Chapter 72 Winter Solstice Peace and Health, Smashing the Guest's Carriage

Bai Mi's heart, which had just calmed down, skipped a beat again.

How come Second Miss Xie always says shocking things?

However, he soon discovered that the words "Can the prince ride a horse?" were not only heard by him, but also by his brother Bai Zhu, the prince's personal guards, and the coachman.

Because everyone started to "click".

Everyone thought: Even if you are the future princess, how dare you ask the prince such a question?

Even if the prince allows you to come to the palace on horseback and gives you a few horses as gifts, you cannot say such taboo words.

Sure enough, the carriage curtain was not lowered. Xiao Yizi asked, "Why do you ask me this question?"

He could feel that Xie Yao didn't dislike him being carried onto the carriage, nor did she feel sorry for him, but it was indeed because of this matter that she asked this question.

Baimu was very nervous.

It seems that the prince is angry.

Just say you are free, no, just say you are wrong.

Xie Yao spoke frankly, "It would be more convenient if you could ride a horse. Besides, you can ride the eight horses you gave me with me. There's one called Black Cloud Stepping on Snow. Your Highness would look very majestic riding it."

The white mulberry tree, with its ears erect, was sweating profusely.

You know, the prince has never ridden a horse since he was injured!

Even the horse farm in the back mountain was only visited once by the prince after he woke up.

Now, Miss Xie not only wants to ride a horse herself, but also invites the prince to join her?

This is so reckless.

Everyone was so quiet that they didn't dare to breathe. They heard the prince say one word clearly and calmly: "Okay."

Smilax glabra:?

Xie Yao nodded and watched Bai Zhu get in the car. Just as she was about to leave, Xiao Yizi said, "This king doesn't have to give Second Miss Xie this favor."

He was talking about what happened in the main hall just now. Because of Xie Yao, he had ruined the reputations of Xie Chengbai and Xie Zhi.

In fact, it can be even more ruthless.

After all, he saw that the young man from the second branch of the Xie family had a disrespectful look in his eyes, and for this reason alone, he would be willing to kill him.

"It's better to avenge yourself," Xie Yao shook her head, not shying away from the topic, "It hurts when a soft knife cuts the flesh."

Xiao Yizi didn't ask any more questions.

The snow was falling heavily, landing on Xie Yao's hair and eyebrows, melting into a moist coolness, which made her lips red, her teeth white, and her eyebrows clear as a picture.

He lowered his eyes to look at her and ordered Bai Shi: "Send Miss Xie back."

Xie Yao bowed to him, a smile spreading across her red lips, her eyes clear and bright in the snow. "Thank you for coming, Your Highness. May you be well during the Winter Solstice."

Then she reached out, took the umbrella from Bai Shi and walked back.

Xiao Yizi stared at her slender figure in red, holding an umbrella in the falling snow, for a long time before he looked away. He felt the sweet sweet osmanthus fragrance still lingering between his lips and teeth.

Just this sentence of wishing you good health makes it worth coming to Xie's house today.

"Let's go."

The carriage drove smoothly out of Tangliu Lane. The charcoal fire inside the carriage was warm, and the prince's expression was as indifferent as ever.

"Bletilla striata."

"I'm here."

"At today's Winter Solstice Banquet, anyone who ridicules Second Miss Xie, regardless of gender, even if it's just a single word, will have their carriage smashed by me."

"As you command."

"Lead a team and go now."

"yes!"

Bai Su received the order and immediately got out of the carriage, calling out to the prince's personal guards following behind the carriage: "Twelve of you, follow me!"

The guards all stepped out of the line and asked curiously, "Guard Xiaobai, what are we going to do?"

Bai Zhu held his sword, smiled roguely, and said with ease, "Go back to the Bo Mansion and vent the anger on behalf of Second Miss Xie!"

King Jingbei, who had already closed his eyes in the car, suddenly spoke again: "Is Xuanting's injury healed?"

Bai Zhu was stunned for a moment before he remembered that "Xuan Ting" was the name of the prince's war horse.

Two years ago, in the Battle of Qijiang, the prince led 800 cavalrymen to annihilate 5,000 Western Rong people. His horse was hit by dozens of arrows and was seriously injured.

"Reporting to the prince, Xuan Ting has already recovered and has been kept at the horse farm."

Xiao Yizi hummed, and murmured inaudibly, "To marry my wife, I must ride a horse."

After seeing Xiao Yizi off, Xie Yao walked back to the main hall alone.

The sudden appearance of King Jingbei cast a chill over the originally bustling Winter Solstice Banquet.

Even after he left, the others were still frightened when they saw Xie Yao.

Not to mention ridicule, there are even fewer people flattering and fawning this time.

The Xie family was completely humiliated, and Xie Zhi quietly left. The second master of the Xie family said that he was busy with official business.

Old Madam Xie didn't want to sit at the banquet, so she ran outside with a few old sisters to visit the garden and enjoy the snow and plum blossoms.

Only Xie Chengbai and the second wife were unwilling to give up and wanted to make friends with the wife of Anping Marquis. The wife of Anping Marquis said a few perfunctory words, took her sister and was about to leave.

The other guests also lost interest and said goodbye to Wenchangbo.

Before he left, several servants in different attire suddenly rushed into the main hall in panic.

"Master, something bad has happened. Our carriage has been smashed!"

"Madam, someone is trying to smash the frame of our Wang family's car!"

The guest who received the news was furious: "Who dares to smash our Wang family's carriage in broad daylight? Is there any law?"

"My Chen family's car was also smashed, Uncle Wenchang, you have to give me an explanation."

"It's freezing cold, and without a carriage, how are we going to get back?"

This person asked who did it, and someone else ran to question Xie Mingan.

Xie Mingan hurried to the backyard and saw broken wooden planks and wheel tracks scattered all over the ground. Half of the frame of the car parked in the courtyard of the uncle's mansion was smashed to pieces!

The servants in the Earl's Mansion cried, "Your Excellency, it was Guard Bai, one of the Prince of Jingbei's men, who just broke into the backyard, led by the Prince's personal guards. They asked the owner of each car and then smashed it. We couldn't stop them at all!"

Xie Mingan's face froze. He took a deep breath and suppressed the hatred in his heart.

He returned to the hall, straightened his clothes, and apologized to each person whose bicycle frame had been smashed. "Since this incident happened in the Earl's Mansion, I will not shirk responsibility. Please wait a moment, my guests. The Earl's Mansion will send a car to take you back."

But the Bo Mansion didn't have many carriages, and some people lived far away, so it would take an hour to go back and forth.

Xie Ming'an called Aunt Sun and his other two concubines and arranged rooms for some people to stay in the uncle's mansion tonight.

The Winter Solstice Banquet itself was a considerable expense, and now he had lost all his money. For the sake of dignity, he had to clean up the mess, and his heart was bleeding.

Xie Yao sat at the table, watching Xie Ming'an flattering others leisurely and at ease.

When these guests learned that the person who smashed the car was King Jingbei, they did not dare to ask for compensation. Seeing that Earl Wenchang had lowered his attitude, they did not make trouble anymore.

Xie Mingan looked visibly haggard, but he still breathed a sigh of relief.

Seeing Xie Yao still drinking tea, he was furious and scolded, "Have you seen enough? Don't you know how to appease the distinguished guests with your uncle? Do you think the Xie family isn't lively enough today?"

Xie Yao sneered in her heart.

This is nothing, more exciting things are still to come.

She said leisurely, "I don't know the etiquette in Beijing. Father, are you sure you want me to appease the guests?"

Xie Mingan thought of her holding the knife, his eyes turned cold, and he left in a huff.

The person whose bicycle frame was smashed was either the noble lady who had previously followed Jiang Nianxi and Xie Zhi to mock her, or the young man who flattered Xie Chengbai.

Even the carriage of the Marquis of Anping's mansion was not spared, but the wife of the Marquis of Anping did not have any complaints. She even walked up to her and said goodbye to Xie Yao gently.

Xie Yao nodded.

Xie Chengbai, the cousin who had completely lost the chance to marry Miss Jiang San, stood in an empty corner, staring at Xie Yao as if he had lost his parents.

Such a cold look certainly could not escape Xie Yao's eyes.

She stood up and deliberately walked past her cousin.

When they passed by, Xie Yao said calmly: "Cousin, don't you want to be the second Xie Chengyu? Now, it's as you wish."