Hearing this, a passerby asked Caiyu, "Is your daughter the Princess Rui?"
"That's right." Caiyu said.
"It's really eye-opening." The passerby laughed out loud.
For a moment, Yan Funing and Cai Yu were a little confused, not knowing whether what he said was directed at her, Yan Funing, or Gongsun Man.
Even Gongsun Man was confused.
Yunquan whispered to her princess, "Princess, look, someone wants to speak up for us. I said she gives a bad impression."
A passerby shouted, "Our Princess Rui of Dajing has made great contributions to Pengzhou. It's well known that if Pengzhou is flooded, several surrounding states will suffer. How can our Princess Rui be compared to the princess from Beiqi?"
Yunquan was furious when he heard this: "What nonsense! How could my princess be inferior to her?"
"You, the servant of Princess Beiqi, don't even bother to drink the famous tea of our Dajing. So why does your princess now fall for our King Rui of Dajing? Shouldn't you look down on the good things and good people of Dajing? Aren't you too picky?" The passerby asked three times in a row.
Hearing this, Yan Funing's lips curled up.
"How dare you, a scoundrel, make up stories about this princess?"
Gongsun Man swung the whip and whipped the other person.
Just as the whip was about to hit the passerby, Liu Chengwen quickly appeared and grabbed the whip. With a force of his wrist, he pulled Gongsun Man and made her stagger.
The passersby were not afraid and gave Liu Chengwen a thumbs up.
"A good man doesn't fight with a woman." Gongsun Man held the whip tightly and refused to give in. She shouted at Liu Chengwen arrogantly, "Who are you? If you have the decency to kneel down and beg for mercy, this princess may consider forgiving you."
Liu Chengwen suddenly loosened the whip.
Gongsun Man had no time to stop herself and rushed forward again. She was stopped by the secret guard and finally stood firm.
"A good dog doesn't bark in front of my restaurant." Liu Chengwen turned his wrist lazily and asked Yan Funing, "Is my sister okay?"
"You?" Gongsun Man was furious.
"I'm fine." Yan Funing raised her hand to the passerby, inviting him in. "Sir, please come in. I'll treat you to lunch today."
"Is there such a good thing?" Passersby couldn't believe it.
Someone else asked, "That foul-mouthed maid just now said something outrageous, and many of us rebuked her. So, can we get a discount for lunch at Chengwen Tower today?"
Many people agreed with a smile: "Yes, yes, yes."
Yan Funing simply said, "Wouldn't it be stingy to give a discount? I'll treat you, and you can put the bill in my name after the meal."
"Thank you, Princess Rui!"
Everyone cheered.
After the cheers, everyone pointed at Gongsun Man and her servant and cursed them.
Gongsun Man was so angry that her eyes nearly rolled back. "Yan Funing, is this all you can do? You're using your dirty money to bribe people just to scold me?"
"First, I didn't bribe anyone with money, and second, they were right to criticize you." Yan Funing raised her delicate hand and placed it on her ear. "Listen, they said you were shameless for coveting a married man. Princess Man, do you think that's true?"
Gongsun Man never expected that such a delicate person could be so eloquent.
Staying on this street any longer would only make her angrier, so she immediately returned to the car in a rage.
As he left, he lifted the carriage curtain and challenged, "Prince Rui will marry me. Instead of leading others to scold me, you should think about how you will cope in the future."
Yan Funing ignored her and led the diners to the restaurant.
The carriage drove away.
Inside the car, Yunquan counseled, "Princess, let's not eat at Chengwenlou. Let's go to a bigger restaurant on Zhuque Street called Fufeng Restaurant. It's three stories high and overlooks the moat. It's said you can enjoy the view while dining."
Gongsun Man nodded: "If I can become the concubine of Prince Rui, and fight her one-on-one in the palace..."
"Of course the princess wins. She's so spoiled, what good will it do?"
On this side, the car drove out of East Third Street.
Over there, the smile on Yan Funing's face slowly faded, and she instructed Caiyu: "Where is His Highness?"
"Tong Cheng and Madam Zhu just bought a house, and they were so happy they were distributing candy along the street. When Tong Cheng saw Your Highness, he called him to the blacksmith shop, saying he had some fine weapons for Your Highness to see. I vaguely heard they were designed by Young Master Long Xu," Cai Yu said, then asked, "I'll go get Your Highness right away."
"The blacksmith shop is at the end of the street. There was such a big commotion at the entrance of Chengwen Building, but he didn't show up. It means he is not in the blacksmith shop." Yan Funing analyzed.
"Where should I go to find the maid?"
As the master and servant were talking, Fu Ciyi and Long Xu, each holding a modified short knife, walked slowly from the alley diagonally opposite.
"Cousin." Long Xu waved happily at Yan Funing.
"My cousin and my husband are in such a good mood." Yan Funing sighed.
Seeing her unhappiness, Fu Ciyi quickened his pace: "Did someone make Ningning angry?"
"Who else could it be?" Caiyu said angrily, "Princess Beiqi said that the Emperor agreed to let her marry His Highness. If she becomes His Highness's wife, what about my young lady?"
Yan Funing looked at Fu Ciyi calmly, without saying a word or making a fuss.
Instead, Long Xu grabbed Fu Ciyi's collar and said, "You, you, you..."
After all, Fu Ciyi was much taller than him. In terms of body shape, one was as tall as an adult man, while the other was a young boy who was in the process of growing into an adult man.
In terms of momentum alone, Long Xu was much weaker.
He quickly loosened his grip, but thinking of his cousin's injustice, he cursed, "Prince Rui is so arrogant, he's starting to act so pretentious. He doesn't want such a good wife, but wants this damn Princess Beiqi instead. How good can a princess born in such a remote place be?"
"What are you talking about?" Fu Ciyi took two steps closer to Yan Funing, "Ningning, don't worry, I'll go to the palace to ask."
"I'm not in a hurry, actually. If Gongsun Man really wanted to marry you, she would have come to me today with a haughty attitude. But just now, she seemed to be venting her anger." Yan Funing chuckled and said with a relaxed expression, "Of course, if the emperor wants to separate us, there's nothing you and I can do."
"It's better to break up." Long Xu chuckled and winked at Yan Funing, "Cousin, you and Prince Rui should break up immediately, and I will marry you."
Yan Funing nodded in understanding and said deliberately, "Yes, cousins have a good relationship."
As expected, the usually calm and composed Fu Ciyi was furious and stuffed the dagger into Long Xu's arms: "Behave yourself, little one."
He turned around and called Fu Xi: "Drive, enter the palace."
"Why are you in such a hurry? Let's have lunch first." Yan Funing saw that he was anxious, but she herself was not anxious anymore. "There are many guests in Chengwenlou today. Let's go to Fufeng Restaurant to eat."
"Okay!" Long Xu agreed immediately.
Seeing his princess's calm demeanor, which was very similar to his, Fu Ciyi couldn't help but chuckle, "Why do I feel like my wife is in a good mood?"
If the emperor really had any instructions, he could think of a countermeasure while eating.
"Really? Why don't I think so?" Yan Funing asked back.
The three of them went to Fufeng Restaurant.
As soon as I entered the restaurant lobby, I happened to meet Gongsun Man and her servants asking the shopkeeper for the best private room.
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