Chapter 311 Why the Fight?

His original intention was to mock Xie Yunqi and subtly allude to the fact that he had been dumped.

Hmph, he was so arrogant just now, but as soon as the eldest princess arrived, he only got to be taught a lesson.

I had long heard that the eldest princess and Xie Yunqi were at odds, and that they even clashed whenever they met. It turns out it was true.

If he were to take the opportunity to mock Xie Yunqi, wouldn't that give the eldest princess a chance to teach Xie Yunqi a lesson as the elder sister? In this way, he could overturn his previous statement that he was in the wrong, and perhaps the eldest princess would even thank him for giving her this legitimate opportunity to teach Xie Yunqi a lesson!

Dreams are often grand, but reality is often harsh.

Huang Guohua's fantasy was so wonderful, but Xie Yunjia's words left him speechless.

"Oh, you're overthinking it. I am indeed very angry, but not because he attacked you, but because he failed to crush you."

Huang Guohua: "...?"

6.

He wasn't hallucinating, was he?

The others also wondered if there was something wrong with their ears, staring at Xie Yunjia with confusion and suspicion.

Sheng Sheng sighed and smiled wryly, thinking to herself that her elder sister was as unpredictable and... protective of her own as ever.

Sheng Sheng took a breath and tugged at Xie Yunjia's sleeve: "Royal sister, let's release Fifth Brother first, and ask him what happened?"

Xie Yunqi bared his teeth and cursed at her in a low voice, "That's right, you tigress, let me go right now!"

In that instant, Xie Yunqi's ears turned red from being pulled so hard. Sheng Sheng silently lit a candle for Xie Yunqi in her heart and turned her head away with some reluctance.

Poor Fifth Prince.

However, Xie Yunqi was indeed at fault in this matter. It's not that Huang Guohua was entirely innocent, but no matter what, Xie Yunqi shouldn't have acted so impulsively here. If word got out, he would be the one who would suffer the most, since he was a prince and represented the face of the royal family.

Xie Yun grabbed his ear and pulled him up a little, annoyed: "Why are you arguing with such a little brat? Don't you remember you're the Fifth Prince?"

Xie Yunqi defended himself, feeling wronged: "He was the one who spoke rudely first."

"Even if he insulted you, you can't resort to violence to resolve this. Do you realize that your fight might put Consort Li and Lord Huang in a difficult position?"

Xie Yunqi and Huang Guohua both fell silent, unable to refute this statement.

Xie Yunjia let go of him and added disdainfully, "You can't even win a fight, and you don't know how to resolve things properly. You can't win completely by using violence. I really don't know what else you can do. Where did all the martial arts teacher teach you go?"

The Martial Master was the teacher who taught martial arts to the students of the Wenhua Hall in the martial arts arena. Xie Yunjia's words once again confirmed that everyone had not misheard.

Um, does the eldest princess mean that if the fifth prince wants to resolve this through fighting, he should unilaterally crush Huang Guohua?

An eerie silence fell over the scene, but fortunately, Li Manyan appeared in everyone's sight at that moment.

Madam Li was at the front greeting guests and couldn't leave. Hearing from her maid that the two princesses had already been notified, she only sent Li Manyan to come and take a look.

As Li Manyan walked towards the crowd, she observed the scene. Seeing that everyone's expressions were surprisingly consistent, she assumed that the situation had been stabilized and asked, "Is everything alright now? Was there some misunderstanding?"

"Oh, there's no misunderstanding. It seems this kid offended my fifth brother with his rude remarks."

Huang Guohua was startled and hurriedly tried to explain, "Um, the eldest princess..."

"Stop!" Xie Yunqi had learned his lesson. "Lu Chi, you tell me, what exactly did this little brat say that made me want to smash him to the ground?"

Sheng Sheng also looked at Lu Chi with curiosity.

Xie Yunqi's temperament has become much more restrained, and he rarely acts impulsively without considering the consequences like when Sheng Sheng first met him.

Therefore, when Sheng Sheng saw that the person fighting with Xie Yunqi was not Lu Chi, she immediately ruled out the possibility that Xie Yunqi had started the fight.

She was also curious about what alarmist things Huang Guohua had said that had angered Xie Yunqi so much.

Huang Guohua swallowed hard. If those words he had said were revealed in front of the Second Princess, he would definitely be in deep trouble!

Feeling guilty, Huang Guohua could only place his hopes on Lu Chi.

At the time, besides Xie Yunqi and his friend, only Lu Chi heard him speak.

His friend would naturally not betray him. As long as Lu Chi was on his side, there was no need to worry about Xie Yunqi's one-sided story.

Huang Guohua whispered to Lu Chi, "Lu Chi, don't betray me. I only consulted you because I consider you a true brother!"

Lu Chi glanced at him, then sighed with sudden realization, and asked seriously, "Hmm? So you only asked me if the Second Prince was planning to replace the Crown Prince because you consider me a good brother?"

Huang Guohua's body trembled, and he looked at Lu Chi with three parts shock, four parts panic, and five parts anger. He stared at Lu Chi for a moment, thinking that he was doing it on purpose.

But Lu Chi's expression was too serious and sincere. Huang Guohua thought that Lu Chi had loved martial arts since he was a child. Could it be that Lu Chi was so straightforward and couldn't think straight because of that?

Huang Guohua went through all these thoughts in a flash, then quickly covered Lu Chi's mouth: "Are you crazy? Are you stupid? You could have just kept it to yourself, why did you have to say it out loud!"

Lu Chi: "Huh?"

Lu Chi's mouth was covered by Huang Guohua, and he could only make "mmm" sounds of confusion. Although Huang Guohua tried his best to cover Lu Chi's mouth, the others still heard Lu Chi's words, which were not quiet.

Sheng Sheng frowned, her smile gone, and stared coldly at Huang Guohua: "Tell me, what is my brother planning to do?"

Huang Guohua stiffened, not daring to turn around and look at her.

Xie Yunjia crossed her arms, sneered, and said sarcastically, "Xie Yunqi, you really didn't hit me hard enough."

After understanding the cause and effect, even Sheng Sheng felt that Xie Yunqi hadn't been beaten hard enough.

It turns out that many rumors had circulated about what happened in the uterus recently, leading many people to gossip and speculate in secret. Huang Guohua was naturally not immune to gossip either.

Huang Guohua, thinking that Lu Chi and Xie Yunqi had been mortal enemies for so many years, and that he was somewhat familiar with Xie Yunqi, came over to gossip with Lu Chi, asking him if he knew any inside information.

Lu Chi said he didn't know, but he didn't believe him. He followed Lu Chi all the way here and even "shared" his opinion with him without any restraint.

"I think the Crown Prince and the Second Prince are about the same age, so they're easily compared. The Second Prince has recently been favored by His Majesty, receiving all sorts of tasks—isn't that a good opportunity for him to grow? In my opinion, the Second Prince definitely thinks he's better than the Crown Prince, which is why he's secretly working to take his place! Tsk tsk tsk, I wonder how long this facade of harmony between the two brothers can last. I think the Crown Prince's trip to Jin was probably orchestrated by the Second Prince to force him out!"