The prince is very cruel

"Congratulations, congratulations." Guan Ning's loud laughter suddenly came from the yard.

"Brother Guan, what's wrong?" Tang Xiang'er approached with a smile on her face, holding a cup of tea, her eyes full of love for her lover.

Although they were already married, she knew that the first wife, Qin Yao, was still in the capital. Before she was recognized, she insisted on being a maid, keeping her original intention and taking care of Guan Ning's daily life as always.

Guan Ning smiled and said, "Prince Li is getting engaged!"

"what?"

"Prince Li, is that true?" Tang Xiang'er showed a look of surprise, her eyes particularly charming.

Li Zhibao scratched his head and chuckled, "Yes, it was the day before yesterday. Father and mother decided it."

"By the way, that girl?" Guan Ning was curious. These days in the mansion, he had become friends with the honest and simple Li Zhibao.

Li Zhibao's face flushed as he said, "He's from Ling County too."

"Zhao Mei, the founder of Sihai Academy and Mr. Zhao's only daughter."

Guan Ning teased: "Hahaha, you are a poor writer, yet you are planning to marry a lady from a scholarly family. Tsk tsk."

Li Zhibao felt a little embarrassed when faced with the teasing. Before this, he had never had any woman, especially under the high-pressure discipline of King Ping. He didn't even dare to touch the maids in the mansion. He was still a virgin.

"Brother Ning, please stop laughing at me. My heart is like a boat, up and down."

"Although I am the crown prince and will inherit my father's throne in the future, but...but you also know that I am not good at either literature or martial arts. If my father hadn't lowered his dignity to propose marriage, people might not be interested in me." He looked inferior.

"My fiancée's family is a scholarly family. Her ancestors produced some remarkable people and they hold a very high status in the hearts of local scholars. I... I..." He hesitated and stuttered. Just like his personality, he was kind and honest, but not decisive enough.

Guan Ning understood what he meant. In the Wu Dynasty, scholars had a very high status, especially those from scholarly families, whom everyone wanted to win over. Although Li Zhibao had a powerful background, in a sense, he was lucky to be able to marry his fiancée.

"Are you trying to say that you're afraid the other person doesn't like you?"

"Or was she forced to marry you?"

Li Zhibao nodded instantly like a chick pecking at rice: "Yes, that's right!"

"Brother Guan, you still understand me!"

"I came here today to ask you for advice on how to please a woman."

Guan Ning looked strange: "Do I look like a playboy?"

Li Zhibao grinned and looked at Tang Xiang'er beside him, as if hinting at something. Her hair was tied up, and it was obvious that she had lost her virginity.

Tang Xiang'er's cheeks flushed red. "Brother Guan, you guys chat. I'll go see Brother Shengqi."

"Okay, go ahead." Guan Ning said with a smile.

"Ah."

After the others left, Li Zhibao relaxed even more and grabbed Guan Ning's hand: "Brother Ning, you have to help me. I know you must have an idea."

"You are so lovable. My father likes you, and Uncle Yuan also praises you highly. Since you came, even the maids in the palace have been envious of you."

"Will you teach me?"

Guan Ning was at a loss whether to laugh or cry. How could he be so amazing?

"If she's the daughter of a scholarly family like this, she'll most likely be faithful to her husband and support him through thick and thin. She'll treat you very well. I don't think you have anything to worry about."

Women in ancient times are completely different from women in later generations, so Guan Ning didn't think Li Zhibao had anything to worry about. After all, he was not bad either.

"Brother Ning, that's what I said, but what I want is her heart, not just her body."

"To be honest, I've seen Zhao Mei before. I fell in love with this woman at first sight. She's so beautiful. I always feel like I'm not worthy of her."

"So, so..." Li Zhibao was like a young man who was just beginning to fall in love.

Guan Ning smiled and said, "So you want to show off?"

Li Zhibao chuckled and nodded.

"Ok."

"Then what are you going to do?" Guan Ning raised his eyebrows.

Li Zhibao said, "I have more than a dozen land deeds and a lot of jewelry. I plan to give them all to her. What do you think?"

Upon hearing this, Guan Ning's face suddenly fell.

"No, isn't it good?" Li Zhibao tried in confusion.

"nonsense!"

"How could a young lady from a scholarly family be short of money? Don't you know that what scholars despise most is people who are obsessed with money?"

"It's okay if you don't give it to me. It will definitely not look good if you do." Guan Ning said without giving any face.

Li Zhibao looked embarrassed: "Yeah, why didn't I think of that."

"Then, what should I do?"

Guan Ning shook his head helplessly. No wonder King Ping said his son was useless. This guy was really a naive man.

"Let's do this." He thought about it.

"I don't think you need to give me a big gift. Just go and kill a raccoon and make a shawl for me."

"what?"

"Just a shawl?" Li Zhibao was shocked, unable to understand. "Isn't this outrageous? I might as well not give it to you. If my father knew I was so stingy, he would be so angry that he would break three pine and bamboo sticks."

"What do you know? A gift of goose feathers from a thousand miles away is more valuable than the thought behind it. Do you know that?" Guan Ning raised his eyebrows.

Li Zhibao's eyes are stunning, a gift of goose feathers from a thousand miles away, the sentiment is great even if the gift is small. What a great word!

"This kind of scholarly family, what haven't they seen?"

"Ling County is in the north, and the snow may come early this year. You should go when it's the coldest, give her your shawl, tell her it's cold, and tell her to put on more clothes, and then leave without looking back. This is more powerful than giving her one thousand taels of gold, do you understand?" Guan Ning glared and taught her almost step by step.

The more Li Zhibao listened, the more it made sense to him, and the more vivid the picture became, and his face unconsciously turned red.

Excitedly, he said, "Brother Ning is right. Then, I'll go now!"