GTB Chapter 234

Chapter 236: Are you going to compete in beauty with the girls from the brothel?

Shí Yuánchén pursed his lips, walking embarrassedly in front of Jiāng Jiǔchū, “Sorry, that… I misspoke for a moment, don’t mind it. But Seventh Brother likes you so much, I think he must have his reasons.”

“Tch, what reasons or no reasons? The divorce is real, anyway. He’s marrying the daughter of the Marquis of Zhenbei, so don’t come over here and stop our Jiǔchū from seeking a good match.”

As she said this, she raised her chin, looking meaningfully at Shí Yuánchén, “I know you men have a common problem.”

“What problem?” Shí Yuánchén looked at Xiāo Lì in confusion, knowing that no ivory could come out of this woman’s dog mouth, but he couldn’t help but ask.

Xiāo Lì smiled, her eyes fixed on Shí Yuánchén. “Of course, it’s the common problem of being cheap. You don’t cherish what you have when it’s in front of you, and then regret it when you lose it.”

After she finished speaking, she didn’t look at Shí Yuánchén. She directly pulled Jiāng Jiǔchū up. “Let’s go, let’s go join in the fun at the palace gate. We can’t miss such a historical moment, and we can also see how many traitors there are in Dong Yue.”

“Okay.” Jiāng Jiǔchū put down her book, glanced at Shí Yuánchén to the side, and gave him a look of ‘think for yourself’, then followed Xiāo Lì out.

Shí Yuánchén curled his lips, then raised his foot and followed. He naturally knew what Xiāo Lì meant, and he wasn’t completely without feelings for Xiāo Lì.

But precisely because of this, he had been avoiding Xiāo Lì for a while.

But he was really a little afraid of Xiāo Lì’s personality. Although he wanted to find an interesting and beautiful wife, he was afraid that he couldn’t handle someone like Xiāo Lì.

But that wasn’t the main point. After all, there was no superior or inferior between husband and wife.

But he was afraid that Xiāo Lì would control him. He was afraid that after marrying her, he wouldn’t even be able to maintain his basic dignity as a man.

At the palace gate, just as Jiāng Jiǔchū and the others got out of the carriage, they saw the notice board was full of people.

Shí Yuánchén took the lead and directly stepped forward, squeezing out a passage for the two of them.

“Yán Zhēng, you’re here too.” Xiāo Lì looked at Yán Zhēng in surprise.

Yán Zhēng turned around when he heard the sound, and saw Xiāo Lì and Jiāng Jiǔchū, and immediately smiled:

“I just happened to have nothing to do, so I came over to take a look. This is a major event that is turning Kyoto upside down, so I naturally have to see it clearly.”

As he spoke, he moved to the side, freeing up a space for a few people.

“Who is he?” Shí Yuánchén’s gaze fell on Yán Zhēng’s handsome face, feeling a little unhappy.

“Him?” Xiāo Lì’s eyes darted around, and she directly squeezed Jiāng Jiǔchū away, standing close to Yán Zhēng. “He’s my next target, what do you think? Is he more handsome than you?”

Yán Zhēng paused when he heard this. Just as he was about to speak, he saw Xiāo Lì cast a pleading look at him. He pursed his lips and didn’t say anything, but unobtrusively took half a step to the side.

Shí Yuánchén was immediately enraged when he heard this. He originally thought that this woman was just carefree and informal on the outside, but he didn’t expect her to really be fickle.

He paused, and angrily leaned his head to Xiāo Lì’s ear and whispered: “Don’t forget, you are here to be a bride.”

The corner of Xiāo Lì’s mouth hooked up, and she looked at Shí Yuánchén indifferently, “Then I’ll play. I’ll play enough and then be a bride.”

The corner of Yán Zhēng’s mouth twitched. Play? Play with whom? Play with him? His footsteps moved a big step to the side.

Jiāng Jiǔchū was also speechless. There were thousands of reasons in the world, but Xiāo Lì had to take the most discouraging one. It probably took a lot of courage for the Eighth Prince to marry her.

The two people’s whispered bickering was drowned out by the discussions of the crowd.

A sigh came from the crowd: “I really didn’t expect that the Empress would collude with the Fifth Prince to rebel.”

Another person said: “This Crown Prince is really using thunderous means. He didn’t even see bloodshed, and he just caught so many treacherous officials overnight.”

“It seems that the scholars of this year’s Metropolitan Examination are in luck.”

Jiāng Jiǔchū and the others withdrew from the crowd, and the discussions gradually disappeared behind them.

Yán Zhēng said to Jiāng Jiǔchū: “Let’s go, let’s go to our Immortal Garment Pavilion to take a look. The seamstresses made several finished dresses today. What do you think of the styles?”

“If they look good, choose a set to wear and promote our Immortal Garment Pavilion. It will definitely attract a lot of customers.”

“Hey, I’ll go, I’ll go too. Send me a set to wear. This princess is so beautiful, it will definitely promote your Immortal Garment Pavilion.”

“If Jiǔchū and I wear the clothes of the Immortal Garment Pavilion together and walk from East Magpie Street to West Magpie Street, I guarantee that your Immortal Garment Pavilion will be packed.”

Yán Zhēng said with a smile: “Okay, that’s what I want.”

Shí Yuánchén glanced at Yán Zhēng, then said to Xiāo Lì: “Tch, flaunting in public, you are immoral.”

“Don’t attract many women to buy clothes at that time, but instead make the Kyoto lads lose their souls for nothing. How can they prepare for the upcoming Metropolitan Examination with peace of mind?”

Xiāo Lì stopped directly when she heard the words, frowned and looked at Shí Yuánchén, “Is there something wrong with your brain! What’s wrong with us walking around the street looking pretty? If a man really loses his soul, it can only mean that your Dong Yue men’s will is not firm.”

“It’s good if they can’t pass the exam, just let this princess help you Dong Yue screen virtuous people, so as not to become high officials in the future and become greedy when they see a beautiful girl.”

After she finished speaking, she glared at Shí Yuánchén and went to chase after Jiāng Jiǔchū and Yán Zhēng in front.

Shí Yuánchén curled his lips, he just said it casually, was it necessary?

……….

Six days later

On this day, Emperor Yue An abdicated and Shí Yǎn ascended the throne, changing the reign title to Zhenchu. He exempted taxes for three years, granted amnesty to the world, and the whole country celebrated.

The next day

Inside the Immortal Garment Pavilion, Xiāo Lì looked at the dresses spread out on the hangers in front of her and couldn’t stop exclaiming: “Wow! Jiǔchū, you are too capable, you can actually design such beautiful dresses.”

Jiāng Jiǔchū looked at the clothes she designed with satisfaction, “I just designed them casually while watching the seamstresses design things. I have worn so many dresses, I naturally have some ideas and inspiration. If you calm down, I guarantee you can design one or two sets.”

Xiāo Lì waved her hand, “Hey, I can’t, let’s go, let’s go, quickly take two sets, let’s go strolling on the street, how good was the effect after we strolled around last time?”

Jiāng Jiǔchū’s forehead twitched, “You go strolling by yourself, I still have to inspect the account books.”

“Oh, just hand it over to a trustworthy subordinate, why bother yourself.”

As she said this, Xiāo Lì picked out two sets of different colors, one lotus root pink and one tender yellow, “Let’s go, let’s go, this is for the sake of your store’s business, I’m purely selling my looks and paying for it.”

Jiāng Jiǔchū was pushed into the fitting room by Xiāo Lì, and casually took the set of lotus root pink in Xiāo Lì’s hand. Just as she was about to wear it, Xiāo Lì changed it back.

“Let’s give you this set of tender yellow, I haven’t worn lotus root pink yet, that kid Shí Yuánchén must like pink and tender, I have to let him see my delicate and tender side.”

Jiāng Jiǔchū took the set of tender yellow dresses, “Didn’t you say it was for my business? So you want to seduce the Eighth Prince.”

“Don’t worry, it won’t delay. By the time I get there, we will have strolled through most of this East Street.”

“Where is he?” Jiāng Jiǔchū looked at Xiāo Lì curiously, thinking that this person had come prepared.

Xiāo Lì changed her dress while saying hatefully, “Xiao Yue Lou.”

Jiāng Jiǔchū was speechless, these two are really…

“So you are going to compete in beauty with the girls from the brothel?”