Xiaosheng is not a nerd

Chapter 1735 Can’t wait

"The Daughter City is inhabited by female practitioners. Any woman can come to the Daughter City to practice as long as she is willing, but men are prohibited from entering. So there is no man in the city?"

Xie Fu asked, "What if the man insists on entering?"

Li Jingtang smiled and said, "Your Excellency has seen how powerful Chen Linglong is, and she is just a member of the Daughter City. Ordinary men can't even get close to her, let alone enter. Of course, it is not impossible for you to force your way in with your ability, but I don't know what serious consequences it will cause."

Xie Fu asked: "What serious consequences could there be?"

Li Jingtang laughed and said, "Fish are very agile in water, but once they are on the shore, they become like meat. I think there must be something that restricts men."

Xie Fu smiled and said, "I have strayed off topic. Let's talk about these female practitioners."

"These female practitioners all have a common name - Juem, also known as female venerables, which you can understand as female monks."

"Oh, a female monk, just like some places in the temple are not allowed for women to set foot in, then why would this daughter city become the "human superior" of the Shenwu Pavilion and serve the royal family?"

This was the key question. Li Jingtang explained, "Because the Qin family of the emperor had a favor for the Daughter City, about a hundred years ago, a group of nuns who were being hunted wandered from the Western Regions to the territory of Daguan. Because it involved Daguan and the states of the Western Regions, the then governor of Jiannan Xichuan reported the matter to the emperor. The emperor showed mercy and took in and helped these nuns who were being hunted. He also designated the current Daughter City as a place for these nuns to practice, and at the same time required the local government to enact laws and regulations, prohibiting men from disturbing the practice of these nuns."

Xie Fu said: "As far as I know, Jiumu is very respected in the Western Regions. Why is he being hunted down? And why is it said that it involves Daguan Country and the Western Regions?"

Li Jingtang responded: "This group of nuns were called rebels at the time. Uh... just like the three sects of Taoism. Although they are all from the same sect, each sect is eager to eliminate dissidents."

Xie Fu nodded: "I understand, Lord Li, please continue."

Li Jingtang added: "Jiumu is very influential in the Western Regions, so these rebellious Jium people who were hunted down had no place to stand in the Western Regions and eventually fled to Daguan. The emperor's behavior at that time could lead to war. It must be said that the emperor was very courageous."

Xie Fu smiled and said, "Over the past one hundred years, the national strength of Daguan has become so strong. This is also the capital that the emperor can use his courage. If it were now, it might be the root cause of the country's destruction."

Li Jingtang nodded: "It is precisely because of this that this group of rebellious nuns will repay the emperor Qin's family for their kindness. As more and more women come to practice, it has become the Daughter City today."

"Okay, I know Chen Linglong's background. What's the meaning of Lord Li taking the initiative to confess this to me?"

Li Jingtang replied: "It can both resolve your doubts and help you distinguish between your enemies and friends."

"Haha, you want to tell me that Chen Linglong is a friend, not an enemy."

"There are no eternal friends. Even though I am sitting in the same room with you and talking to you frankly, there is no guarantee that we will not draw our swords against each other one day. At least you are now the Prince of Lingnan appointed by Her Majesty the Queen, and Chen Linglong is the "superior" of the Shenwu Pavilion. There is no reason for you to repay kindness with enmity."

Xie Fu smiled: "Please ask Lord Li to report to Her Majesty the Queen and tell her that Xie Fu will know what to do."

The Empress asked him to deal with Li Jingtang secretly, but he disobeyed the order. Conveying this sentence could be regarded as an explanation to the Empress.

Li Jingtang stood up and bowed happily: "Jingtang will definitely pass on your message, sir. I'm leaving now."

Looking at Li Jingtang's receding back, Xie Fu really didn't understand why Qin Chushang wanted to kill Li Jingtang, and where she could find such a loyal and righteous person. If she wanted to liquidate the Yudong County Prince's Mansion, it didn't make sense at all.

I can't figure out the reason. Perhaps I am not the emperor, so I can't understand the emperor's mind.

Not long after Li Jingtang left, it was Li Zhi's turn to resign: "Your Majesty, I will leave Suzhou tomorrow and return to Chang'an."

Xie Fu looked at this heroic woman in gorgeous armor, and thought to himself that this woman was indeed murderous to men, but he wondered if the men of Jiangnan could resist her unique charm.

As a man, Xie Fu naturally understands men, and having lived in Jiangnan since he was a child, he understands Jiangnan men even better.

Men always like to pursue the best and the most unconventional, just like they are flocking to the most beautiful girl in a brothel, while the second one is ignored by a huge gap.

A woman like Li Zhi can arouse a man's desire to challenge and conquer, but men in the south of the Yangtze River are more elegant and lack the toughness and masculinity of men in the north. It is easy to end up failing to conquer and being counterattacked instead.

Li Zhi saw that Xie Fu was just looking at her without saying anything. She was very familiar with this kind of look. Usually when faced with this kind of look, she would smile coldly in her heart and think, "You'll be in trouble soon."

The same look from different people made her feel a little uncomfortable at the moment. Perhaps the identity and status of the person in front of her made her feel like she was just a beautiful utensil placed on the table.

For people with proud personalities, this feeling is the most unbearable.

"Your Highness." Li Zhi shouted.

Xie Fu came back to his senses: "What did you call me?"

"Your Highness, you are now the Prince of Lingnan appointed by Her Majesty the Queen. Are you not used to this status? However, I want to remind you that you are a person of status now. You cannot act like a dandy boy, lest you be laughed at."

Li Zhi's words were naturally meant to mock Xie Fu for looking at her in that way, but Xie Fu just laughed: "We are all human. When we encounter a dish we have never seen before, of course we will be curious to take a closer look, smell it, and even taste it."

Li Zhi smiled and said, "Although some dishes are delicious, you have to be careful when eating them. For example, pufferfish has many spines and is poisonous. If you are not careful, you will be poisoned and die."

Xie Fu laughed: "People who don't dare to try will never be able to taste the deliciousness of puffer fish, right? Speaking of puffer fish, I am really good at removing the spines and poison."

Li Zhi knew that there was no point in arguing with him, so he didn't respond: "Your Majesty, I'm here to resign."

Xie Fu exclaimed, "Are you leaving so soon? Why don't you stay a little longer?"

"That's almost it."

Xie Fu smiled and said, "I wonder if Commander Li is having a good time in Suzhou these days, and whether he has seduced any of our Jiangnan talents?"

"Your Majesty wants to know."

"Of course! I am very curious whether a woman like Commander Li would be favored by the talented men in Jiangnan after coming to our Jiangnan area."

"Your Majesty is wrong."

"What's wrong?"

"Your Majesty should ask the talented man from Jiangnan whether he is favored by me."

Xie Fuha smiled and said, "Then will you be favored by Commander Li?"

"Men in Jiangnan are even more effeminate than men in Chang'an. I'm tired of playing with them, so I'll give them to my subordinates."

"I don't like what Commander Li said. We Jiangnan men are elegant, not weak, and refined, not vulgar."

Li Zhi chuckled, and Xie Fu was curious: "What is Commander Li laughing at?"

"No, even if what the prince said is all right."

"Whatever, it's just the way it is."

"I beg to differ. How about this, sir? Please follow me to the official post."

Xie Fu hummed, "I didn't treat Commander Li well when he came to Suzhou. How about this, I will just accompany Commander Li for a stroll."

On the way to the official post station, Xie Fu enthusiastically introduced the customs and culture of Jiangnan to Li Zhi, but Li Zhi didn't seem to be very interested and only responded perfunctorily from time to time.

They soon arrived at the official post station. Suzhou is a big province and the most prosperous place in the south of the Yangtze River. Its official post station is certainly not comparable to a remote small town. It covers a vast area and has all the necessary facilities for food, clothing, housing and transportation. It is also the hub for the court to transport supplies and can also be used as a temporary military station.

Li Zhi and the empress's personal guards were naturally treated with the highest standards at the post station. Li Zhi led Xie Fu to a spacious courtyard with a stone-paved open space in the middle, which was particularly spacious and could be used as a playground. There were pavilions around it. If a large number of people and horses arrived and there were not enough houses in the official post station, these pavilions could also be used for resting overnight.

At this time, there was loud laughter. There were more than ten young men in the field. They were dressed in elegant clothes and carried a pot on their backs. They had big bellies and narrow mouths and were running with the pot on their backs.

The pot looked quite heavy. These young men obviously worked less and enjoyed more on weekdays. They were all sweating, like turtles carrying their shells.

The female guards stood on the periphery and threw command arrows into the field, with the aim of throwing them into the pot, while the young men ran, avoiding the command arrows and throwing them into the pots on their backs.

Tossing arrows into a pot was a popular entertainment game among the royal family and nobles in Chang'an. The pot in front of you is not placed still on the ground, but is placed behind the person, running and dodging as the person does. It is obviously more difficult to throw the command arrow into the pot.

If there is a prize, the competition between those who carry pots on their backs and those who throw arrows can be considered a defensive and offensive confrontation.

Li Zhi saw that Xie Fu was enjoying the game, so he smiled and asked, "Does Your Majesty want to play too?"

Xie Fu smiled and said, "Okay, I wonder how to calculate the win or loss?"

Li Zhi pointed to the field and said, "Whoever has the least number of arrows hitting the pot behind him will be the winner."

Xie Fu looked at those young masters who were sweating profusely but still tried their best to avoid the enemy. He smiled and said, "I think they are quite determined. There should be a prize."

"Have."

"What kind of lottery?"

"I'm afraid the prince will laugh at me if I tell you this."

"How do you know I'll laugh if you don't tell me?"

Li Zhi opened his legs slightly, pointed his hand downwards, and said domineeringly: "Crawl under my crotch."

Xie Fu swept Li Zhi's legs, which were wearing cloud armor boots. Although they were slender, they felt like a blade. He teased, "Commander Li is planning to crush me to death."

Li Zhi chuckled: "It depends on my mood."

Xie Fu smiled: "What kind of prize is this? It must be Commander Li's prize."

"Just because the prince doesn't want her doesn't mean other men don't want her. Look at how servile they are. They all want to crawl on the ground and have a taste of her beauty."

After Li Zhi finished speaking, seeing Xie Fu remained silent, "I told you that I would make the prince laugh."

"I won't laugh at you. I haven't seen anything outrageous or absurd in Chang'an."

"Does the prince still plan to play?"

"It seems that Commander Li wants to kill a chicken to scare the monkeys."

"How dare I? But the prince can be regarded as the representative of Jiangnan men. If I can defeat the prince, it is equivalent to defeating all Jiangnan men."

"Jiangnan has produced many celebrities since ancient times. I dare not set an example, but I also want to fight for the men of Jiangnan so that they will not be looked down upon by the vulgar women of the north."

"So the prince wants to play?"

"You can play, but the prize needs to be changed. I don't want to get into a woman's pants, even though Commander Li's pants are very sexy."

"My Lord, how do you want to change it?"

Xie Fu smiled cheerfully: "If I win, I want Commander Li to stay with me for one night."

Li Zhi smiled at Xie Fu and said, "When I first met Your Majesty, I was already thinking about you, a handsome man. How can I refuse such a good opportunity?"

Xie Fu cried out in his heart, but he was full of aggression and said with a smile: "No matter what I say or what Commander Li wants to do, you must not resist."

Li Zhi smiled and said, "It sounds like Your Highness is afraid. Okay, I will agree to your bet first, but if I win, I would also like to ask for a bet from you."

Xie Futan said: "Of course, this is fair. I wonder what the prize is that Commander Li wants?"

"Well, I will do something good for my sisters and let them have a taste of what it's like to be a prince."

Xie Fuha smiled. It was the first time he heard a woman say such words. However, after spending a few times with Li Zhi, he was used to it.

Li Zhi's eyes flashed with a hint of sneer, how could this be hidden from Xie Fu's eyes: "Commander Li treats me as a dish, but it's just one dish, not enough for so many female guards."

"How can delicious food be enjoyed by one person alone? Everyone should have a taste and know the taste."

"Okay, how can I dampen Commander Li's interest?"

Li Zhi smiled and said, "There is one more thing I need to explain to the prince in advance. In order to prevent the prince from denying it later, I will ask the two princesses to be present as witnesses."

"Commander Li usually plays a lot."

Li Zhi had a proud look on his face, but said modestly: "It's barely acceptable, but a little worse than those princes and nobles."

For some reason, Xie Fu felt that Li Zhi was filled with hatred when he said this.

Do you hate me? I have no grudge against you.

"Then follow what Commander Li said."

Li Zhi clapped her hands and said, "Sisters, the prince wants to play a game with us. If you lose, you have to sleep with us. It's time to clear the field."

Even though Xie Fu was now thicker than a city wall, he couldn't help but laugh and cry after hearing this.

As Li Zhi said to clear the area, the command arrows in the female guards' hands became particularly accurate. No matter how these young masters dodged, the number of command arrows in the pot increased. The pot was not light to begin with, and with it fully loaded with command arrows, some young masters could not bear the pressure and fell to the ground.

The young men only now realized that the women were just teasing them and were only taking them seriously now. This was a game that could have been decided long ago.

The winner was decided early, but the female guards' fun seemed not to be over yet. The pot was filled with arrows, and the command arrows fell on the young masters. Although there were no arrowheads, it felt as painful as being hit by a stick when they landed on their bodies.

The men's screams of pain and the women's giggles mixed together to form a special melody.

Xie Fu looked at the scene in front of him, not knowing whether his worldview had changed a long time ago, he just felt that these young masters deserved it. As the ancients had said, lust is like a knife hanging over your head.

Li Zhi said, "Your Highness has visited brothels many times, so this scene should be familiar to you, right?"

Xie Fu laughed and said, "It's very strange. I've only ever seen men teasing women, never women teasing men."

"Is there any difference? It's a very common thing here."

Xie Fu asked himself, is there any difference? But there is no difference. Men can bully women, and women can also bully men. This is fair.

Haven't these young men ever bullied women? Since they are so fond of women, I'm afraid this kind of thing is hard to avoid.

"Okay, Commander Li, I can't wait any longer."