Chapter 976 - 144 Invitation
When Li Chang rushed into Fuman Building, anxiously adjusting his official hat, what he saw was Sixth Prince Zhao Hongyan and Xiao Linshuang each holding a huge chicken leg and gnawing away with relish.
Li Chang’s hands, fixing his clothes, paused; his eyes widened in disbelief. Was this really the aloof prince? Although his rank was low and he’d never met a prince, he had heard of their dignity and elegance. This was the first time he’d ever seen a prince gnawing on a chicken leg!
"Is this not Master Magistrate Li Chang of Zhuma Town?" Eunuch Chang, whose thoughts were entirely on the delicious food the table offered but who nonetheless had keen eyes, spotted the hurrying Li Chang and approached with a smile to greet him.
Although eunuchs were but servants, they were nonetheless people associated with the palace, a fact Li Chang understood well. He quickly returned Eunuch Chang’s greeting with a bow, then knelt by the feet of Sixth Prince, his voice quivering with excitement, "Your subordinate, Li Chang, County Magistrate of Zhuma Town, pays respect to His Highness the Sixth Prince. May Your Highness live for ten thousand years, ten thousand years, ten thousand of ten thousand years!"
Li Chang waited with his forehead to the ground, expecting the prince to exempt him from the formalities. Instead, all he heard was the same smacking sound of meat being eaten.
"Your Highness?" Eunuch Chang quickly stepped in, smilingly reminding Zhao Hongyan.
Only then did Zhao Hongyan come to his senses and muttered, "Dismiss, dismiss the formalities."
"Thank you, Your Highness," said Li Chang as he rose with a smile. In his eyes, Zhao Hongyan was about the same age as his own son—a child who forgot everything at the sight of food.
However...
Li Chang glanced at Xiao Linshuang, who was sitting level with the prince and gnawing at a chicken leg happily, and suddenly felt uneasy. Just what kind of luck had befallen the three Lin sisters? Lin Yuan had caught the favor of the Second Young Master of the General’s Mansion, and the youngest was even more impressive, catching the eye of a prince.
Indeed, their prospects seemed limitless!