Chapter 58 Beixiang Documents "Third...brother?"Yun Chuhuan turned around and looked at the Third Prince, who was riding on a tall horse and dressed very flamboyantly. He subconsciously stepped in front of Liu Ziming, trying to prevent him from seeing the things in Liu Ziming's hand. "Why are you here at this hour?" The third prince is of a carefree and playful nature. He used to cause trouble everywhere when he was in the palace. After leaving the palace, he walked around the city playing with cats and dogs and was not serious at all. Emperor Xuanwu arranged for him to work in the relatively idle Honglu Temple, where there was nothing important for him to do. But this position could tie him down in the Honglu Temple, preventing him from wandering around all day. Logically speaking, the Third Prince should have stayed in the Honglu Temple obediently at this point instead of suddenly appearing behind him. "Look at you like this, can I still steal your toys?" Noticing Yun Chuhuan's alert look, the Third Prince almost laughed out of anger: "Brother San, I have something to do, and I just happened to pass by here and saw you, so I said hello." As he spoke, he looked at Yun Chuhuan in surprise: "Come to think of it, when did you start caring about these worthless little things? A few days ago, I gave you the Yaolin Jade Flute, but you didn't even look at it twice!"
The Yaolin Jade Flute that the Third Prince mentioned was the prize he lost in the Autumn Hunt. At first, he thought he could definitely take third place, so he deliberately stirred things up and made everyone play a part. But unexpectedly, this year's autumn hunt was so exciting. The eldest prince was eliminated early, Yun Shu won first place by digging a hole, Yun Chuhuan won second place by clinging to Yun Shu, and the crown prince, who was originally full of confidence, became third. And he happened to be stuck in fourth place! When the Yaolin Jade Flute was played, he felt pain for a long time. What's even more infuriating is that Yun Chuhuan, a tycoon who is used to seeing good things, handed the Yaolin Jade Flute to the eunuch who was serving him after he got it, and no one knows where he put it! In comparison, Yun Chuhuan's current situation is particularly abnormal. Is it... The third prince sat on the horse's back, leaning sideways, trying to see clearly what was in Liu Ziming's hand over Yun Chuhuan. However, Yun Chuhuan was on guard as if he was guarding against a thief. He went in the direction where the Third Prince went, determined not to let the other party see him! "Tsk!" The third prince became more curious: "What treasure do you have hidden in here? Can't I just take a look?" "No baby!" Yun Chuhuan had a sour face and dealt with him impatiently: "Don't you have something else to do?" "There's no rush for now." How can a person who likes to stir up trouble not be curious? The more Yun Chuhuan tried to hide the truth, the harder it would be to deal with the Third Prince. Fortunately, after a short stalemate, Yun Chuhuan finally realized a fact. This is not Yun Shu! The third prince probably doesn’t know that his father likes these little gadgets! Yun Chuhuan, realizing this, immediately relaxed and made way for Liu Ziming. Just a face but still stinks: "Look, look, look! Isn't it just a bunch of junk? It doesn't cost more than three taels of silver. I just bought it to take a look. I'm embarrassed to let others see it, but you still insist on getting to the bottom of it!"
So you feel embarrassed because you think it's all rubbish? This reason was very clear and the Third Prince did not doubt it at all, and even laughed and joked: "What's there to be embarrassed about? I think your mask is quite interesting. You won't want it anyway, so why not give it to me?" "Take it, take it!" It’s just a paper mask that costs five cents. At worst, he can just buy a new one later! Yun Chuhuan impatiently threw the mask to the Third Prince: "Hurry up and leave!" "How do you talk to your brother?" The Third Prince was grinning and didn't care about Yun Chuhuan's attitude. After taking the mask, he waved his hand lazily and rode away leisurely: "Consider this mask as your apology to your brother!" Yun Chuhuan: “…” Shameless guy, who apologized to him? With a heavy cold snort, Yun Chuhuan turned around and called Liu Ziming: "Let's go buy another mask!" "Oh……" …… On the other side, after teasing Yun Chuhuan, the third prince went all the way to the palace and met Emperor Xuanwu. "What's that in your hand?" Hearing the Third Prince's greeting, Emperor Xuanwu raised his head and saw the mask hanging on his finger. He couldn't help but frown: "Didn't I tell you to stay in the Honglu Temple on weekdays? Why did you sneak out to play again?" "Father, you are wrongly accusing me!" The third prince grinned and took out a document from his arms: "Isn't the Emperor's birthday coming soon? Beixiang has sent another document over, and I happened to meet the Sixth Prince on my way to the palace to present it to you." He repeated everything that had just happened on the road, including the Sixth Prince's remarks about "rags" and "sorry", word for word. "...After all, this is the first time that Sixth Prince Brother has given me a gift that is not for his birthday or any other reason. I can't just throw it away, right?" Emperor Xuanwu: “…” You obviously forced it here! Not wanting to bother with the unruly Third Brother, Emperor Xuanwu flipped through the document and casually glanced over it. But after a while, his eyes became sharp and angry: "Does Bei Xiang really think that there is no one left in Tiansheng?!" The third prince was startled. At this time, he stood up straight and acted like an invisible man, not daring to ask any more questions. Emperor Xuanwu was burning with anger, so he naturally had no time to answer his questions. More than 20 years ago, Beixiang was defeated and asked for peace, and signed many unequal treaties. For example, every year a thousand fine war horses were presented to the Tiansheng Dynasty. Before this year, Beixiang did abide by the agreement. Before sending envoys to Tiansheng Dynasty to congratulate the Emperor on his birthday every year, they would send a written document to Tiansheng, detailing the members of their envoy group and the supplies they would carry. Those supplies were Beixiang’s gifts and annual offerings. This is why the Third Prince was so leisurely on his way to the palace with this document. Because it’s like this every year.
But this year is clearly different. The document sent by Beixiang this year actually said that Beixiang had some problems this year and could not provide a thousand fine war horses, so it planned to replace them with a thousand retired war horses! Not to mention that Beixiang was built on the grassland, even ordinary people would raise a few horses every year, and it would definitely not be the case that they could not even produce a thousand excellent war horses. Even if something really happened to them, what's the point of using retired war horses to compensate? What's the point of him retiring his warhorse! (End of this chapter)