ruozhu's way.
Although Nangong Shi was deeply puzzled by how to arrange the formation within a few breaths if Zhou Ruozhu cleared the poison of Hehuan San, at this time, he could only watch the cooked duck fly away, and Zhou Ruozhu's figure had completely disappeared.
Chapter completed!