Chapter 174: The Four Swords of Wind, Rain, Thunder and Lightning
In the Ning Wang Mansion, Zhu Chenhao walked into the backyard, where a beauty was sitting. Her lips were red without any makeup, her eyebrows were green without any drawing, her face was like a silver basin, and her eyes were like water apricots. She was the Ning Wang's wife, Concubine Lou.

Princess Lou's name was Suzhen. She was from Shuinan Street, Shangrao. Her grandfather Lou Liang and father Lou Xing were both famous philosophers and educators in the Ming Dynasty.

She also had a younger sister who married Fei Cai, the younger brother of Fei Hong, a cabinet minister and later the Minister of Rites.

When Concubine Lou saw Zhu Chenhao walk in with a happy expression, she stood up and saluted, saying, "Your Highness, I greet you!"

"No gifts, no gifts!"

Zhu Chenhao immediately helped Concubine Lou up, looked around, and said calmly: "I saw that the princess has never had a suitable dressing table, so I specially prepared a large dressing table for the princess, the only one in the world!"

Concubine Lou was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "Then I would like to thank you, Your Majesty!"

"You're welcome. Please follow me, Princess!" Zhu Chenhao happily took Concubine Lou's hand and got on the sedan chair, all the way to the Water Guanyin Pavilion.

Liu Fang and Yang Qing had constipated expressions on their faces. When they saw Prince Ning leading the princess out of the sedan chair, they looked at each other and had to bow and greet them first.

However, Zhu Chenhao ignored the two of them, but took Concubine Lou's hand and walked inside, saying proudly as he walked: "In my heart, in the whole of Jiangxi, only this Nanhu Lake can reflect the beauty of the princess! This is the dressing table I prepared for the princess! Hmm?"

When Liu Fang and Yang Qing heard their prince suddenly pause, they couldn't help but tremble in their legs.

Ou Zanghua moved the place so cleanly!
Even the nice-looking rockery and precious vegetation were not spared, leaving the yard missing some corners and some pieces. How can there be any beauty in it?

The next moment, Zhu Chenhao said with emotion: "Ou Qing is very efficient. He has removed most of Li An's traces, which makes it easier for the princess to rearrange the place!"

Liu Fang and Yang Qing looked up suddenly.
Your Majesty, you were not like this before!

Concubine Lou looked around, unable to hide the smile on her face, and gently suggested: "Your Majesty, I am overwhelmed by your kindness. Why not turn this forest garden into a school so that the poor students around here can have a place to study?"

"Princess, this is the dressing table I gave you. Have you ever seen a husband who would allow others to see his wife's dressing table?"

Zhu Chenhao said directly: "Princess, please decorate it according to your own preferences. If you feel bored, you can set aside an area as a garden and hold a poetry gathering, which is also good."

Seeing Zhu Chenhao's insistence, Concubine Lou stopped struggling and bowed, saying, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

Seeing this, Zhu Chenhao smiled happily like a child.

Prince Ning is very similar to Emperor Taizu in this respect. In his heart, only his wife and legitimate son are family members, and the other concubines and illegitimate sons are at most close.

Therefore, Zhu Chenhao's love for Concubine Lou was sincere and passionate, but this did not affect his later marriages to Concubine Zi, Concubine Su, Concubine Cui, and Concubine Qu.

Just look at these crappy names and you’ll know how ruthless this man is after he plucked the sculpture.

On the other side, in Leting Town, Liu Qing, Qu Feiyan and Yue Lingshan looked at the four swords and liked them very much.

As the daughter of Liu Zhengfeng, Liu Qing naturally also learned Hengshan swordsmanship. However, at the age when she needed to venture into the world of martial arts, she was married to Ou Zanghua. From then on, the world of martial arts lost a female hero from Hengshan and gained a sixth-rank Madam Anren.

She picked up the longest one, which had a blade of thirty-six inches and a hilt of nine inches.

Pulling out a piece, it shines with a cold light, as if it were real!
Liu Qing was startled and almost dropped it.

"Feng He Ji Yue. Is that the name of this sword? It suits my husband very well." She said with a smile when she saw the inscription on the sword.

When I turned around, I saw Qu Feiyan picking up the dagger.

The sword body is fifteen inches long and the hilt is four inches long. The sword body is slightly wider and the sword spine is slightly thinner. It is ink-colored and has both stabbing and cutting capabilities.

"Lightning speed? Is it because this dagger is very sharp?"

Qu Feiyan held the short sword in reverse, made a lunge and thrust upwards, then asked with a smile: "Sister Qingqing, do you look murderous?"

"Yeah, such a strong murderous aura!" Liu Qing nodded with a smile.

"Hehe." Qu Feiyan smiled complacently, turned his wrist, and hid the dagger under his arm.

Yue Lingshan took a look and picked up one to examine it out of curiosity.

The sword has a body of twenty-five inches long and a hilt of five inches. The blade is as white as frost and snow, and its brilliance is dazzling.

Liu Qing came over to take a look and said, "The name of this sword is Ru Lei Yi Mo, which is a bit strange!"

"Yeah, but it's very beautiful!" Yue Lingshan said, and then she pulled out the sword completely, and demonstrated the 19 moves of the Jade Maiden Sword in front of Liu Qing and Qu Feiyan. Liu Qing and Qu Feiyan looked over and saw that the 19 moves were complicated and varied, and the cleverness contained in them made them feel the exquisiteness of Huashan swordsmanship.

After the sword skills demonstration, Yue Lingshan looked at the sword in her hand in amazement. She didn't expect that this sword would be easier to use than the Green Water Sword.

Seeing how Yue Lingshan liked it so much, Liu Qing had an idea in his mind, but he had to discuss it with Ou Zanghua after he came back.

She picked up the last sword and when she pulled it out she realized it was very thin.

This is a soft sword, but it is different from ordinary soft swords.

Liu Qing took out his sword and used a move called Qingyin Huifeng.

The sword bent slightly and then straightened immediately.

Liu Qing was stunned and realized that it might be related to the way he held the sword.

"Yu Ru Xiaoxiang. This name sounds really nice."

That night, Ou Zanghua returned to Leting Town from Nanchang Prefecture, exhausted.

Liu Qing was reading Songs of the Names of All Buddhas, World Honored Ones, Tathagatas, Bodhisattvas and Venerables. She had mentioned this book casually when chatting with Yu Shouguan's wife one day. A few days later, Mrs. Yu sent someone to deliver it to her.

Liu Qing copied a copy of the "Record of Marriage Music Scores" that he had compiled and gave it to Mrs. Yu as a return gift.

At this moment, the girl saw her husband coming back, trotted over, and asked happily: "Husband, why are you back so late?"

"If you don't leave, I'm worried that you won't be able to leave." Ou Zanghua walked over, took Liu Qing's hand, and said happily.

"Why?" Liu Qing asked curiously.

"How should I put it?" Ou Zanghua thought for a moment before saying, "I must have cheated King Ning out of a lot of money."

"Well!"

Liu Qing's eyes widened immediately, and he leaned over and asked in a low voice: "The Ning Wang in Nanchang Prefecture? Should we go further away? If we go back to Huguang, the Ning Wang won't be able to do anything to us, right?"

Ou Zanghua said seriously: "Well, maybe I can only live in the back hills of Hengshan Mountain."

"Ah? It's okay, I know that place well!"

Liu Qing said with a smile: "I know there are winter bamboo shoots to be dug in a forest this season. How about stir-frying chicken with winter bamboo shoots?"

"You almost made me hungry, eat first!"

"Yeah, after dinner we'll go back to Hengshan."

".That's not necessary!"

Ou Zanghua was stunned, and seeing that Liu Qing seemed to really intend to return to Hengshan, she smiled and said, "Don't worry, your husband can handle it."

Liu Qing knew that Ou Zanghua was teasing her, and she couldn't help but roll her eyes at her husband and said, "I'm not that stupid!"

"Hehe. You saw through me again!"

Liu Qing was a little speechless. After heating up the meal for Ou Zanghua, she sat next to him, staring at her husband with a pair of eyes, and said ordinary words with a smile: "Senior Sister Yue brought me Huashan Ganoderma Lucidum, and I was thinking about what gift to give to Senior Sister in return. It happened that Senior Sister's sword was lost, so I thought of borrowing flowers to offer to Buddha, and give Ru Lei Yi Mo as a return gift to Senior Sister Yue. Does my husband think it is feasible?"

"Like a thunderous silence?" Ou Zanghua was stunned. It turned out that Yue Lingshan also brought a gift for Liu Qing!

"Yeah," Liu Qing supported her chin with both hands and smiled beautifully, "It's one of the four swords that my husband asked my third brother to bring back. The long sword is Fenghe Jiyue, the soft sword is Yu Ru Xiaoxiang, the short sword is Dianqie Xingfei, and the treasured sword is Rulei Yimo."

"It's up to Qingqing to decide. I don't care." Ou Zanghua said casually.

He was already very satisfied with getting Tang Qin Duyou.

Seeing that Ou Zanghua had no objection, Liu Qing asked, "There are exactly four swords. One for Senior Sister Yue, one for Feiyan, one for me, and one for my husband. Is this distribution feasible?"

“Totally possible!”

(End of this chapter)