Li Zhi, don't be a coward

Chapter 708
Today is definitely the darkest day in His Highness Prince Teng's life.

The hangover from last night was still beating his head non-stop, Li Qinzai was lying dying in front of him at this moment, and there was a messy front hall, flowers and plants outside the house.

Walking into the room, Teng Wang's mind was still buzzing, and three philosophical questions popped up in his mind involuntarily.

who I am?where am iWhat did I do?
At this moment, King Teng was still in a dazed state. He was too drunk last night. He only remembered that he fell on the low table in a daze after being drunk by Ma County Magistrate. He didn't know what happened next.

It is not uncommon to drink fragments, and King Teng had a similar experience before.

Today, I saw the flowers and plants in the yard that looked like they had been gnawed by dogs, the messy front hall, Li Qinzai with cloth strips wrapped around his arms, and the fearful expressions of the servants of the Li family's other courtyard when they saw him...

All kinds of signs are supporting it. After getting drunk last night, he seems to have done a lot of insane things, so he can't help but believe it.

People can't smash their own courtyard for no reason, right?Not to mention breaking his own arm by playing tricks, right?What are they trying to figure out?
To extort his money?joke!Everyone is a decent person, how dare you open your mouth with this little money?
King Teng, who was suspicious at first, became more and more convinced at this moment that he was responsible for all the evils.

On the bed, the dying Li Qinzai struggled to open his eyes, and when he saw Queen Teng, Li Qinzai showed a weak smile.

"Your Highness, forgive me for my poor hospitality." Li Qinzai struggled to get up.

King Teng stepped forward to support him, with a complicated expression on his face, expressing resentment, guilt, and anxiety after causing trouble.

"Li County Marquis, last night this king was really..." King Teng sighed with embarrassment on his face.

Li Qinzai smiled wryly: "It's okay, as long as His Highness is happy, your happiness is my happiness..."

King Teng opened his mouth, but was speechless.

The little hooligan who harmed his daughter suddenly turned into a tolerant gentleman, which messed up Prince Teng's emotions. He didn't know whether he should continue to question him in anger at this moment, or smile at him and wipe out his gratitude and hatred.

"Jingchu, it was me, Menglang, last night. I'm sorry for you, and I'm sorry for Duke Ying..." King Teng sighed in shame.

Li Qinzai hurriedly said: "Your Highness, you don't have to blame yourself. It's my master's honor that you can drink and enjoy yourself at my house. It shows that I entertained you very well, and that's why Your Highness behaved so unrulyly after being drunk last night."

King Teng stared at Li Qinzai, his eyes still complicated, and after looking at him for a while, he said, "Is Jing Chu's arm also injured by this king?"

Li Qinzai noticed sensitively that King Teng's address to him had changed, so he said with a smile: "It's okay, I was not careful. After getting drunk last night, His Highness acted too...uh, unrestrained, so I had no choice but to dissuade him, but Unexpectedly, His Royal Highness snatched the iron boring from my house and smashed my arm."

"And I slipped and fell on my back. It just so happened that there was a piece of porcelain you broke on the ground. Not to mention my arm was broken and scratched..."

King Teng's eyelids twitched, and he took a closer look, and found that there was indeed faint blood oozing from the cloth strip wrapped around Li Qinzai's arm.

Cold sweat broke out involuntarily from his forehead, and King Teng's heart became heavier.

The matter was more serious than he had imagined, and it was bloody. If the emperor and Yinggong knew about it, his future in this life might be completely hopeless.

At this moment, King Teng hated his alcoholism very much. Although he was a member of the royal family, he was never seen by the emperor. He finally found a job to build roads in Bingzhou. Such a big trouble.

The rising career, like an unlucky bird passing over the sweet potato field, was caught off guard and shot down by the guard sharpshooter who had no emotion.

"It was my king who was wrong last night, so I don't say anything. I will pay ten times as much damage as this king has caused to your mansion and Jingchu." King Teng said decisively.

Li Qinzai was stunned for a while, and then his eyes lit up.

Did the surprise come so unexpectedly?
From last night to now, they demolished the house and self-mutilated. In fact, Li Qinzai had no intention of blackmailing King Teng at all.

The main purpose of doing these actions is to divert King Teng's attention. It is best to make him feel a little more guilty. In this way, King Teng will be embarrassed to ask the teacher about the matter between him and the county magistrate of Jinxiang. Thick-skinned or ask the teacher to blame, at least the tone will not be too intense.

I didn't expect, I didn't expect, there was an unexpected harvest.

If he had known that he was so happy and forthright, Li Qinzai should have set fire to the whole courtyard last night.

"Oh, how embarrassing does this teach me..." Li Qinzai withdrew with an exaggerated expression.

King Teng waved his hand: "We must pay for the crimes committed by this king. I will clean up the aftermath when I become the king. It happened that last year, the king was busy building roads and had no time to squander. The family has accumulated a lot of money and food, and tomorrow I will send someone to your mansion." .”

Li Qinzai sighed gratefully: "Your Highness is highly righteous, not only has the elegance of a gentleman, but also has the legacy of Lord Mengchang, and I admire you."

After a few words of flattery, King Teng immediately showed complacency, but thinking of the approximate amount of ten times the compensation, Prince Teng's complacent expression froze immediately, and his expression became a little pained.

"Uh, nephew, I will definitely pay for the sins I committed, but what I did with Meng Lang last night..." Teng Wang said blushingly.

Li Qinzai understood: "Don't worry, Your Highness, I will issue a seal order, and the people in the house are not allowed to spread it. I guarantee that not a single word of His Highness's mighty actions last night will be spread."

King Teng was finally relieved, and nodded with a smile.

Li Qinzai was in a good mood when he got a windfall inexplicably, and King Teng, who used the money to settle the big trouble he caused, was naturally in a happy mood.

The old dandy and the little dandy looked at each other and smiled, this is a win-win situation.

Then the two started chatting, but everyone was very conscious and didn't mention a word to the county magistrate of Jinxiang.

Li Qinzai had a guilty conscience, while Teng Wang realized that this was not a good time.

I caused trouble in someone else's house and lost money, and my momentum was completely at a disadvantage, and my initiative became passive. When I really argued with Li Qinzai, King Teng found it difficult for him to occupy the moral high ground.

That being the case, simply don't mention it, and leave it to the next time to ask the teacher to ask the crime.

Turn around and manage your daughter well, punish her and not allow her to go out, even if the little hooligan wants to harm her daughter, he will have no way to do it.

After skipping the topic of the county magistrate of Jinxiang, King Teng chatted about what he had learned about building roads in Bingzhou.

Li Qinzai listened quietly with a smile. He was not only listening to the important and trivial matters that King Teng said, but also secretly observing King Teng's expression.

After not seeing each other for more than half a year, Li Qinzai suddenly discovered that King Teng had really changed a lot.

The arrogance between his eyebrows has faded a lot. When mentioning the ordinary people who worked as coolies during the road construction, King Teng's face showed admiration, and his eyes showed respect from the heart.

Such an expression, such a look in the eyes, it is absolutely impossible for the previous King Teng to show it.

Back then, he was also a notorious old dandy, and his bad reputation was not at all inferior to that of Li Qinzai, and even faintly stronger.

Even if Li Qinzai didn't live up to his expectations back then, his bad reputation was at least limited to Chang'an City.

King Teng is amazing, the whole world knows that he is an old dandy, old bastard, old prodigal son, a dilapidated pavilion, he repaired it here and then repaired it in another place, and he didn't even change his name.

That's it, I'm ashamed to be in the literary circle.

(End of this chapter)