Give you a slap

Several young men from aristocratic families surrounded Si Jue. He was forced to retract his gaze from Jing Yao, and skillfully put on the appearance of an elegant and respectful gentleman, then walked out and chatted leisurely with others.

"What's wrong, Yaoyao?"

Seeing Jing Yao staring blankly at an empty corner, Si Pei leaned close to her ear and asked worriedly.

"Ah? Nothing..." Jing Yao suddenly came back to his senses and realized that he had been in a daze for a long time inexplicably.

Si Pei raised his eyes, and his gaze met Si Jue who turned his head to look at Jing Yao. Both of their faces were normal and no emotion could be seen, but there was a hint of sharpness and ferocity in their eyes.

Jing Yao had his back to Si Jue and did not see the confrontation between the two.

Si Pei raised his hand and gently held her in his arms, ignoring Si Jue's jealous and hateful eyes. He lowered his head as if no one was around and placed small kisses on the top of her head and her temples.

A group of girls not far away saw this and all blushed and lowered their heads shyly.

"How could His Royal Highness be so bold..."

"It's not hard to understand when your sweetheart is in your arms."

"Jing is so favored now, who else can compete with her for the position of Crown Princess?"

"How could there be anyone else? Her favor has not happened overnight. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is so eager to leave no other woman around him."

"Even if there are three palaces and six courtyards, it is still unknown."

"But Jing Yao has always been concerned about Baili Jun. Why is he so inseparable from the Crown Prince now?"

Several girls murmured, and the purple-dressed girl beside them shook her head: "There are many people talking, so everyone should refrain from saying things that might offend His Majesty."

Although the girl looks young, she has a mature and steady demeanor. With the pink and purple jasmine crown on her head, everyone around her knows that she is Miss Yulan of the Baili family, the younger sister of "Bai Li Jun" as they call her.

Baili Yulan glanced at him, and the other women agreed that his words made sense. Remembering how they had dared to speculate about the Crown Prince's private affairs, they couldn't help but feel a wave of fear. Perhaps it was because Si Pei had been in a good mood recently and his attitude towards others was no longer as gloomy and cold as before, and perhaps because he was especially kind today, they had been so distracted that they had forgotten to be cautious.

They immediately changed the topic and talked about what had just happened between the second young lady of the Jiang family and the fifth young master of the Wen family.

"This is truly a match made in heaven~"

Several girls pushed and teased each other, smiling ambiguously.

"I heard that the previous young masters of our family are still unmarried, right?" One of the girls looked towards the entrance. "Is Master Yao coming today?"

Baili Yulan shook her head: "I heard he won't come."

Since Wen Ren Yao took on the post of governor, he has been traveling all year round and rarely returns to Shanghua City.

"But except for the second young master Wen Renyao and... the third young master Wen Renyu who is far away at the border, everyone else in the Wen family has come."

A girl nearby couldn't help but curl her lips, a bit regretful: "The two people I wanted to see the most didn't come..."

"Yeah... Young Master Yu, who is prettier than flowers, didn't even come. This year's Chunshu Banquet is a little less interesting."

"But Fulin Jun is still here. Isn't the Chunshu Banquet mainly for him? Hahaha."

"Humph, although Master Yu's appearance is a little worse than his, his character is much better than that of a certain silver-tongued vixen."

"Fox spirits also have their good points."

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The girls were chatting animatedly, but for some reason Baili Yulan's face suddenly became a little ugly. She said she was not feeling well and turned around to leave, without bothering to answer the last question from others: when would Baili Jun arrive?

Jing Yao's memories of Chun Shuyan mostly stayed in her previous life. She always stood alone in front of everyone, being talked about and pointed at.

Although she seemed to be the same now, her nature was quite different. In her previous life, she was filled with resentment and hatred, disliking everyone and harassing the women who came to the banquet and showed her kindness. Gradually, others stopped daring to approach her.

Now that she has friends around her and Si Pei will always be with her, she doesn't need anyone else.

No one comes to disturb you, and you don't have to pay any attention to it.

The two walked quietly to the other corner of the garden, where a large patch of safflower flowers were in full bloom. Blue-green butterflies fluttered their wings and danced in the air, with golden light flashing on their backs.

“It’s beautiful.”

Jing Yao sighed subconsciously.

Si Pei glanced sideways, a smile in his eyes: "It is very beautiful."

He seemed to be talking about the scene of flowers and butterflies in front of him, but his eyes could not be taken away from Jing Yao for even a moment.

"Will everything go well today?" Jing Yao leaned close to his chest, burying his face in it, making his voice a little muffled.

"Yes."

Si Pei whispered softly in her ear. He always seemed to be confident and well-prepared, and Jing Yao also liked to see Si Pei like this.

In the past, she always hoped that the arrogant Si Pei would miscalculate once, hoping that he would not be so powerful or so cunning, and not be so smart as if everything was within his expectations.

But after experiencing the same kind of failure she had in her previous life, she finally realized that she didn't really hate Si Pei that much, nor did she really want him to lose. At the very least, she didn't want to see Si Pei's miserable and miserable appearance again.

I don't want to lose my life because of this.

Perhaps God heard her heart and gave her a chance to start over in this life.

It seems that the gods in heaven still have vision and know that they are not destined to die.

Jing Yao couldn't help but laugh out loud. Si Pei didn't know why she was laughing, but seeing her happy, he was happy too. He gathered up the loose hair that had fallen from her temples and said, "I haven't asked you yet, is it okay to set the wedding date in July?"

"Okay." Jing Yao thought for a moment, "Although the weather will be a little hot, I won't be afraid if I have enough ice."

"Then ask someone to make you an ice bed and an ice sedan chair?"

After hearing this, Jing Yao actually imagined the scene and shook his head, saying, "Forget it. My butt is a bit cold."

Si Pei burst into laughter upon hearing this. Jing Yao was surprised to see him being so amused by her: "I thought you had long forgotten how to smile with your teeth showing."

"Yaoyao likes to see me smile like this?"

Jing Yao met Si Pei's doting gaze and looked him up and down, then thought for a moment: "I just think you finally look a little silly when you smile like this. But... it's too ugly, I don't like it."

She suppressed her laughter and turned her head away, leaving Si Pei stroking his face in a daze. He quickly chased after her and hugged her from behind: "I will be whatever Yaoyao likes me to be."

"I just like handsome guys, got it?"

Si Pei lowered his eyes. It seemed that he really had to ask the Imperial Hospital for advice on how to maintain skin and maintain youthful appearance.

Seeing the person behind him being silent and serious, Jing Yao broke down first: "Hahahaha, Xiaoli, you're not thinking of taking a beauty prescription, are you?"

Si Pei's eyes widened slightly, and his shocked expression seemed to be asking her how she could guess that.

"I won't tease you anymore, let's go over and take a look."

Just as Jing Yao was about to move forward, Si Pei suddenly reached out and grabbed her wrist, pulling her back: "Wait... Yaoyao, is there anything else you're curious about?"

"Huh? No." Jing Yao looked puzzled.

Si Pei prompted: "Don't you want to know what I'm going to do about today's matter?"

"In no mood."

Jing Yao answered quickly, almost blurting out the answer.

She held Si Pei's arm with both hands: "Xiao Li, I said, if you are sure, I will believe you."

And since she didn't know the details, she could act more realistically when the incident happened.

"It's not necessarily a good thing to know too much."

Seeing that Jing Yao really didn't want to ask, Si Pei didn't force her and walked back holding the girl's hand.

"ah!"

The girl's scream suddenly rang out, the sound made in panic was sharp and a little piercing.

"What are you doing!"

The young man's angry voice followed, and Jing Yao couldn't help but frown. Why did both voices sound so familiar? When the two approached the scene, Jing Yao's face turned pale: "Awen!"

If that girl who was sobbing and screaming miserably was not Jiang Min, then who else could it be!?

Jiang Jing and Huo Zhuxin rushed over after hearing the noise and squeezed into the crowd. Seeing their sister's arm burned by the scalding tea, their eyes turned red with anger. They gritted their teeth and cursed, "Who is it?"

"What's going on!"

Si Pei knew that the injured person was Jing Yao's best friend. Moreover, this was a royal banquet and he, the prince, was also present. It was not the case that anyone could run wild and cause trouble in the palace.

The prince went to the side of the crowd and stood to watch. Jing Yao walked in quickly: "Awen!"

The girl's entire arm was burned and stuck to her gauze clothes, and Jiang Min was sweating profusely from the pain.

"Someone, call the imperial physician!"

Jing Yao's anger rose. He first called the maids beside him, one to send someone else and the other to help treat the injuries. Then he stood up and glanced at Wen Renyou coldly.

You don't know until you see it, and you're shocked. Wen Renyou's neck was scalded badly, and the water flowed down, leaving no idea what was happening to his chest. Even so, he didn't react, still concentrating on getting closer to Jiang Min, his eyes anxious and tears on the verge of falling.

For a moment, Jing Yao was unable to utter any harsh words to accuse the enemy. He turned his head and looked at the "culprit" who was surrounded by maids.

"Get out here!"

Si Pei had already seen that man's face, and besides being angry, he felt more helpless.

"It's me, what's wrong!"

A young girl with a brocade dress and a golden hairpin and an elegant appearance pushed aside the maid and walked out. Looking at her outfit and the crabapple pattern on her clothes, one could tell that she was a member of the royal family.

Jing Yao looked at her for a while and snorted coldly, "Si Yun, you are so crazy!"

"How dare you! How dare you call me by my first name!"

Si Yun was a little afraid of her at first, but then she thought about the fact that she was the fifth princess of Xijing and the emperor's most beloved daughter. He set a precedent for her by building the Princess Songyan Mansion for her in the capital when she was ten years old. How could this daughter who was not even the crown princess dare to be so disrespectful to her!

"Song Yan, do you know what a stupid thing you have done?"

Si Pei didn't bother to conceal his disgust and anger. Consort Xian of Song, who had died young, had given birth to this princess, and the old emperor, believing the astrologer's words that this girl had a strong destiny and must be kept by his side, doted on her. Si Pei wasn't close to her and hadn't seen her for a long time. He hadn't expected her to act so domineering now.

It's a complete disgrace to the royal family.

"Royal brother, I didn't mean to splash her, I wanted to splash Wen Renyou!"

Si Yun was afraid of Si Pei's fierce look from the bottom of her heart, and raised her finger to point at Wen Renyou who ignored her at all.

The imperial physician had already arrived, drawing the curtains around him and cutting open Jiang Min's sleeves to apply medicine and bandage him. Wen Renyou waited anxiously, his heart aching. It was only when his two brothers, following the sound of the crowd, squeezed over to see that he had been burned even more severely.

"I'm thick-skinned, so I'm fine! A-Wen... A-Wen's hands are all broken..."

Wenren Ju was surprised. Is this still his brother who complains about being tired all day long and can't stand the slightest pain?

Wen Renyou was almost crying from blaming himself. After hearing what Si Yun said, he stood up and turned around: "If you want to throw it on me, why don't you wait until I'm alone? Why do you have to throw it on me when I'm with Awen?"

And so much of it fell on Jiang Min, it definitely wasn't just him.

Si Yun's eyes widened in anger: "How dare you say that! You two bitches are so sweet and inseparable, how could I wait for you to be alone? I just don't like it, whoever I splash it on will be responsible!"

"...You vicious woman!"

"How dare you, the son of a warrior, scold me!"

Si Yun's few words angered several groups of people at the same time. After hearing that everyone in her party were children of military generals, they all felt that Si Yun was humiliating the Grand Marshal and General Sima and despising military generals.

Jiang Jing and Jing Yao became even angrier: "Who are you calling a bitch?"

Jing Yao walked forward with a cold face. Her strong features looked even more fierce when she wasn't smiling. She pinched Si Yun's chin. Her maid was about to push her away when Jing Yao slapped her with her other hand: "Get out!"

Si Yun started to get scared at this time. How could she forget the rumors about Jing Yao outside?

“You…you dare!”

Jing Yao smiled: "Guess?"

"I am, I have a reason..."

Before Si Yun could finish her words, Jing Yao slapped her so hard that she felt dizzy.

Jing Yao sneered. Is there a reason?

She came up and threw hot water on her and called her a bitch. Jiang Min is such a good girl, how could she allow her to slander her here?

Si Yun cried out, "Royal brother! Royal brother! I want to find my grandmother!"

Jing Yao sneered, it would be useless even if the emperor came today!