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Chapter 152 Repudiation?

The bet just now was heard by everyone on and off the stage, and everyone couldn't help but stare at Liu Dexia's hand.

Liu Dexia was a little exhausted after jogging all the way, but his eyes were extremely excited. He was sweating profusely when he ran to the stands and took a look at the burning incense first.

The burning incense was inserted neatly into the incense tray, with about half an inch left at the bottom that had not burned out.

Even though he was empty-handed and out of breath, he smiled broadly: "Your Highness Prince Yi, I just went to Huilan Garden and looked around, but I didn't see the crabapple flowers that you mentioned, which bloom all year round."

"How could it be gone? You didn't miss it in your hurry." Zhou Chang was now satisfied with a large incense burner as tall as a person, although it exceeded the size of a person and could not carry goods for transportation.

Liu Dexia wiped the sweat off his head and said confidently, "I have searched the front and back yards, but I didn't see any crabapple flowers, not even a single blooming flower."

If he hadn't searched the front and back yards carefully twice, he wouldn't have wasted so much time.

Zhou Chang raised his lips confidently and calmly, "Of course there are flowers. Since Eunuch Liu returned empty-handed, even though he only lost within the time of an incense stick, he still lost."

Liu Dexia's face suddenly turned into one of surprise from his excitement. He even forgot to breathe. "How come I lost? Didn't the prince just say that as long as I go to Huilan Garden and find flowers and come back on time within one stick of incense, the 100 taels of silver will be mine. If the flowers have withered and died, I will be rewarded with the 100 taels for my hard work. If there are no flowers, I will get 1,000 taels of silver. So it should be 1,000 taels, 1,000 taels."

Liu Dexia almost repeated Zhou Chang's words completely. He believed that he always had a good memory, which was one of the basic abilities to be appreciated and reused.

"That's right, that's what the king said." Zhou Chang didn't mean to deny it, but instead questioned, "But there are indeed crabapple flowers in Huilan Garden. No matter whether the flowers are blooming or withering, even if they have withered and died, there are still flowers. But now, where are the flowers?"

flower?

No flowers?

Liu Dexia didn't understand, because there were no flowers, so he didn't take anything.

Zhou Chang crossed his arms as if he was looking at a fool. "Eunuch Liu, if you have repeated your story accurately, you should know that I want you to bring the flowers within one stick of incense for it to count."

Liu Dexia also began to feel that something was wrong.

"Think carefully about what I just said." Zhou Chang reminded again.

Liu Dexia vaguely realized what Prince Yi meant by "If you cannot bring the crabapple flowers back within one stick of incense, you will have to pay ten times the compensation."

"But there are no flowers in Huilan Garden." Liu Dexia still had to struggle.

"No flowers?" Zhou Chang smiled, his bright phoenix eyes most like a fox's. "Really? Dried flowers, wet flowers, withered flowers, rotten petals that have 'fallen into the mud and turned into dust', how could there not be a single flower?"

Liu Dexia's head exploded and he suddenly realized what he had overlooked.

Zhou Chang smiled even more brightly: "Since we have made a bet, do you want me to go with you in person to see if there are any flowers in Huilan Garden? Of course, I want you to admit defeat sincerely, and the flowers must be crabapple flowers, how do you think?"

Liu Dexia's donkey face suddenly lost all color.

There may be no living flowers in Huilan Garden, but there are always dead flowers.

No matter whether the flower is a crabapple or not, it must be what Prince Yi says it is.

If he randomly picked up a dried petal and said it was a dead crabapple flower, how could he prove that it was not?

And the point is not here. If he had picked up any flower or blossom and argued that it was a crabapple flower, he could have gained the upper hand. But he had already admitted that he did not bring back any flowers, so he had already lost.

"One thousand and two taels of silver." Zhou Chang happily stretched out his hand.

The weather is really nice today, with bright sunshine.

Liu Dexia had not suffered such a big loss in many years. His mind raced, and he knelt on the ground: "Your Highness Prince Yi, if you said one thousand taels, it is one thousand taels, but I don't have that much silver. If you really want one thousand taels of silver, then you will have to take my life."

Liu Dexia had made up his mind that there was no way he would give the money. It was not a question of whether he had the money or not, but he just couldn't bear to give it.

As for his life, Prince Yi is not going to take it away either, so it depends on who can blame whom.

Haha, you want to act like a rogue, right?

A wave of disgust rushed to Prince Yi's head.

It is a well-known fact that Liu Dexia was blinded by money and took advantage of his power and position to take things by force. Not to mention one thousand taels, even ten thousand taels should not be a problem.

"Really?" Zhou Chang smiled even more brightly, but his eyes swept coldly over the eunuchs behind Liu Dexia, "Eunuch Liu has no money, who would believe this?"

Several young eunuchs hurriedly lowered their heads to avoid Prince Yi's sharp gaze.

Liu Dexia made up his mind to deny it, and knocked his head to the ground: "Your Highness, you are wrongly accusing me. My monthly salary is right there. Even if I don't eat or drink for fifty years, I can't save up a thousand taels of silver."

Zhou Chang sat sideways, holding his chin with his hand, unwilling to look him in the eye: "Liu Xia..."

"Haha..., Your Highness, my name is Liu Dexia." Liu Dexia laughed.

"Do you have any moral integrity? Don't you know what you lack?" Zhou Chang glanced at him and took a deep breath helplessly, "Liu Xia, so, do you really want to pay with your life?"

Liu Dexia had no choice but to hold his breath in secret, but he was not very scared.

Not to mention Prince Yi, even favored princes like Prince Duan and Prince Rong would not kill people in the palace without reason.

Not to mention Prince Yi.

Now that there are so many people on the West School Grounds, Liu Dexia can just be shameless and make up his mind: "Your Highness, spare my life. I really don't have that much silver."

"No?" Zhou Chang admired Liu Dexia's determination. He slowly stood up and looked around.

This is a training ground, and the thing that is most in demand is weapons. His eyes fell on the sword of a guard not far away.

Gao Yuan understood and jumped off the stands, asked for the knife, then jumped up again and presented the knife to Zhou Chang with both hands.

Zhou Chang pulled the knife out of the sheath, and held the tip of the knife against the back of Liu Dexia's neck. "Liu Xia, you have to think it over carefully."

Prince Yi Fengming's consciousness surged, and Zhou Chang had to use all his strength to steady the handle of the knife and not press it down directly.

"Your Highness, please spare my life. This is terrible. His Highness Prince Yi has killed someone." Liu Dexia and Yu Guang thought that Prince Yi really held a knife to his neck, but he still insisted on holding his neck tight.

He didn't believe that they would really do anything, but he still pretended to be scared and made the scene bigger.

Unless Prince Yi is crazy, it is impossible for him to kill someone with his own hands. If he kills a eunuch of high rank, His Majesty will also investigate, and Prince Yi will have to bear the consequences. "May you have the arrogance of never having entered the workplace, and the purity of never having been exposed to the brocade robe of knowledge;"