Volume 2 Chapter 10 (2/2)
“Please, don’t htly abashed
Whilst this took place, Ruo Yan sat as the silent bystander with his sharp watchful eyes
After much trouble and chaos, everyone finally returned to their seats that surrounded the sand box The Third Princess was still rallied with energy, she couldn’t resist issuing another question, “This for in mathematics Can Prince explain, hoe can apply the ‘Abacus’ for calculations?”
“Indeed, such a clever tool If Old Dong could have the privilege of understanding thechiotten about the Abacus he had boosted about, the contraption laid undisturbed in the middle of the room Sure, he could pull off basic calculations with addition and subtraction However, he had never used the abacus for coive the waited for a response enthusiastically, but seining hesitation froht and suddenly realised, “Oh, this is Xi Rei’s invention If the Prince is uncoe then please refrain fro”
One could read disappointment stas were made clear by her silence
At this ood to offend the Princess This wouldand his blunders have ress, and it was best to exploit this avenue whilst it was still active
He had to get his Aunt to promise to return with hih short, he was very sure that the King of Li was in fact a terrifyinghiht spark flashed inside Feng Ming’sfor a short while before returning his attention to the crowd around hi smile eased across his lips
He arose fro eye contact with Ruo Yan This was the second tih it was ’s heart was erratic and in distress even with the short contact However, this tied to switch on a calm facade, his face reative vibes off effortlessly
Finally, his eyes settled on the face of his Aunt, with an air of elegance he brought his hands clasped together to give her a greeting of obeisance
With a tone of deference he reasoned, “In truth, Ah He cannot be fully credited for the formula de Rong was the one who created this formula I’m unclear in which methods he used to create such a solution However, this shouldn’tto Xi Rei, Aunty would have plenty of ti is also welcoation of the ses is a rare opportunity, and our findings would be a blessing fro had thrown the silly oldof war he did him a favour and offered to save hi had finished announcing his offer, the Princess was on the edge of her seat No one could argue that the Prince’s invitation, to join a league of scholars, to coes in her beloved field of studies was extre in prestige
The Princess worded her response tactfully, as Ruo Yan was still present, she replied faintly
“Thank you Prince, I have heard of Xi Rei’s Regent King’s feats over many matters It would truly be a splendid experience to witness his abilities for proble first hand”
It was clear on where the Princess sentiments lay, after this confrontation Ruo Yan kneas out of the game, in terms of mathematics He retained his noble deht s pinned his eyes onto Feng Ming, his glare was alike sharp arrows piercing into the Prince, the only person to obstruct his objectives
Feng Ming had also been keeping tabs on the King of Li in the corner of his eyes For the ill back digging look he was receiving, Feng Ming could only wish he could return it with equal ani thein the vicinity of a viper, ready to pounce onto athe Princess’s positive response gave hioals It was best he stayed clear of Ruo Yan and search fora reason to end his discoain and directed to his Aunt, “To troubletime, An He is best to take his leave”
The Princess and Master Dong didn’t hide their expressions of diso of the Prince from their discussion
His Aunt exclaiht, this Oldto this subject to discuss”
Feng Ming was beginning to feel like a pin cushi+on, and Ruo Yan was the one doing the stabbing, no one in their right mind would stand around and subject the waved his hands in protest, “My apologize, I have matters to attend to An He willthe situation was helpless, the Princess stood up and personally saw her guest out of her efro tea The partysight, when the Third Princess stepped out and attentively saw off her nephew to the door Regardless, everyone inwardly felt that there was soe about what had happened
After clie, not only Lie Er but Official Xia had squeezed into the s a horse was General Tong, as his stature was a bit too big to be welcoe
The first words to leave Official Xia’s ratulation Prince, Prince certainly has God sent powers, to be able to win over the Third Princess and persuade her to side with Xi Rei”
Feng Ming flashed hiave it away?”
Lie Er interjected, “It’s really obvious, it’s her attitude towards you Prior and after, who can’t tell the difference?”
“Further, and his appearance is not very attractive, perhaps he failed in his atteiven to the Prince’s courage This humble Xia had suspected that due to Prince’s youth, Princesuch a fearful man It appears my concerns were unrequired”
The zany old ht of Ruo Yan, his brain flooded with the overbearing weight theat hi the scene He shook his head and gruain, that man is horrible When I’m near hie expressions as if he was trying to get a bad taste out of his mouth
“Nonetheless, in the end Ruo Yan could not match up with Prince’s brilliant streak of tact He was unable to capture the heart and ht, how did Prince coerce the Princess? What kind of clever trick did you eoing to be a long story fro did his best and incorporated gestures with his hands andvery aniroup travelled back to their stay
Both Lie Er and Official Xia were infatuated with every minor detail, and at the end they couldn’t help but cheer and applaud the Prince’sconcluded, Official Xia sighed, “Xia knew King Rong ell versed in history, geography and astronoh plateau in the field of , considering he fabricated this lie for the sake of boosting Xi Rei’s credentials, he giggled to himself
In a short time, the fleet had made their way back to the hotel Inside, Chiu Lan and the rest of his servants had awaited their return for the whole day Hearing the bustle of their reet hi faces of his three closest e into his indoor outfit
Chiu Lan praised “Congratulations Prince, in a few days ill be able to escort the Third Princess back to Xi Rei If news reaches King Rong, he would be certainly happy of your success”
“How did you guys know?” Feng Ming was surprised, word certainly leaked out fast He hadn’t even ht forwards, nodding with a grin, “Naturally, because our Prince is suave, outstanding and charht that the Princess would return with us”
“Oh please, Chiu Xing We used those words yesterday! You should find so pouted, “Hhness is very char; therefore we can say it on a daily basisChiu Lan, it’s not ’s faces to figure out that it is ‘good news’ What does that say about your taste?”
Feng Ming laughed at the petty bickering and decided to do soht that’s enough We’ve e to pull today off without much of a hitch We should be able to return to Xi Rei quite soon We should all be happy”
With that stateled and steered the conversation into gossip and curious rasQuestions such as, what the Princess looked like, and whether she lived up to ruenda
The hotel was filled with chatter and laughter