Chapter 91: A Scene

"Hmm, these two are indeed my Beauties."

Through the steaming heat of the hot pot, Zhao Xu saw Xu E standing at the doorway, surrounded by beauties of various figures, all of whom were girls from Tianxiang Lou.

It was just that he never fell for Xu E's tricks; hearing her say this, he instead draped his arms around the two of them, putting on a lecherous appearance.

Zhao Xu was intimate with the two in front of everyone; Luan'er was excited yet shy, lowering her head and smiling while holding her chopsticks.

Feng'er, on the other hand, held her head high and chest out, looking triumphant. She glanced lightly at Xu E, deliberately burying her head in Zhao Xu's chest, pretending to be delicate and coquettish, "Your Highness, who is she?"

Xu E's face turned cold.

Having nothing to do today, the sisters at Tianxiang Lou suggested coming to try this newly opened hot pot.

She couldn't resist their coaxing, so she came.

She hadn't expected that upon going upstairs and passing by here, she would see the Yan Wang laughing and talking with two women.

She wanted to pretend she didn't see them, but she suddenly felt sour in her heart and couldn't help but speak up.

She hadn't expected the Yan Wang to treat her like air, and what was even more hateful was that little vixen beside the Yan Wang, who was clearly trying to anger her on purpose.

But how could she, Xu E, lose to them?

Instantly, the coldness on her face dissipated, and a soul-stirring charm emerged.

She walked into the room gracefully, treating Feng'er and Luan'er as if they were nothing.

Pouring a cup of wine, she went straight behind Zhao Xu.

Leaning down, her jade-like, glowing arms wrapped around Zhao Xu's neck, offering the wine to his lips.

"Your Highness, last time Prefect Yuan wanted to raid Tianxiang Lou, thank you for blocking it for me. I have always wanted to invite Your Highness to my place to thank you in person, but I was afraid Your Highness was busy. Since we met by chance today, why not use this cup of wine to thank you?"

"This..."

Zhao Xu felt numb as if struck by electricity; Xu E's upper body was almost pressed against his back.

The summer was hot, and the two were dressed thinly, so he could even feel that softness.

His neck was wrapped in a smooth, slippery touch, and a faint, lingering fragrance assailed his nostrils, intoxicating him.

This woman is formidable.

She handles the posture for seducing men just right.

Looking at the wine cup in her fair hand, he smiled lightly and drank it all in one gulp.

Pointing his sword at the mountains and rivers, with a Beauty on his lap—this is a man's romance.

No need for affectation.

"You..."

Zhao Xu drank the wine and Xu E was happy, but Feng'er was not lightly angered.

She secretly thought that this woman was more beautiful than her, had a more enchanting figure than her, and was better at hooking men than her; she really was a vixen.

But she couldn't lose; her eyes rolled around, wanting to win back a round.

But at this moment, Zhao Xu suddenly stood up and coughed twice, "This Wang is full."

Xu Lie and the others were staring with envious eyes.

He didn't want to continue being the battlefield for a few little women.

Xu E smiled charmingly, "Then I won't disturb Your Highness. If Your Highness has time, you can come to Tianxiang Lou to find me anytime."

With a curtsy, Xu E walked gracefully to the door, sending a flirtatious look as she left.

Feng'er was furious and rolled her eyes at Xu E.

Luan'er's expression remained as usual, as if the intimacy between Xu E and Zhao Xu could not affect her.

After Xu E left, Feng'er stuck out her tongue; she wasn't jealous of Xu E, but was just acting along with Zhao Xu.

Because she and Luan'er knew very well that no matter which woman the Yan Wang liked, or which Imperial Concubine he took in the future, it could not change the fact that they were the Yan Wang's people.

The group ate and drank to their heart's content, and all were satisfied before returning to the Yan Prince Mansion.

Just as they arrived at the mansion, Liu Fu came out from the gatehouse.

"Your Highness, someone just delivered gifts. One said they were from the Third Prince, and the other said they were from the First Prince."

"The Third Prince? The First Prince? Where are they?" Zhao Xu looked at the boxes in the front courtyard.

"They left the things and left, each leaving a letter." Liu Fu laughed, "Nowadays, people in the court are paying more and more attention to Your Highness."

"

Zhao Xu shook his head; he understood the infighting among these Imperial Princes.

The three factions were often at each other's throats.

Now that the Third Prince and the First Prince sent people to deliver gifts, they naturally didn't see him as a brother, but were just using him as a pawn to make the Second Prince's faction unhappy.

As for how the Second Prince's faction would deal with him, they didn't care.

"Since they sent them, just accept them," Zhao Xu said; free things are not to be refused.

Then he read the two letters, which were nothing more than mentioning past events in Jingshi and hypocritically expressing their concern for him.

After reading them, he remarked that these two sheets of paper were better used as toilet paper.

"So stingy, one is five thousand silver, the other is six thousand silver." Feng'er returned to her state as a housekeeper the moment she returned to the mansion.

She looked at the things in the boxes and shook her head in disdain.

Now that the Yan Prince Mansion's business was so big, she really didn't care for this bit of silver.

Liu Fu also shook his head, then remembered the matter he had to report today, and said, "Your Highness, the tunnels in the seven counties of Yan Commandery have all been dug, and the commoners are familiar with the layout of the tunnels. Now we are just waiting for the weapons for the Village Soldiers."

Hearing this, Zhao Xu's expression became serious.

As the days passed, the time for the Northern Di Autumn Hunt was drawing closer day by day.

Every Autumn Hunt, the Northern Di army would always split off small groups of Cavalry to pillage the countryside.

The main force would then attack the county towns, or even Yancheng.

Therefore, every Autumn Hunt, the countryside suffers great losses.

And this time, he not only wants to minimize the losses but also make the Northern Di people pay the price.

He was just about to speak.

At this moment, he saw Chang Wei storming into the Prince's Mansion.

Seeing Zhao Xu, Chang Wei was panting, his eyes still filled with lingering excitement, "Your Highness, as soon as the recruitment notice for the Personal Guard Army was posted, the able-bodied men from the seven counties of Yan Commandery flocked to join; in just a few days, the ten thousand spots were filled, hehe, now we are just short of weapons and Armor."

Upon hearing this, Liu Fu was immediately displeased, "I am currently discussing the matter of weapons and Armor for the Village Soldiers with His Highness; we cannot prioritize your Personal Guards for everything right now."

"Of course we must prioritize the Personal Guards; the Village Soldiers are just doing small-scale skirmishes, using some old equipment from the warehouse will do." Chang Wei waved his hand dismissively.

It was not that he did not care about the lives of the common people, but rather that he was very skeptical of the combat effectiveness of the Village Soldiers.

He believed that only the Prince's Personal Guard could shoulder such important tasks.

As the Prince's Tutor, Liu Fu was in charge of people's livelihoods and naturally leaned more toward the Village Soldiers; he did not yield at all, "Why should you be the ones using new Armor? It is not yet certain who will kill more enemies when the time comes."

"Hmph, does that even need to be said?" Chang Wei tilted his head back, his face full of arrogance.

Seeing that the two were on the verge of escalating their argument, Zhao Xu said, "Stop arguing. During this period, the Armory has been manufacturing Armor and Weaponry for the Personal Guards, so the weapons for the Village Soldiers will need to be delayed, but do not worry. I will keep an eye on it for you; before the Autumn Hunt, the Armor and weapons will definitely be ready."

"Then this subordinate can rest easy." A trace of fatigue appeared on Liu Fu's face.

During this time, he had almost run his legs off, traveling back and forth between the Government Office and the countryside, all to supervise this matter.

Chang Wei had fought with great prestige in one battle, so he naturally also wanted to achieve something in front of Yan Wang.

Only in this way could he prove his ability and be worthy of the position of Prince's Tutor.