Chapter 41 Thank you
Deng Qianqiu: “…”

After Eunuch Cui finished reading, the signing room remained as quiet as death.

Eunuch Cui took the bundle with a smile and shook it out. It turned out to be a new dress made of silk. Eunuch Cui put the bright red dress on Deng Qianqiu and said with a smile, "Captain Deng, your majesty is so kind. Why don't you thank me for it?"

Deng Qianqiu, who had been confused the whole time, finally reacted. He tugged at the new clothes on his body and said, "Thank... Yes..."

The emperor must have taken the wrong medicine. What is he trying to do?

Could this be a prank by Prince Jin?

Countless thoughts intertwined together.

On the other hand, Eunuch Cui smiled and bowed: "Then... we won't disturb you anymore. Goodbye."

After saying that, he left with the few people who came with him.

Deng Qianqiu stared blankly at the backs of those people leaving, but his mind was trying to recall many possibilities and he was distracted for a moment.

When he came to his senses, he found that the signing room was still crowded as usual, but everyone was looking at him in disbelief. Wherever his eyes moved, many people did not have the playful look on their faces just now, but were avoiding him, or smiling in a slightly flattering manner.

"Captain Deng, Captain Deng... Your student... Your student, please come and check in for me..."

Deng Qianqiu suddenly realized and looked at the person who was speaking, it was the clerk just now.

At this time, the clerk had a forced smile on his face, but his expression showed uneasiness.

Deng Qianqiu put away his worries and glanced at him: "Aren't you going to write a letter to Captain Wang?"

"Haha..." the clerk said hurriedly, "This... this... is of course Captain Deng's report."

Deng Qianqiu ignored him.

The clerk was so frightened that his face turned pale. He slapped himself in the face and was about to cry: "Ah, alas... it's all because of my blindness. Captain Deng, please sit up and I will give you this..."

Deng Qianqiu looked at him with a smile but did not comment.

But the more this happened, the more panicked the clerk became. The military officers and captains nearby all looked over in silence. There seemed to be a hint of tension in the air at this moment.

Seeing Deng Qianqiu remained silent, the clerk became even more panicked and said, "Captain Deng, I apologize for any offense I have caused. Please forgive me."

Deng Qianqiu said in a cold voice: "Why should I forgive?"

When these words were spoken, everyone gasped. Originally, at this point, if Deng Qianqiu had just shown some magnanimity, everyone would have naturally breathed a sigh of relief. Then the clerk expressed some approval, and everyone praised Deng Qianqiu for being forgiving, and everyone was happy.

But no one expected that Deng Qianqiu would never let go of any grudge, and he would do it without betraying anyone, just like that.

This is not in accordance with Zhou Li!
The more Deng Qianqiu persisted, the more panicked the clerk became. The emperor personally bestowed clothes on him, but he was so aggressive here. What kind of background did this young man in front of him have?

He was extremely panicked, with a bitter face, and it took him a long time to utter a word: "May I ask Captain Deng, how...how can I forgive my students?"

Deng Qianqiu laughed and looked nonchalant. He wanted to laugh in his heart. Nothing happened to him yet, but the other party was scared to death. Such a sycophantic villain should be scared.

What's more, there are so many people here, which is a perfect opportunity for him to show his unsociable side.

So Deng Qianqiu said nonchalantly: "Bark like a dog for me to hear."

In fact, Deng Qianqiu was deliberately making things difficult. He didn't think that others would really do as he asked. He even thought that the clerk would get furious and leave in anger.

You know, the ancients were very concerned about face. Faced with such humiliation, it was good enough that they didn't kill Deng Qianqiu.

Unexpectedly, the clerk opened his mouth and said, "Woof...Woof woof..."

Deng Qianqiu: “…”

Although it was unexpected, he smiled and said nothing more. He ignored the clerk and walked away: "Hahahaha..."

The shrill laughter faded away along with Deng Qianqiu's figure.

Everyone who stayed in the signing room had a tense look on their faces. Some people whispered, "No wonder this kid is so unkind. It turns out... it's Jian who is in the emperor's heart!"

"How can he, a hundred households, reach the ears of the emperor?"

"Anyway, don't provoke him in the future."…………

Deng Qianqiu skipped work.

He did not check in at the signing room and ran back to Xianliang Temple. However, he believed that someone would check in for him and someone would also cover for him.

After returning to the temple, with nothing to do, Deng Qianqiu thought of Prince Jin.

I don’t know what this kid is doing now.

It was a hot day, so he packed up the clothes he had been given and went to the courtyard not far away to look for King Jin.

The eunuch serving Prince Jin knew Deng Qianqiu. When he saw Deng Qianqiu, he was particularly cordial and happily took Deng Qianqiu to report to the emperor.

When Deng Qianqiu entered the small hall, he found that there were other guests besides Zhu Gang.

The person who came was wearing a scarlet cloak. She was not tall, with an oval face and a pair of particularly beautiful eyes, like stars. She and Zhu Gang sat opposite each other, with a desk in the middle, on which was a chessboard and chess pieces.

Deng Qianqiu was about to avoid it when he saw this.

Zhu Gang glanced at the entrance of the palace and saw Deng Qianqiu. He said happily, "Qianqiu, Qianqiu, you've come at the right time. Come and see how I kill everyone. Hahahaha..."

Deng Qianqiu ignored him and looked at the girl who was playing chess with Zhu Gang, as if asking for her opinion.

The girl was a little shy and nodded to Deng Qianqiu.

Deng Qianqiu then boldly stepped forward, stood behind Zhu Gang, and watched the two play chess.

This was traditional Go. The two of them were having a blast playing it. After playing two games in a row, Zhu Gang was always beaming with joy, revealing a smug look on his face: "Hahaha, you lost again, sister. I really sympathize with you. You never make any progress in playing Go."

The girl was now somewhat lively, and even her star-like eyes seemed brighter. She smiled and said, "Come on, come on."

Zhu Gang said with a straight face, "A man should not indulge in playing and having fun. Your third brother is a man who wants to do great things. Qianqiu is here, so I want to show him the account book of our big business to see if he has any new ideas."

The eunuch at the palace gate said hurriedly: "I will go get the account book right away."

Zhu Gang said, "I will go and get it myself. What do you know as a servant? You will not be punished for ruining the account book."

Having said that, he went to the study excitedly.

Thus, only the girl and Deng Qianqiu were left in the hall.

Without Zhu Gang, the girl became quiet again. She packed up the chess pieces gracefully, divided them into black and white, and put them into two large sachets, very carefully.

Deng Qianqiu's eyes were filled with doubts at this moment. He coughed and couldn't help but said, "I am a bit familiar with chess. I was watching the game just now, but I found that every time you made a move, it seemed that your chess skills were better than His Royal Highness Prince Jin's. Prince Jin plays chess with more force than strategy, and you could beat him many times, but...why did Prince Jin always win in the end?"

The girl raised her eyes and glanced at Deng Qianqiu, and her pretty face blushed slightly, as if Deng Qianqiu had seen through her thoughts all of a sudden.

She thought about it, but still said: "I play chess with my third brother because I want him to accompany me. Third brother is competitive, and he plays chess in the hope of defeating me. Now I have his company, and he won the game, so everyone is happy. What's wrong with that?"

This answer surprised Deng Qianqiu. He couldn't help but feel a little fond of the girl. It was not because she was thoughtful, but because she was sincere.

Aren't princesses supposed to be unruly? The princesses of the Ming Dynasty are better. The princesses of the Tang Dynasty are all scumbags.

However, although Deng Qianqiu was thinking, he was speechless. He just looked at the calligraphy and paintings on the wall awkwardly.

The young girl said calmly, "Are you Deng Qianqiu?"

Deng Qianqiu then stopped looking at the calligraphy and painting and said, "That's right, I didn't expect that His Highness also knew me."

The girl smiled and said, "How could I not know? Third brother always mentions you, I am almost tired of hearing you."

Deng Qianqiu subconsciously asked, "What are you talking about me?"

The girl chuckled, as if she felt this was rude, so she lowered her eyebrows slightly, restrained her smile, and said, "He said that except for your intelligence, everything else about you is bad."

Deng Qianqiu’s eyes went dark. Damn, this bastard.

(End of this chapter)