Our eting began.
The first to speak was Su Xiao, however, "Big Brother Ming, I don't think you have any chances."
And he imdiately dumped cold water on right off the bat!
Su Xiao took a bite of his biscuit. As he chewed it in his cute small mouth, he said, "I t Her Highness. She is so beautiful; anwhile, you are sooo ugly. Her Highness won't like you."
'I! That! Compared to Jin Wangsun, I… okay, I admit that he might be just a tad better looking than from a very specific perspective. That said, it doesn't an that Her Highness won't like .'
'The reality is, she's already fallen for , except that I had white hair and wore a mask at the ti!'
Tang Ye faintly replied, "We're discussing the Fuma selection, not holding a pageant. Big Brother still has a chance."
'What's that supposed to an?! You an to say that I was eliminated from the pageant already?! Don't give that look. Everybody said that I was adorable when I was a kid! Yes, Shiyi did always call a big idiot and chase around to beat up, but that was her way of expressing her love for !'
Second Brother brought a at bun, which was presumably his dinner. However, he didn't plan to eat it. He focused on talking to , "Big Brother, have you got an idea?"
Truth be told, I no longer have to do anything with regards to dealing with Jin Wangsun. I'm not afraid of his martial skills. I'm confident that I can defeat him in a one-on-one fight without revealing myself in front of the Emperor.
The news has already begun to spread in Jiangnan. My plan to take back Night Fortress has comnced. The Princess is on my side, too. She's willing to put on a show with , so it's ninety nine percent in the bag as it stands. In regards to competing with Jin Wangsun, I'm not afraid of his sneak attacks, but his attacks in public.
If he sends an assassin or tries to seduce with a beauty, I'm not afraid. I can defeat assassins; as for using beauties to seduce , I can use his plan against him. Sending soone after on public streets or alleys, though, I'm left with limited options. Most importantly, they've got numbers, while I have too many secrets.
I ntioned my woe about dealing with upfront attacks in public. Su Xiao was ignorant of the finer details, so whatever. Tang Ye and Second Brother were able to pick up the hint, nevertheless.
Tang Ye responded, "What shall we do, then? Shall I be your bodyguard? If you need, I can set work aside for the anti."
"Big Brother, don't be a coward!" Second Brother got worked up and smacked his at bun, "Jin Wangsun is a good-for-nothing! If he wants so, let him co get so. Fourth Brother and I will…"
I grabbed a at bun and slamd it on his head, "You won't do fucking nothing! If you could beat him, would you have fled here, huh?!"
'If you didn't get your ass handed to you, would I have to deal with all this trouble?!'
I then turned my attention to Tang Ye, "No, being my bodyguard is the sa as treating the symptom, not the cause. If he fails once, you think he won't try again? There's no way you can outplay him by guarding."
Su Xiao raised his hand, "How about hiding at ho? It's only ten or so days away, right? You've just recovered, as well, so don't work yourself too hard."
"Mm… if I did that, Jin Wangsun would co after Liu Shan n instead. Bear in mind that it makes no difference to him. He even hit the Emperor last ti. Look, isn't he currently being grounded for half a month as punishnt?"
"Do you have any suggestions, then, Big Brother?"
"Wait up."
I stood up and went to the corner of my room where the chest was placed.
I softly asked, "Your Highness, do you have any ideas?"
All I could see was a black curtain. To respond, she shrugged, which subtly moved the black curtain. She poked her beautiful small face out, revealing the beautiful plum flower pattern on her head. She poked her head out in similar fashion to a small rabbit. She checked around with her eyes. She clasped her hands together in front of her mouth to muffle her voice and cautiously asked, "I won't be discovered, will I?"
'How cute, Your H-, ahem.'
"No, you will not. Go ahead and tell ."
Her Highness looked at the three sitting at the table. None of them ca over. It appeared as though she didn't comprehend how I held such high standing among them. Nonetheless, she was sensible enough to focus on what was more important, "I think that being passive and taking the beating isn't wise. We need to seize the initiative and take action."
"Great minds think alike, I see."
Her Highness' eyes shimred with brightness, "You had the sa thought? Ming Feizhen, I thought you were timid."
"No, no, not at all. I am only timid with you, Your Highness. I am brave and daring in other circumstances."
"Glib talker," Her Highness shot a glare, "What do you think?"
All of a sudden, Su Xiao asked, "Big Brother Ming, what are you doing? Getting sothing? Do you need my help?"
Upon hearing Su Xiao's voice, Her Highness scuttled back behind the black curtain similarly to a rabbit going into hiding. Due to Her Highness having white skin, yet loving to dress in red in addition to the plum flower that she often draws on her forehead, she strongly resembled a rabbit.
"No, I'm fine. I'll be done in a second."
Second Brother got up and pulled Su Xiao back over. I don't know what he said to Su Xiao afterwards, but Su Xiao obediently replied, "Oh, oh, I won't go over, then. Big Brother Ming, you sort yourself out."
'Oh? Second Brother was actually able to persuade Su Xiao? You haven't disappointed as my Second Junior Martial Brother that grew up with . You do have chemistry with . You understood that I'd tell him what he needs to know sooner or later even though you didn't know what I was doing. That level of trust can only be established after refining it for many years.'
'You're a great brother!'
Su Xiao went back and chatted with Tang Ye and the other two and stopped paying attention to .
"Your Highness, you can co out."
Her Highness poked her head out, "Uhm, continue."
"I absolutely agree with you, Your Highness. As opposed to staying passive and taking blows, why not take the initiative and strike. By attacking, he'll be forced to guard, which beats guarding against him."
I smiled, "Therefore, before he cos to , we will send soone to get him first so that he has no energy to spare on trying to harm . If we can take it one step further, it would be even better if we can interfere and disrupt his preparations for the selection."
Her Highness looked at my face. Her smile replaced her beautiful solemn expression. It was akin to snow being lted and spring walking in, allowing the plum flowers to bloom.
'What beauty.'
Her Highness covered her small mouth with the back of her hand and giggled, "You're worth the effort, after all. You're finally serious for once."
I fell into a daze as I looked at her. I couldn't resist the urge to say, "Your Highness."
Her Highness cautiously focused her attention elsewhere, for she was afraid of being discovered, so she absentmindedly replied, "Mm?"
"You truly look pretty when you smile."
Hot flushes suddenly appeared on Her Highness' face.
"!!" Her Highness got a little angry, "Ming Feizhen! Is this ti to be spouting that sort of nonsense?! Yiren wasn't wrong in her judgent of you!"
"So you're saying that I can say it at other tis?"
"You… Take advantage of one more ti, and sleep with your eyes open." She couldn't maintain her aggressive mannerisms after that, so she softened her tone a little, "Nevertheless, your idea is very good. Tell them that."
I rubbed my chin. My lips slowly curled up into a smile, "All right."
Having waited for too long, Second Brother yelled, "Big Brother, what are you doing? What's taking so long?" Then, he scread at the top of his lungs, "Are you still not done stroking?"
'What the fuck?! That was the excuse you used to persuade Su Xiao before?!'
'Who you saying is unloading one in the room?!!!'
'Don't associate your beggar habits with , you son of a beach!!'
Notes:
*Son of a beach - Ming Feizhen deliberately mispronounces "son of a bitch"
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