In the years of famine, I was well versed in history and pampered the Northern Army

When she said this, she didn't realize that there was anything wrong, but she didn't imagine that Prince Jing beside her was actually furious at this time.

This was the first time he was so angry since he had been in the north or even returned to the capital for such a long time. He was probably angry that his inner secret was directly told out, and he was even more angry at Xu Qingyin, whom he had been thinking about so much. He was a witch who was praised to the sky, but in her mouth, he was just a country woman.

She is just a useless person raised by a general. What qualifications does she have to judge the woman he loves?

"Say what you just said again."

Although the voice was neither loud nor soft, and Lu Yan didn't make any movements with his hands, everyone could clearly feel the atmosphere around him suddenly turn cold. There was no expression on his face, and his lips were slightly pursed, as if a sword would be unsheathed in the next second.

Zhou Liwan had just walked towards me with such a fierce look on her face, but now she seemed to have hunched over and was so scared that she was stuttering and couldn't even utter a word.

But when she thought about the fact that she was the daughter of a general and her family motto, she could not be so timid and cowardly, so she plucked up her courage.

"I...I...Isn't what I said true? She's already 18 years old when she was found by the Xu family. Wasn't she just a daughter of a country woman? How can she compare with the ladies of our capital? Why bother spending so much time on a woman like her?"

Lu Yan clenched his chopsticks tightly, not knowing what to think. Normally, he wasn't very good with words, and faced with this, he didn't know how to deal with it. However, the disgust in his heart was enough to make him say the sharpest words in the world, yet he still maintained a gentle appearance.

"But I think you are not even one ten-thousandth as good as a country woman."

These words were spoken simply and there was nothing special about them, but they were enough to make Zhou Liwan so angry that she clenched her palms and her face turned pale.

Even if Xu Qingyin had just learned to write poetry and could truly defeat Qi Feixu, she never took her seriously. Because in her eyes, she grew up in the capital, and as for those women who found love outside, she looked down on them and even disdained to compare with her.

But her favorite Prince Jing actually said that she was not even one-tenth as good as her. Now her heart felt like it was being stabbed by a knife and she couldn't say a word.

"Besides, I have nothing to do with the young lady of the Xu family. Please don't damage other people's reputation so easily. After all, you are a lady from a wealthy family, and it is not good for you to gossip about others behind their backs every day. Even though you are just a woman relying on your father's honor, you still need to pay attention to your image. If you can't get married in the future, your grandfather will be worried about you."

She never expected that the words her favorite Prince Jing said to her the most were insults to her. At this time, Zhou Liwan's face turned pale.

Normally she is sharp-tongued and bullies others at will. After all, she is in a high position and no one dares to bully her. But now, facing such insults from her favorite person, she can't say a word and can only endure the humiliation.

Now she was standing beside Prince Jing, not knowing whether to stand, sit, or leave. It was not the first time she felt so uneasy.

In fact, Xu Qingyin had very good hearing, so she heard all of these words. She never thought that Lu Yanran would defend her so much, but then she thought again, they had such a good relationship, if it was Lu Yanran, she would defend him in the same way.

But for some reason, there was always a warm feeling in her heart, and she didn't know why, but she actually felt inexplicably happy.

This little bit of joy made her feel that Lu was a very important person to her, but she didn't want to delve into why she had such a feeling.

Originally, her mother wanted to teach Xu Qingyin a lesson when she saw that this woman dared to stand on the Xu family's territory and step on her head, but she didn't expect Lu Yan to be one step ahead of her and burst out laughing.

"I didn't expect Yan'er to protect my daughter so much. It seems that my daughter is really blessed."

Lu Yan usually respects Xu Luohan very much, and now being praised by Xu Luohan is a very happy thing for him.

"This is what I should do."

But Zhou Liwan beside her was filled with hatred, which had completely emerged at this time. She continued to say unconvincedly:

"But isn't what I said true? If Your Highness had no previous relationship with her, how could he be familiar with her now? I heard that she was only recently found? How could she be related to you? Maybe she really seduced you!"

I used to think he was stupid, but I never thought he was so stupid that he would say such things in front of the Xu family. It's just that he used to be the treasure of the family, so it's possible that he would say such outspoken words in a fit of rage.

Normally, there was a maid in the house who often instigated her arrogance. Today, she whispered something to him. She sneered and didn't expect that what she thought was actually true.

"Besides, I'm not the only one saying this. I heard that the Xu family's daughter appeared in Prince Jing's Mansion before, but she was only found recently. How could she appear in Prince Jing's Mansion? I don't know what shameful things you have done!"

What he said was indeed true. Xu Qingyin was not afraid of anything on ordinary days, and now she had Xu's mother to protect her. However, her current personality was that of a virtuous and kind girl, so it was naturally inconvenient for her to refute him at this time.

At this time, the Queen looked at her coldly and said majestically:

"What are you, a junior, stirring up trouble here? I knew the Xu family's daughter was going to be found, but did I have to tell you right away? If something happened, what's wrong with me asking him to go to the palace to look for my son? Do I have to report all this to you?"

The Empress, who was usually kind to her, spoke to her in such a harsh tone for the first time. She dropped the teacup in Zhou Liwan's hand and was unable to utter a word for a long time.

"No... no... no need. I'm just afraid that His Royal Highness Prince Jing will be deceived..."

"What does it have to do with you whether my son was deceived or not? It seems that your Zhou family is really bad at educating your daughter. Although she can lead troops in battle, she lacks the ability to raise a child. She needs to be taught well in the future!"

After being reprimanded by the Queen herself at the banquet, Zhou Liwan was completely finished. She didn't expect that she would be bitten by the tiger if she kept touching the tiger's butt.