The fate was changed, the mistress of the Hou family was slapped in the face and made money to win

Shen Yanxi looked at Yang Manman, "Miss Yang seems to have forgotten that the ancient book belongs to His Royal Highness the Third Prince. You are talking about it as if it is your private property."

Yang Manman frowned, then smiled and said to Xiao Ling: "Your Highness the Third Prince, I..."

Xiao Ling didn't even look at Yang Manman and interrupted directly, "It's getting late, the banquet will start soon, everyone please take a seat."

The unfinished words got stuck in my throat.

Yang Manman was humiliated repeatedly. Although she pretended not to care, her expression already looked a little unhappy.

Especially when facing the mocking looks from everyone, he felt angry and embarrassed.

But soon, she convinced herself in her heart.

Whether it was Shen Yanxi or the Third Prince, they just had not had enough contact with her. If they had more contact with her, they would surely find that she was different from those ordinary women and would be attracted to her!

By then, all those people who are making fun of and envying me today will be slapped in the face.

The seats were set up on the west side of the garden and people started to move over.

Shen Yanxi walked behind Jiang Suining, keeping a distance from him that was neither too far nor too close.

However, just as everyone reached the west garden, they suddenly heard a low growl of a wild beast.

Then, a tiger appeared in the garden.

"tiger?"

"Where did the tiger come from!"

There were sudden cries and screams, and everyone was panicked and retreated quickly in fear.

Shen Yanxi immediately stepped forward, came to Jiang Suining and pulled her behind him.

Xiao Ling's face darkened and he growled.

The tiger that had started to walk towards the group stopped.

"Don't be afraid, everyone. This tiger was trained by my royal brother. It won't hurt anyone." Xiao Yi said quickly.

Taming ferocious beasts?

Jiang Suining and Shen Yanxi glanced at each other quickly.

Soon, guards came forward and tried to control the tiger.

Sensing the guards approaching, the tiger let out a long roar, instantly scaring many people so much that their faces changed drastically.

The next moment, a whip was swung out and hit the tiger in front of it, and the tiger's momentum weakened.

"Your Highness, please forgive me!" The servant in charge of animal training knelt in front of Xiao Ling. "The zoo has not been cleaned up yet. It was probably due to the negligence of my subordinates that the cage was not locked, so it escaped."

After all, there were so many guests present, Xiao Ling did not punish him immediately, but said in a deep voice: "Take him back, and don't disturb the guests any more."

"Yes, I will obey, little one."

Under the trainer's command, the tiger quickly left.

Everyone then breathed a sigh of relief.

"It really scared me to death just now."

"Who said it wasn't? I didn't expect that His Royal Highness the Third Prince actually raised tigers in his garden." Someone said in a low voice.

Of course, some people took the opportunity to flatter Xiao Ling and began to praise his bravery and fearlessness, saying that he could even tame ferocious beasts.

Jiang Suining and Shen Yanxi both looked at Xiao Ling.

"I just heard from the animal trainer that there is an animal park in your palace. I wonder what else is tamed besides tigers?" Shen Yanxi asked curiously.

"Only tigers." Xiao Ling replied.

"My royal brother doesn't like to tame other tigers. Although they are just tigers, there are five tigers of different species." Xiao Yi said with a smile.

When those who were a little less courageous heard that there were actually five scary tigers, they trembled with fear again.

When the tiger suddenly appeared just now, Yang Manman was so scared that she hid behind Li Zheng, but when she saw everyone's frightened looks, she was stunned.

"The Third Prince is indeed a man of great skill and courage. By the way, I am also very interested in animal taming. I wonder..."

"You are interested in everything. If you are so interested, why were you hiding just now?"

The person who spoke was an official's wife wearing a yellow dress. She had just been walking behind Yang Manman, and the other party was so scared that she almost bumped into her when she was dodging. Now, seeing Yang Manman talking nonsense, she felt angry.

Yang Manman awkwardly retorted, "That was just a reflex. Besides, I wasn't scared by the tiger. I was scared by your yelling."

"Humph, you are such a boaster. If you are not afraid, why don't you just go to the zoo and eat with the tigers? Why stay with us?"

"That's right. Anyway, the tiger is not afraid of us, so this is just right. It won't be scared by us."

Yang Manman finally blushed after hearing one sarcasm after another, but she refused to admit defeat. After all, she had worked hard to build up this courageous image.

She is different from these girls in the boudoir!

Just as he was about to refute, the next moment, another panicked report sounded.

"Your Highness, it's bad, Xu Er is dead!" The guard's report interrupted the dispute in the garden.

dead?

Hearing this, everyone was stunned, even Yang Manman forgot to continue arguing.

Xiao Ling followed the guards to the lake, and many people followed.

When they arrived, the servant named Xu Er had already been fished out of the lake. There were scratches on his chest and arms, and his face was pale. It looked like he had been scratched by a wild beast and then fell into the water and drowned.

"Looking at this, could it be that he was scratched by the tiger just now?"

"It looked like that to me, but I didn't hear any movement."

"I guess it's because I was far away, so I didn't hear it."

Everyone was talking about it at once, and couldn't help but shake their heads in their hearts.

It's really one thing after another. How could a banquet like this turn out to be like this? Now someone is dead. This is not a good sign.

"Your Highness, when we came here just now, we found Xu Er floating in the lake. He was dead when he was fished out." The guard bowed his head and clasped his hands together.

"Brother, could it be that you just encountered a tiger that escaped from its cage, and this place is remote, so your cry for help could not be heard?"

Xiao Yi guessed, then he shook his head and spoke again.

"That shouldn't be the case. I remember you said, my royal brother, that those tigers have been tamed and will not hurt anyone without instructions."

"It's really strange." Xiao Ling frowned, glanced at everyone present, and said to the guards, "Take the body away first..."

"Your Highness." Shen Yanxi interrupted Xiao Ling, "Since there are doubts about the cause of death, should we also report it to the government for a decision?"

"Lord Shen, I was just speaking casually. The cause of death may not be unusual. After all, the scratches on the body are very obvious. It should be that he encountered a tiger." Xiao Yi said.

As soon as these words were spoken, someone immediately responded.

"That's right. The scars on his body couldn't be caused by a human. They must have been caused by a tiger."

"Yes, I also think this matter is clear and straightforward. Lord Shen, let's not bring it to the government office today."

Just when everyone agreed, Jiang Suining spoke.

"The scars on this man's body have nothing to do with the tiger just now."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone looked at Jiang Suining.