The Young and Vigorous Eighth Prince

Although he aroused the Emperor Yan's affection for him, Jiang Fan knew that if he did not perform well enough, he would probably be abandoned by the Emperor Yan.

How many emperors would be so loyal to their children? It was just a whim. If that were the case, so many princes and princesses wouldn't have died in the harem!

Upon hearing this, the ministers around him curled their lips and looked at Jiang Fan with a look of pity on their faces.

This guy said he was fat and out of breath. Did he really think that he could solve the problem by writing two nice and appropriate poems?

Could it be that all the talented people present here are not as good as him, a useless prince?

However, Jiang Fan's confident look made the ministers and Emperor Yan look at him with a new eye, and they felt a little expectant.

"How shameless! This princess would like to see how you can solve these three difficult problems of mine!" Dora Yue'er, who had been watching the fun, looked at Jiang Fan with disdain, her face full of disdain.

Jiang Fan had indeed amazed her just now. Perhaps there were many literati in Dayan who wrote poetry.

But in the end, they were all stumped by their three questions, and she didn't think Jiang Fan could solve these three questions.

"Really? Why not give it a try? The princess' first question is how to write in water. Then I will show you how to write in water right now!" Jiang Fan looked at Dora Yue'er indifferently.

As soon as he said this, the surrounding courtiers and Princess Dora looked at Jiang Fan jokingly, wanting to see how he would make a fool of himself.

Jiang Fan ignored them and turned to Emperor Yan and said, "Father, please send someone to the palace ice cellar to get some large ice cubes! Also, please ask the imperial kitchen to send a bowl of lard over."

Upon hearing this, Emperor Yan looked puzzled, but still waved his hand to the eunuch beside him, signaling him to do it.

Dora Yue'er and a group of court officials looked at Jiang Fan in confusion, wondering what tricks he was playing. Could ice cubes and lard allow Jiang Fan to write in water?

He must be playing tricks.

Dora Yue'er was full of confidence. Even in their Beimeng, only the national teacher could do the task of writing in water, as the other person had a special ink in his hand.

She had seen with her own eyes the Imperial Master write in the water beside the cold pond where he lived in seclusion. That was why she dared to come to Dayan to ask this question.

She brought cold pond water and special ink. If Dayan had any objections, she could demonstrate it herself. She didn't believe Jiang Fan could do it.

Soon, all the things were delivered. Amid the puzzled gazes of everyone, Jiang Fan used the candlelight beside him to melt the lard, and then poured it into the inkstone to grind ink.

He asked someone to chisel out a square groove in the ice, then added water to test the water temperature, dipped the ground pig ink into the brush, and started writing in the water.

Jiang Fan had watched a TV series in his previous life, and saw a scene where words were written in the water.

When he was free, he tried to write with pig ink in water, which was indeed feasible, but required extremely fast techniques. Otherwise, the writing would not be good.

He practiced this for a long time. Writing in water was difficult for others, but it was not a problem for him.

He wrote out eight characters in one stroke, as smooth as a dragon and flowing like clouds and water. "Great Yan will last forever!"

The moment the eight words appeared on the water, everyone exclaimed in amazement, and some even cried out in surprise.

"Really... I really wrote something! Your Majesty... God bless Dayan! I really succeeded! Haha..."

The other court officials were filled with ecstasy, and they all looked at Jiang Fan in shock. They couldn't believe what they saw. The useless prince actually solved the first question.

Emperor Yan looked at the eight words in the water, a look of ecstasy appeared on his face. Those eight words made his heart surge, and his blood was boiling.

The Great Yan Dynasty will last forever. Which emperor would not want his dynasty to last forever?

He looked at Jiang Fan with eyes full of fondness and a sense of pride in his heart. This is my son. How could I give birth to such a powerful child?

If the ministers were not present at this time, he would definitely step forward and pat Jiang Fan on the shoulder, shouting: "You are worthy of being my son! You are so proud!"

Dora Yue'er's face was filled with shock and she stepped back. She pointed at Jiang Fan and was speechless for a long time.

Soon, she realized something, took a small bamboo tube from her side, smelled the ink inside, and suddenly, she laughed out loud.

"Haha... I see, I see. Great Xia is indeed full of talented people! This round, I admit defeat. However, I still have two questions. Eighth Prince, you must answer them well..."

Dora Yue'er looked at Jiang Fan teasingly.

"Your second question is to unlock a wooden lock, right? Why not take it out..." Jiang Fan looked at the other party indifferently.

Although he had never seen what the other party's wooden lock looked like, Jiang Fan had worked in a Luban lock factory.

What kind of Luban lock has he not seen? No matter what kind of Luban lock it is, he can unlock it with his eyes closed.

This thing may seem complicated, but as long as you know the principle and solve it many times, it will be as easy as putting on and taking off clothes.

Upon hearing this, Dora Yue'er took out a round wooden ball from her body and handed it to Jiang Fan.

Seeing Jiang Fan take it, she snorted coldly and said sarcastically: "Humph... I want to see how you can untie it. In my Beimeng, no one except me can... "

There was a hint of pride and boasting in her voice, but as soon as she said this, she felt as if someone had grabbed her throat and she couldn't say anything else.

She stared at the lock that had been opened with wide eyes, looking at Jiang Fan in disbelief.

She was so focused on mocking Jiang Fan that she didn't even notice how Jiang Fan opened it.

All the ministers around who were ready to watch the show had not had time to do so before Jiang Fan was done!

Everyone stood there in a daze, completely dumbfounded. They had racked their brains but still couldn't figure out how to take the thing apart.

But in Jiang Fan's hands, it's just like a toy. How is this possible?

Emperor Yan was also dumbfounded. This was really his useless son. For the first question, he thought Jiang Fan was lucky. Or maybe he just knew how to write in water.

But who would have thought that the wooden lock that stumped everyone could be solved by this kid in no time, as if it were a piece of cake.

This shock made Emperor Yan like Jiang Fan more and more. He couldn't help but shout loudly.

"Good! You are worthy of being my son! Haha..." He burst into laughter.

He was already feeling a little uncomfortable just now, and this time Jiang Fan made him proud again, so he couldn't hold back his anger!

He wanted to tell everyone that this was his child! He was proud and boastful! What? If you have the ability, go and give birth to a son like this!

When Jiang Yi saw this, his face suddenly darkened, and his eyes looking at Jiang Fan became even more sinister.

Upon hearing this, the court officials around all looked at the boasting Emperor Yan with pained eyes and couldn't help but curl their lips. It's just winning two games!

As for showing off like this! It's as if your son is invincible!

There was another person among the court officials who looked at Jiang Fan with shock on his face and was unable to come back to his senses for a long time.

What he wants is a useless prince and he doesn't want to be involved in the fight for the throne. What the hell is this?

He finally took a fancy to a loser, and he turned out to be a genius.

Seeing the emperor so happy, Chu Xinghe sighed in his heart. This guy is shooting himself in the foot. It's useless not to get involved in this fight for the throne!

Chu Xinghe couldn't be happy when he thought that if he failed in the fight for the throne, his Chu family would be doomed.

However, having said that, he had a little more appreciation for Jiang Fan, and this guy would actually be a good choice to be his son-in-law.

Only such a clever boy could be worthy of her daughter who was almost as smart as a demon.

Chu Xinghe felt a little annoyed when he thought about his daughter's instructions to find a way to get Jiang Fan into the army to save this boy's life.

Before he could say anything, the boy caught him off guard.

Given this kid's outstanding self-rescue methods, do they still need to take action?

Now that this kid has caught the eye of Emperor Yan, others who want to kill him will have to think carefully.

Thinking of this, Chu Xinghe couldn't wait to go back and talk to his daughter. Both father and daughter had made a mistake.