nycdaug Chapter 171 The Time Traveler’s Ex-fiancé (3)
Chapter 171 The Time Traveler’s Ex-fiancé (3)
Ning Ning: ...You still have the nerve to be unhappy!
Ice made from saltpeter is not edible.
As people from later generations who only have a general knowledge of some knowledge, you dare to go to ancient times and do it. The reputation of time travelers is ruined by people like you!
The concubines helped to smooth things over and everyone sat down to enjoy the feast.
After a while, a small incident occurred.
The palace maid who was pouring wine for Ning Ning's wife trembled for a moment and spilled the wine on Ning Ning's robe.
The maid turned pale and quickly knelt down to beg for mercy.
According to palace rules, those who make this kind of mistake will be slapped ten times!
But if you meet a master with a bad temper and he punishes you extra, then you will be even more unlucky and may even lose your life.
Before Ning Ning could say anything, Zhong Liyao spoke angrily, "We are all human beings, and we are all equal. It's hard enough for her to pour you wine, how can you punish her for such a small mistake! Ning Ning, you are so arrogant and inhumane!"
Ning Ning nodded, "Oh, so I am the one who is unkind. Then you must be too kind. How about you take these ten slaps for her?"
"Why?! Who is she? Why should I take the blame for her?"
Zhong Liyao blurted out, and she was a little stunned after she said it.
After traveling through time, she often felt that various things were unreasonable and couldn't stand people of high status abusing their power.
But unknowingly, she also got used to being served by others and the benefits that came with the identities of the future Crown Princess and the daughter of the Minister of War.
She herself could not accept being compared with ordinary palace maids.
Ning Ning seemed to have suddenly realized something. "It's me who is being unkind, but now it's your turn, you can talk about your status? Is your status higher than mine?"
Everyone was speechless, and Ning Meng's face looked even uglier. Ning Ning was his son, and was also conferred the title of prince. Zhong Li Yao was not even the crown princess, yet she looked down on Ning Ning so much. If she really became the mistress of the harem in the future, would these royal relatives have any way to survive!
Ning Chao smiled and said, "An Ning, don't take it too seriously. Yao'er didn't mean that."
He waved his hand to signal the maid to leave, and tried his best to pretend that nothing had happened. "By the way, Yao'er, how about you write a poem?"
Zhong Li Yao's talent for poetry is top-notch. He has never seen anyone who can recite poems fluently like Zhong Li Yao, and all of their lines are masterpieces.
Ning Meng had also heard of Zhong Li Yao's poetic talent, and his attention was immediately diverted.
If Zhongli Yao really had top-notch poetic talent, she could barely be the Crown Princess.
After all, she came from a distinguished family, and her talent for poetry also showed that the royal family respected scholars.
Anyway, the prince already has one Fengyi and two Liangyuan, all of whom are virtuous girls from aristocratic families. When Ning Chao succeeds to the throne in the future, he will make them concubines and let them assist in managing the six palaces.
Everyone looked at her expectantly. Zhong Liyao was a little proud and said, "Then I will improvise a poem."
She cleared her throat and began to recite poetry.
I have to say that the poem is a good one, but it is not very suitable for the scene. Ning Meng's face became increasingly darker.
Especially when she said "The rich have wine and meat, while the poor freeze to death on the streets", Ning Meng's face turned as dark as the bottom of a pot!
At this time, Ning Ning shouted, "Shut up! You are not allowed to deceive father again!"
Zhong Liyao was shocked. "How did I deceive the emperor?"
Ning Ning stood up and presented the poetry collection in her arms, "Father, I was bored a few days ago when I was sick, so I found this poetry collection to relieve my boredom. This poetry collection was written by a group of reclusive literati. Although they don't care about worldly affairs and this poetry collection is unknown, I think it is indeed a rare good poem, so I brought it with me and recited it at any time. But after I recovered from my illness, I found that many of the poems were written recently by Miss Zhong. I really despise her behavior of stealing poems! Especially today, she actually deceived you in public, I really can't stand it!"
He turned to a page in the poetry collection and pointed it to Ning Meng. "Didn't she say she was going to compose an impromptu poem today? How come this poem already exists in the collection?"
"Impossible! This is impossible!"
Zhong Liyao shook her head, her face full of disbelief.
"Humph, it's clearly written in the poetry collection, how can you quibble?"
Ning Meng was so angry that he threw the collection of poems at her!
She crawled over to pick it up and flipped through it anxiously, "Impossible, how can the author be Du Fu, Li Bai,... Bai Juyi?"
She had clearly inquired and found out that there were no such people in this world, so she felt at ease to "move" the poems out.
How did this collection of poems come into being?
Is there another traveler in this world? !
What does this person want to do?
Are you going to do something bad to her?
She was still confused, Ning Chao hurriedly knelt down to speak for her, "Father, calm down. I believe in Yao'er's character. There must be a misunderstanding. Yao'er, please say something!"
He tried to plead for her, but Ning Meng got even angrier. "Chao'er, how could you fall in love with such an ignorant woman? I've been wondering for a long time. She's just a young woman. Even if she has some talent for poetry, how many books has she read and how much scenery she's seen? Why can she write about anything so easily, as if she's lived for many years and seen countless landscapes? I think even if she didn't copy those poems, she's still a witch!"
The cry of "witch" woke Zhong Li Yao up. Don't worry about other time travelers for now, just focus on the present.
She couldn't live up to the title of "witch" in front of the emperor!
"Your Majesty, please allow me to report that my daughter had a serious illness and was in a daze when she had an adventure. These poems came to my mind out of nowhere. I definitely did not copy them from a collection of poems. I have never seen this collection of poems before. If you don't believe me, you can send someone to search my house!"
"Humph, couldn't you just memorize the poem, burn the collection, and go around cheating people? Declare an order that Zhong Liyao be disrespectful in front of the emperor, annul her engagement with the crown prince, and never allow her to enter the palace again. Her father is a bad parent and must be dismissed and investigated, and -"
Ning Chao knew Ning Meng's temper very well, and knew that the content behind this "and" was very terrible. In all likelihood, he was going to punish Zhong Liyao. He kowtowed heavily and said, "Father, Yao'er has been taught a lesson. I beg you to spare her life! I have promised to live and die with her. If anything happens to her, I don't want to live anymore!"
"You bastard!"
Ning Meng was furious, but Ning Chao stood in front of Zhong Li Yao to protect her and refused to give in.
Seeing this scene, Ning Ning just wanted to sigh that Ning Chao had been suppressed too much in the past, and his rebellious period had been delayed and broke out!
He had read the memories of his original body. Ning Meng had only one legitimate son, Ning Chao, so naturally he had high hopes for him and was concerned about everything.
He even ordered the teacher in the Shangshufang that when Ning Chao was studying, he must recite each sentence 120 times to ensure that he could recite it by heart.
The problem is, Ning Meng was only a five-year-old child at that time!
Under such heavy pressure, Ning Chao is indeed well-educated and looks decent at ordinary times, but he actually has extreme thinking and is particularly willing to dwell on trivial matters. Moreover, when he meets Zhong Liyao, who can unleash his nature, he is immediately attracted to her and even forgets his last name!