Quick Transmigration: Hosts, We're Only Responsible for Counterattacking

Chapter 45 A Lifetime of Glory and Peace (14)

As luck would have it, Hong Zhaodi ran into Nangong Yu as she passed by the Imperial Garden.

Although he was not required to attend court today, he was still worried, so he came to check on things, only to see this scene.

He strode forward, snatched the oil-paper umbrella from the servant, and held it in front of her. "How are you taking care of the young mistress? You can't even hold an umbrella properly! And isn't the Hundred Flowers Banquet in progress? Why did you come out first?"

The maidservant knelt down in a panic. "General, the young mistress feels that this Hundred Flowers Banquet is too oppressive, so she wants to come out and relax." The maidservant wasn't stupid; after all, she was someone from Nangong's side, and her every word and action had been trained.

The real reason certainly cannot be revealed. Princess Rong'an's words just now were frightening enough. You must know that the lady has always regarded this half of the tiger tally as her life. If she knew that the general used this tiger tally to exchange for his marriage, she would be furious.

Nangong Yu frowned slightly, his pupils deep and unfathomable. "You came out for a stroll, so tell me the truth, did that Gu Rong'an bully the young mistress again?"

Hong Zhaodi gripped his sleeve tightly with one hand, a look of joy on her face.

The maid shook her head. "Princess Rong'an didn't say anything."

Hong Zhaodi looked up at him, a hint of grievance in her eyes. But after a moment's thought, she lowered her gaze. There was still a long road ahead, and those who looked down on her were simply jealous.

Nangong Yu understood immediately, and despite the obstruction of the maids and servants, he took her hand and walked straight into Rong'an's palace.

He was quite skilled at this.

Inside, there was a cheerful atmosphere, but for some reason, Nangong Yu's anger intensified upon seeing this.

“Gu Rong’an, I know you are unhappy about the annulment of the engagement, but you can punish me instead of making things difficult for Zhao Di. It was all my idea; I didn’t want to be with you.”

As soon as he came out, many noble ladies hurriedly took out handkerchiefs from their bosoms or took round fans from their maids to half-cover their faces. They were all unmarried girls, so their appearances naturally could not be looked at lightly.

"Really?" Shen Yun asked eagerly.

"What?" Nangong Yu didn't react for a moment.

"Can I punish you as I please?"

2345: [Ahem... Host, that's not how you say it.]

Seeing everyone looking at her in surprise, Shen Yun could only put on a stern face and say seriously, "How dare you, Nangong Yu, this is the inner palace. How dare a subject like you set foot here?"

Nangong Yu's eyes held disdain, yet he also found it somewhat intriguing. "If the princess hadn't bullied my wife, would I have ended up like this?"

"You bullied your wife? Then tell me how I bullied her?" Shen Yun rolled her eyes inwardly, thinking that this male lead was really ugly. At least the previous one was a domineering CEO, but this one looked like a moron.

2345 secretly noted down the host's special preferences.

The female characters need to be cute, but it's unclear about the male characters. It seems the host doesn't have any requirements for the male characters; they're all quite annoying.

Nangong Yu's eyes seemed to spit fire, and the few traces of romance he had previously held in his heart vanished instantly. "How dare you bully me? It's a perfectly good Hundred Flowers Banquet, why are you kicking Zhao Di out?"

"Heh." Shen Yun snorted coldly, "I hate hypocrites like this. I can't stand having her around. Is that not allowed?"

"You... Your Highness, you are quite arrogant. It seems you don't take the Nangong family and your ministers seriously."

Of course she didn't care, because she always kept it in her heart. At this moment, Shen Yun could only think of this slutty line. No, she had to calm down. These were a bunch of bastards.

She clicked her tongue twice, finding it quite novel. In front of so many unmarried young ladies, the two of them were behaving so intimately, even before they were married. Although she didn't care about such formalities, she couldn't disrupt the local customs.

"Nangong Yu, do you know my identity?" Nangong Yu paused, his expression inscrutable. "Princess Rong'an is the only eldest princess of the Great Wei, with an incomparably noble status."

"Extremely noble? Then what is your status as a lady?"

Hong Zhaodi clenched her fists tightly, her eyes filled with forbearance.

“Zhao Di is a county princess personally appointed by the Emperor.” Nangong Yu showed no intention of backing down.

“Her.” Shen Yun extended her slender, jade-like finger, the bracelet on her wrist making her skin appear even more snow-white. “She’s just some random county princess that my imperial brother casually bestowed upon her. How dare she call me ‘sister’?”

"My sister is my father's own flesh and blood. Could she be some hidden gem that my father left behind among the common people? But I remember that my father never went on incognito visits when he was alive. So how could there be any talk of her being a hidden gem among the common people?"

Hong Zhaodi seemed not to understand what he was saying, and just stared at him with her big eyes wide open.

Nangong Yu's brow twitched, then he looked at the person beside him and saw only innocence in her eyes. "Princess, please forgive me. Zhao Di is unaware of palace rules and spoke without thinking. It was just a few words in jest."

"Let's put her aside for now. Nangong Yu, what is your current status?"

Nangong Yu's upturned lips froze instantly, a strange emotion flashing in his eyes. "I wonder what Your Highness means?"

"You, a mere foreign official, dare to enter my bedchamber without prior notice. This is your first crime: your audacity in criticizing me. This is your second crime: your attempt to taint the royal bloodline. This is your third crime: I wonder how General Nangong interprets my words?"

Shen Yingxue had originally wanted to step forward and say a few words of advice, but upon hearing this, she dared not. A little commotion was fine, but things had clearly escalated to this point and were not going to end well. It was best for her not to get involved. However, she was also quite pleased with herself. The Shen family and the Nangong family, one civil and one military, were naturally irreconcilable due to their different stances.

Nangong Yu gritted his teeth, "If you want to condemn someone, you can always find a pretext."

Shen Yun did not continue to show mercy and argue with him, but lazily raised his hand and said, "Guards, lock Nangong Yu and Hong Zhaodi in the prison."

He looked up abruptly, shocked, and exclaimed, "Gu Rong'an, have you gone mad?"

She slammed the jade cup in her hand to the ground. "Hurry up! Do you expect me to do it myself?"

The soldiers guarding outside had no choice but to come in and restrain the two men. "General Nangong, please forgive us."

As Shen Yun watched them leave, she slowly said, "Remember this: this world belongs to the Gu family. My surname is Gu."

Nangong Yu, who was being led away, stopped walking and then said slowly and deliberately, "Your Highness, I will remember your teachings."

Shen Yun shook his head in disbelief. He thought Shen Yun could put up a fight, but Shen Yun had already surrendered. What a small fry.

She turned her head, smiling brightly, "Some things happened today, so the Hundred Flowers Banquet has ended early. I will arrange for someone to escort all the young ladies back to their residences. As for today's matter..."

Shen Yingxue immediately chimed in, "We witnessed firsthand that Nangong Yu and Hong Zhaodi spoke rudely and acted insubordinately."

"Oh?" Shen Yun looked at the others, his eyes darting around.

"Sister Yingxue is right."

“We all saw it with our own eyes.”

"..."

(End of this chapter)