21, provocation
The seven-day hunting continued. It did not stop because Qinrou Junjun was attacked, but the number of guards around the princes and princes increased significantly. Zhou Huan also kept his promise and protected the seventh prince.
After a two-day rest, Qinrou Junjun appeared again on the third day in front of the door of Shanglin Bieyuan, watching the princes and grandsons show their trophies with great interest.
Three days of hunting have always been at the forefront of Zhongzi's fame, which makes him always surrounded by a few good aristocratic nobles. Beautiful women always love heroes, not to mention that Zhong Zicheng is young and brave, which makes these daughters in the boudoir's hearts.
However, Zhong Zicheng's eyes fell on Qinrou Junjun, who was talking to the seventh prince and the king of Qi with a smile on the corners of his mouth.
During the year of returning to Beijing, he has always heard the name of this magical woman, accompanied by the title of tea master and the name of the most beautiful woman in the capital. At the beginning, he didn't pay attention to the royal relatives and nobles who were famous in the aristocratic circle at all. He just thought that she was a little talented and liked to be grandstanding. The granddaughter of the Empress Dowager, the granddaughter of Prince Qian, and the direct palm of the Cheng family, never dated any noble daughter. She did not go out of the door, and her talent was amazing but she was alone. All these made her mysterious and made Zhong Zicheng disdainful and curious. After seeing her true face for the first time three days ago, she couldn't help but The Lord followed her with his eyes.
But her eyes never floated to him once, and even if she looked at it with the afterglow of the corners of her eyes, it never happened, which made him full of unwillingness and hatred. Three days ago, when he saw her talking to the seventh prince, his beautiful face and graceful demeanor had completely conquered him, so he tried his best to achieve good results these days so that she could look at him differently.
The fact is that he often can't get what he wants. He did maintain good results for three days, but Qinrou Junjun still didn't look at him. At least she turned a blind eye to him. She was even stingy and disappeared directly.
Zhong Zicheng is very unconvinced and very unconvinced. Although the seventh prince is the prince and the emperor's own son, he has no military power and no official position in his hand. He has a prince's name, but there is no auxiliary family. Except for a good skin, he has almost nothing to rely on. Think about yourself, you once led thousands of troops to fight on the battlefield, and now it is more safe to guard the capital, and the Zhong family is also a general family. In terms of age and family background, even if it is a little worse, it will not make her ignore it.
But in front of the Junjun, he did not dare to express his unwillingness. At least let his hand go down to find out what kind of relationship there was between Qinrou Junjun and the seventh prince.
The people who went to inquire came back soon, because the relationship between Qinrou Junjun and the seventh prince has never been hidden from anyone, and the King of Qi, Prince Qian and others are also happy to see the success. It is already very much for the reputation of Qinrou Junjun to publicize everywhere. It is impossible to ask them to help hide it.
"Because the seventh prince can taste tea, and Qinrou Junjun is good at making tea, can the two make friends?" After hearing such a reply, Zhong Zicheng felt a little surprised, but his heart was inexplicably relieved.
"Yes. Three days ago, Qinrou Junjun was attacked, and she and the seventh prince went out to look for water for making tea, and met an assassin on the way home. His subordinates continued to report: "And that night, Qinrou Junjun also used the water he brought back to make a pot of neon cloud tea for the empress dowager, which has been rumored in the past three days."
Although the emperor ordered not to discuss the attack of Qinrou Junjun and the seventh prince three days ago, this matter still came out. As for the matter of neon cloud tea, it was widely known the next day. It can rise clouds and reflect colorful neon tea in the cup. It has been infinitely exaggerated by word of mouth, which has been exaggerated to the extent that even several parties can't believe it.
"Is it just tea tasting? It's interesting." Zhong Zicheng thought to himself.
Zhong Zicheng, who has been fighting with his father since he was a child, is not a noble prince who knows nothing, but a strange man who has seen the world. Although he was young, he fought in the army and negotiated with the enemy. Moreover, due to his excellent diplomatic ability, he reached an agreement with several tribal chiefs to advance and retreat, which saved him from an unnecessary war.
In his opinion, tea tasting is drinking tea, and then commenting on tea. If the tea is made by a beautiful woman, as long as she praises her, anyway, as long as the other party is happy, what the tea tastes like is secondary.
"Show me the way. I'm going to see the seventh prince." Zhong Zicheng, who has never been defeated, is determined to find the field.
When Zhong Zicheng saw the seventh prince, the seventh prince was asking Zhou Huan for swordsmanship. The Zhou family is unique in the world with swordsmanship. The swordsmanship left by Su Ling in the sword in those years is not small. After the inheritance of the Zhou family from generation to generation, it is even more sharp. Although the unique swordsmanship of the Zhou family cannot be passed on to the seventh prince, Zhou Huan can still do it by pointing out the swordsmanship of the seventh prince. After all, the Zhou family is not only one set of swordsmanship that can see people.
Although Zhong Zicheng was in the military, he had also heard of the reputation of the Zhou family, and also knew that the people who had come to the Zhou family for training were military service. After listening to his subordinates reporting Zhou Huan's identity, he was even more curious about him. The people of the Zhou family have always been famous for their mystery and martial arts. In addition, every time they quickly return to the Sword Soul Valley, it is difficult for outsiders to understand them. It is not a common opportunity for people who can observe the Zhou family from a quiet distance this time.
In Zhong Zicheng's opinion, the Zhou family is about the same age as him, but his appearance is very good. He is not the same as the seventh prince, who has always been famous for his handsome appearance. Moreover, judging from the ability he shows now, at least his swordsmanship is very good. Zhong Zicheng was born in the army and is very good at riding and shooting, but he is not good at fighting alone. When he sees Zhou Huan, he can't help but shine brightly. It is very rare to let Zhou Huan point out his swordsmanship.
The seventh prince and Zhou Huan also noticed the approaching Zhong Zicheng and stopped the competition between the two.
He bowed his hand to Zhong Zicheng, and the seventh prince said with a smile, "Brother Zhong has been back with a full load these days. Congratulations."
The corners of Zhong Zicheng's mouth twitched, and his achievements were nothing in the eyes of the people he cared about.
Zhou Huan took a look at Zhong Zicheng. When he showed his prey in the past few afternoons, Zhong Zicheng was in the limelight. He had noticed it for a long time, but in terms of his skills, there was no need to show any admiration for him. Although riding and shooting is a good way to hunt, in the face of absolute martial arts, any hunting method such as riding and shooting traps is a path. After all, the human body is much more flexible than a sword.
In the past two days, he got along with the seventh prince. From being ordered to act at the beginning, he has successfully changed into willingness. The seventh prince's talent is the most powerful in his life. With a little dial, he can immediately fully understand and put forward his own opinions. These opinions are all He has never deligated into it. In the past two days, he has benefited a lot from each other through mutual competition and discussion.
Zhong Zicheng saluted the seventh prince and said, "I have often heard the name of the seventh prince in the past few days, but I have not been able to attend the meeting. This time, the last general will come to teach the seventh prince, and ask the seventh prince to give advice."
"Oh? What can I teach General Zhong? Zhong Zi became a seventh prince and called himself the last general, so the seventh prince also called him General Zhong.
"I heard that the seventh prince is quite good at drinking tea, and he also loves it in his spare time, so he came to have a tea party with the seventh prince." Zhong Zicheng didn't consciously open his mouth at all.
What a exquisite figure the seventh prince is. Listening to what he said, thinking about his performance in the past three days and his deep face at this moment, he knows that he must have come for his relationship with Cheng Yuanjia.
"I didn't expect General Zhong to like this. I'm really not lonely." The seventh prince immediately showed a very excited look. He came forward and saluted Zhong Zicheng slightly and said, "It's a pity that I am not good at making tea, and I don't bring these utensils. Originally, these were the strengths of Qinrou Junjun, and I didn't dare to play with an axe in front of her. I don't know if General Zhong can bring a tea set and tea. You might as well take it out and make a pot, and let's evaluate it together.