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Chapter 573 Contest

"Let him go quickly." Zhou Chang repeated, "Do you know who he is? He is not a slave you can beat and scold at will. Mei... Lin Qi is also a successful Jinshi in this subject, and has a reputation."

After his initial excitement, Zhou Chang gradually calmed down.

Mei Sheng's past cannot be exposed, and it is best not to conflict with Yuan Yun, so he softened his tone a little.

"Really..." Yuan Yun sneered, glancing at Mei Sheng, "Your Highness, are you sure? Isn't he the young prostitute who used to serve wine in the alley? How did he suddenly become a Jinshi?"

Zhou Chang shuddered.

How did Yuan Yun know?

I couldn't help but look at Mei Sheng.

Mei Sheng bit his lips tightly and lowered his head without looking at anyone.

"What are you talking about?" Zhou Chang calmed himself down.

You can't ask back at this time, otherwise you might confess.

Yuan Yun gestured "please sit down" and didn't care whether Zhou Chang was still standing outside the tent. She sat down on the chair and spoke: "I was very curious about where the prince found such a handsome scholar. I heard that he was a newly-minted scholar who didn't want to be an official. So I asked someone to check it out. I didn't expect that the investigation would actually reveal something new..."

It turns out I found it out myself.

There is no wall that is impenetrable, and Mei Sheng’s affairs have not been deliberately covered up. Anyone who is interested can find out.

"Let him go first. After all, he is not an ordinary slave. Moreover, he has not committed any crime. Why are you tying him up for no reason?" From his appearance, Mei Sheng did not seem to have suffered any harm, but he was obviously tortured badly.

Yuan Yun held the hot tea in her hand and smiled softly, "Is he a Jinshi master or a young servant? I am confused. Ordinary domestic slaves have slave status, but those who have been young servants can only be classified as slaves, which is almost the same as animals. So what is his status? I think Your Majesty should know it best."

"You are confused." Zhou Chang said in a serious tone, "Lin Qi just used to live in Wenqu Lane next to Yizi Hutong. His family was poor and his mother was sick, so he helped the neighbors in Yizi Hutong. It's nothing."

Yuan Yun naturally didn't believe this explanation: "So the prince knows where Yizi Hutong is?"

"Where?" Zhou Chang didn't know how much Yuan Yun had found out, so he had to be more careful when speaking.

Yuan Yun smiled self-evidently: "Originally, I thought that the prince was not interested in women, but it turns out that he is not not interested in women, but he is more interested in young prostitutes..."

"Princess, please be careful with your words," Zhou Chang interrupted sternly, "Even if I have been to a place like Yizi Hutong, it has nothing to do with you tying someone up for no reason today. You should release him immediately."

"No, there are some things I haven't asked clearly yet." Yuan Yun raised her neck, as arrogant as before.

Zhou Chang was already very familiar with this attitude, but he still had to suppress his anger: "What else do you want to ask?"

"Does the prince like him?" Yuan Yun was also very angry and asked a more pointed question.

"What kind of like are you talking about?" Zhou Chang liked Mei Sheng, but there was nothing he couldn't admit. "I like him for being gentle and sensible, which is a thousand times better than your stubborn and willful nature."

Yuan Yun threw the teacup on the table and jumped up from the chair: "You really like men?"

"What..." Zhou Chang was stunned for a moment, then realized what the other party was trying to say and firmly denied it, "Are you crazy? Not at all."

"No?" Yuan Yun approached, "Don't think I don't know what the prince has been doing these past few months..."

"What do you know?" Zhou Chang had dinner with Yuan Yun twice before, and thought she would mention Yuan Qi. However, Yuan Yun did not mention a word at that time, so he thought she had "got away with it."

Now it seems that the other party is just holding back and waiting to strike back at some later time.

And this future is today.

Yuan Yun sneered again: "If the prince doesn't admit that he likes men, then he is still a woman. But that abandoned woman of the Yuan family, that..."

"Shut up." Neither Zhou Chang nor Prince Yi wanted to hear Yuan Yun say anything unpleasant about Yuan Qi. This kind of thing was even more difficult to get entangled in, so they simply turned around and ordered the two male servants behind them, "Hurry up and untie Master Lin's rope and let him go."

"Don't let go." Yuan Yun also gave the same order.

The two male servants didn't know who to listen to, and the servants around them all lowered their heads hurriedly, fearing that they would get into trouble at this time.

"Whose palace is this? Who do you listen to?" Zhou Chang could no longer suppress his anger. He looked around and saw that Yuan Yun's people were not following his orders. He was even more furious, "Monkey, are these two people still from our Prince Yi's Palace?"

The skinny monkey bared his teeth and said in embarrassment: "Your Majesty, of course they are...but...the princess's orders are for us to be servants..."

Zhou Chang was still rational after all, and he knew that the people below would be in a difficult position if Prince Yi and Yuan Yun had a quarrel.

"Your Highness... don't, don't make it difficult... Mei, Meisheng, it's okay..." At this time, Meisheng suddenly spoke, but unfortunately his voice was so cold that his teeth chattered.

Zhou Chang felt heartbroken and wanted to go over and do it himself.

Yuan Yun had anticipated this and stepped aside to block the way: "If Your Majesty doesn't explain clearly today, I won't let him go."

"What did you say?" Zhou Chang was now the Prince of Yi, so it was not easy for him to fight with the little girl.

Yuan Yun's cheeks flushed with anger: "Your Majesty doesn't have to say anything, but he can't stay in the palace anymore."

"Why?" Zhou Chang was so angry, but he couldn't get past Yuan Yun, so he turned around and ordered the skinny monkey, "Monkey, go and untie Lin Qi."

The skinny monkey naturally only listened to Prince Yi and started to take action as soon as he went up.

"No, go and stop him for me." Yuan Yun also ordered the maids on both sides.

Without waiting for the maid to make a move, Zhou Chang shouted, "How dare you..."

The servants around were already at a loss as to what to do, and they dared not move after hearing this shout.

Yuan Yun still refused and went up to stop the skinny monkey herself.

Zhou Chang grabbed Yuan Yun's arm and said, "Let's just stop here, otherwise it will be disgraceful for both of us."

"Dignified?" Yuan Yun uttered these two words with gritted teeth, staring at Zhou Chang with her almond-shaped eyes and tears streaming down her face.

When Zhou Chang saw Yuan Yun's tears, his heart softened and he let go of her hand.

At this time, the skinny monkey had already gone up and untied the rope on Meisheng in two or three moves.

Yuan Yun's tears fell but she still refused: "Okay, okay...Your Majesty, if you want to let him go, that's fine, but he can't stay in the palace anymore."

Since Zhou Chang was soft-hearted, he changed his attitude: "You really misunderstood. Lin Qi is the teacher I invited."

"What teacher? Don't think I don't know that the prince has been staying in the same room with him during his trip to Beiji. The two of them were very affectionate. When he returned to the imperial city, he even invited him to the prince's palace. How can this be?" Yuan Yun's tears turned into anger in an instant, "This man cannot be kept."