Ouyang Ming was also slightly stunned when he looked at Bai Wei.

Although Bai Wei also said that she liked Ouyang Yi at the Spring Hunt, he always felt that Bai Wei was attracted to Ouyang Yi's face and was just saying it because she was emotional at the time.

When I go back and think about it carefully, I will change my mind after considering the pros and cons. But I didn't expect that she would be so persistent. It has been a month, and she is still thinking about him.

Now that she had taken the initiative to ask to sit with Ouyang Yi again, it was equivalent to announcing to everyone present that she preferred Ouyang Yi, which was not what he wanted to see. But just now he asked her to choose a seat, and she did. If he did not agree, wouldn't it be going back on his word?

Just when Ouyang Ming didn't know how to answer, Ouyang Qi couldn't stand it anymore: "Bai Wei, I advise you not to make trouble. Father asked you to sit here because of the face of the King of Zhennan. If not, based on your appearance today, you probably wouldn't even be qualified to attend the Spring Banquet. You are still nitpicking here, it's simply unreasonable!"

He had always known that his father wanted the Prince of Zhennan to marry into the royal family. After all, after the first marriage, his father had explained the situation to him with both emotion and reason.

He had thought about enduring it for the sake of Prince Zhennan, but he didn't expect that so many things would happen on her wedding night, and many more after that.

He could accept that Bai Wei was forced to marry his fourth and fifth brothers in order to consolidate the military power of the royal family and secure the loyalty of the Prince of Zhennan for generations, but he could not accept that Bai Wei fell in love with his blind and sickly uncle and wanted to be with him so openly.

Bai Wei frowned slightly when she heard Ouyang Qi's words.

What's wrong with this man? What does it matter to him where he sits?

"Your Majesty Prince Qi is right. His Majesty loves Bai Wei because he sympathizes with her grandfather who sacrificed his life for the country. Bai Wei will also explain the emperor's sympathy to her grandfather, and work with everyone in the Xiao family to be loyal to the emperor and the country, sacrifice their lives for Dong Qin, and live up to the emperor's grace."

The words were very clear. The emperor treated her very well and respected the Zhennan Palace very much, but those were gained by the Xiao family with blood, sweat and life, and the Xiao family would continue to be loyal to the emperor.

Ouyang Qi frowned.

He was not a fool, of course he knew the significance of Prince Zhennan to Dongqin, especially after Ouyang Yi got into trouble, Dongqin was stabilized by the Xiao family, but he just didn't like Bai Wei.

"So, is this kind of willful behavior and disobedience to the emperor's will what General Bai calls loyalty?"

Bai Wei didn't want to argue with Ouyang Qi, but he insisted on making trouble for no reason and losing face for her. What if the stupid system called the police again and said that her reputation value dropped and her luck value decreased again, then it would be a big trouble.

She absolutely cannot afford to suffer any loss by talking about this matter!

Bai Wei turned around and knelt down facing Ouyang Ming. "Your Majesty, I shouldn't have taken advantage of your favor and become arrogant. I am willing to accept the punishment."

Seeing this, Ouyang Ming immediately raised his hand and said, "It's just a small matter. Wei'er, there's no need to be like this. Get up."

If he had known this earlier, he would not have let Bai Wei come up to sit. The same goes for Qi'er... He is usually quite calm in the court, but when he meets Bai Wei, he always makes trouble.

Bai Wei refused to stand up: "I am wrong, I am willing to accept the punishment, but I want to ask His Royal Highness Prince Qi a question."

When Ouyang Ming saw that Bai Wei couldn't get up, he immediately had a bad feeling.

The Bai Wei of today is no longer the taciturn person who could not say a word. She has become eloquent, especially when she sees Qi'er. She opens fire with all her might and shows no mercy. If Ouyang Qi follows her words, he will be fooled sooner or later.

He glanced at Eunuch Gui, who understood what he meant and immediately wanted to help Bai Wei up. Unfortunately, his speed was certainly not as fast as Ouyang Qi's.

Ouyang Qi said proudly: "What's the matter?"

Bai Wei knelt on the ground and said, "Your Highness Prince Qi accused me of sitting here by relying on my grandfather's status. Then may I ask why Your Highness is sitting here? Is it because Your Highness Prince Qi has made some unignorable contributions to Dong Qin, or because you are His Majesty's son?"

It was indeed because of the Prince of Zhennan that she was able to receive special care from the Emperor, but so what? She had been abandoned for ten years, despised and used by her biological father, and bullied by her half-sister. This identity brought honor, misfortune, and responsibility to the original owner.

It was because of this responsibility that the original owner went to the battlefield in the form of his daughter and fought on the front line.

Ouyang Qi was born a prince, and for so many years, he has held an idle official position. There are so many people who are attached to the Wang family who give him advice behind the scenes... So far, he has not made any significant contribution to Dongqin.

Everyone in the court knew this, but no one dared to speak out.

When Ouyang Qi heard this, his face suddenly turned red, which was the color of anger. He slammed the table and shook the wine jug on the table to the ground, breaking it into pieces: "Bai Wei, you are simply lawless! What achievements have I made? Who are you to judge?"

Compared to Ouyang Qi's excitement, Bai Wei seemed unusually calm and just stood calmly opposite him.

"I am indeed not qualified to judge the prince. So I can only talk about the facts and tell you some of the facts I know. Just now the prince said that I am not qualified to come to the Spring Banquet with my current appearance. Then may I ask how I got this scar on my face? If it weren't for the fact that Prince Qi went to Fengshan to suppress the bandits half a year ago and was greedy for merit and reckless, and put himself in trouble, why would I have to rescue him alone and end up like this!"

In fact, many people in the court knew about this matter, but because it involved Prince Qi, no one wanted to offend the Wang family, and most of them chose to remain silent. So until now, most people thought that Bai Wei’s injury was caused by the war on the front line.

Now that Bai Wei had revealed the truth, everyone present, especially the women, couldn't help but feel resentful.

How could there be women in this world who don't love beauty? Some women even value their appearance more than their lives. It was tragic enough that Bai Wei's appearance was damaged in order to save Ouyang Qi.

Now Ouyang Qi actually used his appearance to deliberately attack her at such an important occasion as the Spring Banquet, which showed that he had a low character... In an instant, those women who once secretly loved Ouyang Qi were defeated by him.

When Ouyang Qi heard this, his originally flushed face suddenly turned black with anger: "Did I ask you to save me?"

What's more, she threatened him to marry her, and he did it. She was jealous, and now she has taken the initiative to seduce his uncle. How can she have the nerve to mention this favor again!

Ouyang Ming immediately said, "Prince Qi, that's enough, what nonsense are you talking about!"

He was originally unhappy about Bai Wei's comments on Ouyang Qi. After all, Ouyang Qi was a prince and his son, and such comments would damage the reputation of the royal family. But he did not expect that Ouyang Qi would actually say such words directly!

The superior should control the people's hearts. He should reward when it is necessary to reward, punish when it is necessary to punish, and use both kindness and severity to make the civil and military officials loyal and the people of the world submit.

Ouyang Qi's words were typical of being ungrateful and destroying one's own bridges. With such behavior, how could he gain the support of civil and military officials, and how could he make people submit to him!

It seems that the throne cannot be passed on to him!

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