The waste prince is so fierce

Mingyue accepted it happily and asked, "What if I lose?"

Li Quan smiled slyly: "If you lose, how about you kiss me?"

Hearing this, Mingyue's cheeks flushed instantly.

Seeing Mingyue's shy look, Li Quan smiled calmly: "I was just teasing you. It's getting late. You should go back to your room and rest."

Mingyue asked, "What about you?"

Li Quan replied, "I'll go back after I finish cleaning up here."

Mingyue agreed and wanted to stay to help, but when she thought of Li Quan's joke just now, her cheeks turned red again.

Although her martial arts skills have reached the level of top masters like Chen Ye, she is still a twenty-year-old girl who has not been baptized by emotions.

Mingyue returned to the room, only to find Xiaoqiu and Xing'er kneeling on the ground. She couldn't help but ask in confusion: "Xiaoqiu, Xing'er, what are you doing?"

At this time, she noticed a middle-aged woman in purple clothes standing in front of Xiaoqiu and Xing'er.

Seeing this middle-aged woman, Mingyue was startled: "Master... why are you here?"

The purple-clothed woman in front of him was none other than Ye Hong, the former Palace Master of Yihua Palace, who was also Mingyue's respected master and mother-like figure.

Ye Hong heard the surprise in Mingyue's tone and snorted softly: "If I hadn't come, how would I know you would act so boldly!"

"Why did you disobey your master's orders and choose the most inconspicuous Ninth Prince among all the princes?"

Ye Hong frowned and scolded Xiao Qiu and Xing Er at the same time: "And you two, I asked you to keep an eye on the Palace Master, why didn't you report the truth?"

Seeing her master getting angry, Mingyue immediately half-knelt on the ground and explained, "Master, this matter has nothing to do with Yue'er and Xing'er. It was my personal decision."

After hearing this, Ye Hong closed her eyes slightly and ordered: "You guys retreat first."

Xiaoqiu and Xing'er did not dare to disobey and left the room.

After the two left, Ye Hong focused her gaze on Mingyue again and asked coldly, "Before I went into seclusion, I repeatedly told you that you could only choose between the Crown Prince and the Third Prince. Why did you change the order without authorization?"

Mingyue begged Ye Hong to understand: “Master, please believe in Xue’er’s choice.

Although the Ninth Prince is less favored than the Crown Prince and the Third Prince, he is by no means a waste as the outside world says."

Although Mingyue had been with Li Quan for a short period of time, she was surprised to find that she could hardly see through this nominal husband.

There were rumors in the capital that the Ninth Prince was incompetent, but he created two masterpieces that would be passed down through the ages and won the admiration of all the scholars in Da Kang.

It was said that the Ninth Prince was addicted to pleasure and lusty women, but when faced with a woman recognized as a stunning beauty by everyone in the martial arts world, he always maintained respect and never forced her.

Coming from the prosperous capital to the unfamiliar Liangzhou, Li Quan calmly dealt with Zhao Wang's repeated challenges. Mingyue always felt that there was a mysterious aura lingering around him, like an unfathomable abyss.

After listening to Mingyue's statement, Ye Hong stood up and said, "What great achievements can be made by just being able to recite poems and compose essays? How many people in history rose to high positions by writing poems?"

Although Ye Hong had also heard that Li Quan was now famous in the literary world, she still believed that the Crown Prince and the Third Prince were the best choices for Yihua Palace.

Seeing that Mingyue couldn't change her mind, Ye Hong sighed helplessly: "Well, since things have come to this, let's do it this way for now.

But you must remember, I'll give you one year. If after one year he is still a powerless prince, don't blame me for being ruthless."

Ye Hong's tone softened a little: "Xue'er, we have been planning for many years to achieve this great plan, and now the success or failure depends on you.

Do you really have the heart to destroy the efforts of several generations of our Yihua Palace?"

Facing Ye Hong's question, Mingyue lowered her head and remained silent, experiencing a fierce struggle deep in her heart.

After a while, Mingyue slowly raised her face and said firmly: "Okay, I promise Master.

If he fails to reach the standard set by Master within one year, I will follow Master’s arrangements in everything.”

Just at this moment, Li Quan's footsteps were heard from outside the door.

However, when Li Quan stepped into the room, he found that Mingyue was the only one left in the room.

"Hey, I seemed to hear someone talking in the room just now, and I thought it was Xiaoqiu and Xing'er, but it turns out you are the only one there?"

Li Quan looked at the empty room and touched his head in confusion.

Mingyue closed the open window and responded calmly: "They have gone to rest. I am alone now."

Li Quan looked around and confirmed that there was no one else, then casually responded, "Oh, maybe I heard it wrong."

Li Quan keenly noticed that Mingyue was in a low mood, so he asked with concern: "You don't seem very happy?"

Mingyue was surprised by the question and tried her best to hide her emotions: "Ah, really?"

Seeing this, Li Quan became more certain of his judgment. He sat down next to Mingyue and comforted her softly, "If you have anything that makes you unhappy, you can talk to me. Maybe you will feel better if you talk about it.

I used to keep everything to myself, but since leaving the capital, I feel much more relaxed.”

Although he was repeatedly troubled by Zhao Wang in Liangzhou, Li Quan preferred the tranquility and freshness of Wuwei County compared to the turbulent environment in the capital.

Mingyue hesitated for a moment, and finally confided her true feelings: "I...actually nothing, I just suddenly remembered the past, so I'm not in a good mood."

Li Quan mistakenly thought she was talking about her experience in Jinfeng Tower, so he comforted her: "The past is in the past, and now we have to embrace a brand new life."

As he spoke, Li Quan gently held Mingyue's hand. With this contact, Mingyue felt as if an electric current passed through her, but she quickly adjusted her mood.

"Can you play 'Moonlight Reflected in Erquan' for me again?"

Mingyue's sudden request made Li Quan raise his eyebrows slightly: "Now?"

Mingyue nodded seriously.

After thinking for a moment, Li Quan nodded slightly in agreement and took out the erhu from the box.

When the sad melody flowed from Li Quan's erhu, Mingyue was deeply moved by the loneliness in the song. Unconsciously, her head gently rested on Li Quan's shoulder...

The next morning, Li Quan got up early as usual and practiced standing meditation.

Although he did not feel any obvious changes in his body after one day of exercise, he firmly believed that the skills taught by Chen Ye were extraordinary, so he still insisted on doing horse stance in the yard.

Mingyue had already gotten used to Li Quan's habit of exercising early in the morning. She sat at the stone table and continued to record the unfinished financial records from last night. The two of them were each focused on the tasks at hand and did not talk much.

About a quarter of an hour later, although Li Quan gritted his teeth and persisted, the intense soreness in his legs forced him to stop.

"Huh~ This secret book left by Senior Li is much more difficult than I thought!"

Originally thought that standing posture exercise was extremely simple, but reality gave Li Quan a wake-up call.

Seeing this, Mingyue stopped working on the account book, handed a handkerchief to the sweaty Li Quan, and said with concern: "If it really doesn't work, stand for a while longer."