Su Yanzhi's eyes were bright, with a sunny smile on his face. He quickly caught Gu Jingxu's unhappiness, and his smile deepened, "It turns out that a few joking words can make His Royal Highness angry."

He stood up, slowly approached Gu Jingxu, circled the person around the corner of the table, and looked at Gu Jingxu's eyebrows at close range, "If you come to get married, then the regent doesn't have to think about keeping me away from the government."

The voice was soft and low, Su Yanzhi's hair fell on Gu Jingxu's neck, and her body was slightly close to his ear, "Because I really want to try to be in love with you day and night..."

He raised his hand and touched Gu Jingxu's waist lightly. As soon as he touched it, Gu Jingxu dodged it.

Gu Jingxu didn't like others touching her, "If you want to be dissolute and immoral, there are all beauties in the Northern Kingdom."

"Yes, there are many beauties, but among them... how can His Highness the Crown Prince be so beautiful and talented?"

Gu Jingxu's eyes were cold, "Su Yanzhi, please respect yourself."

Su Yanzhi smiled, let go of him, and rolled up the drawing paper in front of him, "There is something special about choosing a concubine in the Northern Kingdom, has your Highness the Crown Prince ever heard of it?"

"..."

Gu Jingxu frowned, raised his eyes, but still did not speak.

But Su Yanzhi poured a cup of tea. The warm tea was emitting steam. As the tea leaves floated, he said, "For the sake of absolute fairness, when choosing a concubine in the Northern Kingdom, the new king will choose someone who is not a member of the imperial family."

, a person without court status should be the leader."

"The show girl competes with the leader in the six arts of etiquette, the regent makes a judgment with hundreds of ministers, the winner of the leader will enter the harem, and the loser..."

"No matter your status, you are not allowed to enter the harem."

Gu Jingxu's eyes darkened a little, "Why does it sound like this leader is very important? Who do you want to be this leader?"

Su Yanzhi raised the tea cup and took a sip of tea, "I heard that His Royal Highness the Prince of the Southern Kingdom has learned six arts since he was a child. He is proficient in all of them, including piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and is even more powerful in martial arts. This leader should be able to do it."

"It's just a false name."

Gu Jingxu never believed that these false names were true. The royal family and nobles all learned the six arts and etiquette. They could not be said to be proficient in them, but they had learned more than ordinary people.

"Then if you compete with those beautiful women in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, can you beat those mediocre people?"

Su Yanzhi stared at the tea leaves in the cup and asked again in a low voice.

Gu Jingxu's eyes were deep, and he looked at Su Yanzhi, "Mediocre person? I'm afraid you have misunderstood mediocrity."

"What's more, if we really rely on competition to determine victory or defeat, then can the victory or defeat of these beautiful girls be decided by me? Don't be stupid, it's impossible."

Su Yanzhi sounded relaxed, but Gu Jingxu didn't sound so relaxed. He was too sharp, which was not a good thing for him.

In the Northern Kingdom, competing with the daughter of a royal family member in such a ostentatious manner will definitely attract attention.

Under the power, Su Yanzhi had no real power, so how much could he interfere in the government affairs. If it was a small matter, he could still put some thought into it, and how much he could do to choose a concubine was related to the affairs of the Northern Kingdom.

Su Yanzhi raised his eyebrows, "You don't have to worry about other things, just agree to be the leader."

Seeing Su Yanzhi's relaxed smile and confident victory, Gu Jingxu hesitated for a moment. After being silent, he asked again, "Why do you believe that I can help you so much?"

If today, the identities were reversed and he became the emperor and Su Yanzhi became the hostage, he would never hand over this right.

After all, no one in the imperial palace can be trusted.

Su Yanzhi lowered his eyebrows, his eyebrows and eyes drooping like thick ink, which were imprinted on the swaying tea cup, "There are so many reasons. I wanted to believe you in my heart, so I did."

Gu Jingxu understood. It seemed that he really didn't need to ask. Since he had chosen to cooperate with Su Yanzhi, he had to trust him, "I promise you, I will be the leader."

Hearing Gu Jingxu's promise, Su Yanzhi's smile deepened, "Since I agreed, let me tell you what to compete with. In addition to the ordinary music, chess, calligraphy and painting, there is also an etiquette competition, which is slightly different."

"What is the difference."

Among the six arts, etiquette is the most important. As a prince, Gu Jingxu is quite confident in his etiquette. He has etiquette in speech, language, behavior and sitting.

Su Yanzhi's eyes were clear. He bent down slightly, supported his chin with his hand, and looked at Gu Jingxu, "The courtesy of serving the king is the joy of bed."

"..."

Gu Jingxu's face turned dark immediately. He now suspected that Su Yanzhi was deliberately trying to tease him, "Su Yanzhi, tell me again, what are you comparing to?"

Su Yanzhi smiled softly, then stood up and took out a small book without a cover from the back of the bookshelf. It was only half the size of an ordinary book. It was not thick, but not too thin either.

He shook the book in his hand twice, then opened a page, "It's very simple, you just need to learn all the postures in this book."

Gu Jingxu's eyes lowered a little. When he saw the content of the book, his face turned from black to pale, and then from pale to red. He gritted his teeth and held back his emotions.
Chapter completed!