"Hehe! You young masters have truly disgraced your father! Even your father wouldn't dare to be so arrogant and question me, the princess. Do you know that I am a princess personally appointed by the Emperor? You deserve to be punished for not bowing to me."
"Not only do you disrespect the imperial decree, but you also provoke me from time to time. You are truly remarkable! You have set a good example for your father! Oh! By the way, you must know that this princess has another identity, right?"
Lin Yuxin shook her head sarcastically and began to berate these idiots!
"Wh...what identity?"
Liao Zhongjing asked, stammering.
From the moment Lin Yuxin said those words, Liao Zhongjing felt a tightness in his chest. He had a premonition that he had met his match today!
"You don't know? I am the future Regent's Consort, and I will be getting married on February 18th. If you are still alive by then, remember to come to the wedding banquet!"
Lin Yuxin raised an eyebrow and looked at Liao Zhongjing with a surprised expression.
Liao Zhongjing and the others' expressions changed. How could they not know about this? It had spread throughout the capital. The prince had specifically requested two imperial edicts from the emperor for Princess Pingning's sake.
But they didn't take it seriously. They didn't believe that the dignified, ruthless, and cruel regent would do such a thing for a woman. They thought it must be a rumor spread by Princess Pingning herself.
So from the moment they saw Lin Yuxin, these idle young masters wanted to vent their resentment and jealousy.
It wasn't until this moment that everyone came to their senses. No matter how dissatisfied they were with Lin Yuxin, she wasn't someone they could slander at will.
After Liao Zhongjing figured it out, a chill ran through him. He was doomed! His father was really going to beat him to death when he got home!
"What's wrong? Why are you all standing at the door?"
Lin Yuxin was waiting for the other party to back down, but Li Xiaochen's voice came from behind her.
Lin Yuxin turned her head and saw him wearing riding and archery attire, walking in and heading straight for her.
"Your Highness!"
Lin Chenglie and his group, along with Liao Zhongjing and others, all bowed to Li Xiaochen upon seeing him.
"Big brother, second brother, third brother, get up! From now on, you don't need to bow when you call me."
Li Xiaochen quickly reached out to help Lin Chenglie and the others up. As for the young masters and noblemen behind him, Li Xiaochen ignored them completely, so the young masters and noble ladies bowed their heads in neat rows and dared not move.
After all, the regent's reputation was already deeply ingrained in people's minds. He was ruthless and cruel, and if he was unhappy, he could drag them out and beat them, and then parade them through the streets.
They just wanted to minimize their presence and pray that the prince wouldn't care so much about the princess, so they would still have a sliver of hope!
The three Lin brothers: ...?
Those three "brother" calls were delivered so smoothly! They were all speechless, unable to bear watching.
The three of them followed suit. Since the prince had given them so much face, they couldn't possibly put on airs and embarrass their sister.
"Didn't you tell me to wait for you here? Why aren't you here?"
Lin Yuxin also answered Li Xiaochen's question at the same time. She was now used to how smoothly Li Xiaochen called her "brother".
"Something came up and I was held up. I ran into Miss Ji at the door and, knowing she was my brother's fiancée, I brought her in as well."
Li Xiaochen withdrew his hands from supporting Lin Chenglie and the others, took another step closer to Lin Yuxin, and said softly.
"Sister Ji is here?"
Upon hearing this, Lin Yuxin's eyes lit up. She craned her neck to look outside and saw Sister Ji waiting outside the tent. She probably didn't come in because she was afraid there were too many men inside.
"Brother, the Prince and I have other matters to attend to. Go and take care of Sister Ji. Hurry up!"
Lin Yuxin hurriedly pushed Lin Chenglie out.
"But here?"
Lin Chenglie was a little worried! This group of young masters were clearly targeting his sister, and he had to stay and support her.
"The Prince is here. Are you afraid I'll suffer a loss? I went to great lengths to get Sister Ji to come out. Don't you want to get to know her better before the wedding? Get to know her better?"
Seeing her older brother's wooden-headedness, Lin Yuxin became anxious and quickly leaned over to whisper something.
Lin Chenglie hesitated, and was tempted, but the next second Lin Yuxin used all her strength to push him out of the tent.
Lin Chenglie almost lost his balance and fell straight into Ji Qingxue.
Hearing the commotion, Ji Qingxue turned her head and saw Lin Chenglie rushing straight towards her from inside the tent. Her face immediately showed some panic and helplessness. She wanted to dodge, but her hands and feet wouldn't obey her commands, and she stood there unable to move.
Just as Lin Chenglie was about to pounce on Ji Qingxue, luckily he was a martial artist and reacted quickly, turning and leaping to avoid Ji Qingxue, allowing Kankan to regain his footing.
"Are you... alright?"
Seeing Lin Chenglie's series of movements just now, Ji Qingxue finally realized what had happened, blushed, stepped forward to support his arm, and asked with concern.
"No...it's nothing!"
Lin Chenglie felt the warmth on his arm, looked down, his ears slightly red, and whispered.
Seeing this, Ji Qingxue realized what was happening, quickly withdrew her hand, and lowered her head shyly.
Lin Yuxin glanced at the commotion outside and was so anxious she wanted to rush out and help!
Forget it, she'd better not watch these two dating. If she does, she'll get so anxious she'll die. Ancient people's dating was so slow and drawn out!
Let's resolve this matter first.
Lin Yuxin withdrew her gaze, glanced at the respectfully bowing young men behind her, and raised an eyebrow. "So they know how to bow? Humph!"
Lin Yuxin turned to look at Li Xiaochen, her expression changing. Without saying a word, she directly complained:
"Li Xiaochen, they're all bullying me!"
Lin Yuxin spoke to Li Xiaochen without any politeness, and even pointed at the men and women behind Li Xiaochen with a self-righteous tone, as if to say, "I've been bullied, you'd better deal with it."
"Oh? Tell me how they bullied you, and I will definitely avenge you."
Upon hearing that Lin Yuxin had been bullied, Li Xiaochen no longer cared whether Lin Yuxin was acting or not. His face immediately darkened, and he looked at Liao Zhongjing and the others with murderous intent. Where was the gentleness he had shown to Lin Yuxin just now?
"No! Your Highness, we didn't bully the princess, we were just joking with her!"
"Yes, yes, yes! We didn't bully the princess, really!"
These young masters trembled under Li Xiaochen's gaze, cold sweat pouring down their faces. They repeatedly denied it, deeply regretting their words. They should have known better than to indulge in their boasting.
Lin Yuxin didn't care whether they admitted it or not! If she said it was true, then it was true, so she told Li Xiaochen everything that had just happened.
After saying that, she added in a wronged tone:
"Your Highness, I am a princess personally bestowed by the Emperor, and I am also your future princess consort. If they look down on me like this, I think they must also be dissatisfied with the Emperor. Go back and ask the Emperor if these young masters are saying the same things that the ministers taught them at home!"
"These young people are the future hope of the Xia Kingdom. Those ministers are teaching them in this way, which is to destroy the foundation of the Xia Kingdom! Let the Emperor ask his ministers to investigate and find out if there are any spies who have not yet been found."
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