Chapter 13 is going to get beaten up!

  The officials heard Zi Yanran say that, and they all started to behave solemnly. Li Yu had been serving as a concubine due to her mother's expedition, and it was normal for women to have one or two small attendants in the warm rooms. However, perhaps because life in the military was too bitter, until now, Li Yu was still alone.

  At eighteen, she was truly a maiden in her prime, and with the white jade cup in hand, she had an inexplicable charm that captivated the hearts of all the young men present. General Li was slightly surprised by this arrangement with Zi Yanran, but he was very pleased with how things were going.

  "Let's get started." He said to Wang, the servant beside him, indicating that it was time to begin.

  Zi Ruoye glanced over carelessly, not expecting that there were also sons of princes and wealthy merchants present. It's just unknown whether they wanted to curry favor with General Li or form a strong alliance. Zi Ruoye smiled with a hint of intoxication in her eyes, full of the spirit of watching a good show.

  The first to appear was the youngest son of the Minister of Rites, wearing a pale green robe, fourteen years old, carrying a zither almost as tall as him onto the stage. The Minister of Rites sitting below wiped his sweat repeatedly, hoping that his young son would not make any mistakes.

  The little man walked forward, bowed to the emperor, and placed the zither on the stage. In an instant, the soft and melancholic sound of the zither flowed gently into the hearts of all present.

  "The son of the Minister of Rites, Qin, has quite an impressive talent." The ministers whispered to each other in private, and this time at the banquet, they also had their own sons make a good impression, hoping to establish a relationship with the general through marriage.

  Like jade beads falling onto a jade plate, crisp and pleasant to the ear, it's as if a small stream is flowing gently. Zi Ruo Ye sipped from her cup, closed her eyes and listened quietly. Next came the men competing with each other in cleverness and splendor, compared to the zither, flute, books and paintings, what a lively scene! But when he glanced at Li Yu, he found that she seemed somewhat disinterested?

  Li Yu, who was drinking wine, caught Zi Ruoye's gaze, which seemed to be looking at her again and again, but in fact, it was just a fleeting glance. In her heart, she didn't think much of this prince from the Purple Mystic Country, and this time she came back to see if the legendary prince was really as rumored. Today, taking a look, apart from lazily sitting there drinking wine and lecherously staring at those men, he was truly useless!

  What a shame for women like her! As soon as she returned to the capital, she heard that she had bought Yun Cong... As for Yun Cong, Li Yu had met him once before, and was immediately attracted to his elegant demeanor, but didn't expect that he would be taken away by her just a year ago. Even looking at Zi Ruo Ye's gaze now carries hostility.

  Zi Ruoye, however, was chilled to the bone by this inexplicable gaze and wondered if she had offended her. She also thought that it was her first time seeing this legendary young general, who was indeed a dashing young man, but didn't know how to get acquainted with him.

  "Yu'er, what are you looking at? Have you found a man to your liking this time?" General Li saw that although Li Yu had been watching these men, she hadn't made a sound, and her gaze didn't even fall on that useless Prince Wang.

  "Mother, the son of the Minister of Rites just now is not bad." Li Yu replied lightly and softly, but there was no hint of joy in her tone. She had come to understand this array now, if she didn't choose someone, wouldn't that be a loss of face for the Emperor? Anyway, choosing anyone would do.

  General Li was also very pleased to hear that, and the child was also delighted. Although marrying into General's mansion couldn't make her the first wife, being a secondary wife wasn't bad either.

  As the performance was almost over, the crowd also began to put down some of their reserve. Some high-ranking officials, taking advantage of the wine, shouted at General Li, "Now that all the young masters have shown off their skills, shouldn't Vice-General Li show off a couple of tricks too?"

  Upon hearing the minister's shout, the other ministers also followed suit, "Yes, yes! We too want to witness Lieutenant Li's skills!"

  "In that case, Vice General Li, why don't you show off your skills?" Zi Yanran said with a smile, she was also very curious about Li Yu's martial arts.

  "Then I'll show you a clumsy move!" With a flip and a jump, he drew out the precious sword that he wore on his person. In the blink of an eye, a set of sword moves flowed out like floating clouds and flowing water.

  Li Yu's body moved with the sword technique, running, jumping, flipping, and leaping! The ministers seemed to still hear the sound of the wind being torn apart, while Zi Ruo Ye watched and also sighed in admiration at the great swordsmanship!

  She saw her lightly toss the sword tip, a jade cup full of wine, and it landed in the hands of the youngest son of the Minister of Rites without spilling a single drop. The person who received the wine was stunned and couldn't react for a moment.

  Everyone finally understood that Li Yu had taken a liking to the young master of the Ministry of Rites' household! Zi Ruoye, however, slightly furrowed her brow, how could he make up his mind so quickly? What about that kid Liu Qingyou then?

  Her eyes swept lightly, but found that the small servant behind Liu Xiang's back was somehow familiar. He saw him staring blankly at Li Yu, his eyes revealing a look of disappointment and sadness.

  "Cough, cough, cough..." Liu Qingyou, you should know that you're not qualified to enter now. If you're discovered, what will happen? Zi Ruoye confirmed it but accidentally got choked by the wine, suddenly coughing violently, even tears were about to come out.

  Everyone thought Li Yu was going to withdraw, but with a flip of her finger, the sword tip pointed at Zi Ruoye, and in an instant, she launched an unstoppable attack on her!

  The ministers all held their breaths. What was going on? But Li Yu stopped his attack just as he was about to touch the tip of Zi Yue's nose.

  "Can't Your Highness bear to see my swordsmanship?" A cold voice came, Li Yu looked down at the king in front of him who had already been scared out of his wits and turned pale, sneering inwardly.

  "This king... this king doesn't." Zǐ Ruò Yè's lips trembled, as if she was really scared, and her voice even stuttered. Just now it was almost choking to death, after a while because of the choking, her pale face turned slightly better, Zǐ Ruò Yè only felt a bit better then.

  Ziyan sat above, clearly seeing what was happening below, but her mouth twitched as she whispered to Liu Qingyue, "Qingyue, what do you think Ye wants to do?"

  This was a grand feast, and Li Yu's sword dance was going well. You suddenly started coughing loudly, wasn't this slapping Li Yu in the face in front of all the officials?

  Liu Qingyue smiled slightly and curved her eyes, pointing a slender finger towards the back of Liu Chengxiang, with an expression that said "you'll understand if you take a look". Zi Yanyan glanced over and understood in an instant, then her expression became calm again, but inside she was secretly laughing. Ah, Ruo Ye, ah Ruo Ye, if only he wouldn't speak up, it would be fine, but if he did, what would you do?

  "I'm very curious about your martial arts skills, Lord Wang. I hope we can exchange blows and learn from each other!" Li Yu sheathed his sword and continued.

  The king still knows martial arts? The ministers present looked at me, I looked at you, how could they not know that the king still knew martial arts, and some ministers did not speak sensibly. Who doesn't know that the fifth prince Zixuan is useless, can't even recite poetry and songs, let alone martial arts. It seems that Deputy General Li wants to avenge his previous defeat.

  "It's not necessary to be so polite, is it...?" Zi Ruoye said with a somewhat awkward smile, "You also know... Your Majesty..." His face turned red with embarrassment as he looked at Li Yu.

  Seeing Zi Ruoye like this, Li Yu was not lenient. "We are just simply sparring, now that all the officials are watching, isn't it that the king is afraid of Li Yu, a small deputy general?"

  "What a joke? Zǐ Ruò Yè's heart skipped a beat, glanced at Zǐ Yān Rán sitting above her, saw that she was watching the show without any intention of stopping it, and sighed slightly in her heart. Her face was full of indignation as she said, "A joke! This king is not afraid of you! Let's compare!"

  The ministers saw Zi Ruoye like this and couldn't help but look down on him. He obviously had no ability, yet he still wanted to show off his bravery, truly asking for trouble.

  Zi Ruoye stepped onto the stage with a slow and hesitant pace, wearing a purple robe with the same wooden flower pattern as before. She stood on the stage with a slightly bent waist, looking quite unimposing.

  "Don't blame me for being ruthless today, Your Highness!" Li Yu said softly as soon as he stepped onto the stage.

  Zi Ruoye's mouth twitched, wasn't it just "point to stop" and "cutting edge" just now... how did it become ruthless? Ah... Zi Ruoye picked up a sword that seemed to weigh several kilograms, held it horizontally in front of him, "How can I, the king, be afraid of you, a small deputy general!" Then he shouted loudly and rushed over, with numerous openings exposed.

  Ziyan looked at Ziruo Ye's charging formation, her mouth twitching even more fiercely, and she couldn't help but rub her forehead, saying with a sigh of frustration, "Mei'er, why doesn't Ruo Ye want to clear his own name at all!"

  Sure, here is the translation:

  As expected, after Zi Ruoye rushed over with such fanfare, she was knocked down by Li Yu with one punch, and fell to the ground with a thud.

  This punch really is... heavy! Zi Ruoye lay on the ground, dazed and confused. The ministers all stifled their expressions, wanting to laugh but not daring to, as the prince had been knocked flying without even drawing his weapon...

  After the general's punch flew at the lustful prince... it seems this topic will be talked about for a long time...

  Digression

  I saw Wenwen on the homepage today! So cool!