flstandardbreds Chapter 166 Interlocking
Chapter 166 Interlocking
The moment he saw Bo Yuanchuan, the smile on the Third Prince's face froze for a moment. A young man in gorgeous clothes, a noble and high-spirited man, stood before him.
"Your Highness, I pay my respects to you." Bo Yuanchuan saluted.
The Third Prince smiled and said, "Cousin Chuan follows Uncle around every day, exposed to the sun and wind. He actually looks a little older than me."
The casual remark made Bo Yuanchuan's face pause, and he smiled awkwardly: "Your Highness, you are joking. How can I compare with your dignity?"
"We are all family, why talk about nobility and inferiority?" The third prince waved his hand and said, "I heard that cousin Chuan is both civil and military, are you interested in showing him?"
Bo Yuanchuan glanced at Lord Bo.
"Your Highness is young and competitive, and this shows that he thinks highly of you. You should accompany His Highness so that we can develop a good relationship." Lord Bo was relieved.
She was also happy to see her son getting close to the Third Prince.
The third prince is twenty-one years old this year, but Bo Yuanchuan claims to the public that he is only eighteen years old. The age difference is more than three years, which just avoids the three years of mourning for Xu.
But in fact, Bo Yuanchuan has long shown himself to be more mature and stable than his peers.
The Third Prince held the spear in his hand and smiled at Bo Yuanchuan: "Cousin Chuan, today we don't care about status, only victory and defeat, okay?"
Bo Yuanchuan nodded.
Then the Third Prince raised the spear in his hand to the sky with a clanging sound, and leaped up towards Bo Yuanchuan's vital point, scaring Bo Yuanchuan so much that he took up his sword to block.
Perhaps he underestimated the Third Prince's strength, for he was knocked back several steps and only managed to stay put by holding on to his feet.
Bo Yuanchuan was stunned. He thought that the Third Prince was just a show-off, but he didn't expect that he actually had some skills. He did not dare to underestimate him. When he jumped up, the other party saw through him and grabbed his ankle with great speed. With a strong pull, the Third Prince leaped into the air and stepped on Bo Yuanchuan's shoulder. He raised the sword in his hand high up, aiming it straight for his crown.
Bo Yuanchuan's eyes widened in horror.
"Your Highness!" Lord Bo exclaimed.
The third prince stopped and threw the sword in his hand casually. It actually went several inches into the ground, splitting the floor tiles.
Lord Bo took a deep breath. He never expected that the Third Prince had hidden so deeply. There were only a few people with such martial arts skills even in the entire Northern Qi.
"Cousin Chuan, are you not scared?" The third prince looked innocent and gently brushed away the footprints on Bo Yuanchuan's shoulder.
Bo Yuanchuan smiled awkwardly. He had just clearly felt the murderous aura emanating from the third prince.
At that moment, it almost cost him his life!
"Your Highness is very skilled. I am ashamed to be inferior to you." Bo Yuanchuan said.
The third prince smiled and said, "When you really go to the battlefield one day and roll among the dead, your martial arts will naturally improve."
The Bo family has kept a low profile over the years, always waiting for the opportunity to make a splash. Bo Yuanchuan has been very hardworking in private.
He had indeed never been to the battlefield.
Always yearning.
"Chuan'er, why don't you thank His Highness quickly? One day His Highness will definitely take you to the battlefield for training." Lord Bo reminded.
Bo Yuanchuan came back to his senses and bowed again. The Third Prince smiled and said, "Look at you, you are being so formal again."
The Bo family father and son accompanied the third prince for a long time. After a meal and three rounds of drinks, the third prince was still standing, unlike the Bo family father and son who were drunk.
The Third Prince put down his wine glass and glanced at Bo Yan'er: "Yan'er, it's getting late and we should go back."
"Your Highness, it's windy outside, how about you stay at Bo's house for a while?" The old lady tried to persuade him to stay.
The third prince hesitated for a moment and then responded with a smile.
Then the old lady asked Madam Bo to prepare the courtyard, but the third prince said, "Grandma, I want to live in the courtyard where my mother lived before, how about that?"
The old lady had the same idea, so she agreed without saying anything: "Okay, your mother's yard will always be kept in its original state, and someone will clean it every day."
"Thank you grandma."
Following the maid, I came to a courtyard called Zhaixing Tower. The courtyard was very spacious and had a lotus pond. It was indeed very clean.
He sat in the pavilion in the yard, smelling the fragrance of pear blossoms, tapping the table lightly with his fingertips. He vaguely remembered accidentally running into this yard when he was young, lying under the tree and sleeping for a long time, but was still awakened by the sound of porcelain falling to the ground.
He opened his eyes blankly, and before he could react, someone grabbed his ankles, hung him on a tree, and beat him severely.
He cried and shouted, but no one paid any attention.
Looking at the bright moon in the sky, I feel deeply moved.
"Master, I have brought the Xu family to the capital as you ordered. The Xu family has a girl waiting to be married, named Minghuang, and a young and promising young man named Xu Feng, who has caught your eye and is very likely to be chosen as your son-in-law."
The third prince curled his lips.
The Liu family plotted against the Bo family and suppressed them for many years. The Bo family also secretly suppressed the Xu family and have been in debt to them for many years. The two are interconnected.
It's time for the Xu family to come and collect the debt.
As they were chatting, a dark figure slid down and came to the side of the Third Prince silently: "I heard that you almost killed Bo Yunchuan today?"
The person who came was Xu Feng.
According to your status, you should call him Cousin Xu.
Xu Feng lifted up his robe and sat opposite him, asking with a gossipy look on his face: "Tell me quickly, where are we now?"
The Third Prince squinted at Xu Feng and said, "We are just waiting for you to marry that princess. The Xu family has been away from the capital for a long time and has no power or influence. It is time to find a backer."
Xu Feng touched his chin to indicate that he understood.
The news that the Xu family suddenly returned to Beijing spread the next day. When the old lady learned the news during breakfast, her hands shook and the chopsticks fell down.
Mrs. Bo's face also looked very ugly.
"Why is it so sudden?" asked the old lady.
"It is said that the eldest son of the Xu family was favored by the emperor's golden branches and jade leaves, and he was coaxed to come to the capital by soft and hard coaxing, and it was the emperor's phoenix carriage that went to pick him up personally." Lord Bo said, raising his eyes slightly to look at the third prince opposite him.
The Third Prince pretended to be surprised: "The Xu family, is that the Xu family of my late wife?"
This question made Mrs. Bo and Bo Yuanchuan look extremely unnatural.
The old lady nodded, winked at a few people, and explained to the third prince: "Your Highness, this Xu Feng is still your cousin, but the Xu family hasn't come to the capital for so many years, and suddenly got acquainted with ***..."
*** is Bei Qi's biological sister. The two grew up together and have a very good relationship.
It just happened that Xu Feng was favored by ***'s daughter, who wanted him to be her only child. *** had only one precious child, so she could only try every possible means to coax Xu Feng.
The Bo family knew that once Xu Feng returned to Beijing, the emperor would definitely find a job for him. Even if he was not given a title of nobility or a military commission, at least a noble title would be a must.
When Xu died, the Bo family burned her body down without even letting the Xu family members see it, which directly angered Xu's mother to death.
From then on, the Xu family and the Bo family fell out and cut off all contact.
Not long after, the Xu family withdrew from the capital and slowly disappeared. I haven't heard of the Xu family in almost fifteen years.
Suddenly appearing, the Bo family members had different thoughts.
"Madam, the eldest son of the Xu family sent you some wild ginseng, which is said to have miraculous healing effects."
The housekeeper appeared holding a brocade box, which contained perfect ginseng. It looked very valuable. The old lady glanced at it and her face became a little hot and awkward.
In front of the Third Prince, the old lady had no choice but to thank him generously and said that she would visit him when she had time.
The third prince pretended not to see anything and continued to eat like an old monk in meditation.
A group of people have no taste for food, it's like chewing wax.
But the Third Prince was enjoying it so much that no one wanted to leave, so they had to bite the bullet and stay with him.