Noble Lady

"Meet the Crown Prince!"

"Greetings, Prince."

Everyone else knelt down in unison, and Qin Xing was a beat slow to react.

Xue Huai was about to bow, but was stopped by the newcomer. "Little brother, you have such insights at such a young age. You are indeed a good son of Dasheng."

Xue Chenyu saw the person coming from upstairs and turned to Chen Lizhu in surprise, "Miss Chen San..."

"Don't look at me. I didn't know Prince Cheng would be coming. I haven't heard anyone mention it before."

Is it really such a coincidence?

Xue Chenyu asked her if she wanted to go downstairs, but Chen Lizhu remained calm. "It's okay, we're upstairs. Although Prince Cheng is a noble man, he's not one to be particular about rules."

Xue Chenyu agreed with this point.

If you really follow the rules, you won't treat the Marquis of Wu'an's Mansion as your own home.

Although there are occasionally a few people in the royal family who have good tempers and seem approachable, it is rare to find someone so approachable.

There were people kneeling on the ground in the garden, but Prince Cheng's son Situ Zhen did not call them to wake up. Instead, he pulled Xue Huai aside and talked to him, letting them kneel there.

Xue Huai asked in a low voice: "Sir, isn't this a bad idea?"

"What's wrong with that? This prince is saving them. Even His Majesty and the Queen Mother highly praised Marquis Wu'an, praising his contributions to the country and the people. He is also the mentor of this prince and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

"If these words were to reach His Majesty's ears and he knew that these ignorant and shallow-minded children were slandering Marquis Wu'an, it would be more than just a matter of making them kneel."

Situ Zhen sneered, "By then, even the families behind them will have to think carefully about how to educate their children in the future."

As soon as he finished speaking, all the children of the noble families who were kneeling on the ground trembled like sieves.

The fourth young master Yu also cursed inwardly: "They are indeed some shallow-minded people."

He seemed to be regretting that if he had come here today to listen to these people criticizing Marquis Wu'an, he would have left earlier.

No, we have to leave quickly before this devil comes.

Even if the Crown Prince had come today, there wouldn't have been much of a problem. But the one who came was the Prince of Cheng, who took Marquis Wu'an as his role model, and he even heard someone slandering Marquis Wu'an with his own ears.

You know, his status before His Majesty is comparable to that of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, or even surpasses that of the Crown Prince.

"Hey, the one in the blue robe under the tree over there, look up." Situ Zhen seemed to have seen someone familiar, and suddenly stood up and walked towards him.

He Min subconsciously looked at himself. He was wearing a blue robe today?

Who knows.

Situ Zhen finally stopped in front of the Fourth Young Master Yu, "Aren't you the Fourth Young Master of the Yu family? I felt you looked familiar just now, it really is you."

Fourth Master Yu Zhijian: "..."

Isn’t this the son-in-law of the Marquis of Wu’an?

He's not a fool, can't he see that? This Prince Cheng is trying to save face for the Marquis of Wu'an.

We can't let outsiders laugh at the fact that the daughter of the Marquis of Wu'an married a traitorous husband, so we use him as an example.

This piece of shit.

Yu Zhijian put on a fake smile and slowly raised his head, "Prince Cheng, long time no see, I hope you are well."

"It's been a while since I last saw you. I thought you were off looking for a good job somewhere, but I never imagined you'd come here to hang out with random people."

The double entendre of the words was enough to insult everyone present.

Yu Zhijian: “…”

He Minzhi, one of the cats and dogs: "..."

The other children of the noble families: "..."

"I used to think your poetry gathering would be a significant contribution, but it turns out you're just gathering here to indirectly criticize the loyal ministers and generals that His Majesty so highly praised."

"If Confucius knew that Confucianism would produce such things as yours, he would probably be buried in his coffin."

The faces of the noble family children who were still kneeling turned blue and red, and red and blue, but they could not refute.

Although the Great Sheng Dynasty has always emphasized culture over military power, no one dared to talk about it openly, and suppression was done through subtle means.

The people present were all scholars. If people knew that they were slandering the soldiers who fought for the country behind their backs, it might turn into a struggle between civil and military officials.

Moreover, they openly insulted the loyal ministers and generals who were highly praised by His Majesty and the Queen Mother, which was a slap in the face of His Majesty and the Queen Mother.

To put it simply, it is because they are young and ignorant. To put it more seriously, it is because their family is disrespectful to the emperor and has rebellious intentions.

If you have any rebellious intentions, you will be beheaded, and if things go wrong, your entire family may be implicated.

Compared to the insignificant children of noble families present, the Prince of Cheng is a famous figure who has been hanging around in front of His Majesty.

If you offend him, it will be difficult to resolve the situation.

So, the whole garden became a united apology to Marquis Xue.

Although he didn't hear anyone scolding him or apologizing.

But Xue Huai heard it.

He Minzhi was still feeling frightened when he left the park with Yu Zhijian.

I was almost recognized by Prince Cheng.

If he had also asked himself, "Don't you care that your father-in-law is being slandered like this?"

He really didn't know how this would end.

Everyone left the garden one after another.

Situ Zhen was also preparing to leave. Before leaving, he glanced up at the small building and asked Xue Huai, "Do you really not need me to take you home?"

"I am an adult now, I don't need anyone to send me off." Xue Huai vowed.

"Okay, Master Xue, take care of yourself. I'll bring you with me next time I go to the camp."

"Thank you very much, Prince!"

Xue Chenyu couldn't help laughing when she saw him say this upstairs.

Situ Zhen suddenly looked upstairs as if he had some feeling, which scared Xue Chenyu so much that her heart skipped a beat and she subconsciously closed the window.

Chen Lizhu asked her, "Why would you close the window for no reason?"

Only then did she realize that this was a case of trying to cover up one's own mistake.

After waiting for a while, Situ Zhen finally left with his men.

Xue Huai ran upstairs in high spirits, "Sister, did you see everything just now? I have nothing to say about what they said."

"I saw it." Xue Chenyu smiled faintly, "You lose."

Hearing the words "You lose", Xue Huai's head, which was originally full of fighting spirit, suddenly drooped.

"Sister, what are you betting on?" Xue Luoyan asked anxiously.

She had been holding it in for a long time because she was so curious.

Chen Lizhu also urged and asked.

Xue Chenyu smiled and poked Xue Huai's cheek to let him speak.

"Sister made a bet with me that today's incident can make them look like stray dogs without even using fists."

His bet was, of course, that he had to fight them before they would admit defeat.

Xue Huai knew in his heart that although it was Prince Cheng who stepped in to make them completely shudder, even if Prince Cheng had not stepped in, he would have been able to shut them up without resorting to fists.

"Ping An, you have to know that there are many things that need to be solved with fists, but not all things can be solved with fists. Sometimes killing with a soft knife without bloodshed is more cruel."