ushernet Chapter 140: Wedding
Chapter 140: Wedding
"Your Majesty, the wedding ceremony is over. In order to congratulate His Royal Highness the Eighth Prince on his double happiness, I, your humble servant, boldly propose that the next part of the wedding celebration be for the Eighth Prince to participate in a literary duel! I hope Your Majesty will grant my approval!"
Shi Wenzong smiled and respectfully bowed to the Emperor of Yan.
As soon as he said this, the court officials who did not rely on the prince could not help but curl their lips and secretly cursed this guy for being such a cunning old bastard.
She actually used the festive occasion of a wedding to embarrass the Eighth Prince.
Doing so would not only make things difficult for Jiang Fan, but would also prevent Emperor Yan from being embarrassed and saying something to stop their good deeds.
After all, if they made things difficult for Jiang Fan in front of Emperor Yan without any reason, it would be a slap in the face of Emperor Yan.
Even if Emperor Yan wanted to know the answer, for the sake of his face, he would not let them continue, otherwise he might even make Emperor Yan bear a grudge against him.
A group of court officials who were not attached to the prince looked at Jiang Fan with a hint of pity in their eyes, although Jiang Fan's recent performance was very impressive to them.
But most of the court officials believed the rumors and thought that Jiang Fan might really be a waste.
A loser who meets the great scholar Shi Wenzong will be beaten to a pulp! Once Shi Wenzong proves that he is a loser, Jiang Fan will be finished!
Upon hearing this, Emperor Yan glanced at Shi Wenzong, then he looked at Jiang Fan, smiled slightly and said, "Fan'er, what do you think?"
He did not say anything to stop them, but he did not interrupt them either. He gave the decision to Jiang Fan. Although Emperor Yan wanted to know the answer, he did not want to ruin his son's wedding banquet!
Concubine Su, Jiang Xing and Concubine Ning looked a little nervous and looked at Jiang Fan worriedly.
Jiang Fan smiled faintly upon hearing this, and looked at Shi Wenzong and said, "Shi Jijiu, I don't know how you want to compete in the literary duel!"
Shi Wenzong smiled faintly and said with a playful look:
"The Eighth Prince is the protagonist of this wedding banquet. Of course, the literary contest will focus on the Eighth Prince. We will ask the Eighth Prince to answer the questions. Only in this way can we celebrate the wedding! I wonder if His Highness dares to accept the questions?"
His voice was a little provocative. It even contained a hint of contempt! Upon hearing this, everyone cursed Shi Wenzong for being shameless. What the hell was the difference between this and a siege! ?
Jiang Fan looked at Shi Wenzong, and then at the princes and court officials such as Ye Ren who were mocking and cold behind him. A cold light flashed in his eyes.
These people had a far-reaching plan, leaving him no chance to refuse.
If he were to accept the contest under the pretext of making trouble, Shi Wenzong would definitely use every possible means to make him look disgraced.
If he refuses, others will think he is really a idiot and a loser, and a cowardly idiot at that.
Whether he advances or retreats, he will eventually fall into the trap set by Shi Wenzong and his men.
He looked at Shi Wenzong and the others with a slightly raised corner of his mouth, then turned to look at Emperor Yan and said, "Father, Shi Jijiu's suggestion is not bad, but I think it's a bit boring to play like this, and it's not fair to let me answer the questions alone. Since it's a literary competition, of course it counts!"
"Why not let me be the champion? Shi Jijiu and all the court officials can ask me questions. If I lose a question, it will be considered that I lost..."
"However, those who ask me questions must answer one. Of course, I will not bully them. I will ask them questions similar to the ones they ask!"
"Besides, since it's a duel, there must be a prize. The stakes are one hundred thousand taels of silver per question! Father, do you think this is a good idea?"
As soon as Jiang Fan said this, there was a dead silence at the scene. Everyone looked at him in astonishment. It took them a long time to come back to their senses. They all thought they had heard it wrong.
Everyone thought that Jiang Fan might be afraid and retreat, but they didn't expect that this guy not only did not retreat, but actually wanted to challenge a group of people alone.
This is too crazy, too arrogant... It's really the youthful vigor! A newborn calf is not afraid of a tiger!
You must know that no matter whether it is a great scholar like Shi Wenzong or a first-rank official like Ye Ren and Fan Xian, they are all well-read and proficient in the six arts.
If he takes on a group of people alone, he will probably be beaten to a pulp. Isn't this just seeking excitement?
Moreover, everyone almost spit out their food when they heard Jiang Fan's last sentence! Is the Eighth Prince obsessed with money? Every time he makes a bet, he has to gamble money.
In the first bet with Chu Yan'er, he cheated the court officials out of three million taels of silver. The last time he prayed for rain, he also cheated Ye Ren and his men out of three million taels of silver.
Although the price is not high this time, it is still 100,000 taels. This is just like robbing money! The gamble is too big!
Emperor Yan was also shocked by Jiang Fan's words and was stunned for a long time without reacting.
His own son actually wanted to challenge all the ministers alone. Did he hear it wrong?
However, when he heard his son say 100,000 taels at a time, he immediately felt a sense of familiarity. He recalled the experience of cheating Jiang Fan twice.
He looked at Jiang Fan, and seeing his confident and calm eyes, he smiled! He felt relieved! How could such a son be a waste?
This time, he might have believed the rumors wrongly, and Ye Ren and others might have made a wrong judgment!
"Well, Fan'er's suggestion is very good, let's do it! Lord Shi... it's rude not to reciprocate. Since you want to fight, then do as Fan'er says. A bet of 100,000 taels is very reasonable!"
Emperor Yan nodded and looked at Shi Wenzong and others with amusement.
Since his son wanted to trick Shi Wenzong and others, as a father, he must of course help them. It would be unreasonable for a father and son duo not to cooperate with each other.
As soon as Emperor Yan said this, everyone present was dumbfounded. No one expected that Emperor Yan would agree to Jiang Fan's crazy request!
However, all the court officials had a sense that they were about to be tricked by the father and son before them!
Shi Wenzong, Ye Ren, Fan Xian, Huang Zhenren, and even several princes looked at Emperor Yan in astonishment, then looked at Jiang Fan, their hearts suddenly beginning to beat fast.
Several people felt like they couldn't advance or retreat.
Originally, they should have forced Jiang Fan into a dilemma, but now, Jiang Fan was forced back! Emperor Yan actually supported them from behind!
This fucking plot is going in the wrong direction, shouldn't it be Shi Wenzong who is forcing Jiang Fan, and either he has to bite the bullet and fight, or retreat in disgrace!
But now Jiang Fan wants to challenge all of them alone, and he wants to bet one hundred thousand taels with them at a time.
Fortunately, Jiang Fan did not say that he would bet one million taels at a time. If that were the case, I'm afraid that today's plan against Jiang Fan would be completely ruined.
After all, Jiang Fan was calm and composed at this moment, as if he had everything planned out. Plus, if a million taels were at stake, who wouldn't be scared?
Especially for someone like Huang Zhenren who has been cheated to the point of bankruptcy, he is afraid that if he jumps out, he will probably be cheated to the point of losing everything! He will even have to dig up his ancestral graves to cash in!
Moreover, looking at Emperor Yan's demeanor at this moment, it seems that he is in cahoots with Jiang Fan. It is obvious that he is used to cheating others! They are so afraid of being cheated!
"Master Shi, and all the gentlemen...are you...scared? If you don't dare to gamble, why don't you go home and take a shower and go to bed?!"
Jiang Fan looked at the frightened Shi Wenzong and others jokingly, his voice containing a hint of sarcasm.